Fun Stats on the A's vs. Jays Series

The A's just wrapped up a four-game series against the Jays, in which Oakland won 3 out of 4. I think this would be a good time to assess some team statistics.

Toronto 2006 team stats:
.293 BA (First in ML and higher than any player on the A's)
565 runs
.360 OBP
.481 SLG (First in ML)

Oakland 2006 team stats:
.249 BA (Last in ML)
472 runs
.328 OBP
.393 SLG (Last in ML)

And these are from after the series ended. The A's offense is disastrous, and yet they are leading the division thanks to mediocre pitching. None of it really makes sense. I don't think the A's can really go down from here, which signals another hot second-half (21 games, anyone?)

No one on the A's is hitting over .290, meaning every single person on the team is hitting below Toronto's average. Thomas, Swisher, Chavez, Scutaro, Johnson, Crosby, and Ellis are all hitting below .255. No one even has an OBP .380 or higher. Frank Thomas is the only player slugging over .500.

Toronto, on the other hand, only has one regular hitting below .275 (and that hitter, Troy Glaus, happens to have 27 home runs). 6 of their starters are hitting over .300. and six are also slugging over .500.

Yet, Toronto is in 3rd in their division and the A's are leading. How I love baseball.