This is the fourth in the series of results of my Great APBA Fan Survey. You can check out the results of the first three here. Checking my spreadsheet, I think I have enough material for two more articles after this one (wow, lots of interesting stuff!).
Today, I’m looking at APBA leagues. What kind of leagues and how you play in them.
One note about the numbers: The percentages include everyone who took the survey and since not everyone answered the league questions, they won’t add up to 100%. I probably could have handled that differently in the survey.
on to the results…
Do you play in an APBA League (competitively with others, not a replay)?
| Answer | Count | Percentage |
| Yes | 111 | 30.41% |
| No | 250 | 68.49% |
| No answer | 4 | 1.10% |
Comments: Again, this survey is showing that more people are solo players than I thought.
Are you in more than one league?
| Answer | Count | Percentage |
| Yes | 43 | 11.88% |
| No | 169 | 46.69% |
| No answer | 150 | 41.44% |
Comments: …and if you are, you’re most likely in just one. My max was two and that was just for a couple of years.
If you are in a league, how many teams are in your league (for those in multiple leagues, the league you are most involved in)?
| Answer | Count | Percentage |
| under 5 | 10 | 2.74% |
| 6-10 | 27 | 7.40% |
| 11-20 | 67 | 18.36% |
| over 20 | 23 | 6.30% |
| No answer | 238 | 65.21% |
Comments: Seems that the average league is in the 10-20 team range.
What type of League are you in? Face-to-Face, mail, over the network, or some sort of combination?
| Answer | Count | Percentage |
| Face-to-Face League | 41 | 10.25% |
| Mail League | 39 | 9.75% |
| Network | 18 | 4.50% |
| Combination | 30 | 7.50% |
Comments: Pretty evenly spread out among the different genres.
What term best describes the kind of league you are in?
| Answer | Count | Percentage |
| Current season, continuous ownership, draft league | 97 | 24.25% |
| Current season using stock teams | 3 | 0.75% |
| Retro league using stock teams | 2 | 0.50% |
| Retro league, continuous ownership draft league | 13 | 3.25% |
| None of these describe our league well. | 12 | 3.00% |
Comments: I probably didn’t do a great job defining my terms here but we know that a high majority of leagues out there are current season and continuous ownership. Glad to see some retro league representation, too.
In general, does your league(s) use modifications or is it mostly out of the box?
| Answer | Count | Percentage |
| Our league uses a lot of modifications to the APBA Game | 21 | 5.25% |
| Our league uses a few modifications to the game but not many | 83 | 20.75% |
| Our league plays the game right out of box | 22 | 5.50% |
Comments: Pretty solid bell curve here with the majority of leagues using a “few” modifications.
When drafting in your league, do like to pick players from your favorite MLB team?
| Answer | Count | Percentage |
| Yes, it’s fun to have players who I already like | 15 | 3.75% |
| Maybe. All other things equal, I’ll probably go for them | 48 | 12.00% |
| I only go for the best players for my team | 70 | 17.50% |
Comments: This was a fun question. I voted for the last one but I’ll admit I drafted Tyler Colvin and Geovany Soto. You can see where that got me.
The next post will deal with Buying, Selling and Collecting APBA products.
