Okay, so I’ve been wanting to really dig into baseball stats, specifically for the Mets vs. Phillies games. I always hear people talking about specific player matchups and how they perform, but I wanted to see it for myself. So, that’s where I started.
Finding the Data
First things first, I needed to find a place to grab all the data. There are lots of sports websites out there, but I wanted something reliable and easy to work with. I ended up using a pretty popular one that everyone seemed to recommend. No need to download some obscure database, thankfully.
Getting My Hands Dirty
Once I had the website open, I started looking for the specific Mets and Phillies games. You usually just have to click through the schedule. I was specifically interested in the most recent game to keep things simple for my first time. They usually have a box score, and that’s where all the gold is!
Player by Player
The box score is basically a big table. I went line by line, looking at each player’s performance. Stuff I was focusing on:
- At-Bats (AB): How many times they came up to the plate.
- Hits (H): How many times they got a hit.
- Runs Batted In (RBI): How many runs they scored for the team.
- Strikeouts (K): How many times they struck out.
I also paid attention to the pitchers – how many innings they pitched, how many hits and runs they allowed, and how many strikeouts they got. All pretty basic stuff, but it helps to build the picture.
Putting It All Together
I didn’t do anything fancy, no crazy formulas or anything. I just wanted to get a feel for how each player did, and see some of the game play out. The information collected is helpful.
It was actually really cool to see the numbers laid out like that. I felt like I understood the game on a slightly deeper level. I’ll definitely be doing this more often – maybe even start tracking stats over a whole season! It’s like being your own sports analyst, but without all the pressure, haha.
