“baseball” Charts

MLB's Pace of Play Problem »

Many factors are contributing to long games such as the increased use of the bullpen and instant replay. In September,…

Kamil Skwarek
by: Kamil Skwarek
views: 393
Score: 8

Baseball Not America's Pastime Like It Used To Be »

World Series viewership has been in steady decline for many years. Besides pace of play which was recently covered, why…

Kamil Skwarek
by: Kamil Skwarek
views: 195
Score: 5

The NY Yankees: The Most Loved and Hated Team in Baseball »

When asked which team they would personally least like to see make it to the World Series, 42% responded with…

Peter Graham
by: Peter Graham
views: 228
Score: 4

Is Jeter On the Mt. Rushmore of Yankees, Let Alone #1? »

Living in the greater NYC area, I hear every sportscaster talk about how Derek Jeter is one of the, if…

Steven Krier
by: Steven Krier
views: 213
Score: 2

MLB Revenue: 2010 vs. 2014 #OpeningDay »

The average MLB team is now worth 1.2 billion, which is a 48% increase over last year. MLB's new national…

Kamil Skwarek
by: Kamil Skwarek
views: 303
Score: 2

Troubling Decline in Youth Sports Participation »

Between 2008 and 2012 youth sports participation among 6 to 18 year olds declined. Only hockey and lacrosse saw increases,…

Kamil Skwarek
by: Kamil Skwarek
views: 209
Score: 2

America's Favorite Sport: Football's Decade of Dominance »

Professional Football has outranked every other sport in America for decades, with the last 10 years being no exception. When…

A.S.
by: A.S.
views: 167
Score: 2

Half of Americans Apathetic on the World Series' Result »

Just under half of Americans, when asked who they would like to see win the ongoing World Series between the…

SavvyRoo
by: SavvyRoo
views: 90
Score: 1

America's Team v. The Underdog Story »

Among adults who follow baseball, 4 in 10 said that the New York Yankees were the team they would least…

SavvyRoo
by: SavvyRoo
views: 88
Score: 1

Power Outage in MLB: Home Runs Per Game Lowest Since 1993 »

Home Runs are rarer than they have been in Major League Baseball since the H.W. Bush Presidency. There are .9…

SavvyRoo
by: SavvyRoo
views: 200
Score: 1

Swing and A Miss, Even for Umpires »

"This season Major League Baseball is allowing its officiating crews to use instant replay to review certain critical calls, including…

Rachel
by: Rachel
views: 116
Score: 1

Top 10 Most Valuable Sports Teams in the World »

Real Madrid, with a value of $3.3 billion, is the most valuable sports team in the world in 2013. Only…

Steven Davies
by: Steven Davies
views: 285
Score: 1

America's Oldest Baseball Stadiums »

If baseball is America's pastime, then these stadiums are the great repositories of American culture. Fenway Park stands as the…

SavvyRoo
by: SavvyRoo
views: 143

How Much We Value American Sports »

It's certainly no secret that Americans place a great deal of value on sports. What may be surprising, however, is…

SavvyRoo
by: SavvyRoo
views: 175

Can You Guess the Least Watched 2014 World Series Game? »

The 2014 World Series on average had 13.8 million viewers. As you would expect, game 7 had a huge audience.…

Kamil Skwarek
by: Kamil Skwarek
views: 125

The Best Pitchers in Baseball, By ERA »

These pitchers had the lowest ERAs in the 2014 MLB season. Clayton Kershaw, of the LA Dodgers also tops the…

SavvyRoo
by: SavvyRoo
views: 89

Madison Bumgarner vs Clayton Kershaw: Take Your Pick »

Madison Bumgarner single handedly carried the Giants to a World Series title earning MVP. 21 IP, 0.43 ERA, 2 W,…

Kamil Skwarek
by: Kamil Skwarek
views: 175

Which Teams Have Won the Most World Series? »

The Yankees win by a mile, with 27 wins... but of course it helps to have been around since 1901.…

SavvyRoo
by: SavvyRoo
views: 103

Which Teams Get a Tip of the Hat (2014) »

The Los Angeles Angels and the Washington Nationals were ranked one and two at the end of the 2014 Major…

SavvyRoo
by: SavvyRoo
views: 50

World Series Wins: Best Regular Season Record vs. The Worst »

World Series winners have been impossible to predict since 1995 when baseball expanded the playoffs to include a divisional series.…

Kamil Skwarek
by: Kamil Skwarek
views: 138

Derek Jeter was good...but not great »

Derek Jeter will always be remembered as a great New York Yankee... but was he really great? He might be…

James Gaither
by: James Gaither
views: 89

How Does Derek Jeter Compare to the All-Time Great Yankees? »

Derek Jeter, one of the most iconic figures in sports, played his final game on Sunday. Derek Jeter's 3,465 hits…

Kamil Skwarek
by: Kamil Skwarek
views: 131

A Yankees Fan Or Not, You Have To #Re2pect #Jeter »

Although Derek Jeter's time playing professional baseball is all but up, he has undoubtedly made a lasting impact on the…

SavvyRoo
by: SavvyRoo
views: 1297

Should Football be America's Favorite Pastime? »

If the NFL continues its trend, it's on course to rake in $10 billion of revenue. The MLB is a…

Lawrence D.
by: Lawrence D.
views: 160

Less African American MLB Players Now than in 1960's »

As the MLB honors Jackie Robinson, many have called attention to the continued racial in-equality found in professional baseball. The…

Matthew Lawlor
by: Matthew Lawlor
views: 169

Home-field Advantage REALLY Matters for MLB World Series »

Of the last 32 MLB World Series, 25 (78%) have been won by the team with home-field advantage. After a…

Steven Davies
by: Steven Davies
views: 122

MLB History: AL vs. NL Batting Title »

Above is a timeline of the batting average that won the batting title in the American League and the National…

Eric Sirjord
by: Eric Sirjord
views: 109

MLB History: National League Batting Title »

Above is a timeline of the batting average that won the NL Batting Title.

Eric Sirjord
by: Eric Sirjord
views: 144

MLB History: American League Batting Title »

Above is a timeline of the batting average that won the AL Batting Title. (note that the 1902 and 1910…

Eric Sirjord
by: Eric Sirjord
views: 133

Declining Interest in MLB All-Star Game »

The MLB All-Star Game seems to have lost its appeal. The TV ratings since the 1970s have been steadily declining,…

Steven Davies
by: Steven Davies
views: 173