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 | Colorado | 14.8 | 9.4 | 5.4 |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 14.2 | 13.6 | 0.6 |
| 3 | Milwaukee | 11.3 | 13.0 | -1.7 |
| 4 | Philadelphia | 7.8 | 5.6 | 2.2 |
| 5 | Baltimore | 7.5 | 9.2 | -1.7 |
| 6 | Toronto | 7.5 | 6.5 | 0.9 |
| 7 | Kansas City | 6.6 | 9.0 | -2.4 |
| 8 | Arizona | 5.3 | 5.3 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Texas | 5.2 | 5.8 | -0.6 |
| 10 | Boston | 4.0 | 8.0 | -4.0 |
| 11 | St. Louis | 2.3 | 11.3 | -9.0 |
| 12 | Oakland | 2.0 | 5.6 | -3.5 |
| 13 | Atlanta | 1.4 | 6.0 | -4.6 |
| 14 | Seattle | 0.3 | 6.9 | -6.6 |
| 15 | Los Angeles Dodgers | -0.2 | -0.4 | 0.2 |
| 16 | Minnesota | -2.3 | 3.9 | -6.3 |
| 17 | Houston | -2.4 | 0.3 | -2.8 |
| 18 | New York Yankees | -2.9 | 1.0 | -3.9 |
| 19 | Detroit | -3.1 | -1.9 | -1.2 |
| 20 | Chicago White Sox | -3.5 | 9.5 | -13.0 |
| 21 | San Francisco | -3.6 | -4.5 | 0.9 |
| 22 | Los Angeles Angels | -3.8 | 9.7 | -13.5 |
| 23 | Miami | -4.0 | 4.3 | -8.3 |
| 24 | Chicago Cubs | -4.3 | 0.5 | -4.9 |
| 25 | Cleveland | -5.9 | -1.6 | -4.3 |
| 26 | Pittsburgh | -7.6 | -1.0 | -6.7 |
| 27 | New York Mets | -8.1 | -2.8 | -5.3 |
| 28 | Tampa Bay | -9.6 | 4.2 | -13.7 |
| 29 | San Diego | -11.6 | -7.8 | -3.8 |
| 30 | Washington | -17.1 | -7.3 | -9.8 |