Speed Score...

[JaFFiTh]

Hey, those who play around with formulas, and those who uses speed scores, do you actually use all 6 scores or do you skip some... I've heard some skip the Positioning, and/or the DP scores.

I've gone thru some players comparing those 3 (full, top 5 minus positioning, top 4 minus positioning and DP). Not sure what method to go with. They all have different results, some good, some not too sure.

[Karle]

What I did for calculating the speed score in the game is as follows:

1. Calculate all six speed scores. I then multiply the six values each by 10 so the numbers are in the range 0 - 100.
2. Take the average of the six scores.
3. Throw out the high and the low (like in the Olympics) and calculate the average of the remaining four values - (This eliminates one really bad number throwing off the whole average.)
4. Take the higher of the values calculated under 2 and 3 above.
5. Multiply the value in "4" by a multiplier based on level. (AAA 0.95; AA 0.90; A and A+ 0.85)

The last step takes into account that the speed score will be going up as the player progresses.

Karle

[JaFFiTh]

Quote: Originally Posted by Karle

What I did for calculating the speed score in the game is as follows: 1. Calculate all six speed scores. I then multiply the six values each by 10 so the numbers are in the range 0 - 100. 2. Take the average of the six scores. 3. Throw out the high and the low (like in the Olympics) and calculate the average of the remaining four values - (This eliminates one really bad number throwing off the whole average.) 4. Take the higher of the values calculated under 2 and 3 above. 5. Multiply the value in "4" by a multiplier based on level. (AAA 0.95; AA 0.90; A and A+ 0.85) The last step takes into account that the speed score will be going up as the player progresses. Karle

Do you have that in a formula? I use Excel for my formulas and just let it do the work. Reading it gets a bit confusing especially the #4 and #5. The first 3 is clear though. I've researched online and I've seen your method..

[Karle]

Dear JaFFiTh,

I have formulas for the Bill James six speed scores, but that is easy to find on the internet.

Otherwise I just work out all the numbers with a calculator on a piece of paper.

Step 5 takes into account that the players "speed" numbers will increase as they move up towards the Majors which is not so realistic in real life.

Karle