UEFL's MLB Umpire Sabermetrics - May 2018

UEFL's MLB Umpire Sabermetrics report for May 2018 features 51 ejections and 478 Replay Reviews through 834 regular season games played (34.3% complete). Click here for last month's stats.

Though ejections are projected to decrease year-over-year, based on current rates, replays are projected to enjoy a modest increase.

The attached Most & Least Accurate Umpires, Replay Review contains the top and bottom of the Replay Review table ordinarily found in the "Read More" detailed section of the monthly report.

Related: Visit our Replay Review Statistics and Sabermetrics page for daily-updated umpire stats. This page includes Replay Review Rankings sorted by umpire, by team, and by call type. Daily ejections information is available at our Ejection List page.

Summary, Ejections.
>> 51 Total Regular Season Ejections through May 31, 2018 (on pace for 149 ejections this season).
>> Umpires were 63.2% accurate on calls associated with ejection.
>> The New York Yankees led MLB in ejections. The D'Backs/Padres led the National League.
>> Manager John Gibbons led MLB in ejections.
>> Umpire Brian Gorman led all umpires in ejections.
>> Chief Brian Gorman's crew led all umpire crews in ejections.
>> Most ejections occurred in the 3rd inning; Ejections from 7th and on comprised 43% of all tosses.
>> Most ejections occurred on Wednesday. Weekend series (Fri-Sun) featured 41% of all heave-ho's.
>> The most common reason for ejection was Balls/Strikes, followed by Fighting.
>> All else equal, a team tied at the time of ejection ended up winning the game 65.0% of the time.

Summary, Replay Reviews.
>> 478 Total Replay Reviews, of which calls were affirmed 51.7% of the time (48.3% overturned).
>> The Atlanta Braves used replay more than any other team, but were fairly unsuccessful.
>> The Kansas City Royals were the League's most successful team in review (13-for-15).
>> The BAL Orioles experienced fewer reviews than any other team, and were 29th best in MLB.
>> The San Diego Padres were the worst MLB team in terms of Replay success (2-for-14).
>> Umpires Danley, O'Nora & Wendelstedt were most reviewed.
>> Larry Vanover's crew led all of baseball in replay activity, and performed at league average.
>> Umpire Ben May led in accuracy with all calls affirmed by replay (4/4).
>> Umpire Phil Cuzzi experienced the highest rate of calls overturned by replay (0/5).
>> Umpire Angel Hernandez had the most number of calls overturned by replay (7 overturns).
>> The 8th inning had more reviews than any other inning. 44% of all reviews occurred from 7th-on.
>> Most reviews occurred on Saturday; Weekend series (Fri-Sun) featured 47% of all replays.
>> The most common reason for review was Out/Safe (Force - 1st) followed by Out/Safe (Tag - In).

Most & Least Accurate Umpires, Replay Review (sorted by Review Affirmation Percentage [RAP]).
1. Ben May - 100.0% RAP (4/4).
2. Gary Cederstrom - 100.0% RAP (3/3).
3. Tom Woodring - 100.0% RAP (2/2).
4. Chad Fairchild, Stu Scheurwater - 83.3% RAP (5/6).
6. Gerry Davis - 80.0% RAP (4/5).
7. Ted Barrett - 75.0% RAP (6/8).
8. Barber, Visconti, Tumpane, Estabrook, Rackley, Timmons - 75.0% RAP (3/4).
14. Hunter Wendelstedt - 72.7% RAP (8/11).
15. Ed Hickox, Gabe Morales - 71.4% RAP (5/7).
17. Kerwin Danley - 70.0% RAP (7/10).
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73. Angel Hernandez - 30.0% RAP (3/10).
74. Tony Randazzo, Mike Winters - 28.6% RAP (2/7).
76. Sam Holbrook - 25.0% RAP (2/8).
77. Todd Tichenor - 25.0% RAP (1/4).
78. Tom Hallion, Quinn Wolcott - 20.0% RAP (1/5).
80. Jeff Kellogg, Jerry Meals - 14.3% RAP (1/7)
82. Brian Knight, John Libka, Shane Livensparger - 0.0% RAP (0/1).
85. Adam Hamari - 0.0% RAP (0/3).
86. Phil Cuzzi - 0.0% RAP (0/5).

Umpires with Fewest and Greatest # of Overturned Calls [NEW]
0 Overturned Calls: Gary Cederstrom, Ben May, Tom Woodring, Mike Everitt
1 Overturn: [Many Tied].
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6 Overturns: Cooper, Holbrook, Kellogg, Meals, O'Nora, Ripperger.
7 Overturns: Angel Hernandez.

For detailed sabermetric analysis of MLB umpire ejections and instant replay review outcomes, including a Replay Review umpire leaderboard, follow the "read more" link below.

Total Games Played Through May 31, 2018: 834 of 2430 (34.3% of the season has been played).

Umpire Ejection Sabermetrics
Ejections: 51. (Compare to 56 through May 2017). Pace is 149 ejections / 2430 games played.
"Team most active" (Team with most Ejections): NYY 5; ARI, SD 4; COL, LAA, MIL, SF, TOR, WAS 3.
"Team least active" (Team with least Ejections): BAL, BOS, CLE, CWS, LAD, MIN, TEX 1.
"Manager ejections leader" (Most Ejections): John Gibbons 3; Snitker, Hurdle, Counsell, Gardy, Servais 2.
"Player ejections leader": [24 Tied] 1.
"Umpire leader" (Most Ejections): Brian Gorman 6; Wendelstedt 5; [8 Tied] 2.
"Crew most active" (Crew with most Ejections): Gorman 9; Vanover 6; G Gibson, West 4.
"Most accurate umpire" (Umpire with greatest QOC): [4 Tied] (2 Y / 0 N + 0 U = 1.000 QOCY).
"Overall QOC percentage" (Overall QOC Y value): .632 (24 Y / 14 N) + 13 Irrecusable = 51 Total.
"Team Status Pre-Ejection" (Winning-Losing-Tied [W-L-T] Record prior to Ejection): 10-21-20.
"Team Status Post-Ejection" (Game Record [W-L]): 23-28. (Delta: 13-7; WPCT: .650).

By Inning: 3 (10); 8 (9); 6 (8); 7 (7); 9 (6); 5 (4); Extras (3); 1 (2); 2, 4 (1).
By Reason: Ball/Strikes (29); Fighting (7); Check Swing, USC-NEC (3); INT, Replay, Throwing At (2).
By Day of Week: Wednesday (10); Saturday, Sunday, Thursday (8); Monday, Tuesday (6); Friday (5).

Umpire Instant Replay Review Sabermetrics
Replay Reviews & Decisions Rendered: 478, .517 RAP (247/478). On pace for 1393 replays.
"Team Most Used" (Used Replay Review most often): ATL 26; MIN 23; PHI, PIT, SEA, STL 20.
"Team Least Used" (Least use of Replay): BAL 7; HOU 9; MIL 10; CIN 11; CWS 12; LAD 13.
"Most successful team in review" (Team with highest TSP): KC Royals - .867 (13/15).
"Least successful team in review" (Team with lowest TSP): SD Padres - .143 (2/14).
"Umpire most questioned" (Most Reviews): Wendelstedt, O'Nora, Danley 11; Cooper, Hernandez 10.
"Crew most questioned" (Most Reviewed Crew): Larry Vanover 29; Culbreth, Meals, Danley 27.
"Most accurate umpire" (Umpire with greatest RAP): Ben May - 1.000 (4 Y in 4 Total).
"Ump of greatest overturn" (Umpire with lowest RAP): Phil Cuzzi - .000 (0 Y in 5 Total).

Actual data (Raw Data for Replay Reviews):
- By Inning: 8 (74), 9 (61), 6 (58), 5 (56), 7 (51), 4 (47), 3 (42), 2 (34), 1 (31), Extras (24).
- By Reason: Out/Safe [Force - 1st] 118; Out/Safe [Tag - Into Base] 66; Out/Safe [Tag - Stolen Base] 57; Out/Safe [Pulled Foot] 39; Out/Safe [Tag - Pickoff] 36; HBP/Ball 23; Catch/No Catch 19.
- By Day of Week: Sat (88), Fri (80), Wed (77), Tues (69), Sun (57), Thurs (55), Mon (52).