(Through games of April 27, 2003 )
|
Mid-Season |
Final |
Mid-Season |
|
|
2002 |
2002 |
2003 |
|
| Teams |
252 |
* 251 |
259 |
| Average Number of Games | |||
| Played Per Team |
43.6 |
53.7 |
44.3 |
| BATTING | |||
| Batting Average |
.256 |
.257 |
.254 |
| Scoring |
3.58 |
3.52 |
3.59 |
| Home Runs Per Game |
0.38 |
* 0.38 |
0.44 |
| Stolen Bases Per Game |
0.96 |
0.92 |
0.90 |
| PITCHING | |||
| Earned-Run Average |
2.61 |
2.58 |
2.69 |
| Strikeouts Per Seven Innings |
4.95 |
4.93 |
5.06 |
| FIELDING | |||
| Fielding Percentage |
.951 |
* .953 |
.954 |
Averages are per game and per team. * Record high for completedseason.
CONFERENCE LEADERS
| Batting Average | 1. Pacific-10 | .285 |
| 2. Big Ten | .271 | |
| 3. Atlantic Coast | .269 | |
| Scoring | 1. Big Ten | 4.89 |
| 2. Pacific-10 | 4.59 | |
| 3. Atlantic Coast | 4.14 | |
| Home Runs Per Game | 1. Pacific-10 | 0.89 |
| 2. Big Ten | 0.69 | |
| 3. Big 12 | 0.67 | |
| Stolen Bases Per Game | 1. Southwestern | 1.73 |
| 2. Big Ten | 1.40 | |
| 3. Mid-Eastern | 1.29 | |
| Earned-Run Average | 1. Atlantic Coast | 1.54 |
| 2. Pacific-10 | 1.67 | |
| 3. Big Ten | 1.86 | |
| Strikeouts Per Seven Innings | 1. Pacific-10 | 6.63 |
| 2. Big Ten | 6.20 | |
| 3. Atlantic Coast | 5.73 | |
| Fielding Percentage | 1. Pacific-10 | .965 |
| 2. Big Ten | .964 | |
| 3. Atlantic Coast | .964 |