With all the increased home run activity going on in baseball right now, might as well check to see which league is superior. The obvious answer would be the American League due to Aaron Judge winning the Home Run Derby but there is the chance that both leagues may be more similar than we thought. Through comparing the two means of each league in different categories, we will find out who is the better league (or maybe they're equal!). How This Works: I looked up the Home Runs per Game and Average True Distance for both leagues on hittrackeronline.com to serve as the data. The differences between each mean/average were used as the test statistic which layed the groundwork for what we were looking for. If the test statistic occured more than 5% of the time in 400 trials, the abilities in each league are the same (yay for equality!). If it occured less than 5%, then one has a better ability than the other. Difference in HRs per Game AL Average: 2.61 HRs NL Average: 2.43 HRs Test Statistic/Difference: 0.18 P-Value: 52.3% Verdict: Teams in the AL have the same ability as teams in the NL and the increased home runs per game is due to random chance. Difference in Average True Distance AL Average: 401.0 NL Average: 400.6 Test Statistic/Difference: 0.4 P-Value: 52.5% Verdict: Teams in the AL have the same ability as teams in the NL in terms of hitting longer home runs and the slightly increased performance is due to random chance. Looks like no one is super special yet, but hey! There's still more to come this season regarding home runs! Make sure to stay tuned and we will see you soon!
Note: Trials were conducted on Thursday night so the stats may be slightly different now. Leave a Reply. |
AuthorHi, I'm Jenna and I'm a sports fan! I've been avidly watching sports since 2011 because I found that by watching sports, I would be able to communicate with my dad and brother better. Ever since I got into sports, I've been able to enjoy myself more when I go to sporting events with my family. Archives
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