June 09, 2003
Measuring Defense
I was trying to find another way to calculate defense other than using defensive efficiency. I decided to look at runs created against the defense. So I use the runs created formula, but don't use HR, walks, HBP and strikeouts. Here's the result:
| Team | Runs Created per 27 Outs Against Defense |
| Athletics | 2.57 |
| Mariners | 2.59 |
| Dodgers | 2.89 |
| Tigers | 3.07 |
| Cubs | 3.19 |
| Braves | 3.20 |
| White Sox | 3.21 |
| Cardinals | 3.24 |
| Pirates | 3.26 |
| Expos | 3.28 |
| Phillies | 3.35 |
| Angels | 3.37 |
| Twins | 3.43 |
| Giants | 3.44 |
| Devil Rays | 3.53 |
| Indians | 3.56 |
| Diamondbacks | 3.62 |
| Astros | 3.74 |
| Royals | 3.87 |
| Brewers | 3.89 |
| Mets | 3.94 |
| Padres | 4.11 |
| Orioles | 4.14 |
| Reds | 4.17 |
| Blue Jays | 4.30 |
| Yankees | 4.38 |
| Marlins | 4.39 |
| Rockies | 4.42 |
| Red Sox | 4.46 |
| Rangers | 4.85 |
One of the problems with DER is that every non-out counts the same. But it matters if the hits you are giving up are mostly singles or if there is a higher proportion of extra-base hits. The A's and Mariners are doing a great job of stopping runs. The Red Sox and Rangers aren't. The Yankees do a big better in this measure than they do in DER, but it's nothing to write home about. The other interesting team here is the Tigers who are doing very well. If they could just hit, they might win some games.
Posted by David Pinto at
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