fielding guide

[packleader]

Here's what I use to guide me in my fielding questions. I got it from strato.berce.us/fielding.htm

shortstop - fielding rating is king
1ss34 = 2e7, better than any other rating
1ss54 = 2ss29 = 3ss4, better than any other rating
1ss84 = 2ss60 = 3ss38 = 4ss10, better than any other rating

second base - fielding rating is dominant, each step in fielding rating is worth ~ 15 in error rating; slightly more as the fielding rating gets worse
1e20 = 2e4 which is better than any 3 or 4
1e27 = 2e12 which is better than any 3 or 4
1e36 = 2e20 = 3e4 which is better than any 4
1e47 = 2e33 = 3e17 which is better than any 4
1e61 = 2e47 = 3e32 = 4e15
1e71 = 2e58 = 3e43 = 4e27

third base - change in fielding rating of one is balanced off by a change in error rating of about 7
1e12 = 2e5 which is better than any 3 or 4
1e20 = 2e13 = 3e5 which is better than any 4
1e30 = 2e24 = 3e17 = 4e9
1e35 = 2e29 = 3e22 = 4e14
1e41 = 2e35 = 3e28 = 4e21
1e53 = 2e48 = 3e42 = 4e35

first base - a change of one in fielding is equal to a change of 5 or 6 in error rating
1e6 = 2e0 which is better than any 3 or 4
1e12 = 2e7 = 3e1 which is better than any 4
1e18 = 2e13 = 3e8 = 4e2
1e25 = 2e20 = 3e16 = 4e10
1e30 = 2e26 = 3e21 = 4e16

left and right field - here there is a narrower range of error ratings, with a change of one in fielding equivalent to about 6 or 7 errors when you step from a '1' fielder to a '2', about 8 errors when you move from a '2' to a '3', and about 12 or 13 errors when you move from a '3' to a '4'
1e7 = 2e0 which is better than any 3 or 4
1e12 = 2e5 which is still better than any 3 or 4
1e17 = 2e11 = 3e2 which is better than any 4
1e22 = 2e16 = 3e8 which is still better than any 4
2e22 = 3e15 = 4e2
3e22 = 4e10

centerfield - fielding rating is boss, and becomes more so as the fielding rating gets weaker
1e10 = 2e0 which is better than any 3 or 4
1e15 = 2e5 which is still better than any 3 or 4
1e22 = 2e12 = 3e1 which is better than any 4
2e18 = 3e6 which is still better than any 4
2e25 = 3e12 which again is better than any 4
3e20 = 4e0
3e25 = 4e5


I hope this is of some help to this great strato community.