The top Oriole run differentials of all time

[Frobby]

The 2024 Orioles already have a run differential of +114, compared to +129 all last year.  The O’s are on a +260 run pace.  Here’s how that compares with the biggest run differentials in Orioles’ history:

1969 +262

1970 *218

1971 + 214

1973 +193

1979 *175

1980 +165

1966 +154

1983 +147

1996 +131

2023 +129

1975 +129

The 2024 O’s already have passed every other team in Orioles’ history in run differential, 71 games into the season.  Hopefully they can climb a long way up this ladder.

[Safelykept]

16 minutes ago, Frobby said:

The 2024 Orioles already have a run differential of +114, compared to +129 all last year.  The O’s are on a +260 run pace.  Here’s how that compares with the biggest run differentials in Orioles’ history:

1969 +262

1970 *218

1971 + 214

1973 +193

1979 *175

1980 +165

1966 +154

1983 +147

1996 +131

2023 +129

1975 +129

The 2024 O’s already have passed every other team in Orioles’ history in run differential, 71 games into the season.  Hopefully they can climb a long way up this ladder.

All the way up!

[Roy Firestone]

I'm not sure I'd compare THIS team to any team, especially the 1970 team or the 1971 team. Those teams had enormous power and defense and starting pitching. But of course, the game is drastically different and specialised and the power of the athletes is night and day. I  think offensively speaking though, it's hard to compare the 24' Orioles to ANY team in recent memory, including the 2012-13 Orioles with Manny, Reynolds, Hardy, Davis , Schoop and the others..I just hope we can acquire a solid  starter and reliever(or two) for the second half run. Some difficult decisions are ahead for Elias.But this team can sure score runs..

Edited June 17 by Roy Firestone

[dystopia]

After checking I was surprised to find 1997 was only +131 and 2014 was only +112. We will easily surpass those. 

[DirtyBird]

45 minutes ago, Roy Firestone said:

I'm not sure I'd compare THIS team to any team, especially the 1970 team or the 1971 team. Those teams had enormous power and defense and starting pitching. But of course, the game is drastically different and specialised and the power of the athletes is night and day. I  think offensively speaking though, it's hard to compare the 24' Orioles to ANY team in recent memory, including the 2012-13 Orioles with Manny, Reynolds, Hardy, Davis , Schoop and the others..I just hope we can acquire a solid  starter and reliever(or two) for the second half run. Some difficult decisions are ahead for Elias.But this team can sure score runs..

1970 - 3.15 ERA, 3.59 FIP, 1.208 WHIP
1971 - 2.99 ERA, 3.40 FIP, 1.182 WHIP
2024 - 3.07 ERA, 3.44 FIP, 1.127 WHIP

Maybe life just seems better when we are young?

[The Goob]

1 hour ago, Roy Firestone said:

I'm not sure I'd compare THIS team to any team, especially the 1970 team or the 1971 team. Those teams had enormous power and defense and starting pitching. But of course, the game is drastically different and specialised and the power of the athletes is night and day. I  think offensively speaking though, it's hard to compare the 24' Orioles to ANY team in recent memory, including the 2012-13 Orioles with Manny, Reynolds, Hardy, Davis , Schoop and the others..I just hope we can acquire a solid  starter and reliever(or two) for the second half run. Some difficult decisions are ahead for Elias.But this team can sure score runs..

Agreed this is the best lineup the Orioles have had in the last 40 years. And that is without any contribution from Holliday, Mayo and Kjerstad.  Just pinch myself daily at all of the position player talent in this organization.

 

One ace starter and one who just needs to build on his current track record to be considered a second ace.  It just hurts to think what could have been if the elbows of Bradish and Bautista held up.  While none of us trust the bullpen the result have been decent to pretty good.  One or two high leverage relivers and this team is better than the Yankees (they may be even without that) and with better postseason luck should be favored to win the AL.

[Just Regular]

+700 in a 3-year span must be pretty rare.

At a glance the Mantle Yankees, Mariano Yankees and Frobby Orioles look like 680's, 690's at their three year peak.

Recent Dodgers teams (maybe having broken baseball?) posted 876 across 2019-2022 if you throw out 2020 as I am fond of doing.     The 2020 numbers are similarly dominant if you extrapolate 60 to 162.

An Orioles team that really flowers (not that it hasn't already) against the Dodgers before Shohei and Mookie and Freddie get too moldy could be an epic World Series if we are lucky enough to get one soon.

[wildcard]

I was just thinking that I have not seen an O's team this good since 1969-1971.  And Frobby just confirmed it.   Hope they can continue to prove it the rest of the season and through the playoffs.

Edited June 17 by wildcard

[eddie83]

 

7 hours ago, Frobby said:

The 2024 Orioles already have a run differential of +114, compared to +129 all last year.  The O’s are on a +260 run pace.  Here’s how that compares with the biggest run differentials in Orioles’ history:

1969 +262

1970 *218

1971 + 214

1973 +193

1979 *175

1980 +165

1966 +154

1983 +147

1996 +131

2023 +129

1975 +129

The 2024 O’s already have passed every other team in Orioles’ history in run differential, 71 games into the season.  Hopefully they can climb a long way up this ladder.

Nice list.
 

1996 was plus +46. 

 

1973 had a Pythagorean WL% of 102-60. Underrated team in the franchise’s history. Lost in playoffs and no Frank really impacts it. Lineup was super balanced. Right now Orioles Pyt WL% is .665. Second highest in team history. 1969 is number 1.  

[RavensNOsGuy]

The 97 team was basically on this same pace record wise. They were actually 83-44 in mid-August but really fell off in September, though they did rally to make the LCS. Lot of strange losses in there including getting swept at home by the Blue Jays, Brewers, and a poor 14 game home stand in September. IIRC the pitching was great early but guys like Jimmy Key fell apart later in the season. And of course who could forget Benetez, who had a huge hand in us losing the LCS to the Indians. Man that could of been our year to win it all.

[Allan Bryant]

9 hours ago, Just Regular said:

+700 in a 3-year span must be pretty rare.

At a glance the Mantle Yankees, Mariano Yankees and Frobby Orioles look like 680's, 690's at their three year peak.

Recent Dodgers teams (maybe having broken baseball?) posted 876 across 2019-2022 if you throw out 2020 as I am fond of doing.     The 2020 numbers are similarly dominant if you extrapolate 60 to 162.

An Orioles team that really flowers (not that it hasn't already) against the Dodgers before Shohei and Mookie and Freddie get too moldy could be an epic World Series if we are lucky enough to get one soon.

The Orioles vs Dodgers this World Series ?   That would be epic 

[Ohfan67]

The pitching has been really good. I know we are all basically nervous about the bullpen, the effect of losing Bradish, etc, but man the pitching so far has been outstanding. The offense is great but less surprising to me. 

[oriolediehard]

We should've won it all in 2014!  We just couldn't get the big hits!

[Hallas]

11 hours ago, Just Regular said:

+700 in a 3-year span must be pretty rare.

At a glance the Mantle Yankees, Mariano Yankees and Frobby Orioles look like 680's, 690's at their three year peak.

Recent Dodgers teams (maybe having broken baseball?) posted 876 across 2019-2022 if you throw out 2020 as I am fond of doing.     The 2020 numbers are similarly dominant if you extrapolate 60 to 162.

An Orioles team that really flowers (not that it hasn't already) against the Dodgers before Shohei and Mookie and Freddie get too moldy could be an epic World Series if we are lucky enough to get one soon.

If the Orioles play the Dodgers in the WS I don't care how much that ticket is, I'm going.