[Eugene Church]

To get the league totals the way I want, I always run test leagues for about 2 seasons. Get your league ready...make a copy of it and use the copy to set your league totals. Don't use your regular league for the test because there will be player development and some stats will be stored. Resetting the league doesn't totally clear out all of the stats created by the test.

I sim a month at a time, look at League Batting and see how the league batting average looks...also look at the league leaders in doubles, triples, home runs, walks, strikeouts and hit by pitches. One month equals 1/6th of a season...2 months equal 1/3rd...3 months equal 1/2.

If at the end of the month, the league batting average is .270, I "increase" the number of hits in the league totals, this will "lower" the league batting average.

(If you want the league batting average higher, you would "decrease" the hits in the league totals).

If at the end of the second month, the league batting average is .265, I again "increase" the hits in the league totals, this will lower the league batting average. I keep doing this until I get to .260, which is '50s baseball.

If at the end of a month the leaders have 12 homers...In general, they are on pace to hit 72 homers...so I go in and "increase" the home runs in the league totals...this will lower the total home runs. If at the end of two months the HR Leaders have 20 homers, then I am on pace for 60 homers...If I want 50 homers, I will again "increase" the home runs in the league totals and lower them again...I do this for all the categories mentioned earlier.

I get the league totals where I want them usually by mid season of the second year. I continue to check league batting average and league leaders in the various categories throughout the season to make sure my league totals are in the range I want.

I also look at the individual pitchers' walk and strikeout ratio per 9 innings and make sure they look realistic. These can be found in the Pitching League Leaders. I want the pitching leaders to strikeout somewhere between 250-300 per season. If the walk and strikeout ratios and the strikeout leaders are not on pace for my numbers, I adjust the totals for those categories in the league totals. "Increase" the number to lower your league totals..."Decrease" them to raise them.

PLEASE NOTE IT IS NOT TRUE TO RAISE THE BAPIP TO LOWER IT.
When you want to "raise" the BAPIP, you "raise" the number.

You need to set your BAPIP for the Era you are playing. I play 1950's baseball and use .277 for the BAPIP. Henry compiled a table for each year since 1901.
Do a search to find it. It is a great help.

I hope this helps and is not too confusing. I will be glad to answer your questions.