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Based on a rating of 100, scouting scores are statistically derived and do not use any subjective analysis by The Baseball Cube, scouts or any third party publications. Though statistical, the methodology is, for the most part, basic. The ratings represent a player's ranking compared his peers and has nothing to do with a pre-determined bench mark. In other words, there are an equal amount of 100s, 50s and 1s for each stat category.

The ratings are based on formulas that sum a player's entire career based on available statistics in our database, including minor league and college data. These scouting scores are to be used as indicators of a player's strength. A career minor leaguer might have a speed rating of 100 though this does not insinuate that he is a better runner than a major leaguer with a speed rating of 90. Though it does indicate that a player was an excellent base-stealer in the minors, we do not know how he would have fared in the majors.

The following list indicates the factors included in each scouting category:

Power: Takes into account extra-base hits against balls put into play with extra weight given to homers while doubles and triples are treated equally owing to the assumption that a triple is a double with better circumstances.

Contact: Compares strikeouts against a player's plate appearances.

Speed: stolen bases as compared to the number of times a player reached first base, not considering caught stealings.

Patience: Simply the number of walks compared to at bats.

Control: Walks compared to batters faced.

k-Rating: Strikeouts compared to batters faced.

Efficiency: Similar to WHIP, a higher rating for pitchers allowing less baserunners per inning pitched.

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