By: Madison Kerr and Nina Zimmerman
Background 16 MLB teams: 8 in the National League 8 in the American League White Sox Won World Series 4 – 2 Cubs Set Record – 116 Wins “Hitless Wonders”
Comparisons Batting Average On Base Percentage Slugging Percentage On Base Plus Slugging Earned Run Average Strikeout to Walk Ratio Box Plots and Z-Scores
Batting Average Mean: Cubs Mean: Sox Mean: St. Deviation: Cubs z-score: 1.08 Sox z-score:
On Base Percentage Mean: Cubs Mean: Sox Mean: St. Deviation: Cubs z-score: Sox z-score:
Slugging Percentage Mean: Cubs Mean: Sox Mean: St. Deviation: Cubs z-score: Sox z-score:
On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage Mean: Cubs Mean: Sox Mean: St. Deviation: Cub z-score: Sox z-score:
Earned Run Average Mean: Cubs Mean: 1.75 Sox Mean: 2.13 St. Deviation: Cubs z-score: Sox z-score:
Strikeout to Walk Ratio Mean: 1.5 Cubs Mean: 1.57 Sox Mean: 2.13 St. Deviation: Cubs z-score: Sox z-score: 1.953
Winning Percentage Cubs : 116/155 = 74.83% White Sox : 93/154 = 60.39%
Season Data vs. Series Data Stat White Sox Season Cubs Season White Sox Series Cubs Series BA OBP SLG OPS ERA SO/BB
Case Study: Series ERA vs. Season ERA Cubs Season Mean: Cubs Season SD: Sox Season Mean: Sox Season SD: Cubs Series Mean: Cubs Series SD: Sox Series Mean: Sox Series SD: 0.600
Conclusion White Sox: Outperformed Cubs in World Series Outperformed Cubs in World Series Better ERA = Better Pitching = World Series Champs Better ERA = Better Pitching = World Series Champs
Websites Used reference.com/postseason/1906_WS.shtml reference.com/postseason/1906_WS.shtml _z.jpg?zz= _z.jpg?zz=1 reference.com/leagues/MLB/1906.shtml reference.com/leagues/MLB/1906.shtml