Baseball Toaster was unplugged on February 4, 2009.
By Gregor Gross
Regarding the other day's ground-breaking scientific work, I have something to say for the record:
There is no way I can continue with data for the National League. As a matter of fact, there is really no team in the National League that I do care the least bit about. I am, by definition, an Indians fan. And I will not allow any other team to draw my attention from them. I mean, except this one, this one, this one and especially this one. And maybe this one. And this one. Beyond that, no teams from the National League as you can see.
There is some other thing. One of those National League teams thought it would be funny to obtain my most beloved baseball player. He does it all: walking, hitting the ball out of the yard, doing funny things with his stockings. I love him. The thing is, of course, he doesn't play for the Indians anymore. So you guess right, I'm really ****ed at the National League and especially at one of its teams.
So the solution is? I tell you: There will be no ranking of the National League team. Nada. Not with me. Not after this.
Come to think of it, I know someone who follows that team. As a real strange coincidence, this is a fellow I like to work together with. Especially doing some baseball related stuff. Like ... this one here. OK, I changed my mind. Here we go, starting with pitching (the higher the number, the better the team, by the way):
| Team | ERA-Rank | Correl. * Rank | WHIP-Rank | Correl. * Rank |
| Atlanta Braves | 2 | 11,46 | 9 | 6,152 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 12 | 3,82 | 10 | 5,383 |
| Florida Marlins | 8 | 6,876 | 7 | 7,69 |
| NY Mets | 5 | 9,168 | 8 | 6,921 |
| Montreal Expos | 13 | 3,056 | 12 | 3,845 |
| SL Cardinals | 4 | 9,932 | 1 | 12,304 |
| Chicgo Cubs | 1 | 12,224 | 2 | 11,535 |
| Houston Astros | 9 | 6,112 | 6 | 8,459 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 15 | 1,528 | 14 | 2,307 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 7 | 7,64 | 3 | 10,766 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 10 | 5,348 | 11 | 4,614 |
| LA Dodgers | 6 | 8,404 | 5 | 9,228 |
| SD Padres | 3 | 10,696 | 4 | 9,997 |
| SF Giants | 11 | 4,584 | 13 | 3,076 |
| Colorado Rockies | 16 | 0,764 | 16 | 0,769 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 14 | 2,292 | 15 | 1,538 |
| Team | K/BB-Rank | Correl. * Rank | K/9IP-Rank | Correl. * Rank |
| Atlanta Braves | 9 | 4,848 | 9 | 3,544 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 7 | 6,06 | 8 | 3,987 |
| Florida Marlins | 4 | 7,878 | 4 | 5,759 |
| NY Mets | 15 | 1,212 | 15 | 0,886 |
| Montreal Expos | 12 | 3,03 | 10 | 3,101 |
| SL Cardinals | 5 | 7,272 | 11 | 2,658 |
| Chicgo Cubs | 2 | 9,09 | 1 | 7,088 |
| Houston Astros | 1 | 9,696 | 2 | 6,645 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 10 | 4,242 | 13 | 1,772 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 3 | 8,484 | 6 | 4,873 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 11 | 3,636 | 5 | 5,316 |
| LA Dodgers | 8 | 5,454 | 7 | 4,43 |
| SD Padres | 6 | 6,666 | 12 | 2,215 |
| SF Giants | 14 | 1,818 | 14 | 1,329 |
| Colorado Rockies | 16 | 0,606 | 16 | 0,443 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 13 | 2,424 | 3 | 6,202 |
| Team | Sum Pitching | Super Rank Pitching |
| Atlanta Braves | 26,004 | 8 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 19,25 | 9 |
| Florida Marlins | 28,203 | 6 |
| NY Mets | 18,187 | 11 |
| Montreal Expos | 13,032 | 12 |
| SL Cardinals | 32,166 | 2 |
| Chicgo Cubs | 39,937 | 1 |
| Houston Astros | 30,912 | 4 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 9,849 | 15 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 31,763 | 3 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 18,914 | 10 |
| LA Dodgers | 27,516 | 7 |
| SD Padres | 29,574 | 5 |
| SF Giants | 10,807 | 14 |
| Colorado Rockies | 2,582 | 16 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 12,456 | 13 |
And batting:
| Team | BA-Rank | Correl. * Rank | OBP-Rank | Correl. * Rank |
| Atlanta Braves | 10 | 3,836 | 9 | 5,576 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 11 | 3,288 | 3 | 9,758 |
| Florida Marlins | 9 | 4,384 | 10 | 4,879 |
| NY Mets | 12 | 2,74 | 11 | 4,182 |
| Montreal Expos | 16 | 0,548 | 16 | 0,697 |
| SL Cardinals | 1 | 8,768 | 4 | 9,061 |
| Chicgo Cubs | 7 | 5,48 | 14 | 2,091 |
| Houston Astros | 6 | 6,028 | 5 | 8,364 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 15 | 1,096 | 8 | 6,273 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 13 | 2,192 | 13 | 2,788 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 5 | 6,576 | 12 | 3,485 |
| LA Dodgers | 3 | 7,672 | 7 | 6,97 |
| SD Padres | 4 | 7,124 | 6 | 7,667 |
| SF Giants | 8 | 4,932 | 1 | 11,152 |
| Colorado Rockies | 2 | 8,22 | 2 | 10,455 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 14 | 1,644 | 15 | 1,394 |
| Team | SLG-Rank | Correl. * Rank | OPS-Rank | Correl. * Rank |
| Atlanta Braves | 6 | 6,336 | 8 | 5,778 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 4 | 7,488 | 4 | 8,346 |
| Florida Marlins | 11 | 3,456 | 11 | 3,852 |
| NY Mets | 8 | 5,184 | 10 | 4,494 |
| Montreal Expos | 16 | 0,576 | 16 | 0,642 |
| SL Cardinals | 2 | 8,64 | 2 | 9,63 |
| Chicgo Cubs | 3 | 8,064 | 3 | 8,988 |
| Houston Astros | 7 | 5,76 | 6 | 7,062 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 10 | 4,032 | 9 | 5,136 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 15 | 1,152 | 15 | 1,284 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 12 | 2,88 | 12 | 3,21 |
| LA Dodgers | 5 | 6,912 | 7 | 6,42 |
| SD Padres | 14 | 1,728 | 13 | 2,568 |
| SF Giants | 9 | 4,608 | 5 | 7,704 |
| Colorado Rockies | 1 | 9,216 | 1 | 10,272 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 13 | 2,304 | 14 | 1,926 |
| Team | Sum Batting | Super Rank Batting |
| Atlanta Braves | 21,526 | 8 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 28,88 | 3 |
| Florida Marlins | 16,571 | 11 |
| NY Mets | 16,6 | 10 |
| Montreal Expos | 2,463 | 16 |
| SL Cardinals | 36,099 | 2 |
| Chicgo Cubs | 24,623 | 7 |
| Houston Astros | 27,214 | 6 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 16,537 | 12 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 7,416 | 14 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 16,151 | 13 |
| LA Dodgers | 27,974 | 5 |
| SD Padres | 19,087 | 9 |
| SF Giants | 28,396 | 4 |
| Colorado Rockies | 38,163 | 1 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 7,268 | 15 |
And super duper wise?
| Team | Super Duper Sum | Super Duper Rank |
| Atlanta Braves | 23,765 | 7 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 24,065 | 6 |
| Florida Marlins | 22,387 | 8 |
| NY Mets | 17,3935 | 13 |
| Montreal Expos | 7,7475 | 16 |
| SL Cardinals | 34,1325 | 1 |
| Chicgo Cubs | 32,28 | 2 |
| Houston Astros | 29,063 | 3 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 13,193 | 14 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 19,5895 | 11 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 17,5325 | 12 |
| LA Dodgers | 27,745 | 4 |
| SD Padres | 24,3305 | 5 |
| SF Giants | 19,6015 | 10 |
| Colorado Rockies | 20,3725 | 9 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 9,862 | 15 |
What do we see? Not much, except the Rockies hit like Pros and pitch like Cons. The Cardinals are strong in almost all categories and the National League Central is really the best division here. What else? Atlanta is truly mediocre so why they should lead their division no one knows. Also, the times have gone by when they would beat you with pitching. The Giants have Schmidt and no one else on the mound and no one told the Expos which end of the bat they should grip. Come to think of it, they probably haven't learned of this entire bat thing anyway.
So that's it. We are all a bit wiser now, I hope. And if it's only for knowledge of the number of teams I enjoy.
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