Pitcher Fatigue

[AcousticNut]

I realized when digging through the data file that different pitches will cause different levels of fatigue for the pitcher... i.e. a throwing a screwball or splitter will tire a pitcher out faster that changeups and knucklers.

I was just wondering if there was also a correlation between the power of your pitches and the fatigue level as well. I always throw full power on the meter. If I want my pitcher to last a little longer in the game, would I be better off only throwing 90% instead of 100% to some hitters.

I'm not sure of the answer and thought I'd throw it out for discussion.

[wilmer007]

Of course that's common sense. The harder the pitch throws the more fatigued he gets and quicker too. But if you throw at a weak power then batters will just go open season on his @$$. My pitchers can go 6-7 Innings every game and i ALWAYS throw at full power.

[Jitter]

All of my MLB pitchers are young w/ high stamina (around 90+), and I can pitch complete games most of the time if i choose to do so. The usually finish w/ stamina at around 40% so. What I do is around the 6th or 7th inning w/ 2 outs I do a mound visit. If its successful you pitcher will regain some stamina. If its not successful (he will lose some), I finish out the inningand and call a guy to the bullpen while im batting. When im up to picth again I try the mound visit again. If it doesnt work i usually bring in the reliever, but if it works he should have plenty left to finish the game.

[APR]

Right now I have the User Pitcher Fatigue set to 0, but after I throw around 20-25 pitches, he is already under 80% AND I don't even throw into the red to maximize control.

How far should I move this slider up to make the game more realistic??