OOTP Developments Forums - View Single Post - Are baserunning and stolen base effectiveness random?

stealofhome · 01-04-2019, 12:41 PM

I've been trying to figure out what makes a good baserunner (by BsR) and base stealer (using linear weights for SB, basically +0.2 runs for SB and -0.4 runs for CS) in PT but have come up empty.

Even looking at cumulative career stats for players with a large number of SB attempts or PA, there is very little correlation (5-10%) between the SPE, STE, RUN ratings (I've looked at others but haven't seen a correlation) and a runner's effectiveness. Anyone else have better luck?

I imagine in PT, many people are using insanely defensive catchers which may reduce the ability for top runners, but I imagine there should still be some trend. I also realize that team and player strategy would have some role, but again I'm using cumulative stats for each player over multiple teams which would hopefully even some of that variation out.

01-04-2019, 12:41 PM	#1
stealofhome Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 2,282	Are baserunning and stolen base effectiveness random? I've been trying to figure out what makes a good baserunner (by BsR) and base stealer (using linear weights for SB, basically +0.2 runs for SB and -0.4 runs for CS) in PT but have come up empty. Even looking at cumulative career stats for players with a large number of SB attempts or PA, there is very little correlation (5-10%) between the SPE, STE, RUN ratings (I've looked at others but haven't seen a correlation) and a runner's effectiveness. Anyone else have better luck? I imagine in PT, many people are using insanely defensive catchers which may reduce the ability for top runners, but I imagine there should still be some trend. I also realize that team and player strategy would have some role, but again I'm using cumulative stats for each player over multiple teams which would hopefully even some of that variation out. Last edited by stealofhome; 01-04-2019 at 12:45 PM.