About the league
Buck vs. Ricky Pickles
A fictional two-player home run league built from raw game notes. Every number on this site is derived from one dataset — no invented stats, no hidden formulas. When a new home run is added, every card, chart and leaderboard updates automatically.
Player bio
Buck McDoogle
Right Field / Infield · Bats Right / Throws Right · #44 · 6'1" / 285 lbs
“I don't try to hit it far. I try to hit it through something.”
A right-handed force of nature who rewrote the single-season record books. Buck combines elite power with surprising speed, becoming the only player in league history to post a 120-homer, 180-steal season. His trophy case is the most decorated in the game.
Style: Extreme pull hitter who drives the ball to left field with backspin and authority. Generates some of the highest exit velocities ever recorded.
Signature moment: 517-foot bomb vs. the Dodgers — the longest tracked home run in the dataset.
Player bio
Ricky Pickles
Center Field / Right Field · Bats Switch / Throws Right · #23 · 6'2" / 210 lbs
“Switch hitting isn't a trick. It's twice the work for twice the damage.”
A switch-hitting five-tool star with three straight Home Run Derby titles and a Rookie of the Year plaque. Pickles brings elite plate discipline, gap power and a flair for the dramatic, including the league's 200th career homer milestone.
Style: Sprays the ball to all fields from both sides of the plate, with a slight pull bias as a left-handed hitter. His swing is compact and repeatable, producing hard contact in any count.
Signature moment: 200th career home run — a 354-foot shot that proved he can deliver in the moment.
Methodology
How the site works
Single source of truth
All analytics flow from one typed dataset of home runs. Swapping the dataset updates every page without touching the UI.
Derived ratings
0–99 ratings for Power, Exit Velo, Distance, Consistency and Barrel Rate are computed from the actual distribution of home runs, not guessed.
Reconstructed replays
Home run replays use real distance, exit velocity and launch angle. Spray angle and ballpark are simulated deterministically so the same homer always replays the same way.
Notable milestones
League records
- 121 — Buck's single-season home run record (Marlins, untracked)
- 189 — Buck's single-season stolen base record
- 73 — Buck's consecutive games with a hit streak
- 3× — Pickles' consecutive Home Run Derby titles
- 517 ft — Longest tracked home run in the dataset
- 200 — Pickles' career home run milestone