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Created with Highcharts 8.0.0“Should Bang” PitchesCorrect BangsChart context menuAstros 2017 Players: Correct Bangs vs “ShouldBang” PitchesOnly Astros 2017 home games with video available were logged (58games).The commissioner stated the Astros “experimented” with other methodsbesides banging a trash can to indicate pitches. This analysis only looked atthe banging.0100200300400500050100150SignStealingScandal.com
Created with Highcharts 8.0.0BangsChart context menuAstros Bangs: Team Total1,143 bangs out of 8,274 pitchesOnly Astros 2017 home games with video available were logged (58 games).The commissioner stated the Astros “experimented” with other methods besides banging a trash can to indicate pitches. This analysis only looked at the banging.Apr 3: SEAApr 4: SEAApr 5: SEAApr 6: SEAApr 7: KCRApr 9: KCRApr 17: ANAApr 18: ANAApr 19: ANAApr 20: ANAApr 28: OAKApr 29: OAKMay 2: TEXMay 3: TEXMay 4: TEXMay 9: ATLMay 10: ATLMay 19: CLEMay 20: CLEMay 22: DETMay 23: DETMay 24: DETMay 28: BALJun 9: ANAJun 10: ANAJun 11: ANAJun 12: TEXJun 14: TEXJun 16: BOSJun 28: OAKJun 29: OAKJun 30: NYYJul 1: NYYJul 14: MINJul 15: MINJul 16: MINJul 17: SEAJul 19: SEAJul 31: TBRAug 1: TBRAug 3: TBRAug 4: TORAug 5: TORAug 6: TORAug 17: ARIAug 18: OAKAug 19: OAKAug 20: OAKAug 22: WASAug 23: WASAug 24: WASSep 3: NYMSep 15: SEASep 19: CHWSep 20: CHWSep 21: CHWSep 22: ANASep 24: ANAOct 5: BOSOct 6: BOS0102030405060SignStealingScandal.com
Player Total Correct Bangs Total “Should Bang” Pitches Correct Bangs % Total Bangs Total Pitches Bangs %
Marwin Gonzalez All ABs ABs w/ Bangs 136 445 30.6% 147 807 18.2%
George Springer All ABs ABs w/ Bangs 131 444 29.5% 140 972 14.4%
Alex Bregman All ABs ABs w/ Bangs 125 397 31.5% 133 831 16.0%
Carlos Beltran All ABs ABs w/ Bangs 122 375 32.5% 138 765 18.0%
Yuli Gurriel All ABs ABs w/ Bangs 110 332 33.1% 120 723 16.6%
Carlos Correa All ABs ABs w/ Bangs 89 305 29.2% 97 629 15.4%
Jake Marisnick All ABs ABs w/ Bangs 79 158 50.0% 83 364 22.8%
Evan Gattis All ABs ABs w/ Bangs 67 244 27.5% 71 462 15.4%
Brian McCann All ABs ABs w/ Bangs 41 243 16.9% 45 536 8.4%
Tyler White All ABs ABs w/ Bangs 27 46 58.7% 28 106 26.4%
Jose Altuve All ABs ABs w/ Bangs 19 454 4.2% 24 886 2.7%
Derek Fisher All ABs ABs w/ Bangs 16 102 15.7% 16 211 7.6%
Norichika Aoki All ABs ABs w/ Bangs 14 116 12.1% 16 261 6.1%
J.D. Davis All ABs ABs w/ Bangs 13 24 54.2% 14 49 28.6%
Cameron Maybin All ABs ABs w/ Bangs 13 24 54.2% 13 62 21.0%
Max Stassi All ABs ABs w/ Bangs 12 19 63.2% 13 52 25.0%
Juan Centeno All ABs ABs w/ Bangs 11 22 50.0% 13 65 20.0%
Josh Reddick All ABs ABs w/ Bangs 9 336 2.7% 28 757 3.7%
AJ Reed All ABs ABs w/ Bangs 4 12 33.3% 4 27 14.8%
Tony Kemp All ABs ABs w/ Bangs 0 2 0.0% 0 23 0.0%

A “Should Bang” pitch is a slider, curveball, changeup, cutter, splitter, knuckle curve, or eephus.

A correct bang is a bang before a “Should Bang” pitch.

Correct Bangs % = Total Correct Bangs / Total “Should Bang” Pitches

Bangs % = Total Bangs / Total Pitches