amag
02-17-2002, 07:33 PM
Here are certain things the Cardinals statistically had high or low rankings in last year...
The team:
- 1st in hit and run success % (55.1% compared to the league average of 35.1)
- 1st in mid-inning pitching changes (209)
- 1st in 2+ pitching changes in low-scoring games (46)
- 2nd in steals of home plate (1)
- 2nd in fewest caught stealings of second base (27)
- 2nd in total releif appearances (485)
- 3rd in stolen base success percentage (72.2%)
- 3rd in sacrifice bunt success percentage (88.2%)
- 3rd in successfull squeeze plays (9)
- 3rd in Hit and Run attempts
J.D. Drew:
- 1st in batting average on a 3-1 count (.778)
- 7th in errors in right field (5)
Jim Edmonds:
- 1st in assists in center field (12)
- 1st in RBI's by a center fielder (110)
- 3rd lowest fielding percentage in centerfield (.982)
- 4th in batting average on a 3-1 count (.737)
Darryl Kile:
- 4th in games started (34)
- 5th in ERA (3.09)
- 5th lowest in stolen base succes % (36.4)
- 5th lowest batting average allowed with runners in scoring position (.210)
Steve Kline:
- 1st in games pitched (89)
- 2nd in releif ERA (1.80)
- 8th lowest batting average allowed in releif (.203)
- 9th fewest baserunners allowed per 9 innings (10.3)
Matt Morris:
- 1st in wins (22)
- 1st in home ERA (1.62)
- 3rd highest groundball-flyball ratio (2.0)
- 3rd fewest hr's allowed per 9 innings (.54)
- 3rd most run suppport per 9 innings (6.4)
Placido Polanco:
- 3rd in singles (140)
- 3rd lowest HR frecquency (188.0 at-bats per home run)
Albert Pujols:
- 1st in batting average among rookies (.329)
- 1st in HR's among rookies (37)
- 1st in RBI's among rookies (130)
- 2nd batting average vs. righthanders (.342)
- 4th in batting average with two strikes (.268)
Edgar Renteria
- 2nd in errors at SS (24)
- 8th in stolen base % (81.0%)
Fernando Vina:
- 1st in fielding % by a second basemen (.987)
- Fewest pitches seen per plate appearance (3.18)
- 2nd in singles (144)
- 2nd in hit-by-pitch (22)
- 2nd in bunts in play (34)
The team:
- 1st in hit and run success % (55.1% compared to the league average of 35.1)
- 1st in mid-inning pitching changes (209)
- 1st in 2+ pitching changes in low-scoring games (46)
- 2nd in steals of home plate (1)
- 2nd in fewest caught stealings of second base (27)
- 2nd in total releif appearances (485)
- 3rd in stolen base success percentage (72.2%)
- 3rd in sacrifice bunt success percentage (88.2%)
- 3rd in successfull squeeze plays (9)
- 3rd in Hit and Run attempts
J.D. Drew:
- 1st in batting average on a 3-1 count (.778)
- 7th in errors in right field (5)
Jim Edmonds:
- 1st in assists in center field (12)
- 1st in RBI's by a center fielder (110)
- 3rd lowest fielding percentage in centerfield (.982)
- 4th in batting average on a 3-1 count (.737)
Darryl Kile:
- 4th in games started (34)
- 5th in ERA (3.09)
- 5th lowest in stolen base succes % (36.4)
- 5th lowest batting average allowed with runners in scoring position (.210)
Steve Kline:
- 1st in games pitched (89)
- 2nd in releif ERA (1.80)
- 8th lowest batting average allowed in releif (.203)
- 9th fewest baserunners allowed per 9 innings (10.3)
Matt Morris:
- 1st in wins (22)
- 1st in home ERA (1.62)
- 3rd highest groundball-flyball ratio (2.0)
- 3rd fewest hr's allowed per 9 innings (.54)
- 3rd most run suppport per 9 innings (6.4)
Placido Polanco:
- 3rd in singles (140)
- 3rd lowest HR frecquency (188.0 at-bats per home run)
Albert Pujols:
- 1st in batting average among rookies (.329)
- 1st in HR's among rookies (37)
- 1st in RBI's among rookies (130)
- 2nd batting average vs. righthanders (.342)
- 4th in batting average with two strikes (.268)
Edgar Renteria
- 2nd in errors at SS (24)
- 8th in stolen base % (81.0%)
Fernando Vina:
- 1st in fielding % by a second basemen (.987)
- Fewest pitches seen per plate appearance (3.18)
- 2nd in singles (144)
- 2nd in hit-by-pitch (22)
- 2nd in bunts in play (34)