2021 Reds compared vs other Reds teams

[westofyou]

Things about the 2021 Reds you can tell people at random times

(Excluding 19th Century stats)

• The 2021 Reds hold the MLB record for HBP with 105

• The 2021 Reds had 55 players get an AB, that's the second most ever for them (57-2003)

• The 2021 Reds used 35 pitchers, that's a franchise record

• The 2021 Reds scored 786 runs, the 11th best in franchise history

• The 2021 Reds gave up 760 runs, the 28th most in franchise history

• The 2021 Reds run differential was +26, 59th best in franchise history, tied with the 1959 team, which started out with Mayo Smith as the manager, who was canned in favor of Fred Hutchinson, bonus call out to that year as showing up in Jim Bronsan's The Long Season.

• The 2021 Reds drew 1,505,024 people to the games, 46th best in franchise history, sandwiched by 1971 (1,501,122) and 1972 (1,611,459)

• The 2021 Reds pitchers AND batters had an average age of 28.9, that's the 35th oldest batters age in team history and the 39th for the pitchers.

The 2021 Reds have a lot in common with these two Reds teams

Year    W    L      W-L%  pythW-L%    Finish     GB     R      RA    RD    Attendance
1987    84    78    .519    .518     2nd of 6     6    783    752    31    2,185,205
2021    83    79    .512    .515     3rd of 5     12   786    760    26    1,505,024
1968    83    79    .512    .511     4th of 10    14   690    673    17    733,354

[SomeCallMeTim]

It took 35 pitchers and we had how many effective ones? 7, 8?

So much for quality in quantity. Wasn’t that Branch Rickey’s belief for a starting farm system.

[westofyou]

It took 35 pitchers and we had how many effective ones? 7, 8?

So much for quality in quantity. Wasn’t that Branch Rickey’s belief for starting farm system.

Last years shortened season and no ML had a LOT to do with this

Tm	.	.	#P
Baltimore		42
Mets			42
Arizona			41
Tampa			41
Cubs			40
LAA			40
LAD			39
Milwaukee		38
Pittsburgh		38
Seattle			38
Toronto			38
Boston			37
Cincinnati		35
Minnesota		35
Philadelphia		35
Miami			34
San			34
San			34
Washington		33
StL			32
Texas			32
Houston			31
Atlanta			30
KC			30
Yankees			30
League			30
Detroit			29
Oakland			27
CWS			26
Colorado		26
Cleveland		24

[RiverfrontRed]

I think I’ll go with the HBP stat at the water cooler.

[foster15]

The only amazing stat to me is that the Reds set a HBP record two years removed from playing against Clint Hurdle.