As the Angels take the field for their first game following Jered Weaver‘s no-hitter, we look at a question of particular urgency to them: Does a team generally play better after a no-hitter?
I gathered team results following the previous 24 no-hitters, dating back to the year 2000. Results are shown for the winning or losing streak that immediately followed the no-no, and the record over the next 10 games.
Notes: I’ve included Roy Halladay‘s postseason no-no, but limited the follow-on to the remaining 8 games of that postseason run, which I pro-rated to make the averages add up to 10 games. Also, since I haven’t figured out how to put links in a table here, I’ll include the linked list at the end of the post.
After a No-Hitter
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If there’s any real effect here, it’s mild; the collective .529 W% equates to just under 86 wins in a full season. The longest streak after a no-no was 6 wins by the 2011 Tigers, but then they dropped their next 4; the next-longest were a 4-win streak and a 4-loss streak. Two teams went 9-1 after the no-hitter, but those are relatively distant history; the more recent extremes are on the losing end, a 2-8 last year and three straight 3-7’s in 2010. The only team with a playoff no-no was upset in the next round.
Of course, if Albert bangs a couple of HRs tonight, or a game-winner, we could be looking at a whole ‘nother kettle of fish.
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Linked list:
2012-04-21 (PG), White Sox: W2 … 4-6
2011-07-27, Angels: W1 … 6-4
2011-05-07, Tigers: W6 … 6-4
2011-05-03, Twins: W2 … 2-8
2010-10-06, Phillies (NLDS game 1): W2 … 4-4
2010-07-26, Rays: W4 … 7-3
2010-06-25, Diamondbacks: L1 … 3-7
2010-05-29 (PG), Phillies: L4 … 3-7
2010-05-09 (PG), A’s: W1 … 3-7
2010-04-17, Rockies: L2 … 5-5
2009-07-23 (PG), White Sox (PG): L3 … 4-6
2009-07-10, Giants: W1 … 4-6
2008-09-14, Cubs: W2 … 7-3
2008-05-19, Red Sox: W3 … 5-5
2007-09-01, Red Sox: W3 … 7-3
2007-06-12, Tigers: L2 … 7-3
2007-04-18, White Sox: W3 … 6-4
2006-09-06, Marlins: L2 … 4-6
2004-05-18 (PG), Diamondbacks: W1 … 3-7
2003-04-27, Phillies: W1 … 5-5
2002-04-27, Red Sox: L1 … 9-1
2001-09-03, Cardinals: W2 … 9-1
2001-05-12, Marlins: W1 … 6-4
2001-04-04, Red Sox: L1 … 7-3