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
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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 →

It will be five 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 defensive side of the ball with saves.

Based on the raw numbers, the White Sox and Cubs are once again the leaders in this category, seeing as they are the teams I’ve seen most often.  When you adjust the numbers per game, the Blue Jays lead the way with a little more than one save every other game.  At the bottom end of the spectrum are the Anaheim incarnation of the Angels, the Miami version of the Marlins, and the Devil Rays, who did not, or have yet to, manage to earn a single save.

Saves

Team Name	Saves
Chicago White Sox	145
Chicago Cubs	98
Kansas City Royals	19
Minnesota Twins	17
Detroit Tigers	17
Toronto Blue Jays	14
Cleveland Indians	14
Los Angeles Angels	13
New York Yankees	12
Pittsburgh Pirates	11
Cincinnati Reds	11
Houston Astros	11
Boston Red Sox	10
Philadelphia Phillies	9
Florida Marlins Continue reading →

With 3 months until baseball in Chicago returns, I thought it would be interesting to look at the all time rankings in both offensive and defensive categories for all iterations of the current 30 teams for the 833 games I’ve identified that I have attended. We continue today on the offensive side of the ball with walks.

Based on the raw numbers, the White Sox and Cubs are far and away the leaders in this category, as they are, once again, the teams I’ve seen the most.  When you adjust the numbers per game, however, the California iteration of the Angels lead the way with an exceedingly high 5.5 walks per game.  Only four teams averaged less than three walks per game, cut in half from the last time we looked at these numbers, with the Miami version of the Marlins continuing to bring up the rear with just 2.5 walks per game.

Walks

Team Name	BB
Chicago White Sox	2031
Chicago Cubs	1413
Minnesota Twins	212
Cleveland Indians	186
Kansas City Royals	179
Detroit Tigers	178
Milwaukee Brewers	165
Houston Astros	164
Pittsburgh Pirates	158
Cincinnati Reds	151
Texas Rangers	127
New York Yankees Continue reading →

We are days away from crowning the champion to the 2022 season and now just five months away from baseball returning 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 batters hit by a pitch.

Again, 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 Guardians and the Devil Rays lead the way, followed, surprisingly, by the Tigers, who hit a little more than 1 batter every other game.  The Mets are at the bottom, hitting less than one batter every nine games, while the California version of the Angels and the Miami version of the Marlins have yet to hit a batter in a game I’ve seen.

Hit By Pitch

Team Name	Hit By Pitch
Chicago White Sox	221
Chicago Cubs	147
Minnesota Twins	33
Detroit Tigers	31
Cleveland Indians	28
Kansas City Royals	26
Houston Astros	22
Texas Rangers	18
Seattle Mariners	17
Cincinnati Reds	16
Boston Red Sox	16
Baltimore Orioles	16
Pittsburgh Pirates	15
Los Angeles Angels	14
Milwaukee Brewers Continue reading →

With one game of the 2022 World Series in the books, we still have about five months now 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 back on the offensive side of the ball with stolen bases.

Based on the raw numbers, the White Sox and Cubs continue to be the far and away leaders in this category, as they are the two teams I’ve seen the most by a wide margin.  When you adjust the numbers per game, the Devil Rays and the California and Anaheim versions of the Angels jump to the top of the heap.  The White Sox fall to the bottom of the middle third and the Cubs are squarely towards the low end, with just under one stolen base every other game.  The Braves are the worst team that I have seen somewhat often, with less than 0.3 stolen per game, while the Miami incarnation of the Marlins have yet to steal a base in a game I have attended.

Stolen Bases

Team Name	SB
Chicago White Sox	388
Chicago Cubs	215
Kansas City Royals	50
Cleveland Indians	44
Detroit Tigers	41
Milwaukee Brewers	40
Houston Astros	38
Cincinnati Reds	32
Texas Rangers	32
Minnesota Twins Continue reading →