First player ever to be voted into HOF at 100%!

[Habsfan18]

I'll start off by stating that I do not cast a ballot during the HOF voting process. I leave it up to the AI.

The closest I have come to a unanimous induction was Michael Tarr, who was voted in with 99.1% back in 1978. He won 11 Cy Young's, was an All-Star 15 times, and has 4 World Series rings. If there was anyone in my fictional history that ever deserved an induction with 100% of the votes, it would be him. Edit: Just realized Serrano had him beat with 99.2%.

Fast forward to 2032. To my complete surprise, former Rockies star Simon Stamper has been unanimously voted in. Has anyone seen this in OOTP? I wasn't even sure if it was possible! I figured he would get in. But unanimously on his first year of eligibility? This was another "wow" moment for me playing OOTP.

[faithful2thecall]

I'm surprised by the 100%, though I would agree that he deserves his place in the HOF.

[Habsfan18]

Originally Posted by faithful2thecall

I'm surprised by the 100%, though I would agree that he deserves his place in the HOF.

I wonder if it has to do with all of his awards and accomplishments? Because statistically, there have been many players over the years with more impressive numbers getting into the HOF on less ballots. I was shocked by the 100%..

Still though, a memorable moment for me playing OOTP. It's awesome following players careers and then having something like this happen. Fictional universes and players really start to feel real. I love this game more everyday.

[spacer15415]

Deserves to be in but 100% with only 5 really great years?

[T.J. Lauerman]

Originally Posted by spacer15415

Deserves to be in but 100% with only 5 really great years?

I fully agree.

[actionjackson]

Originally Posted by spacer15415

Deserves to be in but 100% with only 5 really great years?

I count 11 all-star type seasons (all of them are 4.3 WAR and up, which is damn good - I just finished off a season with 2 subleagues and there are only 24 position players in the 2 subleagues combined at 4.0 WAR and up, so I'd say anything 4.0 WAR and up is all-starish), and 5 MVP-type seasons (when you lead your sub-league in WAR, you're definitely in the discussion for MVP). That being said, I don't believe anybody is a 100.0% type HoFer. Surely he pissed one of the voters off along the way somewhere. Nobody's perfect after all.

[JMDurron]

Originally Posted by actionjackson

I count 11 all-star type seasons (all of them are 4.3 WAR and up, which is damn good - I just finished off a season with 2 subleagues and there are only 24 position players in the 2 subleagues combined at 4.0 WAR and up, so I'd say anything 4.0 WAR and up is all-starish), and 5 MVP-type seasons (when you lead your sub-league in WAR, you're definitely in the discussion for MVP). That being said, I don't believe anybody is a 100.0% type HoFer. Surely he pissed one of the voters off along the way somewhere. Nobody's perfect after all.

He was probably the guy leaking stories to the local media everywhere that he played. Sucking up to your future voters is always a solid plan, and maybe your real best-of-the-best guys had at least 1-2 media members who were just irrationally biased against them (Pedro Martinez/George King) who took it out on them in the HOF voting.

[Westheim]

... meanwhile Marquis Moore remains on the outside looking in, which is the true scandal here ...!

[Bluenoser]

I had one that went in 100% - http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...selection.html

[mvm04]

hey sorry to be off topic but how do you get the stats where the player was league leader to be bolded/red?

[Matt Arnold]

Originally Posted by mvm04

hey sorry to be off topic but how do you get the stats where the player was league leader to be bolded/red?

That came in one of the summer patches. If you update to the latest you should see them show up.

[WillyW3]

Impressive career but in the grand scheme of things there arent many boner producing seasons in there? Less than 3000 hits and just over 500 HRs. There has to be some other magic in there to justify a 100% vote, no?

[Noone_Uknow]

I noticed on the news article it says players need 80% of the vote to get in. Did you change that or did the league evolve and it was changed that way? I wonder if that had something to do with it (i.e. if you require 90% of the votes to get in, you'd have a greater chance of getting 100%; whereas if you require 50%, no one would come close to 100%). Just a thought...

[actionjackson]

Originally Posted by WillyW3

Impressive career but in the grand scheme of things there arent many boner producing seasons in there? Less than 3000 hits and just over 500 HRs. There has to be some other magic in there to justify a 100% vote, no?

Not many boner producing seasons? Somebody's baseball boner needs a little Viagra. Look at 2008 thru 2018. During that time, Mr. Stamper put up a .303/.373/.560 slash line (OBP is approximate due to some of the stats that go into it not being present), with an average of 97 R, 37 2B, 38 HR, and 117 RBI. Yes, he played in Colorado for all but one of those seasons. So what? (side note: How long are the writers gonna hold that against Larry Walker? Dude could flat out rake, hit with power, run, throw, play defense - Ok, off my soap box)

Stamper put up approximately a 160 OPS+ over those 11 seasons, which is awesome, plus he won 4 MVPs, 6 Gold Gloves, went to 9 All-Star games and won 9 Silver Sluggers, presumably all during that time. That is an amazing peak. I agree that it is not 100.0% HoF induction amazing, but let's try not to punch holes where there are none (or very few anyway).

As for the 3,000 Hit, 500 HR comment, er, there are only five players that have done that in history and two of them are admitted steroid users. I get that the guy received an inner circle HoFer vote total without being an inner circle HoF guy.

A 90.9 career WAR/59.3 7 yr peak WAR/75.1 JAWS is pretty remarkable for a 3B though. IRL, that career WAR would put him fourth behind only Mike Schmidt, Eddie Mathews, and a hair behind Wade Boggs (ahead of G. Brett, C. Jones, A. Beltre, B. Robinson, P. Molitor, R. Santo, and S. Rolen). The 7 year peak WAR takes a back seat to nobody IRL, while the JAWS is behind Schmidt and just barely behind Mathews. Maybe he is inner circle after all? Hmm. Nobody has received 100.0% of the vote IRL though, and I'm not sure anyone should in OOTP either, but this guy's a stud.

[Habsfan18]

Originally Posted by Noone_Uknow

I noticed on the news article it says players need 80% of the vote to get in. Did you change that or did the league evolve and it was changed that way? I wonder if that had something to do with it (i.e. if you require 90% of the votes to get in, you'd have a greater chance of getting 100%; whereas if you require 50%, no one would come close to 100%). Just a thought...

I changed the requirements from 75% to 80%. I prefer it that way in my fictional world.

Originally Posted by actionjackson

Not many boner producing seasons? Somebody's baseball boner needs a little Viagra. Look at 2008 thru 2018. During that time, Mr. Stamper put up a .303/.373/.560 slash line (OBP is approximate due to some of the stats that go into it not being present), with an average of 97 R, 37 2B, 38 HR, and 117 RBI. Yes, he played in Colorado for all but one of those seasons. So what? (side note: How long are the writers gonna hold that against Larry Walker? Dude could flat out rake, hit with power, run, throw, play defense - Ok, off my soap box)

Stamper put up approximately a 160 OPS+ over those 11 seasons, which is awesome, plus he won 4 MVPs, 6 Gold Gloves, went to 9 All-Star games and won 9 Silver Sluggers, presumably all during that time. That is an amazing peak. I agree that it is not 100.0% HoF induction amazing, but let's try not to punch holes where there are none (or very few anyway).

As for the 3,000 Hit, 500 HR comment, er, there are only five players that have done that in history and two of them are admitted steroid users. I get that the guy received an inner circle HoFer vote total without being an inner circle HoF guy.

A 90.9 career WAR/59.3 7 yr peak WAR/75.1 JAWS is pretty remarkable for a 3B though. IRL, that career WAR would put him fourth behind only Mike Schmidt, Eddie Mathews, and a hair behind Wade Boggs (ahead of G. Brett, C. Jones, A. Beltre, B. Robinson, P. Molitor, R. Santo, and S. Rolen). The 7 year peak WAR takes a back seat to nobody IRL, while the JAWS is behind Schmidt and just barely behind Mathews. Maybe he is inner circle after all? Hmm. Nobody has received 100.0% of the vote IRL though, and I'm not sure anyone should in OOTP either, but this guy's a stud.

The way I look at it is, Stamper was a big face of the MLB for multiple years, plus he was extremely popular. Perhaps the combination of accomplishments and likeability put him over the top in the eyes of the voters. I still don't think he deserved 100% but it's moments like this that make me love OOTP.

That, or he had compromising photos of everyone involved.

[Matt Arnold]

Originally Posted by Habsfan18

I changed the requirements from 75% to 80%. I prefer it that way in my fictional world.



The way I look at it is, Stamper was a big face of the MLB for multiple years, plus he was extremely popular. Perhaps the combination of accomplishments and likeability put him over the top in the eyes of the voters. I still don't think he deserved 100% but it's moments like this that make me love OOTP.

That, or he had compromising photos of everyone involved.

Or the HOF has a bug where it's too easy for a weird combination of factors to get a player in with 100%.

[GoodOlKevin]

I'd put him in just for 2011.