Cubs vs. Dodgers—Stacking Up the Stats
How the Cubs and their NLDS opponents stacked up in a variety of statistical categories. (Team's National League rankings appear in parens; "DER" refers to Defensive Efficiency Ratio and "RZR" refers to Revised Zone Rating. Throughout, * means stats are through Saturday, 9/27. )
CUBS |
L.A. |
|
Hitting | ||
855 (1st) |
RS |
700 (13th) |
184 (5th) | HR |
137 (13th) |
.355 (1st) |
OBP |
.333 (6th) |
.445 (1st) |
SLG |
.400 (13th) |
800 (1st) |
OPS |
733 (11th) |
Pitching | ||
668 (2nd) |
RA |
645 (1st) |
3.87 (2nd) |
ERA |
3.68 (1st) |
2.30 (3rd) | K/BB |
2.51 (2nd) |
711 (2nd) |
OPS vs. |
691 (1st) |
66% (4th) |
SV % |
65% (5th) |
Fielding* | ||
.706 (1st) |
DER |
.693 (9th) |
.832 (6th) |
RZR |
.825 (12th) |
Here's another interesting set of numbers—the performance of the Dodgers offense before and after the acqusition of Manny Ramirez:
PRE-MANNY |
POST-MANNY* |
|
108 |
G |
53 |
4.17 |
RS/G |
4.70 |
.69 |
HR/G |
1.19 |
3.10 |
BB/G |
3.89 |
.321 |
OBP |
.357 |
.376 | SLG |
.446 |
697 |
OPS |
803 |
Baseball may not be a one-man game, but Ramirez, .489 OBP/.743 SLG/1232 OPS in 53 games for the Dodgers, is obviously one man who made a significant difference for his new team. The two Dodgers who have had the most plate appearances batting right in front of Manny, Jeff Kent and Andre Ethier, have been particular beneficiaries.
Jeff Kent |
GP |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
Pre-Manny |
91 | .307 | .406 |
713 |
Post-Manny* |
30 |
.388 | .455 |
843 |
Andre Ethier |
GP | OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
Pre-Manny |
90 |
.338 |
.442 |
780 |
Post-Manny* |
44 | .442 | ,640 |
1082 |
Funny thing is, both Kent and Ethier were able to punish the Cubs even without Ramirez this year. In 23 AB's, Ethier hit .348 with a .423 OBP vs. the Cubs, and Kent, in 19 AB, hit 2 HR, with a .421 OBP and an OPS of 1211.
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