Inside the Rocket League Player Cards from Jamesbot’s Ascension Protocol
For those who tuned into Jamesbot’s Ascension Protocol event, you may have seen the Player Cards we put together for the event. We figured it was worth a post for those interested in understanding more that went into them, and if anyone has questions happy to answer! We’ve been actively posting here with Open & Major team analytics and performance this year- for the 1v1 tournament, we were able to highlight some different stats we thought were interesting as well. Below is an explainer on each component of the Player Card.
Player Rating:
Drawn from inspiration on FIFA cards, we gave each player a rating based on their gameplay. The number includes all of the analytics we track, normalized out of 100 for familiarity.
Performance Graph:
Similar to what we do on our site, we rated each player on their performance in 5 key categories: Offensive, Defensive, Positional, Mechanics & Kickoffs. We identify and track 80+ different in game events that filter into the 5 categories.
Kickoff Style:
We started tracking 1v1 specific kickoffs and the impact they have on gaining/conceding possession and kickoff goals. We’re continuously working to refine it further, and fwiw “Regular” is currently a catch all for kickoffs that don’t fit the defined categories.
Tournament Ranks:
These are how each player ranked vs the other players who participated in the LAN. Seeing how stats like player speed, distance to ball and possession correlate (or are uncorrelated) with performance was really interesting.
Expected Goals (xG) Per Game:
Similar to our 3v3 analysis, every shot taken in game has a probability of a goal being scored. This translates to a player’s expected goals & conversion metrics on offense and defense. Our goal is to bring more analytics to the conversation in Rocket League. We’re actively working on creating Player Cards for 3v3 as well, to help with player evaluation & roster formation in the future (at all levels of RL). We’re always looking for feedback so drop us a line if you’d be interested in connecting / contributing.
