Assessing the Astros Hits-per-Run ratio

So earlier this morning we noted that the Astros have needed 2.64 hits to score one run this season, and 12.1 plate appearances per run. I figured that was bad. So let's compare among the other 15 National League teams, organized in descending order by runs scored.

Team	Hits	Runs	Hits/Run	AB/Run
Arizona	252	153	1.65	5.97
Philadelphia	232	139	1.67	6.21
LA Dodgers	249	131	1.90	6.79
Colorado	232	131	1.77	6.73
Chicago	246	129	1.91	6.87
Milwaukee	238	128	1.86	6.95
St. Louis	238	123	1.93	7.32
Florida	235	123	1.69	7.07
San Diego	214	117	1.83	7.44
Cincinnati	207	112	1.85	7.69
NY Mets	203	112	1.81	7.75
San Francisco	223	108	2.06	7.46
Washington	209	104	2.01	8.05
Atlanta	193	102	1.89	7.94
Pittsburgh	200	86	2.32	9.91
Houston	193	72	2.68	11.21

A couple of things to see from this list:

-Only Atlanta has as few hits as the Astros, but they have scored 29 more runs. This is mainly due to the fact that they have 58 extra-base hits, while the Astros have 50.

-Only the Pirates need a trip through the lineup to generate a run, but the Astros need between 11 and 12 ABs to get one across the plate.

-The Astros are hitting .236 as a team, two points better than the Pirates and Mets, but they are getting on base by a margin of 28 points and 34 points, respectively.

-The Astros' .606 OPS is the equivalent of a guy at Double-A who is about to get cut.