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Originally Posted by MathBandit
It would be weird if it did take park factors into account. If I take the current MLB teams/players and have them play in parks where its 275 down the line and 300 feet to straightaway centre, I'd be pretty upset if HR numbers didn't skyrocket.
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I'm not following. For *historical* seasons, I'm saying the game should look at the *historical* park a player played half their games in and adjust the numbers based on that. The classic issue here is if you wanted to trade Joe Dimaggio for Ted Williams and see how both players would perform in parks that are better suited for their handedness. You would not of course adjust Joltin' Joe as though he played half his games in Fenway because his historical stats are based on playing half his game in Yankee Stadium; he should have higher ratings if anything (and Williams' might be lowered a little bit since Fenway during this time was murder to pitchers of all stripes).
For fictional/current-year seasons, of course there would be no change.