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American League Central · 2021

Cleveland Indians

Team WAR
22.9
14.3 bat / 8.6 pitch
Win %
.494
pyth .494
Run diff
-10
4.43 / 4.49 per g
wRC+
96
ERA
4.32
FIP 4.40
Home runs
211

The Cleveland Indians went 80-82 in 2021, a .494 winning percentage — 16th of 30 record in baseball. They scored 717 runs and allowed 727, a run differential of -10. The offence ranked 18th of 30 in MLB for runs scored, while their 4.32 staff ERA was 17th of 30. Their 96 team wRC+ was 4% below league average — 20th of 30 in MLB. José Ramírez led the position players at 5.5 WAR, and Shane Bieber the rotation at a 3.17 ERA.

Where the offence comes from

Roster contribution by share of the team total.

1,264 team hits
Amed Rosario155Amed Rosario — 155 hits (12.3%)José Ramírez147José Ramírez — 147 hits (11.6%)César Hernández132César Hernández — 132 hits (10.4%)Franmil Reyes106Franmil Reyes — 106 hits (8.4%)Eddie Rosario98Eddie Rosario — 98 hits (7.8%)Harold Ramírez91Harold Ramírez — 91 hits (7.2%)Bradley Zimmer68Bradley Zimmer — 68 hits (5.4%)Josh Naylor59Josh Naylor — 59 hits (4.7%)Yu Chang54Yu Chang — 54 hits (4.3%)Bobby Bradley51Bobby Bradley — 51 hits (4.0%)Austin Hedges51Austin Hedges — 51 hits (4.0%)Óscar Mercado48Óscar Mercado — 48 hits (3.8%)Andrés Giménez41Andrés Giménez — 41 hits (3.2%)Owen Miller39Owen Miller — 39 hits (3.1%)Jordan Luplow33Jordan Luplow — 33 hits (2.6%)Clement28Ernie Clement — 28 hits (2.2%)21Roberto Pérez — 21 hits (1.7%)17Daniel Johnson — 17 hits (1.3%)16René Rivera — 16 hits (1.3%)Ryan Lavarnway — 7 hits (0.6%)Triston McKenzie — 1 hits (0.1%)Cal Quantrill — 1 hits (0.1%)
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

29 players, ranked by dbWAR.

José Ramírez3B1526361473610327.266.355.538.3751425.5
Amed RosarioSS141588155115713.282.321.409.3171022.8
Franmil ReyesDH11546610630854.254.324.522.3561291.8
César Hernández2B14963713221621.232.308.386.305931.5
Eddie RosarioLF11141298146211.259.305.435.3181020.9
Jordan LuplowCF601933311281.202.326.454.3421190.8
Bradley ZimmerCF983486883515.227.325.344.303920.7
Andrés GiménezSS662104151611.218.282.351.280750.4
Harold RamírezLF97361917413.268.305.398.304920.4
Bobby Bradley1B742795116410.208.294.445.3171020.3
René RiveraC247816290.232.293.362.290830.2
Óscar MercadoLF70238486197.224.300.369.297870.2
Josh NaylorRF68250597211.253.301.399.304920.2
Yu Chang1B83251549391.228.267.426.296870.1
Ryan LavarnwayC9307000.250.276.357.275720.1
Triston McKenzieP121000.500.500.500.4381870.0
Cal QuantrillP121000.500.500.500.4381870.0
Roberto PérezC44161217171.149.245.319.254570.0
Aaron CivaleP120000.000.500.000.3621340.0
Ernie Clement2B3913328390.231.285.339.27773-0.0
Sam HentgesP110000.000.000.000.000-122-0.0
Phil MatonP110000.000.000.000.000-122-0.0
Logan AllenP110000.000.000.000.000-122-0.0
J.C. MejíaP110000.000.000.000.000-122-0.0
Eli MorganP120000.000.000.000.000-122-0.0
Daniel JohnsonRF288117451.221.259.377.27572-0.1
Shane BieberP260000.000.000.000.000-122-0.1
Austin HedgesC883125110311.178.220.308.22839-0.6
Owen Miller2B58202394182.204.243.309.24249-0.7

Pitching

22 pitchers, ranked by dbWAR.

Shane Bieber161696.27401343.173.031.2112.52.3
Emmanuel Clase71069.24524741.292.110.969.62.0
Cal Quantrill4022149.28301212.894.071.187.31.5
Phil Maton65166.2600854.723.501.4511.50.9
Zach Plesac2525142.210601004.674.731.206.30.7
Nick Sandlin34033.2110482.942.961.1312.80.7
Triston McKenzie2524120.05901364.954.701.1810.20.6
Aaron Civale2121124.11250993.844.831.127.20.5
Sam Hentges301268.2140686.684.481.788.90.3
Blake Parker47043.2210373.094.061.317.60.3
James Karinchak60055.17411784.074.311.2112.70.2
Anthony Gose606.200091.351.370.6012.10.2
Bryan Shaw81077.1672713.494.531.388.30.2
Francisco Pérez406.200054.053.021.356.80.1
Oliver Pérez503.201040.001.811.649.80.1
Eli Morgan181889.1570815.345.141.258.20.0
Kyle Nelson1009.200089.314.621.867.40.0
Nick Wittgren60162.1291615.054.841.258.8-0.1
Justin Garza21028.2210294.715.301.579.1-0.2
Trevor Stephan43063.1311754.415.491.4110.7-0.5
Logan Allen141150.1270376.266.051.496.6-0.5
J.C. Mejía171152.1170478.256.151.618.1-0.7
Record versus run differential

Cleveland Indians are 80-82, a .494 win rate, while their -10 run differential implies .494. That is essentially in line — the record reflects the run scoring.