Contact explained

[Darky]

i'm always interested in these types of explorations.  they have a grwat deal to do with fantasy league stuff in my opinion.

Yes, they mean everything. I need to reopen my contact+power formula. The pitching parameters is still the greatest mystery.

After witnessing this last FRBI season, I have a greater respect for power---even with low contact ratings (+30).

[broiler]

first you need to find some stoners, then just roll up the windows and breath in, brah

[Turd]

I know this is an old thread, but according to my friend, there is an update to this formula that changes things dramatically. I won't read through the thread to see if nightwulf cleared it up, but this is news to me...basically it was previously thought that if bad contact was made then we simply subtract contact from power.

According to my friend, that's half right. But it's actually this:

Batting Power - (Contact * x)
where x is 0 to 6 depending on where contact occurs

So take a 900 power hitter with 10 contact. If you make the worst contact the multiplier is 6, and the new power number is 900-(10*6) or 840. Previously the thought was that it'd be 890. News, at least to me, as this makes contact more significant than once thought.

[BeefMaster]

Whoa... that is a big difference.  So the pitcher, if he hits one off the end of the bat, could end up losing 384 from his already-low power rating?  Wow.

[Gantry]

Whoa, huge difference

[Turd]

Yeah, I know.  I've had several people when they help me with ROM rating say that "bah, contact isn't important." Uhh, yeah, it just got important, bro.

Nightwulf's explanation was pretty much on point, there are 16 points of contact as he says:

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If the hit index is: 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F
Then this number is returned: 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 00 00 00 01 02 03 04 05 06

And whatever the contact index is where the ball meets is multiplied by the contact rating and subtracted from power...

So, a pitcher making the worst contact can hit as low as 256 power...

[Gantry]

I'm going to make an update to the FAQ (first update in a LONG time) - dedication!

[Turd]

Lies.

[Gantry]

I updated the Family Stadium 87 team list, baby steps

[fightonusc]

Fuk you assh9oke

[ultimate7]

I'd report to moderator, but I don't think that will get me far

[Gantry]

Bump, should play with some of this more.