We’ve reached July, which makes me want to take a peak back at how the Chicago Cubs performed in June, and compare it against April and May …
Record
April: 12-8
May: 14-14
June: 14-13
Batting Line (BA/OBP/SLG)
April:Â .251/.329/.380
May:Â .231/.309/.390
June:Â .250/.319/.382
Advanced Offensive Numbers
April: .311 wOBA, 95 wRC+
May: .305 wOBA, 91 wRC+
June: .308 wOBA, 92 wRC+
Offensive Walk and Strikeout Rates
April: 9.1%, 23.8%
May: 9.0%, 27.0%
June: 8.2%, 22.2%
Batting Average on Balls in Play
April: .319
May: .295
June: .307
Pitching Line (ERA/FIP/xFIP)
April:Â 3.71/2.82/3.07
May:Â 3.63/4.07/3.57
June:Â 3.15/3.23/3.55
Pitching Strikeout and Walk Rates
April: 24.1%, 5.5%
May: 22.8%, 7.8%
June: 23.0%, 7.6%
Pitching BABIP
April: .301
May: .282
June: .292
It’s interesting to see that May was actually a pretty clearly worse month for the Cubs, in terms of their own performance, than June – but they still wound up with a 14-14 record for that month. I suppose that’s encouraging.
I also find it interesting how relatively flat the Cubs’ performance has been, when you step back and look at entire months, rather than mere short stretches.