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 (updated daily) 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 | 14.5 | 9.8 | 4.7 |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 13.5 | 13.7 | -0.1 |
| 3 | Toronto | 11.5 | 6.9 | 4.7 |
| 4 | Milwaukee | 9.1 | 11.8 | -2.7 |
| 5 | Baltimore | 7.8 | 8.6 | -0.8 |
| 6 | Texas | 7.1 | 7.3 | -0.3 |
| 7 | St. Louis | 5.6 | 14.3 | -8.6 |
| 8 | Atlanta | 5.0 | 7.2 | -2.2 |
| 9 | Arizona | 3.9 | 2.7 | 1.3 |
| 10 | Philadelphia | 2.7 | 0.8 | 1.9 |
| 11 | Boston | 2.5 | 6.5 | -4.0 |
| 12 | Oakland | 1.8 | 5.9 | -4.2 |
| 13 | Seattle | 1.4 | 10.8 | -9.4 |
| 14 | Kansas City | 0.4 | 5.5 | -5.1 |
| 15 | Los Angeles Dodgers | -0.9 | 1.4 | -2.3 |
| 16 | Miami | -1.8 | 5.2 | -7.0 |
| 17 | Houston | -1.9 | 3.5 | -5.4 |
| 18 | Minnesota | -2.3 | 3.9 | -6.3 |
| 19 | Chicago White Sox | -2.7 | 9.5 | -12.1 |
| 20 | Detroit | -3.2 | -1.5 | -1.7 |
| 21 | San Francisco | -4.0 | -6.9 | 2.8 |
| 22 | New York Yankees | -4.1 | 1.5 | -5.6 |
| 23 | Cleveland | -5.0 | -0.9 | -4.2 |
| 24 | Los Angeles Angels | -6.1 | 9.9 | -15.9 |
| 25 | Tampa Bay | -7.0 | 7.7 | -14.7 |
| 26 | Pittsburgh | -7.2 | -0.5 | -6.7 |
| 27 | Chicago Cubs | -7.2 | -1.6 | -5.6 |
| 28 | New York Mets | -8.0 | -2.2 | -5.7 |
| 29 | San Diego | -9.3 | -5.6 | -3.7 |
| 30 | Washington | -15.7 | -6.6 | -9.1 |