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 | Washington | 31.6 | 12.7 | 19.0 |
| 3 | Oakland | 27.9 | 25.9 | 2.0 |
| 4 | Chicago Cubs | 25.4 | 26.5 | -1.1 |
| 5 | Miami | 19.6 | 24.1 | -4.6 |
| 6 | Tampa Bay | 18.1 | 9.9 | 8.2 |
| 7 | Cleveland | 17.7 | 9.3 | 8.4 |
| 8 | San Diego | 14.9 | 25.3 | -10.4 |
| 9 | Philadelphia | 11.2 | 15.4 | -4.2 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 11.2 | 8.1 | 3.1 |
| 11 | Houston | 9.6 | 24.0 | -14.4 |
| 12 | St. Louis | 8.5 | 26.7 | -18.2 |
| 13 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 6.4 | 21.3 | -14.8 |
| 14 | Seattle | 3.8 | 29.3 | -25.6 |
| 15 | Chicago White Sox | 3.6 | 11.1 | -7.5 |
| 16 | Toronto | 3.6 | 12.0 | -8.5 |
| 17 | Boston | -0.3 | -7.3 | 7.0 |
| 18 | Detroit | -1.6 | 22.3 | -23.9 |
| 19 | New York Yankees | -1.9 | 21.0 | -22.9 |
| 20 | Kansas City | -2.2 | 0.1 | -2.3 |
| 21 | Colorado | -3.2 | 17.9 | -21.1 |
| 22 | Atlanta | -12.7 | 7.1 | -19.8 |
| 23 | Pittsburgh | -14.4 | 15.3 | -29.7 |
| 24 | Texas | -17.9 | 17.0 | -34.9 |
| 25 | Cincinnati | -20.3 | 1.6 | -21.9 |
| 26 | Baltimore | -24.6 | 1.8 | -26.5 |
| 27 | Milwaukee | -25.0 | 7.6 | -32.6 |
| 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 |