FPF utilises an intricate player rating system. The objective of this system is to allocate an individual rating to each FPF player who has played a minimum of one full season, on a scale of 50 to 100, on both offense and defence. The league then sets maximum cap totals for each division offered in a given season. The lowest division will have the least amount of permissible cap space, and each division above will allow progressively more.
Teammates’ individual ratings are added up to determine a team rating, independent for both offence and defence. Teams must fit below the permitted maximum cap on both offense and defence, for their specific division, otherwise they are in violation of our roster rules.
A player’s ratings are derived from his accumulated statistics over the course of one or multiple seasons, when applicable. An intricate algorithmic program was designed to determine the correlation between a player’s productivity in each statistical category and his resulting individual and team success, relative to the average. The player’s division also affects the overall rating; the program assumes that equal production in a higher caliber is harder to achieve.
A weighted average formula is used; it takes a maximum of six seasons worth of statistical data into account, with more weight being placed on the most recent season, and progressively less weight on each season thereafter.
The team ratings calculation only factors in the top six offensive ratings for the offensive cap, and the top six defensive ratings for the defensive cap to calculate a team’s rating. The rationale behind using only six players and not more is, some teams have very large rosters and some teams have very small rosters- if every player’s rating was included in the calculation, smaller rosters would gain an unfair advantage. We feel that our current method is the fairest way to rate teams.
Please note that if a player does not play offence or defence, but has a rating that ends up in the top six of that same category, he will still count against the cap.
Some players have a second, QB-specific, offensive rating if they intend to play both Quarterback and Receiver. This is to decipher between most player’s disassociated skill level at both offensive positions.
For more detailed information regarding the ratings system, please refer to our Roster Rules & Regulations document.
