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The Barry Code Codell and Traditional Statistical Leader Search Instructions

This leader search engine allows you 4 categories of search listed below.

Search Types:

Time Period - with a minimum start year of 1901

Career - All-time leaders both active and inactive
Career(A) - All-time leaders active players only
Career(I) - All-time leaders Inactive players only
Career(HOF) - All-time leaders hall of famers only
Career(NHOF) - All-time leaders non-hall of famers only
Living - Players who are currently alive (death data taken at the end of last season)
Deceased - Players who are deceased (death data taken at the end of last season)
Season - maximum leaders for any season
Bat Seas Ct - Number of Seasons a particular set of batting conditions are attained. You are allowed up to 5 conditions.
Pitch Seas Ct - Number of Seasons a particular set of pitching conditions are attained. You are allowed up to 5 conditions.
Field Seas Ct - Number of Seasons a particular set of fielding conditions are attained. You are allowed up to 5 conditions.
Bat Seas Ct2 - Same as Bat Seas Ct, adding in the hybrid option to combine Codell and Traditional stats.
Margin Season - maximum leaders for any season by margin of winning, i.e., the difference between the first place person in the stat category minus the second place person in that stat category. (ties count as 0 for a margin)
Consec Bat - Number of consecutive Seasons a particular set of batting conditions is attained, i.e. 50 HR or 50 HR and 110 RBI. You are allowed up to 5 conditions.
Consec Pitch - Number of consecutive Seasons a particular set of pitching conditions is attained, i.e. 20 W or 20 W and 2.5 ERA. You are allowed up to 5 conditions.
Consec Field - Number of consecutive Seasons a particular set of fielding conditions is attained, i.e. 100 PO or 100 PO and 50 A. You are allowed up to 5 conditions.
Consec Bat2 - Same as Consec Bat, except now, this is a hybrid mix of Codell stats and traditional stats. You are allowed up to 5 conditions.
Yearly - year by year leaders from current year down to 1901
Margin Yearly - maximum leaders year by year by margin of winning, i.e., the difference between the first place person in the stat category minus the second place person in that stat category. (ties count as 0 for a margin)
League Lead - Number of times a person lead the league on the Yearly stat above
Bat Lead Ct - Number of times a person lead the league on a combination of up to 5 batting statistics, i.e., the Triple Crown (RBI-HR-BA). Simply select Bat Lead Count, and then 5 menus will appear. Select at least 1 stat and up to 5 stats to see how many times players lead in those categories for a year.
Pitch Lead Ct - Number of times a person lead the league on a combination of up to 5 pitching statistics. Simply select Pitch Lead Count, and then 5 menus will appear. Select at least 1 stat and up to 5 stats to see how many times players lead in those categories for a year.
Field Lead Ct - Number of times a person lead the league on a combination of up to 5 fielding statistics. Simply select Field Lead Count, and then 5 menus will appear. Select at least 1 stat and up to 5 stats to see how many times players lead in those categories for a year.
Bat Lead Ct2 - Same as Bat Lead Ct, but now, this is a hybrid integration between Traditional and Codell stats, i.e., show me the leaders of BABA and HR for any year.
Year1-Year2 - Enter a yearly range, say 1960-1969. After you select the Year1-Year2 Option, a hidden menu will appear that allows you to enter the date range.
Span - Enter a numerical amount of years to span, i.e., 5. The calculator will then check each 5 year block of time starting at 1901 all the way through current time to see who the leaders were out of all the 5 year blocks.
SpanSpecial - Enter a numerical amount of years to span, i.e., 5. The calculator will then check each 5 year block of time starting at 1901 all the way through current time to see who the leaders were based on a stat selected and a quantitative condition, i.e. - Show me players who had 1000 RBIs or more in a 5 year period. Note, depending on the span year selected, this search takes a few minutes to run.
FirstYear - This choice will combine all statistics for a player's first/debut year in the game.
FinalYear - This choice will combine all statistics for a player's final year in the game.
1901-Current Time - Select a numeric year to analyze

League

This criteria lets you search by all of Major League Baseball (MLB), National League only (NL), American League only (AL), American League East (ALE), American League Central (ALC), American League West (ALW), National League East (NLE), National League Central (NLC), or National League West (NLW). You can also search by a selected team. Team Codes are listed Below:

ANA = Anaheim Angels
ARI = Arizona Diamondbacks
ATL = Atlanta Braves
BAL = Baltimore Orioles
BOS = Boston Red Sox
CHC = Chicago Cubs
CHI = All Chicago (Includes both the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox)
CHW = Chicago White Sox
CIN = Cincinatti Reds
CLE = Cleveland Indians
COL = Colorado Rockies
DET = Detroit Tigers
FLA = Florida Marlins
HOU = Houston Astros
KCR = Kansas City Royals
LAD = Los Angeles Dodgers
MIL = Milwaukee Brewers
MIN = Minnesota Twins
NYC = All New York (Includes both the New York Mets and New York Yankees)
NYM = New York Mets
NYY = New York Yankees
OAK = Oakland Athletics
PHI = Philadelphia Phillies
PIT = Pittsburgh Pirates
SDP = San Diego Padres
SEA = Seattle Mariners
SFG = San Francisco Giants
STL = Saint Louis Cardinals
TBD = Tampa Bay Devil Rays
TEX = Texas Rangers
TOR = Toronto Blue Jays
WSN = Washington Nationals

Statistic

This 3^rd criterion allows you to select the particular statistic you wish to see leaders for. There are also 2 options called "Bat Special" and "Pitch Special", which allows you to enter up to 5 different mathematical batting/pitching statistic conditions to search for. A third option on the Codell leaderboard menu is Bat Special 2, which allows you a hybrid 5 choice condition using both Codell and Traditional stats. In addition, on the traditional leaderboard, there is a You_Choose option which allows you to calculate any algebraic stat for batting, pitching, or fielding. You are allowed a maximum of 1 denominator. Simply select the You_Choose item under the Batting Menu for Batting, You_Choose item under the pitching divider for pitching, else, the You_Choose option under the Fielding menu for Fielding. For more details, visit Super Calculator Instructions.

Batting/Throwing Position

This criteria lets you search by All hitters/pitchers regardless of Batting/Throwing Position, Left-Handed Hitters/Pitchers only, Right-Handed Hitters/Pitchers only, or Switch Hitters only. If you select a pitching stat, the menu activates to show you how a player throws. Batting Position and Throwing Codes are listed below:

A = ALL - Batting/Throwing Position does not matter, will search all hitters
L = Left-Handed Hitters/Pitchers only
R = Right-Handed Hitters/Pitchers only
B = Switch Hitters only (Not Applicable for the Pitching Menu, will disappear if a pitching stat is selected)

Grand Total: Include PostSeason

Unchecked (Default) - The search engine will not consider any postseason statistics
Checked - The search engine will include all related postseason statistics.

The only dropdown that must be selected is the Stat menu. The others are set to default to the first Item you see if you do not select anything. Selections from the other 3 menus filter your criteria stated above. Select your criteria from each of the 4 drop down menus and then Press the search button to obtain your results.

Notice - Certain Stats and Options on the menu may appear and disappear based on your choices. This is to ensure correct combos are available for you and illogical combos are eliminated so you can better enjoy your BarryCode experience.