The table below runs through the last 24 years to calculate 1) what percentage of runs are scored in situations with runners in scoring position and 2) what is the percentage of plate appearances that result in runners in scoring position? According to the table below and after tabulating all 24 years of data the two RISP averages are; #1 is almost exactly 3/4 and #2 is almost exactly 1/3.
Year | RISP Runs | # Runs | % | RISP PAs | # PAs | % |
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1990 | 13859 | 17919 | 0.77 | 52681 | 160316 | 0.33 |
1991 | 13994 | 18128 | 0.77 | 52186 | 160746 | 0.32 |
1992 | 13534 | 17341 | 0.78 | 52807 | 160545 | 0.33 |
1993 | 16149 | 20862 | 0.77 | 58151 | 174564 | 0.33 |
1994 | 11866 | 15751 | 0.75 | 41791 | 124483 | 0.34 |
1995 | 14864 | 19554 | 0.76 | 52496 | 156703 | 0.34 |
1996 | 17165 | 22832 | 0.75 | 59086 | 177261 | 0.33 |
1997 | 16256 | 21602 | 0.75 | 58218 | 175541 | 0.33 |
1998 | 17589 | 23296 | 0.76 | 62816 | 188280 | 0.33 |
1999 | 18498 | 24690 | 0.75 | 63963 | 189692 | 0.34 |
2000 | 18639 | 24969 | 0.75 | 63801 | 190261 | 0.34 |
2001 | 17007 | 23199 | 0.73 | 60788 | 186976 | 0.33 |
2002 | 16884 | 22408 | 0.75 | 61084 | 186615 | 0.33 |
2003 | 17200 | 22978 | 0.75 | 61237 | 187449 | 0.33 |
2004 | 17342 | 23376 | 0.74 | 61806 | 188539 | 0.33 |
2005 | 16711 | 22325 | 0.75 | 60363 | 186292 | 0.32 |
2006 | 17575 | 23599 | 0.74 | 61943 | 188071 | 0.33 |
2007 | 17732 | 23322 | 0.76 | 62470 | 188623 | 0.33 |
2008 | 16944 | 22585 | 0.75 | 61270 | 187631 | 0.33 |
2009 | 16763 | 22419 | 0.75 | 61202 | 187079 | 0.33 |
2010 | 16074 | 21308 | 0.75 | 60062 | 185553 | 0.32 |
2011 | 15564 | 20808 | 0.75 | 58949 | 185245 | 0.32 |
2012 | 15285 | 21016 | 0.73 | 57609 | 184179 | 0.31 |
2013 | 14874 | 20255 | 0.73 | 57110 | 184873 | 0.31 |
TOTAL | 388368 | 516542 | 0.75 | 1403889 | 4285517 | 0.33 |