Friday, December 20, 2013

Market Fantasy #62 - The Week 15 Efficiency Ratings

Hello and Welcome to Market Fantasy!

Below are my efficiency rankings through week 15. The idea is similar to my consistency rankings in how they are calculated, but looking at a different set of metrics. The consistency rankings are really more of a predictive tool than a rank, in that by showing a players average performance and standard deviation within those performances, we can get an idea of what to expect from a player in a given week.

The efficiency rankings below are based on two metrics: total number of touches and points per touch. Total number of touches is the number of times a player touches the football, either via reception or carry. Points per touch is the number of fantasy points a player scores each time they touch the ball (YTD fantasy points divided by total touches).

The idea in calculating where a player ranks is similar to how I get to my consistency ranks. In calculating the consistency ranks, more weight is given to players with higher average scores, since they are high performers, but also lowest standard deviation. A lower standard deviation gives us a smaller range of outcomes when predicting what their score will be. In calculating the below efficiency ranks, the most weight is given to the highest touches, along with the highest points per touch. The idea is to find the players who will touch the ball the most and score the most points each time they do so. A player like James Starks has a very high points per touch among running backs, but also a smaller workload, so a big game is blown out of proportion some.

One last note on the ranks: running backs will have a lower points per touch than wide receivers and tight ends due to both the higher number of touches and the nature of their touches. Whereas a receiver might average 15 yards (1.5 points) per reception, a good running back only averages 4.5 (.45 points) yards per carry (and a little more per reception).

So scroll through and let me know what you think. These ranks are a work in progress and I still haven’t decided if I like using touches or looks (targets instead of receptions plus carries) better. For now, I like touches since I am of the mind that a non-catch on a target isn’t always the receiver’s fault, whereas a catch almost always is caused by the receiver. I’ll keep thinking about it.

Thanks for reading!

RB:
RAnk
Player
Touches
Pts/Touch
1
Charles, Jamaal RB KC
311
0.925
2
McCoy, LeSean RB PHI
314
0.736
3
Lynch, Marshawn RB SEA
293
0.736
4
Moreno, Knowshon RB DEN
277
0.773
5
Forte, Matt RB CHI
324
0.686
6
Peterson, Adrian RB MIN
296
0.672
7
Murray, DeMarco RB DAL
223
0.786
8
Bush, Reggie RB DET
244
0.698
9
Johnson, Chris RB TEN
268
0.630
10
Lacy, Eddie RB GB
279
0.618
11
Bernard, Giovani RB CIN
193
0.792
12
Jackson, Fred RB BUF
216
0.709
13
Woodhead, Danny RB SD
159
0.847
14
Ellington, Andre RB ARI
128
0.898
15
Gore, Frank RB SF
257
0.612
16
Bell, Joique RB DET
177
0.761
17
Stacy, Zac RB STL
223
0.622
18
Jennings, Rashad RB OAK
180
0.720
19
Morris, Alfred RB WAS
243
0.610
20
Mathews, Ryan RB SD
257
0.588
21
Brown, Donald RB IND
102
0.888
22
Sproles, Darren RB NO
115
0.848
23
Reece, Marcel RB OAK
73
1.030
24
Helu, Roy RB WAS
85
0.852
25
Bell, Le'Veon RB PIT
241
0.578
26
Tolbert, Mike RB CAR
115
0.800
27
Thomas, Pierre RB NO
207
0.601
28
Starks, James RB GB
76
0.864
29
Ridley, Stevan RB NE
161
0.650
30
Vereen, Shane RB NE
83
0.843
31
Jones-Drew, Maurice RB JAC
242
0.520
32
Williams, DeAngelo RB CAR
202
0.575
33
Rice, Ray RB BAL
246
0.434
34
Mendenhall, Rashard RB ARI
202
0.563
35
Jackson, Steven RB ATL
153
0.621
36
Thomas, Daniel RB MIA
112
0.732
37
Rainey, Bobby RB TB
132
0.633
38
Snelling, Jason RB ATL
62
0.800
39
Bolden, Brandon RB NE
73
0.796
40
Tate, Ben RB HOU
215
0.517
41
Ogbonnaya, Chris RB CLE
93
0.689
42
Green-Ellis, BenJarvus RB CIN
200
0.499
43
Spiller, C.J. RB BUF
187
0.522
44
Rodgers, Jacquizz RB ATL
143
0.608
45
Ball, Montee RB DEN
123
0.616
46
Richardson, Trent RB IND
194
0.484
47
Ivory, Chris RB NYJ
159
0.563
48
Miller, Lamar RB MIA
182
0.491
49
Todman, Jordan RB JAC
80
0.658
50
Powell, Bilal RB NYJ
179
0.490
51
Blount, LeGarrette RB NE
115
0.596
52
McFadden, Darren RB OAK
116
0.578
53
Brown, Andre RB NYG
128
0.539
54
Pierce, Bernard RB BAL
150
0.371
55
McGahee, Willis RB CLE
146
0.340

WR:
Rank
Player
Touches
Pts/Touch
1
Johnson, Calvin WR DET
81
2.653
2
Gordon, Josh WR CLE
78
2.658
3
Thomas, Demaryius WR DEN
78
2.377
4
Jackson, DeSean WR PHI
76
2.375
5
Green, A.J. WR CIN
87
2.009
6
Bryant, Dez WR DAL
82
2.076
7
Marshall, Brandon WR CHI
90
1.983
8
Decker, Eric WR DEN
73
2.178
9
Jeffery, Alshon WR CHI
96
1.865
10
Nelson, Jordy WR GB
72
2.204
11
Jackson, Vincent WR TB
70
2.159
12
Brown, Antonio WR PIT
102
1.756
13
Fitzgerald, Larry WR ARI
75
1.881
14
Allen, Keenan WR SD
63
2.113
15
Smith, Torrey WR BAL
59
2.156
16
Welker, Wes WR DEN
73
1.860
17
Jones, Marvin WR CIN
46
2.533
18
Johnson, Andre WR HOU
99
1.611
19
Cotchery, Jerricho WR PIT
43
2.565
20
Cooper, Riley WR PHI
41
2.880
21
Floyd, Michael WR ARI
58
1.998
22
Boldin, Anquan WR SF
71
1.772
23
Baldwin, Doug WR SEA
51
2.110
24
Garcon, Pierre WR WAS
98
1.413
25
Hunter, Justin WR TEN
18
3.300
26
Edelman, Julian WR NE
91
1.412
27
Randle, Rueben WR NYG
37
2.462
28
Cruz, Victor WR NYG
73
1.668
29
Royal, Eddie WR SD
41
2.310
30
Moore, Denarius WR OAK
39
2.346
31
Stills, Kenny WR NO
31
2.545
32
Hilton, T.Y. WR IND
68
1.738
33
Wright, Kendall WR TEN
85
1.326
34
Colston, Marques WR NO
64
1.739
35
Hartline, Brian WR MIA
72
1.618
36
Streater, Rod WR OAK
56
1.827
37
Tate, Golden WR SEA
56
1.793
38
Wallace, Mike WR MIA
67
1.701
39
Thompkins, Kenbrell WR NE
32
2.206
40
Williams, Terrance WR DAL
42
2.088
41
LaFell, Brandon WR CAR
50
1.858
42
Bowe, Dwayne WR KC
52
1.783
43
Douglas, Harry WR ATL
73
1.429
44
Jones, James WR GB
44
1.936
45
Ginn, Ted WR CAR
35
2.131
46
Sanders, Emmanuel WR PIT
64
1.613
47
Hopkins, DeAndre WR HOU
47
1.828
48
Jennings, Greg WR MIN
59
1.649
49
Dobson, Aaron WR NE
35
2.091
50
Washington, Nate WR TEN
50
1.766
51
Shorts, Cecil WR JAC
66
1.450
52
Brown, Marlon WR BAL
41
1.954
53
Smith, Steve WR CAR
63
1.494
54
Austin, Tavon WR STL
49
1.733
55
Boykin, Jarrett WR GB
42
1.760
56
Johnson, Steve WR BUF
53
1.447
57
Simpson, Jerome WR MIN
44
1.702
58
Nicks, Hakeem WR NYG
50
1.588
59
Amendola, Danny WR NE
52
1.346
60
Patterson, Cordarrelle WR MIN
47
1.532
TE:

Rank
Player
Touches
Pts/Touch
1
Graham, Jimmy TE NO
76
2.514
2
Thomas, Julius TE DEN
54
2.470
3
Davis, Vernon TE SF
49
3.071
4
Cameron, Jordan TE CLE
75
1.691
5
Witten, Jason TE DAL
59
2.005
6
Clay, Charles TE MIA
67
1.670
7
Gonzalez, Tony TE ATL
71
1.634
8
Olsen, Greg TE CAR
63
1.649
9
Gronkowski, Rob TE NE
39
2.133
10
Cook, Jared TE STL
44
1.895
11
Graham, Garrett TE HOU
49
1.684
12
Fauria, Joseph TE DET
12
4.700
13
Gates, Antonio TE SD
70
1.341
14
Bennett, Martellus TE CHI
59
1.592
15
Walker, Delanie TE TEN
53
1.636
16
Fleener, Coby TE IND
49
1.663
17
Cumberland, Jeff TE NYJ
23
2.513
18
Myers, Brandon TE NYG
41
1.707
19
Celek, Brent TE PHI
26
2.358
20
Miller, Zach TE SEA
29
2.052
21
Ertz, Zach TE PHI
32
1.997
22
Rivera, Mychal TE OAK
34
1.709
23
Wright, Timothy TE TB
45
1.613
24
Reed, Jordan TE WAS
46
1.515
25
Chandler, Scott TE BUF
48
1.394
26
Miller, Heath TE PIT
53
1.130
27
Clark, Dallas TE BAL
31
1.687
28
Gresham, Jermaine TE CIN
43
1.284
29
Eifert, Tyler TE CIN
38
1.471
30
Pettigrew, Brandon TE DET
41
1.259

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