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Biggest Difference Between Runs Scored and RBI in a Season

This tweet by Friend of the VORG @JamesSmyth621 caught my attention this weekend: Albert Pujols on pace for 126 RBIs and only 66 runs. Fewest runs scored in a 120+ RBI season is 74 by Alex Rodriguez in 2010 (125 RBIs). — James Smyth (@JamesSmyth621) August 21, 2016 It got me wondering what the record … Read moreBiggest Difference Between Runs Scored and RBI in a Season

Freddie Freeman IS the Braves Power Source

Last night, Freddie Freeman socked his sixth homer of the season. He now represents 66.7% of the Braves homer total (9) for the year. Here is the Braves’ 2016 homer log. Note also that only one of the homers has come with someone on base. Date Batter Opp Score Inn Out RBI 2016-04-04 Freddie Freeman … Read moreFreddie Freeman IS the Braves Power Source

A Rotation All Ending in a Vowel

Friend of the VORG Bill Arnold wrote to me today: “I was doing some rooting around and I came across Bill’s Chuck’s note about the possibility of a Yankee starting rotation of pitchers whose last names all end with a vowel. I was wondering if this type of rotation has ever been accomplished before? The … Read moreA Rotation All Ending in a Vowel

Consecutive Years with Decreasing Stats – The Batters

Last time out, we listed the batters with the most consecutive seasons of increasing counts in various statistical categories. Now its time to look at the records for consecutive decreases.

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Consecutive Years with Increasing Stats - The Batters

If you are into numbers and patterns like I am, your eye will scan the year-by-year stats of a particular player and sometimes notice that there is a run of increasing or decreasing figures for a particular stat. During ballgames, you’ll sometimes here that “he has seen his batting average increase in each of the last three years,” or something similar. So, what are the records for most consecutive years with increasing or decreasing figures for the major stats.

We’ll start with the batters’ increases first. Using the year-by-year stat lines furnished by Fangraphs, here are the longest streaks with increasing totals:

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“Unoccupied” Single Season Totals Records

Last week we detailed the lowest career totals that no one is currently sitting on for various stats. Now its time to do the same for single season records. To find out, this time we exported the single season statistics from 1871-2015 for the nearly 17,000 players in baseball history listed via Fangraphs, and sorted … Read more“Unoccupied” Single Season Totals Records

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