Statistics for Positions

Gingivits · 08-11-2020, 10:40 AM

Hi Everyone,

I don't really follow baseball (football is my sport of choice) but I love sport management simulators. Been playing OOTP 19 for a while now but not long enough. Trying to understand all of the stats can be overwhelming and I am looking for a quick reference for statistic priority for each positions.

Things like, a catcher with great batting will be hard to find so try to find ones with a great arm/catcher ability instead or should a center fielder be a more defensive player or hitter? Also, should I be looking at WAR more often then Ks/9 or things of that nature.

I can generally build a decent rotation of pitchers so I do somewhat understand pitching but my hitting is always lower than most teams and my best season so far (out of 4 I believe) only gave me 80-90 wins and wildcard losses.

I did try scouring the forums for things like this but it proves to be difficult so if there are already posts like that on here, please link them for me.

Thank you!

CBeisbol · 08-11-2020, 08:12 PM

There's a link in my signature to user studies

There, there's a link to ALB's Cheat Sheet.

It has some good information, as does the thread.

A lot of people will say that defense up the middle (catcher, SS, 2B, CF) is super important. That's not really true. If other teams are loading up on defense at those positions, and you have, say, a catcher who can hit, that player can be just as, or more, valuable relatively.

Generally, offense is more important. In that there is more variation between the best and the worst hitters than there is between the best and the worst defensive players. Now, this is, at least in part, because teams usually have a minimum threshold for defense they will tolerate at a position. You could put a slugging first baseman at catcher, but they'd probably be so terrible that even with the improved offense, you'd come up in the negative on that.

CBeisbol · 08-11-2020, 09:11 PM

Someone just posted this in another thread

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blackmissiongoggles

This guy is always consistent at the plate and helped his team win the world series multiple times. His career zone rating, though...

Terrible defensive second baseman who's very productive and has won championships

Gingivits · 08-12-2020, 04:31 PM

Thank you CBeisbol. That helps a lot with the cheat sheet. I'm slowly getting the hang of this. Finally made the playoffs in my third year. I was sad that this year I was a better overall team but my pitching took a dip with the same core until about midway where I traded for a lefty finally. Top pitcher went from a 2.54 ERA and 294 Ks to 4.41 ERA with 264 Ks.

CBeisbol · 08-12-2020, 04:47 PM

Walk rates, K rates, HR rates and FIP and FiP- are going to tell a lot more about your pitching than ERA

08-11-2020, 10:40 AM	#1
Gingivits Bat Boy Join Date: Aug 2020 Posts: 2	Statistics for Positions Hi Everyone, I don't really follow baseball (football is my sport of choice) but I love sport management simulators. Been playing OOTP 19 for a while now but not long enough. Trying to understand all of the stats can be overwhelming and I am looking for a quick reference for statistic priority for each positions. Things like, a catcher with great batting will be hard to find so try to find ones with a great arm/catcher ability instead or should a center fielder be a more defensive player or hitter? Also, should I be looking at WAR more often then Ks/9 or things of that nature. I can generally build a decent rotation of pitchers so I do somewhat understand pitching but my hitting is always lower than most teams and my best season so far (out of 4 I believe) only gave me 80-90 wins and wildcard losses. I did try scouring the forums for things like this but it proves to be difficult so if there are already posts like that on here, please link them for me. Thank you!

08-11-2020, 08:12 PM	#2
CBeisbol Banned Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Ban land in 3...2... Posts: 2,943	There's a link in my signature to user studies There, there's a link to ALB's Cheat Sheet. It has some good information, as does the thread. A lot of people will say that defense up the middle (catcher, SS, 2B, CF) is super important. That's not really true. If other teams are loading up on defense at those positions, and you have, say, a catcher who can hit, that player can be just as, or more, valuable relatively. Generally, offense is more important. In that there is more variation between the best and the worst hitters than there is between the best and the worst defensive players. Now, this is, at least in part, because teams usually have a minimum threshold for defense they will tolerate at a position. You could put a slugging first baseman at catcher, but they'd probably be so terrible that even with the improved offense, you'd come up in the negative on that.

08-12-2020, 04:31 PM	#4
Gingivits Bat Boy Join Date: Aug 2020 Posts: 2	Thank you CBeisbol. That helps a lot with the cheat sheet. I'm slowly getting the hang of this. Finally made the playoffs in my third year. I was sad that this year I was a better overall team but my pitching took a dip with the same core until about midway where I traded for a lefty finally. Top pitcher went from a 2.54 ERA and 294 Ks to 4.41 ERA with 264 Ks.

08-12-2020, 04:47 PM	#5
CBeisbol Banned Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Ban land in 3...2... Posts: 2,943	Walk rates, K rates, HR rates and FIP and FiP- are going to tell a lot more about your pitching than ERA