Tips and Tricks
Similarly Named Players in Immaculate Grid
There have been more than 20,000 players in major league history and naturally there are several who share a name or have similar spellings of their name. When selecting a player for Immaculate Grid, be sure that the player's name is being spelled ...
30 / 30 Category in Immaculate Grid
Immaculate Grid Baseball features a 30+ HR / 30+ SB Season (Batting) category. The rule for this category is as follows: When paired with a team, 30/30 must be achieved with that team in a single season. When paired with a non-team category, the ...
First Team AP All‑Pro Category in Immaculate Grid
In Immaculate Grid Football, the rule for the 1st Team AP All‑Pro category is as follows: Since 1920 (AP since 1940, other bodies prior to that). When paired with a team, the player must have been a 1st Team All-Pro in a season he appeared for that ...
Immaculate Grid Easter Eggs
Immaculate Grid Easter Eggs From time to time there are answers in Immaculate Grid that have a special tie-in to the date of that game's release. Can you find the Easter Eggs in the following games? Baseball Christmas Day Which eponymous player fits ...
Cy Young Category in Immaculate Grid
The rule for the "Cy Young" category in Immaculate Grid is as follows: Cy Young: Since 1956. When paired with a team, the player must have won the Cy Young Award in a season he appeared for that team. When paired with a non-team category, does not ...
World Series Champ Category in Immaculate Grid
In Immaculate Grid Baseball the rule for the "World Series Champ category" is as follows: Since 1903 (includes Negro Leagues World Series from 1924-27 and 1942-48). When paired with a team, must have appeared in a postseason game (or be on the World ...
Only One Team Category in Immaculate Grid
Immaculate Grid features an "Only One Team" category for Baseball, Basketball, Football and Hockey. For Baseball there are some additional notes to bear in mind. For the category in that game, a player must have played for only one major league ...
WAR categories in Immaculate Grid
Immaculate Grid Baseball features season and career categories for Wins Above Replacement. These are: 40+ WAR Career: Player must have 40+ Baseball Reference WAR in their career. When paired with a team, must have played at least one game with that ...
First Round Draft Pick Category in Immaculate Grid
First Round Draft Pick Category in Immaculate Grid For first round draft pick categories in Immaculate Grid, the general rule is that the player must have a) played a game in the leagues covered in Immaculate Grid and b) been a first round draft ...
Team and All-Star Category
When All-Star or Pro Bowl categories in Immaculate Grid are paired with a team, the player must have been an All-Star / Pro Bowler in a season that they appeared for that team. Any team that the player played for in the season that they were an ...
Team and Season Stat Rules
Team and Season Stat Rules For a Team and Season Stat cell in Immaculate Grid, the player must have recorded the stat while on the listed team in order to be accepted as a correct answer. For players who played on multiple teams in a season, the stat ...
World Cup Categories
Immaculate Footy features two World Cup categories: World Cup Appearance and World Cup Goal. Data coverage is complete for these competitions (back to 1930 for men, 1991 for women), though note that qualifying matches are not included for these ...
Multiple Franchises with the Same Name
There are several instances across the sports covered by Sports Reference in which there are multiple franchises within a sport with the same name that aren't considered to be connected to one another. In most cases when one of these franchises ...
Nationalities and Confederations
For a player to be accepted as an answer for a nationality category in Immaculate Footy, the player must have nationality with that country. If the player has dual-nationality, they will match for both countries unless they have appeared in a senior ...
Who qualifies as having played for a team in Immaculate Grid?
In Immaculate Grid, a player will only count as having played for a team if they have appeared in a regular season or postseason game for that team. Players who only appeared for a team in Spring Training, pre-season etc. will not count as having ...
Winnipeg Jets Category in Immaculate Grid Hockey
Winnipeg Jets (aka Why Doesn't Teemu Selänne Work for This Category?) Immaculate Grid players sometimes ask why former Winnipeg Jets players (usually Teemu Selänne) aren't accepted as correct answers. This is an understandable question, as Teemu ...
Major Negro Leagues Category in Immaculate Grid Baseball
Major Negro Leagues Immaculate Grid players sometimes ask why certain players don't count as a correct answer for the "Played in the Major Negro Leagues" category, particularly Ernie Banks, Henry Aaron, and Sandy Amorós. While all of these players ...
Immaculate Footy Data Coverage
Data coverage in Immaculate Footy varies by league and competition. To see a full list of leagues, competitions and years covered, click either the "Full Details" or "Rules" links above the game. If a player appeared for a club outside of the years ...
Hall of Fame category in Immaculate Grid Baseball
The rule for the Hall of Fame category in Immaculate Grid Baseball is as follows: Hall of Famers must be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame but can be inducted from any category (player, manager, umpire, executive/pioneer). When paired ...
Rules for Immaculate Grid
The aim of Immaculate Grid is to select a player for each cell who matches the criteria for that cell's row and column. In the image below from the baseball version of the game, the cell in the top left corner is asking for a player who played in the ...