Okay, so I wanted to dig into the Colorado Rockies vs. Yankees game and really see what the player stats looked like. I’m a huge baseball fan, and honestly, sometimes the games are a blur, so I wanted to get a better handle on who did what.
First, I fired up my computer. I used Chrome, opened a new browser then visited a few sports statistics websites, finally I found a website with the information I needed and it had a pretty clean layout, so that was a plus.
Getting Started
I started by looking for the specific game. Today is June 9, 2024, so I need find the game and make sure I had the right date. There are so many games in a season, you know?
Diving into the Data
Once I found the game, the site conveniently separated player data. I could see batting and pitching stats, which was exactly what I needed. I think I like this design.
- Batting Stats: I looked at things like At Bats (AB), Runs (R), Hits (H), RBIs (Runs Batted In), and of course, Home Runs (HR). It’s always interesting to see who’s racking up the hits.
- Pitching Stats: For pitchers, I focused on Innings Pitched (IP), Hits Allowed (H), Runs Allowed (R), Earned Runs (ER), Walks (BB), and Strikeouts (SO). The ERA (Earned Run Average) is always a key stat to check.
My Observations
After browsing through the data, I started to get a better sense of how each player contributed to the game. The website I used showed all the players on each team.
I was checking if any particular players stood out. Did anyone have a monster game with multiple home runs? Was there a pitcher who totally dominated with a ton of strikeouts? Looking at the numbers like this really helps put the game into perspective.
