RBI BASEBALL
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This FAQ was written by thalivest and submitted on October 9th, 2011.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. INTRO
2. THANK YOU’S
3. DEFINITIONS
4. TEAMS/ PLAYERS
5. SUMMARY
6. FAQ
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1. INTRO
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This game was released in 1988 by Namco/Tengen for the NES (Nintendo
Entertainment System) and has been heralded as a video game classic. Many
follow ups ensued for the Sega Genesis and the franchise was abandoned in the
mid 1990’s with the last known game to my knowledge being RBI Baseball ’95 for
Sega 32X.
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2. THANK YOU'S
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I would like to give a special thank you to dee-nee.com and tecmobowl-vs-
rbi.com, for not only informing the masses about the in depth player ratings,
but for providing great analysis and facts about this game. And more/other
thanks when noted.
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3. DEFINITIONS
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*HITTERS*
NAME – The player’s name. If the full name is longer than 6 letters long it
will be abbreviated in some form.
R/L – Denotes whether the batter hits right or left handed.
AVG.- The players batting average during the year this game was released. Has
no effect on actual gameplay.
HR – The number of home runs the player hit during the year this game was
released. Has no effect on gameplay.
CONTACT - A batter's contact stat is subtracted from their power when they
don't "make good contact" with the ball; that is, if the ball is hit too close
to the end of the bat, or too close to the batter's hands. Thus, the lower the
number, the better.
POWER – The amount of power each batter possesses reflecting in their ability
to hit home runs. So the higher, the more powerful the batter.
SPEED – How fast the player runs. The higher the number, the faster the player
is on the basepaths. Has no effect on how fast a runner is defensively. In the
field all defensive players, speed, range and arm strength is the same.
*PITCHERS*
R/L – Denotes whether pitcher throws with his right or left arm.
SA – Denotes whether the pitcher has a sidearm delivery.
ERA -- The pitchers earned run average during the year this game was released.
Has no effect on actual gameplay.
SINKER ABILITY (DROP) - The lower this number is, the less likely that a pitch
made while holding "up" on the control pad will hit the plate. Pitchers with
high numbers tend to throw sinkers or split fingers fastballs, while those
with low numbers tend to throw knuckleballs
CURVE (LEFT AND RIGHT) – Denotes how much a pitcher can curve his pitch to the
specified direction. He higher the number, the greater curve can be applied.
SINKER, CURVE & FASTBALL SPEED – The speed a pitcher can throw certain
pitches.
-Sinker (pressing up on the d-pad when throwing the pitch)
-Curve (pressing nothing or left/right when throwing the pitch)
-Fast (pressing down on the d-pad when throwing the pitch)
STAMINA – The number of pitches a pitcher can throw before becoming tired.
Fastballs (hold down on d-pad) and sinkers, split fingers, knuckleballs
(holding up on d-pad) count as 2 pitches while normal pitches and curve
(without pressing up/down) count as one. When a pitcher reaches his maximum
number of allotted pitches, his pitches have less velocity (less speed) and
also have less movement (curve/drop).
NOTE: Thanks to nightwulf from nightwulf.rbicentral.com for figuring out what
some of these attributes mean, including the meaning of contact which stumped
many.
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4. TEAMS PLAYERS
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CALIFORNIA
No Name R/L Avg HR Cnt Power Speed
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01 Pettis LHB .258 5 20 759 140
02 DCincs RHB .256 26 26 885 124
03 Joyner LHB .290 22 14 864 130
04 Jacksn LHB .275 39 23 945 128
05 Dwning RHB .267 20 20 867 124
06 Grich RHB .268 9 21 819 124
07 Schfld RHB .249 13 28 861 130
08 Boone RHB .251 7 24 831 120
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09 Burlsn RHB .284 5 17 789 134
10 Hendrk RHB .272 14 20 849 124
11 Wilfng LHB .249 3 29 816 132
12 Jones LHB .250 17 32 891 128
<Ability> <--Speed-->
No Name R/L ERA Snk Curve Snk Crv Fst Sta Un1 Un2
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01 Witt RHP 2.84 4 7 9 144 160 186 50 115 140
02 Sutton RHP 1.18 5 5 8 141 166 178 50 113 143
03 Corbet RHP 1.10 8 5 6 138 162 173 15 114 142
04 Moore RHP 2.97 2 2 4 149 170 197 13 116 139
BOSTON
No Name R/L Avg HR Cnt Power Speed
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01 Barret RHB .286 4 16 735 134
02 Bucknr LHB .292 18 14 789 118
03 Boggs LHB .357 8 4 789 128
04 J.Rice RHB .324 20 10 891 126
05 Baylor RHB .263 31 29 924 136
06 DwEvns RHB .259 26 27 891 122
07 Gedman RHB .274 16 21 861 120
08 S.Owen LHB .231 1 34 735 132
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09 Hndrsn RHB .265 15 26 879 122
10 Burks RHB .272 20 28 888 140
11 Armas RHB .264 43 28 918 118
12 Sullvn RHB .193 1 38 789 118
<Ability> <--Speed-->
No Name R/L ERA Snk Curve Snk Crv Fst Sta Un1 Un2
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01 Clemns RHP 2.48 4 6 9 166 186 210 44 114 143
02 Hurst LHP 2.99 9 5 4 169 181 192 40 113 140
03 Schrld RHP 1.41 2 3 5 173 184 200 15 114 139
04 Stanly RHP 1.81 8 6 9 138 157 184 15 116 142
DETROIT
No Name R/L Avg HR Cnt Power Speed
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01 Tramml RHB .343 28 6 831 138
02 Gibson LHB .277 24 20 894 138
03 DaEvns LHB .257 34 29 951 120
04 Nokes LHB .289 32 18 852 120
05 Herndn RHB .324 9 10 759 122
06 Lemon RHB .277 20 21 882 122
07 Whitkr LHB .281 16 25 837 130
08 Brookn RHB .241 13 34 897 126
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09 Shrdan LHB .259 6 28 831 134
10 Heath RHB .281 8 16 819 120
11 Madlck RHB .307 14 14 849 128
12 Bergmn LHB .273 6 23 789 120
<Ability> <--Speed-->
No Name R/L ERA Snk Curve Snk Crv Fst Sta Un1 Un2
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01 Alxndr RHP 1.53 3 5 11 150 172 188 40 141 143
02 Morris RHP 3.38 4 3 8 153 173 193 40 113 143
03 Hrndez LHP 1.11 3 6 3 146 160 198 15 141 146
04 King RHP 2.33 6 2 7 162 177 186 15 116 140
MINNESOTA
No Name R/L Avg HR Cnt Power Speed
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01 Gladdn RHB .281 8 20 759 140
02 Gaetti RHB .257 31 25 891 130
03 Pucket RHB .332 28 6 822 134
04 Hrbek LHB .285 34 16 894 120
05 Brnsky RHB .259 32 23 906 130
06 Gagne RHB .265 10 22 807 124
07 Laudnr RHB .225 16 34 879 120
08 Lmbrdz RHB .238 8 31 789 124
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09 Smally LHB .275 8 18 759 120
10 Davdsn RHB .267 1 22 744 132
11 Bush LHB .253 11 26 789 130
12 Larkin LHB .266 4 22 771 122
<Ability> <--Speed-->
No Name R/L ERA Snk Curve Snk Crv Fst Sta Un1 Un2
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01 Viola LHP 2.90 6 9 4 153 173 194 40 114 141
02 Blylvn RHP 1.45 9 6 10 160 165 184 54 112 143
03 Brnger RHP 1.38 6 2 4 152 184 216 12 110 145
04 Reardn RHP 1.92 5 5 8 146 178 197 14 113 142
HOUSTON
No Name R/L Avg HR Cnt Power Speed
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01 Hatchr RHB .258 6 27 759 142
02 J.Cruz LHB .287 10 18 768 138
03 Wallng LHB .312 13 13 750 128
04 GDavis RHB .265 31 26 867 124
05 K.Bass LHB .311 20 14 780 138
06 Doran LHB .276 6 18 765 136
07 Rynlds LHB .249 6 34 804 124
08 Ashby LHB .257 7 28 777 124
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09 Lopes RHB .275 7 21 795 146
10 Garner RHB .265 9 24 804 134
11 D.Thon RHB .248 3 28 783 132
12 Puhl LHB .281 3 21 768 136
<Ability> <--Speed-->
No Name R/L ERA Snk Curve Snk Crv Fst Sta Un1 Un2
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01 N.Ryan RHP 3.34 2 6 8 146 184 213 50 105 144
02 MScott RHP 2.22 14 4 7 170 170 189 50 115 142
03 Kerfld RSP 2.59 8 3 9 136 165 181 16 111 116
04 DSmith RHP 2.73 2 2 4 146 184 205 12 112 143
NEW YORK
No Name R/L Avg HR Cnt Power Speed
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01 Dykstr LHB .295 8 15 768 142
02 Wilson LHB .289 9 18 771 138
03 Herndz LHB .310 13 11 843 124
04 Carter RHB .271 24 19 879 120
05 Strwby LHB .259 27 24 909 138
06 Backmn LHB .320 1 10 717 124
07 Knight RHB .298 11 14 798 124
08 Sntana RHB .245 1 38 708 124
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09 Heep RHB .282 5 20 807 124
10 Teufel RHB .261 10 28 810 124
11 Johnsn LHB .245 10 32 819 130
12 Mazzli LHB .247 3 31 768 124
<Ability> <--Speed-->
No Name R/L ERA Snk Curve Snk Crv Fst Sta Un1 Un2
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01 Gooden RHP 2.84 7 5 9 149 184 205 48 141 146
02 Ojeda LHP 2.57 9 9 7 133 165 181 40 113 143
03 Orosco LSP 2.33 6 8 4 133 160 184 15 110 115
04 McDowl RHP 3.02 12 3 7 138 181 200 15 114 141
ST. LOUIS
No Name R/L Avg HR Cnt Power Speed
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01 Colman LHB .298 3 17 762 148
02 OSmith LHB .303 0 15 735 144
03 T.Herr LHB .282 2 22 771 136
04 JClark RHB .286 35 20 891 122
05 McGee LHB .285 11 18 789 140
06 Pndltn LHB .296 12 19 798 134
07 Ford LHB .285 3 22 768 130
08 T.Pena RHB .286 10 23 807 122
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09 Oqendo LHB .286 1 21 759 126
10 Morris LHB .261 3 31 807 126
11 Lindmn RHB .208 8 38 861 124
12 Lake RHB .251 2 32 768 124
<Ability> <--Speed-->
No Name R/L ERA Snk Curve Snk Crv Fst Sta Un1 Un2
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01 Tudor LHP 1.28 4 11 7 140 180 189 40 114 142
02 Cox RHP 1.32 8 4 9 144 176 188 40 112 143
03 Dayley LHP 2.66 3 7 3 153 173 198 15 139 147
04 Worrel RHP 2.66 4 3 5 176 180 204 15 113 141
SAN FRANCISCO
No Name R/L Avg HR Cnt Power Speed
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01 JUribe LHB .291 5 14 747 128
02 Mitchl RHB .280 22 18 849 126
03 Leonrd RHB .280 19 16 864 134
04 Mldndo RHB .292 20 15 876 126
05 WClark LHB .308 35 13 882 124
06 Brenly RHB .267 18 21 819 126
07 CDavis LHB .250 24 24 873 136
08 Thmpsn RHB .262 10 23 777 124
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09 Spilmn LHB .267 1 24 831 118
10 Speier RHB .249 11 28 807 130
11 Aldrte LHB .325 9 8 759 124
12 Yngbld RHB .268 3 22 801 124
<Ability> <--Speed-->
No Name R/L ERA Snk Curve Snk Crv Fst Sta Un1 Un2
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01 Krukow RHP 2.24 11 7 12 152 160 181 40 114 143
02 Reushl RHP 3.09 8 9 10 144 165 184 40 112 143
03 Grelts RHP 3.22 10 2 5 173 173 210 15 111 116
04 Robnsn RHP 3.42 6 5 8 133 170 200 15 111 141
AMERICAN
No Name R/L Avg HR Cnt Power Speed
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01 Rndlph RHB .305 7 16 738 128
02 Mtngly LHB .327 30 8 855 128
03 Bell RHB .308 47 14 936 124
04 Cansco RHB .257 31 28 951 130
05 Ripken RHB .289 27 19 855 124
06 Baines LHB .293 20 18 792 122
07 Brett RHB .316 22 12 834 124
08 Schrdr RHB .332 14 10 759 120
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09 McGwir RHB .289 49 18 942 126
10 Seitzr RHB .323 15 14 759 130
11 Moltor RHB .353 16 6 744 138
12 Franco RHB .319 9 11 741 140
<Ability> <--Speed-->
No Name R/L ERA Snk Curve Snk Crv Fst Sta Un1 Un2
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01 J.Key LHP 2.76 9 10 5 157 169 188 40 140 146
02 Sbrhgn RSP 3.36 9 6 11 152 165 185 40 113 143
03 Righti LHP 3.51 7 3 7 146 170 198 15 112 141
04 Henke RHP 2.49 8 7 4 173 174 210 15 113 141
NATIONAL
No Name R/L Avg HR Cnt Power Speed
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01 Raines LHB .330 20 11 843 146
02 Sndbrg RHB .294 16 19 771 134
03 Sntago RHB .300 18 16 789 134
04 Dawson RHB .287 49 21 954 130
05 EDavis RHB .293 37 20 900 142
06 Schmdt RHB .293 35 20 891 124
07 Gllrga RHB .305 13 12 759 126
08 Pedriq RHB .294 1 19 729 130
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09 Guerro RHB .338 27 12 849 128
10 Murphy RHB .295 44 17 909 132
11 Gwynn LHB .370 7 7 729 142
12 Kruk LHB .313 20 14 777 132
<Ability> <--Speed-->
No Name R/L ERA Snk Curve Snk Crv Fst Sta Un1 Un2
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01 Vlnzla LHP 1.42 10 8 12 140 166 180 40 115 142
02 Sutclf RHP 1.12 6 5 9 153 173 190 40 113 140
03 Franco LHP 2.52 7 4 3 157 176 202 15 142 146
04 Bedrsn RSP 2.83 3 8 8 145 170 197 15 112 143
Note: In the pitchers curve rating the first number denotes the curve ability
to the left (inside to a right handed hitter) and the second number denoted
curve ability to the right (inside to a left handed hitter).
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5. SUMMARY
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I won’t break things like who has the most power, speed, or who has fastest
fastball, or best curveball, as the numbers above will tell you that.
Unfortunately unlike modern games one cannot change the starting line up, but
can make substitutions. But when making subs with hitters or pitcher, don’t
look at stats as they merely cosmetic. Look at the ability,
contact/power/speed for hitters and curve, sinker ability, stamina and
velocity (pitch speed) for pitchers.
Note that all pitchers have a standard 640 in power, 120 in speed and 64
contact. And of importance all pinch hitter get a 64 point power boost for
their first at bat. This power boost is only for their first at bat though
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6. FAQ's
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Q: Who is the game’s best player?
A: Excluding all star players then it’s Reggie Jackson from California.
Including all stars then I’d say Andre Dawson from the National League may
edge him out. Also in the running are Jose Canseco and George Bell From the
American League.
Q: Who is the game’s best pitcher?
A: It depends on your style. For power pitchers I’d say Boston’s Roger
Clemens, New York’s Dwight Gooden or Houston’s Nolan Ryan. For finesse, people
tend to like the National League’s Fernando Valenzuela for his great curveball
or San Francisco’s Mike Krukow who has excellent movement.
Q: Who is the most underrated/overlooked player?
A: For me it’s the National League’s Tim Raines. While a lot of this game is
predicated on hitting power, Raines combines very good speed along with some
decent power.
Q: Who is the best team?
A: Excluding all star teams many say Detroit or Boston. Including all stars I
actually think the American League (though a lot say National) due to their
superior pitching. Saberhagen, Key and Henke give them the edge to me.
Q: Who is the worst team?
A: The general consensus among many would be Houston.
Keep in mind this is all debateable, and just my opinions. You may
agree/disagree and others may their own, but it’s all opinion.
Any questions can be sent to
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I can. Please put game title in subject line.
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