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Originally Posted by quillenl
If you are new to the game, but know some baseball history... consider a recalc league. You can recreate history, or even play with random players from across the baseball timeline. You'll have the advantage of having a sense of each player's future... but what you do with that information is up to you.
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Having a sense of the future can be a huge advantage or a lesser one depending on other settings. I play recalc 3 year not weighted, development on, talent change 100, neutralized database, historical rookies, scouting normal accuracy.
Here are some individual records. Players who played in 1951 get all their stats but those who retired before 1951 don't exist.
Career Home Run Leaders (all players retired)
Name Game RL
Ted Williams 605 521
Willie Mays 603 660
Harmon Killebrew 602 573
Hank Aaron 597 755
Willie Stargell 580 475
Frank Robinson 577 586
Mickey Mantle 547 536
Joe Adcock 518 336
Willie McCovey 491 521
Eddie Matthews 477 512
I think all these stats are plausible while not being predictable. Looking at RL stats is probably about as much an advantage as having a super scout.
Nobody reaching 755 or even 714? Well, I consider doing that real life to require a LOT everything good coming together in the best possible way.
And if an OOTP player relies on RL records exclusively good opportunities will go by. The super star who career injuries out of the game at age 23, well someone has to do what he did.
In my current game I have just finished 1983 and my Closer is George Korince rated 4.5 stars by my scout at age 37. Career is 97-77 W-L, 277 Saves, 3.18 ERA, 1.27 WHIP. Real life? 1-0 W-L, 0 Saves, 4.24 ERA, 1.47 WHIP in a mere 17 innings in 1966 and 1967.
So there still can be a lot of unknowns even with real players and recalc. It depends on how its set up. I've played easier setups and moved to this. At some point I'll probably throw in something to make it harder.