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Originally Posted by Garlon
Consider 5yr recalc for 1912 which includes the 1910-1914 seasons. Ty Cobb batted .396 over that period, while the league batted .259. For the 1912 season we take the Ty Cobb 5yr recalc and divide by the 5yr league average which represents the rest of the players in the league, then multiply by the 1912 league BA of .269. This becomes (.396/.259) * .269 = .411. In OOTP he actually batted .404 in the 1912 season, which is very close to expectation based on how recalc works.
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You happened to pick a guy whose performance was close to the same relative to the league for those five years. There's your answer. It's not that 5 year recalc gives better results.