Hitter Type/ Batted Ball Profile

nroyce1 · 11-16-2016, 12:40 PM

Would love to start a discussion on this. obviously spray and flydall and such are sell explainatory, but what does normal mean exactly.?

DocHalladay · 12-03-2016, 07:29 PM

I found this in the online manual:

Hitter Type
There are three general types of hitters in OOTP. Hitter Type defines which category a player falls into. Hitter Type affects the likelihood that a batted ball will go to a particular area of the playing field. The types are defined below.

Hitter Type andCharacteristics

Spray hitter:
Batted balls are more or less equally likely to go to any part of the field.

Normal:
Batted balls are distributed normally, which means that the majority of balls will go to the hitter's 'pull' side. (Right-handed hitters will hit a majority of balls to the left side of the field, and left-handed hitters will hit a majority of balls to the right side of the field.)

Pull hitter:
Batted balls are noticeably more likely to be pulled to the hitter's side. (Right-handed hitters will hit most balls to the left side of the field, and left-handed hitters will hit most balls to the right side of the field.)

Note:
Hitter Type does not affect the likelihood that a player will make contact, or how much power the hitter has. It affects only the trajectory of a batted ball.

TuckerDuckson · 12-03-2016, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DocHalladay

I found this in the online manual:

Hitter Type
There are three general types of hitters in OOTP. Hitter Type defines which category a player falls into. Hitter Type affects the likelihood that a batted ball will go to a particular area of the playing field. The types are defined below.

Hitter Type andCharacteristics

Spray hitter:
Batted balls are more or less equally likely to go to any part of the field.

Normal:
Batted balls are distributed normally, which means that the majority of balls will go to the hitter's 'pull' side. (Right-handed hitters will hit a majority of balls to the left side of the field, and left-handed hitters will hit a majority of balls to the right side of the field.)

Pull hitter:
Batted balls are noticeably more likely to be pulled to the hitter's side. (Right-handed hitters will hit most balls to the left side of the field, and left-handed hitters will hit most balls to the right side of the field.)

Note:
Hitter Type does not affect the likelihood that a player will make contact, or how much power the hitter has. It affects only the trajectory of a batted ball.

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11-16-2016, 12:40 PM	#1
nroyce1 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 68	Hitter Type/ Batted Ball Profile Would love to start a discussion on this. obviously spray and flydall and such are sell explainatory, but what does normal mean exactly.? __________________ TBC http://tbclassic.com/ Seattle Metros GM 1973-1989, Seattle Grunge 90-95(current) #Brycecheats family of leagues and other universes

12-03-2016, 07:29 PM	#2
DocHalladay Minors (Single A) Join Date: May 2007 Location: Alliston, Ontario Posts: 93	I found this in the online manual: Hitter Type There are three general types of hitters in OOTP. Hitter Type defines which category a player falls into. Hitter Type affects the likelihood that a batted ball will go to a particular area of the playing field. The types are defined below. Hitter Type andCharacteristics Spray hitter: Batted balls are more or less equally likely to go to any part of the field. Normal: Batted balls are distributed normally, which means that the majority of balls will go to the hitter's 'pull' side. (Right-handed hitters will hit a majority of balls to the left side of the field, and left-handed hitters will hit a majority of balls to the right side of the field.) Pull hitter: Batted balls are noticeably more likely to be pulled to the hitter's side. (Right-handed hitters will hit most balls to the left side of the field, and left-handed hitters will hit most balls to the right side of the field.) Note: Hitter Type does not affect the likelihood that a player will make contact, or how much power the hitter has. It affects only the trajectory of a batted ball.