Although stats alone can't tell the real story of any baseball game or series, they can generally shed some light on the match up. Here are some of the more interesting nuggets from the 2015 NLCS:
- 2015 was the third NLCS matchup between the Metropolis Avengers and Fleetwood Walkers. They also met in 2006 and 2013. Metropolis won both those series in seven games.
- Despite losing four of five games, Fleetwood actually outscored Metropolis 19-17. Of course, their lone win was an 11-3 blowout while they lost two games in extra innings, both by a single run.
- Avenger CF and leadoff hitter Andrew McCutchen won the NLCS MVP. He seemed to be on base all the time and set the table for number two hitter Robinson Cano. McCutchen hit .278/.480/.500 for a .980 OPS. He collected seven walks and scored five times in the series.
- Both offenses were pretty bad. Or maybe both pitching staffs were really good. Fleetwood batted .236/.312/.346 for a .658 OPS. The Avengers tallied a .194/.292/.329 line for a .622 OPS.
- During the regular season, Fleetwood went .276/.346/.430 for a .776 OPS. Metropolis hit .275/.343/.419 for a .762 OPS.
- In their last playoff matchup, the 2013 NLCS, Metropolis got the better of Walker stars Mike Trout and Miguel Cabrera. They held Trout to a .222/.276/.333 line and Cabrera was even worse: .167/.252/.292. Both players were better in 2015, but still not as good as expected. The pair collected just four RBIs in the five games and hit a combined .250/.333./350 for a .683 OPS. They didn’t hit a single homer and struck out 12 times.
- Trout hit second in the Fleetwood lineup and Cabrera hit cleanup. The team's leadoff and number three hitters didn’t do much to help them out. Seth Smith hit leadoff in four of the five games and Kevin Kiermaier hit third in all five. They combined to go just 4-35 with one extra base hit and just one run batted in.
- Metropolis had its own cold hitters. Pablo Sandoval, Bryce Harper, and Chris Iannetta had for only three hits in 49 at bats and combined for a brutal .062/.098/.122 line and a .220 OPS.
- Given the depth of Harper’s struggles, it is possible the youngster is simply worn out after a long season. Veteran Melky Cabrera got just two at bats in the NLCS, but may receive more in the World Series.
- Lefty flamethrower Aroldis Chapman appeared in only one game, despite striking out 91 batters in just 56 2/3 IP during the regular season.
- Walker reliever Tom Wilhelmsen will need some rest and recuperation after the series. He pitched in four of the five games for a total of 11 2/3 IP. He went 0-1 with a 2.31 in those appearances. Wilhelmsen pitched more innings than even Hisashi Iwakuma, who started two games and tossed 11 innings.
- Avenger righty Joaquin Benoit also appeared in four games, but for a less onerous 7 1/3 innings.
- Metropolis starting pitchers combined for a 5.01 ERA. Most of that damage was Collin McHugh’s disastrous Game Three start, when he gave up nine earned runs in 2 2/3 innings. Carlos Carrasco, Corey Kluber, and Anibal Sanchez combined for a 1.74 ERA in their four starts.
- Fleetwood’s starters had a 2.81 ERA in the series. Daisuke Matsuzaka had their worst start, allowing four runs in 4 1/3 innings, mostly due to the five walks he allowed. In addition to Dice-K’s walks, the Walker starters were victimized by the long ball. They allowed five homers in just 27 innings.
- Fleetwood only hit one homer in the entire series – Francisco Cervelli’s shocking pinch-hit blast off Joaquin Benoit in Game Two. Benoit allowed just three homers all season and Cervelli only hit three himself.
- The Avengers hit six home runs. Three were back-to-back-to-back, but those were in the one game the team lost.
- Surprisingly, Fleetwood was much better in the clutch. They had 26 clutch at bats and hit .308/.400/.423 for a .823 OPS. Metropolis had half as many chances and hit just .231/.286/.308 for a .594 OPS. Fleetwood collected 11 RBIs in their chances and Metropolis drove in just three runners in clutch situations.
- Metropolis 1B Jose Bautista booted two groundballs in the series. He may move to the outfield if Metropolis shakes up their lineup in the World Series. That would allow him to show off his strong throwing arm while also moving Steve Pearce to 1B.
- Fleetwood returns most of its lineup for 2016, but will need to replace starting pitchers Phil Hughes and Matsuzaka. John Lackey, acquired in a trade-deadline deal, will likely slide into the rotation. They also hope to get assistance from young hitters Mookie Betts and Carlos Correa as they plot their next return to the NLCS.
- Fleetwood scored 19 runs in the series, but only eight in the four games they lost.
- Metropolis has long been known for its dominant bullpen. They didn’t disappoint in this series, as they allowed only two of 13 inherited runners to score. Eight of those runners were in scoring position when the reliever took the ball. Fleetwood relievers inherited eight runners (five in scoring position) and allowed three to score.
- Fleetwood sent 13 pinch hitters to the plate in the five games. Metropolis used just four.
- Veteran 2B Chase Utley tried to pull the Walker offense along behind him. He hit .333/.364/.571 for a .935 OPS in his 21 at bats. Utley is a free agent for 2016 and it will be interesting to see if he makes a return to Fleetwood.
Primary Player Statistics For 2015 Metropolis Avengers Totals
After 5 Games
NAME
BAVG GM AB
R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO
HB SH DP SB CS E
M.Wieters
.667 2 3
0 2 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
M.Cabrera
.500 1 2
0 1 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0
M.McKenry
.500 3 4
0 2 2
0 0 1
1 0 0
0 0 0
0 0
J.Werth
.294 5 17
4 5 0
0 1 2
4 2 0
0 1 2
0 0
A.McCutchen
.278 5 18
4 5 1
0 1 2
7 4 0
0 0 0
0 0
R.Cano
.273 5 22
1 6 2
0 1 6
0 2 1
0 2 0
0 0
S.Pearce
.235 5 17
2 4 0 0
1 2 1
8 1 0
0 0 0 0
J.Bautista
.176 5 17
2 3 0
0 1 2
5 3 0
0 1 0
0 2
J.Reyes
.105 5 19
2 2 0
0 0 0
1 2 0
0 0 0
1 0
C.Iannetta
.083 4 12
2 1 0
0 1 1
1 2 0
0 0 0
0 0
P.Sandoval
.059 5 17
0 1 0
0 0 1
0 4 1
0 0 0
0 1
B.Harper
.050 5 20
0 1 0
0 0 0
1 6 0
0 1 0
0 0
G.Petit
.000 1 2
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 1 0
0 0 0
0 0
R.Rua
---- 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0
ALL PITCHERS ---- 5
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
----------------- ---- --- --- --- --- -- -- -- --- --- --- --
-- -- --- -- --
TEAM TOTALS
.194 170 33
0 17 34
0 2 3
5 17 5
6 21 3
5 1
NAME
ERA W L
PCT G GS CG SH SV IP
H R ER HR
BB SO
C.Kluber
0.00 0 0
---- 1 1
0 0 0
6.1 2 0
0 0 1 6
Z.Putnam
0.00 1 0 1.000
4 0 0
0 0 4.2 3
0 0 0
0 3
C.Kimbrel
1.42 0 0
---- 3 0
0 0 1
6.1 3 1
1 0 3 4
C.Carrasco
1.74 1 0 1.000
2 2 0
0 0 10.1
8 2 2
0 2 11
F.Abad
1.80 1 0 1.000
2 0 0
0 0 5.0
6 1 1
0 1 2
J.Benoit
2.45 1 0 1.000
4 0 0
0 0 7.1
5 2 2
1 2 7
A.Sanchez
4.50 0 0
---- 1 1
0 0 0
4.0 4 2
2 0 5 2
A.Chapman
6.75 0 0
---- 1 0
0 0 0
1.1 3 1
1 0 0 0
R.Choate 9.00
0 0 ----
1 0 0
0 0 1.0
2 1 1
0 0 0
C.McHugh
30.38 0 1
.000 1 1
0 0 0
2.2 7 9
9 0 4 4
N.Feliz
---- 0 0
---- 0 0
0 0 0
0.0 0 0
0 0 0 0
ALL NON-PITCHERS
---- 0 0
---- 0 0
0 0 0
0.0 0 0
0 0 0 0
Team
0 +0
----------------- ---- -- -- ----- --- -- -- -- -- ----- --- ---
--- -- --- ---
TEAM TOTALS
3.49 1 5
0 1 43
19 18
4 .800 5
0 49.0 19
1 39
Misc/Sabermetric Statistics For 2015 Metropolis Avengers Totals
After 5 Games
NAME
OB% SLUG SB%
RC RC/27 TOTAVG OPS ISOPW
TB AB/HR
J.Bautista
.364 .353 ----
2.3 4.18 .733
.717 .176 6
17.00
M.Cabrera
.500 .500 ----
.5 13.50 1.000 1.000
.000 1 ----
R.Cano
.304 .500 ----
2.4 3.67 .667
.804 .227 11
22.00
B.Harper
.095 .050 ----
.1 .08 .100
.145 .000 1
----
C.Iannetta
.154 .333 ----
.7 1.61 .455
.487 .250 4
12.00
A.McCutchen
.480 .500 ----
5.2 10.79 1.231
.980 .222 9
18.00
M.McKenry .600
1.000 ---- 2.6
34.51 2.500 1.600 .500
4 ----
S.Pearce
.316 .412 ----
2.4 4.93 .692
.728 .176 7
17.00
G.Petit
.000 .000 ----
.0 .00 .000
.000 .000 0
----
J.Reyes
.150 .105 .000
.2 .34 .167
.255 .000 2
----
R.Rua
---- ---- ----
-- --- ----
.000 ---- 0
----
P.Sandoval
.105 .059 ----
.2 .30 .125
.164 .000 1
----
J.Werth
.429 .471 1.000 3.8
7.98 1.077 .899
.176 8 17.00
M.Wieters
.667 .667 ----
1.3 36.00 2.000 1.333
.000 2 ----
ALL PITCHERS
---- ---- ----
-- --- ----
.000 ---- 0
----
---------------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ------ ------ -----
----- ---- ------
TEAM TOTALS
.292 .667 3.13 .622 56
.329 16.7 .573 .135 28.33
NAME
OPPAV H/9 BB/9 SO/9 HR/9
RNSUP IR ISP IRS IRSC% SO/BB WHIP
F.Abad .316
10.8 1.8
3.6 0.0 ---
1 1 1 1.000
2.00 1.40
J.Benoit
.200 6.1 2.5
8.6 1.2 ---
4 3 0
.000 3.50 0.95
C.Carrasco
.211 7.0 1.7
9.6 0.0 3.00
0 0 0
---- 5.50 0.97
A.Chapman .375
20.3 0.0
0.0 0.0 ---
0 0 0
---- --- 2.25
R.Choate .500
18.0 0.0
0.0 0.0 ---
0 0 0
---- --- 2.00
N.Feliz
---- --- ---
--- --- ---
0 0 0
---- --- ----
C.Kimbrel
.143 4.3 4.3
5.7 0.0 ---
5 3 0
.000 1.33 0.95
C.Kluber
.095 2.8 1.4
8.5 0.0 2.00
0 0 0
---- 6.00 0.47
C.McHugh .467
23.6 13.5 13.5 0.0 3.00
0 0 0
---- 1.00 4.13
Z.Putnam
.200 5.8 0.0
5.8 0.0 ---
3 1 1
.333 --- 0.64
A.Sanchez
.250 9.0 11.3 4.5
0.0 6.00 0
0 0 ----
.40 2.25
ALL NON-PITCHERS
---- --- ---
--- --- ---
0 0 0
---- --- ----
----------------- ----- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----- --- --- ---
----- ----- ----
TEAM TOTALS
.236 3.3 0.2
13 2 2.17
7.9 7.2 3.40 8
.154 1.24
Primary Player Statistics For 2015 Fleetwood Walkers Totals
After 5 Games
NAME
BAVG GM AB
R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO
HB SH DP SB CS E
D.Robertson
1.000 2 1
1 1 1 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0 0
D.Norris
.600 4 5
1 3 0
0 0 1
2 1 0
0 1 0
0 0
M.Gonzalez
.400 5 10
2 4 0
0 0 0
1 2 0
0 0 1
0 1
C.Utley
.333 5 21 3 7
3 1 0
2 1 4
0 0 0
0 0 1
M.Cabrera
.250 5 20
2 5 2
0 0 2
1 5 1
0 0 0
0 0
J.Segura
.250 5 12
0 3 0
0 0 0
0 1 0
1 0 0
1 0
M.Trout
.250 5 20
3 5 1
1 0 2 3
7 1 0
0 0 0 0
A.Avila
.250 3 4
0 1 0
0 0 1
0 1 0
0 0 0
0 0
D.Wright
.222 5 18
0 4 1
0 0 3
2 4 0
0 2 1
1 0
F.Cervelli
.200 4 10
1 2 1
0 1 1
1 3 1
0 0 0
0 0
M.Betts
.200 5 10
1 2 0
0 0 1
2 0 0
0 0 0
0 0
D.Jennings
.182 5 11
0 2 1
1 0 1
1 1 0
0 0 0
0 0
K.Kiermaier
.158 5 19
2 3 1
0 0 3
2 4 0
0 1 1
0 0
S.Smith .063
5 16 2
1 0 0
0 1 1
4 0 0
0 0 0 0
R.Grossman
.000 3 5
1 0 0
0 0 0
1 2 0
0 0 0
0 0
ALL PITCHERS
---- 5 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0
----------------- ---- --- --- --- --- -- -- -- --- --- --- --
-- -- --- -- --
TEAM TOTALS
.236 182 43
3 18 39
1 3 2
5 19 11
1 18 3
4 2
NAME
ERA W L
PCT G GS CG SH SV IP
H R ER HR
BB SO
J.Howell
0.00 0 0
---- 2 0
0 0 0
1.2 1 0
0 0 1 1
J.Broxton
0.00 0 0
---- 2 0
0 0 0
3.1 1 0
0 0 1 3
R.Mendez
0.00 0 0
---- 3 0
0 0 0
2.0 4 1
0 0 0 1
H.Iwakuma
1.64 0 1
.000 2 2
0 0 0
11.0 9 2
2 1 1 6
Z.Greinke
1.80 0 0
---- 1 1
0 0 0
5.0 2 1
1 1 2 3
T.Wilhelmsen
2.31 0 1
.000 4 0
0 0 0
11.2 4 4
3 1 7 12
P.Hughes
4.05 1 0 1.000
1 1 0
0 0 6.2
6 3 3
3 1 4
D.Pomeranz
4.50 0 1
.000 3 0
0 0 0
2.0 3 1
1 0 1 0
D.Matsuzaka
8.31 0 1
.000 1 1
0 0 0
4.1 1 4
4 0 5 4
A.Bastardo
27.00 0 0
---- 2 0
0 0 0
0.1 2 1
1 0 2 0
ALL NON-PITCHERS
---- 0 0
---- 0 0
0 0 0
0.0 0 0
0 0 0 0
Team 0 +0
----------------- ---- -- -- ----- --- -- -- -- -- ----- --- ---
--- -- --- ---
TEAM TOTALS
2.81 4 5
0 0 33
15 21
1 .200 5
0 48.0 17
6 34
Misc/Sabermetric Statistics For 2015 Fleetwood Walkers Totals
After 5 Games
NAME
OB% SLUG SB%
RC RC/27 TOTAVG OPS ISOPW
TB AB/HR
A.Avila
.200 .250 ----
.3 2.05 .333
.450 .000 1
----
M.Betts
.333 .200 ----
.8 2.84 .500
.533 .000 2
----
M.Cabrera
.304 .350 ----
2.4 4.13 .600
.654 .100 7
----
F.Cervelli .333 .600
---- 2.2 7.34
1.000 .933 .400
6 10.00
M.Gonzalez
.455 .400 1.000 2.2
9.78 1.000 .855
.000 4 ----
R.Grossman
.167 .000 ---- .0
.23 .200 .167
.000 0 ----
D.Jennings
.250 .455 ----
1.3 3.95 .667
.705 .273 5
----
K.Kiermaier
.238 .211 1.000 1.0
1.52 .412 .449
.053 4 ----
D.Norris
.714 .600 ----
2.0 18.10 1.667 1.314
.000 3 ----
D.Robertson 1.000
2.000 ---- 2.0
--- ---- 3.000 1.000 2
----
J.Segura
.250 .250 .000
.5 1.33 .300
.500 .000 3 ----
S.Smith
.118 .063 ----
.1 .27 .133
.180 .000 1
----
M.Trout .375
.400 ---- 3.4
6.10 .800 .775
.150 8 ----
C.Utley
.364 .571 ----
4.5 8.60 .929
.935 .238 12
----
D.Wright
.300 .278 .500
.9 1.44 .471
.578 .056 5
----
ALL PITCHERS
---- ---- ----
-- --- ----
.000 ---- 0
----
---------------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ------ ------ -----
----- ---- ------
TEAM TOTALS
.312 .600 3.68 .658 63
.346 20.2 .600 .110 182.00
NAME
OPPAV H/9 BB/9 SO/9 HR/9
RNSUP IR ISP IRS IRSC% SO/BB WHIP
A.Bastardo 1.000
54.0 54.0 0.0 0.0
--- 3 3
2 .667 .0012.00
J.Broxton
.091 2.7 2.7
8.1 0.0 ---
3 2 0
.000 3.00 0.60
Z.Greinke
.125 3.6 3.6
5.4 1.8 1.00
0 0 0
---- 1.50 0.80
J.Howell
.200 5.4 5.4
5.4 0.0 ---
0 0 0
---- 1.00 1.20
P.Hughes
.240 8.1 1.4
5.4 4.1 11.00 0
0 0 ----
4.00 1.05
H.Iwakuma
.220 7.4 0.8
4.9 0.8 1.50
0 0 0
---- 6.00 0.91
D.Matsuzaka
.077 2.1 10.4 8.3
0.0 4.00 0
0 0 ----
.80 1.38
R.Mendez .400
18.0 0.0
4.5 0.0 ---
1 0 1 1.000
--- 2.00
D.Pomeranz .333
13.5 4.5
0.0 0.0 ---
0 0 0
---- .00 2.00
T.Wilhelmsen
.105 3.1 5.4
9.3 0.8 ---
1 0 0
.000 1.71 0.94
ALL NON-PITCHERS
---- --- ---
--- --- ---
0 0 0
---- --- ----
----------------- ----- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----- --- --- ---
----- ----- ----
TEAM TOTALS
.194 3.9 1.1 8
3 1.62
6.2 6.4 3.80 5
.375 1.13
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