Pitch Repertoire

charlottemustangs · 04-02-2019, 11:04 AM

How does OOTP determine specific pitch ratings? There are two questions here.... #1 which pitches a pitcher throws and #2 how they are given ratings?

I was looking at Corey Knebel on OOTP 19 from his 2018 season and he's got the following ratings (20-80 scale):
Fastball - 55
Curveball - 55
Changeup - 80

I thought to myself, I don't think Knebel throws a changeup. So I went to PitchFx (Statcast) and found this:
In Knebel's entire career, here are his pitch counts:
Fastball - 2937
Curveball - 1222
Changeup - 7

So that lead me to question
a) why OOTP is showing Knebel throwing a changeup at all
b) why OOTP rated his changeup as an 80
and c) does it really matter

jimmysthebestcop · 04-02-2019, 06:39 PM

You need 3 solid pitches to start in ootp.

And in real life fastball can be separated out 2 seam, 4 seam, etc. Same thing with curves they can be different styles.

04-02-2019, 11:04 AM	#1
charlottemustangs Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 32	Pitch Repertoire How does OOTP determine specific pitch ratings? There are two questions here.... #1 which pitches a pitcher throws and #2 how they are given ratings? I was looking at Corey Knebel on OOTP 19 from his 2018 season and he's got the following ratings (20-80 scale): Fastball - 55 Curveball - 55 Changeup - 80 I thought to myself, I don't think Knebel throws a changeup. So I went to PitchFx (Statcast) and found this: In Knebel's entire career, here are his pitch counts: Fastball - 2937 Curveball - 1222 Changeup - 7 So that lead me to question a) why OOTP is showing Knebel throwing a changeup at all b) why OOTP rated his changeup as an 80 and c) does it really matter

04-02-2019, 06:39 PM	#2
jimmysthebestcop Banned Join Date: Jun 2018 Posts: 1,727 Infractions: 0/2 (5)	You need 3 solid pitches to start in ootp. And in real life fastball can be separated out 2 seam, 4 seam, etc. Same thing with curves they can be different styles.