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American League Central · 2019

Minnesota Twins

Team WAR
49.6
31.0 bat / 18.7 pitch
Win %
.623
pyth .599
Run diff
+185
5.80 / 4.65 per g
wRC+
119
ERA
4.13
FIP 3.96
Home runs
307

The Minnesota Twins went 101-61 in 2019, a .623 winning percentage — 4th of 30 record in baseball. They scored 939 runs and allowed 754, a run differential of +185. The offence ranked the second best in MLB for runs scored, while their 4.13 staff ERA was 8th of 30. Their 119 team wRC+ was 19% above league average — the second best in MLB. Jorge Polanco led the position players at 4.6 WAR, and Jake Odorizzi the rotation at a 3.51 ERA.

Where the offence comes from

Roster contribution by share of the team total.

1,546 team hits
Jorge Polanco186Jorge Polanco — 186 hits (12.0%)Eddie Rosario155Eddie Rosario — 155 hits (10.0%)Nelson Cruz141Nelson Cruz — 141 hits (9.1%)Max Kepler132Max Kepler — 132 hits (8.5%)C.J. Cron116C.J. Cron — 116 hits (7.5%)Marwin Gonzalez112Marwin Gonzalez — 112 hits (7.2%)Jonathan Schoop111Jonathan Schoop — 111 hits (7.2%)Luis Arraez109Luis Arraez — 109 hits (7.1%)Miguel Sanó94Miguel Sanó — 94 hits (6.1%)Mitch Garver85Mitch Garver — 85 hits (5.5%)Byron Buxton71Byron Buxton — 71 hits (4.6%)Jason Castro55Jason Castro — 55 hits (3.6%)Ehire Adrianza55Ehire Adrianza — 55 hits (3.6%)Jake Cave51Jake Cave — 51 hits (3.3%)Astudillo51Willians Astudillo — 51 hits (3.3%)11LaMonte Wade Jr. — 11 hits (0.7%)Ryan LaMarre — 5 hits (0.3%)Ronald Torreyes — 3 hits (0.2%)Ian Miller — 3 hits (0.2%)
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

24 players, ranked by dbWAR.

Jorge PolancoSS15370418622794.295.356.485.3551234.6
Nelson CruzDH120521141411080.311.392.639.4211684.2
Mitch GarverC903598531670.273.365.630.4081594.1
Miguel Sanó3B1044399434790.247.346.576.3831423.4
Max KeplerRF13159613236901.252.336.519.3581253.0
Luis Arraez2B903661094282.334.399.439.3631282.2
Jonathan Schoop2B11946411123591.256.304.473.3261031.7
Byron BuxtonCF7929571104614.262.314.513.3431141.6
Jason CastroC752755513300.232.332.435.3311071.6
Eddie RosarioLF136590155321093.276.300.500.3301061.5
Jake CaveRF67228518250.258.351.455.3471171.0
Marwin GonzalezRF11446311215551.264.322.414.315960.8
Ehire Adrianza3B75236555220.272.349.416.3291050.7
C.J. Cron1B12249911625780.253.311.469.3271040.7
LaMonte Wade Jr.CF256911250.196.348.375.3251020.1
Willians AstudilloC58204514210.268.299.379.290780.1
Ryan LaMarreCF12265231.217.308.478.3331080.1
Kyle GibsonP240000.000.500.000.3561230.0
José BerríosP250000.000.200.000.142-23-0.1
Martín PérezP230000.000.000.000.000-120-0.1
Jake OdorizziP230000.000.000.000.000-120-0.1
Ronald TorreyesSS7173011.188.235.188.19715-0.1
Michael PinedaP240000.000.000.000.000-120-0.1
Ian MillerCF7173010.176.176.235.174-1-0.2

Pitching

25 pitchers, ranked by dbWAR.

Jake Odorizzi3030159.015701783.513.361.2110.13.4
José Berríos3232200.114801953.683.851.228.83.2
Michael Pineda2626146.011501404.014.021.168.62.1
Kyle Gibson3429160.013701604.844.261.449.01.8
Taylor Rogers60069.02430902.612.851.0011.71.5
Martín Pérez3229165.110701355.124.661.527.31.2
Tyler Duffey58057.2510822.503.061.0112.81.1
Trevor May65064.1532792.943.731.0711.10.8
Ryne Harper61054.1421503.813.661.188.30.7
Randy Dobnak9528.1211231.592.901.137.30.7
Matt Magill50050.2525644.093.791.4011.40.6
Zack Littell29037.0600322.683.621.167.80.5
Cody Stashak18125.0010253.243.011.209.00.5
Lewis Thorpe12227.2320316.183.471.7310.10.4
Devin Smeltzer11649.0221383.864.581.277.00.3
Brusdar Graterol1009.2110104.663.421.249.30.2
Sean Poppen408.100097.564.411.809.70.0
Ehire Adrianza101.0000127.001.215.009.00.0
Trevor Hildenberger22016.12211510.474.812.278.30.0
Jorge Alcala201.200010.003.811.205.40.0
Fernando Romero15014.0010187.075.072.1411.6-0.0
Blake Parker60261.13310654.555.071.229.5-0.1
Chase De Jong101.0000036.0025.216.000.0-0.2
Kohl Stewart9225.1220106.396.061.463.6-0.3
Andrew Vasquez100.00000
Record versus run differential

Minnesota Twins are 101-61, a .623 win rate, while their +185 run differential implies .599. That is about 4 wins ahead of it, usually a mix of bullpen sequencing and one-run luck.