Mar 28, 2007

Does plate patience mean more runs?

Looking at runs per game and pitches per plate appearance, it becomes apparent that the two are connected. I looked at the last five seasons, and there is a definite progression of pitches/pa that corresponds with runs/game. The higher the r/g, in general, the higher the p/pa.

The difficult part is determining whether the team sees more pitches simply because it has better hitters and the pitchers are trying to be cautious; or are the hitters actually being more patient? Regardless, it's pretty clear that patience does result in a better offense.


r/g rank r/g p/pa
2006 AL avg.

4.97 3.75
NYY 1 5.74 3.81
TOR 7 4.99 3.77
MIN 8 4.94 3.72
TB 14 4.25 3.69




2005 AL avg.

4.76 3.71
BOS 1 5.62 3.86
NYY 2 5.47 3.74
LAA 7 4.7 3.65
TB 8 4.63 3.6
MIN 14 4.25 3.71


r/g p/pa
2004 AL avg.

5.01 3.77
BOS 1 5.86 3.93
NYY 2 5.54 3.79
ANA 7 5.16 3.65
DET 8 5.1 3.74
SEA 14 4.31 3.77




2003 AL avg.

4.86 3.78
BOS 1 5.93 3.82
NYY 3 5.38 3.81
SEA 7 4.91 3.81
CHW 8 4.88 3.83
DET 14 3.65 3.67


r/g p/pa
2002 AL avg.

4.81 3.78
NYY 1 5.57 3.8
TOR 7 5.02 3.75
OAK 8 4.94 3.94
DET 14 3.57 3.61

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