Can we quantify the value of a player to a fantasy team?
In a 13 game fantasy season, a win is 0.077 to their winning percentage. The hypthothesis of this analysis is that when the player in this list plays, if he is 0.077 higher than a player ranked 14 places later, he will average one extra win over team selecting the player ranked 14 places later. So the differences in Winpct of all the players faced, that would be the predicted record for that team. The advantage of this analysis, is that it will include any value that a scarcity of a position will have (if any), whereas the previous ranking systems assess who is the best player at a position, relative to the top performer. That’s not saying a player is better than another, but given this year’s crop of performances, who was more valuable on a fantasy team this year. And here we list who were the most effective starters.
| row | Player | Pos | Team | Year | WinPct | count |
| 1 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB | DAL | 2017 | 0.62 | 7 |
| 2 | Antonio Brown | WR | PIT | 2017 | 0.601 | 10 |
| 3 | Todd Gurley | RB | LAR | 2017 | 0.588 | 11 |
| 4 | Le’Veon Bell | RB | PIT | 2017 | 0.579 | 11 |
| 5 | Travis Kelce | TE | KC | 2017 | 0.572 | 10 |
| 6 | Alvin Kamara | RB | NO | 2017 | 0.57 | 11 |
| 7 | Russell Wilson | QB | SEA | 2017 | 0.565 | 11 |
| 8 | Zach Ertz | TE | PHI | 2017 | 0.564 | 10 |
| 9 | T.Y. Hilton | WR | IND | 2017 | 0.562 | 5 |
| 10 | Stefon Diggs | WR | MIN | 2017 | 0.561 | 5 |
| 11 | Rob Gronkowski | TE | NE | 2017 | 0.557 | 10 |
| 12 | Baltimore Ravens | DST | Balti | 2017 | 0.556 | 11 |
| 13 | Mark Ingram | RB | NO | 2017 | 0.553 | 11 |
| 14 | Greg Zuerlein | K | LAR | 2017 | 0.553 | 11 |
| 15 | Larry Fitzgerald | WR | ARI | 2017 | 0.551 | 8 |
| 16 | Melvin Gordon | RB | LAC | 2017 | 0.55 | 10 |
| 17 | DeAndre Hopkins | WR | HOU | 2017 | 0.548 | 11 |
| 18 | Leonard Fournette | RB | JAC | 2017 | 0.547 | 9 |
| 19 | Kareem Hunt | RB | KC | 2017 | 0.543 | 10 |
| 20 | Jacksonville Jaguars | DST | Jacks | 2017 | 0.541 | 11 |
| 21 | Jimmy Graham | TE | SEA | 2017 | 0.534 | 10 |
| 22 | Tom Brady | QB | NE | 2017 | 0.533 | 11 |
| 23 | Stephen Gostkowski | K | NE | 2017 | 0.528 | 11 |
| 24 | Marvin Jones | WR | DET | 2017 | 0.527 | 8 |
| 25 | Carson Wentz | QB | PHI | 2017 | 0.525 | 11 |
| 26 | Golden Tate | WR | DET | 2017 | 0.524 | 7 |
| 27 | LeSean McCoy | RB | BUF | 2017 | 0.523 | 11 |
| 28 | Brandin Cooks | WR | NE | 2017 | 0.522 | 8 |
| 29 | Wil Lutz | K | NO | 2017 | 0.521 | 11 |
| 30 | Evan Engram | TE | NYG | 2017 | 0.52 | 10 |
| 31 | Carlos Hyde | RB | SF | 2017 | 0.517 | 10 |
| 32 | Julio Jones | WR | ATL | 2017 | 0.517 | 10 |
| 33 | Carolina Panthers | DST | Carol | 2017 | 0.516 | 11 |
| 34 | Chris Thompson | RB | WAS | 2017 | 0.516 | 9 |
| 35 | Harrison Butker | K | KC | 2017 | 0.516 | 8 |
| 36 | Minnesota Vikings | DST | Minne | 2017 | 0.513 | 11 |
| 37 | Cam Newton | QB | CAR | 2017 | 0.513 | 11 |
| 38 | Adam Thielen | WR | MIN | 2017 | 0.513 | 11 |
| 39 | Jack Doyle | TE | IND | 2017 | 0.512 | 10 |
| 40 | Pittsburgh Steelers | DST | Pitts | 2017 | 0.512 | 11 |
| 41 | Jarvis Landry | WR | MIA | 2017 | 0.512 | 9 |
| 42 | Kenny Stills | WR | MIA | 2017 | 0.511 | 7 |
| 43 | Kirk Cousins | QB | WAS | 2017 | 0.511 | 11 |
| 44 | Davante Adams | WR | GB | 2017 | 0.511 | 9 |
| 45 | Robby Anderson | WR | NYJ | 2017 | 0.51 | 8 |
| 46 | Matt Prater | K | DET | 2017 | 0.507 | 11 |
| 47 | Chris Hogan | WR | NE | 2017 | 0.507 | 6 |
| 48 | Seattle Seahawks | DST | Seatt | 2017 | 0.505 | 11 |
| 49 | Robert Woods | WR | LAR | 2017 | 0.505 | 8 |
| 50 | Doug Baldwin | WR | SEA | 2017 | 0.505 | 8 |
| 51 | Philadelphia Eagles | DST | Phila | 2017 | 0.503 | 11 |
| 52 | Alex Smith | QB | KC | 2017 | 0.503 | 11 |
| 53 | Jordan Howard | RB | CHI | 2017 | 0.503 | 9 |
| 54 | Keenan Allen | WR | LAC | 2017 | 0.502 | 10 |
| 55 | Michael Thomas | WR | NO | 2017 | 0.501 | 9 |
| 56 | Demaryius Thomas | WR | DEN | 2017 | 0.5 | 8 |
| 57 | Duke Johnson | RB | CLE | 2017 | 0.499 | 10 |
| 58 | Christian McCaffrey | RB | CAR | 2017 | 0.499 | 11 |
| 59 | Matthew Stafford | QB | DET | 2017 | 0.499 | 11 |
| 60 | Alshon Jeffery | WR | PHI | 2017 | 0.498 | 7 |
| 61 | A.J. Green | WR | CIN | 2017 | 0.498 | 10 |
| 62 | Jake Elliott | K | PHI | 2017 | 0.497 | 10 |
| 63 | Jerick McKinnon | RB | MIN | 2017 | 0.496 | 8 |
| 64 | Michael Crabtree | WR | OAK | 2017 | 0.496 | 8 |
| 65 | Chris Boswell | K | PIT | 2017 | 0.494 | 11 |
| 66 | Amari Cooper | WR | OAK | 2017 | 0.494 | 6 |
| 67 | Matt Bryant | K | ATL | 2017 | 0.494 | 11 |
| 68 | Delanie Walker | TE | TEN | 2017 | 0.493 | 11 |
| 69 | Kai Forbath | K | MIN | 2017 | 0.493 | 11 |
| 70 | Ryan Succop | K | TEN | 2017 | 0.491 | 11 |
| 71 | Dak Prescott | QB | DAL | 2017 | 0.491 | 11 |
| 72 | Austin Ekeler | RB | LAC | 2017 | 0.489 | 6 |
| 73 | Graham Gano | K | CAR | 2017 | 0.489 | 11 |
| 74 | Jermaine Kearse | WR | NYJ | 2017 | 0.489 | 6 |
| 75 | Lamar Miller | RB | HOU | 2017 | 0.488 | 11 |
| 76 | Drew Brees | QB | NO | 2017 | 0.487 | 11 |
| 77 | Cleveland Browns | DST | Cleve | 2017 | 0.486 | 11 |
| 78 | Mike Evans | WR | TB | 2017 | 0.486 | 9 |
| 79 | Devin Funchess | WR | CAR | 2017 | 0.485 | 8 |
| 80 | Rex Burkhead | RB | NE | 2017 | 0.484 | 6 |
| 81 | Tyreek Hill | WR | KC | 2017 | 0.484 | 9 |
| 82 | New Orleans Saints | DST | New O | 2017 | 0.484 | 11 |
| 83 | Steve Hauschka | K | BUF | 2017 | 0.483 | 11 |
| 84 | Cincinnati Bengals | DST | Cinci | 2017 | 0.483 | 11 |
| 85 | Devonta Freeman | RB | ATL | 2017 | 0.483 | 8 |
| 86 | Kyle Rudolph | TE | MIN | 2017 | 0.483 | 11 |
| 87 | Los Angeles Rams | DST | Los A | 2017 | 0.481 | 11 |
| 88 | Marshawn Lynch | RB | OAK | 2017 | 0.48 | 7 |
| 89 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR | PIT | 2017 | 0.479 | 7 |
| 90 | Ben Roethlisberger | QB | PIT | 2017 | 0.479 | 11 |
| 91 | Josh McCown | QB | NYJ | 2017 | 0.478 | 11 |
| 92 | Jared Goff | QB | LAR | 2017 | 0.478 | 11 |
| 93 | Tevin Coleman | RB | ATL | 2017 | 0.478 | 10 |
| 94 | Philip Rivers | QB | LAC | 2017 | 0.477 | 11 |
| 95 | Jason Witten | TE | DAL | 2017 | 0.476 | 10 |
| 96 | James White | RB | NE | 2017 | 0.475 | 8 |
| 97 | Buffalo Bills | DST | Buffa | 2017 | 0.474 | 11 |
| 98 | Chicago Bears | DST | Chica | 2017 | 0.474 | 11 |
| 99 | Austin Seferian-Jenkins | TE | NYJ | 2017 | 0.474 | 9 |
| 100 | Tarik Cohen | RB | CHI | 2017 | 0.47 | 8 |
| 101 | Chandler Catanzaro | K | NYJ | 2017 | 0.47 | 11 |
| 102 | Ted Ginn Jr. | WR | NO | 2017 | 0.469 | 8 |
| 103 | DeMarco Murray | RB | TEN | 2017 | 0.468 | 10 |
| 104 | Oakland Raiders | DST | Oakla | 2017 | 0.468 | 11 |
| 105 | Blair Walsh | K | SEA | 2017 | 0.468 | 11 |
| 106 | Javorius Allen | RB | BAL | 2017 | 0.467 | 9 |
| 107 | Dez Bryant | WR | DAL | 2017 | 0.465 | 8 |
| 108 | Rishard Matthews | WR | TEN | 2017 | 0.462 | 8 |
| 109 | Latavius Murray | RB | MIN | 2017 | 0.462 | 7 |
| 110 | Cameron Brate | TE | TB | 2017 | 0.461 | 11 |
| 111 | Cooper Kupp | WR | LAR | 2017 | 0.458 | 8 |
| 112 | Joe Mixon | RB | CIN | 2017 | 0.458 | 10 |
| 113 | Matt Ryan | QB | ATL | 2017 | 0.458 | 11 |
| 114 | Vernon Davis | TE | WAS | 2017 | 0.457 | 10 |
| 115 | Jared Cook | TE | OAK | 2017 | 0.456 | 11 |
| 116 | Marqise Lee | WR | JAC | 2017 | 0.455 | 8 |
| 117 | Nelson Agholor | WR | PHI | 2017 | 0.453 | 8 |
| 118 | Mohamed Sanu | WR | ATL | 2017 | 0.452 | 8 |
| 119 | Ben Watson | TE | BAL | 2017 | 0.451 | 10 |
| 120 | Paul Richardson | WR | SEA | 2017 | 0.449 | 9 |
| 121 | DeSean Jackson | WR | TB | 2017 | 0.443 | 8 |
| 122 | Isaiah Crowell | RB | CLE | 2017 | 0.443 | 9 |
| 123 | Dion Lewis | RB | NE | 2017 | 0.438 | 8 |
| 124 | Frank Gore | RB | IND | 2017 | 0.432 | 11 |
| 125 | Ameer Abdullah | RB | DET | 2017 | 0.424 | 11 |
| 126 | Alex Collins | RB | BAL | 2017 | 0.423 | 10 |
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