DMB Knowledge Base & Library


DMB Knowledge Base & Library

Getting Started (Tips & Tutorials)

How to install the Diamond Mind Baseball game

How to install the Diamond Mind Baseball Encyclopedia

How to install a DMB season database file
(Applies to single seasons, greatest teams, greatest players and all-star team database files)

How to copy your DMB databases from a previous version

How to copy your Encyclopedia database from a previous version 

How to set up a season replay with Diamond Mind Baseball


Features

New! Version 12b Patch Information

New! 2023 Stats and DMB UIDs for debut players

Version 12 Enhancements

2020: A most interesting season

Classic to Deluxe Past Season Upgrade History

Evaluating defense

DMB Past Newsletters 


Season Database Notes

Common Season Database Information

Rating The Players

Methods for Evaluating Historical Players

Compiling Real-life Player Transactions


Research Articles

Revisiting Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS, July/2006

The ones that got away, Sept/2003

Can pitchers prevent hits on balls in play? July/2003

Bullpens: How consistent? How important? May/2003

May the best team win ... at least some of the time, Oct/2002

Measuring the Impact of Speed, May/2002

One-run Records as a Basis for Managerial Evaluation, May/2002

Just a couple of players away...right?, Apr/2002

Winters of Discontent, Feb/2002

What a difference a month makes, June/2001

Clutch hitting, Aug/2000

Mid-Season Review 2000, July/2000

A few "little things" that might have been big, Oct/99

Reviewing the 1999 Season, Sept/99

The First Half of the 1999 Season, July/99

Career Leaders, Quick Hooks, Stolen Credit, and a Great Game, July/99

A Few Head-scratchers and Random Thoughts, May/99

Playoff Upsets and the 1998 Atlanta Braves, Oct/98

A Great Example of Pitch-by-Pitch Strategy, Oct/98

Winning Early, Young Starters, and Defense, Sept/98

How good are the Yankees? Aug/98

Fun with Streaks and Slumps, Part 2, July/98

Fun with Streaks and Slumps, Part 1, June/98

An Early Season Reality Check, May/98

Roger Clemens ... does he have a case for non-support?, Apr/98

Catcher Throwing and Pitcher Hold Ratings, Nov/97

1996 Multi-team Players, Jan/97

Using Real Left/Right splits is better, or is it?, Jan/97

Predicting the Final Standings in the 1996 AL, Aug/96

Understanding the impact of Coors Field, July/96

Do Batters Learn During a Game?, June/96

Clemens' history of non-support from his bullpen, May/96

Looking behind the numbers at the Red Sox awful start, May/96

The Effect of Artificial Surface, June/95

The Quality Start is a Useful Statistic, Spring/92

The Big Bang: A Big Bust?, Nov/91


Stats for debut players (past seasons)
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010

Pre-season projected team standings
2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 ( 1999 update ) 1998

Position rankings
2003 2002
 2001

Rankings of pre-season predictions
2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 1999 1998

Gold Glove reviews
2003 2002 2001

Measuring team efficiency
2012 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002