Statistics Don’t Lie (Team Edition)

The 2012 Brassball season just passed the halfway point, so it's time to take a look at some of the more interesting numbers the teams are putting up.  Some mean a lot, some mean a little, but all are interesting.

.310 – batting average allowed by Boston.  No offense is within 15 points, with Cook County’s leading .293.  

0 – sacrifice bunts by Metropolis, although they did attempt one.  Santa Barbara has an amazing 91 sacrifice bunts, which is 50 more than the closest team and 72 more than the league average of 19.

1 – caught stealing by Fleetwood, in 31 attempts.  Fremont has a league-leading 43 caught stealing.

3.33 – K/BB ratio for California pitchers.  They lead the league in strikeouts and are third in walks allowed.

17 – passed balls by Hessville.  Only two other teams are in double digits.

26 – errors by Latrobe.  The next closest are Parkland and Santa Barbara, with 35.

27 – complete games by Fremont pitchers, almost one-third of all their games.

37 – difference in Glen Allen’s home runs at home vs. home runs on the road.  Simi Valley has hit 23 more homers on the road than at home.  Hessville is almost even, with 44 homers at home and 45 on the road.

50.5 – percent of inherited runners North Georgia has allowed to score.  Simi Valley has allowed only 18.4% to score.

51 – unearned runs allowed by Brew City, which means their 5.22 team ERA might be artificially good.

58.5 – percent of Simi Valley base runners (H+HBP+BB) that eventually score.  That is the lowest in Brassball, but Simi Valley still leads the league in runs scored.  Boson scores 72.9% of its baserunners.

102 – double plays ground into by Springfield.  That’s almost 30 more than the average team.

133 – home runs allowed by Myrtle Beach.  Only one team has hit that many – Glen Allen with 139.