Posted by savoybg on 12/10/2022 10:30:00 PM (view original):
Posted by chargingryno on 12/10/2022 10:26:00 PM (view original):
I guess what I meant to say is the game wasn't created to mimic real life stats. It was made to be "what if"
No, the "What If" part is because you can play Babe Ruth and Roger Clemens in the same game. Or you can have Joe DiMaggio and Aaron Judge on the same team. Or you can have Cy Young pitch to Barry Bonds.
The game is supposed to give us realistic stats based on what they did in real life, adjusted for home parks and eras.
"We analyze the performance of past and present players and teams utilizing every stat we can get our hands on to predict the outcome of a wide-variety of "what if?" scenarios. The purpose is not to give realistic stats based on what they did in real life, please share where you believe they have stated that?
The "What if" can be whatever I want. What if Pedro faced Ruth? What if I had 9 Babe Ruth's on one team? What if everyone one of my hitters had iron gloves, but amazing range? What if I used Eck and Mariano as openers and Maddux and Pedro as relievers? What if Aaron Judge played in Coors? etc. None of that is based on realism - and as I said in my first post, if you're looking for realism this isn't going to be the site for you.