Adjusting the batting average based on actual quality

[shortpitched713]

Isn't this what points rankings are meant to take into account. A guy who played mostly on roads and averages 50 is probably not as good as a guy who played mostly in England or NZ and averages 45....but rankings take into account those vagaries.

They do a better job for batting than they do for bowling, due to avoiding the problem of variable utilization, which bowling has.

That's why for models like Flem274*'s MVP model, or my own admittedly more back of the napkin metric are useful. But depending on different factors, for different high quality bowlers you might get different outcomes. The numbers I got for instance on the more ICC ratings oriented model I'd say are more "quality" biased, whereas the ones from my new formula are more "Impact" biased. The best bowlers still tend to end up circling around the top of the ratings, but the exact order can end up rather different.

 

[Son Of Coco]

All these theories are useless without appying a rigorous scientific method to test them. As the average male's thinking is probably at its clearest and most honest post-ejaculation, I'd suggest the following:

1) Think of a player you want to assess
2) Cup your balls and get an initial reading for what you think that player's average should be - write this number down
3) Make a headband out of paper/cardboard and attach an arm to the front with a peg on it. This arm should extend away from your eyes to a point where you can focus easily.
4) Clip a picture (nude or fully clothed) of the player you are assessing to your headband.
5) Light a candle
6) Put on your favourite music
7) Get the massage oil out of your bedside drawer
8) Take yourself to town
9) Once you've recovered, adjust the player's average down* to something that reflects their actual ability. Compare this to the initial reading you took in Step 2.
10) Dispose of headband and picture in an appropriate receptacle.

*If you still adjust up at this stage, you are most likely a threat to both yourself and the player concerned. Have a friend alert the relevant authorities.

Surprised there have been so many posts in this thread after this one to be honest. I can only assume if Darwin had posted his Theory of Evolution in a thread back in 1859, it would also have been followed by pages of inferior posts that failed to recognise the nut had been cracked.

 

[Coronis]

Surprised there have been so many posts in this thread after this one to be honest. I can only assume if Darwin had posted his Theory of Evolution in a thread back in 1859, it would also have been followed by pages of inferior posts that failed to recognise the nut had been cracked.

Does the danger to society and myself apply regarding Bradman? I followed this method and he went up whilst I went down.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Does the danger to society and myself apply regarding Bradman? I followed this method and he went up whilst I went down.

The short answer here is 'yes'.


However, you can nullify the threat you pose by singing 'Love in an Elevator' at the top of your lungs throughout step 8.

 

[Coronis]

The short answer here is 'yes'.


However, you can nullify the threat you pose by singing 'Love in an Elevator' at the top of your lungs throughout step 8.

Not worth learning a new song. I’ll continue being a danger to everyone

 

[Son Of Coco]

Not worth learning a new song. I’ll continue being a danger to everyone

Just print the lyrics out and clip them next to the player's picture. It's better than involuntarily screaming 'WAITING' mid stroke when looking at a nude picture of Steve Smith or Marnus Lasagne.

Or even worse, copying their lavish leave outside off stump while you've got a firm grip on your Duncan Fearnley.

 

[Molehill]

Just print the lyrics out and clip them next to the player's picture. It's better than involuntarily screaming 'WAITING' mid stroke when looking at a nude picture of Steve Smith or Marnus Lasagne.

Or even worse, copying their lavish leave outside off stump while you've got a firm grip on your Duncan Fearnley.

Does work quite well for Ben Stokes though when shouting out "right in the dick"!!