Model Architecture

True North Models

Transparent model documentation for True North production rate, projection outputs, team aggregation, and future evaluation layers.

Current Model

v1

Production + projection layer

Primary Inputs

5

Goals, assists, points, rates, pace

Output Types

4

Rate, projection, rank, profile

Design Principle

Transparent

Readable before complex

True North Production Rate

Rate-based offensive contribution indicator.

True North Production Rate is designed as a transparent first-layer evaluation metric. It combines player goal production and point-production pace into a single offensive indicator. The purpose is not to replace full player valuation, but to create a clean, readable model layer that supports ranking, comparison, and projection workflows.

Current formula

Goals/Game × 1.5 + Points/Game × 1.0

Projection Model v1

Full-season pace projection from current rate output.

True North Projection v1 scales current points-per-game production to a full-season pace. This makes the output intentionally interpretable and auditable. Future versions can layer in aging curves, usage, deployment, multi-season history, and regression indicators while preserving clear model communication.

Current formula

Points/Game × 82

Model Roadmap

v1

Production rate, player search, projections, leaderboards

v2

Age curves, role adjustment, multi-season regression

v3

Contract value, surplus production, roster-fit scoring

v4

Team environment, player comps, acquisition flags

Operational Use Case

True North models are built to support decision workflows rather than simply display statistics. The current model layer supports quick player search, player comparison, leaderboard generation, team aggregation, projection review, and profile-page reporting. The guiding standard is front-office readability: every model output should help answer what a decision-maker can do with the data.