OPS - What is the target?

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(04-15-2025, 01:47 PM)basballguy Wrote: Not so fun facts:

Last season was the first time we saw a 200+ hit performance in 7 seasons....SEVEN.
The batting average across the board in the MLB in 2024 is .243.  Dudes used to be in danger of being sent down when batting that low
MLB batters have struck out more times than they have hit the ball fair.  In 2024 players struck out ~42,000 times vs ~38,000 hits

I should change my username to BitterBasballguy

An interesting fact:
This change in hitting such that it's more boom-or-bust rather than getting on base doesn't actually seem to be resulting in more runs per game.

2024:
team with most runs per game - 5.47
team with least runs per game - 3.13
middle of the pack - 4.32

2015:
team with most runs per game - 5.45
team with least runs per game - 3.54
middle of the pack - 4.28

Actually, if you go back to 2007, it may show hitting is getting worse:
team with most runs per game - 5.91
team with least runs per game - 4.19
middle of the pack - 4.78