2024 MLB Season

[jncuse]

Scoring seemed down this year, so I looked at the stats vs the prior year.

In AL
Runs per Game down from 4.55 (2023) to 4.18 (2024), down 8%. The 4.18 is the lowest it has been since 1981 (full year)

OPS down from .729 to .686. The .686 is the lowest it has been since 1976 (full year)

Things are early and with better weather and more games, should creep upwards. But scoring is certainly down this year.

 

[SWC75]

Scoring seemed down this year, so I looked at the stats vs the prior year.

In AL
Runs per Game down from 4.55 (2023) to 4.18 (2024), down 8%. The 4.18 is the lowest it has been since 1981 (full year)

OPS down from .729 to .686. The .686 is the lowest it has been since 1976 (full year)

Things are early and with better weather and more games, should creep upwards. But scoring is certainly down this year.

1981 was not a full year.

 

[jncuse]

1981 was not as full year.

That number was for all the games played in 1981. That was my point.
Not through April 15th, 1981 or 18 or 20 games played into 1981. For the full amount of games played in 1981.

But if we are not going to include 1981 since it was strike shortened (and trust me I am well aware of that given that was my Expos only play-off year that they backed into), then its the lowest scoring year since 1976,

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[jncuse]

I don't know if Michael Kay is normally a clown (probably not), but he was certainly a clown this week.
Let's just insinuate a team is cheating because they are fouling off a few more pitches vs a few more games back. (As an aside nobody fouls off more pitches than Bo Bichette when he starts to get zoned in)

BTW Jays scored 14 runs in New York, and 12 in Toronto.

 

[jncuse]

Teams winning a home series against the Yankees according to Michael Kay

 

[donniesyracuse]

I don't know if Michael Kay is normally a clown (probably not), but he was certainly a clown this week.
Let's just insinuate a team is cheating because they are fouling off a few more pitches vs a few more games back. (As an aside nobody fouls off more pitches than Bo Bichette when he starts to get zoned in)

BTW Jays scored 14 runs in New York, and 12 in Toronto.

I will confirm that he is always a clown.

 

[cuseattle]

Nice to see the Stros sitting in last place at 7-15
No jinx

 

[donniesyracuse]

It is silly to look at WAR this early in the season, but let's do it anyway.

#	Name	Team	PA	IP	Bat WAR	Pit WAR	Total WAR
1	Mookie Betts	LAD	118		1.9		1.9
2	Bobby Witt Jr.	KCR	105		1.6		1.6
3	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	115		1.6		1.6
4	Juan Soto	NYY	111		1.6		1.6
5	Jose Altuve	HOU	109		1.6		1.6
6	Gunnar Henderson	BAL	105		1.5		1.5
7	Colton Cowser	BAL	64		1.4		1.4
8	Salvador Perez	KCR	94		1.4		1.4
9	Jordan Westburg	BAL	88		1.3		1.3
10	Kyle Tucker	HOU	109		1.3		1.3
11	Elly De La Cruz	CIN	92		1.3		1.3
12	Daulton Varsho	TOR	80		1.3		1.3
13	Riley Greene	DET	102		1.2		1.2
14	Ketel Marte	ARI	117		1.2		1.2
15	Marcell Ozuna	ATL	97		1.2		1.2
16	Marcus Semien	TEX	110		1.2		1.2
17	Steven Kwan	CLE	102		1.2		1.2
18	Anthony Volpe	NYY	100		1.1		1.1
19	Kutter Crawford	BOS		27.1	0.0	1.1	1.1
20	Willy Adames	MIL	98		1.1		1.1
21	Zack Wheeler	PHI		31.1	0.0	1.1	1.1
22	Tanner Houck	BOS		32.2	0.0	1.1	1.1
23	Ranger Suárez	PHI		33.0	0.0	1.1	1.1
24	Mike Trout	LAA	105		1.1		1.1
25	Adolis García	TEX	99		1.0		1.0
26	CJ Abrams	WSN	87		1.0		1.0
27	Brice Turang	MIL	80		1.0		1.0
28	Fernando Tatis Jr.	SDP	115		1.0		1.0
29	Alec Bohm	PHI	95		1.0		1.0
30	Trea Turner	PHI	106		1.0		1.0

 

[cuseattle]

Break out the rye bread and the mustard, grandma... It's grand salami time.