Consistency Between Seasons

james17 · 04-05-2005, 06:21 PM

I'm still rather new to OOTP. Finished my first (solo) season and really enjoyed it even though I have a mediocre club in a tough division.

I've started the second season and am now halfway through it and am surprised at the differences in stats for players for this year as opposed to last year's. The overall league stats are about the same but my team's individual stats are really taking a beating. For example, my 5 pitchers have the following ERAs (last year/this year): 3.73/4.95, 4.13/4.53, 4.86/5.64, 4.56/7.36, and 3.59/5.23.

My hitters are also hitting worse. For six of my nine hitters the results are (last year/this year): .376/.307, .354/.276, .314/.269, .282/.267, .268/.260, and .285/.243.

Now, I don't really expect or even want my stats to be the same year in and year out but a lot of my players are way off from last year. Is this normal for OOTP? Am I having just an off year? I guess I'm asking what kind of consistency should I expect from one year to the next.

I appreciate any help or comments/suggestions.

Should have mentioned this: I play out all of my team's games.

SandMan · 04-05-2005, 07:12 PM

I have simmed over 600 seasons and I have always felt that there was too much consistency from season to season.....except for the young players and old player (35+).....

There is always the luck factor in any baseball sim also....one extra hit a week adds about .15 to a batting average make a .265 hitter into a .280. So I would think that your players had good years and are now just balancing out a bit....

Eckstein 4 Prez · 04-05-2005, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SandMan

I have simmed over 600 seasons and I have always felt that there was too much consistency from season to season.....

I agree with this, although I think it's less true with each new version of OOTP.

james17 · 04-06-2005, 12:42 PM

OK. Thanks guys. I'll hold off making any wholesale trades then.

04-05-2005, 06:21 PM	#1
james17 All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,305	Consistency Between Seasons I'm still rather new to OOTP. Finished my first (solo) season and really enjoyed it even though I have a mediocre club in a tough division. I've started the second season and am now halfway through it and am surprised at the differences in stats for players for this year as opposed to last year's. The overall league stats are about the same but my team's individual stats are really taking a beating. For example, my 5 pitchers have the following ERAs (last year/this year): 3.73/4.95, 4.13/4.53, 4.86/5.64, 4.56/7.36, and 3.59/5.23. My hitters are also hitting worse. For six of my nine hitters the results are (last year/this year): .376/.307, .354/.276, .314/.269, .282/.267, .268/.260, and .285/.243. Now, I don't really expect or even want my stats to be the same year in and year out but a lot of my players are way off from last year. Is this normal for OOTP? Am I having just an off year? I guess I'm asking what kind of consistency should I expect from one year to the next. I appreciate any help or comments/suggestions. Should have mentioned this: I play out all of my team's games. Last edited by james17; 04-05-2005 at 06:49 PM.

04-05-2005, 07:12 PM	#2
SandMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,946	I have simmed over 600 seasons and I have always felt that there was too much consistency from season to season.....except for the young players and old player (35+)..... There is always the luck factor in any baseball sim also....one extra hit a week adds about .15 to a batting average make a .265 hitter into a .280. So I would think that your players had good years and are now just balancing out a bit....

04-06-2005, 12:42 PM	#4
james17 All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,305	OK. Thanks guys. I'll hold off making any wholesale trades then.