I know that I have submitted this question to admin previously, but it was several years ago before they began listing the players actual fielding percentage/range factor. At the time, I was told that the data did not exist in the database. Now that this information is available, why are we still seeing an arbitrary letter grade system for fielding stats?
Everything else in the game (well, aside from the mysterious speed rating and the CS for the old timers) is based on the real life stats of the players. Each player’s real life fielding percentage and range factor is available by clicking on a player and viewing their "Fielding Statistics". However, these players, and most importantly, their prices, are based on letter grades which are arbitrary and make up a large range of statistics (i.e. not all A+ or D- are equal - but players are priced as such).
It seems to me that since we have the real stats, that WIS could display "fielding/range" as real life FLD%/Range and price based on the player’s actual stats. For players who did not play 20 games at a position, the 20% fielding penalty could be applied to their actual stats and posted with an * meaning that the 20% penalty has been applied to the numbers you are seeing. For those who are not familiar with what a good fielding % or range factor should be a position, a simple pop-up help screen with averages at each position would help any newbies out.
Does anyone else think that it would be a vast improvement to price players and be able to search/sort by actual stats rather than the arbitrary letter system that is currently being used?
9/23/2010 3:38 PM (edited)