Okay, so, I’ve been trying to get my hands on some detailed stats from the Detroit Tigers vs. Cleveland Guardians game. It was a bit of a hassle, I’ll tell you that much.
First off, I started by browsing around a few sports news websites. I figured they’d have something, you know? But most of them just gave the usual basic stuff – the final score, who hit a home run, and maybe some pitching stats. Nothing too in-depth. I was like, “Come on, I need more than that!”
Digging Deeper
So, I decided to hit up the official MLB website. I thought, “If anyone’s got the details, it’s them.” I found the game’s box score, which was a good start, but it still wasn’t exactly what I was looking for. It had all the basic batting and pitching stats, but I wanted to see more granular stuff – things like batting averages with runners in scoring position, or how many pitches each pitcher threw.
Finding a Goldmine
Then, I stumbled upon this site, Baseball-Reference. Man, that site is a goldmine! They have all sorts of stats, even some I’ve never heard of. I was clicking around, checking out each player’s stats for the game. They had everything broken down – batting, pitching, fielding, you name it.
- For batting: I could see each player’s at-bats, hits, runs, RBIs, walks, strikeouts, and even their batting average for the game.
- For pitching: I got to see innings pitched, hits allowed, runs allowed, earned runs, walks, strikeouts, and even the number of pitches thrown.
Putting It All Together
I spent a good chunk of time just going through all the data, player by player. I started making a spreadsheet to organize it all because, why not? I copied and pasted all the stats, making sure to label everything clearly. It was like putting together a puzzle, but with numbers instead of pieces.
After I had everything in my spreadsheet, I started playing around with it. I made some charts and graphs to visualize the data. I wanted to see how each team performed overall, and also how individual players did. It was pretty cool to see it all laid out like that.
Finally, I felt like I had a really good grasp of what happened in that game, at least from a stats perspective. It was a lot of work, but I’m glad I did it. Now I’ve got this awesome dataset that I can refer back to whenever I want. Plus, I learned a ton about where to find detailed sports stats online. It was a win-win, I’d say!
