What kind of player is the most valuable?

[TomGshotput]

When an NFL team goes for it on 4th and 1 zero percent of the time in a non game saving situation it matters not what the odds are if they would have gone for it.

Teams go for it on fourth and one a lot more often than zero percent of the time. Perhaps on the 11 it may never happen. How often does that happen during the course of all 267 NFL games?

Any 2nd and 3 ... also gives you a first down 100% of the time.

Yet most of the time the team would be better off not giving it to the one yard running back and instead letting the offense try to move the ball more efficiently.

There is no 1 shot a game basketball player who would ever be that valuable

He would turn eight to 10 losses into wins for an average team. That would turn a .500 team into a 50 win team. That is definitely better than the football player

 

[TomGshotput]

I think it is the baseball player but not positive.

You can bring him to bat at the key moments of the game. Bases loaded two outs ... he is good for two runs basically (certainly more often than just 1) with his single. You need only see the percentage of games won by exactly 1 run to see how important this is. Imagine having this guy available for any extra innings game.

Can definitely see this being the case, especially for a National League team. Imagine that anytime the pitcher comes up late in the game with a runner in scoring position it's an automatic run. One possible drawback is that roster space in baseball is so valuable. Can these players do anything else. If you ask the running back to block the pass rush or catch is it an automatic sack or drop? What happens if the baseball player has to play defense? Or if the basketball player tries to dribble or pass?

 

[shdw01]

the only reason the rb is the most advantageous is because he has unlimited uses.

 

[CHOPTALK]

Can definitely see this being the case. One possible drawback is that roster space in baseball is so valuable. Can these players do anything else. If you ask the running back to block the pass rush or catch is it an automatic sack or drop? What happens if the baseball player has to play defense? Or if the basketball player tries to dribble or pass?

If you could have a baseball player that could come off the bench and give you a 100% single 100% of the time there is no doubt the baseball player would be the most important player of all 3 of these fictional players.

But the way the question was worded gave me the assumption that he must start so that greatly lowers his value

 

[CHOPTALK]

Teams go for it on fourth and one a lot more often than zero percent of the time. Perhaps on the 11 it may never happen. How often does that happen during the course of all 267 NFL games?

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Yet most of the time the team would be better off not giving it to the one yard running back and instead letting the offense try to move the ball more efficiently.



He would turn eight to 10 losses into wins for an average team. That would turn a .500 team into a 50 win team. That is definitely better than the football player

The only part I agree with (sometimes) is the teams would be better of running a regular offense on 2nd and 3.
In some cases you are correct but most of the time especially late when you have a lead this is not the case .