Week six of the 2016 MLB season produced the highest scoring of the season as the majors produced 9.11 runs per game. Through the first six weeks of the 2016 season, games are producing on average 8.61 runs compared to 8.49 runs at the same point last season. (All following stats are six week comparisons.) Home runs and walks continue to be the biggest factors contributing to the rise in offense, with games producing on average 2.14 HR compared to 1.90 last year, and 6.47 walks, compared to 5.93 last season. Other hits are down, from 15.2 per game last year to 14.9 per game this season. That makes sense with strikeouts up 0.9 per game.
The long term trend of more strikeouts producing more home runs continues. Right now, that is helping offense as the increase in walks more than balances the decrease in non-HR hits, and more batters are reaching base.
from baseballmusings.com http://ift.tt/1TjbFVR
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