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Originally Posted by Rain King
I'll reiterate what some others have posted, that if you are talking about the 50 rating on a 20-80 or 1-100 scale then 50 is not the "average of all players", but instead the expected rating of an average starting player.
Most players are definitely going to be less talented than an average starting major leaguer...even if you do not have any minor leagues.
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This makes perfect sense, but if I may throw a wrench into it...
Looking at this simple, four team unaffiliated league (with no other leagues existing):
* The scale is 20-80, scouting accuracy 100%, relative to the only league
* 133 players exist in the universe, of which 56 are on team rosters. The remaining 77 are free agents
* For the 133 players, the mean OVR rating is 35.08 with a std dev of 11.9. The median OVR is 35.
* For the 56 players on the roster, the mean OVR is 42.2 with a std dev of 11.6. The median OVR is 40.
* For the 40 starters (note pitching is on 2 man rotation with no DH and traditional lineups (no R/L alternates), so 10 starters per team), the mean OVR is 43.5 with a std dev of 13.2. The median OVR is 45
So, we're getting closer. Seems like the data set is too small to really prove this out. When I have a moment, I'll dump a standard RL game with all 30 MLB teams and see how the averages compute.
Again, not having any impact on my game, just curious how much I can trust the "50 is average".
Stay tuned.