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Le Grande Orange · 08-28-2007, 05:12 PM

Suggestion

Allow the user to select what type of qualification level they want to use for determining the league leaders in hitting or pitching categories.

Reason

Currently, MLB uses 3.1 PA/gm and 1.0 IP/gm to determine its hitting and pitching leaders, respectively. But in the minors the values are 2.7 PA/gm and 0.8 IP/gm. Furthermore, in earlier years the majors used 400 AB for a season as the qualification level for hitters and 10 CG for pitchers. Given these differences, it would be nice if the OOTP player could choose for each league what kind and number to use as their league leader qualification value.

Priority

Low

The Proposal in Detail

I would suggest it work by allowing the user to first pick which category they want to use for qualification, then enter the threshold number needed for the season.

For hitting, the categories would be: Plate Appearances, At Bats, Games Played.
For pitching, the categories would be: Innings Pitched, Complete Games, Games Pitched

So, to set the method used currently for hitters in the majors, you'd select Plate Appearances and then enter 502 as the threshold number . For pitchers, you'd select Innings Pitched and enter 162.

To recreate the qualifications used in the majors in 1947, for hitters you'd select At Bats and enter 400 as the threshold number, while for pitchers you'd select Complete Games and enter 10.

(The alternative way of setting the number would be to use a per-game average rather than a season total, but I felt the season total number an easier number to work with and understand.)

08-28-2007, 05:12 PM	#57 (permalink)
Le Grande Orange Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Scheduleslovakia Posts: 6,111	Suggestion Allow the user to select what type of qualification level they want to use for determining the league leaders in hitting or pitching categories. Reason Currently, MLB uses 3.1 PA/gm and 1.0 IP/gm to determine its hitting and pitching leaders, respectively. But in the minors the values are 2.7 PA/gm and 0.8 IP/gm. Furthermore, in earlier years the majors used 400 AB for a season as the qualification level for hitters and 10 CG for pitchers. Given these differences, it would be nice if the OOTP player could choose for each league what kind and number to use as their league leader qualification value. Priority Low *The Proposal in Detail* I would suggest it work by allowing the user to first pick which category they want to use for qualification, then enter the threshold number needed for the season. For hitting, the categories would be: Plate Appearances, At Bats, Games Played. For pitching, the categories would be: Innings Pitched, Complete Games, Games Pitched So, to set the method used currently for hitters in the majors, you'd select Plate Appearances and then enter 502 as the threshold number . For pitchers, you'd select Innings Pitched and enter 162. To recreate the qualifications used in the majors in 1947, for hitters you'd select At Bats and enter 400 as the threshold number, while for pitchers you'd select Complete Games and enter 10. (The alternative way of setting the number would be to use a per-game average rather than a season total, but I felt the season total number an easier number to work with and understand.) __________________ . "We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things not because they are easy, but because they are hard. Because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our abilities and skills, because that challenge is one we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win." . Last edited by Le Grande Orange : 08-28-2007 at 05:20 PM.