Ottoneu Power Rankings: August 2016
We are nearing the homestretch in the baseball and ottoneu season, and this will be the last in-season power rankings. The next time power rankings are released, they will be final 2016 results, and I plan on releasing the full team/league standings files for each format at that time as well.
For reference, here are links to prior editions of the power rankings (April, May, June, July).
Here are the FanGraphs points league team rankings (1,340 teams):
| LgNum | TeamName | Points | PPG | PIP | pGP | pIp | PACE |
| 81 | 20,530 or Bust | 18,452.9 | 6.54 | 5.94 | 1,944 | 1,489 | 21,560.9 |
| 194 | The Murder Boners | 18,618.6 | 6.30 | 6.12 | 1,944 | 1,500 | 21,427.2 |
| 430 | Britton Yu Crazy Diamond | 18,376.5 | 6.37 | 5.84 | 1,944 | 1,500 | 21,143.3 |
| 248 | Piedmont Boll Weevils | 18,377.9 | 6.38 | 5.74 | 1,944 | 1,500 | 21,012.7 |
| 52 | Durham Tobacconists | 17,922.2 | 6.18 | 5.88 | 1,935 | 1,500 | 20,776.7 |
| 153 | Winnetka Bears | 17,677.9 | 5.97 | 6.33 | 1,906 | 1,470 | 20,683.1 |
| 240 | Miguel’s Caballeros | 17,775.1 | 5.99 | 6.12 | 1,944 | 1,473 | 20,660.2 |
| 120 | Vinegar Strokes | 17,912.5 | 6.30 | 5.58 | 1,944 | 1,495 | 20,590.8 |
| 389 | Smelly Pirate Hooker | 17,724.4 | 6.18 | 5.71 | 1,944 | 1,500 | 20,578.9 |
| 107 | El Festival de Batazos | 17,584.6 | 6.13 | 5.75 | 1,944 | 1,497 | 20,521.9 |
We have a new #1 team! The appropriately named 20,530 or Bust takes over the top spot, thanks to a blistering 6.54 PPG pace. Last month six teams were on pace to beat the FGPTS record of 20,530, and this month nine teams are still on pace to do so. I think it’s safe to say that the points record will be shattered, and a handful of teams are likely to eclipse 20,530. Offense continues to be up, with all FGPTS teams averaging 5.29 Pts/G, up from 4.92 Pts/G last year. Pitching continues to be down, with an average Pts/IP of 4.95 compared to 5.14 Pts/IP in 2015.
Here are the FGPTS league power rankings (112 leagues):
| lgNum | LgName | AvgRk | Rnk+ |
| 649 | Brinksmanship | 432.0 | 135.2 |
| 532 | A Small Sample | 435.4 | 134.7 |
| 347 | MVP Baseball 2005 | 453.5 | 132.0 |
| 93 | ottobros | 461.9 | 130.7 |
| 195 | Wins Above Figgins | 506.8 | 124.0 |
| 653 | Good Sir Timmy | 511.5 | 123.3 |
| 100 | 50,000 ottoneu Leagues Under the Sea | 522.4 | 121.6 |
| 671 | MLB 2k16 | 535.2 | 119.7 |
| 504 | Republic of Knowles | 537.3 | 119.4 |
| 90 | UZR Friendly | 538.8 | 119.2 |
Brinksmanship remains at #1, but there are a few shakeups elsewhere in the rankings.
Up next, the SABR league team power rankings (225 teams):
| LgNum | TeamName | Points | P/G | P/IP | pGP | pIp | PACE |
| 301 | WARriors | 17,195 | 6.19 | 5.39 | 1,942 | 1,477 | 19,980 |
| 301 | SABRmagician✨ | 17,359 | 6.08 | 5.47 | 1,944 | 1,490 | 19,969 |
| 456 | The Folies-Bergère Barmaids | 17,247 | 5.77 | 5.76 | 1,944 | 1,500 | 19,857 |
| 176 | SABR Tooth Tiger? | 17,092 | 5.96 | 5.46 | 1,944 | 1,493 | 19,740 |
| 37 | The Naturals | 16,946 | 6.15 | 5.36 | 1,938 | 1,450 | 19,691 |
And the top five SABR leagues, using the same method I did for the FanGraphs points leagues (19 leagues):
| lgNum | LgName | AvgRk | Rnk+ |
| 25 | Super Serious Fantasy Baseball | 83.1 | 123.4 |
| 159 | Cooperstown – The Jack O’Ryan Memorial League | 91.3 | 115.8 |
| 164 | B. Selig Blue Ribbon Glee Club | 96.0 | 111.5 |
| 571 | Effectively Wild (Dynasty) | 96.0 | 111.5 |
| 186 | Fantasy By the Book – An OttoNeu Experience | 97.8 | 109.9 |
Up next are the two rotisserie ottoneu formats, starting with the traditional 5×5 leagues. To calculate the top teams, I treated the entire population of teams as one big league, and gave every team points for every category based on where they ranked against every other team (499 teams):
| Lg# | TeamNum | TeamName | R | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | WINS | SV | K | ERA | WHIP | POW |
| 87 | 1008 | Wally 31 | 1028 | 286 | 987 | 127 | 0.2895 | 1306 | 82 | 155 | 1366 | 3.26 | 1.112 | 462.7 |
| 326 | 2417 | NY Swallows | 1013 | 297 | 969 | 139 | 0.2794 | 1289.2 | 89 | 112 | 1352 | 3.2 | 1.148 | 460.7 |
| 174 | 1353 | Will Trade Verlander for his GF | 955 | 292 | 961 | 142 | 0.2709 | 1419.2 | 97 | 145 | 1466 | 3.31 | 1.151 | 451 |
| 678 | 4737 | Free Tony Bosch | 936 | 292 | 935 | 151 | 0.2801 | 1329.2 | 83 | 110 | 1370 | 2.96 | 1.106 | 449.1 |
| 328 | 2562 | Say It Ain’t So Sano! | 1034 | 289 | 966 | 154 | 0.286 | 1335.1 | 92 | 87 | 1516 | 3.42 | 1.227 | 435.9 |
| 461 | 3265 | Boise Boats | 971 | 278 | 953 | 118 | 0.2719 | 1291.2 | 87 | 162 | 1350 | 3.23 | 1.112 | 435.7 |
| 328 | 2299 | Daaa yankeesuc! | 975 | 306 | 1003 | 153 | 0.2826 | 1319.1 | 89 | 106 | 1335 | 3.46 | 1.229 | 432.7 |
| 56 | 365 | Natty Boh | 994 | 267 | 940 | 117 | 0.2774 | 1321.2 | 92 | 127 | 1288 | 3.3 | 1.147 | 432.6 |
| 56 | 257 | Blue Whales | 995 | 287 | 982 | 161 | 0.2843 | 1204.1 | 83 | 118 | 1158 | 3.38 | 1.151 | 431.8 |
| 642 | 4535 | Grand Rapids Wolverines | 974 | 276 | 953 | 120 | 0.2805 | 1284.1 | 85 | 104 | 1310 | 3.33 | 1.128 | 431.1 |
And the 5×5 league rankings based on the same average team ranking method as previously discussed (42 leagues):
| Lg# | LgName | AvgRk | Rnk+ |
| 540 | $100 Old School Hardball | 190.4 | 124.6 |
| 495 | Ultimate Foul Balls | 190.8 | 124.4 |
| 148 | She Stadium | 209.3 | 117.1 |
| 450 | Hughes Your Daddy | 210.8 | 116.5 |
| 672 | Church of Baseball | 215.8 | 114.5 |
| 569 | Mark Convoys Pepper Palace | 217.3 | 113.9 |
| 642 | 5×5 Champions | 218.2 | 113.6 |
| 181 | Donnie Kelly Baby! | 224.6 | 111.0 |
| 139 | FanGraphs Experts League | 226.8 | 110.2 |
| 225 | Hard Core Baseball | 228.8 | 109.4 |
Last, but not least, here are the rankings for the top teams in ottoneu 4×4 (224 teams):
| LgNum | TeamName | R | HR | OBP | SLG | IP | K | HR9 | ERA | WHIP | POW |
| 34 | Zeezils | 1,011 | 277 | 0.358 | 0.486 | 1,311.1 | 1484 | 0.91 | 3.20 | 1.13 | 209.75 |
| 317 | Master of the Domain | 954 | 297 | 0.366 | 0.522 | 1,211.1 | 1283 | 0.96 | 3.27 | 1.16 | 202.375 |
| 1 | Last Years Leftovers | 954 | 289 | 0.345 | 0.483 | 1,282.1 | 1323 | 0.86 | 3.21 | 1.11 | 201.625 |
| 209 | Muddy Chickens | 964 | 293 | 0.354 | 0.495 | 1,148.2 | 1076 | 0.89 | 3.09 | 1.13 | 196.25 |
| 118 | David Justice is Blind | 960 | 307 | 0.355 | 0.499 | 1,281.2 | 1293 | 0.92 | 3.38 | 1.22 | 194.5 |
And the rankings for the top 4×4 leagues (19 leagues):
| lgNum | LgName | AvgRk | Rnk+ |
| 1 | original ottoneu | 93.9 | 117.9 |
| 366 | For Centaurs Only… | 95.8 | 116.2 |
| 123 | Wendy Peffercorn Fantasy Baseball League | 96.3 | 115.8 |
| 645 | Surplus or Scrub | 98.4 | 114.0 |
| 670 | 90% Mental | 103.8 | 109.3 |
Feel free to leave any comments or questions about these rankings!
Justin is a life long Cubs fan who has been playing fantasy baseball for 20+ years, and an ottoneu addict since 2012. Follow him on Twitter @justinvibber.
We need to go back and verify at season’s end, but pretty sure a finish of 6.54 P/G would be a record best offense, too.