The 2015 MLB regular season is winding down, with some teams just trying to stay healthy for the MLB playoffs and a few others still trying to get in. For just about every team, they may want to factor in how they did with certain MLB uniforms this year the next time they take a look at analytics.
The winning teams might want to double check what went right, the losing teams will want to know what went wrong and the middling teams may want to look for that extra little edge to get them over the hump. In a sport where the room for error appears to be razor thin, sometimes something as trivial as what you wear really could make the difference.
Okay, maybe not REALLY, but there is something to be said about a slick or ugly uniform and how it can make the players feel. Perhaps if what you’re wearing makes you feel extra confident or on the flip side, even a little glum, it could impact your play. It certainly puts a whole new spin on custom baseball uniforms and how to approach the game, at the very least.
Even if it doesn’t, its fun to point out and the fellas over at SportsLogos.net did all the hard work for us, as they rounded up the five best performing MLB uniforms of 2015.
Which MLB uniforms were the most “successful” this year? The teams they represent shouldn’t take you by surprise. The St. Louis Cardinals, who currently hold the league’s best record (99 wins) naturally make the list, along with fellow likely playoff participants, the Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets. The Dodgers, Cardinals and Mets are all locks to make the playoffs, while the Astros still have to do some work to get in. The other team that rounds out the top five is Bryce Harper’s Washington Nationals, who could still get in, too, but have slid as of late.
The point? The five most “winning” MLB jerseys in 2015 happen to go along with winning squads, as all five teams are above .500 and are at least mathematically still in the mix for the playoffs. More specifically, the Astros lead the way with their white home uniforms (40-19 record), followed by the Dodgers’ white home jersey (40-22), the Nats’ red alternate uniform (22-11), the Mets’ white home jersey (34-18) and the Cards’ white home jersey (39-21).
What’s the biggest takeaway from the top five performing MLB uniforms? Four of five are home jerseys. Being at home will always make players and teams as a whole more comfortable, so it’s only natural for that to be the case. Perhaps the clean white look also helps, while the Nats could feel more confident in their bold red alternate jerseys – the only MLB uniforms to make the list that weren’t specifically home jerseys.
Ultimately these numbers largely come down to five good teams that happened to wear these jerseys a decent amount, but it’s still interesting to see who makes the top-five and which jerseys they sported that ended up helping them to the best winning percentage. Got another interesting MLB uniform fun fact we should know? Tell us in the comments below!
