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Originally Posted by nyy26wc
I've been running a test historical league, using Gambo/Spritze and random debut. I'm using neutralized stats.
I'm seeing a couple of problems--
1) The players aren't debuting at the right ages.
Some examples--
Lou Gehrig--the database has neutralized stats for him, starting at age 18. Random debut had Gehrig come into the league at the age of 22.
Nolan Ryan--database has neutralized stats for him starting at age
Random debut has him starting at age 22.
Ty Cobb--database has him starting at age 19. Random debut has him starting at 22.
2) The league is dominated by players from the PCL who either never made it to the majors or they only had a cup of coffee.
The league started in 2012. So, 2012 leaguewide stats and finances were frozen in time and have been used for the entire league.
It's 2035. In the first 23 years of the league, there have been 6 players with 600+ HR. Mark McGwire is the all time leader, with 823. What makes him stand out as an outlier isn't as much his total, but the fact that he's the only one of the 6 600 HR hitters who actually homered in the majors.
For example, Larry Lejeune had a cup of coffee with the 1911 Dodgers and 1915 Pirates. He hit the whopping total of 0 HR in his major league career, spanning 24 games. His neutralized stats, from the PCL, are 224 HR. Lejeune is tied for 3rd, with 625. He's in a too close to call race to McGwire's runnerup. The players who are 2nd through 5th on the all time HR list all have between 623 and 626 and are all still active.
I'm going to post Lejeune's screenshots and then have more comments about what it looks like what is happening.
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Gehrig and Ryan both entered my league at 18 and 19, respectively. Check your age limits and also check to see if they were not drafted multiple times and did not sign.
ADD: Since the three players you cite all entered the league at age 22, I lean towards an age minimum setting being the culprit.
For me, Cobb came in at 34 in the Inaugural Draft.
Re Lejeune, IDK WTF is going on with him in your league. Lejeune had 495 AB in my league, which is a 2012 environment with lower pitching mounds, and hit exactly 0 HR.
Once you reach 2012, turn off your "adjust stats" option, if you want the league to "evolve". Otherwise, any changes to mound height, or whatever, will be factored out. If you want your league output to stay constant from 2012 onwards, leave it checked.