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MLB Detailed Standings

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Rk Tm Lg G W L W-L% R RA pythWL Luck Home Road ExInn 1Run vRHP vLHP ≥.500 <.500
1 NYY AL 163 109 53 .673 5.1 3.8 102-60 6 65-16 44-37 11-2 29-21 74-37 35-16 31-23 78-30
2 DET AL 163 101 61 .623 5.2 4.1 98-64 2 50-31 51-30 7-7 23-21 78-45 23-16 29-25 72-36
3 CIN NL 154 93 61 .604 4.6 4.2 83-71 9 47-30 46-31 6-3 34-14 58-35 35-26 53-35 40-26
4 BAL AL 163 95 67 .586 4.2 3.6 92-70 2 48-33 47-34 7-8 29-26 69-44 26-23 29-25 66-42
5 LAD NL 154 89 65 .578 4.8 4.5 82-72 6 45-32 44-33 13-4 33-15 71-48 18-17 44-44 45-21
6 SFG NL 155 85 69 .552 5.0 4.2 89-65 -4 45-32 40-37 7-6 29-27 58-41 27-28 42-46 43-23
7 MLN NL 155 83 71 .539 4.6 4.2 83-71 0 45-32 38-39 10-6 30-33 56-46 27-25 42-46 41-25
8 CHW AL 163 86 76 .531 4.7 4.5 84-78 1 53-28 33-48 6-9 31-23 72-60 14-16 19-35 67-41
9 STL NL 155 80 74 .519 4.5 4.3 80-74 0 48-29 32-45 4-8 18-30 47-51 33-23 39-49 41-25
10 PIT NL 154 75 79 .487 4.5 4.4 79-75 -4 38-39 37-40 1-7 22-27 52-46 23-33 49-61 26-18
11 CLE AL 161 78 83 .484 4.6 4.7 79-82 -1 40-41 38-42 7-6 22-23 64-59 14-24 25-47 53-36
12 BOS AL 163 76 86 .469 4.5 4.9 75-87 0 50-31 26-55 8-5 32-27 52-61 24-25 29-43 47-43
13 MIN AL 161 70 90 .438 4.4 4.8 74-86 -4 36-44 34-46 4-8 22-26 59-75 11-15 27-45 43-45
14 LAA AL 162 70 91 .435 4.6 4.8 77-84 -7 46-36 24-55 5-9 19-30 48-70 22-21 28-44 42-47
15 CHC NL 156 64 90 .416 4.4 5.1 67-87 -3 40-37 24-53 7-9 23-27 45-53 19-37 40-70 24-20
16 WSA AL 161 61 100 .379 3.8 4.8 64-97 -3 33-46 28-54 4-8 22-38 40-69 21-31 21-51 40-49
17 KCA AL 162 61 100 .379 4.2 5.3 64-97 -3 33-47 28-53 6-3 23-17 43-66 18-34 19-53 42-47
18 PHI NL 155 47 107 .305 3.8 5.1 57-97 -10 22-55 25-52 6-11 19-35 25-67 22-40 31-79 16-28
Avg 79 79 .500 4.5 4.5 79-79 43-35 35-43 6-6 25-25 56-54 22-25 33-45 45-33

Postseason

WorldSeries (4-1):   New York Yankees over Cincinnati Reds

Team & League Standard Batting

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Tm #Bat BatAge R/G G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
BAL 36 27.4 4.24 163 6211 5481 691 1393 227 36 149 638 39 30 581 902 .254 .326 .390 .716 94 2139 140 23 78 48 25
BOS 32 27.5 4.47 163 6307 5508 729 1401 251 37 112 682 56 36 647 846 .254 .334 .374 .708 88 2062 129 29 81 42 28
CHC 37 27.2 4.42 156 6000 5344 689 1364 238 51 176 650 35 25 539 1027 .255 .325 .418 .743 95 2232 115 32 52 33 64
CHW 39 30.3 4.69 163 6285 5556 765 1475 216 46 138 704 100 40 550 612 .265 .335 .395 .730 96 2197 118 57 71 51 30
CIN 37 26.8 4.61 154 5796 5243 710 1414 247 35 158 675 70 33 423 761 .270 .325 .421 .745 95 2205 109 29 50 51 59
CLE 36 28.7 4.58 161 6252 5609 737 1493 257 39 150 682 34 11 492 720 .266 .326 .406 .732 98 2278 133 28 73 50 33
DET 42 27.5 5.16 163 6378 5561 841 1481 215 53 180 779 98 36 673 865 .266 .347 .421 .768 102 2342 125 38 64 42 39
KCA 52 27.3 4.22 162 6164 5423 683 1342 216 47 90 631 58 22 580 770 .247 .320 .354 .675 80 1922 107 25 89 47 10
LAA 46 28.2 4.59 162 6252 5424 744 1331 218 22 189 700 37 28 681 1068 .245 .331 .398 .729 86 2160 116 30 80 37 25
LAD 34 27.8 4.77 154 5940 5189 735 1358 193 40 157 673 86 45 596 796 .262 .338 .405 .743 91 2102 117 23 96 36 53
MIN 42 27.6 4.39 161 6156 5417 707 1353 215 40 167 665 47 43 597 840 .250 .326 .397 .722 88 2149 141 33 67 42 25
MLN 40 28.8 4.59 155 5958 5288 712 1365 199 34 188 662 70 43 534 880 .258 .328 .415 .743 101 2196 133 34 62 40 50
NYY 36 28.3 5.07 163 6239 5559 827 1461 194 40 240 782 28 18 543 785 .263 .330 .442 .771 109 2455 120 35 57 45 45
PHI 38 25.8 3.77 155 5870 5213 584 1265 185 50 103 549 56 30 475 928 .243 .310 .357 .667 78 1859 130 46 108 28 46
PIT 37 29.3 4.51 154 5867 5311 694 1448 232 57 128 646 26 30 428 721 .273 .328 .410 .738 94 2178 140 27 64 37 51
SFG 32 26.8 4.99 155 5887 5233 773 1379 219 32 183 709 79 54 506 764 .264 .329 .423 .752 101 2211 124 30 70 48 58
STL 40 28.3 4.54 155 5944 5307 703 1436 236 51 103 657 46 28 494 745 .271 .334 .393 .727 85 2083 108 33 70 40 61
WSA 42 29.4 3.84 161 6062 5366 618 1307 217 44 119 578 81 47 558 917 .244 .315 .367 .682 86 1969 127 21 73 44 30
LgAvg 34 27.9 4.53 159 6087 5391 719 1393 221 42 152 670 58 33 550 830 .258 .328 .399 .727 93 2152 124 32 73 42 41
620 27.9 4.53 2860 109568 97032 12942 25066 3975 754 2730 12062 1046 599 9897 14947 .258 .328 .399 .727 93 38739 2232 573 1305 761 732
Tm #Bat BatAge R/G G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB

Team & League Standard Pitching

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Tm #Pitch PitchAge R/G W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG tmSHO cgSHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
BAL 13 27.0 3.61 95 67 .586 3.22 163 163 109 54 21 20 33 1471.1 1226 588 526 109 617 30 926 32 3 45 6152 120 1.253 7.5 0.7 3.8 5.7 1.50
BOS 15 27.6 4.86 76 86 .469 4.29 163 163 128 35 6 6 30 1442.2 1472 792 688 167 679 21 831 16 3 36 6364 97 1.491 9.2 1.0 4.2 5.2 1.22
CHC 12 25.1 5.13 64 90 .416 4.48 156 156 122 34 6 6 25 1385.0 1492 800 690 165 465 47 755 35 3 50 6021 94 1.413 9.7 1.1 3.0 4.9 1.62
CHW 17 31.5 4.45 86 76 .531 4.06 163 163 124 39 3 3 33 1448.2 1491 726 653 158 498 25 814 12 2 29 6236 96 1.373 9.3 1.0 3.1 5.1 1.63
CIN 13 26.5 4.24 93 61 .604 3.78 154 154 108 46 12 9 40 1370.0 1300 653 576 147 500 37 829 32 5 40 5833 108 1.314 8.5 1.0 3.3 5.4 1.66
CLE 15 25.0 4.67 78 83 .484 4.15 161 161 126 35 12 9 23 1443.1 1426 752 665 178 599 32 801 32 3 44 6265 95 1.403 8.9 1.1 3.7 5.0 1.34
DET 19 29.1 4.12 101 61 .623 3.55 163 163 101 62 12 10 30 1459.1 1404 671 575 170 469 27 836 29 2 29 6170 116 1.283 8.7 1.0 2.9 5.2 1.78
KCA 22 26.8 5.33 61 100 .379 4.74 162 162 130 32 5 5 23 1415.0 1519 863 746 141 629 21 703 53 7 58 6340 87 1.518 9.7 0.9 4.0 4.5 1.12
LAA 18 27.4 4.84 70 91 .435 4.31 162 162 137 25 5 4 34 1438.0 1391 784 689 180 713 38 973 34 2 53 6333 105 1.463 8.7 1.1 4.5 6.1 1.36
LAD 12 25.8 4.53 89 65 .578 4.04 154 154 114 40 10 8 35 1378.1 1346 697 619 167 544 71 1105 48 7 66 5950 107 1.371 8.8 1.1 3.6 7.2 2.03
MIN 19 26.4 4.83 70 90 .438 4.28 161 161 112 49 14 14 23 1432.1 1415 778 681 163 570 29 914 45 1 42 6232 100 1.386 8.9 1.0 3.6 5.7 1.60
MLN 16 30.8 4.23 83 71 .539 3.89 155 155 98 57 8 8 16 1391.1 1357 656 602 153 493 35 652 23 6 30 5895 95 1.330 8.8 1.0 3.2 4.2 1.32
NYY 16 27.7 3.75 109 53 .673 3.46 163 163 116 47 14 11 39 1451.0 1288 612 558 137 542 27 866 32 3 33 6050 108 1.261 8.0 0.8 3.4 5.4 1.60
PHI 13 27.1 5.14 47 107 .305 4.61 155 155 126 29 9 7 13 1383.1 1452 796 708 155 521 66 775 34 0 54 5985 88 1.426 9.4 1.0 3.4 5.0 1.49
PIT 17 30.2 4.38 75 79 .487 3.92 154 154 120 34 9 9 29 1362.0 1442 675 593 121 400 68 759 25 1 39 5790 102 1.352 9.5 0.8 2.6 5.0 1.90
SFG 12 27.7 4.23 85 69 .552 3.77 155 155 116 39 9 8 30 1388.0 1306 655 582 152 502 70 924 33 8 33 5891 101 1.303 8.5 1.0 3.3 6.0 1.84
STL 13 26.3 4.31 80 74 .519 3.74 155 155 106 49 10 9 24 1368.2 1334 668 569 136 570 48 823 24 3 44 5901 119 1.391 8.8 0.9 3.7 5.4 1.44
WSA 19 29.2 4.82 61 100 .379 4.23 161 161 122 39 8 8 21 1425.0 1405 776 670 131 586 40 666 34 4 55 6164 92 1.397 8.9 0.8 3.7 4.2 1.14
LgAvg 14 27.6 4.53 79 79 .500 4.03 159 159 118 41 28 1414 1393 719 633 152 550 41 831 32 4 43 6087 101 1.374 8.9 1.0 3.5 5.3 1.51
254 27.6 4.53 1423 1423 .500 4.03 2860 2860 2115 745 501 25453.1 25066 12942 11390 2730 9897 732 14952 573 63 780 109572 101 1.374 8.9 1.0 3.5 5.3 1.51
Tm #Pitch PitchAge R/G W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG tmSHO cgSHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB

Team & League Standard Fielding

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Tm #Fld R/G DefEff G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch PB WP SB CS CS%
BAL 35 3.61 .731 163 1467 13242.0 6313 4413 1772 128 173 .980 57.1 5.2 63.1 48.8 14.6 -8 9 -7 30 45 52 30 37%
BOS 32 4.86 .700 163 1467 12984.0 6201 4310 1747 144 140 .977 13.4 1.2 15.4 -25.3 40.8 1 8 -11 19 36 68 24 26%
CHC 36 5.13 .685 156 1404 12465.0 6186 4155 1848 183 175 .970 -72.6 -7.0 -55.6 -50.7 -4.6 -15 2 -4 35 50 61 35 36%
CHW 38 4.45 .701 163 1467 13038.0 6261 4343 1790 128 138 .980 -0.1 -0.0 9.9 -0.5 10.3 -14 -4 8 6 29 48 33 41%
CIN 35 4.24 .713 154 1386 12330.0 5838 4110 1594 134 124 .977 34.8 3.4 35.8 31.6 4.6 12 -9 -4 23 40 68 33 33%
CLE 35 4.67 .712 161 1449 12991.0 6104 4320 1645 139 142 .977 13.8 1.3 13.8 8.8 4.8 3 -4 1 14 44 53 39 42%
DET 40 4.12 .714 163 1467 13134.0 6053 4362 1545 146 147 .976 59.5 5.4 28.5 4.9 23.2 23 -3 11 13 29 44 42 49%
KCA 51 5.33 .689 162 1458 12735.0 6190 4260 1755 175 160 .972 -43.6 -4.1 -15.6 -12.7 -2.8 -13 -10 -5 17 52 52 30 37%
LAA 45 4.84 .698 162 1458 12942.0 6239 4298 1749 192 154 .969 12.2 1.1 28.2 -1.1 29.4 0 -8 -8 24 52 79 37 32%
LAD 34 4.53 .689 154 1386 12405.0 5852 4135 1573 144 162 .975 -34.9 -3.4 -22.9 -11.0 -11.7 -3 -3 -6 14 66 53 33 38%
MIN 42 4.83 .698 161 1449 12891.0 6098 4296 1628 174 150 .971 -13.9 -1.3 -5.9 2.1 -8.1 -6 0 -2 16 41 55 24 30%
MLN 38 4.23 .721 155 1395 12522.0 6133 4174 1848 111 152 .982 60.3 5.8 39.3 2.7 36.8 5 7 9 11 28 43 36 46%
NYY 34 3.75 .724 163 1467 13059.0 6238 4358 1756 124 180 .980 72.9 6.7 55.9 3.2 52.2 4 9 4 13 33 44 31 41%
PHI 38 5.14 .691 155 1395 12450.0 6099 4150 1803 146 179 .976 -9.2 -0.9 -18.2 -3.0 -15.2 -5 6 8 26 53 73 60 45%
PIT 37 4.38 .683 154 1386 12258.0 6029 4086 1793 150 189 .975 -7.6 -0.7 -13.6 -13.3 -0.3 -1 6 1 19 40 41 24 37%
SFG 31 4.23 .710 155 1395 12492.0 5810 4164 1513 133 126 .977 19.7 1.9 4.7 -1.1 6.2 15 -2 2 10 34 63 29 32%
STL 39 4.31 .699 155 1395 12318.0 6028 4106 1756 166 165 .972 42.5 4.1 34.5 26.5 7.9 8 -2 2 17 44 67 40 37%
WSA 42 4.82 .710 161 1449 12825.0 6259 4253 1850 156 171 .975 9.6 0.9 27.6 9.7 17.8 -10 3 -11 23 55 84 35 29%
LgAvg 34 4.53 .704 159 1430 12727 6107 4239 1720 149 157 .976 12 0 12 1 11 0 0 0 18 43 58 34 37%
613 4.53 .704 2860 25740 229081.0 109931 76293 30965 2673 2827 .976 213.9 1.1 224.9 19.6 205.9 -4 5 -12 330 771 1048 615 37%
Tm #Fld R/G DefEff G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch PB WP SB CS CS%
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