Rankings
Nostalgia Sim Baseball Player Rankings[edit]
Player rankings are based on simulated (not historical) stats that have accumulated in the sim database over time. They are viewable at numerous points in the software, but are prominent on the database pages where they can greatly assist in good decision-making at draft time. Rankings come in three categories: Total, Era, and Pool.
Total Rank refers to a player's (pitcher or batter) standing compared to all eligible players. Pitchers are compared with pitchers, batters with batters. In the example above, pitcher Dennis Martinez is being compared to 4,191 total eligible pitchers.
Era Rank refers to a player's standing compared to all eligible players in his era. For example, in the image above Dennis Martinez is ranked 43rd out of 231 eligible pitchers in his era.
Pool Rank refers to a player's standing to all eligible players in his pool. For example, in the image above Dennis Martinez ranks 596th out of 1,763 eligible players in the SP Pool.
To get ranked, a pitcher must have 50 innings of work and a batter must have 200 plate appearances. Pitchers under 100 appearances and batters under 1000 PA will experience a weighted drag effect on their rating. This is so that new entrants don't easily unseat the top ranked players based on only limited play.
The up and down arrows to the left of each rating indicate the movement of the player in the latest rankings update. In the example above, Martinez' Total Rank has moved up (+ 81) 81 positions since the last published ranking.
Pitcher rankings are determined by earned run average Starting pitchers are compensated for their comparably longer outings so that they compete on an equal playing field with relievers.
Batter rankings are determined by the technical version of Bill James' runs created formula. Again, only as a baseline. Defensive range and fielding average are also taken into consideration. Like starting pitchers, positions players are compensated for the greater number of games they play so that the rankings are not tilted toward high-performers from the odds-and-ends (OEB) pools.
Get more information about the Runs Created Formula.
