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sprague · 11-12-2019, 05:26 PM

ok I will bite as a helper, as I like the idea you are doing.

Step one is the quickstart itself you are using. Do you like how the players have been rated? I mean I think the QS uses a players best year, but if I recall some of the players ratings are a bit strange at the same time. The ballparks I do not remember if they are properly rated or not..I recall last time I looked at this QS (18 or 19) Yankee stadium was way under rated and other parks over rated. Same is true with many of the SP, a lot I think need adjustments.

So you will first have to check through the players ratings to see if you like what it there. If you were like me you will probably want to make adjustments.

So for the rest: 1 turn off everything you can. coaches, scouting, morale, personality...you want just the players and thier ratings, at least that will be the least outside factors.

2 if you want to erase stats, in game options you will find that "erase all player stats"\

3 in the game options last page is the league modifiers. choose the totals you want the league to play to (or choose a year if you want a specific year) then hit AUTO CALC modifiers. That will sim a season and adjust with a modifier (Such as 0.875 or 1.059) to help get the league numbers up and down to what you are asking the game to give you.

A number of the questions you asked after, about any stat output, should be solved by applying #3 answer above.

So get the league total and modifiers right and that will help alot
but as you see you are going to have a lot of work to do with defense ratings, SP and RP ratings and whatnot.
I started a project similar to this 30 best franchise teams post 1990. Took me a lot of time just to get the NL teams teams rated what i feel is proper. still a long way off to the AL
I don't like FRANCHISE teams per sey as too many good players wind up on the bench...so I break mine up into eras like 1990-2020 above.

That is what came off the top of my head...ask me more if you want help...but I leave for Rome on Thurs for a week so If I dont reply after that, not being a snob, just on a trip.
Good luck

11-12-2019, 05:26 PM	#4
sprague All Star Starter Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 1,947	ok I will bite as a helper, as I like the idea you are doing. Step one is the quickstart itself you are using. Do you like how the players have been rated? I mean I think the QS uses a players best year, but if I recall some of the players ratings are a bit strange at the same time. The ballparks I do not remember if they are properly rated or not..I recall last time I looked at this QS (18 or 19) Yankee stadium was way under rated and other parks over rated. Same is true with many of the SP, a lot I think need adjustments. So you will first have to check through the players ratings to see if you like what it there. If you were like me you will probably want to make adjustments. So for the rest: 1 turn off everything you can. coaches, scouting, morale, personality...you want just the players and thier ratings, at least that will be the least outside factors. 2 if you want to erase stats, in game options you will find that "erase all player stats"\ 3 in the game options last page is the league modifiers. choose the totals you want the league to play to (or choose a year if you want a specific year) then hit AUTO CALC modifiers. That will sim a season and adjust with a modifier (Such as 0.875 or 1.059) to help get the league numbers up and down to what you are asking the game to give you. A number of the questions you asked after, about any stat output, should be solved by applying #3 answer above. So get the league total and modifiers right and that will help alot but as you see you are going to have a lot of work to do with defense ratings, SP and RP ratings and whatnot. I started a project similar to this 30 best franchise teams post 1990. Took me a lot of time just to get the NL teams teams rated what i feel is proper. still a long way off to the AL I don't like FRANCHISE teams per sey as too many good players wind up on the bench...so I break mine up into eras like 1990-2020 above. That is what came off the top of my head...ask me more if you want help...but I leave for Rome on Thurs for a week so If I dont reply after that, not being a snob, just on a trip. Good luck