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Originally Posted by Charlie Hough
Yes, part of it is the fact that St. Vrain had great stats in his one MLB season, and he pitched more than enough innings to easily qualify for no adjustment or weakening. However, the biggest factor is the random debut league itself. That has allowed him to debut at 18 years of age, with those amazing stat-driven ratings. He has a whole career ahead of him at that point, so he can produce outstanding stats for many years. If he were imported into a 1902 league, when he had that single great season at age 31, he would probably perform really well for a few seasons, but then he would likely decline due to age. He might beat the odds and still be a great pitcher until his late 30s or even early 40s, but most pitchers will decline a bit and eventually retire if development has taken over during their 30s.
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Holy cow, I didn't even pay attention to St Vrain being 31 when he pitched for the Chicago in 1902. The fact that he imported at age 18 in this random debut is a huge bug. No way should that happen.