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Offensive Stat Comparison

Stat KC HOU
Win % - All 0.426 0.494
Win % - Close 0.420 0.553
Runs/Game 4.26 4.51
At Bats/Game 33.57 33.67
Hits/Game 8.31 8.12
Home Runs/Game 1.05 1.40
Doubles/Game 1.81 1.45
Triples/Game 0.12 0.13
RBIs/Game 4.05 4.30
Walks/Game 3.16 3.25
Strikeouts/Game 7.85 8.32
Stolen Bases/Game 0.80 0.30
Total Bases/Game 13.50 14.03
Batting Avg 0.248 0.241
Slugging % 0.402 0.417
On Base % 0.316 0.314
On Base + Slugging % 0.719 0.731
Hit Into Double Plays/Game 0.73 0.76

Defensive Stat Comparison

Stat KC HOU
Run Differential -120.0 -39.0
Errors/Game 0.48 0.46
Opp Runs/Game 5.00 4.75
Opp At Bats/Game 33.68 33.24
Opp Hits/Game 8.79 7.90
Opp Home Runs/Game 1.30 1.26
Opp Doubles/Game 1.81 1.31
Opp Triples/Game 0.15 0.15
Opp RBIs/Game 4.79 4.53
Opp Walks/Game 3.59 4.01
Opp Strikeouts/Game 7.24 8.73
Opp Stolen Bases/Game 0.46 0.79
Opp Total Bases/Game 14.78 13.27
Opp Batting Avg 0.261 0.238
Opp Slugging % 0.439 0.399
Opp On Base % 0.338 0.328
Opp On Base + Slugging % 0.777 0.727
Double Plays/Game 0.88 0.81

Team Power Ratings

Rating KC adv HOU
Predictive -0.37 (#23) -0.06 (#18)
Last 10 Games -2.83 (#29) 1.26 (#6)
Away Games -1.11 (#30) 0.11 (#19)
Home Games -0.43 (#18) -0.78 (#25)
Division Games -0.72 (#23) -0.16 (#19)
Non-Division Games -0.79 (#26) -0.43 (#23)
Schedule Strength (Past) -0.03 (#24) -0.10 (#30)
Schedule Strength (Future) -- (#24) -- (#28)
Luck Rating -6.61 (#25) -1.71 (#19)
Consistency Rating 4.50 (#18) 4.48 (#17)

Kansas City Royals Rankings

Rating Value Rank Conf Rank
Predictive Rating -0.37 #23 #4
Home Rating -0.43 #18 #4
Away Rating -1.11 #30 #5
Home Advantage 0.93 #2 #1
Strength Of Schedule -0.03 #24 #3
Future SOS -- #24 #2
Season SOS -0.03 #24 #3
SOS - Basic -0.03 #24 #3
In-Div SOS -0.11 #20 #2
Non-Div SOS 0.00 #19 #5
Last 5 Rating -3.38 #29 #5
Last 10 Rating -2.83 #29 #5
In-Div Rating -0.72 #23 #3
Non-Div Rating -0.79 #26 #5
Luck Rating -6.61 #25 #4
Consistency Rating 4.50 #18 #2
Vs. 1-5 Rating -2.44 #30 #5
Vs. 6-10 Rating -0.47 #22 #5
Vs. 11-16 Rating -0.17 #20 #4
Vs. 17-22 Rating -1.71 #29 #5
Vs. 23-30 Rating 0.35 #11 #3

Houston Astros Rankings

Rating Value Rank Conf Rank
Predictive Rating -0.06 #18 #2
Home Rating -0.78 #25 #3
Away Rating 0.11 #19 #1
Home Advantage -0.64 #24 #4
Strength Of Schedule -0.10 #30 #5
Future SOS -- #28 #1
Season SOS -0.10 #30 #5
SOS - Basic -0.11 #30 #5
In-Div SOS -0.38 #29 #4
Non-Div SOS 0.03 #13 #5
Last 5 Rating 1.82 #4 #1
Last 10 Rating 1.26 #6 #1
In-Div Rating -0.16 #19 #3
Non-Div Rating -0.43 #23 #2
Luck Rating -1.71 #19 #2
Consistency Rating 4.48 #17 #4
Vs. 1-5 Rating -0.47 #22 #3
Vs. 6-10 Rating 0.30 #12 #1
Vs. 11-16 Rating -0.94 #28 #5
Vs. 17-22 Rating 0.83 #8 #1
Vs. 23-30 Rating -0.97 #25 #2