[VanillaGorilla]

Curiosity got the best of me, so I figured I would see how the roster of the top HOFers would fare against a roster comprised of the bottom HOFers (using the GC from the simulation).

Once I had the rosters put together, I determined each player's best season. I decided to take the season with highest PA*OPS+ for the hitters and IP*ERA+ for the hitters.

This usually resulted in the best WAR season, but not always. I decided it was preferable to give weight to playing time so I would get seasons with lots of fielding data and, hopefully, multiple position capability.


I then randomly selected one player from each team and used that player's RL team from that season for the HOF team's team.

From the top squad, Eddie Collins was chosen. His "best" season was in 1914 with the Philadelphia Athletics.

From the bottom squad, Edgar Barnhart was chosen. His "best" season was, well, his only season, with the 1924 Browns.

I had decided that the environment the season would be played in would be the midpoint of the two years. That gave me 1919.

So, the top HOF team would take the spot of the Athletics and the bottom team the Browns.

I thought about shifting one team to the AL, but I thought it would be cool to have them play during the season, so I left it as such.

I noticed that the ball parks were imported as neutral, again. So, I deleted all the teams and brought in new teams with new ball parks. These parks have varying factors.

With 16 teams, I created a random debut draft pool. I then deleted two AL teams and let the 14 remaining teams draft from the pool created for 16 teams, to get them a little stronger and deeper.

I am not using minor leagues, and set up the league for single season replay. I left injuries very high and fatigue high, as they were in completed league. I also left the other settings as they were.

Certainly the top team has massive power and deeper pitching, but they are wanting for MI def and depth at catcher.

How would this translate into a dead ball environment?

The default settings are for a 5 man rotation and 2 pitchers in the BP.

This helped the bottom team close the gap in pitching.