Comments on: RetroSheet and the 1920’s

By: Jgeller

Jgeller — Wed, 13 May 2009 04:52:55 +0000

I think you should include the stats because everybody has interest in the stats. But as long as there's that gap before 1954, you should have the option for searching games of "1954-2009 only", like you have in so many other areas for AL Era, Expansion Era, or small breakdowns for streaks. That way, people who wanna look just at a group of time without interruption can do it easily with one click.

By: dave

dave — Wed, 13 May 2009 04:37:14 +0000

Hey Sean: If you're worried about having big gaps in stats, just remember that you have "pitch count" for just the most recent of years and not the early years. You didn't hesitate to put in the pitch count (thinking that they are not listed for the 1950s-1980s) so the same should be done for these 1920s stats. Include them and don't worry about the stat gaps.

By: Chris J.

Chris J. — Tue, 12 May 2009 21:38:46 +0000

Hell yes you should include. If you have the technology, damn straight you should add them in. I'm amazed it's even a quetion. Will there be problems? OK, so there will be problems and oddities. Perfect shouldn't be the enemy of good, though. I'd love to see who Ruth drew the most walks from or who Dazzy Vance owned or how many doubles Dud Lee hit off of Cleveland. Really, whatever you can add is an improvement.

By: JohnnyTwisto

JohnnyTwisto — Mon, 11 May 2009 22:23:27 +0000

At a quick glance it looks good to me. Thanks.

By: Sean Forman

Sean Forman — Mon, 11 May 2009 21:24:27 +0000

Johnny, Is it still an issue. I made a change this morning. The MLB ones were incorrect.

By: JohnnyTwisto

JohnnyTwisto — Mon, 11 May 2009 20:21:17 +0000

Also Sean, I don't know if you're monitoring all the comments, but there are some problems with the Year-by-Year Per-Game Batting Stats you linked to a few days ago.

By: JohnnyTwisto

JohnnyTwisto — Mon, 11 May 2009 20:19:00 +0000

I also think it's better to have the additional info. Who wouldn't like to see how Babe Ruth faired against Walter Johnson, or whether he ever batted behind Gehrig? Just provide clear disclaimers so anyone running a search knows what results he is getting, and what the limitations are.

By: dave

dave — Mon, 11 May 2009 20:16:00 +0000

Stats are good no matter what!
Sure there will be huge breaks in time but that doesn't take away from the stat, does it?
A catcher that had a 4 hit game in 1927 will still have that game forever Add the stats...)

Besides, the only true issue will be of player/team streak value. Individual single game stats should not be a problem.

By: Raphy

Raphy — Mon, 11 May 2009 19:49:45 +0000

I'm of the opinion that more info is better. While it may not be useful for a clean stat-of the day post, why not include an option to search earlier games. Of course if the question is one of time and resource allocation and the options are an improved PI for the post-1954 games or the current PI with the 1920 games included, I would prefer the former.

By: Andy

Andy — Mon, 11 May 2009 19:27:54 +0000

I would not add them to the PI as it would make the results very confusing. Right now, we have an awesome tool for analyzing the game 1954-present. We do all these searches knowing that we are not touching anything game-by-game prior to 1954.