Saturday, February 21, 2009

BIG EAST vs. Big Ten (combined head-to-head stat comparison)

Friday night's action featured eight games between BIG EAST and Big Ten teams, with the Big Ten winning five of them. A look at each conference's stats in those games shows that the BIG EAST had the edge in most categories: batting avg. (.324-.288), runs (7.5 per 9 inn. to 5.3), extra-base hits (27-17), home runs (5-1), ERA (3.95-6.12), low hits allowed (10.3/9 IP to 12.0), pitchers K-to-walk raio (2.2-1.6), strikeouts thrown (9.0/9 IP to 7.1) and low walks allowed (4.1/9 IP to 4.5).

Among the categories listed below, the Big Ten teams did combine for more stolen bases (11-of-14 to 5-of-9) and had the better defensive numbers, in terms of fielding pct. (.966-.954), low errors (11-14) and double-plays turned (8-6).

Category ............ BIG EAST ......... Big Ten
Batting Avg. ........... .324 ............... .288
Runs ...................... 60 ................. 40
Runs/9 inn. ............. 7.5 ................ 5.3
Extra-Base Hits ......... 27 ................. 18
Home Runs ............... 5 ................... 1
Triples ..................... 2 .................. 2
Doubles .................. 20 ................. 15
Stolen Bases .......... 5-of-9 ............ 11-of-14

ERA ...................... 3.95 ................ 6.12
Hits Allowed/9 IP ......10.3 ................ 12.0
K-to-Walk Ratio ........ 2.2 .................. 1.6
Ks Thrown per 9 IP .... 9.0 .................. 7.1
BB All. Per 9 IP ......... 4.1 .................. 4.5

Fielding Pct. .......... .954 ................. .966
Errors .................... 14 ................... 11
Double Plays Turned .... 6 .................... 8

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