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lighthousekeeper · 07-24-2006, 05:35 PM

(Moved this post over here since it wasn't getting answered in another forum)

Is there any place that defines how OOTP is calculating VORP? As other have noted, some VORP numbers seem odd and I'm curious as to the exact equation that OOTP is using. Here's some questions I have related to how ootp calculates VORP:

- What is the replacement player basis being calculated as?
- Is the replacement player value being recalculated each year?
- Are positional differences being accounted for?
- Are these positional differences 'hard coded' (i.e. alwys 75% for catchers), or are these dynamically calculated based on the relative positional performance on a year-by-year basis?

VORP is an advanced statistic, but, like all statistics, is valueless if you don't know how it is determined. I think if we are going to start basing our GM decisions on this stat (that is so prevalently displayed in ootp2006), we need to know exactly how it is being determined. Otherwise, all it gives us is a vague idea of a players performance, and there are already many stats we can use for that.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

07-24-2006, 05:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
lighthousekeeper All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 540	How does OOTP calculate VORP? (Moved this post over here since it wasn't getting answered in another forum) Is there any place that defines how OOTP is calculating VORP? As other have noted, some VORP numbers seem odd and I'm curious as to the exact equation that OOTP is using. Here's some questions I have related to how ootp calculates VORP: - What is the replacement player basis being calculated as? - Is the replacement player value being recalculated each year? - Are positional differences being accounted for? - Are these positional differences 'hard coded' (i.e. alwys 75% for catchers), or are these dynamically calculated based on the relative positional performance on a year-by-year basis? VORP is an advanced statistic, but, like all statistics, is valueless if you don't know how it is determined. I think if we are going to start basing our GM decisions on this stat (that is so prevalently displayed in ootp2006), we need to know exactly how it is being determined. Otherwise, all it gives us is a vague idea of a players performance, and there are already many stats we can use for that. Any help would be greatly appreciated!