The Championship Sauce

Calculating the Player Championship Series (PCS) Metric

The player championship score consists of two parts- the first calculates a player’s total memberships on teams in league championship play and World Series (standard MLB or Negro League). Varying points are awarded according to how succesful the team was that year. Points are variously awarded for being on a team year end roster for a league championship, winning that league championship and winning the World Series (standard MLB or Negro League). The second component awards additional points for the MVP winner(s) of a league championship or World Series. It was felt that this was the simplest way to account for individual excellence in a short series.

One issue that immediately arises is that there were no voted MVPs prior to the 1955 World Series or prior to 1980 for the American League Championship Series and 1977 for the National League Championship Series. Even more concerning there were never any MVP votes for any of the Negro League League Championships or the ocassional World Series. In these cases cumulative series and individual game records were examined to find which players made the greatest contribution to their team’s success. In many cases it was very difficult to determine a single winner. In these instances the award was bestowed on multiple players. This happened particularly when there was both a great hitting and pitching performance. Here is a listing of Championship MVP's (including proposed MVP’s) for the live ball era.

Determining the Final Normed HOMA Championship (HOMA-C) Score

Once a PCS score is determined it is weighted as 10% of the HOMA-C score with the other 90% being the HOMA score.

HOMA-C_Score = .90 * HOMA score + .10* Championship Score