2020 NBA - Top 38 Players 3/4 Pole

3/4 of the way through the 2020 NBA season.  Here are the 50 best players of the season so far.  Inputs are PER, RPM, VORP, Win Shares

First Team All NBA

1. J.Harden SG Hou  (MVP)
2. G. Antetokounmpo PF Mil
3. L.James SF LAL
4. N.Jokic C Den

5. D.Lillard PG Por 

Second Team All NBA

6. A.Davis PF LAL
7. L.Doncic SG Dall
8. K.Leonard SF LAC
9. R.Gobert C Utah
10. J.Butler Mia SF

Third Team All NBA

11. T.Young PG Atl  (Young replaces Butler on second team)
12. C.Paul PG OKC
13. B.Simmons PG Phi
14. H.Whiteside C Por
15. B.Adebayo PF Mia

16. K.Middleton SF Mil
17. J.Tatum PF Bos
18. M.Harrell PF LAC
19. R.Westbrook PG Hou
20. D.Booker SG
21. Z.LaVine PG Chi
22. B.Beal SG Wash
23. D.Sabonis PF Ind
24. J.Embiid C Phi
25. K.A.Towns C Min
26. D.Mitchell SG Utah
27. K.Lowry PG Tor

28. D.DeRozan SF SA 

29. K.Walker PG Bos 

30. S.Adams C OKC 

31. P.Siakam PF Tor 

32. J.Allen C Brook 

33. M.Robinson C NY 

34. D.Gallinari PF OKC 

35. J.Valanciunas C Mem 

36. T.Harris SF Phil 

37. A.Drummond C Cle/Det
38. CJ McCollum SG Por
   
   
   
 
   

   
   
   

Every Giants (MLB) Team Ranked

Here's what this is - I took Simple Rating System from Baseball Reference; ELO from FiveThirtyEight and smashed them together, with a bent toward valuing contemporary teams given a constant improvement of baseball as a system. WAR numbers are B-Ref only. Through 2019


1. 1905 World Series Champions (Best Player: Mathewson 9.9)
2. 1885 2nd in NL (Best Players: Welch 10.6, Connor 8.2)
3. 1904 NL Champs (Best Player: McGinnity 9.1)
4. 1912 NL Champs (Best Player: Mathewson 8.2)
5. 1954 World Series Champions (Best Player: Mays 10.6)
6. 1921 World Series Champions (Best Player: Bancroft 7.4)
7. 1911 NL Champs (Mathewson 7.9)
8. 1889 World Champions (Welch 6.2)
9. 1888 World Champions (Keefe 9.1)
10. 2002 NL Champs (Bonds 11.8)
11. 1908 2nd in NL (Mathewson 11.8)
12. 1922 World Series Champions (Bancroft 6)
13. 2010 World Series Champions (Huff 5.7)
14. 1913 NL Champs (Mathewson 11.1)
15. 1917 NL Champs (Fletcher 7.4)
16. 1951 NL Champs (Irvin 6.9)
17. 1924 NL Champs (Frisch 7.5)
18. 1897 3rd in NL (Rusie 8.3)
19. 1934 2nd in NL (Hubbell 7.4)
20. 2012 World Series Champions (Posey 7.6)
21. 1962 NL Champs (Mays 10.5)
22. 2000 NL West Champs (Bonds 7.7)
23. 1937 NL Champs (Bartell 6.6)
24. 1906 2nd in NL (Devlin 8)
25. 1933 World Series Champions (Hubbell 9)
26. 1928 2nd in NL (Benton 6.5)
27. 1923 NL Champs (Frisch 7.1)
28. 1929 3rd in NL (Ott 7.4)
29. 1894 2nd in NL (Rusie 13.7, Meekin 11.1)
30. 2003 NL West Champs (Bonds 9.2)
31. 1920 2nd in NL (Youngs 6.4)
32. 1919 2nd in NL (Fletcher 5.3)
33. 1910 2nd in NL (Mathewson 8.9)
34. 1886 3rd in NL (Keefe 9.4)
35. 1993 2nd in NL West (Bonds 9.9)
36. 1931 2nd in NL (Terry 6.1)
37. 1903 2nd in NL (McGinnity 11.4, Mathewson 10.3)
38. 1936 NL Champs (Hubbell 9.9)
39. 2014 World Series Champions (Posey 5.4)
40. 1930 3rd in NL (Terry 7.6)
41. 1967 2nd in NL (Hart 5.8)
42. 1916 4th in NL (Fletcher 6.3)
43. 1927 3rd in NL (Hornsby 10.1)
44. 1987 NL West Champs (Clark 4.2)
45. 1950 3rd in NL (Stanky 8)
46. 1965 2nd in NL (Mays 11.2, Marichal 10.5)
47. 1961 3rd in NL (Mays 8.7)
48. 1909 3rd in NL (Mathewson 10.6)
49. 1989 NL Champs (Clark 8.6)
50. 2004 2nd in NL West (Bonds 10.6)
51. 1998 2nd in NL West (Bonds 8.1)
52. 1968 2nd in NL (McCovey 7)
53. 1918 2nd in NL (Fletcher 4.6)
54. 1914 2nd in NL (Burns 6.5)
55. 1935 3rd in NL (Ott 7.1)
56. 1887 4th in NL (Keefe 7.5)
57. 1952 2nd in NL (Dark 5.8)
58. 2001 2nd in NL West (Bonds 11.9)
59. 2016 2nd in NL West (Bumgarner 5.7)
60. 1942 3rd in NL (Ott 6.3)
61. 1963 3rd in NL (Mays 10.6, Marichal 8.1)
62. 1959 3rd in NL (Mays 7.8)
63. 1969 2nd in NL West (McCovey 8.1)
64. 1966 2nd in NL (Marichal 9.7, Mays 9)
65. 1964 4th in NL (Mays 11)
66. 2015 2nd in NL West (Bumgarner 6.1)
67. 1893 5th in NL (Rusie 11.2)
68. 1938 3rd in NL (Ott 8.9)
69. 1907 4th in NL (Mathewson 7.9)
70. 1955 3rd in NL (Mays 9.1)
71. 1988 4th in NL West (Butler 6.8)
72. 1986 3rd in NL West (Davis 4.1)
73. 1925 2nd in NL (Scott 5.9)
74. 1947 4th in NL (Mize 7.1)
75. 1891 3rd in NL (Rusie 8.7)
76. 2009 3rd in NL West (Lincecum 7.4)
77. 1960 5th in NL (Mays 9.5)
78. 1890 6th in NL (Rusie 8.2)
79. 1999 2nd in NL West (Bonds 3.8)
80. 1948 5th in NL (Mize 6.5)
81. 1932 6th in NL (Ott 7.9)
82. 1971 NL West Champs (Bonds 6.7)
83. 1970 3rd in NL West (Perry 7.1)
84. 1884 4th in NL (Welch 12.3)
85. 1973 3rd in NL West (Bonds 7.8)
86. 1982 3rd in NL West (Minton 5.5)
87. 1981 4th in NL West (Alexander 3.5)
88. 1898 7th in NL (Joyce 4.3)
89. 1939 5th in NL (Ott 5.7)
90. 1994 2nd in NL West (Bonds 6.2)
91. 1990 3rd in NL West (Butler 5, Williams 5)
92. 1896 7th in NL (Meekin 5.8)
93. 1958 3rd in NL (Mays 10.3)
94. 2011 2nd in NL West (Sandoval 6)
95. 1895 9th in NL (Rusie 6)
96. 1949 5th in NL (Thomson 6.2)
97. 1978 3rd in NL West (Blue 6.2)
98. 1972 5th in NL West (Speier 6.1)
99. 1983 5th in NL West (Hammaker 4.4)
100. 1953 5th in NL (Dark 4.7, Thompson 4.7)
101. 1997 NL West Champs (Bonds 8.2)
102. 1926 5th in NL (Frisch 4.6)
103. 1975 3rd in NL West (Montefusco 6.4)
104. 1892 8th in NL (Rusie 7.2)
105. 2013 3rd in NL West (Posey 5.3)
106. 1977 4th in NL West (Halicki 5.7)
107. 1940 6th in NL (Ott 5.2)
108. 1999 2nd in NL West (Bonds 3.8)
109. 1945 5th in NL (Ott 4.5)
110. 2007 5th in NL West (Cain 4.3)
111. 1941 5th in NL (Ott 4.6)
112. 1915 8th in NL (Tesreau 5.9)
113. 2006 3rd in NL West (Bonds 4, Schmidt 4)
114. 1976 4th in NL West (Montefusco 6.4)
115. 1957 6th in NL (Mays 8.3)
116. 2019 3rd in NL West (Samardzija 2.9)
117. 2005 3rd in NL West (Lowry 4.8)
118. 1992 5th in NL West (Swift 4.6)
119. 1980 5th in NL West (Clark 4.7)
120. 1974 5th in NL West (Barr 6.8)
121. 1979 4th in NL West (Clark 3.5)
122. 1956 6th in NL (Mays 7.6)
123. 1900 8th in NL (Selbach 5.1)
124. 1883 6th in NL (Connor 4.9)
125. 2018 4th in NL West (Posey 2.9)
126. 1946 8th in NL (Mize 6.3)
127. 1996 4th in NL West (Bonds 9.7)
128. 1995 4th in NL West (Bonds 7.5)
129. 2017 5th in NL West (Posey 3.9)
130. 1944 5th in NL (Ott 5.2)
131. 2008 4th in NL West (Lincecum 8)
132. 1984 6th in NL West (Davis 5.1)
133. 1899 10th in NL (Seymour 5.4)
134. 1985 6th in NL West (Krukow 3.5)
135. 1943 8th in NL (Adams 2.9)
136. 1902 8th in NL (Mathewson 4.2)
137. 1901 7th in NL (Mathewson 8.9)

Every World Series Winner Ranked

Here's what this is - I took Simple Rating System from Baseball Reference; ELO from FiveThirtyEight and smashed them together, with a bent toward valuing contemporary teams given a constant improvement of baseball as a system. WAR numbers are B-Ref only. Through 2019

1. 1939 Yankees (DiMaggio 8.1)
2. 1927 Yankees (Ruth 12.4, Gehrig 11.8)
3. 1942 Cardinals (Cooper 8.2)
4. 1998 Yankees (Jeter 7.5)
5. 1909 Pirates (Wagner 9.2)
6. 1910 A’s (Collins 10.5, Coombs 9.9)
7. 1905 Giants (Mathewson 9.9)
8. 1907 Cubs (Overall 6)
9. 1911 A’s (Collins 6.6)
10. 1970 Orioles (Palmer 6.4)
11. 1937 Yankees (Gomez 9, DiMaggio 8.2)
12. 1929 A’s (Foxx 7.9, Simmons 7.9)
13. 2018 Red Sox (Betts 10.9)
14. 1936 Yankees (Gehrig 9.1)
15. 1932 Yankees (Ruth 8.3)
16. 1975 Reds (Morgan 11)
17. 1944 Cardinals (Musial 8.8)
18. 1953 Yankees (Mantle 5.8)
19. 1976 Reds (Morgan 9.6)
20. 1912 Red Sox (Wood 11.4, Speaker 10.1)
21. 1919 Reds (Groh 5.1)
22. 1938 Yankees (Ruffing 6.1)
23. 1908 Cubs (Brown 9.1)
24. 2016 Cubs (Bryant 7.4)
25. 1961 Yankees (Mantle 10.5)
26. 1950 Yankees (Rizzuto 6.7)
27. 1948 Indians (Boudreau 10.4)
28. 2007 Red Sox (Beckett 6.4)
29. 1917 White Sox (Cicotte 11.5)
30. 2002 Angels (Erstad 6.4)
31. 1935 Tigers (Gehringer 7.8)
32. 1915 Red Sox (Speaker 7.1)
33. 1986 Mets (Hernandez 5.5)
34. 1947 Yankees (DiMaggio 4.9)
35. 1956 Yankees (Mantle 11.3)
36. 1941 Yankees (DiMaggio 9.1)
37. 2013 Red Sox (Pedroia 6.3)
38. 1928 Yankees (Ruth 10.1, Gehrig 9.4)
39. 1968 Tigers (McLain 7.4)
40. 2009 Yankees (Jeter 6.6)
41. 2004 Red Sox (Schilling 7.8)
42. 1920 Indians (Bagby 9, Coveleski 8.8, Speaker 8.5)
43. 1903 Americans (Young 8.3)
44. 1999 Yankees (Jeter 8)
45. 1931 Cardinals (Hafey 4.3)
46. 1921 Giants (Bancroft 7.4)
47. 1930 A’s (Grove 10.4)
48. 1954 Giants (Mays 10.6)
49. 1952 Yankees (Mantle 6.5)
50. 1923 Yankees (Ruth 14.1)
51. 2019 Nationals (Strasburg 6.5)
52. 1989 A’s (Moore 5.4)
53. 1940 Reds (Walters 6.8)
54. 1913 A’s (Collins 9)
55. 1978 Yankees (Guidry 9.6)
56. 1984 Tigers (Trammell 6.7)
57. 1946 Cardinals (Newhouser 9.4)
58. 1943 Yankees (Chandler 7.2)
59. 1949 Yankees (DiMaggio 4.4)
60. 1951 Yankees (Berra 5.3)
61. 2017 Astros (Altuve 8.1)
62. 1971 Pirates (Stargell 7.9)
63. 1979 Pirates (Parker 6.7)
64. 1983 Orioles (Ripken 8.2)
65. 1955 Dodgers (Snider 8.6)
66. 1977 Yankees (Nettles 5.5)
67. 1925 Pirates (Cuyler 6.7)
68. 1957 Braves (Aaron 8)
69. 1922 Giants (Bancroft 6)
70. 1914 Braves (James 8.3)
71. 1972 A’s (Rudi 6.1)
72. 1906 White Sox  (White 6.5)
73. 1995 Braves (Maddux 9.6)
74. 1958 Yankees (Mantle 8.7)
75. 1967 Cardinals (Cepeda 6.7)
76. 1934 Cardinals (Dean 9.5)
77. 2001 Diamondbacks (Johnson 9.5, Schilling 8.5)
78. 1966 Orioles (F Robinson 7.7)
79. 1974 A’s (Hunter 6.9)
80. 1981 Dodgers (Valenzuela 5.3)
81. 2005 White Sox (Buehrle 4.8)
82. 2010 Giants (Huff 5.7)
83. 2008 Phillies (Utley 9)
84. 1969 Mets (Seaver 7.2)
85. 1973 A’s (Jackson 7.8)
86. 1962 Yankees (Mantle 5.9)
87. 1926 Cardinals (Bell 4.4)
88. 1993 Jays (Olerud 7.8)
89. 1918 Red Sox (Ruth 7)
90. 1916 Red Sox (Ruth 10.4)
91. 1963 Dodgers (Koufax 9.9)
92. 1933 Giants (Hubbell 9)
93. 2015 Royals (Cain 7.2)
94. 1960 Pirates (Groat 6.2)
95. 2012 Giants (Posey 7.6)
96. 1965 Dodgers (Koufax 8.6)
97. 1991 Twins (Tapani 6.8)
98. 1988 Dodgers (Hershiser 7.1)
99. 1992 Jays (Alomar 6.6)
100. 1980 Phillies (Carlton 10.1, Schmidt 8.9)
101. 1982 Cardinals (L Smith 6.2)
102. 2011 Cardinals (Pujols 5.3)
103. 1990 Reds (Rijo 5.8)
104. 1996 Yankees (Pettitte 5.6)
105. 1945 Tigers (Newhouser 12)
106. 1924 Senators (Johnson 6.5)
107. 2003 Marlins (Rodriguez 4.5)
108. 2014 Giants (Posey 5.4)
109. 1964 Cardinals (Boyer 6.1)
110. 1997 Marlins (Brown 6.8)
111. 1985 Royals (Brett 8.3)
112. 2000 Yankees (Posada 5.5)
113. 2006 Cardinals Pujols (8.5)
114. 1959 Dodgers (Drysdale 6.3)
115. 1987 Twins (Viola 8.1)

February, 2020 Athlete of the Month

January is here.

Damien Williams.  Runners-up: Novak Djokovic, Lionel Messi, Tyson Fury

2 months down in the first year of the..4th decade that I've been doing this.  Man.  Here's where we stand.

January-Joe Burrow
February - Damien Williams

2020 - Top 100 Players in MLB

MLB Network has its top 100 players going into the 2020 season; my list will be below.  Updates probable.

MLB Network:
100. Vlad Guerrero Blue Jays
99. Bo Bichette Blue Jays
98. Joc Pederson Dodgers
97. Eloy Jimenez White Sox
96. Jose Abreu White Sox
95. Tim Anderson White Sox
94. Keston Hiura Brewers
93. Mike Moustakas Reds
92. Tyler Glasnow Rays
91. Luis Castillo Reds
90. Miguel Sano Twins
89. Mitch Garver Twins
88. Jorge Polanco Twins
87. Eduardo Escobar Diamondbacks
86. Carlos Santana Indians
85. Charlie Blackmon Rockies
84. Ramon Laureano A's
83. Luis Severino Yankees
82. Blake Snell Rays
81. Aaron Nola Phillies
80. Gary Sanchez Yankees
79. Willson Contreras Cubs
78. Michael Conforto Mets
77. Corey Seager Dodgers
76. Trea Turner Nationals
75. Aroldis Chapman Yankees
74. Josh Hader Brewers
73. Kirby Yates Padres
72. Max Kepler Twins
71. Nick Castellanos Reds
70. Josh Bell Pirates
69. Jorge Soler Royals
68. Tommy Pham Padres
67. Mike Soroka Braves
66. Zack Greinke Astros
65. Yordan Alvarez Astros
64. Joey Gallo Rangers
63. Giancarlo Stanton Yankees
62. Chris Sale Red Sox
61. Clayton Kershaw Dodgers
60. Yoan Moncada White Sox
59. Manny Machado Padres
58. Shane Bieber Indians
57. Shohei Ohtani Angels
56. Whit Merrifield Royals
55. Ozzie Albies Braves
54. Justin Turner Dodgers
53. Hyun-Jin Ryu Blue Jays
52. Charlie Morton Rays
51. Nelson Cruz Twins
50. Jose Ramirez Indians
49. Jeff McNeil Mets
48. Patrick Corbin Nationals
47. Mike Clevinger Indians
46. Paul Goldschmidt Cardinals
45. Austin Meadows Rays
44. Michael Brantley Astros
43. Carlos Correa Astros
42. Yasmani Grandal White Sox
41. JT Realmuto Phillies
40. Rafael Devers Red Sox
39. Anthony Rizzo Cubs
38. Matt Olson A's
37. DJ LeMahieu Yankees
36. Max Muncy Dodgers
35. Eugenio Suarez Reds
34. Kris Bryant Cubs
33. Bryce Harper Phillies
32. Fernando Tatis Padres
31. Gleyber Torres Yankees
30. Marcus Semien A's
29. Walker Buehler Dodgers
28. Jack Flaherty Cardinals
27. JD Martinez Red Sox
26. Josh Donaldson Twins
25. Ketel Marte Diamondbacks
24. Pete Alonso Mets
23. Jorge Baez Cubs 8.9
22. Xander Bogaerts Red Sox
21. Trevor Story Rockies
20. Steven Strasburg Nationals
19. Matt Chapman A's
18. George Springer Astros
17. Jose Altuve Astros
16. Aaron Judge Yankees
15. Freddie Freeman Braves
14. Max Scherzer Nationals
13. Justin Verlander Astros
12. Ronald Acuna Braves
11. Juan Soto Nationals
10. Francisco Lindor Indians
9. Nolan Arenado Rockies
8. Jacob DeGrom Mets
7. Gerrit Cole Yankees
6. Anthony Rendon Angels
5. Alex Bregman Astros
4. Mookie Betts Dodgers
3. Clay Bellinger Dodgers
2. Christian Yelich Brewers
1. Mike Trout Angels


Jividen List


1. M.Trout CF Angels
2. M.Betts RF Dodgers
3. A.Bregman 3B Astros
4. C.Bellinger CF Dodgers
5. C.Yelich RF Brewers
6. J.DeGrom SP Mets
7. N.Arenado 3B Rockies
8. M.Chapman 3B A’s 1
9. G.Cole SP Yankees 
10. M.Scherzer SP Nationals
11. F.Lindor SS Indians
12. J.Soto LF Nationals
13. DJ LeMahieu 2B Yankees 
14. M.Semien SS A’s
15. A.Rendon 3B Angels
16. G.Springer CF Astros
17. J.Verlander SP Astros
18. C.Sale SP Red Sox 
19. C.Correa SS Astros
20. Y.Grandal C White Sox
21. JD Martinez DH Red Sox
22. A.Judge RF Yankees 
23. J.Altuve 2B Astros
24. T.Story SS Rockies
25. Y.Alvarez DH Astros
26. S.Bieber SP Indians
27. W.Buehler SP Dodgers
28. K.Bryant 3B Cubs
29. J.Turner 3B Dodgers
30. J.Baez SS Cubs
31. M.Conforto RF Mets
32. C.Kershaw SP Dodgers
33. J.Flaherty SP Cardinals 
34. S.Strasburg SP Nationals
35. A.Rizzo 1B Cubs
36. T.Turner SS Nationals
37. X.Bogaerts SS Red Sox
38. R.Devers 3B Red Sox
39. J.Ramirez 3B Indians
40. P.Alonso 1B Mets
41. M.Olson 1B A’s
42. K.Marte 2B Diamondbacks
43. G.Stanton DH Yankees 
44. F.Freeman 1B Braves
45. JT Realmuto C Phillies
46. W.Smith C Dodgers
47. N.Syndergaard SP Mets
48. F.Tatis SS Padres
49. C.Seager SS Dodgers
50. G.Torres SS Yankees 
51. J.McNeil 3B Mets
52. E.Suarez 3B Reds
53. P.Corbin SP Nationals
54. B.Snell SP Rays
55. J.Donaldson 3B Twins
56. V.Guerrero 3B Jays
57. O.Albies 2B Braves
58. J.Upton LF Angels
59. M.Kepler RF Twins
60. N.Cruz DH Twins
61. A.Nola SP Phillies
62. C.Morton SP Rays
63. L.Castillo SP Reds
64. R.Acuna CF Braves
65. P.Goldschmidt 1B Cardinals
66. G.Sanchez C Yankees
67. W.Contreras C Cubs
68. M.Canha LF A's
69. Y.Moncada 3B White Sox
70. L.Robert CF White Sox
71. E.Jimenez LF White Sox
72. S.Marte CF Diamondbacks
73. M.Muncy 1B Dodgers
74. B.Lowe 2B Rays 
75. K.Wong 2B Cardinals
76. P.DeJong SS Cardinals
77. B.Bichette SS Jays
78. C.Biggio 2B Jays
79. M.Clevinger SP Indians
80. B.Harper RF Phillies
81. M.Machado 3B Padres
82. Y.Darvish SP Cubs
83. Z.Greinke SP Astros
84. B.Buxton CF Twins
85. C.Blackmon RF Rockies
86. A.Simmons SS Angels
87. T.Pham LF Padres
88. B.Reynolds LF Pirates
89. M.Moustakas 2B Reds
90. T.Bauer SP Reds
91. S.Gray SP Reds 
92. C.Paddack SP Padres
93. B.Woodruff P Brewers   
94. M.Garver C Twins   
95. R.Perez C Indians
96. T.Anderson SS White Sox
97. S.Ohtani DH/SP Angels
98. J.Hader RP Brewers
99. K.Yates RP Padres
100. L.Hendricks RP A's