BenchBrawl
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I have attempted to reproduce the VsX system but instead of applying the rules quoted below in Sturminator's post to point totals (to find a point total benchmark), I applied them to point-per-game numbers to find a point-per-game benchmark for each season since 1926-1927.
Some additional information on my methodology which isn't included in Sturminator's post:
- I only considered players that played at least half the games of the season when finding the top few point-per-game scorers
- For each War and Orr years, I took the original benchmark as decided by the original VsX system, then divided it by the number of games in the season to create an artificial point-per-game benchmark.
I changed some key words and colored them red.
Take note, when calculating the best 7 years PPG score of players once the benchmarks were established, I disqualified their seasons where they played less than half the games, so those wouldn't count among their best 7 years.
Some additional information on my methodology which isn't included in Sturminator's post:
- I only considered players that played at least half the games of the season when finding the top few point-per-game scorers
- For each War and Orr years, I took the original benchmark as decided by the original VsX system, then divided it by the number of games in the season to create an artificial point-per-game benchmark.
I changed some key words and colored them red.
The original VsX system thread can be found here: http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1361409Sturminator said:Allright, I have done the hard work of going through every post-consolidation NHL season and trying to set some kind of benchmark against which we can compare scoring in a VsX percentages system. Before I post the results, my methodology:
1. First preference is to use the 2nd highest point-per-game score.
2. If (3rd PPG score)/(2nd PPG score) < .90, I use the 3rd PPG score, unless...
3. There is a gap of greater than 10% anywhere else in the top-5 (of PPG scores) - following the same method as above: [small #]/[large #] < .90.
At that point, I take the first gap, and identify the upper outlier group (top 3 or 4 or 5 above which the gap occurs), and then go down into the PPG scoring table until I reach a number of players which equals: [size of outlier group] * 2. The benchmark is set as an average of the PPG score of these players.
4. If any player in the top-5 is more than 7% below the player above him and more than 7% above the player below him, his PPG score is taken as the benchmark. [this is the Bathgate Rule]
5.Only players that played half the games in the season are considered in the application of these rules to find the benchmark
Take note, when calculating the best 7 years PPG score of players once the benchmarks were established, I disqualified their seasons where they played less than half the games, so those wouldn't count among their best 7 years.
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