Midwest League 1998

Average Team Ages

This page compares the ages of the players composing the teams of the Midwest League during the 1998 season.

Baseball favors talent; baseball rewards technique. Team performance in the Midwest League is largely a product of two variables: How talented are the players? How old are they? At this level, age is a measure of experience and a clue about training. This page gives clues about the relative levels of experience in the League's teams. It also contains important clues about the farm systems of our teams' major league affiliates.

                               Pitchers    Hitters    Team

League Average                   21.4       21.4      21.4

Western Division
Burlington Bees           CIN    22.1 (2T)  21.5 (8T) 21.8 (3T)
Cedar Rapids Kernels      ANA    22.1 (2T)  21.9 (1T) 22.0 (1T)
Clinton LumberKings       SF     21.5 (8T)  21.9 (1T) 21.7 (5T)
Quad City River Bandits   HOU    21.6 (7)   20.1 (14) 20.8 (12T)

Central Division
Beloit Snappers           MIL    21.8 (4T)  21.6 (5T) 21.7 (5T)
Kane County Cougars       FLA    20.5 (12T) 21.6 (5T) 21.0 (10)
Peoria Chiefs             STL    22.3 (1)   21.9 (1T) 22.0 (1T)
Rockford Cubbies          CUB    20.3 (14)  21.1 (11) 20.8 (12T)
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers SEA    20.5 (12T) 21.2 (10) 20.9 (11)

Eastern Division
Fort Wayne Wizards        MIN    21.4 (10)  20.7 (13) 21.1 (14)
Lansing Lugnuts           KC     21.5 (8T)  21.5 (8T) 21.5 (8)
Michigan Battle Cats      BOS    21.8 (4T)  21.6 (5T) 21.7 (5T)
South Bend Silver Hawks   ARI    21.3 (11)  21.0 (12) 21.1 (9)
West Michigan Whitecaps   DET    21.8 (4T)  21.8 (4)  21.8 (3T)

Ages are in "years", which are calculated as of July 1, 1998. Rankings show the oldest teams as (1) and the youngest as (14).

This data is derived from each team's opening day roster, April 9, 1998. Ages for players were determined from easily-available sources, and averaged.