HOF Database

Comedian2004 · 05-03-2007, 10:19 PM

OK Roster fans,

I wrote a routine that created a database that JUST contained HOF players. When I almost had the routine wrote, it dawned on me. How many HOF players are there? According to Lahman, there are 224 players.

So, now the question. How many teams would that be in a league? Remember, we have to have enough pitchers to go around equally and we have to have enough players. I think the pitchers could be the problem though.

Would someone help me out here and do the research and see how many teams it would support. I am thinking 8 teams.

I would do it, but I have a bug where only 191 players were pulled into the league, so I am missing 30ish players. I have to find why they were not imported.

Now the good news: It IS going to work once I fix the import bug. The other good news, it imported the negro league players. At least it pulled in Satchael Page. Throw a couple more names at me from before 1901 and I will see if it pulled them in. I am tricking OOTP to pull them in.

Now the fun news: Even though I was missing 30ish players, I decided to go ahead and release them all to FA and let the computer run a fantasy draft. So, who was 1st pick?

Here is the top picks: (In the order that the computer teams picked them)

Don Sutton, Lou Gehrig, Tom Seaver, Babe Ruth, A. Joss, E. Walsh, Nolan Ryan, D. Eckersley, McCovey, Mize, Speaker, Marichal, Mantle, Vance, Ted Williams, Stargell (is he in the HOF?), DiMaggio, Boggs, Cobb, Hornsby, Klein, Joe Morgan, Schmidt, Palmer, Gaylord Perry, Delahanty, Chesbro, Medwick, Musial, Jenkins and Carlton

Going backwards, the last pick to 1st...

Tinker, Schalk, Evers, Schoendienst (is he in HOF?), Bancroft, Brooks Robinson....

Very interesting.... very....

And what a pretty post.. so colorful...

kagnew35 · 05-04-2007, 07:52 PM

Can you see how many pitchers are there, larry? Thats the possible hangup. maybre just add some by hand?? And there shud be so,me of the best from the Negro Leagues, ie josh gibson, cool papa bell, leon day, buck o'neil, and some more.

Stu · 05-05-2007, 01:11 PM

Here's an idea for your database travels. I'd like to have a database that doesn't include players with less than X number of at bats or X number of IP. Any ideas?

Garlon · 05-05-2007, 06:16 PM

Stu - The Arod/Garlon DB does not have any position players with fewer than 130 AB careeror any pichers with fewer than 54 IP career.

We plan to release an updated version of our DB this year.

05-03-2007, 10:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
Comedian2004 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: In a house in Saint Cloud, Florida. Posts: 6,398	HOF Database OK Roster fans, I wrote a routine that created a database that JUST contained HOF players. When I almost had the routine wrote, it dawned on me. How many HOF players are there? According to Lahman, there are 224 players. So, now the question. How many teams would that be in a league? Remember, we have to have enough pitchers to go around equally and we have to have enough players. I think the pitchers could be the problem though. Would someone help me out here and do the research and see how many teams it would support. I am thinking 8 teams. I would do it, but I have a bug where only 191 players were pulled into the league, so I am missing 30ish players. I have to find why they were not imported. Now the good news: It IS going to work once I fix the import bug. The other good news, it imported the negro league players. At least it pulled in Satchael Page. Throw a couple more names at me from before 1901 and I will see if it pulled them in. I am tricking OOTP to pull them in. Now the fun news: Even though I was missing 30ish players, I decided to go ahead and release them all to FA and let the computer run a fantasy draft. So, who was 1st pick? Here is the top picks: (In the order that the computer teams picked them) Don Sutton, Lou Gehrig, Tom Seaver, Babe Ruth, A. Joss, E. Walsh, Nolan Ryan, D. Eckersley, McCovey, Mize, Speaker, Marichal, Mantle, Vance, Ted Williams, Stargell (is he in the HOF?), DiMaggio, Boggs, Cobb, Hornsby, Klein, Joe Morgan, Schmidt, Palmer, Gaylord Perry, Delahanty, Chesbro, Medwick, Musial, Jenkins and Carlton Going backwards, the last pick to 1st... Tinker, Schalk, Evers, Schoendienst (is he in HOF?), Bancroft, Brooks Robinson.... Very interesting.... very.... And what a pretty post.. so colorful... __________________ Visit www.planetootp.com for my MODS. Like BLUES? Visit www.smokestacklightnin.com, you will LOVE it! New show every Monday!! New Blues HOF! Last edited by Comedian2004 : 05-03-2007 at 10:23 PM.

05-04-2007, 07:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
kagnew35 All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Las Vegas, Nev Posts: 1,220	Can you see how many pitchers are there, larry? Thats the possible hangup. maybre just add some by hand?? And there shud be so,me of the best from the Negro Leagues, ie josh gibson, cool papa bell, leon day, buck o'neil, and some more. __________________ Elder Statesman of the Board http://www.soxxcountry.com/ site with Duffys Tavern Live OOTP Chat Room Soxx World of Baseball Commissioner

05-05-2007, 06:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
Garlon All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,115	Stu - The Arod/Garlon DB does not have any position players with fewer than 130 AB careeror any pichers with fewer than 54 IP career. We plan to release an updated version of our DB this year. __________________ Arod23Garlon2006DB available HERE 1871 Quickstart file available HERE

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05-05-2007, 01:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
Stu All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,051	Here's an idea for your database travels. I'd like to have a database that doesn't include players with less than X number of at bats or X number of IP. Any ideas?