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 | San Francisco | 25.8 | 16.3 | 9.5 |
| 2 | Texas | 17.1 | 18.1 | -1.0 |
| 3 | Oakland | 12.0 | 12.4 | -0.4 |
| 4 | St. Louis | 11.7 | 6.7 | 5.0 |
| 5 | Minnesota | 7.2 | 0.7 | 6.5 |
| 6 | Chicago Cubs | 6.6 | 5.5 | 1.1 |
| 7 | Milwaukee | 6.4 | 12.1 | -5.7 |
| 8 | Seattle | 5.5 | 4.6 | 0.9 |
| 9 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 5.4 | 10.8 | -5.3 |
| 10 | San Diego | 4.7 | 8.1 | -3.4 |
| 11 | Boston | 4.7 | 8.6 | -3.9 |
| 12 | New York Mets | 1.2 | 6.0 | -4.8 |
| 13 | Kansas City | 0.6 | 3.3 | -2.7 |
| 14 | New York Yankees | -0.3 | -2.8 | 2.5 |
| 15 | Cincinnati | -1.1 | 6.5 | -7.6 |
| 16 | Baltimore | -2.2 | -0.1 | -2.1 |
| 17 | Arizona | -2.3 | 2.0 | -4.3 |
| 18 | Washington | -3.1 | 5.0 | -8.1 |
| 19 | Cleveland | -3.6 | 5.1 | -8.7 |
| 20 | Houston | -4.3 | 0.5 | -4.8 |
| 21 | Detroit | -4.8 | 2.3 | -7.2 |
| 22 | Philadelphia | -4.9 | 3.9 | -8.8 |
| 23 | Miami | -5.0 | -4.3 | -0.7 |
| 24 | Chicago White Sox | -6.6 | 3.9 | -10.6 |
| 25 | Toronto | -7.4 | -1.6 | -5.8 |
| 26 | Colorado | -7.9 | -1.9 | -6.1 |
| 27 | Los Angeles Angels | -9.2 | 3.5 | -12.7 |
| 28 | Tampa Bay | -9.7 | 3.9 | -13.7 |
| 29 | Pittsburgh | -15.8 | 2.1 | -17.8 |
| 30 | Atlanta | -17.0 | -2.2 | -14.8 |