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July 14, 2005
The American League At The Break
American League Offense Indices
| Team | Runs / G |
RS+ |
OPS |
OPS+ |
| BALTIMORE | 4.95 |
120 |
0.803 |
123 |
| BOSTON | 5.44 |
114 |
0.808 |
116 |
| TEXAS | 5.53 |
112 |
0.812 |
107 |
| NY YANKEES | 5.56 |
106 |
0.803 |
103 |
| LA ANGELS | 4.77 |
105 |
0.745 |
100 |
| TAMPA BAY | 4.48 |
98 |
0.736 |
100 |
| TORONTO | 4.86 |
97 |
0.750 |
92 |
| KANSAS CITY | 4.32 |
97 |
0.714 |
96 |
| CLEVELAND | 4.61 |
97 |
0.757 |
100 |
| CHICAGO SOX | 4.80 |
94 |
0.743 |
89 |
| DETROIT | 4.50 |
94 |
0.740 |
97 |
| MINNESOTA | 4.60 |
94 |
0.746 |
97 |
| SEATTLE | 4.33 |
93 |
0.711 |
93 |
| OAKLAND | 4.60 |
90 |
0.731 |
94 |
RS+ measures the team's runs scored in terms of its home park and converts it to an index, 100 equalling a league-average offense. Higher is better.
In terms of this statistic, the worst hitting team in the East (Toronto) has a better offense than the best hitting team in the Central (Kansas City). Imagine what Chicago could accomplish with an offense.
American League Pitching Indices
| Team | Runs / G |
RA+ |
ERA |
ERA+ |
Rotation IP/G |
Rotation ERA |
Rotation ERA+ |
Bullpen ERA |
Bullpen ERA+ |
| CHICAGO SOX | 3.94 |
125 |
3.62 |
127 |
6.55 |
3.72 |
124 |
3.26 |
141 |
| MINNESOTA | 4.19 |
114 |
3.78 |
118 |
6.36 |
4.08 |
109 |
3.14 |
142 |
| TORONTO | 4.33 |
112 |
4.11 |
110 |
5.77 |
4.13 |
110 |
4.00 |
114 |
| CLEVELAND | 4.15 |
112 |
3.82 |
113 |
5.97 |
4.25 |
102 |
2.87 |
151 |
| OAKLAND | 4.44 |
112 |
3.95 |
117 |
6.01 |
4.03 |
115 |
3.72 |
124 |
| LA ANGELS | 4.03 |
109 |
3.79 |
108 |
6.22 |
3.85 |
107 |
3.53 |
116 |
| DETROIT | 4.36 |
106 |
3.88 |
111 |
6.07 |
4.14 |
104 |
3.25 |
133 |
| NY YANKEES | 5.01 |
102 |
4.55 |
104 |
6.02 |
4.83 |
98 |
3.95 |
120 |
| SEATTLE | 4.46 |
102 |
4.24 |
100 |
5.90 |
4.87 |
87 |
2.96 |
143 |
| TEXAS | 5.00 |
96 |
4.78 |
94 |
5.71 |
4.71 |
95 |
4.86 |
92 |
| BOSTON | 4.93 |
94 |
4.84 |
89 |
6.09 |
4.51 |
96 |
5.64 |
76 |
| BALTIMORE | 4.70 |
85 |
4.41 |
85 |
5.86 |
4.66 |
80 |
4.00 |
93 |
| KANSAS CITY | 5.57 |
78 |
5.39 |
75 |
5.36 |
5.88 |
69 |
4.66 |
87 |
| TAMPA BAY | 6.21 |
71 |
5.87 |
70 |
5.55 |
5.92 |
70 |
5.65 |
73 |
How good is Chicago's pitching staff, and how bad is Tampa Bay's? Tampa Bay actually has a better offense (when adjusting for park) but has won 29 fewer games than Chicago.
In the history of divisional play (1969-present), no team has finished with an ERA+ lower than 78 (meet your 2001 Texas Rangers!) and scores below 85 are rare. Tampa Bay has an ERA+ of 70 going into the second half.
The only teams above 100 in RS+ and RA+ are LA and New York.
American League Park Factors (2005 Only)
| Team | Park Factor (Runs) | Park Factor (OPS) |
| NY YANKEES | 1.09 | 1.09 |
| OAKLAND | 1.06 | 1.00 |
| CHICAGO SOX | 1.06 | 1.08 |
| TORONTO | 1.04 | 1.07 |
| TEXAS | 1.03 | 1.06 |
| MINNESOTA | 1.02 | 1.01 |
| CLEVELAND | 0.99 | 1.00 |
| DETROIT | 0.99 | 0.98 |
| BOSTON | 0.99 | 0.98 |
| SEATTLE | 0.97 | 0.95 |
| TAMPA BAY | 0.95 | 0.95 |
| LA ANGELS | 0.94 | 0.97 |
| KANSAS CITY | 0.93 | 0.93 |
| BALTIMORE | 0.86 | 0.89 |
Baltimore usually slightly favors pitchers (contrary to what almost every "knowledgeable" announcer will tell you) but has drastically favored them this year. Yankee Stadium also usually favors pitchers but is the best hitter's park in the AL. Texas and Detroit are much closer to neutral than is typical.
Posted by Lucas at July 14, 2005 10:37 AM