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The average nine-inning game is now just two hours and 38 minutes. Last year in the same span, the average MLB game length was 3:09 before evening out to 3:04 for the full season.
The average length of a professional baseball game is around three hours, but individual games can deviate significantly from this average. Elements such as pitching, offensive strategies, the number of runs scored, and other game dynamics can impact the duration of a game.
NEW YORK (AP) — The average time of a nine-inning major league baseball game dropped to 2 hours, 36 minutes in the second year year of the pitch clock, the lowest since 1984. The average was down 4 minutes from 2023 and 28 minutes from 2022. It had not been this low since 1984’s 2:35.
Last season, the average nine-inning MLB game was three hours and 10 minutes long, according to statistics compiled by baseball-reference.com. The longest game in MLB history took...
The average baseball game so far this season is about 30 minutes shorter than the average game last season.
The average time of a Major League Baseball game was 2 hours and 54 minutes 2001; 2 hours and 52 minutes in in 2002 and 2 hours and 46 minutes in 2003. But as the game has evolved, the average time has ballooned to nearly 3 hours and eleven minutes in the 2021 season.
From the 2019 season up through the 2022 season, the average game length came in at just over three hours. It isn’t a secret that games have gotten longer and the slowing of the action has probably had an impact on baseball’s popularity.
The average game time in 2023 is 16 percent shorter than it was in 2018, but it’s also 41 percent less variable.
Major League Baseball’s average game time dropped by 30 minutes during the first four days this season, stolen bases doubled and batting average increased by 16 percentage points from last year’s opening weekend.
Average Game Time: In 2024, the average MLB game is expected to last 2 hours and 35 minutes, thanks to the pitch clock and pace-of-play changes. Factors Impacting Game Length: Pitching changes, offensive activity, and extra innings can extend game length, but the pitch clock has significantly shortened games.