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Old 10-17-2003, 11:32 AM   #11
Gastric ReFlux
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Quote:
Originally posted by Kelric
If one were to keep the league totals the same year after year, wouldn't the league average stats basically stay the same?
Not necessarily. There are three elements, bascially, to determine the outcome

Batter average (his rating) versus Average of batters versus the pitcher (pitcher rating) against the backdrop of the league average (the average of the League Totals)

So if you got a period where more talented pitchers were coming in versus less talented hitters, the batting averages would decline while the League Totals average has not changed.
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