FYI Don Cox SABR wrote a book with a detailed evaluation of all candidates through about 2017 called All-Time Nines as determined by analytics. You may want to take a look at this if you haven’t seen (McFarland Books). It’s a little pricey and of questionable construction but well researched. I’d be happy to send you a list or two if you haven’t seen it. BTW you often refer to the 1949 Dodgers as one of the best offensive teams ever. I think you’re confusing them with 1953 Dodgers. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for the recommendation! This is one I wasn't aware of.
Based on the Amazon blurb, it looks like Cox is using "runs above league average" to make his determination. That's not far off from what Dynasties does.
If we look at the "Domination Index" (the "SD Score" that Neyer and Epstein came up with), the 1949 Dodgers wind up ranking 19th all time with a 3.055 score. The 1953 Dodgers are 38th all time with a 2.796 score. Offensively, the 1953 Dodgers are slightly better: 2.237 standard deviations above average compared to 2.065 for the 1949 team. The 53 Dodgers wind up 8th on the all time list if you look only at the offensive runs scored standard deviation; the 1949 Dodgers are 14th, not too far behind.
Of course, looking at just one element of the Domination Index measurement isn't quite right. We wind up with the 1996 Rockies as the greatest offense of all time. Combining offense and defense helps account for the ballpark effects.
The standard deviation of runs scored in 1953 was just over 96 runs; it was just shy of 84 in 1949. That's why the 879 runs the Dodgers scored in 1949 compares so well with the 955 they scored in 1953.
Fun stuff to play with, one way or another! And I wish I could find a used copy of that Don Cox book - both Amazon and Ebay are sold out.
FYI Don Cox SABR wrote a book with a detailed evaluation of all candidates through about 2017 called All-Time Nines as determined by analytics. You may want to take a look at this if you haven’t seen (McFarland Books). It’s a little pricey and of questionable construction but well researched. I’d be happy to send you a list or two if you haven’t seen it. BTW you often refer to the 1949 Dodgers as one of the best offensive teams ever. I think you’re confusing them with 1953 Dodgers. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for the recommendation! This is one I wasn't aware of.
Based on the Amazon blurb, it looks like Cox is using "runs above league average" to make his determination. That's not far off from what Dynasties does.
If we look at the "Domination Index" (the "SD Score" that Neyer and Epstein came up with), the 1949 Dodgers wind up ranking 19th all time with a 3.055 score. The 1953 Dodgers are 38th all time with a 2.796 score. Offensively, the 1953 Dodgers are slightly better: 2.237 standard deviations above average compared to 2.065 for the 1949 team. The 53 Dodgers wind up 8th on the all time list if you look only at the offensive runs scored standard deviation; the 1949 Dodgers are 14th, not too far behind.
Of course, looking at just one element of the Domination Index measurement isn't quite right. We wind up with the 1996 Rockies as the greatest offense of all time. Combining offense and defense helps account for the ballpark effects.
The standard deviation of runs scored in 1953 was just over 96 runs; it was just shy of 84 in 1949. That's why the 879 runs the Dodgers scored in 1949 compares so well with the 955 they scored in 1953.
Fun stuff to play with, one way or another! And I wish I could find a used copy of that Don Cox book - both Amazon and Ebay are sold out.
You can order directly from publisher (McFarland).’ If you send your email address, I will send samples. ‘53 Dodgers team OPS 840.