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This is a list of new features and updates for OOTP25 as well as a review of the various historical elements that OOTP models in historical games.

I have been playing OOTP historical games for 20 years and this current version has produced the best results of any edition.


New for OOTP25

1. New and more accurate Fielding Range ratings for all players in history.

2. New OF Arm ratings based on advanced historical fielding stats.

3. New Framing ratings for all catchers.

4. New Pitcher Hold Baserunner ratings based on advanced historical statistics.

5. New Baserunning Skills ratings based on advanced historical statistics.

6. Pitcher Splits since 1914 (not yet in the game though). We have Batter Splits since 1901.

7. New Modifier to model the distribution of Airouts between the Outfield and Infield for all seasons.

8. New Modifiers for Sac Bunting to model positions player rates, pitcher rates, and success rates each season.

9. New and improved pitcher BABIP ratings.

10. More accurate R/G each season.




These are the various elements that OOTP models per season and per player.


League Elements Each Season Based on Historical Rates

1. Batting Average

2. BABIP

3. Doubles per non-HR Hit

4. Triples per non-HR Hit

5. HR per AB

6. BB per PA

7. HBP per PA

8. OBP (indirectly by modeling the above elements accurately)

9. SLG (indirectly by modeling the above elements accurately)

10. OPS (indirectly by modeling the above elements accurately)

11. Strikeouts per AB

12. SB per times reaching First Base

13. SB success rate

14. Sac Bunts per Out (technically per Out – K)

15. Sac Bunt rates for position players

16. Sac Bunt rates for pitchers

17. Sac Bunt success rate

18. Sacrifice Flies per Out (technically per Out – K)

19. Double Play Frequency

20. GIDP frequency as a subset of all Double Plays

21. Runs per Game

22. IPouts per Game Started

23. IPouts per Relief Appearance

24. GO% (essentially GO:AO ratio)

25. Distribution of AO between the outfielders and infielders

26. Wild Pitches per Inning

27. Balks per Inning

28. Passed Balls per Inning

29. Pickoffs per Reached First base

30. XBT% (extra bases taken by players on the basepaths)

31. League FLD%

32. P FLD%

33. C FLD%

34. 1B FLD%

35. 2B FLD%

36. 3B FLD%

37. SS FLD%

38. LF FLD%

39. CF FLD%

40. RF FLD%

41. OF Assist rate

42. Ballpark Factors for BABIP, 2B, 3B, HR including LHB/RHB splits for most seasons.




Player Elements

Batting and Offense Based on Historical Player Statistics

1. BABIP

3. Rate of 2B per non-HR Hit

3. Rate of 3B per non-HR Hit

4. HR per AB

5. Strikeouts per AB

6. BB per PA

7. HBP per PA

8. BA (indirectly by modeling the above elements accurately)

9. OBP (indirectly by modeling the above elements accurately)

10. SLG (indirectly by modeling the above elements accurately)

11. OPS (indirectly by modeling the above elements accurately)

12. Baserunning Skills (frequency of taking extra bases)

13. Stealing Aggressiveness (stealing attempts per reaching first base)

14. Stealing Ability (stolen base success rate)

15. Sac Bunting frequency

16. Batting Splits vs RHP/LHP since 1901




Pitching Based on Historical Player Statistics

1. K per BF

2. HR Allowed per BF

3. BB per BF

4. HBP per BF

5. Balks per BF

6. Wild Pitches per BF

7. GO%

8. Pitcher BABIP against

9. Stamina (IPouts per Game Started or IPouts per Relief Appearance)

10. Hold Baserunners (preventing stolen base attempts)

11. Pitching Splits vs RHB/LHB since 1914 (coming soon to historical games)




Fielding and Defense Based on Historical Player Statistics

1. Infielder Range (adjusted for Team Outs in Play, Team GO%, Team Defensive Efficiency, Team Home Ballpark BABIP factor, Team LHP, and Team BABIP against)

2. Infielder Error Rate

3. Infielder Turn DP Rate (adjusted for expected team double plays based on opportunities)

4. Outfielder Range (adjusted for Team Outs in Play, Team GO%, Team Defensive Efficiency, Team Home Ballpark BABIP factor, and Team BABIP against)

5. Outfielder Error Rate

6. Outfielder Arm (assist rate adjusted for opportunities to make an assist)

7. Catcher Blocking (PB and Error rate)

8. Catcher Framing rate

9. Catcher Arm (CS rate)

10. Positional Eligibility