July 2008 and the New York Mets: A Look at the Numbers
By on July 29, 2008
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Yes, the Mets have had a great July. They have potentially turned their season around. Johan is pitching great as he has done all year, Pelfrey is finally pitching the way he's been hyped the past three seasons, and Oliver Perez has come back to Earth—at least for while. All that combined with a resurgence of the offense equals wins. But here's a look at the actual numbers. They might surprise you.
We'll start with Pitching:
April 2008 June 2008 July 2008
Win Percentage: .520 .464 .708
Walks 104 99 76
K's 178 198 193
BAA .247 .267 .235
OBP .334 .343 .306
Hitting
Average .248 .254 .306
OBP .339 .325 .378
OPS .708 .703 .863
Runs 112 120 144
RBI 105 115 134
I must mention that currently the Mets have had approximately 100 fewer at bats in July than in June, and about the same number of at bats as in April. The Mets have also just recently begun hitting more home runs, so I have omitted that stat right now.
Lastly, lets just do a quick comparison of July 2006 and July 2008:
July 2008
W L AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BA OBP SLG OPS
17 7 870 144 266 47 8 31 134 .306 .378 .485 .863
July 2006
W L AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BA OBP SLG OPS
16 9 861 157 237 49 7 33 154 .275 .352 .463 .815
So there you have it. Let the numbers speak for themselves. I just want to point out the record of the team in 2006 compared to 2008. If we can keep this up, we'll be in good shape. And I'll be the first to say that I never thought numbers like this were possible this year. Carlos Delgado, I owe you an apology...
**Thank you to ESPN.com and their useful "splits" tool for the data.**
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