Pitches per AB

kevingrt · 03-29-2017, 10:57 AM

I apologize if I am wrong or if this has been addressed but when actually playing through a game it seems an AB is never greater than six pitches. It never feels like there are foul balls that lead to a 10 pitch AB or an 0-2 count where the pitcher winds up using 5+ pitches.

Maybe I am just missing it happening and you can delete this if I'm wrong, but was just wondering why is this?

DawnBTVS · 03-29-2017, 02:47 PM

Are you going pitch-by-pitch or one-pitch AB? Taking pitches or swing away?

I've had quite a lot of 7+ pitch ABs but I always do one-pitch ABs. Players with higher eyes/draw walks tend to work more pitches from my experience.

eldur00 · 03-29-2017, 02:55 PM

They do happen.

I play out all my games. Have since OOTP 9. The biggest AB pitch count I've seen is a 17 pitches AB.

I don't have any data to back this up but this is just as a general overview of playing out so many games. Longer at bats tend to happen when you have a pitcher with high Stamina but poor stuff and control ratings vs a batter with good eye.

It's very rare (at least for me) to see a SP with a low Stamina (like 31) go into many high pitch counts. I think it's to balance out to give them the chance of going deep in games. Obviously, only a dev could concur, but I've played well over 1 000 games playing every single at bat over the years and that's an observation I made.

I dunno. YMMV.
Might want to add that I play one pitch so counts are already generated for the final pitch.

03-29-2017, 10:57 AM	#1
kevingrt Minors (Single A) Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Chicago Posts: 64	Pitches per AB I apologize if I am wrong or if this has been addressed but when actually playing through a game it seems an AB is never greater than six pitches. It never feels like there are foul balls that lead to a 10 pitch AB or an 0-2 count where the pitcher winds up using 5+ pitches. Maybe I am just missing it happening and you can delete this if I'm wrong, but was just wondering why is this? __________________ come Visit My Site <a href="http://kevingrt.tripod.com" target="_blank">http://kevingrt.tripod.com</a>

03-29-2017, 02:55 PM	#3
eldur00 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 506	They do happen. I play out all my games. Have since OOTP 9. The biggest AB pitch count I've seen is a 17 pitches AB. I don't have any data to back this up but this is just as a general overview of playing out so many games. Longer at bats tend to happen when you have a pitcher with high Stamina but poor stuff and control ratings vs a batter with good eye. It's very rare (at least for me) to see a SP with a low Stamina (like 31) go into many high pitch counts. I think it's to balance out to give them the chance of going deep in games. Obviously, only a dev could concur, but I've played well over 1 000 games playing every single at bat over the years and that's an observation I made. I dunno. YMMV. Might want to add that I play one pitch so counts are already generated for the final pitch. Last edited by eldur00; 03-29-2017 at 02:56 PM.

03-29-2017, 02:47 PM	#2
DawnBTVS Major Leagues Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: USA Posts: 416	Are you going pitch-by-pitch or one-pitch AB? Taking pitches or swing away? I've had quite a lot of 7+ pitch ABs but I always do one-pitch ABs. Players with higher eyes/draw walks tend to work more pitches from my experience.