Ratings Explained

Legend

EX = Excellent
VG = Very Good
AV = Average
FR = Fair
PR = Poor

Offensive Ratings

Bunting
These ratings indicate the player's bunting ability. The Bunt for Hit reflects the ability to bunt for a base hit with the bases empty or with two outs. The Sacrifice Bunt rating reflects the ability to successfully advance a runner with a sacrifice or a squeeze bunt.

Running
This rating measures the player's ability to take extra bases on singles, doubles, and caught fly balls. It measures both running speed and the players' judgment about when to take the extra base. Some slow runners have good ratings because they know when to try for the extra base. Some fast runners may have low ratings because they gamble too much and get thrown out often.

Jump
This rating measures the player's ability to get a good lead on a steal attempt.

Stealing
This rating measures the player's ability to steal a base with a good lead. Excellent stealing ratings are reserved for players who succeed at least 83% of the time. Average stealers are successful about 67% of the time. Poor stealers are thrown out more than half the time.

Hitter Type
This rating indicates whether the batter is a pull hitter (p) or a spray hitter (h).

Power
This rating indicates how well a player hits for power against left- and right-handed pitching. This is for information purposes only.

Clutch Hitting
This rating indicates whether the batter is especially tough in late-inning situations where the score is close. A great clutch hitter is rated as a Terror, while others are Normal.

Pitching Ratings

Durability For a Starting Pitcher
This rating is used to determine how quickly the starting pitcher in a game gets tired. A player who was not used as a starter in real life does not have a rating; if he is used as a starter in DMB, he tires more quickly than a player with a PR rating.

Holding Runners Close
This rating indicates a pitcher's ability to hold runners close on steal attempts.

Balk Rating
This number indicates how frequently a pitcher will commit a balk. It is expressed as a percentage, with 100 indicating a pitcher who balks at the average rate for his league.

Wild Pitch Rating
This number indicates how often a pitcher throws a wild pitch when there are runners on base. The wild pitch rating tends to range from 0 to 60 with an average of 15.

Ground Ball Rating
This rating is not used to determine the result of any play. This number accurately reflects the pitcher's ability to cause ground balls. Together with the number of ground ball double plays made while this pitcher was in the game, you can use this rating to assess your chance of getting out of a tough situation with a ground ball double play.

Getting Out of a Jam
This rating indicates whether the pitcher is especially tough in late-inning with the score very close. Pitchers are rated as Super, Tough or Normal.

Defensive Ratings

Fielding Range
This rating indicates a player's ability to reach balls hit in his direction.

Error Rating
This rating is a percentage indicating how this player's error rate compares to the average fielder at his position in the era in which he played. A rating of 100 means the player is average. A player who makes only 50% as many errors as his peers is rated 50.

Outfielder Throwing
The strength and accuracy of an outfielder's throwing arm are indicated in this rating. This rating is used whenever a runner tries to take an extra base on a single, double or fly ball.

Catcher Throwing
This rating indicates the strength and accuracy of the catcher's throwing arm. It is used whenever a runner tries to steal second or third.

Passed Ball
This number indicates how many times a catcher will allow a passed ball in 1,000 plate appearances with runners on base. The rating is similar to that for wild pitch ratings for pitchers.