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Originally Posted by Sweed
This season only is the better way IMHO. The reason?
For batters the pitcher never changes. IE it's career against "Joe Baseball". One can argue if any of this is significant or not, but at least it's apples to apples.
For the pitcher almost every team they faced over their career consists of different batters. Let's use Kershaw as he only pitched in the NL. Let's say he is pitching against the Cubs and we get his career stats vs. them. The lineups of the 2010 Cubs were much different than the 2016 Cubs, the 2020 Cubs, or the 2024 Cubs. It's the reason when I'm watching a Cubs vs Dodgers game and they announce the Cubs' historical W/L record "all time" vs the Dodgers I think "who cares". Other than historical filler (which is fine to include in a broadcast IMHO) there is no meaning. It's just interesting.
Most of these stats comparisons are from sample sizes that are too small and almost irrelevant? Having said that "as they are" in OOTP is probably the most relevant way to show them in the context of today's game and the present season.
My 2 cents.
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Thanks. That does make sense.