WPA Graphs in OOTP 17 Box Scores (a.k.a. Matt for President)

Markus Heinsohn · 03-02-2016, 03:49 AM

OK folks, this is so cool. Matt added WPA graphs to box-scores, hurray! Here is a very nice example of a comeback. This was just a random game I simulated, and it totally reminded me of the 2015 ALDS matchup where KC frustrated Houston fans with their comebacks. Oh, and don't you love those recaps?

By the way, creating recaps and those WPA graphs takes a bit of time, so if you want to simulate long stretches of time as fast as possible, I suggest disabling the recap feature in the global game options temporarily.

Thank you Matt for implementing this!

Baebae32 · 03-02-2016, 04:38 AM

We need "Matt 4 Prez" t-shirts lol. This is so cool. Only a few more weeks.

Jeff_Thomas · 03-02-2016, 06:36 AM

Man the game recaps is such a cool feature. I need this game like yesterday

JaBurns · 03-02-2016, 06:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeff_Thomas

Man the game recaps is such a cool feature. I need this game like yesterday

Ditto

Hoiles · 03-02-2016, 07:09 AM

Great new feature and looks like a lot of thought was put into it. Adds a lot of descriptive value to the usually mundane boxscore.

Hope I'm not piling on work for Matt here, but would it be possible to add the option to just have the game recap turned on for certain teams/leagues/etc if it's going to be time-consuming? Thanks!

TribeFanInNC · 03-02-2016, 07:09 AM

Way to go Matt!

froghair · 03-02-2016, 07:30 AM

The WPA graph is a really nice new addition and along with recap makes for a great condensed look at a game.

Along those lines, two things I'd love to see on a box score: RISP line (x-of-y) and number of leadoff batters to reach. Both are high leverage indicators that help tell a story of a game. And the former at least is common on box scores online.

BradG223 · 03-02-2016, 07:35 AM

Looks good. Will it be able display the entirety of games that go extra innings?

hefalumps · 03-02-2016, 07:41 AM

This does look great!

Question for the devs... not previously having the recap feature, I've gotten in the habit of doing my own recaps for certain "special" games - a comeback of this nature could qualify. Are we able to edit the auto-generated recaps to provide our own "color", if you will?

Looking forward to OOTP17!

Mr. Marlin · 03-02-2016, 07:48 AM

Very cool!

actionjackson · 03-02-2016, 08:10 AM

Awesome. Awesome. Awesome. Screw Trump and Clinton, Matt 4 Prez. I know you and I are Canadian, but we don't have a president, however Super Tuesday just passed so we've gotta get with the times.

DustinthePOWERHOUSE · 03-02-2016, 08:46 AM

Wow what a best feature. Probably going to turn that on for the playoffs and keep it off for the regular season. Excellent job by Matt though that looks fantastic.

PvtButz · 03-02-2016, 08:48 AM

Very Cool! Nice job, Matt!

I did notice that the recap had Springer at 3B but he's listed as RF in the lineup though.

David Watts · 03-02-2016, 08:52 AM

Alright folks educate this victim of the stone age on what a WPA graph is. Hoping I'm not the only one that has no clue

UGH!

r0nster · 03-02-2016, 08:56 AM

Percentage of winning the game

eriqjaffe · 03-02-2016, 09:05 AM

Maybe I'm selfish but I don't want Matt to become President because he'd have less time to work on OOTP.

TribeFanInNC · 03-02-2016, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by David Watts

Alright folks educate this victim of the stone age on what a WPA graph is. Hoping I'm not the only one that has no clue

UGH!

WPA stands for win probability added.

Y-axis is % chance to win the game. Middle horizontal means 50:50 even chance. All the way down means 100% chance one team wins. All the way up means 100% chance the other team wins.

X-axis is time through the game (often presented in innings). Each play is another dot on the graph that calculates a new % chance of winning. All the way to the right is the end of the game.

Another way to look at it is the largest movements on the graphs are the most important plays of the game.

Matt Uk · 03-02-2016, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by hefalumps

This does look great!

Question for the devs... not previously having the recap feature, I've gotten in the habit of doing my own recaps for certain "special" games - a comeback of this nature could qualify. Are we able to edit the auto-generated recaps to provide our own "color", if you will?

Looking forward to OOTP17!

I'm pretty sure I read Markus or Matt saying the other day that if you go into write your own recap then the games recap text is there and you can edit/delete it and write your own as normal.

MikeS21 · 03-02-2016, 09:18 AM

nm

rjl518 · 03-02-2016, 09:21 AM

Forget President, Markus Heinsohn for Emperor and Matt Arnold for High Priest...lol

03-02-2016, 03:49 AM	#1
Markus Heinsohn Developer OOTP Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 24,803	WPA Graphs in OOTP 17 Box Scores (a.k.a. Matt for President) OK folks, this is so cool. Matt added WPA graphs to box-scores, hurray! Here is a very nice example of a comeback. This was just a random game I simulated, and it totally reminded me of the 2015 ALDS matchup where KC frustrated Houston fans with their comebacks. Oh, and don't you love those recaps? By the way, creating recaps and those WPA graphs takes a bit of time, so if you want to simulate long stretches of time as fast as possible, I suggest disabling the recap feature in the global game options temporarily. Thank you Matt for implementing this! __________________ Buy Out of the Park Baseball 25 now! Download OOTP Go 25 for iOS Download OOTP Go 25 for Android

03-02-2016, 06:36 AM	#3
Jeff_Thomas Bat Boy Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 4	Man the game recaps is such a cool feature. I need this game like yesterday __________________ Using Tapatalk

03-02-2016, 08:46 AM	#12
DustinthePOWERHOUSE All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Boston Posts: 870	Wow what a best feature. Probably going to turn that on for the playoffs and keep it off for the regular season. Excellent job by Matt though that looks fantastic. __________________ Shootin' at the walls of heartache, BANG BANG, I am THE WARRIOR! "It's hard to be humble when you're as great as I am"- Ali Wladimir Klitschko will DESTROY you.

03-02-2016, 09:05 AM	#16
eriqjaffe Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Under The Christmas Fish Posts: 7,733	Maybe I'm selfish but I don't want Matt to become President because he'd have less time to work on OOTP. __________________

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rjl518 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Born in Shea Stadium, lives in LoanDepot Park. Posts: 6,238	Forget President, Markus Heinsohn for Emperor and Matt Arnold for High Priest...lol __________________ My Threads: MLB Project 32 by SFGiants58 "Colon looking for his 1st hit of the year and he DRIVES ONE! Deep left field! Back goes Upton! Back near the wall! ITS OUTTA HERE!!! Bartolo has done it!!! THE IMPOSSIBLE HAS HAPPENED!!! This is one of the great moments in the history of baseball! Bartolo Colon has gone deep!" ---Gary Cohen. (May 7, 2016) (Petco Park) NYM 6 @ SD 3

03-02-2016, 04:38 AM	#2
Baebae32 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Georgia Posts: 68	We need "Matt 4 Prez" t-shirts lol. This is so cool. Only a few more weeks.

03-02-2016, 07:09 AM	#5
Hoiles All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 574	Great new feature and looks like a lot of thought was put into it. Adds a lot of descriptive value to the usually mundane boxscore. Hope I'm not piling on work for Matt here, but would it be possible to add the option to just have the game recap turned on for certain teams/leagues/etc if it's going to be time-consuming? Thanks!

03-02-2016, 07:09 AM	#6
TribeFanInNC Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 4,019	Way to go Matt!

03-02-2016, 07:30 AM	#7
froghair Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Rocky River, Ohio Posts: 67	The WPA graph is a really nice new addition and along with recap makes for a great condensed look at a game. Along those lines, two things I'd love to see on a box score: RISP line (x-of-y) and number of leadoff batters to reach. Both are high leverage indicators that help tell a story of a game. And the former at least is common on box scores online.

03-02-2016, 07:35 AM	#8
BradG223 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 173	Looks good. Will it be able display the entirety of games that go extra innings?

03-02-2016, 07:41 AM	#9
hefalumps All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,392	This does look great! Question for the devs... not previously having the recap feature, I've gotten in the habit of doing my own recaps for certain "special" games - a comeback of this nature could qualify. Are we able to edit the auto-generated recaps to provide our own "color", if you will? Looking forward to OOTP17!

03-02-2016, 07:48 AM	#10
Mr. Marlin All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,278	Very cool!

03-02-2016, 08:10 AM	#11
actionjackson Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 6,179	Awesome. Awesome. Awesome. Screw Trump and Clinton, Matt 4 Prez. I know you and I are Canadian, but we don't have a president, however Super Tuesday just passed so we've gotta get with the times.

03-02-2016, 08:48 AM	#13
PvtButz Bat Boy Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 8	Very Cool! Nice job, Matt! I did notice that the recap had Springer at 3B but he's listed as RF in the lineup though.

03-02-2016, 08:52 AM	#14
David Watts Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Looking for a place called Leehofooks Posts: 10,142 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	Alright folks educate this victim of the stone age on what a WPA graph is. Hoping I'm not the only one that has no clue UGH!

03-02-2016, 08:56 AM	#15
r0nster Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,082	Percentage of winning the game

03-02-2016, 09:18 AM	#19
MikeS21 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 279	nm