Guys- Here is Markus's explaination:
No, the ratings are always relative to the modern era, and not the imported season. That'S why you see very low power ratings and high pitcher movement ratings when importing dead-ball seasons for example.
Cheers,
Markus
Am 24.04.2010 um 23:13 schrieb
theskras119@comcast.net:
Markus- On the boards we can't get a clear answer on this. Can you help?? Although there is no ERA adjustment, are historical players created (if you base ratings on historical performance), based on a comparision to the year they played in, as described below?
I may be wrong, but here's how I think it works. Each player is rated RELATIVE TO others in a particular season. For example, in 1968, Carl Yastrzemski led the league with a .301 batting average. In OOTP, he will import with a high contact rating (20 out of 20, perhaps, since he was the best hitter RELATIVE TO everyone else). If we import the 1968 Red Sox into a modern league, Yastrzemski's contact rating should be the same (20 out of 20). He might hit .350 or so (whatever a 20 out of 20 contact rating would produce in a modern environment). He would still be one of the best hitters RELATIVE TO everyone else. He will not be penalized for having played at a time when offense was suppressed. Likewise, if Yastrzemski had hit .238 in 1968, he would import with a contact rating of (about) 10 out of 20. Why? Because the LEAGUE batting average in 1968 was .238. He would then import into a modern league with the same contact rating (10 out of 20) and probably hit about .267. Why? Again, because the LEAGUE batting average in 2009 was .267. Does this make sense?