Categories where the Reds are in the best ten in MLB offensively:
5th in Runs Scored
6th in Home Runs
9th in OPS
8th in OBP
6th in BB
4th lowest GIDP
Categories where the Reds are in the worst ten:
8th most strikeouts
21st in stolen bases
8th most times caught stealing
27th in triples
Splits in the best ten:
2nd in BA against left-handed starters
2nd in BA as lefties against lefties
3rd in BA as lefties against righties
4th in BA as righties against lefties
2nd in BA in day games
7th in BA at home
4th in BA against "power" pitchers
5th in BA in "medium leverage" situations
10th in BA in "low leverage" situations
6th in BA with 1 out
4th in runs scored in the 4th inning
6th in runs scored in the 5th, 6th and 7th innings
5th in runs scored in the 9th inning
2nd in BA as non-starters
6th in BA in the month of May
5th in BA with a runner on 2nd, and with runners on 1st and 2nd
7th in BA with runners on 1st and 3rd
Splits in the worst ten:
21st in BA in night games
25th against "finesse" pitchers
24th in BA on bunts
25th in BA on line drives (unlucky?)
24th in BA leading off the game
21st in OBP leading off innings
25th in BA against groundball pitchers
29th in BA in "high leverage" situations
25th in BA after 0-2 count
29th in BA with bases loaded
25th in BA with 2 outs and RISP
2nd in GIDP with bases loaded
23rd in BA with runners on 2nd and 3rd
3rd most strikeouts with bases loaded
6th highest LOB/game (and worst in MLB for this stat on the road)
26th in runs scored in the third inning
27th in runs scored in the eighth inning (last night was a nice exception)
27th in sacrifice flies on the road
28th in BA in the month of August
So in spite of the first set of stats, which sound promising, you can see why (lack of clutch hitting) the Reds are so poor in 1-run games, and why their losses are more often due to hitting than pitching. The Reds will score ten runs in one game, and then go completely to sleep for a few days in a row.
To update an earlier statistic, in their 61 losses:
- the Reds' pitching and defense have given up more than league average runs/game only 32 times
- the Reds have failed to score league average runs/game 49 times
Likewise, the pitching gets too little credit for the wins. In the 58 so far:
- the Reds have scored at least league average runs/game 41 times
- the Reds have held the opposition below league average 47 times
So in all the 119 games combined, the Reds' offense has done its job 53 times (45%), and the pitching/defense 76 times (64%).
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