Does playing a guy at DH reduce injury risk?

[gnomesayin]

With an older AL star hitter who seems increasingly injury-prone, I'm often tempted to pull him out of the field and have him DH, regardless of his defensive skills. My thinking is that over the course of a season cutting out defense entirely should lead to many fewer plays and chances on which he could get hurt, as well as lower fatigue.

But is there any evidence or confirmation that this is actually true? Does OOTP simulate injuries this way, or is it more random? Is the risk of injury on every play of every game built into the simulation, so that sitting in the dugout for half of each inning reduces that exposure?

I am a bit of newb to playing OOTP seriously rather than occasionally dabbling, so if this has been addressed before or is common knowledge, I apologize.

[Cinnamon J. Scudworth]

Originally Posted by gnomesayin

Is the risk of injury on every play of every game built into the simulation, so that sitting in the dugout for half of each inning reduces that exposure?

Yes. His main injury risk will be limited to batting and running the bases. There are also some more random injuries that pop up regardless of playing time, but they tend to be the day-to-day variety. In addition, DHing doesn't carry a fatigue hit, so he should be good to go every day, barring injury.

[DelinoDeShields]

+1 to Cinnamon's analysis.

Always a good idea to hide a high output/injury prone guy at DH, even if his fielding is off the charts. He can't bat if he can't play.