Bias in OOTP Historical data? - Page 2

VanillaGorilla · 05-17-2013, 01:28 AM

You are using historical teams and transactions but not historical line-ups. You are also playing with injuries set lower than "High" and probably have a low positional fatigue setting. This is resulting in more starters getting more playing time than they did in RL. Because of these factors, you will get leaderboards with totals greater than RL 1984.

VanillaGorilla · 05-17-2013, 01:49 AM

To the point of the thread, 4 of the 6 reported over performances come from players who benefit from having neutralized stats not modified for the ball park in which they played.

An 8.8% overage in HRs is significant, but with any result from a single season, it is only a single season. League totals are more meaningful than team totals which are more meaningful than individual totals.

So, even though I am pointing out that 2/3s of the reported over performances come from hitting friendly environments (in 1984), I am fully aware that this data set, by itself, does not prove anything.

majesty95 · 05-17-2013, 02:18 AM

I guess I was under the impression that the league totals should be very close (within 2-3%) of the actual totals for that year and that the game would adjust as it progressed to ensure those totals are accurate. Maybe I misunderstood and am expecting more from the engine than I should.

05-17-2013, 01:28 AM	#21
VanillaGorilla All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,371	You are using historical teams and transactions but not historical line-ups. You are also playing with injuries set lower than "High" and probably have a low positional fatigue setting. This is resulting in more starters getting more playing time than they did in RL. Because of these factors, you will get leaderboards with totals greater than RL 1984. Last edited by VanillaGorilla; 05-17-2013 at 02:08 AM.

05-17-2013, 01:49 AM	#22
VanillaGorilla All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,371	To the point of the thread, 4 of the 6 reported over performances come from players who benefit from having neutralized stats not modified for the ball park in which they played. An 8.8% overage in HRs is significant, but with any result from a single season, it is only a single season. League totals are more meaningful than team totals which are more meaningful than individual totals. So, even though I am pointing out that 2/3s of the reported over performances come from hitting friendly environments (in 1984), I am fully aware that this data set, by itself, does not prove anything.

05-17-2013, 02:18 AM	#23
majesty95 All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 1,789	I guess I was under the impression that the league totals should be very close (within 2-3%) of the actual totals for that year and that the game would adjust as it progressed to ensure those totals are accurate. Maybe I misunderstood and am expecting more from the engine than I should.