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National League Central · 2018

St. Louis Cardinals 2018

88-74Busch StadiumNational League CentralNational League
Team WAR
41.5
25.5 bat / 16.0 pitch
Win %
.543
pyth .543
Run diff
+68
4.69 / 4.27 per g
wRC+
105
ERA
3.84
FIP 3.95
Home runs
207

The St. Louis Cardinals went 88-74 in 2018, a .543 winning percentage — 13th of 30 record in baseball. They scored 759 runs and allowed 691, a run differential of +68. The offence ranked 11th of 30 in MLB for runs scored, while their 3.84 staff ERA was 10th of 30. Their 105 team wRC+ was 5% above league average — 8th of 30 in MLB. Matt Carpenter led the position players at 5.3 WAR, and Miles Mikolas the rotation at a 2.83 ERA.

Where the offence comes from

Roster contribution by share of the team total.

1,405 team hits
José A. Martínez163José A. Martínez — 163 hits (11.6%)Marcell Ozuna163Marcell Ozuna — 163 hits (11.6%)Matt Carpenter145Matt Carpenter — 145 hits (10.3%)Tommy Pham136Tommy Pham — 136 hits (9.7%)Yadier Molina120Yadier Molina — 120 hits (8.5%)Paul DeJong105Paul DeJong — 105 hits (7.5%)Harrison Bader100Harrison Bader — 100 hits (7.1%)Jedd Gyorko92Jedd Gyorko — 92 hits (6.5%)Kolten Wong88Kolten Wong — 88 hits (6.3%)Yairo Muñoz81Yairo Muñoz — 81 hits (5.8%)Dexter Fowler52Dexter Fowler — 52 hits (3.7%)Greg Garcia40Greg Garcia — 40 hits (2.8%)Tyler O'Neill33Tyler O'Neill — 33 hits (2.3%)Francisco Peña27Francisco Peña — 27 hits (1.9%)13Patrick Wisdom — 13 hits (0.9%)Miles Mikolas — 9 hits (0.6%)Carlos Martinez — 8 hits (0.6%)Jack Flaherty — 7 hits (0.5%)Luke Weaver — 6 hits (0.4%)Austin Gomber — 4 hits (0.3%)Carson Kelly — 4 hits (0.3%)John Gant — 2 hits (0.1%)Michael Wacha — 2 hits (0.1%)Adolis García — 2 hits (0.1%)Daniel Ponce de Leon — 1 hits (0.1%)Steven Baron — 1 hits (0.1%)Adam Wainwright — 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

35 players, ranked by dbWAR.

Matt Carpenter1B15667714536814.257.374.523.3801465.3
Tommy PhamCF136570136216315.275.367.464.3631343.7
José A. Martínez1B15259016317830.305.364.457.3591312.8
Paul DeJongSS11449010519681.241.313.433.3241062.4
Yadier MolinaC12350312020744.261.314.436.3251072.2
Harrison BaderCF128427100123715.264.334.422.3301102.0
Marcell OzunaLF14862816323883.280.325.433.3291102.0
Jedd Gyorko3B1174029211472.262.346.416.3361151.9
Kolten Wong2B119407889386.249.332.388.3181021.5
Yairo MuñozSS103329818425.276.350.413.3291101.4
Tyler O'NeillLF56142339232.254.303.500.3421190.7
Patrick Wisdom3B2958134102.260.362.520.3821470.5
Carlos MartinezP19368140.242.235.394.264640.4
Miles MikolasP32719260.143.167.254.18260.3
Jack FlahertyP26527000.152.188.152.158-110.1
Austin GomberP10214040.211.211.263.206230.1
Luke WeaverP26466020.158.179.158.153-150.1
Daniel Ponce de LeonP7101010.111.111.333.191120.1
Mike MayersP220000.000.500.000.3531270.0
Greg Garcia2B104208403153.221.309.304.278740.0
Matt BowmanP110000.000.000.000.000-1230.0
John BrebbiaP220000.000.000.000.000-1230.0
John GantP21342230.065.065.258.132-300.0
Chasen ShreveP110000.000.000.000.000-123-0.0
Alex ReyesP110000.000.000.000.000-123-0.0
Dakota HudsonP110000.000.000.000.000-123-0.0
Jordan HicksP110000.000.000.000.000-123-0.0
Edmundo SosaPH330000.000.333.000.23544-0.0
Steven BaronC251000.200.200.200.1761-0.0
Adam WainwrightP8121010.091.091.091.080-66-0.1
Michael WachaP15322010.080.115.080.095-56-0.1
Adolis GarcíaRF12172010.118.118.176.127-33-0.2
Carson KellyC15424030.114.205.114.163-8-0.3
Francisco PeñaC5114227281.203.239.271.21630-0.6
Dexter FowlerRF90334528315.180.278.298.26363-0.8

Pitching

26 pitchers, ranked by dbWAR.

Miles Mikolas3232200.218401462.833.281.076.54.3
Jack Flaherty2828151.08901823.343.861.1110.82.2
Carlos Martinez3318118.28651173.113.531.358.91.9
John Gant2619114.0760953.474.071.307.51.2
Luke Weaver3025136.171101214.954.451.508.01.0
John Brebbia45050.2332603.203.021.1610.70.9
Michael Wacha151584.1820713.204.221.237.60.9
Jordan Hicks73077.2346703.593.741.348.10.8
Austin Gomber291175.0620674.444.031.518.00.7
Daniel Ponce de Leon11433.0021312.733.341.128.50.6
Greg Holland56046.1223474.663.831.629.10.4
Bud Norris64057.23628673.593.991.2510.50.4
Adam Wainwright8840.1240404.464.281.468.90.4
Mike Mayers50051.2211494.703.951.438.50.4
Sam Tuivailala36037.0430303.413.731.437.30.4
Dominic Leone30024.0120264.503.621.469.80.3
Dakota Hudson26027.1410192.633.861.356.30.2
Alex Reyes114.000020.004.411.254.50.0
Greg Garcia101.000000.003.161.000.00.0
Luke Gregerson17012.2000127.114.741.588.5-0.0
Matt Bowman22023.0020266.264.731.7410.2-0.0
Tyler Lyons27016.2100198.645.021.9210.3-0.1
Ryan Sherriff505.200036.355.981.764.8-0.1
Tyler Webb22020.1010154.435.081.526.6-0.1
Jedd Gyorko101.000009.0019.162.000.0-0.2
Brett Cecil40032.2110196.896.281.965.2-0.6

Attendance

Announced gate at 81 home dates, 2018.

Average
42,020
81 home dates
Median
42,007
Total
3,403,587
Best
47,514
2018-07-28
Quietest
33,448
2018-08-29
On the road
29,274
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 home8142,02042,00733,44847,514
Night5541,51241,03933,44847,169
Day2643,09344,43135,81447,514
Weekend3845,12145,77640,46847,514
Weekday4339,27939,60633,44846,512
On the road8129,27427,7607,23048,247

Through the season

Average home crowd by month.
MonthGamesAverage
Apr1239,706
May1541,987
Jun1743,597
Jul945,283
Aug1339,603
Sep1542,251

By season

43468.021734.00.0151617181920212223242526

Announced gate — tickets distributed, which is the figure every reference publishes and is not the same as people through the turnstile. A game the feed reports no gate for is left out rather than counted as empty. 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 162 completed games, 2018.

Regulation
3:07
146 games
All games
3:10
Extra innings
3:46
16 of them
Longest
4:46
2018-05-06, 14 inn
Shortest
2:25
2018-06-03

By situation

Regulation and extra innings divide the season, and so do home and road. Day and night overlap both.
SplitGamesAvgMedFastestLongest
All1623:103:072:254:46
Regulation1463:073:042:254:10
Extra innings163:463:423:044:46
Home813:103:072:254:46
Road813:113:082:254:16
Day603:073:032:254:11
Night1023:133:122:254:46

Through the season

Average completed game by month.
MonthGamesAverage
Apr123:16
May153:14
Jun172:59
Jul93:02
Aug133:11
Sep153:18

By season

188.494.20.0151617181920212223242526

Regulation games only, in minutes. 187 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

St. Louis Cardinals are 88-74, a .543 win rate, while their +68 run differential implies .543. That is essentially in line — the record reflects the run scoring.