Paintball Stats
METHODOLOGY

WHAT GOES INTO A PRO RATING.

Real stats from real points, weighted to reward what wins.

WHY THESE NUMBERS ARE DIFFERENT

Volume, context, and strength of schedule.

A flat win-percentage tells you almost nothing. A sub who plays four points in a soft matchup can post a dazzling number and a carry player who plays every point of a finals run will look worse on paper. The PRO Rating is built around volume and context first.

The more points you played and the harder the field you played them against, the more the rating trusts your line. Cameos get muted. Workhorses get rewarded.

Naive: sort by win rate
1Player who suited up 14 points78% wins
2Roster veteran, 220 points64% wins
3Carry player, 280 points61% wins
PRO Rating
1Carry player, 280 points178
2Roster veteran, 220 points161
3Player who suited up 14 points108
THE METRICS WE TRACK

Every point gets a stat sheet.

Scoring is per-point, not per-match. Each time a player takes the field we capture what actually happened — not just whether the team won.

Gun Up
Shot downfield while advancing to their primary bunker.
Alive OTB
Survived the opening break and made it into a primary.
Survived
Played the full point without being eliminated.
Wins
Points the team won while the player was on the field.
Losses
Points lost while the player was up — context, not blame.
No-Points
Player was on the field but no point was scored. Tracked but neutral.
Penalties
Minors and majors both carry negative weight.
Bunkers Played
Distinct positions a player has shown they can run. Rewards versatility.
HOW A SINGLE POINT BECOMES A NUMBER

From per-point stats to a single rating.

STEP 1
Per-point stats
Every point a player is on the field generates a row of stats — gun-up, alive OTB, survived, eliminations, penalties, bunker.
STEP 2
Aggregate at event
All of that player's points across the event are rolled up into rates and totals — adjusted for how many points they actually played.
STEP 3
Mix in team + placement
How the team fared in the event and how much the player was on the field for it.
STEP 4
One rating per event
The combined output is a single PRO Rating for the event. The site's overall ranking is a points-weighted mean across events.
THE CEILING

200 is a horizon, not a finish line.

The rating climbs toward 200, but pulling that off would be a feat of immense proportions — there's always a sharper game tape. Players seeing the field on Sundays tend to sit in the 110-150 range. Event-winning runs from established pros land roughly 175-190. Anything above 190 is rarefied air.

MID-PACK 120–150ELITE 175–190200 — APEX050100150200
FAQ

Quick answers.

Why isn't my favorite player here?
Either no event in their schedule has been scored by a recognized rankings source yet, or they didn't actually play any points at the events that were. Both fix themselves over time as more events get scored.
How often is the rating updated?
An event's ratings recompute the moment a match is marked complete, and edited placements flow through within a few minutes. We're a small team — paintball is our passion, not our day job — so these turnaround times will only get tighter as Paintball Stats grows.
Can ratings go down?
Yes. Overall is a points-weighted mean across a player's events. A weaker outing pulls it down, especially if it carried a lot of points. Ratings are honest in both directions.
Why is the ceiling 'out of reach'?
200 sits at the edge of the realm of possibility. To pin it, a player would have to play every point of the event, go gun up every break, survive every breakout and every point, never get eliminated, and win every point on the way to winning the whole tournament. Think of a pitcher throwing a perfect game by firing 27 strikes in a row — no balls, no foul tips, only strikes from first pitch to last. That's the shape of the climb toward 200.
What if I see something wrong?
Reach out via the contact link in the footer. Corrections to placements, rosters, or point-level data flow through to the rating automatically once the underlying record is fixed.

Questions or corrections about a rating? Reach out via the contact link in the footer.