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HOW TO: Build a Fantasy Points Scoring System
by Pat Luft
This is a work in Progress at this
time. Keep checking back.
Fantasy Points scoring systems can be made-up in a variety of
different ways depending on what your league wants to emphasize. This can be
anything from a few simple stats to virtually every offensive and defensive
category.
Each way is affective in its own way but some may be more fun then others.
One of the best tools available to aide in defining a scoring
system is the DraftHelp.com
Draft Sheet tool using the online demo version. This
tool uses the previous years stats and your scoring system and
ranks the players based on that system. By doing this you
will be able to see where your scoring system may be overvalued
and undervalued. Give
it a try.
Here is a couple of scoring systems that I have used and some
Pros and Cons to each.
Style #1 - I designed this league and will implement
this in a couple of my 2002 leagues and am still currently using
this one.
| Hitters |
Points |
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Pitchers |
Points |
| Each At Bat |
-0.5 |
|
Games Won |
4 |
| Each Run |
1 |
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Games Saved |
4 |
| Each RBI |
1 |
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Each Inning Pitched |
3 |
| Each Single |
1.5 |
|
Strikeout |
1 |
| Each Double |
2.5 |
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Hit Given Up |
-1 |
| Each Triple |
3.5 |
|
Walk Given Up |
-1 |
| Each Home Run |
4.5 |
|
Earned Run Given Up |
-3 |
| Walks |
1 |
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Home Run Allowed |
-2 |
| Strikeouts |
-1 |
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Complete Game |
3 |
| Stolen Bases |
4 |
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Shutout |
5 |
Style #2 - I designed this league and will implement
this in a couple of my 2001 leagues
| Hitters |
Points |
|
Pitchers |
Points |
| Each At Bat |
-0.5 |
|
Games Won |
6 |
| Each Run |
2 |
|
Games Saved |
6 |
| Each RBI |
2 |
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Each Inning Pitched |
6 |
| Each Single |
1.5 |
|
Strikeout |
0.5 |
| Each Double |
2.5 |
|
Hit Given Up |
-1 |
| Each Triple |
3.5 |
|
Walk Given Up |
-1 |
| Each Home Run |
4.5 |
|
Earned Run Given Up |
-1 |
| Walks |
1 |
|
Home Run Allowed |
-2 |
| Strikeouts |
-1 |
|
Complete Game |
3 |
| Stolen Bases |
4 |
|
Shutout |
5 |
| Caught Stealing |
-1 |
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| Fielding Error |
-1 |
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This league will be played in a head to head format with a 20 week
seasons and averaged about 12 teams. I will evaluate this once the 2001 season is
complete.
2001 Evaluation:
Scoring system was very well received and well balanced. We had 10 teams not 12 (but
will expand to 12 in 2002). The only big draw back to using this system was the number of players for starting
players.
We had a normal (C-1B-2B-SS-3B-OF-OF-OF-DH) for hitters but went with 3 SP and 3 RP.
In theory it sounded good to start the season but as we discovered it would have
worked better to use 4 SP and 2 RP (2002 Rule adoption). The main complaint was the
need to find and pick up a middle relief guy since ALL the closers were gone.
The only other complaint was to remove the negative numbers (still up for
debate). I personally really like the negative values as it truly represents the
play of a individual on any given night. Conclusion: We
adopted Style #1 as a go forward scoring system.
Style #3 - I designed this league and
will implement it for one of my 2001 leagues.
| Hitters |
Points |
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Pitchers |
Points |
| Hits (all hits) |
1 |
|
Games Won |
7 |
| Home Runs |
1 |
|
Games Lost |
-3 |
| Runs Scored |
1 |
|
Games Saved |
4 |
| Runs Batted In |
1 |
|
Blown Saves |
-1 |
| At Bats |
-0.5 |
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Innings Pitched |
2 |
| Walks |
0.5 |
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Earned Runs |
-1 |
| Stolen Bases |
2 |
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Strikeouts |
1 |
| Caught Stealing |
-1 |
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Evaluation: This system just wasn't as fun as
Style #2 and was dropped after 1 season.
Style #4 - I used this simple calculation for
my leagues from 1992-2000. I helped in the develop of this league and works great
if you are keeping your own stats but found that calculations across teams isn't functionality
provided by many stat services. Calculations are made in two parts:
1)
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Calculate each hitters totals for the week. The is done by taking
the average of each hitters Runs + RBIs + HRs + SBs and add up your team Batting. |
2)
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Take the opposing pitchers Earned Runs given up and subtract that from
your total. With what is left, divide by 2 and add back the Earned Runs by the opposing
Pitcher. |
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EX:
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Your team batting totals 13.5 fantasy points. Your oppositions
pitchers gives up 3 earned runs. Subtract the 3 from the 13.5 to get 10.5 and divide
that by 2 giving you 5.25 and last add back the 3 to get a final score of 8.25. |
This league was played in a head to head format with a 20 week seasons
and averaged about 18 teams. We will be moving to the Style #2 scoring system
because I was tired of keeping score for 18 teams and wanted to use a stat service.
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