GITNUX MARKETDATA REPORT 2024
Statistics About The Average Time Of Mlb Game
The average duration of an MLB game was 3 hours and 5 minutes in the 2020 season.
In this post, we explore the fluctuating trends in the average time duration of Major League Baseball games over the years. From the shortest games in history to the recent increase in game length, we analyze the statistics that shed light on how the duration of MLB games has evolved since the early 20th century.
Statistic 1
"The average length of a 9-inning Major League Baseball game was 3 hours and 9 minutes in the 2021 season."
Statistic 2
"As of 2021, the average MLB game length has exceeded 3 hours in 7 of the last 8 seasons."
Statistic 3
"The regular season average length of MLB games in 2020 was approximately 3 hours and 7 minutes."
Statistic 4
"The average time of a nine-inning MLB game reached its zenith at 3 hours and 10 minutes in 2017."
Statistic 5
"The shortest average game length in modern MLB history was 2 hours and 25 minutes in 1946."
Statistic 6
"In 1981, the average MLB game was 2 hours and 33 minutes."
Statistic 7
"The average length of extraordinary season games in 2019 was around 3 hours and 10 minutes."
Statistic 8
"MLB games were approximately 2 hours 56 minutes in 2000, showing a significant increase in the past two decades."
Statistic 9
"Nine-inning games in the 2014 MLB season lasted on average 3 hours 2 minutes."
Statistic 10
"The average game time in the 1960s was around 2 hours 25 minutes."
Statistic 11
"During the 1980s, the length of an average MLB game grew by about 30 minutes compared to the 1960s."
Statistic 12
"The average time of an MLB game in the 2018 season was 3 hours and 4 minutes for regular season games."
Statistic 13
"In the 2016 season, the average length was slightly lower than in recent years at 3 hours and 42 seconds."
Statistic 14
"In 1950, the average time duration of an MLB game was just 2 hours 18 minutes."
Statistic 15
"The average duration of a postseason MLB game in 2020 was 3 hours 46 minutes."
Statistic 16
"The average time of regular-season MLB games has been over 3 hours since 2012."
Statistic 17
"The average length of a World Series game in 2020 was a staggering 4 hours and 3 minutes."
Statistic 18
"The shortest average time of a nine-inning MLB game since 1920 was recorded in 1926 at 1 hour and 56 minutes."