MLB 2026 Causal Analytics Team Leaderboard

Updated: August 21, 2026

Low Damage Zone Swing Discipline
Lower is better
Swing % League Average: 33.6
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 Milwaukee Brewers 3079 821 26.7 .106 .133
2 New York Yankees 3045 897 29.5 .095 .128
3 Cincinnati Reds 3244 969 29.9 .087 .112
4 Los Angeles Dodgers 3311 992 30.0 .108 .135
5 Chicago Cubs 3438 1052 30.6 .104 .148
6 Houston Astros 3487 1095 31.4 .091 .116
7 Miami Marlins 3143 989 31.5 .097 .112
8 Detroit Tigers 3140 1006 32.0 .110 .154
9 St. Louis Cardinals 3166 1022 32.3 .091 .120
10 Arizona Diamondbacks 3129 1019 32.6 .097 .138
11 Cleveland Guardians 2952 972 32.9 .080 .098
12 New York Mets 3229 1066 33.0 .110 .153
13 San Francisco Giants 2961 983 33.2 .106 .144
14 Tampa Bay Rays 2702 901 33.4 .117 .152
15 Baltimore Orioles 3363 1123 33.4 .100 .133
16 Minnesota Twins 3100 1049 33.8 .095 .119
17 Chicago White Sox 3026 1027 33.9 .104 .155
18 San Diego Padres 3448 1174 34.1 .083 .104
19 Philadelphia Phillies 3269 1117 34.2 .095 .134
20 Toronto Blue Jays 2934 1003 34.2 .100 .119
21 Athletics 3165 1084 34.3 .101 .128
22 Kansas City Royals 3140 1078 34.3 .095 .118
23 Pittsburgh Pirates 3079 1081 35.1 .106 .135
24 Texas Rangers 3069 1081 35.2 .103 .137
25 Washington Nationals 2892 1019 35.2 .095 .132
26 Atlanta Braves 3110 1104 35.5 .108 .130
27 Boston Red Sox 3014 1109 36.8 .097 .127
28 Seattle Mariners 3027 1168 38.6 .123 .165
29 Colorado Rockies 3081 1223 39.7 .098 .128
30 Los Angeles Angels 3546 1424 40.2 .089 .126