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The 2015 MLB Season: A Look Through The First Half

Interesting stats and information through the first half of the season.

Tyler Diroff
Jul 13, 2015
Central Michigan University
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The 2015 MLB Season: A Look Through The First Half

Through the first half of the season there have been many surprises, along with many disappointments. Here's a summary of some statistical surprises during the first half of the 2015 season.

Last season there was only one player who had at least 40 home runs, and that was Nelson Cruz. This season there are 12 hitters with more than 20 home runs already going into the All-Star break.

Bryce Harper last season played 100 games, and his stats were .273 batting average, 13 home runs and 39 runs batted in, with just 38 walks. Through 80 games this season, his batting average is .341, 26 home runs, 61 runs batted in and 63 walks, all of which are career highs.

The Twins, Astros, Rays, Cubs and Mets are all in the playoffs, if the season ended right now. Each of them finished below .500 last season.

At the end of the 162-game season in 2014, the Houston Astros finished with 163 home runs. Through 91 games this season, they have 123 home runs.

In the entire career of Max Scherzer at the big-league level coming into this season, through 198 starts, he only had one complete game. Through 17 starts this season, he has had three complete games.

Last season Albert Pujols had 28 home runs, his second lowest total in his career, and only his second season with less than 30 home runs since he came into the league in 2001. This season he has 26 and is on pace for a career best in home runs. His career high is 47, which he had in 2009.

J.D. Martinez through 139 games last season had 57 runs, 23 home runs and 79 runs batted in. Through 80 games this season, he has 56 runs, a career high 25 home runs, and 56 runs batted in. Martinez was selected to his first All-Star Game this season.

in 2014, A.J. Burnett had one of his worst years in his career, going 8-18 with a 3.59 ERA. Following the 2014 season, he signed a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates and announced that the 2015 season will be his last. The way he is pitching this season may change that, as he was selected to his first ever All-Star Game in his 16-year career. He is 7-3 this season and third in the league in ERA with a 2.11; his career best is a 3.30. Last season he gave up 20 home runs in 34 stars; through 18 starts this season he has given up just four.

This is just a small sample size of all the outstanding performances the MLB has had this season. With a first half that has been exciting and surprising as it has been, it is hard not to look forward to the second half.

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