The average time of nine-inning games from 1981-2025:
| 2025 | 2:38 |
| 2024 | 2:36 |
| 2023 | 2:40 |
| 2022 | 3:04 |
| 2021 | 3:10 |
| 2020 | 3:07 |
| 2019 | 3:06 |
| 2018 | 3:01 |
| 2017 | 3:05 |
| 2016 | 3:01 |
| 2015 | 2:56 |
| 2014 | 3:02 |
| 2013 | 2:59 |
| 2012 | 2:56 |
| 2011 | 2:52 |
| 2010 | 2:51 |
| 2009 | 2:52 |
| 2008 | 2:51 |
| 2007 | 2:51 |
| 2006 | 2:48 |
| 2005 | 2:46 |
| 2004 | 2:47 |
| 2003 | 2:46 |
| 2002 | 2:52 |
| 2001 | 2:54 |
| 2000 | 2:58 |
| 1999 | 2:54 |
| 1998 | 2:48 |
| 1997 | 2:52 |
| 1996 | 2:51 |
| 1995 | 2:50 |
| 1994 | 2:54 |
| 1993 | 2:48 |
| 1992 | 2:49 |
| 1991 | 2:49 |
| 1990 | 2:48 |
| 1989 | 2:46 |
| 1988 | 2:45 |
| 1987 | 2:48 |
| 1986 | 2:44 |
| 1985 | 2:40 |
| 1984 | 2:35 |
| 1983 | 2:36 |
| 1982 | 2:34 |
| 1981 | 2:33 |
Source: MLB
The average time of nine-inning games from 1981-2025:
| 2025 | 2:38 |
| 2024 | 2:36 |
| 2023 | 2:40 |
| 2022 | 3:04 |
| 2021 | 3:10 |
| 2020 | 3:07 |
| 2019 | 3:06 |
| 2018 | 3:01 |
| 2017 | 3:05 |
| 2016 | 3:01 |
| 2015 | 2:56 |
| 2014 | 3:02 |
| 2013 | 2:59 |
| 2012 | 2:56 |
| 2011 | 2:52 |
| 2010 | 2:51 |
| 2009 | 2:52 |
| 2008 | 2:51 |
| 2007 | 2:51 |
| 2006 | 2:48 |
| 2005 | 2:46 |
| 2004 | 2:47 |
| 2003 | 2:46 |
| 2002 | 2:52 |
| 2001 | 2:54 |
| 2000 | 2:58 |
| 1999 | 2:54 |
| 1998 | 2:48 |
| 1997 | 2:52 |
| 1996 | 2:51 |
| 1995 | 2:50 |
| 1994 | 2:54 |
| 1993 | 2:48 |
| 1992 | 2:49 |
| 1991 | 2:49 |
| 1990 | 2:48 |
| 1989 | 2:46 |
| 1988 | 2:45 |
| 1987 | 2:48 |
| 1986 | 2:44 |
| 1985 | 2:40 |
| 1984 | 2:35 |
| 1983 | 2:36 |
| 1982 | 2:34 |
| 1981 | 2:33 |







