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The oddest, rarest and most lopsided numbers in sports, recomputed every day from our own game logs. Every stat says exactly what it's measured against.
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batting average, day game after a night game
Home hitters batted .238 in games that immediately followed a night game at the same park, versus .254 in every other home game with a recorded first pitch (z = -2.8).
See the full stat →8+ game streaks vs the hitter's own rate
Hitters riding 8+ game streaks got a hit in 64.8% of their next games — which sounds hot, until you compare each one to his own season rate: they were expected to hit in 67.5%.
See the full stat →September hit-rate vs own season average
Comparing each qualified hitter's hit-rate in every month to his own season rate, September comes in at −0.4 points (z = -0.6) across 4,444 games.
See the full stat →Recent
9games with a hitAgustín Ramírez · MLB · Sep 27
10 HRvs BAL · 20 games since 2025Ben Rice · MLB · Sep 27
10 HRvs HOU · 16 games since 2025Nick Kurtz · MLB · Sep 27
3-7Last 10 gamesMLB · Sep 275 HRin 61 AB vs WSH since 2025Bo Bichette · MLB · Sep 27
1 in 1,097batter-games since 2025 is a 4-hit, 2-homer gameJeremy Peña · MLB · Sep 27
10 HRin 76 AB vs BAL since 2025Ben Rice · MLB · Sep 270-for-29over his last 9 gamesJ.T. Realmuto · MLB · Sep 27
22straight games without a HR — until this oneAndrew Benintendi · MLB · Sep 27
Daily fact log
- 23%
of 4-AB games a .300 hitter goes hitless
Across 779 such games by 8 qualified .300 hitters this season, 22.5% ended without a hit. The textbook figure is 24% — a .300 hitter fails 70% of the time, and 0.70 to the fourth power is 0.24. One hitless night is arithmetic, not a slump.
mlb· computed 2026-09-30· mlb2026_gamelogs