LetsPlay3 Stats
Did You Know
Did you know that in 20+ seasons of this fun stuff, over about 4,000 game-weeks, only 1 team has thrown 100 strikeouts in a week?
Yup. That would be the 2011 KGG.
But nobody's ever had more than 8 saves in a week. Ever.
And I vividly remember this one. In week 9 of the 2016 season, the Naperville Flower hit 23 dingers in a single week.
Stats notes:
- For two seasons, 2020 and 2021, we played Roto style because of uncertainty in the MLB schedule.
- In 2022, we switched from "Saves" to "Saves+Holds".
- There were big scoring changes in 2023. For hitting cats, we added Net Stolen Bases (Net SB) and On Base Percentage (OBP). For pitching, we added Quality Starts (QS) and Net Save + Hold (Net SvH).
- MLB's intentional fiddling with the baseball has had a dramatic impact on our fantasy stats. For example, home runs peaked in 2019 as the average team hit more than 10 home runs! In 2022, the baseball is back to "normal" and so are home run totals as the average total per team was 8.2 home runs.
Stats! The tables below represent the nerdiest of all things about this league. So, of course, read on... and enjoy.
thanks...yow, bill
Season Averages
Now, for some stats. Let's start off with something nice and easy. It's the league averages of each category for each season. Remember on all these tables, the number of teams in the league vary. Go!
| Table 1: Season Averages - Hitting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Teams | Run | Hr | Rbi | Sb | Tb |
| 2004 | 8 | 32.5 | 9.5 | 31.7 | 3.6 | 98.4 |
| 2005 | 8 | 31.9 | 8.1 | 29.8 | 4.3 | 95.9 |
| 2006 | 12 | 31.6 | 8.4 | 31.1 | 4.2 | 94.7 |
| 2007 | 12 | 30.7 | 7.4 | 29.9 | 4.3 | 92.4 |
| 2008 | 8 | 32.1 | 8.1 | 30.9 | 4.9 | 96.8 |
| 2009 | 12 | 30.1 | 8.1 | 29.6 | 4.4 | 93.0 |
| 2010 | 12 | 29.0 | 6.8 | 27.3 | 4.3 | 88.0 |
| 2011 | 10 | 30.0 | 8.0 | 29.9 | 3.4 | 93.9 |
| 2012 | 14 | 29.2 | 7.7 | 28.5 | 4.2 | 91.5 |
| 2013 | 14 | 27.9 | 7.1 | 27.3 | 3.8 | 90.2 |
| 2014 | 14 | 27.6 | 6.6 | 26.7 | 3.9 | 88.4 |
| 2015 | 12 | 29.1 | 7.8 | 28.3 | 4.0 | 92.4 |
| 2016 | 14 | 30.4 | 8.9 | 30.2 | 3.4 | 96.2 |
| 2017 | 14 | 30.8 | 9.3 | 29.8 | 3.5 | 95.7 |
| 2018 | 14 | 30.1 | 8.8 | 29.3 | 3.4 | 94.4 |
| 2019 | 14 | 33.5 | 10.6 | 32.4 | 3.3 | 103.1 |
| 2022 | 14 | 29.5 | 8.2 | 28.7 | 3.4 | 91.0 |
| Year | Teams | Run | Hr | Rbi | Net Sb | Obp |
| 2023* | 16 | 29.9 | 8.4 | 29.0 | 3.7 | 0.330 |
| 2024 | 16 | 28.8 | 8.1 | 27.6 | 3.5 | 0.324 |
| 2025 | 16 | 29.8 | 8.5 | 28.9 | 3.6 | 0.329 |
* Cat changes in 2023: Added Net Stolen Bases (Net SB) and On-Base Percentage (OBP)
| Table 2: Season Averages - Pitching | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Teams | Win | Save | K | Era | Whip |
| 2004 | 8 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 39.7 | 3.95 | 1.29 |
| 2005 | 8 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 39.7 | 3.63 | 1.24 |
| 2006 | 12 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 37.3 | 4.19 | 1.32 |
| 2007 | 12 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 32.3 | 3.87 | 1.30 |
| 2008 | 8 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 44.5 | 3.79 | 1.29 |
| 2009 | 12 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 39.6 | 3.84 | 1.30 |
| 2010 | 12 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 37.7 | 3.65 | 1.27 |
| 2011 | 10 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 44.9 | 3.65 | 1.24 |
| 2012 | 14 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 39.6 | 3.93 | 1.26 |
| 2013 | 14 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 39.7 | 3.64 | 1.23 |
| 2014 | 14 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 42.4 | 3.52 | 1.22 |
| 2015 | 12 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 44.5 | 3.63 | 1.22 |
| 2016 | 14 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 42.8 | 3.80 | 1.24 |
| 2017 | 14 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 41.5 | 3.94 | 1.25 |
| 2018 | 14 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 48.0 | 3.84 | 1.24 |
| 2019 | 14 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 49.2 | 4.13 | 1.25 |
| 2022 | 14 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 45.4 | 3.38 | 1.15 |
| Year | Teams | QS | Net SvH | K | Era | Whip |
| 2023* | 16 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 45.4 | 4.05 | 1.26 |
| 2024 | 16 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 44.0 | 3.80 | 1.20 |
| 2025 | 16 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 45.0 | 3.81 | 1.22 |
* Cat changes in 2023: Added Quality Start (QS) and Net Save+Hold (Net SvH)
Best Season Performances
Here are the best performances in each cat over the course of each full season.
First, here are the bopping cats.
| Table 3: Season Best - Hitting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Run | Hr | Rbi | Sb | Tb | |
| 2004 | 33.9 Pelican |
10.3 2 teams |
34.0 Storm |
5.5 Pelican |
103.1 Pelican |
|
| 2005 | 34.5 Whiteshark |
10.0 Whiteshark |
33.5 Golem |
9.2 MagicCup |
103.3 Whiteshark |
|
| 2006 | 34.5 Tiburon |
10.9 Turtle |
35.5 Turtle |
7.5 Wino |
102.6 Tiburon |
|
| 2007 | 35.0 Pope |
9.2 Killer Maltese |
35.4 Killer Maltese |
7.5 Pope |
104.3 Pope |
|
| 2008 | 36.2 Killer Maltese |
9.4 Cryogenic Ted |
34.3 Killer Maltese |
8.7 Naperville Planet |
106.7 Killer Maltese |
|
| 2009 | 34.0 Killer Maltese |
10.8 BlackCat |
36.3 BlackCat |
7.1 Platinum |
103.2 BlackCat |
|
| 2010 | 32.1 Killer Maltese |
8.6 Taylormade |
31.4 Taylormade |
7.7 Watchmen |
94.8 FRENCH FRY |
|
| 2011 | 32.1 Oriole |
9.8 Oriole |
34.0 Oriole |
7.3 Brawler |
102.0 Oriole |
|
| 2012 | 32.8 Poap |
9.6 The Hills |
31.2 Rebellion, Hills |
8.5 Poap |
95.7 Brawler |
|
| 2013 | 33.0 KGG |
8.7 KGG |
34.8 Aperture Mantis Men |
5.7 KGG |
102.1 KGG |
|
| 2014 | 29.4 Bay City Brawler |
9.5 Lazy Robot |
31.2 Lazy Robot |
6.1 Flying Penguin |
98.4 Lazy Robot |
|
| 2015 | 32.4 Naperville Weener |
9.5 Naperville Weener |
33.6 KGG |
5.7 Prague Yahoo |
99.7 KGG |
|
| 2016 | 34.7 Vatican City Pope |
12.5 Naperville Flower |
38.6 Naperville Flower |
8.2 Vatican City Pope |
112.0 Naperville Flower |
|
| 2017 | 35.4 Bay City Brawler |
11.5 Naperville Roses |
35.8 Notorious Beard |
5.9 Boston Poindexter |
111.3 Bay City Brawler |
|
| 2018 | 32.8 San Antonio Kindness |
11.9 Naperville Meerkat |
37.2 Naperville Meerkat |
5.3 San Antonio Kindness |
108.4 Naperville Meerkat |
|
| 2019 | 36.3 Boston Poindexter |
12.5 Killer Maltese |
36.0 Naperville Jellyfish |
5.0 Southern Rocket |
109.8 Southern Rocket |
|
| 2022 | 32.9 PTBNL |
10.4 CROGYENIC TED |
32.7 Naperville Sixty |
5.4 Boston Poindexter |
100.9 PTBNL |
|
| Year | Run | Hr | Rbi | Net Sb | Obp | |
| 2023 | 34.6 Ronsby Swanson |
10.4 Philly Sun |
32.4 Philly, Southern |
8.0 DG Revolution |
0.354 Ronsby Swanson |
|
| 2024 | 33.2 Ronsby Swanson |
10.0 Breaking Beard |
33.1 Breaking Beard |
5.2 Ronsby Swanson |
0.340 Boston Poindexter |
|
| 2025 | 34.6 Killer Rabbit |
11.2 Vatican City Pope |
34.1 Vatican City Pope |
5.5 KGG 2025 |
0.349 DG Sparrow |
|
And now, the pitching cats.
| Table 4: Season Best - Pitching | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Win | Save | K | Era | Whip | |
| 2004 | 3.9 Homowner |
4.2 Pelican |
50.0 Homowner |
3.45 Homowner |
1.18 Homowner |
|
| 2005 | 4.2 MagicCup |
4.9 Pope |
56.0 MagicCup |
3.36 Poap |
1.16 MagicCup |
|
| 2006 | 4.1 Golem |
4.9 Turtle |
47.9 RiverRat |
3.21 Turtle |
1.16 Turtle |
|
| 2007 | 3.8 Cryogenic Ted |
5.4 Claw |
47.3 Pope |
3.27 Claw |
1.16 Claw |
|
| 2008 | 4.1 Illini |
5.1 Planet |
54.1 Planet |
3.22 Pope |
1.21 Pope |
|
| 2009 | 3.8 BlackCat |
4.0 Brawler |
49.7 KGG |
3.14 Rookie |
1.18 KGG |
|
| 2010 | 3.9 Watchmen |
4.8 Mini-Commish |
52.3 Watchmen |
2.91 Watchmen |
1.16 Watchmen |
|
| 2011 | 3.9 Oriole, KGG |
4.9 Oriole |
57.5 KGG |
3.27 Brawler |
1.13 Poap |
|
| 2012 | 3.7 CryoTed |
5.2 Rebellion |
51.1 CryoTed |
3.41 Ry Rebel |
1.18 Poap |
|
| 2013 | 4.0 Critter |
4.4 KGG |
57.4 Cryogenic Ted |
3.16 Killer Maltese |
1.18 Killer Maltese |
|
| 2014 | 4.0 KGG, Naperville Lunchbox |
4.3 KGG |
62.9 Naperville Lunchbox |
2.93 Plano Tiburon |
1.12 Bayside Tiger |
|
| 2015 | 3.6 Naperville Weener |
4.5 Killer Maltese |
53.5 Naperville Weener |
3.22 Prague Yahoo |
1.11 Prague Yahoo |
|
| 2016 | 3.9 Savannah Bannana |
4.9 KGG |
53.5 Savannah Bannana |
3.37 Plano Tiburon |
1.16 People of Plainfield |
|
| 2017 | 3.9 Plano Tiburon |
4.3 Notorious Beard |
55.4 Vatican City Pope |
3.43 Plano Tiburon |
1.16 Boston Poindexter |
|
| 2018 | 3.7 San Antonio Kindness |
4.0 Notorious Beard |
58.3 San Antonio Kindness |
3.25 KGG |
1.13 San Antonio Kindness |
|
| 2019 | 4.1 Naperville Jellyfish |
4.3 PTBNL |
58.8 Vatican City Pope |
3.39 Boston Poindexter |
1.13 Boston Poindexter |
|
| 2022 | 3.6 PTBNL |
7.2 Naperville Sixty |
52.6 Killer Maltese |
2.47 Naperville Sixty |
0.98 Naperville Sixty |
|
| Year | QS | Net SvH | K | Era | Whip | |
| 2023 | 4.0 Breaking Beard |
4.5 DG Revolution |
55.2 KGG 2023 |
3.09 KGG 2023 |
1.15 KGG 2023 |
|
| 2024 | 4.4 Breaking Beard |
5.0 DG Purple Square |
55.9 Breaking Beard |
3.39 Southern Rocket |
1.10 Southern Rocket |
|
| 2025 | 4.6 Breaking Beard |
5.6 DG Sparrow |
54.0 Breaking Beard |
2.98 Southern Rocket |
1.07 Southern Rocket |
|
Best Weekly Performances
Over the course of a season, these tables show the best performance for each category for a single week.
Note on weekly records—I have excised the "long week" around the All-Star break each year. Yahoo usually counts the 2 weeks around the MLB All-Star game as 1 fantasy week, thus inflating the counting stats for that week.
Bopping is first.
| Table 5: Weekly Best - Hitting | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Run | Hr | Rbi | Sb | Tb |
| 2004 | 54 Cameltoe |
19 Whiteshark |
54 Whiteshark |
15 Jelly |
141 Whiteshark |
| 2005 | 51 Golem |
18 2 teams |
51 Golem |
16 MagicCup |
157 whiteshark |
| 2006 | 52 NorthSider |
19 Turtle |
49 2 teams |
14 Wino |
144 Turtle |
| 2007 | 55 Pope |
18 Larry, KM2 |
55 Killer Maltese |
14 Rookie, Pope |
141 Claw, Cougar |
| 2008 | 50 Killer Maltese |
17 S9, KM3 |
59 Hilltopper |
16 Planet |
147 KM3, Hilltopper |
| 2009 | 50 Killer Maltese |
19 BlackCat |
56 BlackCat |
18 Platinum |
160 BlackCat |
| 2010 | 49 Platinum, French Fry |
20 Taylormade |
51 Masher |
13 Watchmen |
146 Taylormade |
| 2011 | 50 Matrix |
17 KGG |
52 Oriole |
13 FRENCH FRY |
142 Oriole, FRY |
| 2012 | 52 Ry Rebel |
16 Ventura, Rebellion |
53 FRENCH FRY |
14 Poap |
151 Ry Rebel |
| 2013 | 49 KGG |
17 KGG |
44 The Hills, KGG |
13 Call of Baseball |
139 KGG |
| 2014 | 41 Brawler |
16 The Hills, Lazy Robot, Plainfield |
49 Lazy Robot, Plainfield |
15 Lazy Robot |
128 Lazy Robot, KGG |
| 2015 | 47 Plano Tiburon |
18 Naperville, Giant Squid |
52 Giant Squid |
11 Prague Yahoo |
129 Naperville, Poap |
| 2016 | 52 Savannah Bannana |
23 Naperville Flower |
55 Naperville Flower |
17 Vatican City Pope (twice!) |
148 Naperville Flower |
| 2017 | 46 Naperville Roses (twice!) |
19 Naperville, KGG |
55 Naperville, CRYO TED |
12 Vatican City, Boston |
153 Naperville Roses |
| 2018 | 45 Southern Rocket |
17 Naperville, San Antonio |
48 Naperville (2x), CRYO, KM |
11 San Antonio Kindness |
132 Naperville, Boston |
| 2019 | 51 Killer Maltese |
22 Killer Maltese, Vat City |
64 KGG 2019 |
10 Killer Rabbit, PTBNL |
158 Vatican City Pope |
| 2022 | 46 CRYOGENIC TED |
18 Naperville, Beard, KGG |
50 Naperville |
10 PTBNL |
133 RBI All Day, Naperville |
| Year | Run | Hr | Rbi | Net Sb | Obp |
| 2023 | 44 Philly Sun |
18 CRYOGENIC TED |
48 CRYOGENIC TED |
16 DG Revolution |
0.415 Vatican City |
| 2024 | 50 DG Purple Square |
27 DG Purple Square |
58 DG Purple Square |
12 KGG 2024 |
0.419 DG Purple Square |
| 2025 | 46 Lollygaggers |
19 Vatican City Pope |
47 Ronsby, DG |
13 Killer Rabbit |
0.427 Killer Rabbit |
And now, some weekly pitching records.
| Table 6: Weekly Best - Pitching | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Win | Save | K | Era | Whip |
| 2004 | 6 Many |
8 2 teams |
74 Homowner |
1.02 Storm |
0.63 Cameltoe |
| 2005 | 7 Many |
10 Cameltoe |
70 MagicCup |
0.92 MagicCup |
0.69 MagicCup |
| 2006 | 8 4 teams |
10 Waui |
68 RiverRat |
0.61 Turtle |
0.65 Turtle |
| 2007 | 8 Hilltopper, Pope |
9 Claw (twice) |
70 Pope |
0.00 Rookie, Pacifier |
0.75 Claw |
| 2008 | 8 Planet, Illini |
9 CryptoTed, Hilltopper |
82 Killer Maltese |
1.26 Pope |
0.72 Planet |
| 2009 | 8 BlackCat |
11 Cryo-Ted |
85 BlackCat |
1.00 Rookie |
0.70 Destroyer |
| 2010 | 8 Cryoted, Watchmen |
8 Mini-Commish |
86 Watchmen |
0.63 TaylorMade |
0.76 Masher |
| 2011 | 8 KGG |
9 Oriole |
101 KGG |
1.24 Killer Maltese, KGG |
0.76 Poap |
| 2012 | 8 Ventura |
10 Nugget Biscuit |
76 Ventura |
0.98 Ventura |
0.52 Ry Rebel |
| 2013 | 8 KGG |
10 Pope |
83 Cryogenic Ted |
0.76 Aperture Mantis Men |
0.67 Call of Baseball |
| 2014 | 7 Poap |
9 CRYOGENIC TED, Lazy Robot, Bayside Tiger |
83 Lunchbox |
0.00 RBIs all day |
0.58 RBIs all day |
| 2015 | 6 Many many teams! |
8 Killer Maltese, Poap, Giant Squid |
71 Plano |
0.90 RBIs all day |
0.37 Prague Yahoo |
| 2016 | 8 Vatican City, Naperville |
10 KGG (twice!) |
80 Naperville, Savannah |
1.14 People of Plainfield |
0.64 Killer Maltese |
| 2017 | 7 KGG, CRYO, Killer |
9 Beard, KGG |
77 Plano, Vatican, Killer |
1.03 Luis Legit |
0.59 Plainfield |
| 2018 | 6 many, many teams |
7 Beard, Okay Team |
82 KGG |
0.80 RBI All Day |
0.70 RBI All Day |
| 2019 | 7 SATX Elephant, CRYO TED |
7 KGG, PTBNL (twice) |
88 Vatican City Pope, Naperville |
0.34 Killer Rabbit |
0.71 Killer Rabbit |
| 2022 | 8 CRYOGENIC TED, Naperville |
11 Naperville Sixty |
78 Notorious Beard |
0.64 Naperville Sixty |
0.56 Southern Rocket |
| Year | QS | Net SvH | K | Era | Whip |
| 2023 | 8 CRYOGENIC TED |
10 Philly, KGG |
80 Breaking Beard |
0.99 Ronsby Swanson |
0.76 RBI All Day |
| 2024 | 6 Many teams |
11 DG, Philly |
97 Ronsby Swanson |
1.02 PTBNL |
0.66 Buffalo, Southern |
| 2025 | 8 Breaking Beard |
12 DG Sparrow |
78 Killer Rabbit |
1.00 Killer Rabbit |
0.74 Philly Allium |
Solid stats. (smile)
thanks... yow, bill
