The 2016 season hit the 9.00 runs per game mark for the season as games averaged 9.26 runs per game for the week. The last two weeks were the peak scoring weeks for 2015, so the gap between the two seasons narrowed to 0.5 runs, 9.00 RPG for 2016, 8.50 RPG for the first 23 weeks of 2015. The gap in walks closed to a little over 0.4 per game, but there are still about 0.3 more home runs per game than compared to the same time last season. Strikeouts also narrowed to a 0.7 K per game lead through 23 weeks.
If you look at the chart associated with this spreadsheet, the difference between the two seasons is located in the nine weeks leading up to the All-Star break. Offense dipped in the majors during the 2015 season when it should have been rising. There has been some conjecture that MLB did something after the break to raise offense, but I’m thinking more and more that nine week stretch was an anomaly. Maybe there was a batch of bad baseballs, or bad weather, or injuries to key batters. Either way, baseball is on the sweet spot of nine runs per game. Enough scoring to keep the fans interested, but not so much that games become ridiculous.
from baseballmusings.com http://ift.tt/2cydene
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