Friday, March 12, 2004
2004 Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft Software, Now Available
Study to determine which of the standard 5x5 roto categories are the most related.
Project: To determine which of the 10 standard 5x5 roto categories are the most closely related and which ones are the least closely related. I used data for 12 Mock Drafts that I ran with the computer drafting all 12 teams in a standard 5x5 mixed league. The numbers in the table represent the average delta (difference) between the points that each team scored in the two categories. For example Wins and Strikeouts were the two closest related categories in this study, with an average delta of only 1.50. This means if your team is projected to get 10 points in the Wins category, on average you will get around +-1.50 difference in scoring in the strikeouts category. Please take a look at my findings.
| Category | HRs | RBIs | RUNs | SBs | Ave | Wins | Ks | ERA | WHIP | Saves |
| HRs | N/A | 1.49 | 2.84 | 5.07 | 3.96 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| RBIs | 1.49 | N/A | 2.80 | 4.88 | 3.59 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| RUNs | 2.84 | 2.80 | N/A | 3.87 | 3.43 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| SBs | 5.07 | 4.88 | 3.87 | N/A | 4.59 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| AVE | 3.96 | 3.59 | 3.43 | 4.59 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Wins | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1.62 | 4.66 | 4.41 | 4.83 |
| Ks | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1.62 | N/A | 4.35 | 4.08 | 4.38 |
| ERA | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4.66 | 4.35 | N/A | 2.23 | 3.38 |
| WHIP | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4.41 | 4.08 | 2.23 | N/A | 3.10 |
| Saves | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4.83 | 4.38 | 3.38 | 3.10 | N/A |
Categories most often punted by first place team
| Category | Times Punted |
| Stolen bases | 6 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Strike Outs | 2 |
| Home Runs | 1 |
| ERA | 1 |
| Saves | 1 |
| Average | 1 |
Categories most often won by first place team
| Category | Times Won |
| Runs | 5 |
| Home Runs | 5 |
| ERA | 4 |
| Average | 2 |
| Strike outs | 2 |
| Wins | 2 |
| RBIs | 2 |
| Whip | 2 |
| Steals | 1 |
| Saves | 1 |
| RBIs | 1 |
Average Finish in 12 Team 5x5 Mixed League (Snake) Draft
| Drafting Position | Average Finish |
| 1st Pick | 4.07 |
| 2nd Pick | 4.47 |
| 3rd Pick | 6.27 |
| 4th Pick | 5.93 |
| 5th Pick | 5.80 |
| 6th Pick | 6.27 |
| 7th Pick | 6.80 |
| 8th Pick | 7.40 |
| 9th Pickk | 5.87 |
| 10th Pick | 8.07 |
| 11th Pick | 8.47 |
| 12th Pick | 8.60 |
