Since it's not available in the index I decided to have a little look at who the most penalised players and teams are in the DSFL. We're at week 10 now so we have a reasonable sample of games to look at.
Let's start with the teams.
Most Penalised Teams
71 - Tijuana Luchadores
70 - Portland Pythons
68 - Minnesota Grey Ducks
66 - Norfolk Seawolves
60 - Myrtle Beach Buccaneers
57 - London Royals
51 - Dallas Birddogs
47 - Kansas City Coyotes
So the top team in the league, Kansas City, is also the least penalised team in the league. But before we conclude that we've got the sim totally figured out, we should note that the rest of the table doesn't seem to follow any similar pattern.
But of course, not all penalties are equal. How do they stack up when we look at how many penalty yards are given up.
Most Penalty Yards Given Up By Team
577 - Portland Pythons
547 - Minnesota Grey Ducks
494 - Tijuana Luchadores
492 - Norfolk Seawolves
471 - Myrtle Beach Buccaneers
462 - London Royals
396 - Dallas Birddogs
352 - Kansas City Coyotes
Looking at yardage we see Portland jump to the top of the league with 577 yards, Minnesota are also out in front (or behind) with 547 yards. Portland's total is a full 225 yards more than Kansas City at the other end of things.
Finally, which teams have had the most number of players penalised.
Most Penalised Players on a Team
30 - Tijuana Luchadores
26 - Minnesota Grey Ducks
25 - Dallas Birddogs
24 - Norfolk Seawolves
24 - Myrtle Beach Buccaneers
23 - Kansas City Coyotes
22 - Portland Pythons
22 - London Royals
So how does that break down by player. Here are all of the 23 players with 5 or more penalties against them.
Most Penalised Players
11 - Hamilton II ®, A. - CB
8 - Hole, M. - DE
6 - Banger (GM), R. - OL
6 - Arrabiata, D. - TE
6 - Roullier, C. - OL
6 - Mendoza ®, C. - CB
5 - Arc (S), J. - DT
5 - O'Donohue ®, S. - LB
5 - Claxton ®, S. - DE
5 - Botone, O. - OL
5 - Melvin, B. - OL
5 - Rechs, Z. - TE
5 - Sabor, A. - WR
5 - McBlock (GM), D. - OL
5 - Botfive, O. - OL
5 - Stake ®, L. - DT
5 - Koh, K. - WR
5 - Gilbert, R. - RB
5 - Manyadi (GM), H. - OL
5 - Hellzapoppin ®, J. - S
5 - Clemente ®, O. - DT
5 - Works, S. - DE
5 - Berlin ®, S. - OL
We see Alexander Hamilton the second way out ahead of the rest with 11 penalties, 16% of his teams total. Behind him on 8 is Matt Hole of the Grey Ducks. Both well out in front of the trailing pack at 5 and 6.
As we said before not all penalties are equal so how do the individual statistics break down by yardage? Here are all the players with 40 or more yards given up to penalties.
Most Penalised Players By Yardage
84 - Hole, M. - DE
60 - Banger (GM), R. - OL
56 - Arc (S), J. - DT
56 - O'Donohue ®, S. - LB
55 - Claxton ®, S. - DE
54 - Botone, O. - OL
52 - Arrabiata, D. - TE
51 - Hamilton II ®, A. - CB
50 - Melvin, B. - OL
50 - Kehla ®, Z. - S
45 - Roullier, C. - OL
45 - Rechs, Z. - TE
45 - Sabor, A. - WR
45 - Dawkins ®, S. - S
45 - MacGregor, G. - LB
44 - Panda, F. - RB
40 - McBlock (GM), D. - OL
40 - Botfive, O. - OL
40 - Rood, M. - RB
We can see this list is dominated by Portland with 6 players, explaining why they topped the team yardage chart.
Of course not all players play so much, so we can balance that out by looking at the number of penalties per snap that player has played. The following players have a penalty rate of at least 1%, that is there is on every snap there is at least a 1% chance they give up a penalty
Most Penalised Players Per Snap
4.3% - Hoss, T. - TE
2.6% - Sofa ®, T. - QB
2.1% - Bonzales, A. - DT
1.9% - LeMoose ®, S. - RB
1.5% - Watson ®, J. - WR
1.4% - Deschain, F. - DE
1.2% - Hunter, D. - DE
1.2% - Fisher, G. - LB
1.2% - Hamilton II ®, A. - CB
1.1% - Gilbert, R. - RB
1.1% - Hole, M. - DE
1.1% - Andersson, J. - DE
1.1% - Rechs, Z. - TE
1.1% - Feels, A. - RB
1.1% - Briscoe, R. - WR
1.0% - Apollo ®, J. - RB
1.0% - Kenobi, B. - TE
It seems unfair on Hoss, who's only given up a single 5 yard penalty, but by virtue of having played just 23 snaps takes the glory.
And the penalty yardage given up per snap. The number listed here is the average number of penalty yards given up for each snap that player plays. So 0.2 would mean that player gives up 2 penalty yards for every 10 snaps they play. The players listed all have totals over 0.07 penalty yards per snap.
Most Penalty Yardage Per Snap By Players
0.30 - Sofa ®, T. - QB
0.28 - LeMoose ®, S. - RB
0.23 - Watson ®, J. - WR
0.22 - Hoss, T. - TE
0.17 - Bonzales, A. - DT
0.12 - Hole, M. - DE
0.11 - Hunter, D. - DE
0.11 - Deschain, F. - DE
0.10 - Rechs, Z. - TE
0.09 - Rood, M. - RB
0.08 - Gilbert, R. - RB
0.08 - Panda, F. - RB
0.07 - Claxton ®, S. - DE
0.07 - Banger (GM), R. - OL
0.07 - O'Donohue ®, S. - LB
0.07 - Hex, T. - FB
0.07 - Kenobi, B. - TE
So finally how do penalties stack up by position. Which positions give up the most penalties and which positions penalties are the most costly.
Number of Penalties by Position
106 - Offensive Line
58 - Defensive End
47 - Cornerback
47 - Tight End (including FB)
46 - Wide Receiver
44 - Linebacker
44 - Defensive Tackle
43 - Running Back
41 - Safety
14 - Quarterback
0 - Kicker / Punter
Offensive Line obviously rank highly here since we're combining 3 positions together, individually Guards have 42, Tackles have 43 and Centres have 21 penalties against them.
Penalty Yards by Position
820 - Offensive Line
492 - Defensive End
369 - Linebacker
343 - Defensive Tackle
341 - Running Back
339 - Cornerback
337 - Wide Receiver
331 - Tight End (including FB)
300 - Safety
119 - Quarterback
0 - Kicker / Punter
And finally by looking at the average yardage perpenalty for each position we can see which positions' penalties are the most costly.
Average Penalty Yards Per Penalty by Position
8.50 - Quarterback
8.48 - Defensive End
8.39 - Linebacker
7.93 - Running Back
7.80 - Defensive Tackle
7.74 - Offensive Line
7.33 - Wide Receiver
7.32 - Safety
7.21 - Cornerback
7.04 - Tight End (including FB)
0 - Kicker / Punter
So there you have it. If anyone has theories why those positions teams or players are more or less penalised, write your answers below.
Let's start with the teams.
Most Penalised Teams
71 - Tijuana Luchadores
70 - Portland Pythons
68 - Minnesota Grey Ducks
66 - Norfolk Seawolves
60 - Myrtle Beach Buccaneers
57 - London Royals
51 - Dallas Birddogs
47 - Kansas City Coyotes
So the top team in the league, Kansas City, is also the least penalised team in the league. But before we conclude that we've got the sim totally figured out, we should note that the rest of the table doesn't seem to follow any similar pattern.
But of course, not all penalties are equal. How do they stack up when we look at how many penalty yards are given up.
Most Penalty Yards Given Up By Team
577 - Portland Pythons
547 - Minnesota Grey Ducks
494 - Tijuana Luchadores
492 - Norfolk Seawolves
471 - Myrtle Beach Buccaneers
462 - London Royals
396 - Dallas Birddogs
352 - Kansas City Coyotes
Looking at yardage we see Portland jump to the top of the league with 577 yards, Minnesota are also out in front (or behind) with 547 yards. Portland's total is a full 225 yards more than Kansas City at the other end of things.
Finally, which teams have had the most number of players penalised.
Most Penalised Players on a Team
30 - Tijuana Luchadores
26 - Minnesota Grey Ducks
25 - Dallas Birddogs
24 - Norfolk Seawolves
24 - Myrtle Beach Buccaneers
23 - Kansas City Coyotes
22 - Portland Pythons
22 - London Royals
So how does that break down by player. Here are all of the 23 players with 5 or more penalties against them.
Most Penalised Players
11 - Hamilton II ®, A. - CB
8 - Hole, M. - DE
6 - Banger (GM), R. - OL
6 - Arrabiata, D. - TE
6 - Roullier, C. - OL
6 - Mendoza ®, C. - CB
5 - Arc (S), J. - DT
5 - O'Donohue ®, S. - LB
5 - Claxton ®, S. - DE
5 - Botone, O. - OL
5 - Melvin, B. - OL
5 - Rechs, Z. - TE
5 - Sabor, A. - WR
5 - McBlock (GM), D. - OL
5 - Botfive, O. - OL
5 - Stake ®, L. - DT
5 - Koh, K. - WR
5 - Gilbert, R. - RB
5 - Manyadi (GM), H. - OL
5 - Hellzapoppin ®, J. - S
5 - Clemente ®, O. - DT
5 - Works, S. - DE
5 - Berlin ®, S. - OL
We see Alexander Hamilton the second way out ahead of the rest with 11 penalties, 16% of his teams total. Behind him on 8 is Matt Hole of the Grey Ducks. Both well out in front of the trailing pack at 5 and 6.
As we said before not all penalties are equal so how do the individual statistics break down by yardage? Here are all the players with 40 or more yards given up to penalties.
Most Penalised Players By Yardage
84 - Hole, M. - DE
60 - Banger (GM), R. - OL
56 - Arc (S), J. - DT
56 - O'Donohue ®, S. - LB
55 - Claxton ®, S. - DE
54 - Botone, O. - OL
52 - Arrabiata, D. - TE
51 - Hamilton II ®, A. - CB
50 - Melvin, B. - OL
50 - Kehla ®, Z. - S
45 - Roullier, C. - OL
45 - Rechs, Z. - TE
45 - Sabor, A. - WR
45 - Dawkins ®, S. - S
45 - MacGregor, G. - LB
44 - Panda, F. - RB
40 - McBlock (GM), D. - OL
40 - Botfive, O. - OL
40 - Rood, M. - RB
We can see this list is dominated by Portland with 6 players, explaining why they topped the team yardage chart.
Of course not all players play so much, so we can balance that out by looking at the number of penalties per snap that player has played. The following players have a penalty rate of at least 1%, that is there is on every snap there is at least a 1% chance they give up a penalty
Most Penalised Players Per Snap
4.3% - Hoss, T. - TE
2.6% - Sofa ®, T. - QB
2.1% - Bonzales, A. - DT
1.9% - LeMoose ®, S. - RB
1.5% - Watson ®, J. - WR
1.4% - Deschain, F. - DE
1.2% - Hunter, D. - DE
1.2% - Fisher, G. - LB
1.2% - Hamilton II ®, A. - CB
1.1% - Gilbert, R. - RB
1.1% - Hole, M. - DE
1.1% - Andersson, J. - DE
1.1% - Rechs, Z. - TE
1.1% - Feels, A. - RB
1.1% - Briscoe, R. - WR
1.0% - Apollo ®, J. - RB
1.0% - Kenobi, B. - TE
It seems unfair on Hoss, who's only given up a single 5 yard penalty, but by virtue of having played just 23 snaps takes the glory.
And the penalty yardage given up per snap. The number listed here is the average number of penalty yards given up for each snap that player plays. So 0.2 would mean that player gives up 2 penalty yards for every 10 snaps they play. The players listed all have totals over 0.07 penalty yards per snap.
Most Penalty Yardage Per Snap By Players
0.30 - Sofa ®, T. - QB
0.28 - LeMoose ®, S. - RB
0.23 - Watson ®, J. - WR
0.22 - Hoss, T. - TE
0.17 - Bonzales, A. - DT
0.12 - Hole, M. - DE
0.11 - Hunter, D. - DE
0.11 - Deschain, F. - DE
0.10 - Rechs, Z. - TE
0.09 - Rood, M. - RB
0.08 - Gilbert, R. - RB
0.08 - Panda, F. - RB
0.07 - Claxton ®, S. - DE
0.07 - Banger (GM), R. - OL
0.07 - O'Donohue ®, S. - LB
0.07 - Hex, T. - FB
0.07 - Kenobi, B. - TE
So finally how do penalties stack up by position. Which positions give up the most penalties and which positions penalties are the most costly.
Number of Penalties by Position
106 - Offensive Line
58 - Defensive End
47 - Cornerback
47 - Tight End (including FB)
46 - Wide Receiver
44 - Linebacker
44 - Defensive Tackle
43 - Running Back
41 - Safety
14 - Quarterback
0 - Kicker / Punter
Offensive Line obviously rank highly here since we're combining 3 positions together, individually Guards have 42, Tackles have 43 and Centres have 21 penalties against them.
Penalty Yards by Position
820 - Offensive Line
492 - Defensive End
369 - Linebacker
343 - Defensive Tackle
341 - Running Back
339 - Cornerback
337 - Wide Receiver
331 - Tight End (including FB)
300 - Safety
119 - Quarterback
0 - Kicker / Punter
And finally by looking at the average yardage perpenalty for each position we can see which positions' penalties are the most costly.
Average Penalty Yards Per Penalty by Position
8.50 - Quarterback
8.48 - Defensive End
8.39 - Linebacker
7.93 - Running Back
7.80 - Defensive Tackle
7.74 - Offensive Line
7.33 - Wide Receiver
7.32 - Safety
7.21 - Cornerback
7.04 - Tight End (including FB)
0 - Kicker / Punter
So there you have it. If anyone has theories why those positions teams or players are more or less penalised, write your answers below.