This folder contains data behind the story The Best MLB All-Star Teams Ever.
Estimates of most talented MLB All-Star teams, 1933-2015
allstar_team_talent.csv contains team talent estimates with the following headers:
| Header | Definition |
|---|---|
yearID |
The season in question |
gameNum |
Order of All-Star Game for the season (in years w/ multiple ASGs; set to 0 when only 1 per year) |
gameID |
Game ID at Baseball-Reference.com |
lgID |
League of All-Star team |
tm_OFF_talent |
Total runs of offensive talent above average per game (36 plate appearances) |
tm_DEF_talent |
Total runs of fielding talent above average per game (36 plate appearances) |
tm_PIT_talent |
Total runs of pitching talent above average per game (9 innings) |
MLB_avg_RPG |
MLB average runs scored/game that season |
talent_RSPG |
Expected runs scored per game based on talent (MLB R/G + team OFF talent) |
talent_RAPG |
Expected runs allowed per game based on talent (MLB R/G - team DEF talent- team PIT talent) |
unadj_PYTH |
Unadjusted pythagorean talent rating; PYTH =(RSPG^1.83)/(RSPG^1.83+RAPG^1.83) |
timeline_adj |
Estimate of relative league quality where 2015 MLB = 1.00 |
SOS |
Strength of schedule faced; adjusts an assumed .500 SOS downward based on timeline adjustment |
adj_PYTH |
Adjusted pythagorean record; =(SOSunadj_Pyth)/((2unadj_Pyth*SOS)-SOS-unadj_Pyth+1) |
no_1_player |
Best player according to combo of actual PA/IP and talent |
no_2_player |
2nd-best player according to combo of actual PA/IP and talent |
allstar_player_talent.csv contains team player estimates with the following headers:
| Header | Definition |
|---|---|
bbref_ID |
Player's ID at Baseball-Reference.com |
yearID |
The season in question |
gameNum |
Order of All-Star Game for the season (in years w/ multiple ASGs; set to 0 when only 1 per year) |
gameID |
Game ID at Baseball-Reference.com |
lgID |
League of All-Star team |
startingPos |
Postion (according to baseball convention; 1=pitcher, 2=catcher, etc.) if starter |
OFF600 |
Estimate of offensive talent, in runs above league average per 600 plate appearances |
DEF600 |
Estimate of fielding talent, in runs above league average per 600 plate appearances |
PITCH200 |
Estimate of pitching talent, in runs above league average per 200 innings pitched |
asg_PA |
Number of plate appearances in the All-Star Game itself |
asg_IP |
Number of innings pitched in the All-Star Game itself |
OFFper9innASG |
Expected offensive runs added above average (from talent) based on PA in ASG, scaled to a 9-inning game |
DEFper9innASG |
Expected defensive runs added above average (from talent) based on PA in ASG, scaled to a 9-inning game |
PITper9innASG |
Expected pitching runs added above average (from talent) based on IP in ASG, scaled to a 9-inning game |
TOTper9innASG |
Expected runs added above average (from talent) based on PA/IP in ASG, scaled to a 9-inning game |