Reds By The Numbers Archives

Reds By The Numbers — #1: Hutch

09/13/2016

Today marks the beginning of a series I've been planning to start for a long time: Reds By The Numbers. For whatever reason, I've always been interested (obsessed?) with the Reds' uniforms and each individual's... Read More...

Reds 25 Hardest Hit Balls (As of 4/23)

Patrick Jeter

04/24/2016

We've decided to make this a weekly featureÃ‚Â as long asÃ‚Â the Reds aren't playing a Sunday night game. I will simply update the list weekly and try to note anything...note-worthy. Reds Batted Ball Exit Velo... Read More...

Nose on the Ball: Cozart’s High Contact Start

Wesley Jenkins

04/21/2016

Zack Cozart tends to playÃ‚Â in bursts. I don't quite mean his quick-twitch, hot off the button fielding for the Reds at short, but that does certainly apply. Rather, I'm talking about his bat. Think of his ... Read More...

Reds 25 Hardest Hit Balls (So Far)

Patrick Jeter

04/17/2016

Ladies and gentlemen; like it or not, the StatCast era is upon us.Ã‚Â Last year, small bits of data trickled to us at seemingly random intervals.Ã‚Â Many of us desired the trickle become a deluge.Ã‚Â The tim... Read More...

A Weird Data Investigation into the Reds ‘Youth Movement’

Wesley Jenkins

04/06/2016

Supposedly the Reds are entering a bit of a "youth movement." Bryan Price first uttered that phrase on June 6 of last season, sending the fanbase into a tizzy expecting mid-summer trade after mid-summer trade.Ã... Read More...

The Reds’ AVG w/RISP is awful. Does it matter?

Nick Doran

05/20/2015

One of the most common themes the Reds' broadcasters discuss on a daily basis is the team's "chronic inability" to hit with runners in scoring position. From listening to the games you probably know by now that... Read More...

The Reds are Singing the BABIP Blues

Nick Doran

05/06/2015

Two of the Reds's best hitters, Todd Frazier and Jay Bruce, are both hitting below the infamous Mendoza Line. Those two and the rest of the Reds as a teamÃ‚Â have been the unluckiest group of hitters in the maj... Read More...

Measuring pitcher performance with FIP, xFIP and SIERA

Steve Mancuso

08/14/2013

If you want to measure how many runs a pitcher has given up, ERA is your statistic. If you want to measure how well a pitcher has actually pitched then FIP, xFIP or SIERA may be better. And understanding the ... Read More...

Two innings

Steve Mancuso

05/13/2013

Since Opening Day, the Cincinnati Reds have played 19 games against teams with winning records (Washington, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Washington again, St. Louis again, and Atlanta). In those titanic struggles, ... Read More...

Reds 2012 ZiPS Projections

Tom Diesman

01/29/2012

Dan Szymborski has posted his 2012 Reds projections over on the Baseball Think Factory site. I really like these projections since they have the projected numbers for just about every player on the roster. I'... Read More...

Interesting comparison

Bill Lack

04/14/2011

Saw this on Lance McAlister's blog: Stats for Austin Kearns through his first 365 games with the Reds and for Jay Bruce through his first 366 games (entering Tuesday) with the Reds. *** Kearns/Bruce Game: 365... Read More...

Barry Larkin and Dave Concepcion: Career shortstop rankings

stevepriceredlegnation

03/14/2010

Baseball Prospectus has published a new study comparing the great American League shortstops of the early 1990's: Nomar Garciaparra, Derek Jeter, and Alex Rodriguez. The article is on the payside, so I can't s... Read More...