BASEBALL BY THE NUMBERS
.168 Batting average for Orioles slugger Chris Davis, lowest in the majors among qualified hitters since 1920, worse than Rob Deer’s .179 in 1991 and Dan Uggla’s .179 in 2013.
.248 Overall batting average, which dropped seven percentage points from last year, the lowest since 1972.
3 Teams losing at least 100 games (Orioles, White Sox, Royals)
3:00 Average time of a nineinning game, which dropped from a record 3:05 last year.
4.2 Percent decrease in the average crowd of a home game from 2017.
5.38 Innings per starting pitcher, dropping from 5.89 in 2012, according to Sports Info Solutions.
24 Consecutive quality starts by Mets ace Jacob deGrom, who had a 1.70 ERA and won 10 games. It’s the lowest ERA for a Mets starter since Dwight Gooden (1.53) in 1985.
54 Postponements, most since 58 in 1989.
61 Games behind the Red Sox for the Orioles in the AL East. Baltimore lost a franchise-record 115 games.
188 More strikeouts than hits, the first season with more strikeouts than hits.
41,207 Strikeouts, topping last year’s 40,104.