{"id":558,"date":"2006-06-04T11:43:30","date_gmt":"2006-06-04T11:43:30","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2006-06-04T11:43:30","modified_gmt":"2006-06-04T11:43:30","slug":"1989-simulation-ootpb-65-vs-ootpb-2006-vs-mlb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2006\/06\/04\/1989-simulation-ootpb-65-vs-ootpb-2006-vs-mlb\/","title":{"rendered":"1989 Simulation (OOTPB 6.5 vs. OOTPB 2006 vs. MLB)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I decided to see how OOTPB 6.5 compared to OOTPB 2006 from a statistical standpoint.  The numbers below in no way reflect in sort of scientific conclusions.  My population is way too small to read into any significant conclusions, but I figured it would be fun for giggles.  I decided to compare the results to the 1989 MLB season; no particular reason other than I graduated from high school that year.  I ran everything with default settings (except for the pain and suffering of trying to get minor leagues setup in OOTPB 2006.<\/p>\n<p>The first section is the real life results of the 1989 season, followed by the results of an OOTPB 6.5 simulation, and the results of an OOTPB 2006 simulation.<\/p>\n<p>Feel free to post comments, questions, etc.<\/p>\n<p>*Denotes the worst record.  I have also taken the liberty to include Atlanta\u2019s results. <\/p>\n<p><b>MLB 1989 Season<\/b><br \/>\nAL East:  Toronto 89-73 (.260 AVG, 3.58 ERA)<br \/>\nAL West:  Oakland 99-63 (.261 AVG, 3.09 ERA)<br \/>\nNL East:  Chicago 93-69 (.261 AVG, 3.43 ERA)<br \/>\nNL West:  San Francisco 92-70 (.250 AVG, 3.30 ERA)<br \/>\n*Detroit 59-103 (.242 AVG, 4.53 ERA)<br \/>\nAtlanta 63-97 (.234 AVG, 3.70 ERA)<\/p>\n<p>ALCS:  Oakland 4 ? Toronto 1<br \/>\nNLCS:  San Francisco 4 ? Chicago 1<br \/>\nWorld Series:  Oakland 4 ? San Francisco 0<\/p>\n<p>AVG: K. Puckett (MIN) .339 AVG, 9 HR, 89 RBI, 11 SB<br \/>\nHR: K. Mitchell (SF) .291 AVG, 47 HR, 125 RBI, 3 SB<br \/>\nW:  B. Saberhagen (KC) 23-6, 2.16 ERA, .961 WHIP<br \/>\nERA:  B. Saberhagen (KC) 23-6, 2.16 ERA, .961 WHIP<\/p>\n<p><b>OOTPB 6.5 1989 Season<\/b><br \/>\nAL East:  Boston 99-63 (.272 AVG, 3.81 ERA)<br \/>\nAL West:  Oakland 99-63 (.262 AVG, 3.29 ERA)<br \/>\nNL East:  Chicago 92-70 (.275 AVG, 3.72 ERA)<br \/>\nNL West:  San Diego 84-78 (.271 AVG, 4.07 ERA)<br \/>\n*Atlanta 63-99 (.248 AVG, 4.45 ERA)<\/p>\n<p>ALCS:  Oakland 4 ? Boston 2<br \/>\nNLCS:  San Diego 4 ? Chicago 0<br \/>\nWorld Series:  Oakland 2 ? San Diego 4<\/p>\n<p>AVG:  D. Smith (CHI NL) .372 AVG, 20 HR, 115 RBI, 21 SB<br \/>\nHR:  H. Johnson (NY NL) .313 AVG, 59 HR, 128 RBI, 8 SB<br \/>\nW:  C. Cary (NY AL) 20-11, 4.08 ERA, 1.20 WHIP<br \/>\nERA:  T. Mulholland (SF) 7-6, 2.61 ERA, 1.11 WHIP<\/p>\n<p><b>OOTPB 2006 1989 Season<\/b><br \/>\nAL East:  Cleveland 95-66 (.268 AVG, 3.89 ERA)<br \/>\nAL West:  Seattle 93-68 (.288 AVG, 4.46 ERA)<br \/>\nNL East:  New York 95-66 (.261 AVG, 3.83 ERA)<br \/>\nNL West:  Cincinnati 93-68 (.265 AVG, 3.74 ERA)<br \/>\n*Detroit 60-101 (.249 AVG, 5.28 ERA)<br \/>\nAtlanta 86-75 (.250 AVG, 3.78 ERA)<\/p>\n<p>ALCS:  Cleveland 4 ? Seattle 1<br \/>\nNLCS:  Cincinnati 4 ? New York 3<br \/>\nWorld Series:  Cincinnati 4 ? Cleveland 1<\/p>\n<p>AVG:  K. Bass (HOU) .345 AVG, 10 HR, 68 RBI, 26 SB<br \/>\nHR:  M. McGwire (OAK) .241 AVG, 49 HR, 110 RBI, 1 SB<br \/>\nW:  Greg Swindell (CLE) 24-8, 3.50 ERA, 1.24 WHIP<br \/>\nERA:  B. Saberhagen (KC) 20-7, 1 SV, 2.57 ERA, 1.03 WHIP<\/p>\n<p>Notes:  K. Pukett (MIN) .330 AVG (6th overall); K. Mitchell (SF) 40 HRs (3rd overall); N. Ryan (TX) 13-14, 3.31 ERA, 279K; A. Davis (SEA) 1B signed a 4-year contract valued at $62,320,000; C. Lansford (OAK) 3B signed a 6-year contract valued at $89,196,000.<\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content_bottom\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_ addtoany_list a2a_target\" id=\"wpa2a_1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share', '');\" class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/share_save_171_16.png\" width=\"171\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\nif(wpa2a)wpa2a.script_load();\n\/\/--><\/script>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I decided to see how OOTPB 6.5 compared to OOTPB 2006 from a statistical standpoint. The numbers below in no way reflect in sort of scientific conclusions. My population is way too small to read into any significant conclusions, but I figured it would be fun for giggles. 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