Major League Baseball Graphs

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2003 National League

Comments How to Read this Graph May 25, 2003 Whole bunch of teams hovering around the .600 isobar. St. Louis and Atlanta represent the hitting extremes, while the Dodgers are the leaders, by far, in least runs allowed. Remember, these figures are normalized by historic ballpark factors, so the Dodgers really are that good. St. Louis should have more wins than anyone, but they are an incredible 2-13 in one-run games. That should change. Look for Cincinnati to recede to the .400 level, too. The NL East looks like a real battle between three evenly matched teams, doesn't it?

Team Wins +/- ARI -1.35 ATL 4.71 CHN -1.88 CIN 3.82 COL -1.57 FLO -1.87 HOU -0.10 LAN -0.72 MIL -1.78 MON 1.59 NYN 1.62 PHI -2.21 PIT -0.23 SDN -1.92 SFN 2.85 SLN -4.50

Comments How to Read this Graph May 25, 2003 This graph establishes Atlanta as the best offensive team in the league. St. Louis has been helped by the distribution of some of its runs elements. Incredibly, Colorado's slugging percentage is only league average, though its OBP leads the league. Philadephia is another team that its scoring more runs than its base run elements would indicate. Thome and friends have disappointed in the slugging department. Look for their offense to decline. One other team to note is Cincinnati, with one of the best slugging averages in the league, but less-than-average runners on base.

Team Runs +/- ARI -0.67 ATL -0.03 CHN 0.14 CIN -0.23 COL -0.81 FLO -0.60 HOU -0.30 LAN 0.23 MIL -0.06 MON 0.14 NYN 0.20 PHI 0.73 PIT -0.35 SDN -0.12 SFN 0.11 SLN 0.49

Comments How to Read this Graph May 25, 2003 A graph of extremes. St. Louis is the best fielding team, by far, but has below average pitching. Dodgers are great on the mound and in the field, even correcting for that home park of theirs. Florida, meanwhile, has the third-best pitching staff in the league, but they're being let down by the guys in the field. Lastly, Cincinnati just stinks.

Team DER +/- ARI 0.006 ATL -0.001 CHN -0.003 CIN 0.001 COL 0.025 FLO -0.001 HOU 0.005 LAN -0.010 MIL -0.005 MON 0.002 NYN -0.006 PHI -0.003 PIT -0.003 SDN -0.005 SFN -0.006 SLN -0.004

Major League Baseball Graphs

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