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Baseball teams that win on Opening Day go on to win 52 percent of their games that season on average. Teams that lose on Opening Day go on to win 49 percent of their games. www.pbump.net/o/opening-day/

pbump.netA review of 2,871 Opening Days — and the seasons that followedA look at what Opening Day means for the other 161 games of the season.

Lawtalkinguy

@lawtalkinguy.bsky.social

24 Mar

Shouldn't the win percentages add up to 100?

Philip Bump

@pbump.com

No, since it is tracking current teams back through time, meaning they were playing teams that no longer exist.

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