I scraped the current leaderboards three weeks ago, and today, I scraped them again. After crunching the numbers, here’s what I found.
10+ game streaks
23% of the players with an active streak of 10+ games haven’t made a pick in at least three weeks.
- 848 haven’t made a pick in three weeks.
- 3,677 players have an active streak of 10+ games.
15+ game streaks
964 have a 15+ streak
84 haven’t made a pick in three weeks
(that’s 9%)
20+ game streaks
175 have a 20+ streak
7 haven’t made a pick in three weeks
(that’s 4%)
The players with the longest streaks that haven’t picked in at least three weeks:
- Thomas – 28
- BigLou – 26
- mattingly23 – 24
- PassTheBrad – 23
- brenda – 23
- slacklinesteve – 23
- BeatPick – 23
Why do these streaks get abandoned?
I’m curious to know why streaks get abandoned. I would have to track this stat throughout the year to see how the numbers adjust according to the time of the year. (This analysis involved comparing the list from three weeks ago to the active list from today.)
I would imagine that some people just get burnt out playing. Some might have other things going on, like kids going to school. In 2019, I had a streak of 29. Then my second child was born. I didn’t make any picks for weeks. When I finally made a pick, the streak ended. Heh.
It could also be a fan’s loss of interest in the baseball season if their team is not performing well.