Database - what is the best chocie?

dougaiton · 08-09-2003, 03:08 PM

If I was to start a historical league in 1933, and I was to import players from Lahman or Ankit's database AND readjusted the league totals as they were in that year, does that reward them twice? i.e. pitchers in the deadball era with an avoid runs of 10 will also be helped by the league totals for that era, making them twicde as good?

Thus, to accurately sim in a non-fictional historical league (which all my precious historical ones have been) do I just leave the league totals at 2003 levels? Or do I change it?

i also heard about a database where people's stats were 'normalised' - does this exist, and does it reflect how players would have performed if they all played in the same historical era?

Thanks in advance...

dougaiton · 08-10-2003, 08:32 AM

To explain a bit, i'd rather use a normalised database like this so that if I generated players within the game (autofill minors etc) then their stats wouldn't be way off (i.e. large HR numbers wouldn't be so out of place).

Cheers

Jermanfu · 08-10-2003, 01:23 PM

I would think Ankit's Normalized Database is your best bet for what you are talking about.

dougaiton · 08-10-2003, 06:22 PM

That's the one - cheers.

So if I use that and change the league settings = realistic results...

08-09-2003, 03:08 PM	#1
dougaiton Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Location: Posts: 3,414	Database - what is the best chocie? If I was to start a historical league in 1933, and I was to import players from Lahman or Ankit's database AND readjusted the league totals as they were in that year, does that reward them twice? i.e. pitchers in the deadball era with an avoid runs of 10 will also be helped by the league totals for that era, making them twicde as good? Thus, to accurately sim in a non-fictional historical league (which all my precious historical ones have been) do I just leave the league totals at 2003 levels? Or do I change it? i also heard about a database where people's stats were 'normalised' - does this exist, and does it reflect how players would have performed if they all played in the same historical era? Thanks in advance...

08-10-2003, 08:32 AM	#2
dougaiton Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Location: Posts: 3,414	To explain a bit, i'd rather use a normalised database like this so that if I generated players within the game (autofill minors etc) then their stats wouldn't be way off (i.e. large HR numbers wouldn't be so out of place). Cheers __________________ tThis shower of clowns My park-adjusted, historically split Born in '69 league file! (also at Joe's wonderful site +BBSC)

08-10-2003, 01:23 PM	#3
Jermanfu All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Baton Rouge, LA. Posts: 899	I would think Ankit's Normalized Database is your best bet for what you are talking about. __________________ "I took the two most expensive asprins in history." - Wally Pipp on his decision to sit out a game with a headache which let Lou Gehrig into the lineup for the first time. http://s10.photobucket.com/albums/a121/Jermanfu/

08-10-2003, 06:22 PM	#4
dougaiton Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Location: Posts: 3,414	That's the one - cheers. So if I use that and change the league settings = realistic results... __________________ tThis shower of clowns My park-adjusted, historically split Born in '69 league file! (also at Joe's wonderful site +BBSC)