American League Central · 2020

Cleveland Indians 2020

35-25Tied for 2nd in the AL CentralProgressive FieldAmerican League Central American League

Team WAR: 15.0
Win %: .583
Run diff: +39
wRC+: 89
ERA: 3.34
Home runs: 60

The Cleveland Indians went 35-25 in 2020, a .583 winning percentage — 7th of 30 record in baseball. They scored 248 runs and allowed 209, a run differential of +39. The offence ranked 24th of 30 in MLB for runs scored, while their 3.34 staff ERA was the second best. Their 89 team wRC+ was 11% below league average — 27th of 30 in MLB. José Ramírez led the position players at 3.1 WAR, and Shane Bieber the rotation at a 1.63 ERA.

The 2020 season

Month by month, the streaks, and the record in the games that are argued about.

They finished tied for 2nd in the AL Central, 1 game back. They spent 14 of 66 days in first place, led by as many as 1 game on August 29 and were as far as 6 games back on September 15. Their best month was August at 16-11, their worst Sept/Oct at 14-11. The longest runs were a 6-game winning streak from August 14 to August 20 and an 8-game losing streak from September 8 to September 16. They were 18-12 at home and 17-13 on the road, 8-6 in one-run games and 16-15 against clubs that finished .500 or better. The most lopsided win was 13-0 against the Reds on August 6; the heaviest defeat, 11-1 against the Royals on September 10.

Record by month. March games count toward April, October’s toward September.
Month	W	L	Pct	RS	RA	Diff
July	5	3	.625	25	19	+6
August	16	11	.593	118	85	+33
Sept/Oct	14	11	.560	105	105	0

Splits. Extra innings are blank for a season whose games predate the innings count.
Games	W-L	Pct
Home	18-12	.600
Road	17-13	.567
One-run games	8-6	.571
Extra innings	4-2	.667
Within the division	23-17	.575
Against .500+ clubs	16-15	.516
Decided by 5+ runs	10-7	.588
Last 10	8-2	.800

American League Central standings, 2020

Final standings. The division page has the rest of its season.

American League Central, 2020. Games back of the best record in the division.
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RS	RA	Diff	WAR
Minnesota Twins	36	24	.600	—	269	215	+54	15.4
Chicago White Sox	35	25	.583	1	306	246	+60	16.1
Cleveland Indians	35	25	.583	1	248	209	+39	15.0
Kansas City Royals	26	34	.433	10	248	272	-24	10.3
Detroit Tigers	23	35	.397	12	249	318	-69	4.5

2020 Cleveland Indians roster

The players whose season belongs to this club, by position and then by dbWAR. A player traded mid-season is listed with the club he played most of his games for, so a deadline arrival may appear on his other club’s page instead.

Catchers 3

Sandy LeónC · 23 G · -0.0 WAR
Beau TaylorC · 7 G · -0.3 WAR
Roberto PérezC · 31 G · -0.4 WAR

Infielders 5

José Ramírez3B · 58 G · 3.1 WAR
César Hernández2B · 58 G · 1.4 WAR
Francisco LindorSS · 60 G · 1.2 WAR
Carlos Santana1B · 60 G · 0.4 WAR
Yu ChangSS · 6 G · -0.1 WAR

Outfielders 10

Delino DeShieldsCF · 36 G · 0.1 WAR
Bradley ZimmerCF · 18 G · 0.0 WAR
Mike FreemanLF · 21 G · -0.0 WAR
Greg AllenLF · 10 G · -0.0 WAR
Jordan LuplowLF · 29 G · -0.1 WAR
Josh NaylorLF · 40 G · -0.2 WAR
Domingo SantanaRF · 24 G · -0.2 WAR
Daniel JohnsonRF · 4 G · -0.3 WAR
Tyler NaquinRF · 39 G · -0.4 WAR
Óscar MercadoCF · 32 G · -0.9 WAR

Designated hitters 1

Franmil ReyesDH · 59 G · 0.5 WAR

Starting pitchers 5

Shane Bieber12 GS · 3.1 WAR
Carlos Carrasco12 GS · 1.6 WAR
Zach Plesac8 GS · 1.4 WAR
Aaron Civale12 GS · 1.3 WAR
Triston McKenzie6 GS · 0.6 WAR

Relief pitchers 11

James Karinchak27 G · 1.1 WAR
Brad Hand23 G · 0.9 WAR
Phil Maton23 G · 0.7 WAR
Oliver Pérez21 G · 0.4 WAR
Nick Wittgren25 G · 0.2 WAR
Adam Cimber14 G · 0.1 WAR
Adam Plutko10 G · -0.0 WAR
Logan Allen3 G · -0.0 WAR
Dominic Leone12 G · -0.0 WAR
Cam Hill18 G · -0.1 WAR
Kyle Nelson1 G · -0.2 WAR

Where the offence comes from

Roster contribution by share of the team total.

455 team hits

Each rectangle is a player, sized by his share of the team's hits; darker means a larger share. Top 30 contributors. Select a different statistic above, or click a player for his page.

Batting

19 players, ranked by dbWAR.


José Ramírez	3B	58	254	64	17	46	10	.292	.386	.607	.417	162	3.1
César Hernández	2B	58	261	66	3	20	0	.283	.355	.408	.338	109	1.4
Francisco Lindor	SS	60	266	61	8	27	6	.258	.335	.415	.326	101	1.2
Franmil Reyes	DH	59	241	58	9	34	0	.275	.344	.450	.343	113	0.5
Carlos Santana	1B	60	255	41	8	30	0	.199	.349	.350	.320	97	0.4
Delino DeShields	CF	36	120	27	0	7	3	.252	.310	.318	.284	73	0.1
Bradley Zimmer	CF	18	50	6	1	3	2	.162	.360	.243	.304	86	0.0
Mike Freeman	LF	21	43	9	0	3	0	.237	.302	.316	.278	69	-0.0
Greg Allen	LF	10	32	4	1	4	2	.154	.281	.308	.270	64	-0.0
Sandy León	C	23	81	9	2	4	0	.136	.296	.242	.263	59	-0.0
Yu Chang	SS	6	13	2	0	1	0	.182	.308	.182	.247	48	-0.1
Jordan Luplow	LF	29	92	15	2	8	0	.192	.304	.359	.297	82	-0.1
Josh Naylor	LF	40	104	24	1	6	1	.247	.291	.330	.276	68	-0.2
Domingo Santana	RF	24	84	11	2	12	0	.157	.298	.286	.274	67	-0.2
Daniel Johnson	RF	4	13	1	0	0	0	.083	.154	.083	.074	-68	-0.3
Beau Taylor	C	7	24	1	0	2	0	.048	.130	.048	.101	-50	-0.3
Roberto Pérez	C	31	110	16	1	5	0	.165	.264	.216	.231	37	-0.4
Tyler Naquin	RF	39	141	29	4	20	0	.218	.248	.383	.269	63	-0.4
Óscar Mercado	CF	32	93	11	1	6	3	.128	.174	.174	.160	-10	-0.9

Pitching

16 pitchers, ranked by dbWAR.


Shane Bieber	12	12	77.1	8	1	0	122	1.63	2.07	0.87	14.2	3.1
Carlos Carrasco	12	12	68.0	3	4	0	82	2.91	3.59	1.21	10.9	1.6
Zach Plesac	8	8	55.1	4	2	0	57	2.28	3.39	0.80	9.3	1.4
Aaron Civale	12	12	74.0	4	6	0	69	4.74	4.03	1.32	8.4	1.3
James Karinchak	27	0	27.0	1	2	1	53	2.67	1.52	1.11	17.7	1.1
Brad Hand	23	0	22.0	2	1	16	29	2.05	1.37	0.77	11.9	0.9
Phil Maton	23	0	21.2	3	3	0	32	4.57	2.22	1.34	13.3	0.7
Triston McKenzie	8	6	33.1	2	1	0	42	3.24	3.91	0.90	11.3	0.6
Oliver Pérez	21	0	18.0	1	1	1	14	2.00	3.14	1.06	7.0	0.4
Nick Wittgren	25	0	23.2	2	0	0	28	3.42	4.42	1.01	10.6	0.2
Adam Cimber	14	0	11.1	0	1	0	5	3.97	3.99	1.32	4.0	0.1
Adam Plutko	10	4	27.2	2	2	1	15	4.88	5.32	1.34	4.9	-0.0
Logan Allen	3	0	10.2	0	0	0	7	3.38	5.35	1.78	5.9	-0.0
Dominic Leone	12	0	9.2	0	0	0	16	8.38	5.47	1.97	14.9	-0.0
Cam Hill	18	0	18.1	2	0	1	16	4.91	5.43	0.87	7.9	-0.1
Kyle Nelson	1	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	54.00	27.19	6.00	0.0	-0.2

Attendance

30 home dates played behind closed doors, 2020.

Average: 0
Median: 0
Total: 0
On the road: 0

By situation

Day and night divide the home schedule, and so do weekend and weekday. The road line is a different question.
Split	Games	Avg	Med	Low	High
All home	30	0	0	0	0
Night	24	0	0	0	0
Day	6	0	0	0	0
Weekend	12	0	0	0	0
Weekday	18	0	0	0	0
On the road	30	0	0	0	0

By season

Every home game this season was played with no crowd admitted. The zero is the season, not a missing number — which is why it is shown rather than left out. Seasons before attendance was carried into the lake are absent from the trend rather than shown as zero.

Game time

First pitch to final out across 60 completed games, 2020.

Regulation: 3:04
All games: 3:06
Extra innings: 3:29
Longest: 3:32
Shortest: 2:37

By situation

Regulation and extra innings divide the season, and so do home and road. Day and night overlap both.
Split	Games	Avg	Med	Fastest	Longest
All	60	3:06	3:04	2:24	4:06
Regulation	54	3:04	3:02	2:24	3:51
Extra innings	6	3:29	3:21	2:52	4:06
Home	30	3:05	3:04	2:37	3:32
Road	30	3:08	3:05	2:24	4:06
Day	13	3:11	3:11	2:24	4:06
Night	47	3:05	3:03	2:29	4:02

Through the season

Average completed game by month.
Month	Games	Average
Jul	6	2:58
Aug	10	3:07
Sep	14	3:05

By season

Regulation games only, in minutes. 184 minutes this season.

Elapsed time from first pitch to final out. The feed does not itemise delays, so a rain delay is inside these numbers with no way to subtract it. Games called early are excluded — five innings in ninety-three minutes is not a short game — but they still count in attendance, because the crowd turned up.

Record versus run differential

Cleveland Indians are 35-25, a .583 win rate, while their +39 run differential implies .578. That is essentially in line — the record reflects the run scoring.