HOME RUN FORECAST INDEX VERSUS TOTAL RUNS AND HOME RUNS
The 2024 season is fast approach, and you may be wondering how the HRFI correlates with the number of runs and home runs hit for games played in open air conditions. Below our 2023 results describe the expected relationship between HRFI and Total Runs or HRs.
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2023 RESULTS BY CATEGORY
| Runs | 8.6 | 9.2 | 10.3 |
| HRs | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
If we designate categories for the HRF Index by using values of 1 and 2 for LOW; 3-8 for MEDIUM, and 9 and 10 for HIGH, we can see a clear upward trend in the average number of runs scored and home runs as we go from LOW-to-MEDIUM-to-HIGH.
Games in 2023 averaged of 2.4 home runs and 9.2 runs. Those totals vary significantly depending on the HRF Index. When the Index is LOW, 2 or fewer home runs (the under) are hit in 71% of games. When the Index is HIGH, 3 or more home runs (the over) are hit 65% of the time. Games with a HIGH average HRF index of 9 or 10 recorded average total runs of 10.3, and 2.9 homers per game.
We also see an interesting jump in the numbers when we separate out the 9’s and 10’s from the rest of the results. When the index is HIGH, at a value of 9 to 10, the average number of runs is more than 1 run more than average runs per game compared to when the Index is at 8 or less.
2023 RESULTS BY HRFI VALUE
The table below breaks down the number of games that had a specific Index average, as well as the number of runs and home runs averaged at that level. At the high end, games with a 9 and 10 Index averaged 10.3 runs a game. The 2023 season had 216 games with a 9 or 10 index value, scoring more than 1 run over the average number of runs per game across all games.
Alternatively, you can see that there have been 98 games with an average Index of 1 or 2. This is not surprising given the cooler temps we saw in the first few months of the season. Those 156 games averaged 8.6 runs and less than 2 home runs, on average total runs scored are 8 or fewer runs and 1 or fewer HRs when the Index value is 1 or 2.
| 1 | 101 | 8.7 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 56 | 8.4 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 189 | 8.9 | 2.2 |
| 4 | 207 | 9.1 | 2.3 |
| 5 | 226 | 9.1 | 2.3 |
| 6 | 205 | 9.1 | 2.3 |
| 7 | 261 | 9.2 | 2.4 |
| 8 | 542 | 9.3 | 2.6 |
| 9 | 119 | 10.1 | 2.9 |
| 10 | 97 | 10.5 | 3.0 |
USING THE HRF INDEX
Looking at the total runs trend a little deeper, we have data on how often certain Index levels beat the odds for total runs. Games that have held a 9 or 10 Index for the entire game are scored more than 8.5 runs 68.5% of the time, and more than 9.5 runs 55.5% of the time. Games with a 1 or 2 Index come in with under 10.5 total runs 68.9% of the time and less than 9.5 in 64.9% of games AND less than 8.5 runs 57.9% of the time. When the index is 1 or 2, runs are on average well below typical average games.
Results will vary, and these numbers are averaged over EVERY game in the ENTIRE season.
Check back here to see a statistics for 2024 once the season is under way. We will post updates a few times during the season here and regularly on our Twitter/X account.
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