WRC Baseball Stat of the Day

Welcome to the WRC Baseball Stat of the Day blog. Here we’ll be sharing some of the most interesting and surprising baseball statistics we can find. We hope you enjoy!

WRC Baseball Stat of the Day: Home Runs

In baseball, a home run is when a batter hits the ball out of the park and scores a run. It’s one of the most exciting plays in the game, and home runs can often be the difference between winning and losing.

The WRC Baseball Stat of the day is home runs In 2019, there were 6,776 home runs hit in MLB regular season games. That’s an average of 1.93 per game, and it’s the most in a single season in MLB history.

There are a few things that have contributed to the increase in Home Runs over the past few years. One is that batters are hitting fly balls more often than they used to. In 2019, fly balls accounted for 32.7% of all batted balls, up from 30.5% in 2015. Fly balls tend to go for homers more often than other types of batted balls (like ground balls or line drives), so more fly balls means more homers.

Another contributing factor is that pitchers are throwing more fastballs than they used to. In 2019, 58.4% of all pitches were fastballs, up from 54.3% in 2015. Fastballs are easier to hit out of the park than other types of pitches (like curveballs or sliders), so more fastballs means more homers.

Finally, Major League baseballs have changed slightly over the past few years, and it’s possible that these changes have made them easier to hit out of the park. The precise reasons for these changes are a bit technical, but they essentially boil down to two things: the cores of the baseballs are harder, and the seams are lower. These changes appear to have made baseballs fly further when they’re hit with similar force as compared to older baseballs, and this could explain why we’re seeing more home runs than ever before.

WRC Baseball Stat of the Day: Runs

In baseball, runs are the unit of scoring. A run is scored when a player advances around all the bases and returns to home plate A run is also scored when a base runner advances to home plate after hitting a home run In order to score runs base runners must advance around the bases without being put out.

WRC Baseball Stat of the Day: RBIs

In baseball, runs batted in (RBIs) is a stat that credits a batter for the total runs that score when he/she hits a home run RBIs are also awarded to a batter who bats in a run with a sacrifice fly or a ground out. The Official Scorer also gives an RBI to a batter when an error is made on a play that would have brought in a run anyway.

WRC Baseball Stat of the Day: Batting Average

In baseball, batting average is a statistic that measures a player’s success at Hitting the ball It is calculated by dividing a player’s total number of hits by their total number of at-bats. The higher the batting average the more successful the player is at hitting the ball.

The WRC Baseball Stat of the Day for February 28th, 2019 is batting average The top 3 players in the Major Leagues in batting average are:

1. Miguel Cabrera – .333
2. Jose Altuve – .316
3. Joc Pederson – .310

WRC Baseball Stat of the Day: On Base Percentage

In baseball, the on base percentage (OBP) is a statistic that measures how often a batter reaches base It is calculated by dividing the number of hits by the number of at-bats. The on base percentage does not include walks or hit-by-pitches.

The on base percentage is an important stat because it measures a player’s ability to get on base, which is one of the most important things a batter can do. A high on base percentage means that a batter is reaching base more often, which gives him a better chance of scoring runs.

The league average on base percentage in Major League Baseball has fluctuated over the years, but it has generally been between .320 and .340. The all-time leader in on base percentage is Hall of Famer Babe Ruth who had a career OBP of .474.

WRC Baseball Stat of the Day: Slugging Percentage

Slugging percentage (SLG) is a statistic in baseball, calculated as Total Bases divided by at bats. It is a measure of hitting power. The name is a misnomer because the statistic is rarely referred to as a “percentage.” It is higher than batting average when more extra base hits, such as home runs triples, and doubles, are hit.

WRC Baseball Stat of the Day: OPS

In baseball, OPS is a statistic that combines a player’s on-base percentage and slugging percentage These two statistics are combined because they are both measures of a player’s ability to reach base and hit for power.

OPS is generally used to measure a player’s overall offensive ability, as it takes into account both their ability to get on base and their power hitting. However, it is important to note that OPS does not take into account a player’s defensive ability or baserunning ability.

While OPS is a useful statistic, it is important to remember that it is not the be-all and end-all of offensive measurement. There are other statistics that should be considered when evaluating a player’s offense, such runs scored RBI, and batting average

WRC Baseball Stat of the Day: Hits

In baseball, a hit (denoted by H) is credited to a batter when he safely reaches first base after hitting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielder’s choice.

In Major League Baseball (MLB), hits have been tracked since 1876.Records of hits were not kept before 1876, and since 1900, at bats (AB) are also recorded. Hits per at bat (H/AB) percentage was calculated until 1954; hits per game (H/G) have been tracked since then. The record for most hits in a season is held by Ichiro Suzuki who had262 in 2004; the modern-day record for highest single-season hits per game ratio is held by Nap Lajoie, who had 12.52 in 1901. The record for most career hits is held by Pete Rose who had 4,256 from 1963 to 1986; the modern-day record for highest career hits per game ratio is held by Ty Cobb, who had 11.37 from 1905 to 1928.

WRC Baseball Stat of the Day:Doubles

In baseball, a double is the act of a batter hitting the ball into play and safely reaching second base without being tagged out or without the benefit of a fielder’s choice. A double play is when two batters hit consecutive doubles.

While home runs may get all of the glory, doubles are actually a much more important part of the game. A player who hits 30 home runs in a season will likely be an All-Star, but a player who hits 40 doubles will almost certainly be an All-Star. In fact, since 1900, there have been just 13 seasons in which a player has hit 30 or more home runs and fewer than 30 doubles. In contrast, there have been nearly 300 seasons in which a player has hit 40 or more doubles.

There are a number of reasons why doubles are so important. For one, they tend to lead to more runs being scored. This is because, when two batters hit back-to-back doubles, each batter is automatically credited with an RBI (runs batted in). Additionally, players who hit lots of doubles tend to be very good at hitting for average. This is because they are frequently making contact with the ball and putting it in play, rather than striking out or hitting fly balls that are easy to catch.

Hitting for average is important because players with high batting averages tend to score more runs and also tend to be some of the best hitters on their team. As a result, players who hit lots of doubles are typically some of the most valuable players in baseball

WRC Baseball Stat of the Day: Triples

In baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching third base by hitting the ball to the outfield and having it fall untouched, allowing the batter to reach third base without being made out, or by hitting a fly ball that lands in the outfield and rolls to the outfield fence before being caught, permitting the batter to reach third base. A triple is sometimes called a “three-bagger” or “three-base hit”. A triple is also sometimes called a “three-run homer”, since triples (unlike doubles and home runs) often result in three runs scoring.

The most common way for a batter to hit a triple is by hitting the ball into the outfield and having it bounce off the fence or roll all the way to the fence.