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Old 04-12-2007, 02:22 PM   #53
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Originally Posted by pstrickert View Post
Here's another question: When I imported the 1982 season multiple times from the Lahman DB, sometimes I would see Mike Caldwell rated 1-star, sometimes 1-1/2 stars. The same thing would happen with other players, too. If the same stats are being imported, why the difference? (I'd have to check, but I assume Caldwell's Stuff, Movement, and Control ratings differed a bit, too. Thus, the difference in "star" rating.)
Star ratings compare players to others at the same position. Seems to me the variation in the ratings calculated for each player may be sufficient to cause a 1/2 star change from time to time. Perhaps a swing man type of pitcher was an MR in one import and an SP in another.

You should try it with 20-80 instead of stars to better quantify the difference.
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