HOF Monitor Quirk

Hal_10000 · 03-15-2026, 11:03 PM

I've noticed a small inconsistency between your HOF Monitor calculation and mine. According to Bill James definition, players should extra points thusly:

30 points for 2100 games at 2B or SS, or 15 for 1,800 games.
15 points for 2,000 games at 3B.
An additional 15 points if the player has more than 2,500 games played at 2B, SS, or 3B.
Award 15 points if the player's batting average is over .275 and they have 1,500 or more games as a 2B, SS or C.

Comparing my calculations to the game's, it seems like these points are only being awarded if the thresholds are met at a single position. That is, if a player played 1500 games at 2B and 1200 at SS, they get no points. This is fine if you consider them as separate tallies but my code considers them combined. Can you confirm this? This has only come up within one player in 80 seasons so it's a unique stat niche but one that I've just spent an hour tracking down.

(I'm not sure which is the correct definition since, AFAICT, there is literally no player in MLB history who straddles the bonus points this way.)

Hal_10000 · 03-16-2026, 01:10 AM

Finding a lot of big differences, actually, both in the fictional league and in an MLB league. Is there anywhere where the OOTP version of Hall of Fame Monitor is explicitly spelled out or is it a secret?

03-15-2026, 11:03 PM	#1
Hal_10000 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 58	HOF Monitor Quirk I've noticed a small inconsistency between your HOF Monitor calculation and mine. According to Bill James definition, players should extra points thusly: 30 points for 2100 games at 2B or SS, or 15 for 1,800 games. 15 points for 2,000 games at 3B. An additional 15 points if the player has more than 2,500 games played at 2B, SS, or 3B. Award 15 points if the player's batting average is over .275 and they have 1,500 or more games as a 2B, SS or C. Comparing my calculations to the game's, it seems like these points are only being awarded if the thresholds are met at a single position. That is, if a player played 1500 games at 2B and 1200 at SS, they get no points. This is fine if you consider them as separate tallies but my code considers them combined. Can you confirm this? This has only come up within one player in 80 seasons so it's a unique stat niche but one that I've just spent an hour tracking down. (I'm not sure which is the correct definition since, AFAICT, there is literally no player in MLB history who straddles the bonus points this way.)

03-16-2026, 01:10 AM	#2
Hal_10000 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 58	Update Finding a lot of big differences, actually, both in the fictional league and in an MLB league. Is there anywhere where the OOTP version of Hall of Fame Monitor is explicitly spelled out or is it a secret? Last edited by Hal_10000; 03-16-2026 at 08:00 AM. Reason: More info.