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Inter-Legaue Data Dump

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Inter-Legaue Data Dump
For his upcoming podcast, John Gibson requested some "interesting data" about the Inter-league play recently. Well, lacking any kind of guidance as to what he's looking for, I started creating some summations of runs, hits, and home runs for the various teams. Next I'd like to take a play from "Curve Ball" (Albert and Bennett - ISBN 0-387-00193-X) and create histograms of these, but I'm afraid that the data is quickly getting a bit unwieldily. Without yet doing any real analysis of the data (other than looking hard at SoftBank's and Nippon Ham's runs scored/allowed), I'll present the raw data to you to look over and follow along on the podcast.
2011 npb-chu
Team123456789101112Total
Runs Scored81298746121111079
Runs Allowed1147128859301068
Hits222323211719191917210183
Hits Allowed211923222521152313210185
Home Runs02121201411015
Home Runs Allowed32131201000013
2010 npb-chu
Team123456789101112Total
Runs Scored1025151048141001079
Runs Allowed125131512105258040109
Hits251518272317182830000201
Hits Allowed211425252719243621000212
Home Runs00151233200017
Home Runs Allowed21124306300022
2009 npb-chu
Team123456789101112Total
Runs Scored1518151111616159100117
Runs Allowed8131312771111620090
Hits263420282220292719422233
Hits Allowed262825221916282415601210
Home Runs33350222010021
Home Runs Allowed0102011400009
2011 npb-han
Team123456789101112Total
Runs Scored1091194661200058
Runs Allowed148758151013311085
Hits30232529131722518010183
Hits Allowed241816141926172312220173
Home Runs2001012000006
Home Runs Allowed3020012000008
2010 npb-han
Team123456789101112Total
Runs Scored14692014810711210102
Runs Allowed1115101346191113100103
Hits282021343125221829000228
Hits Allowed253316271420292425000213
Home Runs23183112300024
Home Runs Allowed20231224300019
2009 npb-han
Team123456789101112Total
Runs Scored941574141011500079
Runs Allowed10151291416107510099
Hits211730211833182314132201
Hits Allowed272424252727261516120214
Home Runs22220332100017
Home Runs Allowed22222110010013
2011 npb-yom
Team123456789101112Total
Runs Scored104474896620060
Runs Allowed517117568840062
Hits231613221521222418410179
Hits Allowed191419242518122317510177
Home Runs33021231000015
Home Runs Allowed01022211200011
2010 npb-yom
Team123456789101112Total
Runs Scored19914313121141110097
Runs Allowed1291518121781111000113
Hits302630152220241121000199
Hits Allowed261927291825222416000206
Home Runs55726542500041
Home Runs Allowed22343535300030
2009 npb-yom
Team123456789101112Total
Runs Scored19614159141575000104
Runs Allowed393171551119510088
Hits351828252732321714201231
Hits Allowed192521302519213612601215
Home Runs42362563100032
Home Runs Allowed21034414000019
2011 npb-yak
Team123456789101112Total
Runs Scored947133763401057
Runs Allowed13111319141091000090
Hits272016281919211014130178
Hits Allowed202626161927242618000202
Home Runs10030322000011
Home Runs Allowed22401321300018
2010 npb-yak
Team123456789101112Total
Runs Scored579615121717500093
Runs Allowed1481412101718169110120
Hits202024182526252018000196
Hits Allowed242024302742272726000247
Home Runs12131315100018
Home Runs Allowed41333444200028
2009 npb-yak
Team123456789101112Total
Runs Scored8891423196138110110
Runs Allowed8516111315107500090
Hits192019244429232918210228
Hits Allowed231630221725152113210185
Home Runs13342114101021
Home Runs Allowed31466111200025
2011 npb-hir
Team123456789101112Total
Runs Scored333111956500046
Runs Allowed1414121011516125110101
Hits101315251621212318000162
Hits Allowed222426232425251917421212
Home Runs0001110110005
Home Runs Allowed21120142100014
2010 npb-hir
Team123456789101112Total
Runs Scored7582091413166005103
Runs Allowed179212313175136200126
Hits191721251829262935000219
Hits Allowed352131333025252624000250
Home Runs01221243000015
Home Runs Allowed43434421000025
2009 npb-hir
Team123456789101112Total
Runs Scored761220187310720092
Runs Allowed16111919278127100111
Hits111823312918132113340184
Hits Allowed333130211734232220302236
Home Runs01323111110014
Home Runs Allowed40403201000014
2011 npb-yok
Team123456789101112Total
Runs Scored469771289300065
Runs Allowed14611151811115600097
Hits192121211727261915101188
Hits Allowed292320253626261912101218
Home Runs00121333200015
Home Runs Allowed24153212200022
2010 npb-yok
Team123456789101112Total
Runs Scored156610712103300072
Runs Allowed16112112141611189110130
Hits291819232126261319000194
Hits Allowed312927252628282718000239
Home Runs01041311100012
Home Runs Allowed23625315500032
2009 npb-yok
Team123456789101112Total
Runs Scored10728916891700086
Runs Allowed2421181710132156000135
Hits211816212329171426000185
Hits Allowed30273034233731187000237
Home Runs64132434300030
Home Runs Allowed67354142200034
2011 npb-sft
Team123456789101112Total
Runs Scored1715711181416123000113
Runs Allowed553652105200043
Hits262417203026193110000203
Hits Allowed19171521181620913000148
Home Runs43232220100019
Home Runs Allowed0000014300008
2010 npb-sft
Team123456789101112Total
Runs Scored18712191461592120105
Runs Allowed1634227151214320098
Hits332219342420262516000219
Hits Allowed291813341925272319000207
Home Runs30354222100022
Home Runs Allowed00161113000013
2009 npb-sft
Team123456789101112Total
Runs Scored1315191612161292200116
Runs Allowed103591171171000073
Hits28213325162623227310205
Hits Allowed181117162923202222111181
Home Runs55445313110032
Home Runs Allowed31130050200015
2011 npb-sei
Team123456789101112Total
Runs Scored116181119879212094
Runs Allowed53414614681102073
Hits21213225361916177731205
Hits Allowed171115292028302328150207
Home Runs31233312100019
Home Runs Allowed10021511101013
2010 npb-sei
Team123456789101112Total
Runs Scored67176895191800095
Runs Allowed1241981651311300091
Hits192424161925232527000202
Hits Allowed261432202915182413000191
Home Runs22414127100024
Home Runs Allowed23533242200026
2009 npb-sei
Team123456789101112Total
Runs Scored191612151312589300112
Runs Allowed14101113513112010200109
Hits3227252727241320141002221
Hits Allowed272117282428282616740226
Home Runs53385012100028
Home Runs Allowed43461526100032
2011 npb-lot
Team123456789101112Total
Runs Scored16308671051110067
Runs Allowed81555412313300068
Hits22158262422251324211183
Hits Allowed243313221518162019111183
Home Runs11002031300011
Home Runs Allowed22120111100011
2010 npb-lot
Team123456789101112Total
Runs Scored17142315516231712110144
Runs Allowed128811168119601595
Hits292532241827332821000237
Hits Allowed222426202722231530000209
Home Runs11522654600032
Home Runs Allowed11354234000023
2009 npb-lot
Team123456789101112Total
Runs Scored1441467191510700096
Runs Allowed13710101512211601087
Hits332120241634321718412222
Hits Allowed282622292625142119133217
Home Runs40113112100014
Home Runs Allowed12432414101023
2011 npb-nip
Team123456789101112Total
Runs Scored548968815101065
Runs Allowed40792532200034
Hits192021172122153115020183
Hits Allowed201321231725191512000165
Home Runs01210232000011
Home Runs Allowed0013000200006
2010 npb-nip
Team123456789101112Total
Runs Scored1913111217176116000112
Runs Allowed104713961171101079
Hits303025303028252417000239
Hits Allowed221621231718212633000197
Home Runs51224204300023
Home Runs Allowed23262312400025
2009 npb-nip
Team123456789101112Total
Runs Scored14181511141719155000128
Runs Allowed610179619126300088
Hits253030292228343013010242
Hits Allowed151928182336192017121199
Home Runs10132422000015
Home Runs Allowed05320323000018
2011 npb-orx
Team123456789101112Total
Runs Scored13121775131110730098
Runs Allowed691265521810055
Hits262430181831232316300212
Hits Allowed182523211819191418300178
Home Runs23230201200015
Home Runs Allowed12020100410011
2010 npb-orx
Team123456789101112Total
Runs Scored11101624112210289130145
Runs Allowed10114151313121210000100
Hits241522392636253822000247
Hits Allowed292521282332301423000225
Home Runs43143324300027
Home Runs Allowed23133423300024
2009 npb-orx
Team123456789101112Total
Runs Scored71111121571210500090
Runs Allowed131112102517131315000129
Hits212828263021192513000211
Hits Allowed232525223832232420000232
Home Runs12212122000013
Home Runs Allowed24224432200025
2011 npb-rak
Team123456789101112Total
Runs Scored947878651110066
Runs Allowed166121548168520092
Hits212022181923211817200181
Hits Allowed33172630918271910300192
Home Runs21120211100011
Home Runs Allowed21023441100018
2010 npb-rak
Team123456789101112Total
Runs Scored116151710137109200100
Runs Allowed105957151081310083
Hits272028262523232427000223
Hits Allowed231920172531221734000208
Home Runs13433714200028
Home Runs Allowed12010432300016
2009 npb-rak
Team123456789101112Total
Runs Scored21010771289600071
Runs Allowed1281224128987200102
Hits192424231725232218100196
Hits Allowed222327372317281810200207
Home Runs12212111100012
Home Runs Allowed60162031120022
Comments
Re: Inter-Legaue Data Dump
[ Author: westbaystars | Posted: Jun 26, 2011 7:42 PM | YBS Fan ]

Hmm. That data wasn't very interesting. Not anything that we didn't already know.

Jim Allen had mentioned that he suspected more home runs on fork balls than in past years, so I've looked up what the fateful home run pitch has been over the past three Inter-league seasons.
200920102011
PitchHRPctAvg PHRPctAvg PHRPctAvg P
straight11445.8%3.2415454.4%3.149159.5%3.56
change-up166.4%3.56155.3%3.0042.6%4.25
slider7228.9%2.966021.2%3.054026.1%2.90
fork124.8%3.50113.9%2.9174.6%2.43
other20.8%6.5020.7%3.0010.7%2.00
sinker52.0%4.8041.4%4.7521.3%2.00
shoot72.8%3.29124.2%2.6710.7%2.00
curve114.4%2.18124.2%2.3342.6%4.50
cutter93.6%3.00134.6%2.9232.0%3.33

Looks like it's the straight fastball that is getting hit out consistently, and by a wide margin.

The "Avg P" columns are the average number of pitches thrown in an at bat where a home run was the result.

I think that Jim's assertion that fast ball and fork throwing pitchers are more likely to go after hitters quickly has some merit. Instead of fiddling around the borders of the plate (like the change-up/curve pitchers seem to like doing), the home runs hit have averaged earlier in the count in 2011 than the previous two years.
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