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National League Central · 2015

St. Louis Cardinals

Team WAR
39.5
18.5 bat / 21.0 pitch
Win %
.617
pyth .594
Run diff
+122
3.99 / 3.24 per g
wRC+
100
ERA
2.95
FIP 3.46
Home runs
133

The St. Louis Cardinals went 100-62 in 2015, a .617 winning percentage — the best record in baseball. They scored 647 runs and allowed 525, a run differential of +122. The offence ranked 24th of 30 in MLB for runs scored, while their 2.95 staff ERA was the best. Their 100 team wRC+ was 0% below league average — 14th of 30 in MLB. Matt Carpenter led the position players at 5.9 WAR, and Carlos Martinez the rotation at a 3.01 ERA.

Where the offence comes from

Roster contribution by share of the team total.

1,353 team hits
Jason Heyward160Jason Heyward — 160 hits (11.8%)Jhonny Peralta159Jhonny Peralta — 159 hits (11.8%)Matt Carpenter156Matt Carpenter — 156 hits (11.5%)Kolten Wong146Kolten Wong — 146 hits (10.8%)Yadier Molina132Yadier Molina — 132 hits (9.8%)Randal Grichuk89Randal Grichuk — 89 hits (6.6%)Mark Reynolds88Mark Reynolds — 88 hits (6.5%)Stephen Piscotty71Stephen Piscotty — 71 hits (5.2%)Matt Holliday64Matt Holliday — 64 hits (4.7%)Jon Jay44Jon Jay — 44 hits (3.3%)Matt Adams42Matt Adams — 42 hits (3.1%)Tommy Pham41Tommy Pham — 41 hits (3.0%)Peter Bourjos39Peter Bourjos — 39 hits (2.9%)Tony Cruz29Tony Cruz — 29 hits (2.1%)Garcia18Greg Garcia — 18 hits (1.3%)15Pete Kozma — 15 hits (1.1%)Xavier Scruggs — 11 hits (0.8%)Michael Wacha — 8 hits (0.6%)8Lance Lynn — 8 hits (0.6%)8Carlos Martinez — 8 hits (0.6%)John Lackey — 7 hits (0.5%)Cody Stanley — 4 hits (0.3%)Jaime García — 4 hits (0.3%)Tim Cooney — 3 hits (0.2%)Tyler Lyons — 3 hits (0.2%)Dan Johnson — 3 hits (0.2%)Travis Tartamella — 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

36 players, ranked by dbWAR.

Matt Carpenter3B15466515628844.272.365.505.3781465.9
Jason HeywardRF153610160136023.293.359.439.3501263.4
Jhonny PeraltaSS15564015917711.275.334.411.3261093.4
Randal GrichukLF1013508917474.276.329.548.3751442.6
Kolten Wong2B150613146116115.262.321.386.313992.2
Yadier MolinaC1355301324613.270.310.350.290831.8
Stephen PiscottyLF63256717392.305.359.494.3681391.6
Matt HollidayLF73277644352.279.394.410.3561301.5
Tommy PhamCF50173415182.268.347.477.3571311.2
Mark Reynolds1B1374328813482.230.315.398.3161010.6
Greg Garcia2B478718240.240.337.387.3221060.3
Cody StanleyPH9104030.400.400.500.3921560.1
Randy ChoateP1100001.000.7123860.0
Travis TartamellaC221000.500.500.500.4411910.0
Tim CooneyP6113000.300.300.400.304930.0
Trevor RosenthalP110000.000.000.000.000-125-0.0
Mitch HarrisP110000.000.000.000.000-125-0.0
Miguel SocolovichP110000.000.000.000.000-125-0.0
Dean AnnaPH110000.000.000.000.000-125-0.0
Seth ManessP330000.000.000.000.000-125-0.1
Tyler LyonsP11203010.188.278.188.22637-0.1
Xavier Scruggs1B174311071.262.279.310.26162-0.1
Ed EasleyC470010.000.000.000.000-125-0.2
Dan Johnson1B11213020.158.238.158.19414-0.2
Peter BourjosCF101225394135.200.290.333.27572-0.2
Tony CruzC66151292110.204.235.310.24047-0.2
Matt Adams1B60186425241.240.280.377.28680-0.2
Adam WainwrightP4100000.000.000.000.000-125-0.2
Carlos VillanuevaP9110000.000.000.000.000-125-0.3
Michael WachaP27628041.154.214.173.1847-0.5
Lance LynnP26558010.160.160.200.157-13-0.5
Jon JayCF77245441100.210.306.257.25658-0.6
Jaime GarcíaP19444010.098.140.098.115-43-0.6
Carlos MartinezP28638000.143.172.179.160-11-0.6
John LackeyP31707030.113.167.145.149-19-0.7
Pete KozmaSS5911115023.152.236.152.1825-0.8

Pitching

21 pitchers, ranked by dbWAR.

Carlos Martinez3129179.214701843.013.211.299.23.4
John Lackey3333218.0131001752.773.561.217.23.3
Lance Lynn3131175.1121101673.033.441.378.62.9
Jaime García2020129.21060972.433.001.056.72.8
Michael Wacha3030181.117701533.383.871.217.62.1
Trevor Rosenthal68068.22448832.102.421.2710.91.6
Kevin Siegrist81074.2716902.172.911.1710.81.3
Adam Wainwright7428.0210201.612.131.046.40.8
Miguel Socolovich28029.2410271.822.761.188.20.6
Carlos Villanueva35061.0432552.953.741.168.10.5
Tim Cooney6631.1100293.163.581.218.30.5
Seth Maness76063.1423464.263.781.426.50.5
Matt Belisle34033.2110252.673.641.466.70.3
Jordan Walden12010.1011120.871.971.0610.50.3
Randy Choate71027.1101223.953.681.247.20.2
Sam Tuivailala14014.2010203.073.821.4312.30.1
Tyler Lyons17860.0310603.754.531.239.00.1
Marcus Hatley201.100020.004.632.2513.5-0.0
Marco Gonzales112.2000113.508.383.003.4-0.1
Mitch Harris26027.0210153.675.391.595.0-0.3
Nick Greenwood100.00100
Record versus run differential

St. Louis Cardinals are 100-62, a .617 win rate, while their +122 run differential implies .594. That is about 4 wins ahead of it, usually a mix of bullpen sequencing and one-run luck.