Today, we wrap up our look at the all-time rankings for all iterations of the current 30 teams for the 1040 games I’ve identified that I have attended.  Opening Day is just under two months away and spring training camps are getting ready to roll in just a week or two, so let’s finish things off with the total number of games per team.

With the newly unbalanced schedule starting this year, the Central Division in each league will not score as heavily going forward.  In fact, you have to drop down to seventh place in the current rankings to find a team not in the Central Division and to tenth place to find the first team that was never in the Central.  The addition of expanded interleague play should also shake things up a bit moving forward.

Games Per Team

Team Name	Total Games
Chicago White Sox	672
Chicago Cubs	437
Minnesota Twins	68
Kansas City Royals	62
Detroit Tigers	59
Cleveland Indians	58
Houston Astros	49
Pittsburgh Pirates	46
Milwaukee Brewers	41
Seattle Mariners	40
Cincinnati Reds	40
Texas Rangers	39
Baltimore Orioles	36
Los Angeles Angels	35
St. Louis Cardinals Continue reading →

It will be two months until baseball returns to Chicago, so I thought it would be a good time to revisit, for the first time in six years, the all-time rankings in both offensive and defensive categories for all iterations of the current 30 teams for the 1040 games I’ve identified that I have attended.  We continue today on the offensive side of the ball with home runs.

As you might expect by this point, the White Sox and Cubs, based on the raw numbers, are far and away the leaders in this category, as they are, as always, the teams I’ve seen most often.  When you adjust the numbers per game, the California incarnation of the Angels and the Guardians are the only teams at or above two home runs per game.  The Nationals and the Anaheim version of the Angels are the only teams with less than a home run every other game.

Home Runs

TeamName	TotalTriples
Chicago White Sox	811
Chicago Cubs	498
Cleveland Indians	72
Kansas City Royals	68
Detroit Tigers	66
Minnesota Twins	65
Seattle Mariners	58
Texas Rangers	49
Boston Red Sox	49
Houston Astros	48
Milwaukee Brewers	45
New York Yankees	44
St. Louis Cardinals	42
Oakland Athletics	42
Baltimore Orioles Continue reading →

With less than three months until baseball returns to Chicago, I thought it would be a good time to revisit, for the first time in six years, the all-time rankings in both offensive and defensive categories for all iterations of the current 30 teams for the 1040 games I’ve identified that I have attended.  We wrap up the defensive side of the ball today with earned run average.

Both the White Sox and Cubs find themselves in the middle of the pack for team ERA, with the Cubs coming in at 14th with 4.00 and the White Sox at 17th with a team ERA of 4.20.  The Anaheim iteration of the Angels lead the way, finishing mere percentage points below 2.60.  The Devil Rays are on the opposite end of the spectrum, clocking in just over 5.95.

Earned Run Average

Team Name	ERA
Anaheim Angels	2.59620377314948
Arizona Diamondbacks	2.92054914270955
Washington Nationals	3.16720186512999
Montreal Expos	3.4000755572346
Los Angeles Dodgers	3.41129032258065
Colorado Rockies	3.58507711650256
Los Angeles Angels	3.65023417507605
San Francisco Giants	3.69195184152779
Boston Red Sox	3.70899413615711
Oakland Athletics	3.84286934244236
Tampa Bay Rays	3.87647371109753
Miami Marlins	3.9375
Philadelphia Phillies	3.96004525766009
Chicago Cubs	3.99524314872638
New York Mets Continue reading →

It will be less than three months until baseball returns to Chicago, so I thought it would be a good time to revisit, for the first time in six years, the all-time rankings in both offensive and defensive categories for all iterations of the current 30 teams for the 1040 games I’ve identified that I have attended.  We continue today on the offensive side of the ball with runs batted in.

Based on the raw numbers, the White Sox and Cubs are far and away the leaders in this category, as they are the teams I’ve seen most often.  When you adjust the numbers per game, the California iteration of the Angels and the Guardians lead the way as the only teams over seven.  The Nationals and the Miami incarnation of the Marlins are the only teams that failed to average three runs batted in per game.

Runs Batted In

Team Name	RBIs
Chicago White Sox	2943
Chicago Cubs	1899
Cleveland Indians	286
Minnesota Twins	261
Kansas City Royals	247
Detroit Tigers	247
Houston Astros	221
Milwaukee Brewers	194
Texas Rangers	182
Boston Red Sox	174
Pittsburgh Pirates	172
Cincinnati Reds	169
Seattle Mariners	161
New York Yankees	160
Baltimore Orioles	148
Los Angeles Angels	137
St. Louis Cardinals	135
Los Angeles Dodgers	126
Oakland Athletics	124
Florida Marlins	120
Toronto Blue Jays	115
Arizona Diamondbacks	101
Tampa Bay Rays	96
Atlanta Braves	85
Philadelphia Phillies	79
San Diego Padres	76
San Francisco Giants	76
New York Mets	71
Colorado Rockies	64
Washington Nationals	40
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	32
Cleveland Guardians	22
Montreal Expos	19
California Angels	15
Anaheim Angels	7
Miami Marlins	4

Runs Batted In per Game

Team Name	RBIs per Game
California Angels	7.5
Cleveland Guardians	7.33333333333333
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	6.4
Arizona Diamondbacks	5.94117647058824
Boston Red Sox	5.4375
Florida Marlins	5.21739130434783
New York Yankees	5.16129032258065
Cleveland Indians	4.93103448275862
Milwaukee Brewers	4.73170731707317
Texas Rangers	4.66666666666667
Houston Astros	4.51020408163265
Chicago White Sox	4.37946428571429
Chicago Cubs	4.34553775743707
Los Angeles Dodgers	4.3448275862069
Toronto Blue Jays	4.25925925925926
Cincinnati Reds	4.225
Detroit Tigers	4.1864406779661
New York Mets	4.17647058823529
Tampa Bay Rays	4.17391304347826
Baltimore Orioles Continue reading →

The new year means there is less than three months until baseball returns to Chicago.  I thought it would be a good time to revisit, for the first time in six years, the all-time rankings in both offensive and defensive categories for all iterations of the current 30 teams for the 1040 games I’ve identified that I have attended.  After a break for the holidays, we continue today on the defensive side of the ball with strike outs.

As always, the White Sox and Cubs are the leaders in this category based on the raw numbers, as they are the teams I’ve seen in action most often.  When you adjust the numbers per game, both teams still fare well, placing fourth and third respectively.  The California version of the Angels lead the way. with an even nine strike outs per game.  The Miami iteration of the Marlins and the Devil Rays bring up the rear with an even five strike outs per game.

Strike Outs

Team Name	Strike Outs
Chicago White Sox	5387
Chicago Cubs	3558
Kansas City Royals	463
Minnesota Twins	457
Cleveland Indians	440
Detroit Tigers	407
Houston Astros	350
Milwaukee Brewers	320
Pittsburgh Pirates	295
Seattle Mariners	271
Los Angeles Angels	254
Cincinnati Reds	251
Texas Rangers	247
New York Yankees	240
Boston Red Sox Continue reading →

It will just over three months until baseball returns to Chicago, so I thought it would be a good time to revisit, for the first time in six years, the all-time rankings in both offensive and defensive categories for all iterations of the current 30 teams for the 1040 games I’ve identified that I have attended.  We continue today on the offensive side of the ball with doubles.

Based on the raw numbers, the White Sox and Cubs are far and away the leaders in this category, as they are the teams I’ve seen most often.  When you adjust the numbers per game, the Guardians, Blue Jays, and Rays all come in with more than two doubles per game.  The Miami iteration of the Marlins are at the bottom, with 1 double every other game, followed by the California incarnation of the Angels, who went double-less.

Doubles

Team Name	Doubles
Chicago White Sox	1026
Chicago Cubs	757
Minnesota Twins	107
Kansas City Royals	103
Detroit Tigers	99
Houston Astros	98
Cleveland Indians	95
Milwaukee Brewers	74
Pittsburgh Pirates	67
Boston Red Sox	64
Texas Rangers	64
New York Yankees	57
Toronto Blue Jays	57
Baltimore Orioles	55
Los Angeles Dodgers	53
Cincinnati Reds	53
Oakland Athletics	50
St. Louis Cardinals	49
Seattle Mariners	48
Tampa Bay Rays	47
Los Angeles Angels	45
Florida Marlins	38
Philadelphia Phillies	36
San Francisco Giants	35
Arizona Diamondbacks	34
New York Mets	31
San Diego Padres	31
Colorado Rockies	30
Atlanta Braves	29
Washington Nationals	14
Montreal Expos	8
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	8
Cleveland Guardians	7
Anaheim Angels	4
Miami Marlins	1
California Angels	0

Doubles per Game

TeamName	Doubles per Game
Cleveland Guardians	2.33333333333333
Toronto Blue Jays	2.11111111111111
Tampa Bay Rays	2.04347826086957
Houston Astros	2
Arizona Diamondbacks	2
Boston Red Sox	2
Anaheim Angels	2
New York Yankees	1.83870967741935
Los Angeles Dodgers Continue reading →

With less than four months until baseball returns to Chicago.  I thought it would be a good time to revisit, for the first time in six years, the all-time rankings in both offensive and defensive categories for all iterations of the current 30 teams for the 1040 games I’ve identified that I have attended.  We continue today on the defensive side of the ball with bases on balls surrendered.

Based on the raw numbers, the White Sox and Cubs are far and away the leaders in this category, as they are the teams I’ve seen the most.  When you adjust the numbers per game, three teams are averaging four or more walks per game, with the Nationals leading the pack with just over four.  The Cubs find themselves, unfortunately, in the top ten at 3.45 walks per game, while the White Sox just make it into the bottom half (or top half, depending on your point of view) with 3.29 walks per game.  The Anaheim version of the Angels and the Miami version of the Marlins bring up the rear as the only teams with less than two walks per game, at 1.5 a piece.

Bases on Balls

Team Name	Walks
Chicago White Sox	2208
Chicago Cubs	1509
Kansas City Royals	213
Cleveland Indians	207
Detroit Tigers	164
Minnesota Twins	156
Seattle Mariners	149
Pittsburgh Pirates	141
Cincinnati Reds	139
Baltimore Orioles	138
Milwaukee Brewers	136
Texas Rangers	132
Houston Astros	130
St. Louis Cardinals	111
Los Angeles Angels Continue reading →

It will be just less than four months until baseball returns to Chicago, so I thought it would be a good time to revisit, for the first time in six years, the all-time rankings in both offensive and defensive categories for all iterations of the current 30 teams for the 1040 games I’ve identified that I have attended.  We continue today on the offensive side of the ball with triples.

Based on the raw numbers, the White Sox and Cubs are far and away the leaders in this category, as they are the teams I’ve seen most often.  When you adjust the numbers per game, the California incarnation of the Angels lead the way with a triple every other game.  The Anaheim iteration of the Angels, alongside the Miami version of the Marlins, the Expos, and the brand-new Guardians bring up the rear with nary a triple between them.

Triples

Team Name	Triples
Chicago White Sox	105
Chicago Cubs	81
Cleveland Indians	13
Detroit Tigers	13
Milwaukee Brewers	10
Pittsburgh Pirates	9
Baltimore Orioles	9
Minnesota Twins	8
Houston Astros	7
Seattle Mariners	6
Tampa Bay Rays	6
New York Yankees	5
Florida Marlins	5
Oakland Athletics	4
Cincinnati Reds Continue reading →

There are just about four months until baseball returns to Chicago.  I thought it would be a good time to revisit, for the first time in six years, the all-time rankings in both offensive and defensive categories for all iterations of the current 30 teams for the 1040 games I’ve identified that I have attended.  We continue today on the offensive side of the ball with strikeouts.

Based on the raw numbers, the White Sox and Cubs are far and away the leaders in this category, as they are the teams I’ve seen the most.  When you adjust the numbers per game, the Diamondbacks have a commanding lead with over nine strikeouts per game, the only team to average at least a strikeout per inning.  Both the Cubs and the White Sox are in the bottom (or top, depending on your point of view) third, surprising given the number of at bats given to strikeout machines like Sammy Sosa, Jim Thome, and Adam Dunn.  The California iteration of the Angels have the low water mark with a mere four strikeouts per game.

Strike Outs

Team Name	Strike Outs
Chicago White Sox	4764
Chicago Cubs	3153
Minnesota Twins	548
Kansas City Royals	510
Detroit Tigers	500
Cleveland Indians	485
Houston Astros	406
Pittsburgh Pirates	384
Milwaukee Brewers	352
Cincinnati Reds	346
Texas Rangers	321
Seattle Mariners	314
New York Yankees	276
Baltimore Orioles	276
St. Louis Cardinals Continue reading →