Umpire Scorecards Analysis

Ever wonder how the @Mets activate the “Home Run Apple” in centerfield? The @SNYtv broadcast today showed how it works. I’ve been watching Mets games for years and don’t recall seeing this. Just another reason why the SNY broadcast is the best. @Dodgers @MLB

Tie game, full count, 2 out, bottom of the 9th and Chad Whitson called this a strike in the @Reds @Dodgers game.

CB Bucknor ends the @whitesox -@Cardinals game with this call.

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Per @UmpScorecards the highest Overall Accuracy game in '23 was 99.33% by Ben May on 5/16. The lowest was 83.87% by Angel Hernandez on 9/14. Top 6 and bottom 5 shown below. @MLB @MLBUA

Per @UmpScorecards the rate of bad games (Overall Accuracy <90%) fell to an all-time low in '23. The rate of games where Overall Favor = 1+ was the highest since '20. @MLB @MLBUA

Per @UmpScorecards the Overall Accuracy by month in '23 saw the OA in September as the lowest in a full month for the first time ever. @MLB @MLBUA

Per @UmpScorecards, as a record high for Overall Accuracy was set this year, the rate of games where the OA = 95%+, 97%+ and 98%+ also hit new highs. But not for 99%+. There were only 7 such games this year. There were 18 last year. @MLB @MLBUA

Per @UmpScorecards across nine years of data, the Overall Accuracy by month is the lowest at the start of the season and rises every month into the #Postseason. @MLB @MLBUA

Per @UmpScorecards the Overall Accuracy in '23 (regular season and #Postseason) was 94.11%. That's the highest all-time and continues the trend of OA increasing each year. @MLB @MLBUA

Per @UmpScorecards the average Overall Favor in the 5 games of the #WorldSeries2023 was 0.32. That's tied for the 2nd-lowest of the 9 series since '15. @MLB @MLBUA #WorldSeries #Postseason @Rangers @Dbacks #StraightUpTX #Dbacks

Per @UmpScorecards through 54 #WorldSeries games with data, umps with the least experience (201-300 games behind the plate prior to the start of each year) have the highest Overall Accuracy and those with more experience (501-700) have the most games and lowest OA. @MLB @MLBUA

Per @UmpScorecards prior to this year the shift to umpires with less experience aligned with higher Overall Accuracy in the #WorldSeries. But this year, despite a record-low for experience, the OA was only the 4th-highest. @MLB @MLBUA #WorldSeries2023 @Rangers @Dbacks

Per @UmpScorecards, when grouping umps by the number of home plate games they had prior to the start of the year, the least-experienced (201-300 games) had the lowest OA in the #WorldSeries. That's the opposite of the regular season. @MLB @MLBUA #WorldSeries2023 @Rangers @Dbacks

Per @UmpScorecards this was just the 2nd time the away teams were Overall Favored in the #WorldSeries. @MLB @MLBUA #WorldSeries2023 @Rangers @Dbacks #Postseason #StraightUpTX #Dbacks

Per @UmpScorecards, now with 9 years of data, the #WorldSeries game with the highest Overall Accuracy is game 5 and the lowest remains game 7. @MLB @MLBUA #WorldSeries2023 @Rangers @Dbacks #Postseason #StraightUpTX #Dbacks

Per @UmpScorecards this was the first year where the Overall Accuracy in the #WorldSeries was lower than in the regular season. @MLB @MLBUA #WorldSeries2023 @Rangers @Dbacks #Postseason #StraightUpTX #Dbacks

Per @UmpScorecards the Overall Accuracy in the #WorldSeries2023 was the lowest of any #Postseason round. It's the first year where the World Series had the lowest OA of any postseason round. @MLB @MLBUA #WorldSeries @Rangers @Dbacks #StraightUpTX #Dbacks