Shortening baseball games

May 30, 2023

Topic

Statistical Visualization  /  , ,

Baseball games grew longer over the decades, with the average length well over three hours in recent years. Ben Blatt and Francesca Paris, for NYT’s The Upshot, show how a few rule changes this season keep the ball moving for shorter games.

FlowingData Delivered to Your Inbox

Weekly Digest

Chart Type Used

Line Chart