Inter-Legaue Data Dump

Discussion in the Bayside West: Yokohama forum

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
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
Runs Scored	8	12	9	8	7	4	6	12	11	1	1	0	79
Runs Allowed	11	4	7	12	8	8	5	9	3	0	1	0	68
Hits	22	23	23	21	17	19	19	19	17	2	1	0	183
Hits Allowed	21	19	23	22	25	21	15	23	13	2	1	0	185
Home Runs	0	2	1	2	1	2	0	1	4	1	1	0	15
Home Runs Allowed	3	2	1	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	13
2010 npb-chu
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
Runs Scored	10	2	5	15	10	4	8	14	10	0	1	0	79
Runs Allowed	12	5	13	15	12	10	5	25	8	0	4	0	109
Hits	25	15	18	27	23	17	18	28	30	0	0	0	201
Hits Allowed	21	14	25	25	27	19	24	36	21	0	0	0	212
Home Runs	0	0	1	5	1	2	3	3	2	0	0	0	17
Home Runs Allowed	2	1	1	2	4	3	0	6	3	0	0	0	22
2009 npb-chu
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
Runs Scored	15	18	15	11	11	6	16	15	9	1	0	0	117
Runs Allowed	8	13	13	12	7	7	11	11	6	2	0	0	90
Hits	26	34	20	28	22	20	29	27	19	4	2	2	233
Hits Allowed	26	28	25	22	19	16	28	24	15	6	0	1	210
Home Runs	3	3	3	5	0	2	2	2	0	1	0	0	21
Home Runs Allowed	0	1	0	2	0	1	1	4	0	0	0	0	9

2011 npb-han
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
Runs Scored	10	9	11	9	4	6	6	1	2	0	0	0	58
Runs Allowed	14	8	7	5	8	15	10	13	3	1	1	0	85
Hits	30	23	25	29	13	17	22	5	18	0	1	0	183
Hits Allowed	24	18	16	14	19	26	17	23	12	2	2	0	173
Home Runs	2	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	6
Home Runs Allowed	3	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	8
2010 npb-han
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
Runs Scored	14	6	9	20	14	8	10	7	11	2	1	0	102
Runs Allowed	11	15	10	13	4	6	19	11	13	1	0	0	103
Hits	28	20	21	34	31	25	22	18	29	0	0	0	228
Hits Allowed	25	33	16	27	14	20	29	24	25	0	0	0	213
Home Runs	2	3	1	8	3	1	1	2	3	0	0	0	24
Home Runs Allowed	2	0	2	3	1	2	2	4	3	0	0	0	19
2009 npb-han
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
Runs Scored	9	4	15	7	4	14	10	11	5	0	0	0	79
Runs Allowed	10	15	12	9	14	16	10	7	5	1	0	0	99
Hits	21	17	30	21	18	33	18	23	14	1	3	2	201
Hits Allowed	27	24	24	25	27	27	26	15	16	1	2	0	214
Home Runs	2	2	2	2	0	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	17
Home Runs Allowed	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	13

2011 npb-yom
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
Runs Scored	10	4	4	7	4	8	9	6	6	2	0	0	60
Runs Allowed	5	1	7	11	7	5	6	8	8	4	0	0	62
Hits	23	16	13	22	15	21	22	24	18	4	1	0	179
Hits Allowed	19	14	19	24	25	18	12	23	17	5	1	0	177
Home Runs	3	3	0	2	1	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	15
Home Runs Allowed	0	1	0	2	2	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	11
2010 npb-yom
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
Runs Scored	19	9	14	3	13	12	11	4	11	1	0	0	97
Runs Allowed	12	9	15	18	12	17	8	11	11	0	0	0	113
Hits	30	26	30	15	22	20	24	11	21	0	0	0	199
Hits Allowed	26	19	27	29	18	25	22	24	16	0	0	0	206
Home Runs	5	5	7	2	6	5	4	2	5	0	0	0	41
Home Runs Allowed	2	2	3	4	3	5	3	5	3	0	0	0	30
2009 npb-yom
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
Runs Scored	19	6	14	15	9	14	15	7	5	0	0	0	104
Runs Allowed	3	9	3	17	15	5	11	19	5	1	0	0	88
Hits	35	18	28	25	27	32	32	17	14	2	0	1	231
Hits Allowed	19	25	21	30	25	19	21	36	12	6	0	1	215
Home Runs	4	2	3	6	2	5	6	3	1	0	0	0	32
Home Runs Allowed	2	1	0	3	4	4	1	4	0	0	0	0	19

2011 npb-yak
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
Runs Scored	9	4	7	13	3	7	6	3	4	0	1	0	57
Runs Allowed	13	11	13	1	9	14	10	9	10	0	0	0	90
Hits	27	20	16	28	19	19	21	10	14	1	3	0	178
Hits Allowed	20	26	26	16	19	27	24	26	18	0	0	0	202
Home Runs	1	0	0	3	0	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	11
Home Runs Allowed	2	2	4	0	1	3	2	1	3	0	0	0	18
2010 npb-yak
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
Runs Scored	5	7	9	6	15	12	17	17	5	0	0	0	93
Runs Allowed	14	8	14	12	10	17	18	16	9	1	1	0	120
Hits	20	20	24	18	25	26	25	20	18	0	0	0	196
Hits Allowed	24	20	24	30	27	42	27	27	26	0	0	0	247
Home Runs	1	2	1	3	1	3	1	5	1	0	0	0	18
Home Runs Allowed	4	1	3	3	3	4	4	4	2	0	0	0	28
2009 npb-yak
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
Runs Scored	8	8	9	14	23	19	6	13	8	1	1	0	110
Runs Allowed	8	5	16	11	13	15	10	7	5	0	0	0	90
Hits	19	20	19	24	44	29	23	29	18	2	1	0	228
Hits Allowed	23	16	30	22	17	25	15	21	13	2	1	0	185
Home Runs	1	3	3	4	2	1	1	4	1	0	1	0	21
Home Runs Allowed	3	1	4	6	6	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	25

2011 npb-hir
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
Runs Scored	3	3	3	11	1	9	5	6	5	0	0	0	46
Runs Allowed	14	14	12	10	11	5	16	12	5	1	1	0	101
Hits	10	13	15	25	16	21	21	23	18	0	0	0	162
Hits Allowed	22	24	26	23	24	25	25	19	17	4	2	1	212
Home Runs	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	5
Home Runs Allowed	2	1	1	2	0	1	4	2	1	0	0	0	14
2010 npb-hir
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
Runs Scored	7	5	8	20	9	14	13	16	6	0	0	5	103
Runs Allowed	17	9	21	23	13	17	5	13	6	2	0	0	126
Hits	19	17	21	25	18	29	26	29	35	0	0	0	219
Hits Allowed	35	21	31	33	30	25	25	26	24	0	0	0	250
Home Runs	0	1	2	2	1	2	4	3	0	0	0	0	15
Home Runs Allowed	4	3	4	3	4	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	25
2009 npb-hir
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
Runs Scored	7	6	12	20	18	7	3	10	7	2	0	0	92
Runs Allowed	16	11	19	1	9	27	8	12	7	1	0	0	111
Hits	11	18	23	31	29	18	13	21	13	3	4	0	184
Hits Allowed	33	31	30	21	17	34	23	22	20	3	0	2	236
Home Runs	0	1	3	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	14
Home Runs Allowed	4	0	4	0	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	14

2011 npb-yok
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
Runs Scored	4	6	9	7	7	12	8	9	3	0	0	0	65
Runs Allowed	14	6	11	15	18	11	11	5	6	0	0	0	97
Hits	19	21	21	21	17	27	26	19	15	1	0	1	188
Hits Allowed	29	23	20	25	36	26	26	19	12	1	0	1	218
Home Runs	0	0	1	2	1	3	3	3	2	0	0	0	15
Home Runs Allowed	2	4	1	5	3	2	1	2	2	0	0	0	22
2010 npb-yok
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
Runs Scored	15	6	6	10	7	12	10	3	3	0	0	0	72
Runs Allowed	16	11	21	12	14	16	11	18	9	1	1	0	130
Hits	29	18	19	23	21	26	26	13	19	0	0	0	194
Hits Allowed	31	29	27	25	26	28	28	27	18	0	0	0	239
Home Runs	0	1	0	4	1	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	12
Home Runs Allowed	2	3	6	2	5	3	1	5	5	0	0	0	32
2009 npb-yok
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
Runs Scored	10	7	2	8	9	16	8	9	17	0	0	0	86
Runs Allowed	24	21	18	17	10	13	21	5	6	0	0	0	135
Hits	21	18	16	21	23	29	17	14	26	0	0	0	185
Hits Allowed	30	27	30	34	23	37	31	18	7	0	0	0	237
Home Runs	6	4	1	3	2	4	3	4	3	0	0	0	30
Home Runs Allowed	6	7	3	5	4	1	4	2	2	0	0	0	34

2011 npb-sft
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
Runs Scored	17	15	7	11	18	14	16	12	3	0	0	0	113
Runs Allowed	5	5	3	6	5	2	10	5	2	0	0	0	43
Hits	26	24	17	20	30	26	19	31	10	0	0	0	203
Hits Allowed	19	17	15	21	18	16	20	9	13	0	0	0	148
Home Runs	4	3	2	3	2	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	19
Home Runs Allowed	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	0	0	0	0	8
2010 npb-sft
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
Runs Scored	18	7	12	19	14	6	15	9	2	1	2	0	105
Runs Allowed	16	3	4	22	7	15	12	14	3	2	0	0	98
Hits	33	22	19	34	24	20	26	25	16	0	0	0	219
Hits Allowed	29	18	13	34	19	25	27	23	19	0	0	0	207
Home Runs	3	0	3	5	4	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	22
Home Runs Allowed	0	0	1	6	1	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	13
2009 npb-sft
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
Runs Scored	13	15	19	16	12	16	12	9	2	2	0	0	116
Runs Allowed	10	3	5	9	11	7	11	7	10	0	0	0	73
Hits	28	21	33	25	16	26	23	22	7	3	1	0	205
Hits Allowed	18	11	17	16	29	23	20	22	22	1	1	1	181
Home Runs	5	5	4	4	5	3	1	3	1	1	0	0	32
Home Runs Allowed	3	1	1	3	0	0	5	0	2	0	0	0	15

2011 npb-sei
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
Runs Scored	11	6	18	11	19	8	7	9	2	1	2	0	94
Runs Allowed	5	3	4	14	6	14	6	8	11	0	2	0	73
Hits	21	21	32	25	36	19	16	17	7	7	3	1	205
Hits Allowed	17	11	15	29	20	28	30	23	28	1	5	0	207
Home Runs	3	1	2	3	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	19
Home Runs Allowed	1	0	0	2	1	5	1	1	1	0	1	0	13
2010 npb-sei
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
Runs Scored	6	7	17	6	8	9	5	19	18	0	0	0	95
Runs Allowed	12	4	19	8	16	5	13	11	3	0	0	0	91
Hits	19	24	24	16	19	25	23	25	27	0	0	0	202
Hits Allowed	26	14	32	20	29	15	18	24	13	0	0	0	191
Home Runs	2	2	4	1	4	1	2	7	1	0	0	0	24
Home Runs Allowed	2	3	5	3	3	2	4	2	2	0	0	0	26
2009 npb-sei
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
Runs Scored	19	16	12	15	13	12	5	8	9	3	0	0	112
Runs Allowed	14	10	11	13	5	13	11	20	10	2	0	0	109
Hits	32	27	25	27	27	24	13	20	14	10	0	2	221
Hits Allowed	27	21	17	28	24	28	28	26	16	7	4	0	226
Home Runs	5	3	3	8	5	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	28
Home Runs Allowed	4	3	4	6	1	5	2	6	1	0	0	0	32

2011 npb-lot
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
Runs Scored	16	3	0	8	6	7	10	5	11	1	0	0	67
Runs Allowed	8	15	5	5	4	12	3	13	3	0	0	0	68
Hits	22	15	8	26	24	22	25	13	24	2	1	1	183
Hits Allowed	24	33	13	22	15	18	16	20	19	1	1	1	183
Home Runs	1	1	0	0	2	0	3	1	3	0	0	0	11
Home Runs Allowed	2	2	1	2	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	11
2010 npb-lot
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
Runs Scored	17	14	23	15	5	16	23	17	12	1	1	0	144
Runs Allowed	12	8	8	11	16	8	11	9	6	0	1	5	95
Hits	29	25	32	24	18	27	33	28	21	0	0	0	237
Hits Allowed	22	24	26	20	27	22	23	15	30	0	0	0	209
Home Runs	1	1	5	2	2	6	5	4	6	0	0	0	32
Home Runs Allowed	1	1	3	5	4	2	3	4	0	0	0	0	23
2009 npb-lot
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
Runs Scored	14	4	14	6	7	19	15	10	7	0	0	0	96
Runs Allowed	13	7	10	10	15	12	2	11	6	0	1	0	87
Hits	33	21	20	24	16	34	32	17	18	4	1	2	222
Hits Allowed	28	26	22	29	26	25	14	21	19	1	3	3	217
Home Runs	4	0	1	1	3	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	14
Home Runs Allowed	1	2	4	3	2	4	1	4	1	0	1	0	23

2011 npb-nip
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
Runs Scored	5	4	8	9	6	8	8	15	1	0	1	0	65
Runs Allowed	4	0	7	9	2	5	3	2	2	0	0	0	34
Hits	19	20	21	17	21	22	15	31	15	0	2	0	183
Hits Allowed	20	13	21	23	17	25	19	15	12	0	0	0	165
Home Runs	0	1	2	1	0	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	11
Home Runs Allowed	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	6
2010 npb-nip
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
Runs Scored	19	13	11	12	17	17	6	11	6	0	0	0	112
Runs Allowed	10	4	7	13	9	6	11	7	11	0	1	0	79
Hits	30	30	25	30	30	28	25	24	17	0	0	0	239
Hits Allowed	22	16	21	23	17	18	21	26	33	0	0	0	197
Home Runs	5	1	2	2	4	2	0	4	3	0	0	0	23
Home Runs Allowed	2	3	2	6	2	3	1	2	4	0	0	0	25
2009 npb-nip
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
Runs Scored	14	18	15	11	14	17	19	15	5	0	0	0	128
Runs Allowed	6	10	17	9	6	19	12	6	3	0	0	0	88
Hits	25	30	30	29	22	28	34	30	13	0	1	0	242
Hits Allowed	15	19	28	18	23	36	19	20	17	1	2	1	199
Home Runs	1	0	1	3	2	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	15
Home Runs Allowed	0	5	3	2	0	3	2	3	0	0	0	0	18

2011 npb-orx
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
Runs Scored	13	12	17	7	5	13	11	10	7	3	0	0	98
Runs Allowed	6	9	12	6	5	5	2	1	8	1	0	0	55
Hits	26	24	30	18	18	31	23	23	16	3	0	0	212
Hits Allowed	18	25	23	21	18	19	19	14	18	3	0	0	178
Home Runs	2	3	2	3	0	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	15
Home Runs Allowed	1	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	11
2010 npb-orx
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
Runs Scored	11	10	16	24	11	22	10	28	9	1	3	0	145
Runs Allowed	10	11	4	15	13	13	12	12	10	0	0	0	100
Hits	24	15	22	39	26	36	25	38	22	0	0	0	247
Hits Allowed	29	25	21	28	23	32	30	14	23	0	0	0	225
Home Runs	4	3	1	4	3	3	2	4	3	0	0	0	27
Home Runs Allowed	2	3	1	3	3	4	2	3	3	0	0	0	24
2009 npb-orx
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
Runs Scored	7	11	11	12	15	7	12	10	5	0	0	0	90
Runs Allowed	13	11	12	10	25	17	13	13	15	0	0	0	129
Hits	21	28	28	26	30	21	19	25	13	0	0	0	211
Hits Allowed	23	25	25	22	38	32	23	24	20	0	0	0	232
Home Runs	1	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	13
Home Runs Allowed	2	4	2	2	4	4	3	2	2	0	0	0	25

2011 npb-rak
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
Runs Scored	9	4	7	8	7	8	6	5	11	1	0	0	66
Runs Allowed	16	6	12	15	4	8	16	8	5	2	0	0	92
Hits	21	20	22	18	19	23	21	18	17	2	0	0	181
Hits Allowed	33	17	26	30	9	18	27	19	10	3	0	0	192
Home Runs	2	1	1	2	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	11
Home Runs Allowed	2	1	0	2	3	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	18
2010 npb-rak
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
Runs Scored	11	6	15	17	10	13	7	10	9	2	0	0	100
Runs Allowed	10	5	9	5	7	15	10	8	13	1	0	0	83
Hits	27	20	28	26	25	23	23	24	27	0	0	0	223
Hits Allowed	23	19	20	17	25	31	22	17	34	0	0	0	208
Home Runs	1	3	4	3	3	7	1	4	2	0	0	0	28
Home Runs Allowed	1	2	0	1	0	4	3	2	3	0	0	0	16
2009 npb-rak
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
Runs Scored	2	10	10	7	7	12	8	9	6	0	0	0	71
Runs Allowed	12	8	12	24	12	8	9	8	7	2	0	0	102
Hits	19	24	24	23	17	25	23	22	18	1	0	0	196
Hits Allowed	22	23	27	37	23	17	28	18	10	2	0	0	207
Home Runs	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	12
Home Runs Allowed	6	0	1	6	2	0	3	1	1	2	0	0	22

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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.

	2009			2010			2011
Pitch	HR	Pct	Avg P	HR	Pct	Avg P	HR	Pct	Avg P
straight	114	45.8%	3.24	154	54.4%	3.14	91	59.5%	3.56
change-up	16	6.4%	3.56	15	5.3%	3.00	4	2.6%	4.25
slider	72	28.9%	2.96	60	21.2%	3.05	40	26.1%	2.90
fork	12	4.8%	3.50	11	3.9%	2.91	7	4.6%	2.43
other	2	0.8%	6.50	2	0.7%	3.00	1	0.7%	2.00
sinker	5	2.0%	4.80	4	1.4%	4.75	2	1.3%	2.00
shoot	7	2.8%	3.29	12	4.2%	2.67	1	0.7%	2.00
curve	11	4.4%	2.18	12	4.2%	2.33	4	2.6%	4.50
cutter	9	3.6%	3.00	13	4.6%	2.92	3	2.0%	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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