This is the answer I received to solve my problem. The error was my own by not fully understanding basically.
"The Verification and Redesign program selected 1-16 pitch because that resulted in the closest match to the original magnetic flux densities based on an integer (whole number) turn...
I was using EASA's "AC Motor Verification and Redesign" program to figure windings for a motor. It is a Worldwide model:WWE200-36-445/7TS, 200 Horsepower, 2-Pole, 48 slot motor. Factory windings were concentric and had spans of 1-18,1-20,1-22,1-24,1-18,1-20,1-22,1-24 with a 1-Delta connection...