By the numbers: A look at the Rockies first third of the 2019 season

With Wednesday’s win over the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Colorado Rockies pulled up to .500 exactly one-third the way through the 2019 season.

Certain, the Rockies have had a rollercoaster start to a once promising season, but have seemingly climbed out of an early hole.

Here are some figures to illustrate Colorado’s first 54 games:

.500

With a win over the Diamondbacks on Wednesday, the Rockies now sit at .500 (27-27) for the first time since March.

The club’s only been .500 or better after five games in 2019, including Wednesday’s, with the high point on March 29 at 2-0.

3-12

The lowest point of Colorado’s season so far, at least in terms of winning percentage, came on April 13 after a loss to the San Francisco Giants.

After winning the first two games of the season, the Rockies dropped 12 of its next 13 games, sinking down 7.5 games behind the San Diego Padres.

9.0

While the Rockies may have climbed out of an early season hole, the club still remains 9.0 games back of N.L. West division leader Los Angeles.

After a pedestrian start for the Dodgers, who sat at 8-8 on April 13, the reigning National League champs took over first place of the division on April 16 and haven’t given up the spot since.

As of Wednesday night, the Padres sit 8.0 games back of Los Angeles, Arizona is tied with Colorado at 9.0 games back, and the Giants sit in the cellar at 15.0 games back.

29-25

A silver lining for Colorado is that last season — in which the club had its second-best finish in franchise history at 91-72 — the club was just four games above .500 through its first 54 games.

On top of that, the Rockies slipped below .500 in 2018 as late as July 2. So, now’s not the time to panic.

.257/.321/.450

On the whole, the Rockies rank near or above the league average in terms of team batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage. Colorado comes in ninth (.257), 19th (.321) and ninth (.450), respectively.

The club also ranks in the top 10 in runs (10th / 284), total bases (ninth / 851) and runs batted in (tied-ninth / 274).

5.72

Despite being touted as perhaps the most talented rotation in club history, the Rockies starters have struggled through the first third of the 2019 campaign.

With a 5.72 earned run average, the staff ranks nearly last in all of baseball, better than just the Chicago White Sox.

What’s more, Colorado’s starters have produce just 17 quality starts in 54 games, which ties them for 23rd in the MLB.

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