Good ratings “formula” for converting a starter to a reliever?

[Rmiok222]

So, I want to convert Daniel espino from a starter to a reliever. What rating edits do people do when they make that transition? Obviously I don’t want 75 stamina and a low hit walk and HR per 9 with a reliever.

Just curious if anybody has a set way the do this.. thanks!


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[JWDixon120]

Re: Good ratings “formula” for converting a starter to a reliever?

So, I want to convert Daniel espino from a starter to a reliever. What rating edits do people do when they make that transition? Obviously I don’t want 75 stamina and a low hit walk and HR per 9 with a reliever.

Just curious if anybody has a set way the do this.. thanks!


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Here’s a quick guide from our Franchise Fidelity to Reality discord:

Take note of current overall

Change to RP

Knock stamina down to the appropriate level (30-40 for long relief, 10-20 for mid to late inning)

Bump up all /9 numbers to get to the starting overall you took note of.

Consider upping potential by 1-2 if you desire

[Rmiok222]

Re: Good ratings “formula” for converting a starter to a reliever?

Here’s a quick guide from our Franchise Fidelity to Reality discord:

Take note of current overall

Change to RP

Knock stamina down to the appropriate level (30-40 for long relief, 10-20 for mid to late inning)

Bump up all /9 numbers to get to the starting overall you took note of.

Consider upping potential by 1-2 if you desire

Thank you, that’s what I ended up doing. Looks good [emoji1303]


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[DonkeyJote]

Re: Good ratings “formula” for converting a starter to a reliever?

I go about this a slightly different way. I play with SDS ratings, so I want to keep it on that same scale, where relievers are generally lower rated than starters. So I looked at the league average h/9, k/9, bb/9, hr/9 for starters and relievers. Then I pulled up 2020-22 player stats and found the median relevant rating for players who were roughly average in a given stat.

For example, starting pitchers this year are averaging 8.75 H/9 this year. The starting pitchers who averaged around 8.65-8.85 H/9 had (at the beginning of the year) a median H/9 rating of 55. The average reliever this year has allowed 8.17 H/9. Relievers with a H/9 roughly 8.07-8.27 had a median H/9 of 62. So when I convert a reliever, I add 7 to their H/9.

For velocity, I looked at some pitchers who started quite a bit in 2022 but were exclusively relievers this year. And, on average, they saw an increase of 1.7 MPH per pitch. 6 or 7 rating points seems to result in a full MPH increase, so I raise every pitch's velocity by 11. And then I do the same for break, because I'm not going in and testing break.

For stamina and clutch, I kinda just went by feel. So the changes I make when converting a starter to reliever are:

STA -40
CLU +15
H/9 +7
K/9 +6
BB/9 -10
HR/9 +5
VEL (on each pitch) +11 (-11 for changeups)
BRK (on each pitch) +11

And I would do the inverse if moving a reliever to the rotation.

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