MLB 2023 Causal Analytics Team Leaderboards

Updated: October 1, 2023

Low Damage Zone Swing Discipline
Lower is better
Swing % League Average: 33.0
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 San Diego Padres 4902 1392 28.4 .106 .140
2 New York Yankees 4884 1418 29.0 .090 .121
3 Cincinnati Reds 4327 1293 29.9 .101 .128
4 Chicago Cubs 4706 1410 30.0 .106 .136
5 Miami Marlins 4760 1446 30.4 .093 .132
6 Arizona Diamondbacks 4622 1416 30.6 .107 .144
7 Milwaukee Brewers 4479 1376 30.7 .108 .144
8 St. Louis Cardinals 4820 1499 31.1 .111 .143
9 Baltimore Orioles 4418 1375 31.1 .129 .172
10 Houston Astros 5004 1578 31.5 .099 .126
11 New York Mets 4155 1320 31.8 .112 .156
12 Toronto Blue Jays 4793 1527 31.9 .119 .154
13 Pittsburgh Pirates 4520 1457 32.2 .100 .137
14 Boston Red Sox 4890 1583 32.4 .105 .152
15 San Francisco Giants 4280 1389 32.5 .098 .131
16 Texas Rangers 4559 1495 32.8 .111 .155
17 Los Angeles Dodgers 4905 1644 33.5 .099 .137
18 Washington Nationals 4419 1491 33.7 .114 .152
19 Detroit Tigers 4604 1569 34.1 .105 .134
20 Cleveland Guardians 4015 1369 34.1 .123 .159
21 Philadelphia Phillies 4777 1633 34.2 .115 .170
22 Atlanta Braves 4796 1672 34.9 .104 .172
23 Los Angeles Angels 4656 1640 35.2 .104 .140
24 Kansas City Royals 4858 1745 35.9 .093 .117
25 Minnesota Twins 4566 1644 36.0 .109 .176
26 Oakland Athletics 4270 1542 36.1 .084 .109
27 Tampa Bay Rays 4750 1724 36.3 .117 .160
28 Colorado Rockies 4644 1689 36.4 .094 .118
29 Chicago White Sox 4513 1677 37.2 .098 .140
30 Seattle Mariners 4531 1691 37.3 .092 .128