MLB All-Star Teams

This folder contains data behind the story The Best MLB All-Star Teams Ever.

Estimates of most talented MLB All-Star teams, 1933-2015

allstar_team_talent.csv contains team talent estimates with the following headers:

Header	Definition
`yearID`	The season in question
`gameNum`	Order of All-Star Game for the season (in years w/ multiple ASGs; set to 0 when only 1 per year)
`gameID`	Game ID at Baseball-Reference.com
`lgID`	League of All-Star team
`tm_OFF_talent`	Total runs of offensive talent above average per game (36 plate appearances)
`tm_DEF_talent`	Total runs of fielding talent above average per game (36 plate appearances)
`tm_PIT_talent`	Total runs of pitching talent above average per game (9 innings)
`MLB_avg_RPG`	MLB average runs scored/game that season
`talent_RSPG`	Expected runs scored per game based on talent (MLB R/G + team OFF talent)
`talent_RAPG`	Expected runs allowed per game based on talent (MLB R/G - team DEF talent- team PIT talent)
`unadj_PYTH`	Unadjusted pythagorean talent rating; PYTH =(RSPG^1.83)/(RSPG^1.83+RAPG^1.83)
`timeline_adj`	Estimate of relative league quality where 2015 MLB = 1.00
`SOS`	Strength of schedule faced; adjusts an assumed .500 SOS downward based on timeline adjustment
`adj_PYTH`	Adjusted pythagorean record; =(SOSunadj_Pyth)/((2unadj_Pyth*SOS)-SOS-unadj_Pyth+1)
`no_1_player`	Best player according to combo of actual PA/IP and talent
`no_2_player`	2nd-best player according to combo of actual PA/IP and talent

allstar_player_talent.csv contains team player estimates with the following headers:

Header	Definition
`bbref_ID`	Player's ID at Baseball-Reference.com
`yearID`	The season in question
`gameNum`	Order of All-Star Game for the season (in years w/ multiple ASGs; set to 0 when only 1 per year)
`gameID`	Game ID at Baseball-Reference.com
`lgID`	League of All-Star team
`startingPos`	Postion (according to baseball convention; 1=pitcher, 2=catcher, etc.) if starter
`OFF600`	Estimate of offensive talent, in runs above league average per 600 plate appearances
`DEF600`	Estimate of fielding talent, in runs above league average per 600 plate appearances
`PITCH200`	Estimate of pitching talent, in runs above league average per 200 innings pitched
`asg_PA`	Number of plate appearances in the All-Star Game itself
`asg_IP`	Number of innings pitched in the All-Star Game itself
`OFFper9innASG`	Expected offensive runs added above average (from talent) based on PA in ASG, scaled to a 9-inning game
`DEFper9innASG`	Expected defensive runs added above average (from talent) based on PA in ASG, scaled to a 9-inning game
`PITper9innASG`	Expected pitching runs added above average (from talent) based on IP in ASG, scaled to a 9-inning game
`TOTper9innASG`	Expected runs added above average (from talent) based on PA/IP in ASG, scaled to a 9-inning game