Frequently Asked Questions
What can I do on Monkeystats?

As a baseball or softball team manager, you can generate a roster, keep team stats to share with players, maintain a schedule, and communicate with the team. You can send game invitations and quickly see who will attend.

Players can view team stats, schedules, RSVP to games, and leave comments. Coming soon: live game scoring and automatic box scores/scoresheets.

Check out the tutorial for a full rundown.

Can I manage multiple teams?

Yes! Once you add a new team with the manager tools, you’ll see a "Change Team" link at the top. This allows you to switch between teams on the site.

I'm a player. Where is my team?

Check with your manager. Only the manager knows the correct URL for your team.

What if I play for multiple teams?

If you use the same email address for each team, you’ll be able to view information for all teams when you log in. To switch teams, click on "Change Team" in the top-right corner of the page.

What's with all these statistics?

There are a lot of numbers! When viewing team stats, hover over the stat names to get a quick explanation of the abbreviations.

What are BaseRuns? Why doesn’t Monkeystats use OPS or Runs Created?

BaseRuns (BsR) is a statistic that estimates how many runs a player or team should produce based on the things they directly control: getting on base, advancing runners, and avoiding outs.

Unlike traditional stats like RBI or OPS, BaseRuns adjusts automatically to different scoring environments. It works just as well in low-scoring games as it does in high-scoring ones, which makes it ideal for recreational baseball and softball where scoring levels can vary widely from league to league.

In short, BaseRuns provides a more accurate and fair measure of offensive contribution than OPS or Runs Created, especially outside of Major League Baseball.

Want the full explanation? Read the full breakdown here: Why Monkeystats Uses BaseRuns

How is the Player of the Game (POG) chosen?

Player of the Game (POG) is awarded to the player with the highest BaseRuns (BsR) total in that game.

Traditional awards often rely on stats like RBI, which depend heavily on lineup position and opportunity. BaseRuns instead estimates how much a player actually contributed to run production, regardless of whether runners happened to be on base at the time.

Because Monkeystats does not yet track full play-by-play data, it cannot account for situational or “clutch” performance (for example, a go-ahead hit in the final inning). Advanced stats like Win Probability Added (WPA) require that level of detail.

In the event of a tie, POG is currently awarded at random. This is a known limitation and will be improved in a future version.

Who are you?

My name is Jeff. I'm a recreational baseball and softball player, and I’ve long wanted a better way to manage team stats and schedules. Tired of driving to games only to find not enough players, and tired of unreadable stat spreadsheets, I built this site to centralize team management, communicate with players, ensure attendance, and make stats accessible.

Why "Monkeystats" for the site name?

All the cool domain names were taken! After running through animals, "Monkeystats" was the only one available. And hey, monkeys are cool. So I win.

Why are some pages on this site so slow?

The site is still in development, and certain pages involve heavy number-crunching, especially when displaying stats or leaderboards. I’m working on optimizing the code!

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