Over the previous a number of months, now we have been engaged on including customization options to our participant pages for FanGraphs Members, specializing in data that’s pertinent for present main leaguers. If you’re a Member and signed in, now you can configure and save 3-6 completely different customized dashboard playing cards for batters and pitchers.
You’ll discover a grey bar on the high of the participant pages beneath the participant identify header. In the event you click on on the Participant Dashboard hyperlink on the suitable that claims “Open Settings,” it should open the dashboard controls:
There are two elements to the controls. First, you’ll be able to set the variety of playing cards displayed. Presently, you’ll be able to select between hiding the entire playing cards, displaying three playing cards, or displaying six playing cards (two rows of three playing cards). To the suitable of these show choices, you’ve got the power to toggle between viewing your present settings or viewing the entire obtainable playing cards for a participant and his place (batting stats vs. pitching stats):
When you’ve got “Card Settings” chosen, you’ll be able to select between the completely different playing cards for every slot. The Card Settings will save a separate structure for batters and pitchers. Within the drop-downs for every card slot, you’ll be able to choose any of the obtainable playing cards for any slot you need. Clicking “Default” will reset the slot to its preliminary worth. The fourth, fifth and sixth slots shall be clean, since we don’t have defaults set for them:
Under are descriptions for the dashboard playing cards we at the moment have obtainable.
Pitchers and batters:
Fast Look (Default)
Our default fast stats for gamers. This card consists of the present season, projections, and profession values for main league gamers. It additionally has a tab for prospect grades.
RosterResource Abstract (Default)
Our default draft, contract, and roster data. This card has a abstract of the fundamental data obtainable on RosterResource.
Information (Default)
Our default information data for the participant. This card consists of Rotowire information, in addition to hyperlinks to the items from our editorial employees that the participant has been tagged in.
Spark Graphs (Three and Six Graphs) NEW!
We now have spark graphs that present rolling stats over a participant’s final 15 video games for place gamers and 5 video games for pitchers. We created two completely different grid sizes: three graphs and 6 graphs. The three-graphs choice presents extra element, like a labeled y-axis, however the six-graph choice has extra stats obtainable. We hope to have extra choices obtainable sooner or later:
Participant Rater (12 and 15 groups) NEW!
Earlier this 12 months, we launched our fantasy-centric Participant Rater, which feeds a helpful participant card for fantasy gamers:
RosterResource Transaction Tracker NEW!
This card pulls knowledge from our RosterResource Transaction Tracker. It options trades, contract signings, and roster strikes associated to the participant:
Pitchers Solely
Pitch Modeling (Stuff+ and PitchingBot) NEW!
We created a horizontal bar graph card to show pitch modeling knowledge, with pitches listed in descending order from the pitcher’s most-used pitch to his least-used pitch. We’ve solely included these pitches with >5% utilization fee. You may view the three mannequin sorts — Stuff+, Location+, and Pitching+ — for Stuff+, and Stuff, Command, and Total for PitchingBot:
Batters Solely
RosterResource Lineup Tracker NEW!
Utilizing RosterResource’s lineup data, this card features a lineup place break up by beginning pitcher handedness, in addition to a abstract of how the participant entered the sport (as a starter, pinch-hitter, defensive substitute, and so forth.). We solely show data for a participant’s present workforce, so if he switched groups, his lineup tracker shall be largely clean and his season abstract rely will reset.
For the sake of context, we embody the next:
- Complete workforce video games: What number of video games the workforce has performed.
- Accessible workforce video games: Estimated video games the place the participant was the obtainable for his present workforce. This excludes free company, time spent enjoying for different groups, and time spent within the minors or on the IL, and so forth. This means if the participant was on the lively roster and will play within the sport.
A not too long ago acquired participant would have a excessive variety of whole workforce video games, however would solely be thought of obtainable for the few video games he spent together with his present workforce. You’d see comparable numbers for a participant who spent many of the season on the IL or in Triple-A.
The lineup calendar will replace in actual time when lineup data turns into obtainable. Combination knowledge is pulled from our sport log knowledge and is up to date nightly:
These customized dashboard playing cards are in beta mode, as we’re nonetheless creating this characteristic; the playing cards might change rapidly or have options eliminated. Please tell us when you’ve got any suggestions or questions, both by leaving a remark under or emailing help@fangraphs.com. We’re additionally open to characteristic requests, particularly concepts for added playing cards that you’d discover helpful. Thanks to David Appelman and Keaton Arneson. They each labored actually onerous to develop the preliminary idea and assist create this instrument. And thanks for being a FanGraphs Member. Your help permits us to develop instruments like this!
