MLB 2026 Causal Analytics Team Leaderboard

Updated: August 9, 2026

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 Milwaukee Brewers 2821 763 27.1 .110 .138
2 Cincinnati Reds 2951 865 29.3 .087 .116
3 New York Yankees 2810 824 29.3 .093 .126
4 Los Angeles Dodgers 3014 895 29.7 .111 .140
5 Chicago Cubs 3163 984 31.1 .103 .149
6 Houston Astros 3207 1009 31.5 .092 .116
7 Miami Marlins 2917 922 31.6 .097 .113
8 St. Louis Cardinals 2843 913 32.1 .092 .115
9 Detroit Tigers 2932 946 32.3 .111 .154
10 Cleveland Guardians 2719 881 32.4 .078 .095
11 Tampa Bay Rays 2470 804 32.6 .113 .148
12 Arizona Diamondbacks 2849 934 32.8 .095 .138
13 San Francisco Giants 2742 900 32.8 .107 .148
14 Baltimore Orioles 3085 1015 32.9 .100 .133
15 New York Mets 2979 981 32.9 .109 .151
16 Minnesota Twins 2857 962 33.7 .096 .121
17 San Diego Padres 3207 1085 33.8 .083 .105
18 Chicago White Sox 2706 919 34.0 .106 .150
19 Athletics 2881 980 34.0 .100 .128
20 Philadelphia Phillies 3018 1028 34.1 .092 .130
21 Kansas City Royals 2887 984 34.1 .097 .120
22 Washington Nationals 2704 930 34.4 .091 .128
23 Toronto Blue Jays 2678 928 34.7 .095 .114
24 Pittsburgh Pirates 2879 1005 34.9 .107 .137
25 Texas Rangers 2784 974 35.0 .103 .140
26 Atlanta Braves 2857 1008 35.3 .108 .125
27 Boston Red Sox 2707 1009 37.3 .097 .126
28 Seattle Mariners 2760 1068 38.7 .124 .166
29 Colorado Rockies 2834 1121 39.6 .096 .125
30 Los Angeles Angels 3270 1309 40.0 .092 .132