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thehef · 11-03-2008, 03:09 AM

Back to park factors... I totally understand that it's a personal preference thing, but I just wanna make sure that I have the right info before I decide which way to go.

For a historical league using the Mod Garlon/Spritze neutralized db, starting in 1901 and keeping players on thier same teams as in RL (moving/trading when necessary), if I want realistic stats, which - factors or no factors - is the way to go w this db?

Going back to the very first post in this thread:

"This park-neutral [db] puts all players on an equal footing... so that players who played... in Dodger Stadium [and] have poor hitting stats because that is perhaps the worst hitter's park... will benefit..., while players who played in Coors Field have their statistics reduced. Willie Davis who played for the Dodgers 1960-1979 had a career .279 BA, after conversion he goes to .301. This is the primary advantage this DB will provide - better representation of a player's abilities."

Based upon the above, I'm thinking that - given what I'm doing, which will have Davis on LA for much of his career - I'd want to keep park factors in play in order to NOT have Davis' avg be significantly higher than in RL. By the same token, I'm assuming Vinny Castillo's HR numbers are adjusted lower in the db, but should reach RL levels if he plays (in the sim) at Coors field and park factors are used.

Correct?

Thanks in advance.

11-03-2008, 03:09 AM	#242 (permalink)
thehef Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 404 Thanks: 87 Thanked 31x in 27 posts	Back to park factors... I totally understand that it's a personal preference thing, but I just wanna make sure that I have the right info before I decide which way to go. For a historical league using the Mod Garlon/Spritze neutralized db, starting in 1901 and keeping players on thier same teams as in RL (moving/trading when necessary), if I want realistic stats, which - factors or no factors - is the way to go w this db? Going back to the very first post in this thread: "This park-neutral [db] puts all players on an equal footing... so that players who played... in Dodger Stadium [and] have poor hitting stats because that is perhaps the worst hitter's park... will benefit..., while players who played in Coors Field have their statistics reduced. Willie Davis who played for the Dodgers 1960-1979 had a career .279 BA, after conversion he goes to .301. This is the primary advantage this DB will provide - better representation of a player's abilities." Based upon the above, I'm thinking that - given what I'm doing, which will have Davis on LA for much of his career - I'd want to keep park factors in play in order to NOT have Davis' avg be significantly higher than in RL. By the same token, I'm assuming Vinny Castillo's HR numbers are adjusted lower in the db, but should reach RL levels if he plays (in the sim) at Coors field and park factors are used. Correct? Thanks in advance.