Adjustment in Career Primary Position Algorithm

I’ve made a small adjustment in how I figure a player’s primary position. This should only affect a handful of players throughout history, with John Montgomery Ward being the most notable. Previously, Ward was considered a Pitcher for his career since he has more Win Shares as a pitcher than any other position. I made the change to compare Pitching Win Shares to all other positions combined, to determine if the player is a pitcher or position player. Ward is now considered a Shortstop for his career.

This should only affect a few players, most of them from the 19th century.

This entry was posted in Announcements, General. Bookmark the permalink.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *


× five = 5

You may use these HTML tags and attributes: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <s> <strike> <strong>