Baseline BPS per Minute for Defenders and Goalkeepers – Updated

Now that we are eight weeks into the season, baseline Bonus Point System (BPS) per minute figures for defenders are starting to become more accurate. I thought that during this international break was the perfect time for me to get back on to it and get some updated figures. For those of you who haven’t encountered this before, a player’s baseline BPS/min is worked out by taking their total BPS score, which is used by Fantasy Premier League (FPL) to calculate bonus allocation, and then subtracting any attacking (goal/assist) BPS points and clean sheet BPS points from this. After taking on board feedback received in my last update, I’ve also removed any BPS points that players have had deducted for yellow cards, red cards and own goals.

This gives a more accurate figure and will help when deciding to pick between two players with a similar baseline BPS/min score. I then divide this figure by the total number of minutes played by the player which prevents cameos from skewing the data. This gives me a handy baseline BPS/min score for each player. To put it simply, a high baseline BPS/min score means a higher chance of that player getting FPL bonus points in a match, providing none of the other defenders in their team get any attacking returns. Another thing I have done this time is include the baseline BPS/min scores for goalkeepers as well. I removed any BPS points that goalkeepers received for penalty saves as well as yellow and red cards.

The Results

Arsenal:

Cech: 0.182

Koscielny: 0.218

Mertesacker*: 0.217

Bellerin: 0.217

Monreal: 0.215

Gabriel*: 0.202

Aston Villa:

Guzan: 0.193

Hutton*: 0.214

Amavi: 0.193

Richards: 0.192

Lescott: 0.168

Bournemouth:

Boruc: 0.117

Francis: 0.215

Distin*: 0.196

Daniels: 0.188

Cook: 0.158

Elphick*: 0.147

Chelsea:

Begovic: 0.185

Courtois*: 0.182

Azpilicueta: 0.202

Cahill: 0.162

Zouma: 0.157

Terry*: 0.152

Ivanovic: 0.142

Crystal Palace:

McCarthy: 0.202

Hennessey*: 0.128

Hangeland*: 0.183

Ward*: 0.181

Souare: 0.168

Delaney*: 0.162

Dann: 0.159

Everton:

Howard: 0.183

Stones: 0.202

Jagielka: 0.186

Coleman*: 0.151

Galloway: 0.134

Leicester:

Schmeichel: 0.165

de Laet: 0.204

Schlupp: 0.146

Huth: 0.144

Morgan: 0.131

Liverpool:

Mignolet: 0.140

Sakho*: 0.211

Moreno*: 0.197

Skrtel: 0.193

Lovren*: 0.164

Gomez*: 0.142

Clyne: 0.140

Manchester City:

Hart: 0.127

Sagna: 0.208

Kolarov: 0.192

Otamendi*: 0.167

Mangala: 0.152

Kompany: 0.142

Manchester United:

de Gea*: 0.167

Romero*: 0.133

Shaw*: 0.207

Smalling: 0.206

Darmian: 0.186

Newcastle:

Krul: 0.192

Mbemba: 0.194

Haidara: 0.172

Coloccini: 0.163

Janmaat: 0.141

Norwich:

Ruddy: 0.169

Bassong: 0.160

Martin: 0.153

Whittaker: 0.123

Southampton:

Stekelenburg: 0.118

Cedric: 0.193

Fonte: 0.169

van Dijk: 0.164

Targett: 0.166

Tottenham:

Lloris: 0.171

Vertonghen: 0.207

Walker: 0.196

Davies: 0.167

Alderweireld: 0.165

Dier: 0.156

Stoke:

Butland: 0.210

Pieters: 0.193

Cameron: 0.171

Muniesa*: 0.171

Johnson: 0.156

Sunderland:

Pantilimon: 0.190

Coates*: 0.189

Kaboul: 0.185

van Aanholt: 0.176

O’Shea*: 0.142

Jones: 0.104

Swansea:

Fabianski: 0.172

Williams: 0.213

Fernandez: 0.178

Naughton: 0.171

Taylor: 0.159

Watford:

Gomes: 0.186

Nyom: 0.181

Cathcart: 0.143

Prodl: 0.131

West Brom:

Myhill: 0.175

Evans*: 0.167

Dawson: 0.147

McAuley: 0.106

West Ham:

Adrian*: 0.202

Randolph*: 0.156

Ogbonna*: 0.183

Reid: 0.177

Tomkins: 0.159

Jenkinson: 0.143

Cresswell: 0.121

* Has played 450 minutes or less (Small sample size so may not be very accurate).

Conclusion

By adding goalkeepers it makes it easier for Fantasy managers to see whether a keeper or a defender is the best to draft in.  Stoke’s Jack Butland, Sunderland’s Cesar Pantilimon, Boaz Myhill of West Brom, West Ham’s Adrian, Gomes of Watford and Norwich stopper John Ruddy all have higher baseline BPS/min scores compared to their teammates, meaning they are likely to receive bonus points when their team keeps a clean sheet. However, their baseline BPS/min scores are high for a reason – they make a lot of saves and aren’t very reliable at getting clean sheets (apart from Boaz Myhill). If you’re torn on which defender to pick from a certain team, why not let baseline BPS/min be the decider?