2024 World Series: Yankees-Dodgers matchup by the numbers

Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and the Los Angeles Dodgers will face Aaron Judge, Juan Soto and the New York Yankees in the 2024 World Series. One could argue that this matchup, which marks the 12th time the Dodgers and Yankees have met in the World Series, could not be MLB’s landmark.

First, it is a merger between two major sports markets and major cities in the world, involving two teams that both used to play in New York City, as the Los Angeles Dodgers were the Brooklyn Dodgers until they moved West before the 1958 season. Meanwhile, there are plenty of stars on both teams, with MVPs and other MVP- and Cy Young-caliber players.

Here’s the 2024 World Series by the numbers, from current and historical lenses.

1: After becoming the sixth player in MLB history to post a 40-40 season (40 runs, 40 stolen bases) in August, Ohtani became the first player to post a 50-50 season in September during his season first with the Dodgers. .

2: When Game 1 of the 2024 Fall Classic begins Friday night (8:08 p.m. ET on FOX and the FOX Sports app), both Soto and Betts would have appeared in the World Series for multiple teams; Soto won the World Series with the Washington Nationals in 2019, while Betts won the World Series with the Boston Red Sox in 2018 and again with the Dodgers in 2020.

3: Judge hit 58 home runs this season, marking the third time in MLB’s nine-year AL MVP 2022 career that he has surpassed 50 long balls in a single season.

3.3: In their nine postseason games this year, the Yankees have yielded just 3.3 runs per game.

6.4: In their 11 postseason games this year, the Dodgers have scored 6.4 runs per game.

10: A combined 10 players from both leagues were named to their respective league All-Star Game rosters this season, with the Dodgers having seven and the Yankees having three.

11: The Yankees and Dodgers have met in the Fall Classic 11 times, seven times with the Dodgers in Brooklyn and four times with them in Los Angeles. New York went 6-1 when the Dodgers were in Brooklyn, and different teams have since moved to Los Angeles (2-2).

[Related: A look back at 11 previous Yankees-Dodgers World Series matchups]

12: This is the 12th time the Yankees and Dodgers have met in the World Series, but their two cities also combined to have a population of about 12 million this year.

15: Although the Yankees have a record 27 championships, this is their first World Series appearance in 15 years (2009). Sitting in the top 15, Hall of Fame manager Joe Torre managed both teams, winning four World Series during his 12-year tenure with the Yankees (1996-2007) and managing the Dodgers from 2008- 10.

16: Managers Dave Roberts (Dodger) and Aaron Boone (Yankees) are among the longest serving coaches in sports, combining for 16 consecutive seasons in charge of their clubs.

18: A drive of about 18 miles separates Ebbets Field, the former home of the Dodgers in Flatbush, and Yankee Stadium, the home of the Yankees. In addition, there were three MLB teams in New York before the Dodgers left, as the New York Giants (now the San Francisco Giants) played at the Polo Grounds on the Upper East Side of Manhattan – which was just a 15-minute drive away. from Yankee Stadium over the Harlem River, before moving to San Francisco in 1958.

22: Although Roberts and Boone are now considered pitchers, they played a combined 22 seasons in the major leagues and each produced some of the most exciting moments in MLB postseason history.

With the Red Sox down 3-0 to the Yankees in the 2004 ALCS, Roberts pinch ran in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 4 with the team trailing 4-3 and stole second base. He later scored, and the Red Sox went on to win in the 12th inning. Boston later became the first team to overcome a 3-0 series deficit and win the World Series for the first time in 86 years. On the other hand, Boone, a midseason buyout, hit a home run to give the Yankees the lead in the bottom of the 11th inning in Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS against the Red Sox, which sent New York to the World Series. .

23: Los Angeles and New York are No. 1 and No. 2 in America for the number of professional teams, totaling 23.

27: The Yankees won a sports record 27 championships. In addition, their general manager, Brian Cashman, has held his current position for 27 years.

34: The two teams combined for 34 World Series, with the Yankees having 27, compared to seven for the Dodgers.

41: If one chooses to drive cross-country without somehow stopping for gas, a Big Gulp or a nap, it’s about a 41-hour drive from Yankee Stadium or the former site of Ebbets Field to Dodger Stadium.

43: While the Yankees and Dodgers have advanced to the World Series 11 times, they have not done so in 43 years, the Dodgers winning the 1981 World Series in six games.

66: The Yankees and Dodgers combined for 66 league penalties, with the former boasting 41 and the latter boasting 25.

67: The Dodgers’ last season in Brooklyn was 1957, marking 67 years since they called New York City home.

100: Both clubs have combined 100 Hall of Famers, with the Dodgers boasting 53 and the Yankees boasting 47.

112: Up for the league MVP awards respectively, Judge and Ohtani hit 112 home runs this season (Judge had 58, Ohtani had 54).

.500: Since the start of the 21st century, the Yankees and Dodgers are 11-11 (.500) against each other in the regular season.

$1,300: Interested in buying a 2024 World Series ticket to witness history? If so, that’s great! Interested in shelling out more than $1,300 to see a game at Dodger Stadium or Yankee Stadium? Well, it costs that much right now to get a seat in any house at several ticket sellers.

21,800: The Dodgers and Yankees have a combined 21,800 wins, with the former at 11,022 and the latter at 10,778.

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