All statistics (like these) generally tell you how great-to-atrocious something is.
There are so many statistics out there these days as to how teams and individuals perform when it comes to hitting.
One is BRS.
Yep, I never heard of it either.
Here is a related definition, per Wikipedia:
Base runs (BsR) is a baseball statistic invented by sabermetrician David Smyth to estimate the number of runs a team "should have" scored given their component offensive statistics, as well as the number of runs a hitter or pitcher creates or allows. It measures essentially the same thing as Bill James' runs created, but as sabermetrician Tom M. Tango points out, base runs models the reality of the run-scoring process "significantly better than any other run estimator".
So now you know that BSR is not...well,,.BS….it is a valuable stat.
BRS is a similar statistic, and very simple…the % of runners on base that scored. I found team BRS rankings on a Baseball Reference page.
I will focus on that. BRS is simple to comprehend.
How are our Metsies in terms of BRS? You take a guess first, then proceed.
OK, we've waited long enough, let's proceed:
A successful team will want to be ranked near the top of the BRS chart in baseball.
Why? A very high BRS% = “clutch”.
A very low BRS% = “off-the-charts fan aggravating/disappointing.”
So, here are the Mets’ BRS % figures by season, and major league team rank:
2021: BRS% 12.0% RANK: 30th
2020: BRS% 12.8% RANK: 30th
2019: BRS% 14.4% RANK: 18th
2018: BRS% 13.8% RANK: 20th
2017: BRS% 13.9% RANK: 20th
2016: BRS% 12.4% RANK: 30th
So, do you ever feel the Mets’ offense is consistently BS?
It is because of their gosh awful, last (or nearly last) in baseball over the past 6 years BRS %.
Even in the best of those 6 years, 18th out of 30 teams is…bad.
This is the kind of "BRS" that after a while is so darned frustrating to this fan (and likely to many others who are not masochists) that he does the only logical thing to protect his sanity:
He simply changes the channel. Click. Buh-bye.
I lead the league in doing that.
I was out in the car, waiting for my wife who was shopping.
Turned the game on at the right time to hear:
"Mets trail the Phils by a score of 2-0."
I had a BRS Aggravation Attack
- and put on the weather instead.
B = Beyond
R = Ridiculously
S = Stinky
3 comments:
Why are we last, or nearly last, in vital W-L related stuff so often?
Interesting stat, but how does it impact W/L? Finishing dead last would simply indicate that our record should be comparable to the Pirates, D Backs, or Orioles, yet we've been above .500 and in 1st place in our division through over 100 games.
What's it all about, Alfie?
Bill, I see it like this...we've had mostly stellar pitching until lately, and good D
But the only way you will have a good season with terrible BRS #'s, you have to hit really high, so you have more guys on base.
If you have 12% of 800, vs. 12% of 1,000, it makes a difference.
Unfortunately, the Mets are not hitting. Hence, their being last in scoring except for AAA Pittsburgh.
Also, obviously, if they hit about the same average-wise, but were much more clutch the % of runs scored goes up:
Un-clutch = 12% of 1,000
Clutch equals 16% of 1,000. Lots more runs.
They, unfortunately, have hit poorly AND have not been clutch. Kiss of death for playoff hopes.
In 2015, their average and clutches jumped when Cespedes arrived. If these hitters would awaken out of their collective stupor, maybe they can still repeat the improbable resurgences of 1969 and 1973 - and 2015.
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