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Originally Posted by Vapier
Are all the stats made up for these cards in the game OR are they statistically supposed to mirror Real Life with some algorithm with a high and low
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Neither, really.
First of all the players are compared with their historical peers to generate the ratings. A player hitting 40 home runs in 2019 is very different from hitting 40 home runs in 1919 (much less impressive). With perfect team cramming together players from all different eras, this adjustment can be very significant.
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Originally Posted by Vapier
I have a real life card based on the year that the guy historically pitched 300 IPs with a .088 Whip
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Whip is about the worst possible statistic you could have chosen. OOTP uses a pitching model that resembles FIP, where only strikeouts, homers and walks count against the pitcher. Base hits are decided by the batter vs. the fielders, not the batter vs. pitchers. So if in real life a pitcher was supported by a fantastic defense, they don't get credit for that defensive wizardry in the game engine. In other words, if your WHIP is bad in OOTP, it's likely because of your defense, not the pitcher's fault.
TLDR - it's not random at all.