Realism- How about this...

They used to advertise how close the game's stats were to actual results. This is another example of how good this game really is. In an 80M league, the 1954 Bob Lemon at 6.94M salary is really close to his real stats.

Real Sim

G 36 34
IP 258.1 258
H 228 221
ER 78 108
BB 92 92
K 110 106
ERA 2.72 3.77
WHIP 1.24 1.21

In 59 Wrigley 4-17 HR , 4-5 S

There is almost 5000 cards...

They are bound to get atleast one right...