In baseball, teams have little control over the clustering of hits. Hence, we can use run creation formulas to estimate a team’s luck in clustering hits.
This table shows cluster luck for MLB teams in units of runs. A positive number implies good luck in all cases, e.g. positive cluster luck on defense implies a team allowed fewer runs than expected.
| Rnk | Team | Total | Off | Def |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona | 42.2 | 27.2 | 15.0 |
| 2 | Oakland | 33.5 | 29.0 | 4.5 |
| 3 | Washington | 31.6 | 12.7 | 19.0 |
| 4 | Chicago Cubs | 24.7 | 25.6 | -0.9 |
| 5 | Tampa Bay | 21.8 | 12.0 | 9.8 |
| 6 | Miami | 20.0 | 24.0 | -4.0 |
| 7 | Cleveland | 16.3 | 11.4 | 5.0 |
| 8 | San Diego | 15.3 | 25.4 | -10.1 |
| 9 | Houston | 11.9 | 25.8 | -13.9 |
| 10 | Philadelphia | 11.2 | 15.4 | -4.2 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 8.7 | 7.4 | 1.3 |
| 12 | St. Louis | 7.8 | 26.2 | -18.4 |
| 13 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 7.0 | 20.4 | -13.4 |
| 14 | Seattle | 3.8 | 29.3 | -25.6 |
| 15 | Toronto | 0.1 | 10.6 | -10.5 |
| 16 | Boston | -0.3 | -7.3 | 7.0 |
| 17 | New York Yankees | -1.4 | 23.7 | -25.1 |
| 18 | Detroit | -1.6 | 22.3 | -23.9 |
| 19 | Chicago White Sox | -1.8 | 8.7 | -10.5 |
| 20 | Kansas City | -2.2 | 0.1 | -2.3 |
| 21 | Colorado | -3.2 | 17.9 | -21.1 |
| 22 | Atlanta | -8.7 | 8.0 | -16.7 |
| 23 | Pittsburgh | -14.4 | 15.3 | -29.7 |
| 24 | Texas | -17.9 | 17.0 | -34.9 |
| 25 | Cincinnati | -23.9 | -1.6 | -22.3 |
| 26 | Baltimore | -24.6 | 1.8 | -26.5 |
| 27 | Milwaukee | -25.7 | 6.1 | -31.8 |
| 28 | San Francisco | -35.2 | 2.2 | -37.4 |
| 29 | New York Mets | -39.0 | -22.7 | -16.2 |
| 30 | Los Angeles Angels | -42.7 | 3.2 | -45.9 |