http://www.sabr.org/sabr.cfm?a=cms,c,345,34,0
"Rick Solensky used the Lahman baseball database to calculate the frequency of nicknames by position. Here's what he found:
Pitcher
130 Lefty
19 Red
16 Doc
13 Buck, Dutch
12 'Big Ed'
Catcher
10 Red
5 Doc, Dutch
3 Bull, Moose, Nig, Pudge
First Base
9 Dutch
8 Lefty
6 'Big Bill'
5 Doc, Red, Moose
Second Base
6 Doc, Dutch, Red, Whitey
5 Rabbit
4 Deacon, Kid, Pepper, 'Wild Bill'
Third Base
11 Red
8 Dutch
5 Kid
4 Blackie, Deacon, Mike, Whitey
Short Stop
9 Red
8 Dutch
6 Whitey
5 Doc, Rabbit
Outfield
16 Red
15 Lefty
11 Doc, Dutch
7 Rabbit
A player is counted at each position played."
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Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn
Well, the average OOTP user...downloads the game, manages his favorite team and that's it.
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According to OOTP itself, OOTP MLB play (modern and historical) outnumbers OOTP fictional play three to one.
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