As you all know, I have a giant database where I keep track of SDMB OOTP team and league totals. I've put the data for this year in and, as usual, some records were broken.
This was the highest scoring season in SDMB history, with teams scoring an average of 5.11 runs per game, up from the previous record of 5.03 last season. League OBP and SLG reached new highs too, and the league OPS reached .777. For comparison's sake, the worst offensive era was probably 2007, when teams scored just 4.28 runs per game and put together a combined .693 OPS. I've had the sense that we've collectively found more talented young hitters than pitchers over the last few years, and I guess this bears that out.
Anyway, here are the new team records, with the old marks in parentheses.
Record: Seattle, 127-35 (2011 Seattle, 125-37)
Home record: Seattle, 67-14 (2012 Seattle, 65-16)
Batting average: Seattle, .304 (2013 Seattle, .302)
Home runs: Seattle, 280 (2013 River Cities, 260)
Runs: Seattle, 1045 (6.45/gm) (2013 Seattle, 1016)
Slugging percentage: Seattle, .529 (2021 Seattle, .494)
OPS: Seattle, .898 (2013 River Cities, .860)
Runs allowed: Monck’s Corner, 1072 (6.76/gm) (2021 Atlanta, 1047)
Highest opponents' batting average (tie): Monck’s Corner, .303 (2021 Monck’s Corner, .303)
It wasn't so much that Monck's Corner's pitching was awful (although it wasn't good), but it combined with some very bad defense to break, rather easily, Atlanta's runs allowed mark from last year.
A note though. Compared to league average, neither Seattle's offense nor Monck's Corner's run prevention set records. By that standard, the 2017 Danville pitching and defense remain the worst while the 2011 Seattle offense remains tops.
As always, if you have questions about league history, drop them in the comments and I'll try to answer them.
As usual, awesome analysis Mack!
ReplyDeleteIt would have been nicer had Brooklyn broken some good records, but hey, you can't have everything. :)
Zev
Well, from a Pythagorean perspective, this was the best Brooklyn team ever. Also, the Brooklyn offense set team marks for most runs scored, highest batting average, highest OBP, highest slugging percentage, highest OPS, and most triples. And the pitching and defense set team records for best ERA and fewest runs allowed compared to league average (ERA+ and RAA+).
ReplyDeleteSo, it's not like this hasn't been a banner season for the Wolves, regardless of what happens in the rest of the playoffs.