The playoffs – The stats

Thom6199 gives you the regular season stats in the MLB. The number of strengths and weaknesses alone may suggest who might find their way to the National and American League Championship Series games. However, as we saw at the end of the regular season, there is no such thing as a ‘sure thing’ in baseball.

New York Yankees

Strengths:

–          Led the league in home runs
–          2^nd in runs scored
–          7^th highest batting average
–          4^th in stolen bases
–          Led the league in strikeouts
–          3^rd lowest ERA (AL)

Weaknesses:

–          7^th in walks allowed (AL)
–          100 errors in the regular season

Detroit Tigers

Strengths:

–          4^th in runs scored (AL)
–          4^th highest on base percentage AL)

Weaknesses:

–          7^th lowest ERA in the (AL)
–          Last in stolen bases (AL)

Tampa Bay Rays

Strengths:

–          Pitching rotation has the 2^nd lowest ERA (AL)
–          Lowest opposing batting average (AL)
–          Best fielding percentage

Weaknesses:

–          9^th in scoring runs (AL)
–          6^th in home runs (AL)
–          6^th highest on base percentage (AL)
–          Shut out 15 times this year

Texas Rangers

Strengths:

–          3^rd most runs scored
–          2^nd most home runs
–          Best batting average (AL)
–          76% success rate at stealing bases
–          2^nd for quality starts from the rotation (AL)
–          4^th most strikeouts (AL)

Weaknesses:

–          3^rd worst fielding percentage
–          9^th at drawing walks (AL)

Philadelphia Phillies

Strengths:

–          Lowest ERA
–          3^rd lowest opposing batting average
–          Lowest defensive errors (NL)

Weaknesses:

–          8^th most home runs (NL)
–          7^th highest on base percentage (NL)
–          10^th stolen bases (NL)
–          7^th most runs scored (NL)

St. Louis Cardinals

Strengths:

–          Most runs scored (NL)
–          Best batting average (NL)

Weaknesses:

–          Last at stealing bases (NL)
–          2^nd last fielding percentage (NL)

Arizona Diamondbacks

Strengths:

–          4^th most home runs (NL)
–          2^nd most stolen bases (NL)
–          5^th best fielding percentage (NL)
–          6^th most quality starts

Weaknesses:

–          9^th best ERA (NL)
–          3^rd lowest strikeouts (NL)
–          10^th best opposing batting average (NL)

Milwaukee Brewers

Strengths:

–          Most home runs (NL)
–          3^rd best batting average (NL)
–          2^nd highest OPS (On base & slugging percentage)

Weaknesses:

–          7^th best ERA (NL)
–          6^th highest opposing batting average (NL)
–          6^th most runs scored (NL)
–          12^th most stolen bases