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This table contains data behind the story The Best MLB All-Star Teams Ever.

Estimates of most talented MLB All-Star teams, 1933-2015

allstar_team_talent.csv contains team talent estimates with the following headers:

Header	Definition
yearID	The season in question
gameNum	Order of All-Star Game for the season (in years w/ multiple ASGs; set to 0 when only 1 per year)
gameID	Game ID at Baseball-Reference.com
lgID	League of All-Star team
tm_OFF_talent	Total runs of offensive talent above average per game (36 plate appearances)
tm_DEF_talent	Total runs of fielding talent above average per game (36 plate appearances)
tm_PIT_talent	Total runs of pitching talent above average per game (9 innings)
MLB_avg_RPG	MLB average runs scored/game that season
talent_RSPG	Expected runs scored per game based on talent (MLB R/G + team OFF talent)
talent_RAPG	Expected runs allowed per game based on talent (MLB R/G - team DEF talent- team PIT talent)
unadj_PYTH	Unadjusted pythagorean talent rating; PYTH =(RSPG^1.83)/(RSPG^1.83+RAPG^1.83)
timeline_adj	Estimate of relative league quality where 2015 MLB = 1.00
SOS	Strength of schedule faced; adjusts an assumed .500 SOS downward based on timeline adjustment
adj_PYTH	Adjusted pythagorean record; =(SOSunadj_Pyth)/((2unadj_Pyth*SOS)-SOS-unadj_Pyth+1)
no_1_player	Best player according to combo of actual PA/IP and talent
no_2_player	2nd-best player according to combo of actual PA/IP and talent

allstar_player_talent.csv contains team player estimates with the following headers:

Header	Definition
bbref_ID	Player's ID at Baseball-Reference.com
yearID	The season in question
gameNum	Order of All-Star Game for the season (in years w/ multiple ASGs; set to 0 when only 1 per year)
gameID	Game ID at Baseball-Reference.com
lgID	League of All-Star team
startingPos	Postion (according to baseball convention; 1=pitcher, 2=catcher, etc.) if starter
OFF600	Estimate of offensive talent, in runs above league average per 600 plate appearances
DEF600	Estimate of fielding talent, in runs above league average per 600 plate appearances
PITCH200	Estimate of pitching talent, in runs above league average per 200 innings pitched
asg_PA	Number of plate appearances in the All-Star Game itself
asg_IP	Number of innings pitched in the All-Star Game itself
OFFper9innASG	Expected offensive runs added above average (from talent) based on PA in ASG, scaled to a 9-inning game
DEFper9innASG	Expected defensive runs added above average (from talent) based on PA in ASG, scaled to a 9-inning game
PITper9innASG	Expected pitching runs added above average (from talent) based on IP in ASG, scaled to a 9-inning game
TOTper9innASG	Expected runs added above average (from talent) based on PA/IP in ASG, scaled to a 9-inning game