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MLBSep 30
.241

batting average, day game after a night game

Home hitters batted .241 in games that immediately followed a night game at the same park, versus .253 in every other home game with a recorded first pitch (z = -2.0).

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MLBSep 30
−2.7 pts

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%.

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MLBSep 30
−0.4 pts

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.

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Recent

  • 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