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October 21, 2005
Some World Series Indices
For those who say baseball is 90% pitching, here is your series. Both teams had the best pitching staffs and among the worst three offenses in their respective leagues.
| Category | Chicago |
Houston |
| RS+ (index of runs scored relative to league and adjusted for park) | 92 (13th in AL) |
94 (14th in NL) |
| OPS+ | 92 (12th) |
95 (13th) |
| OBP+ | 96 |
97 |
| SLUG+ | 96 |
98 |
| RA+ (index of runs allowed relative to league and adjusted for park) | 122 (1st) |
123 (1st) |
| ERA+ | 125 (1st) |
123 (1st) |
| ERA+ of rotation | 121 (1st) |
125 (1st) |
| ERA+ of bullpen | 139 (3rd) |
118 (2nd) |
| OPS+ Allowed | 84 (1st) |
85 (1st) |
| Actual Record | 99-63 (1st) |
89-73 (3rd) |
| "Pythagorean" Record (based on runs scored and allowed) | 92-70 (4th) |
91-71 (2nd) |
| "Peripheral" Record (based on hitting and pitching stats) | 89-73 (4th) |
91-71 (2nd) |
Posted by Lucas at October 21, 2005 08:12 PM