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American League Central · 2020

Minnesota Twins 2020

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Team WAR
15.4
6.6 bat / 8.7 pitch
Win %
.600
pyth .601
Run diff
+54
4.48 / 3.58 per g
wRC+
99
ERA
3.58
FIP 3.79
Home runs
92

The Minnesota Twins went 36-24 in 2020, a .600 winning percentage — 4th of 30 record in baseball. They scored 269 runs and allowed 215, a run differential of +54. The offence ranked 18th of 30 in MLB for runs scored, while their 3.58 staff ERA was the third best. Their 99 team wRC+ was 1% below league average — 15th of 30 in MLB. Nelson Cruz led the position players at 1.8 WAR, and Kenta Maeda the rotation at a 2.70 ERA.

Where the offence comes from

Roster contribution by share of the team total.

473 team hits
Nelson Cruz56Nelson Cruz — 56 hits (11.8%)Eddie Rosario54Eddie Rosario — 54 hits (11.4%)Jorge Polanco54Jorge Polanco — 54 hits (11.4%)Max Kepler39Max Kepler — 39 hits (8.2%)Miguel Sanó38Miguel Sanó — 38 hits (8.0%)Marwin Gonzalez37Marwin Gonzalez — 37 hits (7.8%)Luis Arraez36Luis Arraez — 36 hits (7.6%)Byron Buxton33Byron Buxton — 33 hits (7.0%)Jake Cave25Jake Cave — 25 hits (5.3%)Josh Donaldson18Josh Donaldson — 18 hits (3.8%)Ehire Adrianza17Ehire Adrianza — 17 hits (3.6%)Ryan Jeffers15Ryan Jeffers — 15 hits (3.2%)Mitch Garver12Mitch Garver — 12 hits (2.5%)Vargas10Ildemaro Vargas — 10 hits (2.1%)9Alex Avila — 9 hits (1.9%)9LaMonte Wade Jr. — 9 hits (1.9%)Rooker6Brent Rooker — 6 hits (1.3%)4Willians Astudillo — 4 hits (0.8%)Travis Blankenhorn — 1 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

20 players, ranked by dbWAR.

Nelson CruzDH532145616330.303.397.595.4131631.8
Byron BuxtonCF371353313272.254.267.577.3441160.8
Eddie RosarioLF572315413423.257.316.476.3341090.8
Josh Donaldson3B28102186110.222.373.469.3651300.7
Luis Arraez2B32121360130.321.364.402.3371120.7
Max KeplerRF47196399233.228.321.439.3301070.7
Ryan JeffersC236215370.273.355.436.3481190.5
Jorge PolancoSS55226544194.258.304.354.290790.4
Miguel Sanó1B532053813250.204.278.478.318980.3
Brent RookerRF7216150.316.381.579.4091610.2
Alex AvilaC21629120.184.355.286.309920.2
Jake CaveCF36123254150.221.285.389.295820.1
Travis Blankenhorn2B141000.333.500.667.4982220.1
Willians AstudilloC7164130.250.250.500.311930.1
LaMonte Wade Jr.1B14449011.231.318.308.288770.0
Aaron WhitefieldCF210000.000.000.000.000-120-0.0
Ehire Adrianza3B3810117031.191.287.270.25958-0.1
Marwin Gonzalez3B53199375220.211.286.320.27266-0.2
Mitch GarverC228112250.167.247.264.23340-0.2
Ildemaro Vargas2B215410130.196.222.314.23038-0.3

Pitching

24 pitchers, ranked by dbWAR.

Kenta Maeda111166.2610802.703.000.7510.81.9
José Berríos121263.0540684.004.061.329.71.1
Michael Pineda5526.2200253.382.221.208.41.0
Randy Dobnak101046.2640274.053.961.355.20.8
Tyler Clippard26226.0210262.772.650.889.00.7
Rich Hill8838.2220313.033.991.167.20.7
Tyler Duffey22024.0110311.882.570.7911.60.7
Caleb Thielbar17020.0210222.252.341.159.90.6
Matt Wisler18425.1011351.073.351.1412.40.5
Taylor Rogers21020.0249244.052.841.5010.80.5
Jorge Alcala16024.0210272.633.571.2110.10.4
Trevor May24023.1102383.863.621.1614.70.4
Cody Stashak11015.0100173.003.260.9310.20.3
Sean Poppen607.2000104.702.151.7011.70.2
Devin Smeltzer7116.0200156.754.071.508.40.2
Sergio Romo24020.0125234.054.341.1510.30.1
Homer Bailey228.010073.384.571.137.90.1
Danny Coulombe202.200030.004.321.8810.10.0
Cory Gearrin102.000010.005.191.004.5-0.0
Jake Odorizzi4413.2010126.596.121.397.9-0.1
Ehire Adrianza101.000009.0019.191.000.0-0.2
Edwar Colina100.1000081.0060.1918.000.0-0.2
Lewis Thorpe7116.1010106.066.992.085.5-0.4
Zack Littell606.100039.9514.402.374.3-0.7

Attendance

30 home dates played behind closed doors, 2020.

Average
0
no crowd admitted
Median
0
Total
0
On the road
0
what they drew away

By situation

Day and night divide the home schedule, and so do weekend and weekday. The road line is a different question.
SplitGamesAvgMedLowHigh
All home300000
Night200000
Day100000
Weekend150000
Weekday150000
On the road300000

By season

28323.014161.50.0151617181920212223242526

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
3:03
56 games
All games
3:06
Extra innings
3:45
4 of them
Longest
4:28
2020-08-18, 12 inn
Shortest
1:45
2020-09-04

By situation

Regulation and extra innings divide the season, and so do home and road. Day and night overlap both.
SplitGamesAvgMedFastestLongest
All603:063:061:454:28
Regulation563:033:061:453:55
Extra innings43:453:482:574:28
Home303:073:031:454:28
Road303:053:072:113:55
Day222:592:561:453:53
Night383:103:062:344:28

Through the season

Average completed game by month.
MonthGamesAverage
Jul42:53
Aug123:07
Sep143:11

By season

189.394.70.0151617181920212223242526

Regulation games only, in minutes. 183 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

Minnesota Twins are 36-24, a .600 win rate, while their +54 run differential implies .601. That is essentially in line — the record reflects the run scoring.