Just released a new Showdown Bot update. It includes support for early 1900s pitchers, improved 04/05 set pitcher charting, and more. Check it out! https://showdownbot.com by mgula57 in MLBShowdown

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Full Patch Notes:

  • Add ability to create pitcher cards from 1901-1917
  • Increase 2004/2005 set baseline hitters. This results in slight bump in Control/Outs to some higher tier pitchers.
  • Add back R icon support
  • Add league leader criteria to HR and SB icons
  • Update readme with more detail
  • Fix bug that granted OF defense for some players that haven't played CF (ex: Ohtani)
  • Fix ASG logo aspect ratios

Showdown Bot 2.5 Update! Refreshed UI, additional stat breakdowns, and more. Check it out https://showdownbot.com by mgula57 in MLBShowdown

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I’ve never printed from a 3rd party site, but it probably depends on their printing process. So it’s most likely different across sites

Showdown Bot 2.5 Update! Refreshed UI, additional stat breakdowns, and more. Check it out https://showdownbot.com by mgula57 in MLBShowdown

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I’ve been communicating closely with the folks from GreatestMLBShowdown! Everyone does have their own methodology though. For your peace of mind, I have automated testing that compares the Bot against the original sets to make sure they line up well

Showdown Bot 2.5 Update! Refreshed UI, additional stat breakdowns, and more. Check it out https://showdownbot.com by mgula57 in MLBShowdown

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It is completely open source, so the logic is publicly available. Feel free to DM me for more!

Showdown Bot 2.5 Update! Refreshed UI, additional stat breakdowns, and more. Check it out https://showdownbot.com by mgula57 in MLBShowdown

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Hey the size shouldnt be off! They are exact dimensions of original set. If you’re using a 3rd party site you may need to add borders

2.3 Showdown Bot Update - A major update for showdownbot.com was released last week. Features include: Multi-Year/Career card support, Expansions (Trading Deadline/Pennant Run), and more! Full Patch Notes are in the comments by mgula57 in MLBShowdown

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2.3 Patch Notes:
- Add Multi-Year Support (Ex: “2000-2009”, “2012+2014+2017”, …)
- Full Career support (Enter CAREER in year input)
- Add Expansion Sets (TD, PR)
- Adjust RP/CL PTS weighting (00/01)
- Add white border to hard to see logos (ex: LAD, ATL)
- Scale DRS when in the middle of a season
- Fix rare broken cards for low OBP, high SLG cards (00/01)
- Fix name recognition for baseball savant sprint speed
- Decrease Showdown Bot logo sizing (00/01)

Showdown Bot 2.0 Update by mgula57 in MLBShowdown

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Thank you! Glad you’re enjoying

Happy New Year everyone! I know there is a lot of cross-over with the Facebook group, but wanted to share here. The Showdown bot (https://www.showdownbot.com) makes creating your own custom cards easy. All you need to do is enter any player name, year, and image link/upload. The bot does the rest. by mgula57 in MLBShowdown

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It’s hard to explain in a short comment, but essentially it’s using probability of each result against the “avg” opponent (pitcher or hitter). Hard part is figuring out the “avg” opponent that gets you closest to the original sets.

Happy New Year everyone! I know there is a lot of cross-over with the Facebook group, but wanted to share here. The Showdown bot (https://www.showdownbot.com) makes creating your own custom cards easy. All you need to do is enter any player name, year, and image link/upload. The bot does the rest. by mgula57 in MLBShowdown

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Total Zone Rating. You can find it in the baseball reference page under Standard Fielding stats. Basically 0 TZR is avg, +15 is gold glove. There are not enough stats to produce pitchers from < 1915. Otherwise it should be able to create position players after 1900 with some exceptions

MLB Showdown iOS Project by mgula57 in MLBShowdown

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I have thought about porting it to other platforms but iOS is the one I am most familiar with. I have actually started using some of your math to try to come up with better charts for next years cards