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Greg,
The 2009 "rank" look all F'd up in the Lifetime Standings. How could Andrew Nolan be ranked 743???????????????????????????
The 2009 "rank" look all F'd up in the Lifetime Standings. How could Andrew Nolan be ranked 743???????????????????????????
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Originally posted by Gordon Gekko II:
Greg,
The 2009 "rank" look all F'd up in the Lifetime Standings. How could Andrew Nolan be ranked 743??????????????????????????? I know. I alerted STATS about this weeks ago. All of the 2009 rankings are being calculated wrongly and have been for weeks. I'll light another fire under this one.
Greg,
The 2009 "rank" look all F'd up in the Lifetime Standings. How could Andrew Nolan be ranked 743??????????????????????????? I know. I alerted STATS about this weeks ago. All of the 2009 rankings are being calculated wrongly and have been for weeks. I'll light another fire under this one.
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Actually Greg, I am using it to light a fire under Stevieland to get their arse in gear...
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Originally posted by Joe Sambito:
Actually Greg, I am using it to light a fire under Stevieland to get their arse in gear... I believe this is fixed now. Sorry for the problems here.
Actually Greg, I am using it to light a fire under Stevieland to get their arse in gear... I believe this is fixed now. Sorry for the problems here.
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Greg,
Much better, but something is still a bit off as Christopher Stephenson is 12th whereas I am 15th, yet we are one in the same, and all the numbers are the same except for the 2009 Average Rank.
[ June 16, 2009, 01:48 PM: Message edited by: Joe Sambito ]
Much better, but something is still a bit off as Christopher Stephenson is 12th whereas I am 15th, yet we are one in the same, and all the numbers are the same except for the 2009 Average Rank.
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maybe it's me, but how could someone (Shawn Johnson) who has only played the NFBC this year and last year and has NOT won a league championship be the TOP RANKED PLAYER IN THE LIFETIME NFBC STANDINGS???
:rolleyes:
come on! no offense to Shawn, but the LIFETIME standings are a joke as is. there HAS to be a better way.

come on! no offense to Shawn, but the LIFETIME standings are a joke as is. there HAS to be a better way.
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maybe have it sortable by 6 yr avg, 5yr avg, 4 yr avg, 3 yr avg, 2 year avg.
that way you can see who the best has been for the past 6 years or the best for the past 2 years.
that way you can see who the best has been for the past 6 years or the best for the past 2 years.
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Gekko's right.
Indeed, if you look just at last year and this year thus far (through June 15), Gekko is #2 with an adjusted rank of 10.64, far better than the 22.22 and 23.78 currently listed as leading.
Indeed, if you look just at last year and this year thus far (through June 15), Gekko is #2 with an adjusted rank of 10.64, far better than the 22.22 and 23.78 currently listed as leading.
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Originally posted by Gordon Gekko II:
maybe have it sortable by 6 yr avg, 5yr avg, 4 yr avg, 3 yr avg, 2 year avg.
that way you can see who the best has been for the past 6 years or the best for the past 2 years. Correct. The numbers are what they are. It's not a joke that someone leads in the Lifetime Standings if we agree to put in all players with two or more years in the NFBC. We've had this discussion before. The key is to make these sortable by number of years so that everyone can find the Lifetime Standings leader of their liking.
We do have some errors when it comes to co-managers and I've asked STATS to look into this. That and certain owners may be listed multiple times if the spelling of their name is off one character or any number of reasons. That part still needs to be cleaned up. But the best solution if you want to compare Shawn Johnson to Shawn Childs is to include players who have competed in the NFBC main event 2 or more years and then have the years sortable after that. We don't have that function yet, however. In time, I hope to accomplish that.
maybe have it sortable by 6 yr avg, 5yr avg, 4 yr avg, 3 yr avg, 2 year avg.
that way you can see who the best has been for the past 6 years or the best for the past 2 years. Correct. The numbers are what they are. It's not a joke that someone leads in the Lifetime Standings if we agree to put in all players with two or more years in the NFBC. We've had this discussion before. The key is to make these sortable by number of years so that everyone can find the Lifetime Standings leader of their liking.
We do have some errors when it comes to co-managers and I've asked STATS to look into this. That and certain owners may be listed multiple times if the spelling of their name is off one character or any number of reasons. That part still needs to be cleaned up. But the best solution if you want to compare Shawn Johnson to Shawn Childs is to include players who have competed in the NFBC main event 2 or more years and then have the years sortable after that. We don't have that function yet, however. In time, I hope to accomplish that.
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Phantom partial excerpt of Matt Berry (ESPN) interviewing Greg Ambrosius
MB: Greg, how long has the NFBC been in existence?
GA: This is our 6th year now and the contest is growing each year. Just this year alone, we’ve doubled the amount of leagues we are running.
MB: In this economy, fantastic job doubling!! After 6 years, have any owners really stood out from the crowd and established themselves as the “fantasy baseball elite”?
GA: I firmly believe anyone can do well at fantasy baseball; however, yes, a few owners have been consistently good throughout the years.
MB: Do you have a lifetime leaderboard? If so, who is at the top and what got him/her there?
GA: Of course we have a lifetime leaderboard. As of right now, Shawn Johnson is the top ranked lifetime NFBC player in the main event.
MB: Greg, what about the second part to the question? What got him there? What are his accomplishments?
GA: Well he’s only been playing with us a year and a half, and he’s never even won his league but he's done good in that year and a half. We are hoping our back-end site STATS can have the leaderboard programmed so it can be sortable based on # of years playing.
MB: Interesting. 6 year event. Lifetime leader is someone who has played a year and a half and has never won his own league. Man, with those qualifications, sign me up for next year!! I can be the #1 ranked lifetime player in the NFBC next year!!!
{Again, no offense to Shawn, it coulda been anyone there)
[ June 17, 2009, 09:28 AM: Message edited by: Gordon Gekko II ]
MB: Greg, how long has the NFBC been in existence?
GA: This is our 6th year now and the contest is growing each year. Just this year alone, we’ve doubled the amount of leagues we are running.
MB: In this economy, fantastic job doubling!! After 6 years, have any owners really stood out from the crowd and established themselves as the “fantasy baseball elite”?
GA: I firmly believe anyone can do well at fantasy baseball; however, yes, a few owners have been consistently good throughout the years.
MB: Do you have a lifetime leaderboard? If so, who is at the top and what got him/her there?
GA: Of course we have a lifetime leaderboard. As of right now, Shawn Johnson is the top ranked lifetime NFBC player in the main event.
MB: Greg, what about the second part to the question? What got him there? What are his accomplishments?
GA: Well he’s only been playing with us a year and a half, and he’s never even won his league but he's done good in that year and a half. We are hoping our back-end site STATS can have the leaderboard programmed so it can be sortable based on # of years playing.
MB: Interesting. 6 year event. Lifetime leader is someone who has played a year and a half and has never won his own league. Man, with those qualifications, sign me up for next year!! I can be the #1 ranked lifetime player in the NFBC next year!!!
{Again, no offense to Shawn, it coulda been anyone there)
[ June 17, 2009, 09:28 AM: Message edited by: Gordon Gekko II ]
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GG, you missed the interview by a few strokes. Just last week a free-lancer from ESPN The Magazine called to ask if he could interview some of the top NFBC players in our contest's history and to give him their qualifications. I gave him five of our top players to contact based on our past six years. It was easy to do: Only two guys have won three league titles in five seasons and only a few others have consistently been in the Top 50 every year or won the $100,000 grand prize plus other league titles. I sent him to the right people and this reporter didn't even need to question why he wasn't interviewing Shawn Johnson (no offense).
We have Lifetime Standings for everyone who has competed 2 or more years. Until we can sort them by years, you will just have to sort through the facts to see who the top players are. All of the data is there for you to load into Excel and do a better job than we've done so far.
Matt has one year of results in the NFBC. He's going to need a good second season to move up in the NFBC Lifetime Standings.
We have Lifetime Standings for everyone who has competed 2 or more years. Until we can sort them by years, you will just have to sort through the facts to see who the top players are. All of the data is there for you to load into Excel and do a better job than we've done so far.
Matt has one year of results in the NFBC. He's going to need a good second season to move up in the NFBC Lifetime Standings.

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Funny stuff Greg!!! Even you know not to put any weight on the current lifetime rankings!!! ROLMAO!!!
Can’t wait for them to be meaningful. Hopefully they can get this done before the end of the season. Thanks for following up on this.
[ June 17, 2009, 11:53 AM: Message edited by: Gordon Gekko II ]

Can’t wait for them to be meaningful. Hopefully they can get this done before the end of the season. Thanks for following up on this.
[ June 17, 2009, 11:53 AM: Message edited by: Gordon Gekko II ]
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btw, out of the "LIFETIME" NFBC rankings, 7 of the TOP 10 owners have only played two years in the NFBC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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While this request has been with STATS a while (months?), Gekko got it done over lunch.
Due to MB space constraints, I’m only listing the Top 10 for each category. Here we go…
6 Years in the NFBC
Rank Owner Avg
1 Shawn Childs *** 28
2 Christopher Stephenson * 42
3 Andrew Nolan * 43
4 Stephen Jupinka *** 44
5 Mark Srebro ** 55
6 Eric Price 58
7 Scott and Jason Zeidman * 58
8 Rick Thomas * 61
9 Martin Bedell 63
10 Karl Mische 65
5 Years in the NFBC
Rank Owner Avg
1 David Clum * 49
2 Brent Grooms * 62
3 Lindy Hinkelman 64
4 David Van Der Stuyf * 68
5 Dickie V 68
6 Nick Cassavetes 68
7 Brian Oakchunas 73
8 David DiDonato ** 74
9 Jeff Thomas ** 74
10 Pat DePirro * 75
4 Years in the NFBC
Rank Owner Avg
1 Lopi Asch * 31
2 Bob Mazur ** 54
3 Jared Eagle ** 55
4 Mrs. Josh Hamilton * 56
5 Eric Peden * 64
6 Kevin Kirves * 66
7 Brian Eagle * 70
8 Stephen Fiore 74
9 Jason Duponte 77
10 Michael Bozzi 77
3 Years in the NFBC
Rank Owner Avg
1 Aaron Smith 25
2 Tim Short 43
3 Chris Poulson ** 66
4 Ned Donohue * 66
5 Richard Kulaski 71
6 Joseph Monaco * 72
7 Andy Kaufmann * 73
8 Kyle Borth 74
9 Scott Jenstad 78
10 James Rodriguez 79
2 Years in the NFBC
Rank Owner Avg
1 Shawn Johnson 21
2 Richard McCormick * 23
3 Fred Zinkie 28
4 Win Murray 31
5 Barry Fishman * 33
6 Keith Voight 39
7 Jim Thelen * 39
8 Rob Dykhoff * 44
9 Stewart Cables * 47
10 Kevin Deckel * 49
Past 3 years (owners had to have played all 3 years)
Rank Owner Avg
1 Mark Srebro ** 9
2 Shawn Childs *** 23
3 Phillip McDonald ** 32
4 Scott and Jason Zeidman * 33
5 Michael Edelman 33
6 Kevin Kirves * 35
7 Lindy Hinkelman 35
8 John Dean * 38
9 Lopi Asch * 39
10 Edward Nolan * 41
Past 2 years (owners had to have played both years)
Rank Owner Avg
1 Scott and Jason Zeidman * 9
2 Mark Srebro ** 11
3 Peter Lukowicz * 14
4 Kevin Kirves * 16
5 Shawn Johnson 21
6 David Clum * 22
7 Richard McCormick * 23
8 Eddie Gillis 27
9 Fred Zinkie 28
10 Scott Jenstad 29
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Due to MB space constraints, I’m only listing the Top 10 for each category. Here we go…
6 Years in the NFBC
Rank Owner Avg
1 Shawn Childs *** 28
2 Christopher Stephenson * 42
3 Andrew Nolan * 43
4 Stephen Jupinka *** 44
5 Mark Srebro ** 55
6 Eric Price 58
7 Scott and Jason Zeidman * 58
8 Rick Thomas * 61
9 Martin Bedell 63
10 Karl Mische 65
5 Years in the NFBC
Rank Owner Avg
1 David Clum * 49
2 Brent Grooms * 62
3 Lindy Hinkelman 64
4 David Van Der Stuyf * 68
5 Dickie V 68
6 Nick Cassavetes 68
7 Brian Oakchunas 73
8 David DiDonato ** 74
9 Jeff Thomas ** 74
10 Pat DePirro * 75
4 Years in the NFBC
Rank Owner Avg
1 Lopi Asch * 31
2 Bob Mazur ** 54
3 Jared Eagle ** 55
4 Mrs. Josh Hamilton * 56
5 Eric Peden * 64
6 Kevin Kirves * 66
7 Brian Eagle * 70
8 Stephen Fiore 74
9 Jason Duponte 77
10 Michael Bozzi 77
3 Years in the NFBC
Rank Owner Avg
1 Aaron Smith 25
2 Tim Short 43
3 Chris Poulson ** 66
4 Ned Donohue * 66
5 Richard Kulaski 71
6 Joseph Monaco * 72
7 Andy Kaufmann * 73
8 Kyle Borth 74
9 Scott Jenstad 78
10 James Rodriguez 79
2 Years in the NFBC
Rank Owner Avg
1 Shawn Johnson 21
2 Richard McCormick * 23
3 Fred Zinkie 28
4 Win Murray 31
5 Barry Fishman * 33
6 Keith Voight 39
7 Jim Thelen * 39
8 Rob Dykhoff * 44
9 Stewart Cables * 47
10 Kevin Deckel * 49
Past 3 years (owners had to have played all 3 years)
Rank Owner Avg
1 Mark Srebro ** 9
2 Shawn Childs *** 23
3 Phillip McDonald ** 32
4 Scott and Jason Zeidman * 33
5 Michael Edelman 33
6 Kevin Kirves * 35
7 Lindy Hinkelman 35
8 John Dean * 38
9 Lopi Asch * 39
10 Edward Nolan * 41
Past 2 years (owners had to have played both years)
Rank Owner Avg
1 Scott and Jason Zeidman * 9
2 Mark Srebro ** 11
3 Peter Lukowicz * 14
4 Kevin Kirves * 16
5 Shawn Johnson 21
6 David Clum * 22
7 Richard McCormick * 23
8 Eddie Gillis 27
9 Fred Zinkie 28
10 Scott Jenstad 29
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Hate to beat a dead horse, but STATS has been wrong on the lifetime standings since just about the lifetime standings' inception.
They are still wrong, whether or not one sorts them by year.
For example, Aaron Smith is currently ranked third overall.
Here is his line:
2007 15th, adjusted average 12.00
2008 54th, adjusted average 38.34
2009 243rd, adjusted average 179.82
Simple math would put Mr. Smith with an OVERALL adjusted average for all three years at 76.62. [(12.00 + 38.34 + 179.82)/3 = 76.72]
However, the third ranked Mr. Smith has an OVERALL adjusted STATS average of 25.17.
Apparently, STATS isn't including 2009 (adjusted average 179.82) in Mr. Smith's totals, but instead is using only 2007 (adjusted average 12.00), and 2008 (adjusted average 38.34)
(12.00 + 38.34)/2 = 25.17, which reflects where STATS has placed Mr. Smith. Of course, no one else seems to be permitted to throw out his/her worst year, as STATS has done for Mr. Smith.
Gekko should move up one more spot in the lifetime rankings.
I'm just using Mr. Smith as an example. There are definitely many more errors, such as Mrs. Josh Hamilton.
Mrs. H has a four year STATS OVERALL adjusted average of 56.45, which sounds pretty good, until you do the math.
2006 110th, adjusted average 100.10
2007 16th, adjusted average 12.80
2008 163rd, adjusted average 115.73
2009 94th, adjusted average 69.56
To calculate Mrs. Josh Hamilton's OVERALL adjusted average, one would need to merely add the four adjusted averages, and divide by four.
100.10 + 12.80 + 115.73 + 69.56 = 298.19
298.19/4 = 74.55.
So, Mrs. H's OVERALL adjusted average is 74.55. However, her STATS OVERALL adjusted average is 56.45.
For anyone mathematically challenged, the above adjusted average calculations are correct, as confirmed by Shawn Childs' (the real lifetime leader) numbers:
2004 3rd, adjusted average 4.29
2005 5th, adjusted average 5.00
2006 102nd, adjusted average 92.82
2007 3rd, adjusted average 2.40
2008 57th, adjusted average 40.47
2009 35th, adjusted average 25.90
4.29 + 5.00 + 92.82 + 2.40 + 40.47+ 25.90 = 170.88
170.59/6 = 28.48
Shawn Childs' OVERALL adjusted average as calculated by STATS is 28.48, the exact same as it is with the above calculation.
So, STATS gets it right on some, perhaps even most, but has errors on others.
Sorry, it appears that for these to be of any help, the lifetime standings need a lot more than a sorting capability.
Buster
They are still wrong, whether or not one sorts them by year.
For example, Aaron Smith is currently ranked third overall.
Here is his line:
2007 15th, adjusted average 12.00
2008 54th, adjusted average 38.34
2009 243rd, adjusted average 179.82
Simple math would put Mr. Smith with an OVERALL adjusted average for all three years at 76.62. [(12.00 + 38.34 + 179.82)/3 = 76.72]
However, the third ranked Mr. Smith has an OVERALL adjusted STATS average of 25.17.
Apparently, STATS isn't including 2009 (adjusted average 179.82) in Mr. Smith's totals, but instead is using only 2007 (adjusted average 12.00), and 2008 (adjusted average 38.34)
(12.00 + 38.34)/2 = 25.17, which reflects where STATS has placed Mr. Smith. Of course, no one else seems to be permitted to throw out his/her worst year, as STATS has done for Mr. Smith.
Gekko should move up one more spot in the lifetime rankings.
I'm just using Mr. Smith as an example. There are definitely many more errors, such as Mrs. Josh Hamilton.
Mrs. H has a four year STATS OVERALL adjusted average of 56.45, which sounds pretty good, until you do the math.
2006 110th, adjusted average 100.10
2007 16th, adjusted average 12.80
2008 163rd, adjusted average 115.73
2009 94th, adjusted average 69.56
To calculate Mrs. Josh Hamilton's OVERALL adjusted average, one would need to merely add the four adjusted averages, and divide by four.
100.10 + 12.80 + 115.73 + 69.56 = 298.19
298.19/4 = 74.55.
So, Mrs. H's OVERALL adjusted average is 74.55. However, her STATS OVERALL adjusted average is 56.45.
For anyone mathematically challenged, the above adjusted average calculations are correct, as confirmed by Shawn Childs' (the real lifetime leader) numbers:
2004 3rd, adjusted average 4.29
2005 5th, adjusted average 5.00
2006 102nd, adjusted average 92.82
2007 3rd, adjusted average 2.40
2008 57th, adjusted average 40.47
2009 35th, adjusted average 25.90
4.29 + 5.00 + 92.82 + 2.40 + 40.47+ 25.90 = 170.88
170.59/6 = 28.48
Shawn Childs' OVERALL adjusted average as calculated by STATS is 28.48, the exact same as it is with the above calculation.
So, STATS gets it right on some, perhaps even most, but has errors on others.
Sorry, it appears that for these to be of any help, the lifetime standings need a lot more than a sorting capability.
Buster
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If you compare Chris Paulson (LR- 37) and Aaron Smith (LR 3)- both great competitors- you will see a significant technical flaw in the calculations. Both have competed 3 years; Chris (14, 13, 239) is ahead or finished higher all three years, but Aaron (15, 54, 243) is rated significantly higher.
I don't have an issue with the ranking system, as it is but one of many views; but that view should be accurate.
I don't have an issue with the ranking system, as it is but one of many views; but that view should be accurate.
Neal Moses
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More on Lifetime Standings.
STATS is using an Adjusted overall ranking, so that it can compare years where there were different numbers of participants. This is certainly the right idea, as finishing 190th out of 190 is far different from finishing 190th out of 390.
Here are the numbers of participants each year:
2004 195 participants
2005 300 participants
2006 330 participants
2007 375 participants
2008 390 participants
2009 390 participants
STATS has chosen to use 2005 as the base year, and compare the other years to 2005. Parenthetically, if performed correctly, this calculation isn’t dependent upon which year STATS chooses as the base year.
Therefore, as there were only 195 participants in 2004, and the base year had 300 participants, STATS should use an ADJUSTMENT FACTOR of 1.54 to adjust 2004 results to the base year results (300 / 195).
However, if you look at the final 2004 standings, you will find an additional 15 teams listed. These fifteen teams are labeled as “Test” teams. In STATS world, even though these teams didn’t compete, and even though each team earned an impossible zero points per team, each of these teams are listed and therefore they somehow exist. So, STATS is using an ADJUSTMENT FACTOR instead of 1.43 (300/ 210).
If you look at 2004 standings, you will see that Artie Rastelli , who won the league, has a 1.43 Adjusted Ranking for 2004. Shawn Childs , who finished 3rd overall, has an Adjusted Ranking of 4.29, which just happens to be 3 times 1.43. Further evidence of the use of this incorrect ADJUSTMENT FACTOR is that Mark Srebro , who finished 93rd, has an Adjusted Ranking of (93 x 1.43) 132.99.
In 2005, the ADJUSTMENT FACTOR is one, as STATS is using the base 300 as the control number. Hence, participants’ ranking in 2005 correspond exactly with each participants’ 2005 Adjusted Ranking. Childs finished 5th, and has an Adjusted Ranking of 5. Srebro finished 74th, and has an Adjusted Ranking of 74. Stephen Jupinka finished 18th, and has an Adjusted Ranking of 18, and Brian Oldenski finished first, and has an Adjusted Ranking of 1.
In 2006, there were a total of 330 participants, so STATS should use an ADJUSTMENT FACTOR of 0.91 (300/330). STATS is indeed using that factor, as evidenced by 2nd place finisher Rick Thomas who has an Adjusted Ranking of 1.82 (0.91 x 2), Srebro with a 106th place finish and an Adjusted Ranking of 96.46 (0.91 x 106), and Shawn Childs with an Adjusted Ranking of 92.82 (102nd place x 0.91 factor).
In 2007, there were 375 participants, so the proper ADJUSTMENT FACTOR should be 0.80 (300/375). STATS is using the right number, as evidenced by Childs’ 3rd place finish (3 x .80) for an Adjusted Ranking of 2.40, Srebro’s 5th place finish (5 x .80) for an Adjusted Ranking of 4.0, and Aaron Smith’s 15th place finish for an Adjusted Ranking of 12.0 (15 x. .80). Champion Terry Haney has an Adjusted Ranking of 0.80.
In 2008, there were 390 participants, so the proper ADJUSTMENT FACTOR should be 0.77 (300/390). STATS is using the incorrect ADJUSTMENT FACTOR of 0.71 for reasons unknown. That ADJUSTMENT FACTOR equates to a total of 422.5 teams, which of course we didn’t have in 2008.
You can check this by looking at champion Robert Jurney who has a 2008 Adjusted Ranking of 0.71. Childs’ 57th ranking should equate to 43.89 (300/390 x 57), but STATS has it listed as 40.47, and Srebro’s 6th place finish which should equate to an Adjusted Ranking of 4.62. Instead, STATS assigned an Adjusted Ranking of 4.26.
Amazingly, as there are the same number of teams in 2009 as there were in 2008, STATS uses a different ADJUSTMENT FACTOR for 2009 than it does for 2008. In 2009, STATS is using an ADJUSTMENT FACTOR of 0.74. This equates to 405 teams (300/405). Of course, there are only 390 teams this year. This causes the 2009 results to be incorrect, as well.
So, just on the ADJUSTMENT FACTOR, it is clear that numbers for 2004, 2008 and 2009 are incorrect, causing the Lifetime Standings to be incorrect, as well.
Just another issue that STATS needs to address if our Lifetime Standings are going to be meaningful.
Buster
STATS is using an Adjusted overall ranking, so that it can compare years where there were different numbers of participants. This is certainly the right idea, as finishing 190th out of 190 is far different from finishing 190th out of 390.
Here are the numbers of participants each year:
2004 195 participants
2005 300 participants
2006 330 participants
2007 375 participants
2008 390 participants
2009 390 participants
STATS has chosen to use 2005 as the base year, and compare the other years to 2005. Parenthetically, if performed correctly, this calculation isn’t dependent upon which year STATS chooses as the base year.
Therefore, as there were only 195 participants in 2004, and the base year had 300 participants, STATS should use an ADJUSTMENT FACTOR of 1.54 to adjust 2004 results to the base year results (300 / 195).
However, if you look at the final 2004 standings, you will find an additional 15 teams listed. These fifteen teams are labeled as “Test” teams. In STATS world, even though these teams didn’t compete, and even though each team earned an impossible zero points per team, each of these teams are listed and therefore they somehow exist. So, STATS is using an ADJUSTMENT FACTOR instead of 1.43 (300/ 210).
If you look at 2004 standings, you will see that Artie Rastelli , who won the league, has a 1.43 Adjusted Ranking for 2004. Shawn Childs , who finished 3rd overall, has an Adjusted Ranking of 4.29, which just happens to be 3 times 1.43. Further evidence of the use of this incorrect ADJUSTMENT FACTOR is that Mark Srebro , who finished 93rd, has an Adjusted Ranking of (93 x 1.43) 132.99.
In 2005, the ADJUSTMENT FACTOR is one, as STATS is using the base 300 as the control number. Hence, participants’ ranking in 2005 correspond exactly with each participants’ 2005 Adjusted Ranking. Childs finished 5th, and has an Adjusted Ranking of 5. Srebro finished 74th, and has an Adjusted Ranking of 74. Stephen Jupinka finished 18th, and has an Adjusted Ranking of 18, and Brian Oldenski finished first, and has an Adjusted Ranking of 1.
In 2006, there were a total of 330 participants, so STATS should use an ADJUSTMENT FACTOR of 0.91 (300/330). STATS is indeed using that factor, as evidenced by 2nd place finisher Rick Thomas who has an Adjusted Ranking of 1.82 (0.91 x 2), Srebro with a 106th place finish and an Adjusted Ranking of 96.46 (0.91 x 106), and Shawn Childs with an Adjusted Ranking of 92.82 (102nd place x 0.91 factor).
In 2007, there were 375 participants, so the proper ADJUSTMENT FACTOR should be 0.80 (300/375). STATS is using the right number, as evidenced by Childs’ 3rd place finish (3 x .80) for an Adjusted Ranking of 2.40, Srebro’s 5th place finish (5 x .80) for an Adjusted Ranking of 4.0, and Aaron Smith’s 15th place finish for an Adjusted Ranking of 12.0 (15 x. .80). Champion Terry Haney has an Adjusted Ranking of 0.80.
In 2008, there were 390 participants, so the proper ADJUSTMENT FACTOR should be 0.77 (300/390). STATS is using the incorrect ADJUSTMENT FACTOR of 0.71 for reasons unknown. That ADJUSTMENT FACTOR equates to a total of 422.5 teams, which of course we didn’t have in 2008.
You can check this by looking at champion Robert Jurney who has a 2008 Adjusted Ranking of 0.71. Childs’ 57th ranking should equate to 43.89 (300/390 x 57), but STATS has it listed as 40.47, and Srebro’s 6th place finish which should equate to an Adjusted Ranking of 4.62. Instead, STATS assigned an Adjusted Ranking of 4.26.
Amazingly, as there are the same number of teams in 2009 as there were in 2008, STATS uses a different ADJUSTMENT FACTOR for 2009 than it does for 2008. In 2009, STATS is using an ADJUSTMENT FACTOR of 0.74. This equates to 405 teams (300/405). Of course, there are only 390 teams this year. This causes the 2009 results to be incorrect, as well.
So, just on the ADJUSTMENT FACTOR, it is clear that numbers for 2004, 2008 and 2009 are incorrect, causing the Lifetime Standings to be incorrect, as well.
Just another issue that STATS needs to address if our Lifetime Standings are going to be meaningful.
Buster
Lifetime Standings??
GG,
Can you paste the entire list the standings you generated from the past 3 years?? (only owners that have played all 3 years)
Can you paste the entire list the standings you generated from the past 3 years?? (only owners that have played all 3 years)
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Lifetime Standings??
Originally posted by rkulaski:
GG,
Can you paste the entire list the standings you generated from the past 3 years?? (only owners that have played all 3 years) this is based on the adjusted avg produced by STATS. if STATS calculated them wrong, these are wrong...
1 Mark Srebro ** 9
2 Shawn Childs *** 23
3 Phillip McDonald ** 32
4 Scott and Jason Zeidman * 33
5 Michael Edelman 33
6 Kevin Kirves * 35
7 Lindy Hinkelman 35
8 John Dean * 38
9 Lopi Asch * 39
10 Edward Nolan * 41
11 Bob Mazur ** 41
12 Tim Short 43
13 David Clum * 49
14 Paul Weber 51
15 Steve Wells 54
16 Eddie Gillis 54
17 Jeff Dobies ** 60
18 Kenneth Magner 61
19 Nick Cassavetes 61
20 Sean Brinlee 65
21 Chris Poulson ** 66
22 Ned Donohue * 66
23 Mrs. Josh Hamilton * 66
24 Jules McLean 66
25 Jared Eagle ** 66
26 Brian Eagle * 66
27 Stephen Jupinka *** 66
28 Christopher Stephenson * 67
29 Andrew Nolan * 67
30 Terrence Haney * 70
31 Stephen Fiore 70
32 Richard Kulaski 71
33 Brian Oakchunas 71
34 Martin Bedell 71
35 Rick Thomas * 72
36 Kyle Borth 74
37 Ray Murphy 75
38 David Van Der Stuyf * 76
39 Jason Duponte 77
40 Aaron Smith 77
41 Scott Williams 77
42 Donn Johnson 77
43 Eric Price 78
44 Scott Jenstad 78
45 Dickie V 79
46 James Rodriguez 79
47 David Biester * 80
48 Eric Albright 81
49 Peter Lukowicz * 84
50 Scott Fleming 85
51 David Longood 86
52 Eddy Betancourt * 86
53 Mike Wilson * 86
54 Michael Bozzi 88
55 Scott Newman 88
56 James Cummings 88
57 Winston Sapigao * 90
58 Aaron Seefeldt * 91
59 Mike Diedrich 91
60 Richard Lepow 92
61 Mike O'Connor 93
62 Brent Grooms * 93
63 Ron Ludwin 94
64 Cory Sarge 96
65 Thomas Greenwald * 98
66 Todd Zola 98
67 David DiDonato ** 99
68 Jay Bufis 99
69 Gregory Glukhovsky 99
70 Bradley Miller 100
71 Erik Konyk 104
72 Bill Strickler 104
73 J.P. Kastner 104
74 David Deterra * 105
75 Billy McAleer * 105
76 David Geisinger 105
77 Clark Olson ** 107
78 Dave McDonald 107
79 Douglas Jaffe ** 108
80 Ryan Messick 109
81 Mark Wigent 109
82 Karl Mische 109
83 David Conkey * 110
84 Matthew Snoga * 110
85 Henry Tang 110
86 Oscar Solamillos 110
87 David Cushard 110
88 Masters 111
89 Rob Maysey 111
90 Joe Kruk * 112
91 Joe Martino * 113
92 Gino Yu * 113
93 Larry Schechter 115
94 John Kerr 115
95 Robert Zidonik 115
96 Rich Sutton 115
97 Joseph Anello ** 119
98 VINNY MARCONE 119
99 Andre Bourcier * 121
100 Sullivan * 123
101 Pat Tremaglio * 123
102 Kevin Sullivan 123
103 Will Robertson 125
104 Jesse Herron * 125
105 Bruce Lev 126
106 Greg Marta 126
107 Frank Heron 126
108 Bruce Bevacqua 127
109 Todd Nord 128
110 Chris Beeler 129
111 Erik Sudigala 130
112 matt mickle ** 131
113 Peter A. Plati III * 131
114 KJ Duke * 132
115 Ari Benjamin 133
116 damien passalacqua 133
117 Dan Kenyon ** 133
118 Chris Garcia 133
119 Don Mathis 133
120 Kent Stermon * 134
121 Ed O'Donnell 135
122 Ed O'Donnell 135
123 Emmett Ruland 136
124 Joe Thelen ** 136
125 Lowell Kaplan * 136
126 John Hogan ** 139
127 Kevin Bass 139
128 rusty clark 141
129 Charles Bennett 142
130 Craig Kielinski * 142
131 Korey Gardner 143
132 Chris Dalzell 144
133 Tom Brennan 144
134 Leonard Ringle * 144
135 Brian Walton 145
136 Mark Laronga 145
137 Gerry Scotto Di Marco 146
138 John Zaleski 147
139 Tom Lord ** 148
140 Andrew Robinson 148
141 Robert Giese 149
142 Larry Lensak 150
143 Patrick Gagne 151
144 Glenn Schroter * 151
145 Brian Zirlin 151
146 Josh Jantas 151
147 Randy Barbour 152
148 William Tyrer 153
149 John Rundle 154
150 Kelly Uganski * 155
151 Terry Passalacqua 158
152 Jim Mieszala 158
153 Lenny Diveglio 160
154 Joe Anthony 160
155 Jason Aberli 160
156 Rey Diaz 161
157 Mike Duggan 162
158 Ira Kerker 163
159 Emo Bonaminio 164
160 Perry Mullin 164
161 Duke Viveros 164
162 Mullin 164
163 John Crane 164
164 Boaz Levy 165
165 Adam Lippert 165
166 Stephen Ranaghan 165
167 Ken O'Brien 166
168 Kevin Grady 167
169 Jason Steeves 167
170 Dan Semsel 168
171 Artie Rastelli * 168
172 Carl Borgatti 169
173 Michael Crescenzi 170
174 Jeff Peters * 170
175 David Martino 171
176 Trevor Braunig 171
177 Carlos Barrionuevo 171
178 Paul Spradling 171
179 Dr. Matt Hickok 172
180 Steve Pletkin * 172
181 Chris Hill 174
182 Lance Turbes 174
183 Joshua Sack 174
184 Kenneth Norred 174
185 Robert Jurney ** 175
186 Mark Yagan * 176
187 Jim Ferrari 176
188 John Wojtowicz 177
189 Scott Keikoan 178
190 Richard Gordon 180
191 Gregg Janoff 181
192 Dohn Terrell Jr. 182
193 Wayne Edwards 182
194 William Burak 183
195 Marc Meltzer 184
196 Michael Pomponio 185
197 Bob Ashmen 185
198 Albert Petit 185
199 Chris Kleemann 186
200 Pete Baczynski 186
201 Thomas McDevitt 186
202 Gregory Morgan * 187
203 Dale Morgan * 187
204 Richard Kidd 191
205 Jeff Meyer 191
206 Jack Haan 192
207 Perry Van Hook 192
208 Michael Cameron * 193
209 George Beason 194
210 Steven Tavoso * 195
211 Chris Throop 198
212 R.T. Davis 198
213 Ron Kraus 200
214 Nick Cole 203
215 Dominic Cirigliano 207
216 Peter Berall 208
217 Sandi Kleemann 209
218 James Fares 210
219 Salvatore Vella 213
220 Robert DeNofrio 216
221 Chris Schinker 217
222 Schinker 217
223 Jeff Cooper * 218
224 Steven Janovici 221
225 John Swol * 222
226 Allen Kimman 226
227 David Zwickel 230
228 John S. Longo 232
229 John S Longo 232
230 Michael Kleemann 232
231 George Kleemann 233
232 Jim Nicola 234
233 Carl Greer 238
234 Charlie Wiegert 240
235 Leif Lasagne 242
236 John Menna 250
237 George Puhl 267
GG,
Can you paste the entire list the standings you generated from the past 3 years?? (only owners that have played all 3 years) this is based on the adjusted avg produced by STATS. if STATS calculated them wrong, these are wrong...
1 Mark Srebro ** 9
2 Shawn Childs *** 23
3 Phillip McDonald ** 32
4 Scott and Jason Zeidman * 33
5 Michael Edelman 33
6 Kevin Kirves * 35
7 Lindy Hinkelman 35
8 John Dean * 38
9 Lopi Asch * 39
10 Edward Nolan * 41
11 Bob Mazur ** 41
12 Tim Short 43
13 David Clum * 49
14 Paul Weber 51
15 Steve Wells 54
16 Eddie Gillis 54
17 Jeff Dobies ** 60
18 Kenneth Magner 61
19 Nick Cassavetes 61
20 Sean Brinlee 65
21 Chris Poulson ** 66
22 Ned Donohue * 66
23 Mrs. Josh Hamilton * 66
24 Jules McLean 66
25 Jared Eagle ** 66
26 Brian Eagle * 66
27 Stephen Jupinka *** 66
28 Christopher Stephenson * 67
29 Andrew Nolan * 67
30 Terrence Haney * 70
31 Stephen Fiore 70
32 Richard Kulaski 71
33 Brian Oakchunas 71
34 Martin Bedell 71
35 Rick Thomas * 72
36 Kyle Borth 74
37 Ray Murphy 75
38 David Van Der Stuyf * 76
39 Jason Duponte 77
40 Aaron Smith 77
41 Scott Williams 77
42 Donn Johnson 77
43 Eric Price 78
44 Scott Jenstad 78
45 Dickie V 79
46 James Rodriguez 79
47 David Biester * 80
48 Eric Albright 81
49 Peter Lukowicz * 84
50 Scott Fleming 85
51 David Longood 86
52 Eddy Betancourt * 86
53 Mike Wilson * 86
54 Michael Bozzi 88
55 Scott Newman 88
56 James Cummings 88
57 Winston Sapigao * 90
58 Aaron Seefeldt * 91
59 Mike Diedrich 91
60 Richard Lepow 92
61 Mike O'Connor 93
62 Brent Grooms * 93
63 Ron Ludwin 94
64 Cory Sarge 96
65 Thomas Greenwald * 98
66 Todd Zola 98
67 David DiDonato ** 99
68 Jay Bufis 99
69 Gregory Glukhovsky 99
70 Bradley Miller 100
71 Erik Konyk 104
72 Bill Strickler 104
73 J.P. Kastner 104
74 David Deterra * 105
75 Billy McAleer * 105
76 David Geisinger 105
77 Clark Olson ** 107
78 Dave McDonald 107
79 Douglas Jaffe ** 108
80 Ryan Messick 109
81 Mark Wigent 109
82 Karl Mische 109
83 David Conkey * 110
84 Matthew Snoga * 110
85 Henry Tang 110
86 Oscar Solamillos 110
87 David Cushard 110
88 Masters 111
89 Rob Maysey 111
90 Joe Kruk * 112
91 Joe Martino * 113
92 Gino Yu * 113
93 Larry Schechter 115
94 John Kerr 115
95 Robert Zidonik 115
96 Rich Sutton 115
97 Joseph Anello ** 119
98 VINNY MARCONE 119
99 Andre Bourcier * 121
100 Sullivan * 123
101 Pat Tremaglio * 123
102 Kevin Sullivan 123
103 Will Robertson 125
104 Jesse Herron * 125
105 Bruce Lev 126
106 Greg Marta 126
107 Frank Heron 126
108 Bruce Bevacqua 127
109 Todd Nord 128
110 Chris Beeler 129
111 Erik Sudigala 130
112 matt mickle ** 131
113 Peter A. Plati III * 131
114 KJ Duke * 132
115 Ari Benjamin 133
116 damien passalacqua 133
117 Dan Kenyon ** 133
118 Chris Garcia 133
119 Don Mathis 133
120 Kent Stermon * 134
121 Ed O'Donnell 135
122 Ed O'Donnell 135
123 Emmett Ruland 136
124 Joe Thelen ** 136
125 Lowell Kaplan * 136
126 John Hogan ** 139
127 Kevin Bass 139
128 rusty clark 141
129 Charles Bennett 142
130 Craig Kielinski * 142
131 Korey Gardner 143
132 Chris Dalzell 144
133 Tom Brennan 144
134 Leonard Ringle * 144
135 Brian Walton 145
136 Mark Laronga 145
137 Gerry Scotto Di Marco 146
138 John Zaleski 147
139 Tom Lord ** 148
140 Andrew Robinson 148
141 Robert Giese 149
142 Larry Lensak 150
143 Patrick Gagne 151
144 Glenn Schroter * 151
145 Brian Zirlin 151
146 Josh Jantas 151
147 Randy Barbour 152
148 William Tyrer 153
149 John Rundle 154
150 Kelly Uganski * 155
151 Terry Passalacqua 158
152 Jim Mieszala 158
153 Lenny Diveglio 160
154 Joe Anthony 160
155 Jason Aberli 160
156 Rey Diaz 161
157 Mike Duggan 162
158 Ira Kerker 163
159 Emo Bonaminio 164
160 Perry Mullin 164
161 Duke Viveros 164
162 Mullin 164
163 John Crane 164
164 Boaz Levy 165
165 Adam Lippert 165
166 Stephen Ranaghan 165
167 Ken O'Brien 166
168 Kevin Grady 167
169 Jason Steeves 167
170 Dan Semsel 168
171 Artie Rastelli * 168
172 Carl Borgatti 169
173 Michael Crescenzi 170
174 Jeff Peters * 170
175 David Martino 171
176 Trevor Braunig 171
177 Carlos Barrionuevo 171
178 Paul Spradling 171
179 Dr. Matt Hickok 172
180 Steve Pletkin * 172
181 Chris Hill 174
182 Lance Turbes 174
183 Joshua Sack 174
184 Kenneth Norred 174
185 Robert Jurney ** 175
186 Mark Yagan * 176
187 Jim Ferrari 176
188 John Wojtowicz 177
189 Scott Keikoan 178
190 Richard Gordon 180
191 Gregg Janoff 181
192 Dohn Terrell Jr. 182
193 Wayne Edwards 182
194 William Burak 183
195 Marc Meltzer 184
196 Michael Pomponio 185
197 Bob Ashmen 185
198 Albert Petit 185
199 Chris Kleemann 186
200 Pete Baczynski 186
201 Thomas McDevitt 186
202 Gregory Morgan * 187
203 Dale Morgan * 187
204 Richard Kidd 191
205 Jeff Meyer 191
206 Jack Haan 192
207 Perry Van Hook 192
208 Michael Cameron * 193
209 George Beason 194
210 Steven Tavoso * 195
211 Chris Throop 198
212 R.T. Davis 198
213 Ron Kraus 200
214 Nick Cole 203
215 Dominic Cirigliano 207
216 Peter Berall 208
217 Sandi Kleemann 209
218 James Fares 210
219 Salvatore Vella 213
220 Robert DeNofrio 216
221 Chris Schinker 217
222 Schinker 217
223 Jeff Cooper * 218
224 Steven Janovici 221
225 John Swol * 222
226 Allen Kimman 226
227 David Zwickel 230
228 John S. Longo 232
229 John S Longo 232
230 Michael Kleemann 232
231 George Kleemann 233
232 Jim Nicola 234
233 Carl Greer 238
234 Charlie Wiegert 240
235 Leif Lasagne 242
236 John Menna 250
237 George Puhl 267
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Buster, thanks for the thorough review of the Lifetime Standings. I know you've sent something similar to this before and we've reached out to STATS to get this corrected, but it doesn't look like the problem has been fixed. I've sent this to them again this morning and we'll see if we can get the year-to-year calculations correct. The final standings for the most part (still have problems with some co-managers) is accurate and now we need to get the adjusted rankings for each year with 300 teams as the baseline correct.
Again, thanks for this and I'll ask for some help on this. Trust me, nobody wants to get this completely correct than yours truly. Our Lifetime Standings are important to the history of the NFBC and it's something we want to expand on with our Online Championship. Thanks for the help.
Again, thanks for this and I'll ask for some help on this. Trust me, nobody wants to get this completely correct than yours truly. Our Lifetime Standings are important to the history of the NFBC and it's something we want to expand on with our Online Championship. Thanks for the help.
Greg Ambrosius
Founder, National Fantasy Baseball Championship
General Manager, Consumer Fantasy Games at SportsHub Technologies
Twitter - @GregAmbrosius
Founder, National Fantasy Baseball Championship
General Manager, Consumer Fantasy Games at SportsHub Technologies
Twitter - @GregAmbrosius