Do you think OVR rating is pretty accurate?

teddy · 04-27-2014, 09:08 PM

Hey guys, from experience, do you think the overall rating for OOTP players (both potential and actual) is a pretty accurate representation of the underlying tool ratings? Or is it really important to look behind the OVR and see what each tool is rated?

olivertheorem · 04-27-2014, 09:10 PM

You've GOT to look behind OVR. It's useful enough as a first-glance rough estimate, I guess. I use a spreadsheet to calculate my own admittedly-simple overall. I could make the spreadsheet better, but I want to play a game, not work. :P

teddy · 04-27-2014, 09:25 PM

I was thinking that was the case. I was looking at catcher prospects in the game, and I saw some pretty high potential overalls for guys like Gary Sanchez, who has lots of power, but just a 50 grade on his defense, the most important tool for the position. Glad that there's value in this game to looking beyond OVR. :-)

megamanmatt · 04-27-2014, 09:36 PM

Personally I tend to turn off overall ratings because I find them a bit too accurate, to the point where it becomes an unfair advantage for me.

04-27-2014, 09:08 PM	#1
teddy Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 23	Do you think OVR rating is pretty accurate? Hey guys, from experience, do you think the overall rating for OOTP players (both potential and actual) is a pretty accurate representation of the underlying tool ratings? Or is it really important to look behind the OVR and see what each tool is rated?

04-27-2014, 09:36 PM	#4
megamanmatt Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Lakeville, Minnesota Posts: 2,416	Personally I tend to turn off overall ratings because I find them a bit too accurate, to the point where it becomes an unfair advantage for me. __________________ "The Minneapolis Lakers moved to Los Angeles, where there are no lakes; The Oilers moved to Tennessee where there is no oil; the Jazz moved to Salt Lake City where they don't allow music; The Oakland Raiders moved to Los Angeles and then back to Oakland, no one in Los Angeles seemed to notice." Note to self: Princess Kenny was really off-putting.

04-27-2014, 09:10 PM	#2
olivertheorem All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,919	You've GOT to look behind OVR. It's useful enough as a first-glance rough estimate, I guess. I use a spreadsheet to calculate my own admittedly-simple overall. I could make the spreadsheet better, but I want to play a game, not work. :P

04-27-2014, 09:25 PM	#3
teddy Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 23	I was thinking that was the case. I was looking at catcher prospects in the game, and I saw some pretty high potential overalls for guys like Gary Sanchez, who has lots of power, but just a 50 grade on his defense, the most important tool for the position. Glad that there's value in this game to looking beyond OVR. :-)