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Originally Posted by Matt Arnold
In-game real WAR values are heavily skewed, since we don't get advanced data dumps for fielding stats, we don't have anything to base fielding stats on, so end up only being able to assume they're basically an average fielder at best. So anyone who derives the vast majority of their value from defense will show with bad career WAR numbers.
That being said, the historical importer does look at different values when it creates defensive ratings, so I expect when the recalc kicks in, his ratings should be better than that.
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OK, here is another data point:
In another game I am running on my OOTP, Brooks Robinson's career WAR on his real life OOTP card is listed as 46.7.
Why does one game show Brooks with a 46.7 real life WAR, and another game show Brooks with a 19.9, even though all the counting stats are exactly the same?
Bonus questions:
- If my one game I'm concerned about is showing Brooks to be a 19.9 WAR player in real life, will he maintain that "real life" WAR for the entire 15 season run of this game I'm playing, meaning, Brooks will be only an average player at best and not a Hall of Famer? Or will the WAR listed on the "real life stats" card actually rise as his career progresses through the seasons in the game?
- Does Brooks being on the reserve roster for a few years affect his career performance trajectory differently than if I put him on my active roster right away?