2022 LEG Awards – Vote Now!

2022 Weekly Recaps

Now that the 2022 LEG season has come to a close, it’s time to reflect and award some of the players for elevating their play this season. For the first time, league members are asked to vote for winners of the following awards: Rookie of the Year, Most Improved Player, and Most Valuable Player.

The nominees for each award are listed below, and league members can cast their vote by clicking on the player of their choice. The case for each nominee is also outlined below. The beauty of the league-wide vote is that each person may value different aspects of what it takes to win an award. For example, one person may emphasize tournament performances, while another person may focus strictly on regular season statistics.

With that said, let’s jump into the case for the 2022 nominees!

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Several rookies joined LEG in the 2022 season, including a handful who only played in the Preseason Kick-Off and Postseason Tournament. After reviewing all the data, three nominees stood above the rest.

Brent – wasted little time putting the league on notice when he partnered with Turley to win the Preseason Kick-Off Tournament. He had another great tournament run by finishing third in the Singles Tournament. His regular season numbers were also fantastic – finished #4 in the Power Rankings, won games at a 67% clip (overall record of 33 – 16), posted an 18.5 KPM, 74% accuracy, 5.8 ppr and 1.42 cpr.

Dan – Dan joined for the back half of the season and immediately climbed in the Power Rankings, finishing #9 overall. His ~.500 record (14 – 15 overall) doesn’t reflect how strong of an individual player he is. He posted a 15.4 KPM, 74% accuracy, 5.0 ppr and 0.99 cpr.

Pete – like Dan, Pete joined for the second half of the season. Pete’s only tournament appearance was the Singles Tournament, where he encountered the usual rookie struggles. But his regular season numbers were great, especially for a rookie – finished #14 in the Power Rankings, posted a 13.9 KPM, 66% accuracy, 4.5 points per round (“PPR”) and 0.91 cornholes per round (“CPR”).

MOST IMPROVED PLAYER

Narrowing down the list of nominees for Most Improved Player was very difficult, which means the race to win this award is likely to be very tight. Below we will dive into the numbers from 2021 to 2022 to help the voters make a decision.

Jack – for someone who doesn’t play as often as most of the group, Jack’s 2022 numbers jumped a lot compared to 2021.

  • KPM – increased to 11.9 in 2022, compared to 10.2 in 2021 (16.7% increase)
  • Accuracy – increased to 61% in 2022, compared to 59% in 2021 (3.4% increase)
  • PPR – increased to 3.9 in 2022, compared to 3.4 in 2021 (14.7% increase)
  • CPR – increased to 0.72 in 2022, compared to 0.53 in 2021 (35.9% increase)

Tony – another guy who has the talent, but doesn’t appear as often, Tony made the most of his five games in 2022.

  • KPM – increased to 13.5 in 2022, compared to 12.1 in 2021 (11.6% increase)
  • Accuracy – increased to 63% in 2022, compared to 55% in 2021 (14.6% increase)
  • PPR – increased to 4.3 in 2022, compared to 3.8 in 2021 (13.2% increase)
  • CPR – increased to 0.89 in 2022, compared to 0.82 in 2021 (8.5% increase)

JV – continues to get better and better, despite claiming he doesn’t love the game. He re-worked his mechanics this year, and still produced a better statistical season while fighting through the growing pains of his new throw.

  • KPM – increased to 15.0 in 2022, compared to 13.6 in 2021 (10.3% increase)
  • Accuracy – increased to 64% in 2022, compared to 62% in 2021 (3.2% increase)
  • PPR – increased to 4.7 in 2022, compared to 4.3 in 2021 (9.3% increase)
  • CPR – increased to 1.08 in 2022, compared to 0.92 in 2021 (17.4% increase)

Nick – you might be asking yourself how the perennial stats leader is in the mix for Most Improved Player. Easy answer – he keeps getting better and setting the bar higher for the rest of the league.

  • KPM – increased to 19.6 in 2022, compared to 18.9 in 2021 (3.7% increase)
  • Accuracy – increased to 76% in 2022, compared to 73% in 2021 (4.1% increase)
  • PPR – increased to 6.1 in 2022, compared to 5.9 in 2021 (3.4% increase)
  • CPR – increased to 1.53 in 2022, compared to 1.48 in 2021 (3.4% increase)

Erik – the lefty from French Lick not only finds himself regularly in championship contention during tournaments the last few years, his statistics are also proving that he’s capable of carrying a team on a deep tournament run.

  • KPM – increased to 15.2 in 2022, compared to 13.1 in 2021 (16.0% increase)
  • Accuracy – decreased to 69% in 2022, compared to 72% in 2021 (4.2% decrease)
  • PPR – increased to 4.8 in 2022, compared to 4.3 in 2021 (11.6% increase)
  • CPR – increased to 1.03 in 2022, compared to 0.71 in 2021 (45.1% increase)

Barker – another guy that rarely shows up during the regular season, yet is so skilled that he’s second all-time in total LEG championships with four, including a 2022 Singles Championship.

  • KPM – increased to 15.9 in 2022, compared to 14.4 in 2021 (10.4% increase)
  • Accuracy – decreased to 76% in 2022, compared to 78% in 2021 (2.6% decrease)
  • PPR – increased to 5.1 in 2022, compared to 4.7 in 2021 (8.5% increase)
  • CPR – increased to 1.03 in 2022, compared to 0.81 in 2021 (27.2% increase)

KP – statistically he was better in 2022, but it didn’t produce any championships – he finished second in the Singles Tournament and the Postseason Tournament.

  • KPM – increased to 19.6 in 2022, compared to 16.3 in 2021 (20.3% increase)
  • Accuracy – increased to 77% in 2022, compared to 72% in 2021 (6.9% increase)
  • PPR – increased to 6.1 in 2022, compared to 5.4 in 2021 (13.0% increase)
  • CPR – increased to 1.52 in 2022, compared to 1.16 in 2021 (31.0% increase)

Turley – a knee injury might have kept Turley from becoming a triple crown winner in 2022. He swept the Preseason Kick-Off and Postseason Tournament championships in rather convincing fashion. And, his regular season statistics improved compared to 2021.

  • KPM – increased to 17.0 in 2022, compared to 14.7 in 2021 (15.7% increase)
  • Accuracy – increased to 76% in 2022, compared to 69% in 2021 (10.2% increase)
  • PPR – increased to 5.4 in 2022, compared to 4.7 in 2021 (14.9% increase)
  • CPR – increased to 1.19 in 2022, compared to 0.97 in 2021 (22.7% increase)

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

Many of the nominees for Most Valuable Player are also nominees in the other two awards. Therefore, we won’t spend a lot of time recapping the accomplishments. We will, however, provide new information to consider, when applicable.

Brent – the regular season statistics speak for themselves, as does his Preseason Kick-Off Tournament championship and third place finish in the Singles Tournament. Brent did not play in the Postseason Tournament.

Turley – what else can be said about Turley’s stellar 2022 campaign? The only “blemish” was the missed opportunity to win the Singles Tournament because of a DNP (“did not play” – knee injury).

Nick – exceptional regular season, statistically, as outlined above and evidenced by his tie for #2 in the Power Rankings. Unfortunately did not produce much tournament success in 2022, but that’s also comparing to a ridiculous two-year run where he won all four doubles tournaments in 2020 and 2021.

Brendan – appeared only twice during the 2022 season, but made the most of those appearances. In one regular season appearance he posted a 16.2 KPM, 80% accuracy, 5.2 ppr and 1.03 cpr. Then he partnered with Turley in the Postseason Tournament and won a championship.

KP – no championships in 2022 stings, but two runner-up finishes (Singles Tournament and Postseason Tournament) in a deepened talent pool make it apparent that his game is improving.

Barker – he did not play in the Postseason Tournament, but steam-rolled the field in the Singles Tournament and managed to post better statistics in 2022 (compared to 2021) despite playing only 16 total games.

Scott G. – he only plays the tournaments, and is almost always a threat to win a championship. This season he finished in second place in the Preseason Kick-Off Tournament and fourth place in the Singles Tournament.