Cubs Team Stats

[Banedon]

I think there's been a perception among some on the board that the Cubs pitching is just scraping by.

 

The Cubs rank 2nd in MLB in ERA with 3.71. Mets are 1st with 3.33.

 

The Cubs rank 1st in MLB in Avg Against with .215. Mets are 2nd with .222.

 

The Cubs rank 2nd in MLB in Runs Allowed with 53. Mets are 1st with 58.

 

The Cubs rank 1st in MLB in Hits Allowed with 95. Mets are 2nd with 106.

 

The Cubs rank 5th in MLB in OBP against with .313. The Tigers, Mets, Red Sox, and White Sox are ahead of them.

 

Should be interesting as we go along to see if this is an early season "small sample size" thing, or if our pitching is going to be this good all year.

[soccer10k]

What about walks?

[Banedon]

What about walks?

 

23rd in MLB with 60. So far they seem to be getting away with it.

[JWCUB]

What about walks?

 

That has been the major problem so far this year. And giving up the long ball.

[Banedon]

What about walks?

 

That has been the major problem so far this year. And giving up the long ball.

 

T-23rd in MLB with 21 HR's given up.

 

Again though, they're getting away with it so far, still not giving up a lot of runs.

[JWCUB]

Good stuff Banedon. Should be very interesting when Woody and Prior come back. The walks have to be improved upon.

[CubmanPi]

So far this season, Greg Maddux of his late 20's and an unbelievably good bullpen have accounted for a pretty good chunk of our pitching. If they continue to hold up the way they have, they should have no trouble hanging around the top of the division while Lee is out. However, there have been some uncharacteristically good performances contributing to the observed trend so far, and it's no guarantee that Prior and Wood are just going to slide right into that level of performance upon their return, so my confidence in the pitching staff maintaining that level is a little shaky right now.

[Guest]

I think there's been a perception among some on the board that the Cubs pitching is just scraping by.

 

The Cubs rank 2nd in MLB in ERA with 3.71. Mets are 1st with 3.33.

 

The Cubs rank 1st in MLB in Avg Against with .215. Mets are 2nd with .222.

 

The Cubs rank 2nd in MLB in Runs Allowed with 53. Mets are 1st with 58.

 

The Cubs rank 1st in MLB in Hits Allowed with 95. Mets are 2nd with 106.

 

The Cubs rank 5th in MLB in OBP against with .313. The Tigers, Mets, Red Sox, and White Sox are ahead of them.

 

Should be interesting as we go along to see if this is an early season "small sample size" thing, or if our pitching is going to be this good all year.

While not many runs have crossed the plate, our pitchers really haven't done too well so far. Their K/BB ratio is a paltry 1.57, leading to a hefty fielding-independent ERA of 5.50. (The staff average on balls in play is a mere .217, three full standard deviations below the league average of .290.) Unless the staff drastically reduces those walk totals while improving their K rate, those low ERA numbers won't last for long.