V

Player Value

The "V" rating attempts to assign a percentile value rating to the contributions of each player on a team's roster. It is based on the player's Scoresheet statistics, not the player's MLB statistics. The formula is different for hitters and pitchers, but the goal is to allow hitters and pitchers to be compared with each other.

The "V" rating attempts to answer the question, "How important was this player to this team?" This is not a theoretical question, it is a practical question, and as such, is based on how the player was actually used by the given team. The value of a player to the given team will be affected by factors such as roster and platoon decisions, as well as how many games the player actually played with the team.

The formula for pitchers uses WHIP and Innings Pitched while the formula for hitters uses OPS and At Bats. It is intended to be simple, robust and easy to understand. The word "robust" is intended to mean "not easily prone to failure or statistical anomalies". In each case the basic calculation is modified by a constant. Results less than 0 in the stats are displayed as 0.

The results of the following formulas are prorated relative to a 162 game season, which means the results are divided by the number of games the team has played and multiplied by 162.

Pitcher Formula:

 ( 2 - [WHIP]) * [IP] * 1.666 / 1000 

Hitter Formula:

 [OPS] * [AB] * 0.595 / 1000