A look at the Orioles, by month

[Frobby]

July 2012

13-14 record

3-2 vs. AL East

3-7 at home

10-7 on the road

1-0 in extra innings

6-0 in one run games

4.04 runs scored per game was 11th in the AL

.691 OPS was 11th in the AL

.300 OBP was 13th in the AL

.240 BA was 12th in the AL

.390 SLG was 11th in the AL

1.15 HR/game was 7th in the AL

4.61 ERA was 10th in the AL

1.26 HR allowed/game was 4th worst in the AL

5.11 RA was 11th in the AL

4.58 starters' ERA

4.67 bullpen ERA

5.60 IP per start

12 save opportunities was 2nd in the AL

8 saves was tied for 3rd most in the AL (2-way tie)

4 blown saves tied for 3rd most in the AL (2-way tie)

15 unearned runs allowed was tied for most in the AL

.56 errors per game

Cumulative through July 2012

4.19 runs scored per game was 10th in the AL

.711 OPS was 11th in the AL

.306 OBP was 12th in the AL

.243 BA was 11th in the AL

.406 SLG was 9th in the AL

1.25 HR/game was 3rd in the AL

.710 OPS with RISP was 10th in the AL (up from .695 in June)

4.15 ERA was 9th in the AL

1.15 HR allowed/game was 3rd worst in the AL

4.68 RA was 10th in the AL

4.73 starters' ERA was 10th in the AL

3.14 bullpen ERA was 2nd in the AL

5.78 IP per start was 11th in the AL

49 save opportunities was 1st in the AL

35 saves was 1st in the AL

15 blown saves tied for 2nd most in the AL

71% save percentage was 5th in the AL

50 unearned runs was worst in the AL

.979 fielding percentage was worst in the AL (84 errors total for the season)

[Ohfan67]

Buck Showalter should get a lot of votes for manager of the year.

[Frobby]

A few observations about the foregoing:

1. The offensive numbers were poor, but have been much better since the all-star break (.744 OPS, 4.47 runs per game).

2. Contrary to impressions, the RISP hitting was pretty good. I don't have an exact figure, but a rise in the cumulative OPS with RISP from .695 at the end of June to .710 at the end of July implies that the team had an OPS of approximately .753 in July in RISP situations.

2. The starting pitchers' ERA of 4.58 was the best the O's have had since April, but the 5.60 IP/start was still very poor, and driven by a few very short starts.

3. The bullpen ERA of 4.67 was easily the worst of the year.

3. The defense/pitching managed to convert 15 errors (lowest monthly total of the season) into 15 unearned runs. By contrast, in June the Orioles committed 22 errors but allowed only 7 unearned runs.

[Frobby]

Some individual performances in July:

OPS

Quintanilla 1.006 (1.006 post all-star break)

Markakis .940 (.940)

Flaherty .851 (.705)

Jones .816 (.933)

Thome .746 (.822)

Davis .701 (.721)

Reynolds .643 (.606)

Betemit .636 (.768)

Andino .610 (.773)

Wieters .576 (.551)

Hardy .538 (.650)

Teagraden .342 (.342)

RBI

Davis 18

Jones 16

Wieters 11

Hardy 10

Reynolds 10

Betemit 6

Markakis 6

HR

Jones 5

Davis 5

Flaherty 3

Runs

Jones 18

Markakis 15

Hardy 14

Reynolds 10

A stat I find rather amazing is that Nick Markakis easily led the team in hits in July, with 31, despite not playing in 8 of the 27 games. Jones was second in hits with 22.

ERA

Tillman 2.70

Chen 3.44

Hunter 4.12

Gonzalez 4.91

Hammel 4.96

Britton 5.74

Matusz 9.00

Arrieta 14.73

Gregg 0.84

Strop 1.64

Patton 1.80

Lindstrom 4.22

Ayala 4.30

O'Day 5.40

Socolovich 9.00

Johnson 11.70

[Fan4Life]

A stat I find rather amazing is that Nick Markakis easily led the team in hits in July, with 31, despite not playing in 8 of the 27 games. Jones was second in hits with 22.

A testament as to just how much better Nick is as a hitter than anyone else on the team.

[Frobby]

A testament as to just how much better Nick is as a hitter than anyone else on the team.

Well, he certainly was in July. He had a .378 BA, the next highest of anyone with at least 50 at bats was Jones at .264.

[atom_25]

Anyone else thinking more at bats for Flaherty? Also Gregg put in a great month.

[Grt 2BA FL Gator]

July 2012

13-14 record

3-2 vs. AL East

3-7 at home

10-7 on the road

1-0 in extra innings

6-0 in one run games

4.04 runs scored per game was 11th in the AL

.691 OPS was 11th in the AL

.300 OBP was 13th in the AL

.240 BA was 12th in the AL

.390 SLG was 11th in the AL

1.15 HR/game was 7th in the AL

4.61 ERA was 10th in the AL

1.26 HR allowed/game was 4th worst in the AL

5.11 RA was 11th in the AL

4.58 starters' ERA

4.67 bullpen ERA

5.60 IP per start

12 save opportunities was 2nd in the AL

8 saves was tied for 3rd most in the AL (2-way tie)

4 blown saves tied for 3rd most in the AL (2-way tie)

15 unearned runs allowed was tied for most in the AL

.56 errors per game

Cumulative through July 2012

4.19 runs scored per game was 10th in the AL

.711 OPS was 11th in the AL

.306 OBP was 12th in the AL

.243 BA was 11th in the AL

.406 SLG was 9th in the AL

1.25 HR/game was 3rd in the AL

.710 OPS with RISP was 10th in the AL (up from .695 in June)

4.15 ERA was 9th in the AL

1.15 HR allowed/game was 3rd worst in the AL

4.68 RA was 10th in the AL

4.73 starters' ERA was 10th in the AL

3.14 bullpen ERA was 2nd in the AL

5.78 IP per start was 11th in the AL

49 save opportunities was 1st in the AL

35 saves was 1st in the AL

15 blown saves tied for 2nd most in the AL

71% save percentage was 5th in the AL

50 unearned runs was worst in the AL

.979 fielding percentage was worst in the AL (84 errors total for the season)

These stats make me wonder, how in the heck are we 6 games over? I will take it, but clearly the great bullpen and one run game record is the reason why we are where we are.

As people have said in the past, a team's record in one run games is usually a function of luck.. I'll take it this year, but we need to keep building for the future. I've got my eye on the young pitchers and continual improvement from Wieters. We shall see.

[Frobby]

These stats make me wonder, how in the heck are we 6 games over? I will take it, but clearly the great bullpen and one run game record is the reason why we are where we are.

As people have said in the past, a team's record in one run games is usually a function of luck.. I'll take it this year, but we need to keep building for the future. I've got my eye on the young pitchers and continual improvement from Wieters. We shall see.

20-6 in one run games, 10-2 in extra inning games (6-1 in extra inning games decided by more than one run). The bullpen probably gets some credit for that, but we cannot expect this to be replicated next year no matter how good the bullpen is. Clearly there is a lot more work to do this offseason.

[Malike]

20-6 in one run games, 10-2 in extra inning games (6-1 in extra inning games decided by more than one run). The bullpen probably gets some credit for that, but we cannot expect this to be replicated next year no matter how good the bullpen is. Clearly there is a lot more work to do this offseason.

Heck, we might not replicate this type of success for the next couple of months. We've been super in those situations.

[Grt 2BA FL Gator]

20-6 in one run games, 10-2 in extra inning games (6-1 in extra inning games decided by more than one run). The bullpen probably gets some credit for that, but we cannot expect this to be replicated next year no matter how good the bullpen is. Clearly there is a lot more work to do this offseason.

Agreed. We'll see if some of the young players can get better. I still have hope for Tillman, Arrieta, Britton, Matusz and Wieters. Sucks that the jury is still out a bit, but I think those guys supplemented with a couple strategic offseason acquisitions could have us in a good spot to start next year.

[Grt 2BA FL Gator]

20-6 in one run games, 10-2 in extra inning games (6-1 in extra inning games decided by more than one run). The bullpen probably gets some credit for that, but we cannot expect this to be replicated next year no matter how good the bullpen is. Clearly there is a lot more work to do this offseason.

Any way to find out what the average win % in one run games is for MLB? Perhaps narrowing that down to teams with good bullpens? That would be an interesting stat to look at. I'd bet teams with good bullpens probably go at least .500 in one run games. That would land us at 13-13 and right near .500. I would be OK with that. Much improved over last year, again, largely due to the bullpen.

[Frobby]

August 2012

19-9 record

7-3 vs. AL East

12-4 at home

6-5 on the road

2-0 in extra innings

4-0 in one run games

4.37 runs scored per game was 8th in the AL

.742 OPS was 8th in the AL

.316 OBP was 8th in the AL

.251 BA was 11th in the AL

.427 SLG was 7th in the AL

1.26 HR/game was 5th in the AL (tied with Toronto)

3.69 ERA was 5th in the AL

1.11 HR allowed/game was 8th in the AL

3.93 RA was tied for 4th in the AL

3.97 starters' ERA

3.44 bullpen ERA

5.70 IP per start

10 save opportunities was tied fort 6th in the AL (6-way tie)

10 saves was tied for 2nd in the AL

0 blown saves was tied for best in the AL (with Minnesota, which had only 5 saves opportunities

6 unearned runs allowed was tied for best in the AL

.43 errors per game

Cumulative through August 2012

4.23 runs scored per game was 10th in the AL

.718 OPS was 10th in the AL

.308 OBP was 13th in the AL

.245 BA was 11th in the AL

.410 SLG was 8th in the AL

1.25 HR/game was 4th in the AL

.744 OPS with RISP was 8th in the AL

4.05 ERA was 8th in the AL

1.15 HR allowed/game was tied for 10th in the AL (i.e., 4th worst)

4.53 RA was 9th in the AL

4.61 starters' ERA was 9th in the AL

3.07 bullpen ERA was 4th in the AL

5.81 IP per start was 10th in the AL

59 save opportunities was 1st in the AL

45 saves was 1st in the AL

14 blown saves tied for 7th most in the AL

76% save percentage was 5th in the AL

56 unearned runs was 5th most in the AL

.981 fielding percentage was worst in the AL (96 errors total)

Edited September 1, 2012 by Frobby

[callahan09]

Any way to find out what the average win % in one run games is for MLB? Perhaps narrowing that down to teams with good bullpens? That would be an interesting stat to look at. I'd bet teams with good bullpens probably go at least .500 in one run games. That would land us at 13-13 and right near .500. I would be OK with that. Much improved over last year, again, largely due to the bullpen.

It's been a while since I studied statistics in college, but wouldn't it by definition be .500 because for every winner there is a loser?

Edited September 1, 2012 by callahan09

[Frobby]

September 2012

19-9 record (20-11 incl. October)

15-7 vs. AL East (16-9)

10-4 at home

9-5 on the road (10-7)

4-0 in extra innings

5-3 in one run games (6-3)

5.46 runs scored per game was 1st in the AL

.806 OPS was 1st in the AL

.341 OBP was 2nd in the AL

.270 BA was 3rd in the AL

.465 SLG was 1st in the AL

1.68 HR/game was 1st in the AL

3.35 ERA was 4th in the AL

1.04 HR allowed/game was 5th best in the AL

3.68 RA was tied for 4th in the AL

3.74 starters' ERA

3.09 bullpen ERA

5.68 IP per start

13 save opportunities was tied for 1st in the AL

9 saves was tied for 2nd in the AL (3-way tie)

4 blown saves was tied for most in the AL (5-way tie)

4 unearned runs allowed was tied for 3rd in the AL (4-way tieP

.36 errors per game

Cumulative for 2012

4.40 runs scored per game was 9th in the AL

.728 OPS was 7th in the AL

.311 OBP was 11th in the AL

.247 BA was 10th in the AL

.417 SLG was 6th in the AL

1.32 HR/game was 2nd in the AL

.772 OPS with RISP was 7th in the AL (up from .744 in August)

3.90 ERA was 6th in the AL

1.14 HR allowed/game was tied for 7th in the AL (i.e., 8th worst)

4.35 RA was 7th in the AL

4.42 starters' ERA was 9th in the AL

3.00 bullpen ERA was 3rd in the AL

5.79 IP per start was 9th in the AL

73 save opportunities was 1st in the AL

55 saves was 1st in the AL

18 blown saves was 6th most in the AL

75% save percentage was 5th in the AL

56 unearned runs was 5th most in the AL

.983 fielding percentage was 10th in the AL (106 errors total)

Comments:

Wow, what a September. 1st in runs scored, OPS, SLG and homers. Tremendous RISP hitting, approximately .906 for the month. 4th in ERA, with both the starters and relievers doing very well. Stellar defense, too. No two ways about it, the team played amazing baseball in September. On the final day of the month, we clinched a playoff spot. It's a month that will remain in our memories for a long time.