The Top 10 Best Offensive Players In Backyard Baseball (1997)

[@DynoMikeGaming]

After receiving some very good info I thought I'd clear things up on my video: - this ranking is just for 1997, as 2001 and 2003 changes a lot. Contact matters much less and power matters much more. - speed is broken up in to tiers, albeit its still a bit confusing on how it all actually works. I still have speculation that individual numbers matter - Vision is how well the player can "see". A lower number means they will have a large swing spot when batting and a large green circle when fielding. A higher number means they will have a small swing spot when batting and a small green circle when fielding. Its still a bit confusing. - I plan on making a top 10 offensive list for 2001/2003, as I feel like it'd be a lot of fun to include the pros and alter my formula based on the fact that contact matters a lot less. Stay tuned. - Mike

[@thecrk9201]

One thing to note is that speed isn't a straightforward stat. More specifically, speed is in tiers and not in the stat itself, or out of 100. There are 7 speed tier but only 6 of them are seen in the cast. Speed tier 1/7(1/100 to 19/100 internal speed; no selectable characters are in this tier) Speed tier 2/7(20/100 to 39/100 internal speed; Angela, Kimmy, Mikey and Marky are in this tier) Speed tier 3/7(40/100 to 59/100 internal speed; Amir, Billy Jean, Ernie, Jorge, Ronny and Tony are in this tier) Speed tier 4/7(60/100 to 79/100 internal speed; the most populous tier, Achmed, Annie, Ashley/Sidney with and without each other, Dmitri, Gretchen, Kenny, Lisa, Maria, Reese, Ricky and Stephanie are in this tier) Speed tier 5/7(80/100 to 95/100 internal speed; Dante, Kiesha, Pablo and Vicki are in this tier) Speed tier 6/7(96/100 to 99100 internal speed; Luanne is in this tier, the only Backyard kid in this tier) And speed tier 7/7(100/100 internal speed; Pete is in this tier, the only Backyard kid in this tier) I figured I'd point this out as it seems like you just incorporated speed on a 1/100 to 100/100 scale instead of the "actual" speed tiers. Also, where's Maria when she's on a Pink uniform? With an 87/100 power stat, a 75/100 contact stat, an 80/100 speed stat(tier 5/7), a 64/100 stamina stat and a 80/100 eye stat she's easily one of the best characters in the game when it comes to offense. Considering how you put the Webbers when they're together and Amir with Achmed on here, meaning that you're including stat boosts, it's odd that you didn't include her(while I do get why you didn't include players that get very situational boosts like playing on a field, playing against a player, playing against a team, ect due to how situational they are as they don't come up that often, I feel like Pink Maria should be included as you can get her boost anywhere by just changing the colors of a team and how she'll get her boost on all of the said games you picked her on a Pink team with. Just like Amir with Achmed and the Webbers together, you'll get her boost on all season play games you play with her).

[@DynoMikeGaming]

@@thecrk9201 to your last point, I explained why maria isn't here halfway through the video when we get to #5. Thats my fault for getting to why so late. As for speed, thats fascinating. As far as we know other stats could work in a different way as well. I really think my list was good though

[@thecrk9201]

​@@DynoMikeGaming I saw that part of the video and I fully disagree, or disagree that Maria should be on there. As I said, while I do get why you didn't include situations like the Delvecchio's playing against each other, Marky with Billy Jean and Sally with Ronny, and the field boosts as they're all very situational and very game by game situational, you won't have them in every game/scenario, or they require another player to be nerfed, I feel like Maria with a Pink uniform should be an exception as you can get her boost on pretty much every game. Just like with Amir with Achmed and the Webbers, she has her boost on all season play games without hurting/nerfing another player. Unless you really hate Pink uniforms, I feel like she should be included. Aside from that, you definitely had a solid list, though. Although, on to what you were saying with the differences between games, there really isn't a difference between 2001 and 2003. However, there's a pretty big difference between the 1997 and 2001/2003 versions. Contact means a lot less, and power means a lot more in the 2001 and 2003 versions. It's why Ronny and Sally become very good in 2001 and 2003 and Annie, Billy Jean and Jocinda get a lot worse.

[@DynoMikeGaming]

@@thecrk9201 we may disagree on maria, as i dont feel you should be forced to wear pink 😂 BUT, thats some crucial information. I had a feeling the games change drastically. Video was mostly just for fun but now I see why Jorge is a beast in the later games but unusable in 97