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National League East · 2018

Miami Marlins

Team WAR
9.2
5.0 bat / 4.2 pitch
Win %
.391
pyth .359
Run diff
-220
3.66 / 5.02 per g
wRC+
87
ERA
4.85
FIP 4.59
Home runs
130

The Miami Marlins went 63-98 in 2018, a .391 winning percentage — 27th of 30 record in baseball. They scored 589 runs and allowed 809, a run differential of -220. The offence ranked the worst in MLB for runs scored, while their 4.85 staff ERA was 28th of 30. Their 87 team wRC+ was 13% below league average — 28th of 30 in MLB. J.T. Realmuto led the position players at 4.2 WAR, and José Ureña the rotation at a 3.98 ERA.

Where the offence comes from

Roster contribution by share of the team total.

1,333 team hits
Starlin Castro165Starlin Castro — 165 hits (12.4%)Brian Anderson161Brian Anderson — 161 hits (12.1%)J.T. Realmuto132J.T. Realmuto — 132 hits (9.9%)Derek Dietrich132Derek Dietrich — 132 hits (9.9%)Miguel Rojas123Miguel Rojas — 123 hits (9.2%)Justin Bour96Justin Bour — 96 hits (7.2%)Cameron Maybin85Cameron Maybin — 85 hits (6.4%)Lewis Brinson76Lewis Brinson — 76 hits (5.7%)JT Riddle71JT Riddle — 71 hits (5.3%)Martín Prado48Martín Prado — 48 hits (3.6%)Holaday31Bryan Holaday — 31 hits (2.3%)Ortega31Rafael Ortega — 31 hits (2.3%)Sierra28Magneuris Sierra — 28 hits (2.1%)Dean25Austin Dean — 25 hits (1.9%)JB Shuck25JB Shuck — 25 hits (1.9%)Rivera24Yadiel Rivera — 24 hits (1.8%)18Peter O'Brien — 18 hits (1.4%)13Isaac Galloway — 13 hits (1.0%)8Chad Wallach — 8 hits (0.6%)Garrett Cooper — 7 hits (0.5%)Tomás Telis — 6 hits (0.5%)Wei-Yin Chen — 6 hits (0.5%)Dan Straily — 5 hits (0.4%)Christopher Bostick — 3 hits (0.2%)Pablo López — 3 hits (0.2%)Braxton Lee — 3 hits (0.2%)Caleb Smith — 3 hits (0.2%)Trevor Richards — 2 hits (0.2%)José Ureña — 2 hits (0.2%)Jeff Brigham — 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

40 players, ranked by dbWAR.

J.T. RealmutoC12553113221743.277.340.484.3571374.2
Brian AndersonRF15667016111652.273.357.400.3371222.8
Starlin Castro2B15364716512546.278.329.400.3191082.4
Derek DietrichLF14955113216452.265.330.421.3291161.5
Justin Bour1B1415019620592.227.341.404.3281151.0
JT RiddleSS96332719360.231.277.377.285830.5
Peter O'Brien1B2274184100.273.338.530.3701470.4
Cameron MaybinCF1263848542810.249.326.336.298930.4
Miguel RojasSS14852812311536.252.297.346.283820.2
Isaac GallowayCF337413371.203.301.391.3081000.1
Jeff BrighamP341000.333.333.333.293890.0
Dan StrailyP24435010.161.350.194.27979-0.0
Chad WallachC15528150.178.275.267.25258-0.0
Merandy GonzalezP341000.250.250.250.22034-0.0
Ben MeyerP110000.000.000.000.000-130-0.0
Odrisamer DespaigneP551000.200.200.200.1761-0.0
Brett GravesP220000.000.000.000.000-130-0.0
Dillon PetersP591000.143.250.143.19818-0.1
Tyler CloydP330000.000.000.000.000-130-0.1
Christopher BostickPH15183020.188.278.250.24755-0.1
Austin DeanLF34122254141.221.279.363.28382-0.1
Drew RucinskiP240000.000.000.000.000-130-0.1
Garrett CooperLF14387020.212.316.242.26669-0.1
Pablo LópezP11183000.188.235.188.19717-0.1
Braxton LeeRF8183020.176.222.176.1869-0.2
Tomás TelisPH22316010.207.258.241.22841-0.2
Martín Prado3B54209481181.244.287.305.26568-0.2
Jarlín GarcíaP8110000.000.100.000.071-77-0.2
Sandy AlcantaraP6130000.000.077.000.054-89-0.2
Elieser HernándezP9110000.000.000.000.000-130-0.2
Caleb SmithP14263010.136.136.136.120-40-0.3
Bryan HoladayC59166311160.205.261.258.23042-0.3
Rafael OrtegaRF4114331075.233.287.271.25460-0.5
Wei-Yin ChenP26426020.150.150.175.142-24-0.5
Trevor RichardsP21362020.065.094.065.077-72-0.6
Lewis BrinsonCF1084067611422.199.240.338.25158-0.7
Yadiel Rivera3B8516024192.173.269.216.22135-0.8
JB ShuckRF7014225042.192.255.231.22236-0.9
José UreñaP28522010.042.061.063.058-86-0.9
Magneuris SierraCF5115628073.190.222.211.19314-1.1

Pitching

29 pitchers, ranked by dbWAR.

José Ureña3131174.091201303.984.171.186.71.7
Trevor Richards2525126.14901304.424.051.399.31.4
Caleb Smith161677.1560884.193.961.2410.20.9
Wei-Yin Chen2626133.161201114.794.431.337.50.9
Drew Steckenrider71064.2445743.903.621.2710.30.7
Adam Conley52050.2343504.093.591.098.90.6
Nick Wittgren32033.2210312.943.131.318.30.6
Pablo López101058.2240464.144.491.267.10.4
Drew Rucinski32035.1420274.333.811.336.90.3
Brad Ziegler82073.22610503.914.311.306.10.2
Tyron Guerrero60058.0130685.434.321.6210.60.2
Odrisamer Despaigne19539.0230356.694.311.828.10.2
Javy Guerra32035.2111305.554.201.517.60.2
Sandy Alcantara6634.0230303.444.751.417.90.1
Brett Graves21033.1111215.404.511.595.70.0
Merandy Gonzalez8122.0210195.734.891.777.8-0.1
Dan Straily2323122.1560994.125.111.307.3-0.1
Bryan Holaday202.0000113.508.662.004.5-0.1
Tyler Kinley13011.00001312.275.612.0910.6-0.1
Chris O'Grady807.001086.436.301.5710.3-0.1
Jeff Brigham4416.1040126.066.041.786.6-0.2
Dillon Peters7527.2220177.165.551.775.5-0.2
Tyler Cloyd7017.2000138.665.761.986.6-0.2
Kyle Barraclough61055.21610604.204.971.339.7-0.2
Jacob Turner516.2010320.258.863.754.0-0.3
Ben Meyer13019.0000910.426.422.114.3-0.4
Elieser Hernández32665.2270455.215.291.456.2-0.4
Junichi Tazawa31028.0110287.076.121.829.0-0.5
Jarlín García29766.0330404.916.371.325.5-1.2
Record versus run differential

Miami Marlins are 63-98, a .391 win rate, while their -220 run differential implies .359. That is about 5 wins ahead of it, usually a mix of bullpen sequencing and one-run luck.