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Originally Posted by Left-handed Badger
Except Ryan, Spahn, and Wynn didnt have a small number of IPs.
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The problem (I think) is that they each had a small number of innings early (not Wynn) on in their careers. Ryan debuted in 1966 and didn't have a 200+ IP season until 1972, throwing a total of 510 IP in the six seasons between 1966 and 1971. Spahn debuted in 1942 and did not have a 200+ IP season until 1947, throwing a total of 141.2 IP thanks to WWII in the five seasons from 1942 through 1946. Wynn debuted in 1939 and did not hit 200+ IP until 1943. In the four seasons from 1939 through 1942 he threw 250.1 IP.
It all goes back to the problem that Markus has said he will have fixed in the next patch. When you choose to use recalc for player development it overrides the setting you choose for "Base Potential Ratings On...". Most historical players agree the most accurate setting on which to base potential ratings is "Remaining Years of Career" but when you select recalc your potential ratings choice is nullified and potential ratings are based on whatever recalc base (1, 3, or 5) you choose. This is not a problem when using Neutralized Stats because empty or nearly empty seasons are filled in by whatever method Garlon/Spritze uses, but with Real Stats this does not happen sooo:
Let's take Lynn Nolan Ryan Jr. for example using a recalc base of 3 years. He debuted in 1966 with a whopping 3 inning 15.00 ERA performance. He wasn't in the majors again until 1968, but with a 3 year base that 3 inning 15.00 ERA performance is stretched from 1965 through 1967 (please correct me if I'm wrong), so the computer says: "This guy's not gonna be around long" and gives him just a fastball and a 1 Stamina rating. The only workaround(s) I can see (if you use Real Stats) until this is fixed is to: a) use a 5 year recalc base and don't double weight the current year or b) don't use recalc at all which isn't too palatable to the history buffs that want Nolan Ryan to be Nolan Ryan and Tim Conroy to be Tim Conroy (thanks to random function at Baseball-Reference
).
By the way I did look up the pitch repertoires of the three pitchers mentioned in the Master.csv file and they are as follows:
Ryan: 1) Fastball 2) Curveball 3) Circle Change
Spahn: 1) Changeup 2) Fastball 3) Curveball 4) Screwball 5) Slider 6) Sinker 7) Knuckleball
Wynn: 1) Knuckleball 2) Fastball 3) Changeup 4) Curveball 5) Slider
Their respective repertoires
are there. It's a matter of Markus fixing the code that is not allowing them to shine through when one uses Real Stats and Recalc. *crosses fingers*