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Originally Posted by slugga27
I'm having trouble with the lower levels of the minor leagues having really unrealistic/underwhelming strikeout numbers. I know the strikeouts modifier will fix this issue, but I'm not sure what I should set it at. Using the stats from the realistic MiLB stats thread, the computer spit out modifiers of .700 and lower for most of the minor leagues. This has translated to, in one league, the league leader in strikeouts averaging 7.5 K/9. And it gets worse the further down the ladder I go.
What I have done is changed the strikeout modifier to .900 for all minor leagues, but I don't know for sure if that will be too much of a jump.
Can someone shed some light on this and maybe share their strikeout numbers so that I can get accurate stats?
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You can't use individual k/9 rates to assess the realism of league total strikeouts. It's apples and oranges. The modifier produced in ST is based on player ratings at the time of the autocalc. It looks like OOTP's calculations showed some talented k type pitchers or the opposite k-prone batters, which resulted in the reduced modifier. The problem is that if these pitchers get promoted the replacements may not be as highly rated so individual k/9 rates will suffer and the league total k may be down vs RL. Did you make sure to check the league level stats of promoted pitchers and discount the league level stats of demoted pitchers?
I'm not sure there is a quick solution. League totals and modifiers take a few seasons to level out so patience is required. See below for my minor league k totals vs RL for my current league. I consider anything from 0.9 to 1.1 to be great. Generally k is one of the most stable of the OOTP critical league totals output.
YMMV.
1.042 IL
0.992 PCL
0.989 EL
0.974 SL
0.992 TXL
0.960 CAL
0.983 CAR
0.931 FSL