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Originally Posted by actionjackson
These reports flow very nicely and you keep them short, which some of us (ahem!  ) have trouble with. Never thought about talent distribution in a 48 team league before, and the outliers that may be caused by the sheer size of the league. You could be on to something there. More studs...And more duds.
Interesting about the spike in stats. Were you using a different year and then switched to 1977, or have you always used 1977? 1977 was quite high, but not 1930s high or steroid era high. 4.47 R/G, with a .264/.329/.401/.730 slash line and a 3.99 league ERA is not outrageous, but if you run into a hot season (which may be a result of the uneven talent distribution you were talking about) it could get that way in a bit of a hurry. Keep it going Dukie98! |
Thanks- glad you are enjoying. I started basing year 1 (2011) on 1975 stats, with automatic progression each year, so year 3 was based on 1977. I haven't had a chance to check whether there was a real-life jump in offensive stats from 1976 to 1977, but it seems likely in light of expansion -- plus there were some substantial outlier-type seasons in 1977 (Carew hitting .388, George Foster's 52 homers, 341 K's for Ryan).
The league totals appear to be almost exactly in line with the 1977 stats that you posted: the two leagues combined for a slash line of .265/ .329/ .402./ .731 OPS with a 4.07 overall ERA.