Three figures for each spot
- 14.7
- 24.6
- 34.5
- 44.4
- 54.3
- 64.2
- 74.1
- 84.0
- 93.9
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- 137.0 %
- 243.0 %
- 347.2 %
- 450.2 %
- 545.9 %
- 645.4 %
- 747.2 %
- 847.3 %
- 946.7 %
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- 1100.0
- 299.1
- 398.3
- 499.9
- 597.4
- 693.2
- 790.9
- 889.2
- 986.7
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Figures for each spot
| Order | Plate appearances per game | Share with runners on base | Gain in runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.7 | 37.0 % | 100.0 |
| 2 | 4.6 | 43.0 % | 99.1 |
| 3 | 4.5 | 47.2 % | 98.3 |
| 4 | 4.4 | 50.2 % | 99.9 |
| 5 | 4.3 | 45.9 % | 97.4 |
| 6 | 4.2 | 45.4 % | 93.2 |
| 7 | 4.1 | 47.2 % | 90.9 |
| 8 | 4.0 | 47.3 % | 89.2 |
| 9 | 3.9 | 46.7 % | 86.7 |
How to read the chart and table
- The higher the spot, the more plate appearances it gets in a game.
- The first spot most often comes up with the bases empty.
- In this estimate the gain in runs is largest in spot 1. The higher spots gain from having more plate appearances, and the fourth and fifth from having more runners on base.
- The gain in runs is relative, with the largest spot set to 100.
How to read this table
- The figures come from the official statistics as of the reference date and change day by day during the season. They are final once the season ends.
- This is an estimate from batting alone. Defence is not measured.
- The figures for each spot are an estimate from the expected-runs calculation for a lineup of nine league-average batters of this season.
- They differ from how clubs actually field their sides.
- The differences in the gain in runs do not mark the spots as better or worse; they are there to show how an order behaves.
What the figures for each spot mean
Plate appearances per game is how often a spot comes up in a lineup of nine league-average batters of this season. The higher the spot, the more it gets.
Share with runners on base is how often that spot came up with at least one runner on. The first spot always opens the game with the bases empty, so it most often comes up with nobody on.
Gain in runs replaces one spot of the reference lineup with the leading batter of the season, works out how many more runs that adds for each of the nine spots, and sets the largest to 100. No run figures are published.
In the lineups built from the numbers, the batter with the most extra-base hits takes the third or the fourth spot and the pitcher is fixed in the ninth spot.
Frequently asked questions
How are these figures worked out?
With the expected-runs calculation for a lineup of nine league-average batters of this season, giving the plate appearances for each spot and how often runners were on base. It is not the lineup of any particular club or player.
How many runs does the gain stand for?
It is not published in runs. Only the relative value with the largest spot set to 100 is shown. It is there to read the difference between spots, not to show runs.
Can this be compared with the actual orders used by the twelve clubs?
Not on this page, because the official daily statistics do not carry a column for the batting order. What is shown here is only the general nature of the spots.