Baseball: The Game of
Statistics
By: Jenna Hannoosh and Katie
Higgins
Math and Baseball
• Math is such an important subject to understand
because it can be found just about anywhere!
– In our presentation, we created 20 different
math problems that can be related to
baseball. It is important when teaching math
to make meaningful connections for students
because this will help them understand the
content on a more in depth level.
Batting Average
-Batting Average is the amount of hits a
player gets divided by the total number of
times they are up to bat.
1. If Coco Crisp has 30 hits in 80 at bats, what
is his batting average?
2. What would his batting average be as a
percent?
Prices
3. Purchasing items at a baseball game can
add up quickly.
– If you bought a hot dog for $7.00 and a soda
for $3.50, how much did you spend on your
meal?
– If you then bought a baseball hat for $25 and
an official team jersey for $75, how much did
you spend in total at this game?
Angles of Walls
- The walls in all baseball parks have different
angles and may affect how the ball
bounces off of it.
4. The wall in centerfield of Fenway Park
measures 115 degrees. Is this an obtuse, right
or acute angle?
5. The wall behind home plate is 45 degrees. Is
this an obtuse, right, or acute angle?
Running the Bases
6. A player’s speed often determines
whether he will be safe or out while
running the bases.
– If a player runs at 10 mph and it is 90 feet to
first base, how long would it take him to get
there?
Hitting for the Cycle
7. When a baseball player hits for the cycle,
he gets a single, double, triple, and a
homerun in one game. The distance
between each base is 90 feet.
– How far would the player run if he hit for the
cycle?
Fielding Percentage
8. Fielding percentage is the percentage of
times a player properly handles a ball in
the field.
• If a player has a fielding percentage of
.954, what is the probability that he will
field the next ball without error?
Park Capacity
9. Fenway Park in Boston is one of the
smallest parks in the Major Leagues. It
seats 39,928 people.
– If 39,743 people show up to the game, how
many empty seats are there?
Parking
10. It is always a struggle to find parking
near Fenway Park because Boston is an
old city without much parking areas.
-If you parked ¾ of a mile away from
the park, how many feet would you have
to walk to get there?
Length of the Game
11. The longest Major League baseball
game in history lasted 8 hours and 6
minutes.
-How many total minutes did the game
last?
Baseballs
12. At the start of each game there are 500
balls that can be used in the game.
• If 3 players hit home runs, 4 get ground
rule doubles, and 115 balls were fouled
into the stands, how many balls are left
over?
Wins and Losses
13. In a division of 5 teams, the best team is
decided based on their number of wins
compared to their number of losses.
• Which team was the best?
– Toronto: 86 wins 76 losses
– Boston: 95 wins 67 losses
– Baltimore: 68 wins 93 losses
– Tampa Bay: 97 wins 65 losses
– New York: 89 wins 73 losses
Baseball Teams and Divisions
14. There are 6 divisions in baseball (3 in
the American League and 3 in the National
League).
• If there are 5 teams in each division, how
many teams are there in the entire major
leagues?
Games and Innings
15. If there are 9 innings in a game, and a
team plays 162 games in a regular
season, how many innings do they play in
total?
Perfect Game
16. A perfect game is when a pitcher does
not allow anybody to get on base or score.
• If there are 3 outs in an inning, 9 innings in
a game, and the pitcher throws 132
pitches to complete a perfect game, how
many pitches did he throw on average per
inning?
Average Bat Length
17. All batters use their own bats and all
prefer different bat lengths.
• If out of 9 players, 2 prefer 32 inch bats, 1
prefers a 30 inch bat, 2 prefer a 31 inch
bat, 3 prefer a 28 inch bat, and 1 prefers a
25 inch bat, what is the average preferred
bat length?
Measurement of Bat Length
18. As stated earlier, players prefer bats of
different lengths. Can you measure the
two bats below and find out which is
longer and by how much?
Baseball Diamond Area
19. A baseball diamond has equal sides of
90 feet. Can you find the area of a
baseball diamond?
Traveling in Baseball
20. If the Boston Red Sox were to play the
Philadelphia Phillies in interleague play,
they would have to travel 269 miles.
• How many feet are in 269 miles?