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thehef · 05-31-2017, 02:40 PM

Perhaps this has been addressed & discussed elsewhere. I dunno...

At any rate, I was noticing that in OOTP for 1959 and 1960 seasons, as examples, the default settings for "Allow Starters in Relief" is No. However, in looking at actual stats, this was clearly not the case, as in real life nearly all of the top starters on each team made relief appearances. In fact, if you look at the top performers as listed on retrosheet, you'd be hard-pressed to find a starter that did not appear in relief at least 4 or 5 times...

It looks to be '61-'62 where the transition occurred, as shown by these numbers of the average number of relief appearances made by the top 20 starters (as per retrosheet):

1925, 7.3
1935, 6.9
1945, 6.2

1955, 4.3
1956, 4.1
1957, 4.9
1958, 4.2
1959, 5.1
1960, 4.5
1961, 2.4
1962, 1.8
1963, 1.6
1964, 2.0
1965, 2.5
1966, 1.4

1975, 0.9
1985, 0.2

So maybe this needs to be looked at... Perhaps - in order to differentiate between usage in eras - instead of a simple Yes/No option, the choices should be something like Frequently, Sometimes, Rarely, Very Rarely... Thoughts?

05-31-2017, 02:40 PM	#1
thehef Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,380	'Allow Starts in Relief' default setting Perhaps this has been addressed & discussed elsewhere. I dunno... At any rate, I was noticing that in OOTP for 1959 and 1960 seasons, as examples, the default settings for "Allow Starters in Relief" is No. However, in looking at actual stats, this was clearly not the case, as in real life nearly all of the top starters on each team made relief appearances. In fact, if you look at the top performers as listed on retrosheet, you'd be hard-pressed to find a starter that did not appear in relief at least 4 or 5 times... It looks to be '61-'62 where the transition occurred, as shown by these numbers of the average number of relief appearances made by the top 20 starters (as per retrosheet): 1925, 7.3 1935, 6.9 1945, 6.2 1955, 4.3 1956, 4.1 1957, 4.9 1958, 4.2 1959, 5.1 1960, 4.5 1961, 2.4 1962, 1.8 1963, 1.6 1964, 2.0 1965, 2.5 1966, 1.4 1975, 0.9 1985, 0.2 So maybe this needs to be looked at... Perhaps - in order to differentiate between usage in eras - instead of a simple Yes/No option, the choices should be something like Frequently, Sometimes, Rarely, Very Rarely... Thoughts?