1949 Statistics Update
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1949 Statistics Update
Some people like this type of post, some people don’t. I prefer to keep the commentary to a minimum and let the numbers speak for themselves.
First off, let’s look at the standings.
Standings
There’s really not too much to say here. I think it’s interesting that there aren’t huge differences between the home and road records for these teams. Remember that I manage all the home games; I guess you could use this as a possible indicator of bias on my part.
Let’s look at the league leaders next.
League Leaders
We’ll do batting first:
It probably won’t surprise you too much to know that Ralph Kiner and Ted Williams are incredible hitters. Kiner has a very real chance at hitting 60.
Now comes the pitching leaders:
It’s not hard to see that the Cardinals have absolutely amazing pitching. It is hard to understand why they’re trailing, however.
It’s time for team statistics next.
Team Stats
We care a lot about the rate stats. In particular, what we’re most interested in here is the batting average, on base percentage, and slugging percentage of each team. We also want to pay attention to the WHIP. ERA is nice, but getting the WHIP right means that our pitchers are allowing the right number of base runners per inning.
For the sake of comparison, here are the real life totals for the National and American Leagues. We’ll do batting first, and then pitching.
Now the pitching:
Now that we have a baseline, let’s see how our replay is doing. We’ll start with batting first:
Overall, the replay is hitting .267 / .347 / .391, which is a little bit higher than real life. Some teams, like the Giants, are hitting better than in real life, and seem to have quite a bit of power. Others, like the Cubs, are hitting a lot worse than they did in real life.
Now comes pitching:
The 4.17 overall ERA is a little bit higher than real life, but is in the right ballpark. The 1.50 WHIP is also a little bit high, but it’s not off by a huge amount.
Finally, here are the fielding totals so far, arranged by number of double plays turned:
Overall, this isn’t all that bad. It is surprising to see the Browns turning more double plays than the Athletics, but I doubt that will last.