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American League Central · 2023

Cleveland Guardians

Team WAR
25.1
10.3 bat / 14.8 pitch
Win %
.469
pyth .476
Run diff
-35
4.09 / 4.30 per g
wRC+
92
ERA
3.94
FIP 4.07
Home runs
135

The Cleveland Guardians went 76-86 in 2023, a .469 winning percentage — 22nd of 30 record in baseball. They scored 662 runs and allowed 697, a run differential of -35. The offence ranked 27th of 30 in MLB for runs scored, while their 3.94 staff ERA was 8th of 30. Their 92 team wRC+ was 8% below league average — 21st of 30 in MLB. José Ramírez led the position players at 3.8 WAR, and Tanner Bibee the rotation at a 2.98 ERA.

Where the offence comes from

Roster contribution by share of the team total.

1,430 team hits
José Ramírez172José Ramírez — 172 hits (12.0%)Steven Kwan171Steven Kwan — 171 hits (12.0%)Andrés Giménez140Andrés Giménez — 140 hits (9.8%)Josh Naylor139Josh Naylor — 139 hits (9.7%)Josh Bell135Josh Bell — 135 hits (9.4%)Amed Rosario134Amed Rosario — 134 hits (9.4%)Will Brennan115Will Brennan — 115 hits (8.0%)Myles Straw110Myles Straw — 110 hits (7.7%)Gabriel Arias66Gabriel Arias — 66 hits (4.6%)Bo Naylor47Bo Naylor — 47 hits (3.3%)Tyler Freeman37Tyler Freeman — 37 hits (2.6%)Oscar Gonzalez37Oscar Gonzalez — 37 hits (2.6%)Kole Calhoun34Kole Calhoun — 34 hits (2.4%)David Fry24David Fry — 24 hits (1.7%)22Mike Zunino — 22 hits (1.5%)20Brayan Rocchio — 20 hits (1.4%)Gallagher18Cam Gallagher — 18 hits (1.3%)José Tena — 7 hits (0.5%)Zack Collins — 2 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

20 players, ranked by dbWAR.

José Ramírez3B156691172248028.282.356.475.3481233.8
Andrés Giménez2B153616140156230.251.314.399.311972.0
Josh Naylor1B121495139179710.308.354.489.3551281.9
Bo NaylorC672304711325.237.339.470.3491231.8
Amed RosarioSS14154513465815.263.305.378.299891.5
Steven KwanLF15771817155421.268.340.370.3161001.3
Josh BellDH15061713522740.247.325.419.3241060.5
David FryC44113244152.238.319.416.3231050.4
Tyler Freeman3B59168374185.242.295.366.291820.3
Zack CollinsC262000.500.667.500.5312530.1
Mike ZuninoC41140223110.177.271.306.262620.1
José TenaSS15347030.226.294.290.26765-0.0
Meibrys ViloriaC340000.000.250.000.1771-0.0
Brayan RocchioSS238620080.247.279.321.26564-0.0
Myles StrawCF14351811012920.238.301.297.27168-0.2
Gabriel AriasSS1053456610263.210.275.352.27773-0.2
Will BrennanRF13445511554113.266.299.356.28779-0.4
Kole Calhoun1B43174346250.217.282.376.28780-0.4
Oscar GonzalezRF53180372120.214.239.312.24147-0.9
Cam GallagherC5314918070.126.154.168.146-21-1.3

Pitching

24 pitchers, ranked by dbWAR.

Tanner Bibee2525142.010401412.983.521.188.92.6
Aaron Civale2323122.17501163.463.571.168.52.2
Shane Bieber2121128.06601073.803.871.237.51.9
Emmanuel Clase75072.23944643.222.911.167.91.5
Logan Allen2424125.17801193.814.191.408.51.4
Sam Hentges56052.1320563.612.641.369.61.2
Gavin Williams161682.0350813.294.051.268.91.1
Enyel De Los Santos70065.2520623.293.481.148.50.9
Trevor Stephan71068.2772754.063.561.309.80.9
Eli Morgan61067.1521754.013.881.4410.00.7
Cal Quantrill191999.2470585.244.791.465.20.5
Xzavion Curry41995.0340674.074.501.356.30.4
Michael Kelly14016.2100163.782.961.328.60.3
Tim Herrin23027.2110325.533.871.4810.40.3
Zach Plesac5521.1110147.594.471.975.90.2
Triston McKenzie4416.0030165.064.511.569.00.1
Konnor Pilkington102.000020.002.761.009.00.0
Peyton Battenfield7634.2050275.195.361.337.0-0.1
James Karinchak44039.0250523.234.971.3312.0-0.1
Hunter Gaddis11742.0210244.505.261.315.1-0.1
Nick Sandlin61060.0550663.754.961.039.9-0.1
Cody Morris608.000096.758.132.0010.1-0.3
David Fry205.0000012.6011.662.200.0-0.4
Daniel Norris7012.2000115.687.681.747.8-0.4
Record versus run differential

Cleveland Guardians are 76-86, a .469 win rate, while their -35 run differential implies .476. That is essentially in line — the record reflects the run scoring.