The results of the 2012 season sim event are here!

BradC · 06-05-2012, 02:08 PM

Hi everyone: I just sent this press release out to my mailing list, so I thought I would post it here too, so you can see the results of our 2012 season sim event. Thanks to all who participated.

Sorry the tables at the end came through that way. I don't see a way to easily clean them up.

June 5, 2012 – OOTP Developments today announced the results of its annual season sim event. The 2012 season was simmed 29 times using Out of the Park Baseball 13’s commissioner setting, which allows players to watch the action unfold in “god” mode as the computer handles strategic decisions, roster moves, trades, and everything else possible in the game. The results of those 29 sims were compiled in a series of tables found at the end of this press release.

In the National League, the Braves were the team to beat, with 13 division titles and a pair of wild card berths. (Only the winner of the wild card play-in game in each league was counted, not the two teams that earned wild cards.) They secured 8 trips to the championship series, ultimately winning it all 5 times, more than any other team in either league.

In the American League, the Rays won the AL East 9 times, second to the Yankees’ 14 titles, but they added another 10 wild card spots, making them the top team. They won the ALCS 7 times and the championship 4 times. The Yankees had 4 championship series trips and a pair of wins.

When looking at individual performances, Carlos Gonzalez led the NL in home runs 7 times and in batting average 4 times, with a Triple Crown in the mix too. Roy Halladay and Tim Lincecum tied for the most times with the best ERA (4) while Halladay led the NL in wins 8 times.

Over in the AL, Jose Bautista led the league in home runs the most (8) while Eric Hosmer and Miguel Cabrera tied for the most times atop the batting average list (5 each). Felix Hernandez and Justin Verlander tied for tops in ERA (5 each) and CC Sabathia was dominant when it came to racking up the most wins, leading the AL 9 times.

Interesting oddities popped up too, showing how OOTP mimics the anything-can-happen nature of real life baseball. For example, in one sim, cast-off Sergio Mitre led the AL in ERA while in another sim, Roy Oswalt signed with the Giants and ended up leading the NL in wins. And when it came to team performances, the upstart Royals won the AL Central 5 times and secured a wild card berth once, though they never won the championship.

“These results demonstrate that OOTP 13’s simulation engine mimics what you expect to see happen in real life while throwing in the kinds of surprises that tend to pop up,” said OOTP founder and lead developer Markus Heinsohn. “If it was a prediction engine, we and all our customers would be rich, but the fun of baseball is in following its unpredictable stories, and OOTP 13 delivers that and more.”

In fact, improved storylines, with the ability to choose how to handle certain situations, are among the many new features found in OOTP 13. Others include real-time sim mode, which allows players to follow the day’s games in progress at any speed they desire, and the random historical debut option, where the ultimate “What if?” question gets answered as baseball’s greats make their debuts when players least expect (Koufax might show up in 1930 while Ruth makes his debut in 2012, for example). OOTP 13 also includes 2012 major league rosters, a revamped pitching model, an overhauled interface, the ability to create associations comprised of multiple leagues, and much more.

OOTP 13 has been earning rave reviews since it shipped on April 9. Seamheads.com said it is “perhaps the best sports simulation game ever” while Baseball Prospectus gave it an A rating and said “it remains the Triple Crown of computer baseball sims.” Gaming site Quarter to Three said OOTP 13 is “a platform to weave believable baseball tales of any stripe, at whatever speed or level of control you desire.”

More information about OOTP 13 can be found at: Out of the Park Baseball: Home

This year’s season sim event was held in conjunction with the Baseball Bloggers Alliance (BBA). OOTP 13 Beta testers were invited to participate too, and a couple did, for a total of 19 contributors. OOTP Developments then simmed the season 10 times and added those results to the mix, for 29 sims in all.

More information about the BBA can be found at: Baseball Bloggers Alliance

Here’s how the teams and players shaped up. (Some sims had ties in certain statistical categories, so the total will add up to more than 29. In the case of most pitching wins, both leagues had sims where up to three or four players tied.)

NL East winner:
Braves 13
Phillies 11
Marlins 4
Nationals 1

NL Central winner:
Reds 11
Brewers 10
Cardinals 8

NL West winner:
Diamondbacks 11
Giants 10
Dodgers 4
Rockies 4

Winner of NL wild card play-in game:
Marlins 6
Giants 4
Phillies 4
Reds 4
Brewers 3
Braves 2
Brewers 2
Diamondbacks 2
Nationals 2

Winner of NLCS:
Braves 8
Giants 5
Brewers 3
Cardinals 3
Diamondbacks 2
Marlins 2
Phillies 2
Reds 2
Dodgers 1
Nationals 1

AL East winner:
Yankees 14
Rays 9
Red Sox 6

AL Central winner:
Tigers 15
Indians 7
Royals 5
Twins 1
White Sox 1

AL West winner:
Angels 14
Rangers 13
Athletics 2

Winner of AL wild card play-in game:
Rays 10
Red Sox 7
Rangers 6
Angels 2
Yankees 2
Mariners 1
Royals 1

ALCS winner:
Rays 7
Red Sox 5
Angels 4
Yankees 4
Rangers 3
Tigers 3
Royals 2
Indians 1

Championship winner:
Braves 5
Rays 4
Red Sox 4
Angels 2
Brewers 2
Diamondbacks 2
Giants 2
Marlins 2
Tigers 2
Yankees 2
Cardinals 1

NL HR leader:
Carlos Gonzalez 7
Joey Votto 5
Jay Bruce 3
Paul Goldschmidt 3
Ryan Braun 2
Giancarlo Stanton 2
Troy Tulowitzki 2
Justin Upton 2
Mat Gamel 1
Jason Heyward 1

AL HR leader: (1 tie)
Jose Bautista 8
Miguel Cabrera 4
Mark Teixeira 4
Albert Pujols 3
Nelson Cruz 2
Prince Fielder 2
Adrian Gonzalez 2
Adrian Beltre 1
Adam Dunn 1
Josh Hamilton 1
Paul Konerko 1
Kendrys Morales 1

NL batting avg. leader: (1 tie)
Starlin Castro 4
Carlos Gonzalez (won Triple Crown once) 4
Joey Votto 4
Ryan Braun 3
Pablo Sandoval 3
Freddie Freeman (won Triple Crown once) 2
Dee Gordon 2
Jay Bruce 1
Chris Heisey 1
Jonathan Lucroy 1
Daniel Murphy 1
Jose Reyes 1
Jose Tabata 1
Justin Upton 1
Neil Walker 1

AL batting avg. leader:
Miguel Cabrera 5
Eric Hosmer 5
Robinson Cano 4
Josh Hamilton 3
Dustin Pedroia 3
Albert Pujols 2
Billy Butler 1
Angel Cabrera 1
Asdrubal Cabrera 1
Jacoby Ellsbury 1
Joe Mauer 1
Stephen Vogt 1
Kevin Youkilis 1

NL ERA leader:
Roy Halladay 4
Tim Lincecum 4
Clayton Kershaw 3
Zack Greinke 2
Yovani Gallardo 2
Josh Johnson 2
Stephen Strasburg 2
Adam Wainwright 2
Bronson Arroyo 1
Jose Ascanio 1
Brandon Beachy 1
Chris Carpenter 1
Gio Gonzalez 1
Tim Hudson 1
Jonathan Niese 1
Carlos Zambrano 1

AL ERA leader: (1 tie)
Felix Hernandez 5
Justin Verlander 5
Jon Lester 4
Matt Moore 4
Jered Weaver 4
CC Sabathia 3
CJ Wilson 2
Danny Duffy 1
Sergio Mitre 1
David Price 1

NL wins leader: (9 ties)
Roy Halladay 8
Tim Lincecum 5
Josh Johnson 4
Adam Wainwright 4
Mark Buerhle 2
Matt Cain 2
Yovani Galladro 2
Jamie Garcia 2
Zack Greinke 2
Daniel Hudson 2
Clayton Kershaw 2
Mike Leake 2
Gio Gonzalez 1
Jair Jurrjens 1
Ian Kennedy 1
John Lannan 1
Mat Latos 1
Cliff Lee 1
Roy Oswalt (Giants) 1
Johan Santana 1
Stephen Strasburg 1

AL wins: (11 ties)
CC Sabathia 9
Justin Verlander 4
Yu Darvish 3
Felix Hernandez 3
Jon Lester 3
Ervin Santana 3
Josh Beckett 2
Dan Haren 2
Brandon McCarthy 2
Matt Moore 2
James Shields 2
Scott Baker 1
Derek Holland 1
Luke Hochevar 1
Dustin McGowan 1
Jake Peavy 1
Ricky Romero 1
Max Scherzer 1
Josh Tomlin 1
Jered Weaver 1
CJ Wilson 1

Gixugif · 06-05-2012, 03:13 PM

Oh, sure, of course the Mets don't win anything at all

pstrickert · 06-05-2012, 03:16 PM

I've seen the same thing with the Royals. What is it that OOTP loves about them?

AESP_pres · 06-05-2012, 03:55 PM

Maybe they are good on paper but the chemistry don't work in real life... just a guess as I don't really follow baseball anymore, but it wouldn't be the first time a supposed good team fail.

cody8200 · 06-06-2012, 03:34 PM

On paper, I think the Royals look pretty good. They just did poor for such a long stretch this year that they quickly found themselves out of contention.

rjl518 · 06-06-2012, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gixugif

Oh, sure, of course the Mets don't win anything at all

yep thats my mets...but on the other hand...my marlins are the wild card champions...and anything can happen in the postseason when the marlins are there...just ask the cubs!

Tycobbler · 06-06-2012, 04:12 PM

I am seeing the same with Cincinnati having great success winning 3 world series titles in 3 replays of 2012. Detroit? ...about the same as real life; they stink.

SandMan · 06-06-2012, 04:41 PM

You missed something here. I don't see the Cubs listed anywhere.

rjl518 · 06-06-2012, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SandMan

You missed something here. I don't see the Cubs listed anywhere.

gee...i cant imagine why

lets see...where are they now in real life?...oh yeah...Markus was right! OOTP is VERY realistic!

But dont feel so bad Sandman13...i have played 8 seasons with my Marlins in OOTP13 and guess how many world series i have won...ZERO!!!

Oh well...there's always OOTP14!!!

Airdrop01 · 06-07-2012, 12:20 AM

Royal Pride!!!!

yougo1000 · 06-10-2012, 05:46 PM

The future looks bright for Castro.

pstrickert · 06-10-2012, 05:51 PM

Ozzie Guillen loves him. Uh, right?

06-05-2012, 02:08 PM	#1
BradC All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: northern CA Posts: 1,870 Blog Entries: 1	The results of the 2012 season sim event are here! Hi everyone: I just sent this press release out to my mailing list, so I thought I would post it here too, so you can see the results of our 2012 season sim event. Thanks to all who participated. Sorry the tables at the end came through that way. I don't see a way to easily clean them up. June 5, 2012 – OOTP Developments today announced the results of its annual season sim event. The 2012 season was simmed 29 times using Out of the Park Baseball 13’s commissioner setting, which allows players to watch the action unfold in “god” mode as the computer handles strategic decisions, roster moves, trades, and everything else possible in the game. The results of those 29 sims were compiled in a series of tables found at the end of this press release. In the National League, the Braves were the team to beat, with 13 division titles and a pair of wild card berths. (Only the winner of the wild card play-in game in each league was counted, not the two teams that earned wild cards.) They secured 8 trips to the championship series, ultimately winning it all 5 times, more than any other team in either league. In the American League, the Rays won the AL East 9 times, second to the Yankees’ 14 titles, but they added another 10 wild card spots, making them the top team. They won the ALCS 7 times and the championship 4 times. The Yankees had 4 championship series trips and a pair of wins. When looking at individual performances, Carlos Gonzalez led the NL in home runs 7 times and in batting average 4 times, with a Triple Crown in the mix too. Roy Halladay and Tim Lincecum tied for the most times with the best ERA (4) while Halladay led the NL in wins 8 times. Over in the AL, Jose Bautista led the league in home runs the most (8) while Eric Hosmer and Miguel Cabrera tied for the most times atop the batting average list (5 each). Felix Hernandez and Justin Verlander tied for tops in ERA (5 each) and CC Sabathia was dominant when it came to racking up the most wins, leading the AL 9 times. Interesting oddities popped up too, showing how OOTP mimics the anything-can-happen nature of real life baseball. For example, in one sim, cast-off Sergio Mitre led the AL in ERA while in another sim, Roy Oswalt signed with the Giants and ended up leading the NL in wins. And when it came to team performances, the upstart Royals won the AL Central 5 times and secured a wild card berth once, though they never won the championship. “These results demonstrate that OOTP 13’s simulation engine mimics what you expect to see happen in real life while throwing in the kinds of surprises that tend to pop up,” said OOTP founder and lead developer Markus Heinsohn. “If it was a prediction engine, we and all our customers would be rich, but the fun of baseball is in following its unpredictable stories, and OOTP 13 delivers that and more.” In fact, improved storylines, with the ability to choose how to handle certain situations, are among the many new features found in OOTP 13. Others include real-time sim mode, which allows players to follow the day’s games in progress at any speed they desire, and the random historical debut option, where the ultimate “What if?” question gets answered as baseball’s greats make their debuts when players least expect (Koufax might show up in 1930 while Ruth makes his debut in 2012, for example). OOTP 13 also includes 2012 major league rosters, a revamped pitching model, an overhauled interface, the ability to create associations comprised of multiple leagues, and much more. OOTP 13 has been earning rave reviews since it shipped on April 9. Seamheads.com said it is “perhaps the best sports simulation game ever” while Baseball Prospectus gave it an A rating and said “it remains the Triple Crown of computer baseball sims.” Gaming site Quarter to Three said OOTP 13 is “a platform to weave believable baseball tales of any stripe, at whatever speed or level of control you desire.” More information about OOTP 13 can be found at: Out of the Park Baseball: Home This year’s season sim event was held in conjunction with the Baseball Bloggers Alliance (BBA). OOTP 13 Beta testers were invited to participate too, and a couple did, for a total of 19 contributors. OOTP Developments then simmed the season 10 times and added those results to the mix, for 29 sims in all. More information about the BBA can be found at: Baseball Bloggers Alliance Here’s how the teams and players shaped up. (Some sims had ties in certain statistical categories, so the total will add up to more than 29. In the case of most pitching wins, both leagues had sims where up to three or four players tied.) NL East winner: Braves 13 Phillies 11 Marlins 4 Nationals 1 NL Central winner: Reds 11 Brewers 10 Cardinals 8 NL West winner: Diamondbacks 11 Giants 10 Dodgers 4 Rockies 4 Winner of NL wild card play-in game: Marlins 6 Giants 4 Phillies 4 Reds 4 Brewers 3 Braves 2 Brewers 2 Diamondbacks 2 Nationals 2 Winner of NLCS: Braves 8 Giants 5 Brewers 3 Cardinals 3 Diamondbacks 2 Marlins 2 Phillies 2 Reds 2 Dodgers 1 Nationals 1 AL East winner: Yankees 14 Rays 9 Red Sox 6 AL Central winner: Tigers 15 Indians 7 Royals 5 Twins 1 White Sox 1 AL West winner: Angels 14 Rangers 13 Athletics 2 Winner of AL wild card play-in game: Rays 10 Red Sox 7 Rangers 6 Angels 2 Yankees 2 Mariners 1 Royals 1 ALCS winner: Rays 7 Red Sox 5 Angels 4 Yankees 4 Rangers 3 Tigers 3 Royals 2 Indians 1 Championship winner: Braves 5 Rays 4 Red Sox 4 Angels 2 Brewers 2 Diamondbacks 2 Giants 2 Marlins 2 Tigers 2 Yankees 2 Cardinals 1 NL HR leader: Carlos Gonzalez 7 Joey Votto 5 Jay Bruce 3 Paul Goldschmidt 3 Ryan Braun 2 Giancarlo Stanton 2 Troy Tulowitzki 2 Justin Upton 2 Mat Gamel 1 Jason Heyward 1 AL HR leader: (1 tie) Jose Bautista 8 Miguel Cabrera 4 Mark Teixeira 4 Albert Pujols 3 Nelson Cruz 2 Prince Fielder 2 Adrian Gonzalez 2 Adrian Beltre 1 Adam Dunn 1 Josh Hamilton 1 Paul Konerko 1 Kendrys Morales 1 NL batting avg. leader: (1 tie) Starlin Castro 4 Carlos Gonzalez (won Triple Crown once) 4 Joey Votto 4 Ryan Braun 3 Pablo Sandoval 3 Freddie Freeman (won Triple Crown once) 2 Dee Gordon 2 Jay Bruce 1 Chris Heisey 1 Jonathan Lucroy 1 Daniel Murphy 1 Jose Reyes 1 Jose Tabata 1 Justin Upton 1 Neil Walker 1 AL batting avg. leader: Miguel Cabrera 5 Eric Hosmer 5 Robinson Cano 4 Josh Hamilton 3 Dustin Pedroia 3 Albert Pujols 2 Billy Butler 1 Angel Cabrera 1 Asdrubal Cabrera 1 Jacoby Ellsbury 1 Joe Mauer 1 Stephen Vogt 1 Kevin Youkilis 1 NL ERA leader: Roy Halladay 4 Tim Lincecum 4 Clayton Kershaw 3 Zack Greinke 2 Yovani Gallardo 2 Josh Johnson 2 Stephen Strasburg 2 Adam Wainwright 2 Bronson Arroyo 1 Jose Ascanio 1 Brandon Beachy 1 Chris Carpenter 1 Gio Gonzalez 1 Tim Hudson 1 Jonathan Niese 1 Carlos Zambrano 1 AL ERA leader: (1 tie) Felix Hernandez 5 Justin Verlander 5 Jon Lester 4 Matt Moore 4 Jered Weaver 4 CC Sabathia 3 CJ Wilson 2 Danny Duffy 1 Sergio Mitre 1 David Price 1 NL wins leader: (9 ties) Roy Halladay 8 Tim Lincecum 5 Josh Johnson 4 Adam Wainwright 4 Mark Buerhle 2 Matt Cain 2 Yovani Galladro 2 Jamie Garcia 2 Zack Greinke 2 Daniel Hudson 2 Clayton Kershaw 2 Mike Leake 2 Gio Gonzalez 1 Jair Jurrjens 1 Ian Kennedy 1 John Lannan 1 Mat Latos 1 Cliff Lee 1 Roy Oswalt (Giants) 1 Johan Santana 1 Stephen Strasburg 1 AL wins: (11 ties) CC Sabathia 9 Justin Verlander 4 Yu Darvish 3 Felix Hernandez 3 Jon Lester 3 Ervin Santana 3 Josh Beckett 2 Dan Haren 2 Brandon McCarthy 2 Matt Moore 2 James Shields 2 Scott Baker 1 Derek Holland 1 Luke Hochevar 1 Dustin McGowan 1 Jake Peavy 1 Ricky Romero 1 Max Scherzer 1 Josh Tomlin 1 Jered Weaver 1 CJ Wilson 1

06-05-2012, 03:55 PM	#4
AESP_pres Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Province of Quebec Posts: 3,700 Blog Entries: 25	Maybe they are good on paper but the chemistry don't work in real life... just a guess as I don't really follow baseball anymore, but it wouldn't be the first time a supposed good team fail. Last edited by AESP_pres; 06-05-2012 at 08:17 PM.

06-06-2012, 03:34 PM	#5
cody8200 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,431	On paper, I think the Royals look pretty good. They just did poor for such a long stretch this year that they quickly found themselves out of contention. __________________ Web Design and Digital Marketing Agency - Sharp Guys Web Design - Twitter: @sharpguysweb Last edited by cody8200; 06-07-2012 at 06:59 AM.

06-10-2012, 05:46 PM	#11
yougo1000 All Star Reserve Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 652	The future looks bright for Castro. __________________ Teams I like: Cubs Bears Bulls Hawks and Kansas JayHawks

06-05-2012, 03:13 PM	#2
Gixugif Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 23	Oh, sure, of course the Mets don't win anything at all

06-05-2012, 03:16 PM	#3
pstrickert Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15,738	I've seen the same thing with the Royals. What is it that OOTP loves about them?

06-06-2012, 04:12 PM	#7
Tycobbler All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: 20 minutes from Comerica Park Posts: 1,955	I am seeing the same with Cincinnati having great success winning 3 world series titles in 3 replays of 2012. Detroit? ...about the same as real life; they stink.

06-06-2012, 04:41 PM	#8
SandMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,946	You missed something here. I don't see the Cubs listed anywhere.

06-07-2012, 12:20 AM	#10
Airdrop01 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2009 Location: Lenexa, KS / Wilson, WY Posts: 1,354	Royal Pride!!!!

06-10-2012, 05:51 PM	#12
pstrickert Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15,738	Ozzie Guillen loves him. Uh, right?