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July 13, 2005
AL West At The Break
| PARK FACTORS | TEXAS |
LA ANGELS |
OAKLAND |
SEATTLE |
| OPS | 1.056 | .966 | 1.000 | .952 |
| Runs | 1.031 | .944 | 1.061 | .970 |
| OFFENSE | TEXAS |
LA ANGELS |
OAKLAND |
SEATTLE |
| Games | 86 |
88 |
87 |
87 |
| Runs Scored | 476 |
420 |
400 |
377 |
| RS+ | 112 |
105 |
90 |
93 |
| Average | .272 |
.274 |
.264 |
.259 |
| OBA | .332 |
.326 |
.336 |
.319 |
| SLUG | .480 |
.419 |
.395 |
.392 |
| Team OPS+ | 107 |
100 |
94 |
93 |
| Steals | 28 |
73 |
21 |
57 |
| Caught Stealing | 8 |
32 |
14 |
26 |
Texas outshines its division peers offensively, even when accounting for the hitter-happy Ballpark. The OPS+ of 107 would be the sixth-best in franchise history if it holds up, and the slugging percentage of .480 would be the best. It would be better if not for the out machines manning center and right field. Richard Hidalgo has batted worse than replacement-level.
| PITCHING | TEXAS |
LA ANGELS |
OAKLAND |
SEATTLE |
| Opp. Runs Scored | 430 |
355 |
386 |
388 |
| RA+ | 96 |
109 |
112 |
102 |
| Opp. AVG | .277 |
.255 |
.244 |
.259 |
| Opp. OBA | .340 |
.316 |
.315 |
.330 |
| Opp. SLUG | .422 |
.400 |
.388 |
.407 |
| Oppo. OPS+ | 99 |
96 |
89 |
103 |
| Opp. Steals | 30 |
35 |
67 |
50 |
| Opp. Caught | 17 |
22 |
14 |
18 |
| - | - |
- |
- |
- |
| ERA | 4.78 |
3.79 |
3.95 |
4.24 |
| ERA+ | 94 |
108 |
117 |
100 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Rotation IP/G | 5.71 |
6.22 |
6.01 |
5.90 |
| Rotation ERA | 4.71 |
3.85 |
4.03 |
4.87 |
| Rotation ERA+ | 95 |
107 |
115 |
87 |
| Bullpen ERA | 4.86 |
3.53 |
3.72 |
2.96 |
| Bullpen ERA+ | 92 |
116 |
124 |
143 |
| - | - |
- |
- |
- |
| Unearned Runs | 25 |
22 |
48 |
28 |
Even with the recent chaos, Texas has fielded a fairly stable rotation compared to last year. Sadly, this has not resulted in improved performance despite the heroics of Kenny Rogers and Chris Young, as the 2004 rotation had an ERA+ of 98. The Rangers can survive a mediocre rotation, but they have no hope of winning without substantial improvement from the bullpen. The 2004 version was the best in the league; this year's corps is easily the worst in the division.
| PERIPHERALS | TEXAS |
LA ANGELS |
OAKLAND |
SEATTLE |
| Runs Scored / Game | 5.53 |
4.77 |
4.60 |
4.33 |
| Expected Runs / G | 5.39 |
4.62 |
4.53 |
4.24 |
| Luck / Game | 0.15 |
0.15 |
0.06 |
0.10 |
| Off. Lucky Runs | 13 |
13 |
6 |
8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Runs Allowed / Game | 5.00 |
4.03 |
4.44 |
4.46 |
| Expected Runs / G | 4.87 |
4.24 |
4.25 |
4.62 |
| Luck / Game | 0.13 |
(0.21) |
0.19 |
(0.16) |
| Def. Lucky Runs | (11) |
18 |
(16) |
14 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Total Lucky Runs | 1 |
31 |
(11) |
22 |
| STANDINGS | TEXAS |
LA ANGELS |
OAKLAND |
SEATTLE |
| Actual Wins | 46 |
52 |
44 |
39 |
| Actual Losses | 40 |
36 |
43 |
48 |
| Actual Win% | .535 |
.591 |
.506 |
.448 |
| - | - |
- |
- |
- |
| Pythag Wins | 47.4 |
51.3 |
45.0 |
42.2 |
| Pythag Losses | 38.6 |
36.7 |
42.0 |
44.8 |
| Pythag Win% | .551 |
.583 |
.518 |
.486 |
| - | - |
- |
- |
- |
| Periph Wins | 47.4 |
47.8 |
46.3 |
39.8 |
| Periph Losses | 38.6 |
40.2 |
40.7 |
47.2 |
| Periph Win% | .551 |
.543 |
.533 |
.457 |
Texas leads the Peripheral Amercian League West! Seriously, the Rangers can take heart that they're not playing any worse than Anaheim. Texas unfortunately cannot erase their five-game deficit with peripherals.
Posted by Lucas at July 13, 2005 11:42 AM