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By: Madison Kerr and Nina Zimmerman
BackgroundBackground 16 MLB teams: 8 in the National League
8 in the American League White Sox Won World Series 4 – 2 1906 - Cubs Set Record – 116 Wins “Hitless Wonders”
ComparisonsComparisons
Batting AverageBatting Average On Base PercentageOn Base Percentage Slugging Percentage Slugging Percentage On Base Plus Slugging On Base Plus Slugging Earned Run AverageEarned Run Average Strikeout to Walk Ratio Strikeout to Walk Ratio
Box Plots and Z-ScoresBox Plots and Z-Scores
Batting AverageBatting Average
0.28
0.27
0.26
0.25
0.24
0.23
0.22
BA
WSH
STL
SLB
PIT
PHI
PHA
NYY
NYG
DET
CLE
CIN
CHW
CHC
BSN
BROBOS
BA for MLB 1906 Mean: 0.246Mean: 0.246
Cubs Mean: 0.262Cubs Mean: 0.262
Sox Mean: 0.230Sox Mean: 0.230
St. Deviation: 0.0141St. Deviation: 0.0141
Cubs z-score: 1.08Cubs z-score: 1.08
Sox z-score: -1.116Sox z-score: -1.116
On Base PercentageOn Base Percentage
0.35
0.34
0.33
0.32
0.31
0.30
0.29
0.28
OB
P
WSHSTL
SLB
PIT
PHIPHA
NYY
NYG
DET
CLE
CINCHW
CHC
BSN
BRO
BOS
Boxplot of OBPMean: 0.306Mean: 0.306
Cubs Mean: 0.328Cubs Mean: 0.328
Sox Mean: 0.301Sox Mean: 0.301
St. Deviation: 0.0169St. Deviation: 0.0169
Cubs z-score: 1.289Cubs z-score: 1.289
Sox z-score: -0.307Sox z-score: -0.307
Slugging PercentageSlugging Percentage
0.36
0.35
0.34
0.33
0.32
0.31
0.30
0.29
0.28
SLG
WSH
STL
SLB
PIT
PHI
PHA
NYY
NYG
DET
CLE
CIN
CHW
CHC
BSN
BRO
BOS
Boxplot of SLG Mean: 0.314Mean: 0.314
Cubs Mean: 0.339Cubs Mean: 0.339
Sox Mean: 0.286Sox Mean: 0.286
St. Deviation: 0.0203St. Deviation: 0.0203
Cubs z-score: 1.233Cubs z-score: 1.233
Sox z-score: -1.381Sox z-score: -1.381
On Base Percentage Plus On Base Percentage Plus Slugging PercentageSlugging Percentage
0.675
0.650
0.625
0.600
0.575
0.550
OP
S
WSH
STL
SLB
PIT
PHI
PHA
NYY
NYG
DET
CLE
CIN
CHW
CHC
BSN
BRO
BOS
Boxplot of OPS Mean: 0.620Mean: 0.620
Cubs Mean: 0.667Cubs Mean: 0.667
Sox Mean: 0.588Sox Mean: 0.588
St. Deviation: 0.0345St. Deviation: 0.0345
Cub z-score: 1.358Cub z-score: 1.358
Sox z-score: -0.0322Sox z-score: -0.0322
Earned Run AverageEarned Run Average
3.6
3.2
2.8
2.4
2.0
ERA
WSH
STL
SLBPIT
PHIPHA
NYY
NYG
DET
CLE
CIN
CHW
CHC
BSNBRO
BOS
Boxplot of ERA Mean: 2.661Mean: 2.661
Cubs Mean: 1.75Cubs Mean: 1.75
Sox Mean: 2.13Sox Mean: 2.13
St. Deviation: 0.486St. Deviation: 0.486
Cubs z-score: -1.875Cubs z-score: -1.875
Sox z-score: -1.0926Sox z-score: -1.0926
Strikeout to Walk RatioStrikeout to Walk Ratio
2.2
2.0
1.8
1.6
1.4
1.2
1.0
SO
/B
B
WSH
STL
SLB
PIT
PHI
PHANYY
NYG
DET
CLE
CIN
CHW
CHC
BSN
BRO
BOS
Boxplot of SO/ BB Mean: 1.5Mean: 1.5
Cubs Mean: 1.57Cubs Mean: 1.57
Sox Mean: 2.13Sox Mean: 2.13
St. Deviation: 0.323St. Deviation: 0.323
Cubs z-score: 0.217Cubs z-score: 0.217
Sox z-score: 1.953Sox z-score: 1.953
Winning PercentageWinning Percentage
Cubs : 116/155 = 74.83%Cubs : 116/155 = 74.83%
White Sox : 93/154 = 60.39%White Sox : 93/154 = 60.39%
Season Data vs. Series Season Data vs. Series DataData
StatStat White Sox White Sox SeasonSeason
Cubs Cubs SeasonSeason
White Sox White Sox SeriesSeries
Cubs Cubs SeriesSeries
BABA 0.2300.230 0.2620.262 0.1980.198 0.1960.196
OBPOBP 0.3010.301 0.3280.328 0.2790.279 0.2750.275
SLGSLG 0.2860.286 0.3390.339 0.2830.283 0.2450.245
OPSOPS 0.5570.557 0.6670.667 0.5620.562 0.5190.519
ERAERA 2.1332.133 1.7501.750 1.331.33 3.403.40SO/BBSO/BB 2.1302.130 1.5701.570 1.941.94 1.561.56
Case Study: Series ERA vs. Case Study: Series ERA vs. Season ERASeason ERA
Cubs Season Mean: 1.735Cubs Season Mean: 1.735Cubs Season SD: 0.719Cubs Season SD: 0.719
Sox Season Mean: 1.948Sox Season Mean: 1.948Sox Season SD: 0.340Sox Season SD: 0.340
Cubs Series Mean: 3.428 Cubs Series Mean: 3.428 Cubs Series SD: 1.600Cubs Series SD: 1.600
Sox Series Mean: 1.989 Sox Series Mean: 1.989 Sox Series SD: 0.600Sox Series SD: 0.600
ConclusionConclusion White Sox:White Sox:
Outperformed Cubs in World SeriesOutperformed Cubs in World SeriesBetter ERA = Better Pitching = World Series ChampsBetter ERA = Better Pitching = World Series Champs
Websites UsedWebsites Used http://www.vintageball.com/1906_Burke_Sox.jpg http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/
1906_WS.shtml http://farm3.static.flickr.com/
2327/2350721370_5229972740_z.jpg?zz=1 http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/
MLB/1906.shtml
