Yesterday we broke down the TFC v Seattle game in part I of Jock Math. In part II we will provide a look at some league-wide categories. It's still too early to draw too much from the numbers, so we will save true analytics until we are deeper into the season.
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The first stat we will look at is the league wide Total Shot Ratio. Consider this CSN's MLS Power Ratings!
1. Galaxy .750
2. San Jose .692
3. Chivas .666
4. Colorado .620
5. Portland .600
6. Seattle .586
7. Kansas City .562
8. Montreal .553
9. DC United .550
10. Philly .523
11. Houston .485
12. Vancouver .478
13. Columbus .473
14. New England .428
15. Toronto .409
16. Chicago .375
17. New York .372
18. Dallas .365
19. Salt Lake .280
Again, this will take about four weeks before trends start to shake out. So, I'll resist pointing out that the MLSSoccer.com Power Rankings might be jumping gun on Houston at No 1.
Now for some individual numbers.
I tweaked Defensive Involvement this week, removing Recoveries (which is a negative stat that requires a team to lose the ball to acquire) and adding Aerial Battles -- the ability to win the ball in the air. So, it's the total amount of Aerial Battles, Interceptions, Tackles and Clearances that a player gets per 90 minutes.
DI leaders for Week 2
1. Norberto Paparatto (PDX) - 26.5
2. Jose Goncalves (NER) - 26
3. Bakary Saumare (Chi) - 25
4. Doneil Henry (TFC) - 23
4. Drew Moor (Col) - 23
6. Armando (NYRB) - 22
7. Ibrahim Sekagya (NYRB) - 21
8. Bobby Burling (Chivas) - 20.5
9. Andrew Farrell (NER) - 20
10. Steven Lenhart (SJ) - 18
10. Mo Edu (Philly) -18
Yeah, Toronto. Fourth.
Moving to the offensive side of the ball we look at Key Passes plus Shots.
KP+S leaders fie week 2 (per 90 min)
1. Landon Donovan (LAG) - 10
2. Shea Salinas (SJ) - 9
3. Steven Lenhart (SJ) - 8
3. Robbie Keane (LAG) - 8
5. Deshorn Brown (Col) - 7
5. Diego Valeri (PDX) - 7
5. Erick Torres (Chivas) - 7
5. Thierry Henry (NYRB) - 7
5. Juninho (LAG) - 7
5. Marcelo Sarvas (LAG) - 7
Moving on to pass percentage (min 30 passes/game average)
1. Michael Parkhurst (CBS) - 92.2
2. Mauro Diaz (Dal) - 91.9
3. Javier Morales (RSL) - 90.5
4. Perry Kitchen (DCU) - 90.2
5. Tony Tchani (CBS) - 89.8
5. Marcelo Sarvas (LAG) - 89.8
7. Shaun Francis (SJ) - 89.5
8. Matt Besler (SKC) - 89.3
9. Amobi Okugo (Philly) - 88.9
10. Will Trapp (CBS) - 88.0
These represent the basic categories we will be tracking. Once the season gets older we will start to look deeper into these numbers and at other categories.