The Endless Stats Thread

[zitothebrave]

We've scored 4th lowest amount of runs in the majors, but still maintain the 3rd highest run differential, the top 2 being 2 of the top 4 offenses in the majors.

Pitching has certainly been the difference between us being 2nd best record in the bigs, and middle of the pack.

Also worth noting the Braves are the best defensive team in baseball, besting the Angels by a lot in DRS and trailing only a touch in UZR.

 

[Julio3000]

It's pretty sweet to have two elite defenders on the field every night.

 

[jpx7]

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And—I write with some pride—"little eichmanns" seems to be the leader of the pack.

 

[Hawk]

pants-less/cocaine

Hahaha.

 

[Julio3000]

And—I write with some pride—"little eichmanns" seems to be the leader of the pack.

The banality of BJ.

 

[Julio3000]

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This is really lost on anyone who missed the Scout meltdown.

 

[NinersSBChamps]

David O'Brien ‏@ajcbraves 10m
Harang, who pitches tonight in MIA, is 1st since Pedro Martinez in '97 to open season with 5 start starts of 6+ innings, with 1 or 0 runs

 

[NinersSBChamps]

Neat stats. Braves are second to last in all of baseball in runs scored and have the 8th most strikeouts.

 

[50PoundHead]

Neat stats. Braves are second to last in all of baseball in runs scored and have the 8th most strikeouts.

Yeah, but strikeouts don't matter.

 

[NinersSBChamps]

Yeah, but strikeouts don't matter.

Of course out lack of runs and high strikeout numbers don't correlate.

 

[50PoundHead]

Of course out lack of runs and high strikeout numbers don't correlate.

I don't think they necessarily do and I think manufacturing runs is overrated, but in order to hit the ball, you have to make contact.

 

[gilesfan]

I don't think they necessarily do and I think manufacturing runs is overrated, but in order to hit the ball, you have to make contact.

Difference between this year and last year is a couple guys would be willing to take a free pass.

 

[50PoundHead]

Difference between this year and last year is a couple guys would be willing to take a free pass.

That's true. But I wonder if the conclusion of advance scouts is "make them hit the ball" and we are seeing the results of that. You still have to be careful with Freeman, J. Upton, and Heyward, but the rest of these guys are pretty easy to pitch to. Outside of the occasional whallop from Gattis and the three aforementioned guys, who is going to beat you in this line-up if you make them hit the ball?

 

[jpx7]

The Braves' Feel Me Index (FMI) has absolutely plummeted to a season-low 2.27 over the past week.

 

[Julio3000]

The Braves' Feel Me Index (FMI) has absolutely plummeted to a season-low 2.27 over the past week.

Actual LOL.

 

[gilesfan]

That's true. But I wonder if the conclusion of advance scouts is "make them hit the ball" and we are seeing the results of that. You still have to be careful with Freeman, J. Upton, and Heyward, but the rest of these guys are pretty easy to pitch to. Outside of the occasional whallop from Gattis and the three aforementioned guys, who is going to beat you in this line-up if you make them hit the ball?

True. If I'm an opposing pitcher, I pitch around Freeman and Upton and have no worries about the other guys at all. You may get the occasional homer from Gattis, but with Uggla, Gattis, BeeeJ, Simmons, CJ, there are far too many easy outs that don't even stress the opposing starter. And outside of Uggla, why would a pitcher even through a pitch in the strike zone vs. those guys?

 

[50PoundHead]

True. If I'm an opposing pitcher, I pitch around Freeman and Upton and have no worries about the other guys at all. You may get the occasional homer from Gattis, but with Uggla, Gattis, BeeeJ, Simmons, CJ, there are far too many easy outs that don't even stress the opposing starter. And outside of Uggla, why would a pitcher even through a pitch in the strike zone vs. those guys?

Yeah, it's not enough that they can't hit average fastballs, they aren't even selective enough to miss average fastballs in the strike zone.

 

[thewupk]

Of course out lack of runs and high strikeout numbers don't correlate.

Braves had the 4th most runs (3rd when you disqualify the Rockies which everyone should) in the NL last year and tied the Mets for the most strikeouts. An out is an out no matter how you make it.

 

[rico43]

My first contribution: Ramiro Pena has the same number of home runs as Dan Uggla, in 69 fewer at-bats.

 

[thewupk]

I was curious about losing a no hitter with 2 outs in the 9th since it happened to Darvish last night for the 2nd time in his career and I wanted to know how many pitchers have had that happen to them more then once. 3 Pitchers in total have done that now.

8/4/1989—Dave Stieb, Toronto vs. New York Yankees
9/24/1988—Dave Stieb, Toronto at Cleveland
9/30/1988—Dave Stieb, Toronto vs. Baltimore

4/2/2013—Yu Darvish, Texas at Houston
4/2/2014—Yu Darvish, Texas vs. Boston

5/25/1908—Bill Burns, Washington vs. Detroit
7/31/1909—Bill Burns, Chicago White Sox at Washington

Poor Dave Stieb had it happen 3 times including back to back starts in 88.