Why bad results with a good card

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shif6

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Why bad results with a good card

PostSun Jun 14, 2020 3:38 pm

Dick Drago as a 5th starter in my first season here. I won 100+ games and will probably never do it again. I didn't even know it was a mystery league until quite a way in. In any event, if I had know it was a mystery league, I might well have thrown Drago (though his run support provided 18 wins). He ended up with a 4.91 era and a 1.49 whip. Come to find out that I have his 1970 card: 3.75 era, 1.30 whip.
How does this happen? Is KC a pitcher's park? The rolls don't explain it. More pitchers rolls than batters. FX stats were not good for him: 31 63 9 17 Does that explain it? I am wondering whether I am missing something basic.
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franky35

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Re: Why bad results with a good card

PostSun Jun 14, 2020 3:43 pm

In standard leagues, both pitchers and hitters tend to underperform their cards. This is because, at least in the mystery format, leagues tend to be kind of all-star leagues with an over-representation of good players or good years. For example, in our leagues, a pitcher will face Mike Schmidt and George Brett more often than in real baseball - so you can imagine their numbers will be worse than in real baseball. If you play in a 60 mil league, your pitchers will perform better and more like the stats they got in real life.
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dcmt

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Re: Why bad results with a good card

PostSun Jun 14, 2020 7:11 pm

Damn. Dick Drago won 18 games? Unless I'm playing in the Astrodome I expect my pitchers ERA to be 1.25-1.5 runs higher than their actual stats.

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