Favorite best Batter/Pitcher OOTP

ThrownOutAtHome · 01-23-2019, 01:53 PM

Just curious of what other peoples favorite Batter and Pitcher is in OOTP as far as success and stats.

For me it is:

Mickey Mantle

Dwight Gooden

I want to draft a new team and would like some input. Thank you all.

Ty Cobb · 01-24-2019, 10:37 PM

Favorite batter: duh?
Favorite pitcher: Steve Carlton

NoOne · 01-25-2019, 03:07 AM

think i am getting old.. i can't recall the last name and it wasn't that long ago.. gustavo something estrada? 4987 hits. i retired him, because he was 'done' but probably would have signed and batted 100-something to get to 5k hits.

played forever, obviously. got there young and stuck around.

iafa player - i seem to get these guys to majors sub-20 more often, but small sample and too much time between.

a few years ago (think a post exists), i had a whacky good SS. fitting that his nickname was 'legend'. the only player i've ever seen with ~100con/~100power -- whatver it was, it was close. but, recent memories outwiegh older ones

GoPedro99 · 01-25-2019, 10:02 AM

Ryan McMahon for the Rockies. In a solo sim I am running he turned into a BEAST. was a late bloomer and was plagued by injury late, so some of his counting stats are not what they could/should have been. But I’d rate stats are ELITE. top 5 career OBP/SLG/OPS all time

texasmame · 01-25-2019, 10:16 AM

There are only a handful of elite players in my league - players who have never had a down year in all they years they have played. I've played out 12 season now.

Best batter: Miguel Cabrera.
Runner up (1 off year): Lou Gerhig

Best pitcher: Pedro Martinez.
Runner up: Chris Sale (no bad years but only 5 seasons played so far with him)

Clavette · 01-25-2019, 01:23 PM

Pedro.

Cactusguy21 · 01-25-2019, 02:39 PM

I assume we are talking about the regular game and not PT

For me my favorite batter is probably Keibert Ruiz, favorite pitcher is Alex Claudio.

But really the only player I've had in multiple saves are 2B Antoni Flores. For pitchers, SPs Francis Martes and Jorge Guzman, who are in every save I make for literally no reason at all. I'm not even trying to get Martes or Guzman, they just are usually the best offer in a trade at some point. Martes litearlly can be a Cy Young contender one season and terrible the next, Guzman is more consistently average, neither is too exciting.

gentlemanofleisure · 01-25-2019, 03:16 PM

Pitcher is Dizzy Dean. He comes in the fictional historical draft as a closer. He's lights out. Doesnt last too long into his 30s though.

Batter is Sliding Billy Hamilton. 90 plus steals a year and hits over .330. Great on base percentage and a good arm.

ThrownOutAtHome · 01-27-2019, 10:32 AM

I actually have Lou Gehrig from drafting him out of HS. He is coming along very slow unlike top other players. Only 21 though.

Thanks for the information.

ThrownOutAtHome · 01-27-2019, 10:33 AM

Thank you and yes I was talking about regular game.

ThrownOutAtHome · 01-27-2019, 10:34 AM

Dizzy: Excellent that is good to know. I have Nolan Ryan who also started out as a reliever but I'm stretching him out as a starter.

scott1964 · 01-28-2019, 08:17 PM

Walter Johnson as a 2 way player.

He leads the 1915 Senators with 5 HR

Brad K · 01-30-2019, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThrownOutAtHome

Just curious of what other peoples favorite Batter and Pitcher is in OOTP as far as success and stats.

For me it is:

Mickey Mantle

Dwight Gooden

I want to draft a new team and would like some input. Thank you all.

Mantle is such a... a... I don't have the word but the guy had a 40 point difference in batting average hitting right vs hitting left and apparently never considered being a switch hitter was a bad idea.

01-23-2019, 01:53 PM	#1
ThrownOutAtHome Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Oct 2018 Posts: 242	Favorite best Batter/Pitcher OOTP Just curious of what other peoples favorite Batter and Pitcher is in OOTP as far as success and stats. For me it is: Mickey Mantle Dwight Gooden I want to draft a new team and would like some input. Thank you all.

01-24-2019, 10:37 PM	#2
Ty Cobb Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Grayling, MI Posts: 4,594	Favorite batter: duh? Favorite pitcher: Steve Carlton __________________ "You could not live with your own failure. Where did that bring you? Back to me." Thanos

01-25-2019, 10:16 AM	#5
texasmame All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Planet Texas Posts: 1,643	There are only a handful of elite players in my league - players who have never had a down year in all they years they have played. I've played out 12 season now. Best batter: Miguel Cabrera. Runner up (1 off year): Lou Gerhig Best pitcher: Pedro Martinez. Runner up: Chris Sale (no bad years but only 5 seasons played so far with him) __________________ Managing and rebuilding the 100-loss BURBANK BLACK BARONS. Defeated the TAIWAN EXPLOSIVE GO SALMON (99-63) in seven games to win the WORLD SERIES!

01-25-2019, 02:39 PM	#7
Cactusguy21 Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2018 Posts: 332	I assume we are talking about the regular game and not PT For me my favorite batter is probably Keibert Ruiz, favorite pitcher is Alex Claudio. But really the only player I've had in multiple saves are 2B Antoni Flores. For pitchers, SPs Francis Martes and Jorge Guzman, who are in every save I make for literally no reason at all. I'm not even trying to get Martes or Guzman, they just are usually the best offer in a trade at some point. Martes litearlly can be a Cy Young contender one season and terrible the next, Guzman is more consistently average, neither is too exciting. Last edited by Cactusguy21; 01-25-2019 at 02:41 PM.

01-28-2019, 08:17 PM	#12
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,622	Walter Johnson as a 2 way player. He leads the 1915 Senators with 5 HR __________________ This just feels more like waiting in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles. PETA.....People Eating Tasty Animals. Last edited by scott1964; 01-28-2019 at 08:20 PM.

01-25-2019, 03:07 AM	#3
NoOne Banned Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 7,273 Infractions: 0/1 (3)	think i am getting old.. i can't recall the last name and it wasn't that long ago.. gustavo something estrada? 4987 hits. i retired him, because he was 'done' but probably would have signed and batted 100-something to get to 5k hits. played forever, obviously. got there young and stuck around. iafa player - i seem to get these guys to majors sub-20 more often, but small sample and too much time between. a few years ago (think a post exists), i had a whacky good SS. fitting that his nickname was 'legend'. the only player i've ever seen with ~100con/~100power -- whatver it was, it was close. but, recent memories outwiegh older ones

01-25-2019, 10:02 AM	#4
GoPedro99 All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 861	Ryan McMahon for the Rockies. In a solo sim I am running he turned into a BEAST. was a late bloomer and was plagued by injury late, so some of his counting stats are not what they could/should have been. But I’d rate stats are ELITE. top 5 career OBP/SLG/OPS all time

01-25-2019, 01:23 PM	#6
Clavette Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Connecticut Posts: 371	Pedro.

01-25-2019, 03:16 PM	#8
gentlemanofleisure Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 197	Pitcher is Dizzy Dean. He comes in the fictional historical draft as a closer. He's lights out. Doesnt last too long into his 30s though. Batter is Sliding Billy Hamilton. 90 plus steals a year and hits over .330. Great on base percentage and a good arm.

01-27-2019, 10:32 AM	#9
ThrownOutAtHome Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Oct 2018 Posts: 242	I actually have Lou Gehrig from drafting him out of HS. He is coming along very slow unlike top other players. Only 21 though. Thanks for the information.

01-27-2019, 10:33 AM	#10
ThrownOutAtHome Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Oct 2018 Posts: 242	Thank you and yes I was talking about regular game.

01-27-2019, 10:34 AM	#11
ThrownOutAtHome Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Oct 2018 Posts: 242	Dizzy: Excellent that is good to know. I have Nolan Ryan who also started out as a reliever but I'm stretching him out as a starter.