MrGravyard Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Im want to make old teams and ofcourse rate them according to the game abilities and tendencies, So in regards to fielding- how would you rate Arm strength, Fielding anticipation?? Pitching- Potential, cluch,composure? and Pitching Tendencies- "Bunt" is that how the pitcher bunts or players bunting against him? Same as Out by K's and out by ground balls? Oh and Pitch Types- "Tendency? Thanks.. Sorry Im new to this games ratings.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RazberyBandit Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Well, with pitchers, I can understand the confusion regarding tendencies -- they have 3 more to set than fielders. The first 3 tendencies for a pitcher affect how he pitches, while the last 5 affect how he hits. So, bunting is how often that pitcher will bunt while at-bat. Since pitchers are generally pretty poor hitters (with a few exceptions), their bunting tendency is generally 50-60, Out by Strikeout is usually very high (~90 or more), and Out by Groundball tendency is usually in the 50-60 range. Setting pitch-type tendencies can be tricky if you want accurate representations of historical players. Most MLB pitchers use(d) their fastball(s) the most, with some exceptions. (Steve Carlton's big, looping curveball comes to mind...but even he would often use fastballs to setup a batter for breaking balls and off-speed pitches.) Anyway... In regards to abilities, if you're playing on PC (the fact you're on a PC-mod site suggests you are), I'd suggest using Ty's MLB2K12 Roster Editor and viewing the players on the "All-time Greats" teams. Look at a player like Ozzie Smith and see how high his fielding abilities are. Everything except his Arm Str is 99, and that's pretty accurate. His arm wasn't the strongest, but he got to just about every ball ever hit in his direction, and sometimes other people's direction, then delivered an accurate and solid throw, but not a laser-beam throw. I have no end-all-be-all sabermetric data for you to help figure that stuff out, but you can get a general direction based on existing ratings within the game. MLB.com does have historical records for past players, so that could help you figure out some things. Just hit "Players" near the top of the MLB homepage and you'll be taken to the player search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGravyard Posted April 24, 2012 Author Share Posted April 24, 2012 Thank You Very Much!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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