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Originally Posted by Josquin
I ran some linear regressions on this. 
BABIP appears to have no influence on HR -- they are strictly a function of the POW rating.
2B/3B, on the other hand, are decreased by a high POW rating, but boosted by a high BABIP. |
I'm just citing what the OOTP manual says about batting, where it states that GAP and POW have "no direct effect on the likelihood of a player making contact", just the result of what those hits will be.
Also, from a programmer's standpoint, the approach to making this work seems kind of obvious: check CON/EYE/AvoidK for the batter outcome (batted ball/walk/strikeout), opposed by the relevant pitcher ratings, then take a random number from the hit outcomes table to see if it's a infield hit, ground ball single, line drive single, double, triple, or HR. The fraction of the table that determines each outcome is modified by GAP and POW, along with opposing defense and pitcher MOV, GB%, etc. Nobody knows the exact formula for that special sauce, but that seems like the general idea.