"Potential" Statistic

[base128]

What does the potential statistic tell you if anything at all?

You can find it when you "Edit Player." It is right underneath the peak years for each player.

Thanks

[Dirty Birds]

From what I've gathered if I'm thinking of the same thing you're talking about, if you edit it with a much higher number than is already in there then the peak value (stats) of a player will be greater than they would be with a lower potential.

I don't know exactly what it adds to a players stats overall though.

[ohms_law]

See: http://www.sportsmogul.com/content/aging.html

Specifically:

Potential

The rate at which a player improves, from Draft Day until his Peak Start is defined by his Potential rating.

Potential is a rating between 20 and 500 (the average rating is 100). A prospect with a Potential of 200 will improve twice as much each year as the average player. A prospect with a Potential of 50 will develop half as much each year.

If you use the Player Editor to increase the Potential of a player that has not yet reached his peak, it will increase that player's Peak Rating -- essentially it will increase the player's ceiling.

If you wish to increase the speed at which a player develops without increasing his peak talent level, you should increase his Potential and reduce his Peak Start.

(Player development is affected by many factors such as Farm System quality and playing time. Potential is each player's inherent development, all other things being equal).

[Wassit3]

See: http://www.sportsmogul.com/content/aging.html

Specifically:

is that why on a few occassions I have seen a player's rating not actually reach his peak rating during his career???

[ohms_law]

Yes

[knicks0929]

is that why on a few occassions I have seen a player's rating not actually reach his peak rating during his career???

On many occasions, in my experience.