Okay so today I figured out how to check player stats in MLB The Show’s database thingy after wrestling with it for hours. Let me walk you through this mess because it’s not as simple as they make it sound.
First Attempt Was a Total Fail
I booted up the game thinking there’d be a big shiny “STATS” button right on the main menu. Nope. Poked around every single menu like a blind raccoon – franchise mode? Nada. Road to the show? Nothing. Exhibition? Zip. Felt like the stats were playing hide-and-seek with me.
Then I Found the Secret Portal
Accidentally stumbled into the “Rosters” section while mashing buttons out of frustration. Boom! There’s this tiny option called “Manage Rosters” buried at the bottom that I’ve ignored for two years. Selected it and finally saw player names! But hold up – clicking on players just showed overall ratings, no actual stats. Total tease.
The Actual Stat Unlock
Turns out you gotta dig deeper. After picking a player, you press the “View Player Card” button (on PlayStation it’s square, no clue about Xbox). That flips the card over like a baseball trading card and BAM! Finally see the stats crammed into these little boxes:
- Hitting stats – average, homers, RBIs all squished together
- Pitching numbers – ERA, strikeouts, walks looking like someone typed them in size 8 font
- Fielding percentages – which honestly who even cares about these?
Why This System Sucks
Major pain points nobody warns you about:
- Season stats and career stats look identical until you notice the microscopic tab switcher
- No way to compare two players side-by-side without writing numbers down like a caveman
- If you back out by accident? Start the whole menu circus all over again
Final Thoughts
Once you memorize the ritual – rosters > manage rosters > pick player > view card > flip card – it kinda works. But man, the whole system feels like they hired a programmer who’s never seen a baseball game. Spent 40 minutes just to check Aaron Judge’s homerun count. Worth it? Barely.
