MLB 2021 Causal Analytics Team Leaderboards

Updated: October 3, 2021

Low Damage Zone Swing Discipline
Lower is better
Swing % League Average: 33.5
Low Damage Zone Swings in Leverage Counts

Ranks teams by the number of times their hitters swing at Low Damage Zone pitches (knees outside, thighs outside and knees middle-outside) in leverage counts (0 or 1 strikes).

Rank Team Events Swings Swing % BA SLG
1 St. Louis Cardinals 4958 1487 30.0 .106 .143
2 New York Yankees 5188 1557 30.0 .101 .141
3 San Diego Padres 5023 1520 30.3 .122 .167
4 Washington Nationals 4931 1498 30.4 .120 .160
5 Houston Astros 5192 1593 30.7 .121 .164
6 Los Angeles Dodgers 5357 1657 30.9 .118 .169
6 San Francisco Giants 5267 1629 30.9 .115 .171
7 Arizona Diamondbacks 4656 1446 31.1 .116 .158
8 Los Angeles Angels 4543 1440 31.7 .120 .181
9 Toronto Blue Jays 4936 1574 31.9 .109 .145
10 Miami Marlins 4841 1575 32.5 .090 .119
11 Oakland Athletics 4533 1480 32.7 .118 .161
12 Baltimore Orioles 4544 1491 32.8 .097 .127
13 Philadelphia Phillies 4781 1583 33.1 .107 .157
14 Cleveland Indians 4502 1498 33.3 .103 .139
15 Boston Red Sox 4698 1564 33.3 .109 .158
16 Texas Rangers 4356 1456 33.4 .105 .139
17 Colorado Rockies 4780 1613 33.7 .104 .135
18 Atlanta Braves 4834 1651 34.2 .096 .137
19 Minnesota Twins 4879 1688 34.6 .117 .165
20 Cincinnati Reds 4908 1710 34.8 .106 .165
21 Seattle Mariners 4799 1674 34.9 .090 .123
22 Milwaukee Brewers 4555 1604 35.2 .105 .155
23 Pittsburgh Pirates 4917 1748 35.6 .118 .147
24 Chicago Cubs 4822 1735 36.0 .111 .157
25 Tampa Bay Rays 4594 1670 36.4 .115 .157
26 New York Mets 4245 1587 37.4 .124 .175
27 Detroit Tigers 4301 1611 37.5 .107 .142
28 Chicago White Sox 4560 1750 38.4 .116 .170
29 Kansas City Royals 4617 1781 38.6 .104 .162