Cardinals team off. stats after 1/3

[ramfandan]

With 56 games (just 2 more than 1/3 mark)

Do you feel Cardinals get a lot more hits than other teams ? Yes, 500 Cards rank 4th ..only Cubs, Red Sox , and LAD have more
Do you see Cardinals as a 'doubles' machine ? Yes, Cards rank tied 2nd 106 with Red Sox, DBacks lead 110
Where do we rank in BA ? 2nd best with .262 Only LAD have better 1 pt. better .263 BA
How are Cardinals doing in Runs scored ? 7th best 267
What type HR team do Cards have ? below average in bottom 1/3 rank 21st with 52
Does this team draw 'walks' ? average 183 rank median 15th
What about strikeouts ? 436 21 teams have struck out more
Are Cards good stealing a lot of bases ? No 35 total rank 21st
Did any of the rankings above surprise you ?

[woofy25]

BA and runs scored are a mystery to me with neither Gorman nor Walker hitting, though Walker is showing signs and does have good numbers with RISP. Then, you have Arenado who is actually hitting worse than last season and Contreras vastly underperforming. Scott has been below average as well. To be 7th in runs scored is a head scratcher but I’ll take it. Seems to me there is room for improvement. We’ll probably see Donovan decline from where he is now, but the under performers have a good chance of improving.

[ramfandan]

BA and runs scored are a mystery to me with neither Gorman nor Walker hitting, though Walker is showing signs and does have good numbers with RISP. Then, you have Arenado who is actually hitting worse than last season and Contreras vastly underperforming. Scott has been below average as well. To be 7th in runs scored is a head scratcher but I’ll take it. Seems to me there is room for improvement. We’ll probably see Donovan decline from where he is now, but the under performers have a good chance of improving.

Good reply ! Walker's hitting went from the .180's -.190's level up to .215 now . In the past few weeks, the guy has been well over .300 and getting many RBI's . In fact , he is just one shy of Donovan now. .Who would think that ? So yes, over the full year , Walker's average is not very good but since early May , he is doing very well .

[3dender]

I would like to see them take more walks, mainly situationally with pitchers who are clearly struggling with control.

[Cranny]

Yes, BA and runs scored is a bit of a mystery. Especially since doubles are so high. I wonder where they rank in BA RISP.

On the pitching side, they rank 13th in both ERA and WHIP, and 29th in strike outs. 14th in earned runs given. That’s also interesting. Tribute to the defense.

[sikeston bulldog2]

With 56 games (just 2 more than 1/3 mark)

Do you feel Cardinals get a lot more hits than other teams ? Yes, 500 Cards rank 4th ..only Cubs, Red Sox , and LAD have more
Do you see Cardinals as a 'doubles' machine ? Yes, Cards rank tied 2nd 106 with Red Sox, DBacks lead 110
Where do we rank in BA ? 2nd best with .262 Only LAD have better 1 pt. better .263 BA
How are Cardinals doing in Runs scored ? 7th best 267
What type HR team do Cards have ? below average in bottom 1/3 rank 21st with 52
Does this team draw 'walks' ? average 183 rank median 15th
What about strikeouts ? 436 21 teams have struck out more
Are Cards good stealing a lot of bases ? No 35 total rank 21st
Did any of the rankings above surprise you ?

How about defensive metrics. Thats where the games are being won.

[woofy25]

Yes, BA and runs scored is a bit of a mystery. Especially since doubles are so high. I wonder where they rank in BA RISP.

On the pitching side, they rank 13th in both ERA and WHIP, and 29th in strike outs. 14th in earned runs given. That’s also interesting. Tribute to the defense.

They are 3rd in MLB at .272 w/RISP and 7th with .765 OPS. They also have the 3rd most PAs and ABs. A tribute to high BA and a lot of doubles.