# Odd MLB stats so far this year

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [April 8, 2011, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-mlb-stats-so-far-this-year/577664 "2011-04-08T14:47:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2011, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-mlb-stats-so-far-this-year/577664/1 "2011-04-08T14:47:15Z")

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Tampa Bay has played 6 games and scored just 8 runs(which is odd in itself),but they have not been shut out.

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2011, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-mlb-stats-so-far-this-year/577664/2 "2011-04-08T14:53:54Z")

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I wonder, Yanks have 4 wins so far in their 6 games and Rivera has 4 saves. Has any closer ever had a save in the first 4 wins of a season?

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**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2011, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-mlb-stats-so-far-this-year/577664/3 "2011-04-08T14:56:05Z")

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I like this tidbit about my Reds in SI’s current power rankings: “Cincinnati is scoring 8.6 runs per game, allowing 3.4 runs and sporting a +26 run differential, which is the best in baseball. The offensive onslaught has been most impressive – especially with the first three games coming against the Brewers, the Reds’ projected top division rivals. Cincinnati leads the majors in runs, batting average (.339) and on-base percentage (.404) and the NL in HRs (eight) and slugging (.531).”  
Link: [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/joe\_lemire/04/07/power.rankings/index.html?xid=cnnbin&hpt=Sbin](http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/joe_lemire/04/07/power.rankings/index.html?xid=cnnbin&hpt=Sbin)

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**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2011, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-mlb-stats-so-far-this-year/577664/4 "2011-04-08T14:58:43Z")

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> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#):
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> I like this tidbit about my Reds  
> Link: [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/joe\_lemire/04/07/power.rankings/index.html?xid=cnnbin&hpt=Sbin](http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/joe_lemire/04/07/power.rankings/index.html?xid=cnnbin&hpt=Sbin)

GO REDS! Thought we were gonna go 6-0 last night. ☹

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**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2011, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-mlb-stats-so-far-this-year/577664/5 "2011-04-08T15:24:33Z")

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> [@What\_Exit](#):
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> I wonder, Yanks have 4 wins so far in their 6 games and Rivera has 4 saves. Has any closer ever had a save in the first 4 wins of a season?

Other than this season? Pittsburgh has 4 wins, and Hanrahan has 4 saves. I can’t imagine that’s a very unique stat.

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**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2011, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-mlb-stats-so-far-this-year/577664/6 "2011-04-08T15:48:59Z")

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The Cardinals still have more GIDP (10) than Extra-Base Hits (8).

ETA: They also have a higher OBP (.304) than SLG (.297)…

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**Author:** ![ReticulatingSplines](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@ReticulatingSplines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReticulatingSplines)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2011, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-mlb-stats-so-far-this-year/577664/7 "2011-04-08T16:20:30Z")

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The Orioles are 4-1.

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**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2011, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-mlb-stats-so-far-this-year/577664/8 "2011-04-08T16:28:04Z")

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> [@ReticulatingSplines](#):
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> The Orioles are 4-1.

5-1