MLB Spring Training, By The Numbers
Quantifying baseball's annual springtime renewal
After months of box score deprivation, baseball fans can finally breathe easy again. Spring training is here and our favorite sport resumes its familiar rhythms and routines: the crack of the bat, the roar of the crowd, the Dippin’ of the Dots.
As players dust off their cleats and teams roll out comically unappealing hats, let’s examine the numbers that define this annual MLB ritual.
16,000
Number of loogies hocked every March.
1
Average number of bird explosions per century (rounded to the nearest bird).
.202
Spring batting average of players who I had on a poster in my childhood bedroom.1
42
Career at-bats by country music legend Garth Brooks.
0
Career at-bats by indie rock legend Chris Gaines.