Coming into this series, I was curious to see how the strikezone would play out. The "Yankee Strikezone" is part of why I began this project. In the first series between these teams this year, the strikezones were wildly inconsistent, ranging from under 80% correct to over 90% correct for the Rzone. The Orioles had received 24 calls in favor to the Yankees' 31. This series saw 13 Rzone calls in favor of the Orioles to 20 for the Yankees, bringing the totals to 37 and 51, respectively.
On borderline pitches, the first series between the teams saw the Orioles with 19 called balls and 19 called strikes. The Yankees had 22 called balls and 36 called strikes. This series saw 25 strikes to 26 balls for the Orioles and 30 strikes to 25 balls for the Yankees.
On the season, the Orioles borderline strike rate is 49.06% and their opponents are at 49.35%. Versus the Yankees, the Orioles have a 49.44% rate and the Yankees have a 58.41% rate. Matt Wieters has caught all 6 games against the Yankees, while the Yankees have used Cervelli (2.5), Stewart (0.5), and Romine (3). This is not enough data to draw a firm conclusion from, but it does raise an eyebrow.
Click through the jump for the game-by-game numbers.
May 20, 2013: Orioles - 4, Yankees - 6
Regarding the nonsense by Eric Cooper at 1B, I have nothing to say except for all the bad words. ALL the bad words.
As for Jeff Kellogg behind home plate, fair zone. The random ball called well inside the strikezone was a Boone Logan two-seam fastball at 92 mph with a ton of movement to Nick Markakis.
| Umpire | Real | % of Total |
% of Chances |
Typical | % of Total |
% of Chances |
| Correct Calls | 140 | 90.32% | 130 | 83.87% | ||
| Incorrect Calls | 15 | 9.68% | 25 | 16.13% | ||
| Balls Called Balls | 100 | 64.52% | 90.91% | 82 | 52.90% | 97.62% |
| Strikes Called Strikes | 40 | 25.81% | 88.89% | 48 | 30.97% | 67.61% |
| Strikes Called Balls | 5 | 3.23% | 11.11% | 23 | 14.84% | 32.39% |
| Balls Called Strikes | 10 | 6.45% | 9.09% | 2 | 1.29% | 2.38% |
| Borderline - Balls | 23 | 14.84% | 56.10% | |||
| Borderline - Strikes | 18 | 11.61% | 43.90% | |||
| Baltimore Orioles | Real | % of Team |
% of Chances |
Typical | % of Team |
% of Chances |
| Ball Called Ball | 48 | 67.61% | 88.89% | 37 | 52.11% | 94.87% |
| Strike Called Strike | 15 | 21.13% | 88.24% | 19 | 26.76% | 59.38% |
| Strike Called Ball | 2 | 2.82% | 11.76% | 13 | 18.31% | 40.63% |
| Ball Called Strike | 6 | 8.45% | 11.11% | 2 | 2.82% | 5.13% |
| Borderline Pitches | 46 | 33.33% | ||||
| Borderline - Balls | 11 | 61.11% | ||||
| Borderline - Strikes | 7 | 38.89% | ||||
| Calls in Favor | 9 | 5.81% | 12 | 7.74% | ||
| Calls Against | 6 | 3.87% | 13 | 8.39% | ||
| New York Yankees | Real | % of Team |
% of Chances |
Typical | % of Team |
% of Chances |
| Ball Called Ball | 52 | 61.90% | 92.86% | 45 | 53.57% | 100.00% |
| Strike Called Strike | 25 | 29.76% | 89.29% | 29 | 34.52% | 74.36% |
| Strike Called Ball | 3 | 3.57% | 10.71% | 10 | 11.90% | 25.64% |
| Ball Called Strike | 4 | 4.76% | 7.14% | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Borderline Pitches | 53 | 28.75% | ||||
| Borderline - Balls | 12 | 52.17% | ||||
| Borderline - Strikes | 11 | 47.83% | ||||
| Calls in Favor | 6 | 3.87% | 13 | 8.39% | ||
| Calls Against | 9 | 5.81% | 12 | 7.74% |
May 21, 2013: Orioles - 3, Yankees - 2
Who would've thought that a new record for the cleanest called Rzone this season would be set by 1) Eric Cooper, he of the 1B umpiring malfunctions in the first game of the series and 2) in a game involving the New York Yankees? The 2 : 5 / O's : Yankees calls in favor ratio doesn't look good, but is really not very statistically significant.
| Umpire | Real | % of Total |
% of Chances |
Typical | % of Total |
% of Chances |
| Correct Calls | 127 | 94.78% | 120 | 89.55% | ||
| Incorrect Calls | 7 | 5.22% | 14 | 10.45% | ||
| Balls Called Balls | 87 | 64.93% | 93.55% | 77 | 57.46% | 96.25% |
| Strikes Called Strikes | 40 | 29.85% | 97.56% | 43 | 32.09% | 79.63% |
| Strikes Called Balls | 1 | 0.75% | 2.44% | 11 | 8.21% | 20.37% |
| Balls Called Strikes | 6 | 4.48% | 6.45% | 3 | 2.24% | 3.75% |
| Borderline - Balls | 15 | 11.19% | 45.45% | |||
| Borderline - Strikes | 18 | 13.43% | 54.55% | |||
| Baltimore Orioles | Real | % of Team |
% of Chances |
Typical | % of Team |
% of Chances |
| Ball Called Ball | 40 | 64.52% | 95.24% | 37 | 59.68% | 97.37% |
| Strike Called Strike | 19 | 30.65% | 95.00% | 20 | 32.26% | 83.33% |
| Strike Called Ball | 1 | 1.61% | 5.00% | 4 | 6.45% | 16.67% |
| Ball Called Strike | 2 | 3.23% | 4.76% | 1 | 1.61% | 2.63% |
| Borderline Pitches | 38 | 30.40% | ||||
| Borderline - Balls | 6 | 40.00% | ||||
| Borderline - Strikes | 9 | 60.00% | ||||
| Calls in Favor | 2 | 1.49% | 8 | 5.97% | ||
| Calls Against | 5 | 3.73% | 6 | 4.48% | ||
| New York Yankees | Real | % of Team |
% of Chances |
Typical | % of Team |
% of Chances |
| Ball Called Ball | 47 | 65.28% | 92.16% | 40 | 55.56% | 95.24% |
| Strike Called Strike | 21 | 29.17% | 100.00% | 23 | 31.94% | 76.67% |
| Strike Called Ball | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 7 | 9.72% | 23.33% |
| Ball Called Strike | 4 | 5.56% | 7.84% | 2 | 2.78% | 4.76% |
| Borderline Pitches | 39 | 25.17% | ||||
| Borderline - Balls | 9 | 50.00% | ||||
| Borderline - Strikes | 9 | 50.00% | ||||
| Calls in Favor | 5 | 3.73% | 6 | 4.48% | ||
| Calls Against | 2 | 1.49% | 8 | 5.97% |
Win the series. Win the game in spite of very unfavorable Rzone, Tzone, and borderline strike rates. That'll do.
| Umpire | Real | % of Total |
% of Chances |
Typical | % of Total |
% of Chances |
| Correct Calls | 111 | 90.98% | 102 | 83.61% | ||
| Incorrect Calls | 11 | 9.02% | 20 | 16.39% | ||
| Balls Called Balls | 80 | 65.57% | 90.91% | 66 | 54.10% | 95.65% |
| Strikes Called Strikes | 31 | 25.41% | 91.18% | 36 | 29.51% | 67.92% |
| Strikes Called Balls | 3 | 2.46% | 8.82% | 17 | 13.93% | 32.08% |
| Balls Called Strikes | 8 | 6.56% | 9.09% | 3 | 2.46% | 4.35% |
| Borderline - Balls | 13 | 10.66% | 40.63% | |||
| Borderline - Strikes | 19 | 15.57% | 59.38% | |||
| Baltimore Orioles | Real | % of Team |
% of Chances |
Typical | % of Team |
% of Chances |
| Ball Called Ball | 42 | 65.63% | 95.45% | 33 | 51.56% | 100.00% |
| Strike Called Strike | 17 | 26.56% | 85.00% | 19 | 29.69% | 61.29% |
| Strike Called Ball | 3 | 4.69% | 15.00% | 12 | 18.75% | 38.71% |
| Ball Called Strike | 2 | 3.13% | 4.55% | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Borderline Pitches | 47 | 32.19% | ||||
| Borderline - Balls | 9 | 50.00% | ||||
| Borderline - Strikes | 9 | 50.00% | ||||
| Calls in Favor | 2 | 1.64% | 5 | 4.10% | ||
| Calls Against | 9 | 7.38% | 15 | 12.30% | ||
| New York Yankees | Real | % of Team |
% of Chances |
Typical | % of Team |
% of Chances |
| Ball Called Ball | 38 | 65.52% | 86.36% | 33 | 56.90% | 91.67% |
| Strike Called Strike | 14 | 24.14% | 100.00% | 17 | 29.31% | 77.27% |
| Strike Called Ball | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 5 | 8.62% | 22.73% |
| Ball Called Strike | 6 | 10.34% | 13.64% | 3 | 5.17% | 8.33% |
| Borderline Pitches | 32 | 41.59% | ||||
| Borderline - Balls | 4 | 28.57% | ||||
| Borderline - Strikes | 10 | 71.43% | ||||
| Calls in Favor | 9 | 7.38% | 15 | 12.30% | ||
| Calls Against | 2 | 1.64% | 5 | 4.10% |
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