Codify Baseball

PLAYOFF APPEARANCES SINCE 1998
(when MLB expanded to 30 teams):

23 NYY
22
21
20
19
18 ATL
17 LAD
16 STL
15
14 HOU BOS
13
12 CLE
11 ATH
10 CHC MIN
9 MIL TB PHI
8 TEX SF
7 SD ARI NYM DET LAA
6 TOR
5 WSH BAL CWS CIN
4 COL SEA
3 KC MIA PIT

Lightning: the great equalizer. ⚡️😱

MLB Pitches Thrown At 98+ MPH:

2008: 11,301
2009: 13,785
2010: 14,807
2011: 13,826
2012: 15,615
2013: 17,169
2014: 19,922
2015: 28,093
2016: 28,949
2017: 25,499
2018: 25,621
2019: 27,561
2020: 10,747*
2021: 33,287
2022: 38,274
2023: 40,803
2024: 40,725
2025: 51,597

Most Home Runs,
Any Span of 162 Regular Season MLB Games:

80 Barry Bonds
79 Mark McGwire
78
77
76 Sammy Sosa
75
74
73
72
71 Babe Ruth
70
69
68
67 Albert Belle, Aaron Judge

AARON JUDGE MY GOODNESS

First Inning Home Runs (2025):

50 NYY
49
48
47
46
45
44
43
42
41
40
39 SEA
38
37
36
35 LAD
34 LAA
33 NYM
32 ATH
31 TB
30 ARI BOS CWS SF
29
28 CHC
27 ATL
26 KC
25 PHI
24 HOU
23 CLE PIT WSH
22 BAL
21 DET
20 COL MIN
19 TEX TOR
18 CIN MIL
17 MIA
16 SD
15
14
13
12
11 STL

Most Home Runs In A Single Season
(LHBs vs LHPs, MLB History):

Kyle Schwarber (2025), 23 <--- now a free agent
Matt Olson (2021), 22
Barry Bonds (2002), 21
Ken Griffey Jr. (1998), 21
Ken Griffey Jr. (1996), 21
Darryl Strawberry (1988), 20
Ted Kluszewski (1955), 20

No MLB pitcher in 2025 had a 10-game span with 63+ strikeouts and fewer than 7 walks...

...except for Tarik Skubal who had a 11-game span with 3 walks and 95 strikeouts. 😮

😂

Lowest ERA By A Qualified .500 pitcher (W=L),
Last 100 MLB Seasons:

Paul Skenes (2025), 1.97 & 10-10
Jim Nash (1968), 2.28 & 13-13
Orel Hershiser (1989), 2.31 & 15-15
Dick Donovan (1961), 2.40 & 10-10
Cole Hamels (2014), 2.46 & 9-9

when david hulse came to the plate and chose violence

MLB Starting Pitchers Topping Out At 100+ MPH:

2008 - 6
2009 - 6
2010 - 8
2011 - 5
2012 - 6
2013 - 9
2014 - 8
2015 - 12
2016 - 9
2017 - 6
2018 - 12
2019 - 11
2020 - 10
2021 - 15
2022 - 17
2023 - 19
2024 - 17
2025 - 23

Clayton Kershaw started 451 regular season games for the Dodgers and they won 302 of them. Is that good?

the 80 fastest pitches by san diego padres in 2025

Most MLB inside-the-park homers, last 90 years:
13 - Willie Wilson ⚡️⚡️⚡️
12
11
10
9 - Roberto Clemente, Lou Brock
8 - Willie Mays, Hank Bauer
7 - 5 players
6 - 6 players

Highest Batting Average,
Any Span of 162 Games Since 1940:

Ted Williams, .409
Tony Gwynn, .402
Wade Boggs, .401
Rod Carew, .399
Todd Helton,. 396
Larry Walker, .392
Nomar Garciaparra, .389
Ichiro Suzuki, .387
Stan Musial, .383
Hank Aaron, .381

Wade Boggs hit 37 doubles in 1989.
Wait, he hit 37 that year just at Fenway! 😮

when i was a kid this was an out

430+ Foot Home Runs
(2025 Regular and Postseason):

16 Kyle Schwarber
15
14
13
12
11 Shohei Ohtahi
10 Aaron Judge, Eugenio Suárez, James Wood
9
8 Jo Adell, Julio Rodríguez
7 Hunter Goodman, Nick Kurtz, George Springer

2025 Fielding Runs (Statcast):

+45 TOR
+39 CHC
+30 MIL
+28 CLE
+21 BOS
+21 STL
+20 TEX
+18 HOU
+18 KC
+15 SF
+11 ARI
+8 NYY
+7 PIT
+5 ATL
+2 DET
+1 MIA
0 LAD SD
-5 NYM
-8 CIN
-14 PHI
-17 ATH
-18 COL
-22 MIN
-23 BAL
-30 SEA
-40 TB CWS
-50 WSH
-53 LAA

In 2016, Clayton Kershaw won 12 starts.
In 2016, Clayton Kershaw walked 11 batters.

Most Times On Base,
Any 35-Game Span Of An MLB Season:

Babe Ruth, 100
Ted Williams, 100
Charlie Gehringer, 100
Barry Bonds, 99
Rogers Hornsby, 94
Mickey Mantle, 94
John McGraw, 93
Lou Gehrig, 93
Ryan Howard, 93
Frank Thomas, 93
Aaron Judge, 93
Wade Boggs, 92
Juan Soto, 92

What MLB franchise has the best fans?
(other than your favorite team)

Highest OBP with RISP:
Bonds (2004), .754
Bonds (2002), .669
Bonds (2003), .654
Bonds (2001), .650
Ruth (1923), .644

Highest SLG with RISP:
Bonds (2004), .944
Bonds (2001), .944
Bonds (2002), .882
Ruth (1923), .882
Ruth (1929), .875

(150+ PAs with RISP)

There were 341 bunt hits in the big leagues this year. Brett Butler had 286 during his career all by himself.

MLB teams hitting under .240:
1998: 0
1999: 0
2000: 0
2001: 0
2002: 0
2003: 0
2004: 0
2005: 0
2006: 0
2007: 0
2008: 0
2009: 0
2010: 1
2011: 2
2012: 5
2013: 5
2014: 4
2015: 0
2016: 1
2017: 1
2018: 8
2019: 4
2020: 11
2021: 12
2022: 14
2023: 8
2024: 11
2025: 9

Different Starters Used, Last Two Seasons:

10 SEA
11
12 STL
13
14 WSN NYY
15
16 PHI KC COL
17 SD
18 TB PIT ARI
19 CLE CHC MIN
20 TOR TEX
21 BAL DET
22 CIN HOU ATH
23 BOS ATL
24 LAA SF NYM
25
26
27 MIL LAD
28
29
30
31 MIA CWS

Who had the better 2025 regular season?

Odds, 2026 World Championship (@FanDuel):

+340 LAD
+700 NYY
+1000 PHI
+1200 SEA NYM
+1400 HOU
+1500 BOS
+1600 TOR
+2000 ATL
+2200 CHC SD MIL
+2700 CLE DET
+3000 BAL
+3500 CIN KC SF
+4000 TB
+4500 TEX
+6000 ARI
+10000 ATH MIN
+12500 STL
+15000 MIA
+20000 PIT
+35000 LAA
+50000 COL CWS WSH

Shohei Ohtani's 63 Home Runs In 2025
(Regular Season and Postseason)