Saturday, September 3, 2011

Hitting And Scoring Picked Up In August

So far this year, the AL is averaging 4.41 runs per game with an AVG-OBP-SLG of .257-.322-.405 and an OPS of .727. 1992 was the last year the AL had a lower runs per game with 4.32. Same for OPS, .713. Last year the AL R/G and OPS were 4.45 and .734. So not too big of a drop off. Of course, things can change with Sept.

So far this year, the NL is averaging 4.15 runs per game with an AVG-OBP-SLG of .253-.319-.392 and an OPS of .710. The last time the NL had a runs per game lower was in 1992 at 3.88. That was also the last time they had a lower OPS, at .684. Last year the NL R/G and OPS were 4.33 and .723.

The table below shows how each league has done, month-by-month, this year. April includes March data. Both leagues had their best power month measured by SLG and ISO.

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2 comments:

  1. Phil BirnbaumSeptember 3, 2011 at 11:50 AM

    Have you seen any theories about why Apr/May/Jun were so low, and then the big jump in July (at least in the AL)? Seems like an intriguing mystery.

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  2. Cyril MorongSeptember 3, 2011 at 2:38 PM

    Hey Phil

    Thanks for dropping by and commenting. No, I have not heard anything. Maybe the thing to do would be to look at past seasons and see if the month-to-month fluctuations have been any greater than usual this year. Maybe there is some kind of test for that.

    Cy

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