Statistical Tale of the Tape Between the New York Yankees and Houston Astros

The Astros/Yankees ALCS has the makings of a compelling series.

Beginning this Friday, October 13^th at 8:00 ET, the New York Yankees and Houston Astros will meet in the best-of-seven ALCS for the right to advance to the World Series. Below are statistical comparisons between the two teams; it’s up to you to pick who you think has the edge coming into the series.

Offensive Stats (MLB Rank- Stats courtesy of FanGraphs)

• Home Runs: Yankees 241 (1^st) Astros 238 (2^nd)
• Runs: Astros 896 (1^st) Yankees 858 (2^nd)
• Stolen Bases: Astros 98 (8^th) Yankees 90 (12^th)
• Batting AVG: Astros .282 (1^st) Yankees .262 (7^th)
• OBP: Astros .346 (1^st) Yankees .339 (3^rd)
• SLG: Astros .478 (1^st) Yankees .447 (4^th)
• OPS: Astros .823 (1^st) Yankees .785 (3^rd)
• BB: Yankees 622 (3^rd) Astros 509 (20^th)
• Strikeouts: Astros 1087 (1^st) Yankees 1386 (19th)
• BB %: Yankees 9.7% (3^rd) Astros 8.1% (21^st)
• K%: Astros 17.3% (1^st) Yankees 21.8% (18^th)
• BB/K: Astros 0.47 (3^rd) Yankees 0.44 (5^th)
• BABIP (Batting Average on Balls in Play): Astros .309 (5^th) Yankees .304 (13^th)
• WAR: Astros 33.0 (1^st) Yankees 27.9 (3^rd)

Yankees Key Offensive Performers

• Aaron Judge: 52 HR, 128 RBI, .284/.422/.627, 128 runs, 8.2 WAR
• Gary Sanchez: 33 HR, 90 RBI, .278/.345/.531, 79 runs, 4.4 WAR
• Didi Gregorious: 25 HR, 73 RBI, .287/.318/.478, 73 runs, 3.9 WAR

Astros Key Offensive Performer

• Jose Altuve: 24 HR, 96 RBI, .346/.410/.547, 112 runs, 7.5 WAR
• Carlos Correa: 24 HR, 84 RBI, .315/.391/.550, 82 runs, 5.2 WAR
• George Springer: 34 HR, 85 RBI, .270/.362/.495, 112 runs, 4.5 WAR

Starting Pitching Stats

• Wins: Astros 71 (4^th) Yankees 62 (9^th)
• Innings Pitched: Yankees 910.1 (9^th) Astros 899.2 (10^th)
• K/9: Astros 9.31 (5^th) Yankees 8.97 (7^th)
• BB/9: Yankees 2.76 (5^th) Astros 3.09 (17^th)
• HR/9: Astros 1.15 (3^rd) Yankees 1.39 (21^st)
• BABIP: Yankees .285 (8^th) Astros .299 (16^th)
• LOB (Left on base) %: Astros 74.0% (6^th) Yankees 73.9% (7^th)
• Ground Ball %: Astros 49.2% (4^th) Yankees 48.1% (5^th)
• ERA: Yankees 3.98 (5^th) Astros 4.03 (6^th)
• FIP: Astros 3.95 (6^th) Yankees 4.18 (7^th)
• WAR: Yankees/Astros 15.2 (6^th)
• Strikeouts: Astros 931 (5^th) Yankees 907 (7^th)
• WHIP: Yankees 1.24 (4^th) Astros 1.26 (6^th)

Yankees Starting Pitchers

• Luis Severino: 14-6, 193.1 IP, 230 K, 2.98 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 5.7 WAR
• Masahiro Tanaka: 13-12, 178.1 IP, 194 K, 4.74 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 2.7 WAR
• CC Sabathia: 14-5, 148.2 IP, 120 K, 3.69 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 1.9 WAR
• Sonny Gray (Stats with Yankees): 4-7, 65.1 IP, 59 K, 3.72 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 0.6 WAR

Astros Starting Pitchers

• Dallas Keuchel: 14-5, 145.2 IP, 125 K, 2.90 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 2.5 WAR
• Justin Velander (stats with the Astros): 5-0, 34.0 IP, 43 K, 1.06 ERA, 0.65 WHIP, 1.1 WAR
• Brad Peacock: 13-2, 132.0 IP, 161 K, 3.00 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 3.4 WAR
• Charlie Morton: 14-7, 146.2 IP, 163 K, 3.62 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 3.3 WAR

Relief Pitching Stats

• Wins: Astros 30 (4^th) Yankees 29 (7^th)
• SV: Astros 45 (7^th) Yankees 36 (18^th)
• HLD: Astros 91 (10^th) Yankees 70 (25^th)
• Innings Pitched: Astros 546.1 (18^th) Yankees 538.1 (21^st)
• K/9: Yankees 10.92 (1^st) Astros 10.91 (2^nd)
• BB/9: Astros 3.51 (16^th) Yankees 3.76 (19^th)
• HR/9: Yankees 0.85 (1^st) Astros 1.27 (24^th)
• BABIP: Yankees .272 (1^st) Astros .303 (23^rd)
• LOB%: Yankees 75.5% (8^th) Astros 73.1% (15^th)
• Ground Ball %: Astros 44.1% (17^th) Yankees 42.5% (21^st)
• ERA: Yankees 3.34 (3^rd) Astros 4.27 (17^th)
• FIP: Yankees 3.37 (2^nd) Astros 3.84 (6^th)
• WAR: Yankees 9.2 (1^st) Astros 5.6 (8^th)
• Strikeouts: Astros 662 (1^st) Yankees 653 (2^nd)
• WHIP: Yankees 1.16 (3^rd) Astros 1.28 (10^th)

Yankees Key Relief Pitchers

• Chad Green: 5-0, 69.0 IP, 103 K, 1.83 ERA, 0.74 WHIP, 9 HD, 2.4 WAR
• Aroldis Chapman: 4-3, 50.1 IP, 69 K, 3.22 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 22 SV, 1 HD, 1.5 WAR
• David Robertson (Stats with the Yankees): 5-0, 35.0 IP, 51 K, 1.03 ERA, 0.74 WHIP, 1 SV, 8 HD, 1.1 WAR
• Tommy Kahnle (Stats with the Yankees): 1-1, 26.2 IP, 36 K, 2.70 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 8 HD, 0.7 WAR

Astros Key Relief Pitchers

• Ken Giles: 1-3, 62.2 IP, 83 K, 2.30 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 34 SV, 2 HD, 1.8 WAR
• Chris Devenski: 8-5, 80.2 IP, 100 K, 2.68 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 2 SV, 20 HD, 1.4 WAR
• Jose Musgrove: 7-8, 109.1 IP, 98 K, 4.77 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 2 SV, 5 HD, 1.1 WAR
• Will Harris: 3-2, 45.1 IP, 52 K, 2.98 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 2 SV, 20 HD, 0.9 WAR

• TAGS
• ALCS
• Houston Astros
• New York Yankees