Major League Baseball Graphs The Dirty Details

2003 National League

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National League East
 NL as of May 4th
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 NL as of May 25th
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 NL as of July 1st

Runs Scored and Allowed

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August 2, 2003
No team above the .600 isotope. According to Run Differential, the Phillies are the best team in the league. Unfortunately, Pythagoras has given the Braves an twelve-game lead over them. I keep waiting for things to break the Phillies' way. Down in the lower left, there are four teams vying for the title of league worst. Of those four, it is the Mets who have virtually nothing going for them (as you'll see on the following graphs).

The Dodgers used to be all by themselves on this graph, but the Diamondbacks are giving them a run for the title of "Upper Left Champ". In fact, you might call the Diamonbacks Dodger-wannabes. Their run differential is virtually even.
TeamWins +/-
ARI-2.54
ATL8.65
CHN 0.08
CIN4.88
COL -0.76
FLO1.11
HOU-2.92
LAN-1.36
MIL-0.90
MON2.10
NYN0.73
PHI -3.44
PIT-0.73
SDN-0.91
SFN6.07
SLN-3.98


OBP and SLG by Team

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August 2, 2003
This graph is eerily similar to the American League version, though the AL graph is more extreme. The Dodgers are the NL equivalent of the Tigers for "off the chart" bad offense, and the Mets and Indians have similar offensive postions (that is, really bad but not the worst). The Braves, Cards and Rockies are the Red Sox, Blue Jays and Yankees of the NL. Remember, however, that this graph does not correct for ballpark factors.

Among other teams, Pat Burrell's strange lost season is reflected in the Phillies' average slugging percentage (clearly their biggest weakness). THe Padres have also achieved league-average OBP, but their SLG holds them back. Their differential against Base Runs holds them back even more.
TeamRuns +/-
ARI-0.13
ATL-0.05
CHN-0.13
CIN0.03
COL0.14
FLO-0.20
HOU0.15
LAN-0.08
MIL-0.26
MON0.08
NYN0.09
PHI -0.08
PIT0.05
SDN-0.24
SFN-0.08
SLN0.04


Pitching and Defense

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August 2, 2003
The teams with the best DERs also play in parks with the most favorable DER factors, so their performance is closer to average than this chart indicates. Still, the Phillies have exhibited the best defense in the league so far.

Least appreciated pitching: Florida's. Least appreciated fielding: St. Louis. And see what I mean about the Mets having nothing going for them?
TeamDER +/-
ARI0.006
ATL-0.001
CHN -0.003
CIN0.001
COL0.025
FLO -0.001
HOU0.005
LAN-0.010
MIL-0.005
MON0.002
NYN-0.006
PHI -0.003
PIT-0.003
SDN-0.005
SFN-0.006
SLN-0.004

Major League Baseball Graphs The Dirty Details