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National League Central · 2020

St. Louis Cardinals 2020

30-28Busch StadiumNational League CentralNational League
Team WAR
8.4
4.4 bat / 4.0 pitch
Win %
.517
pyth .521
Run diff
+11
4.14 / 3.95 per g
wRC+
92
ERA
3.92
FIP 4.58
Home runs
51

The St. Louis Cardinals went 30-28 in 2020, a .517 winning percentage — 12th of 30 record in baseball. They scored 240 runs and allowed 229, a run differential of +11. The offence ranked 28th of 30 in MLB for runs scored, while their 3.92 staff ERA was 9th of 30. Their 92 team wRC+ was 8% below league average — 21st of 30 in MLB. Paul Goldschmidt led the position players at 1.9 WAR, and Adam Wainwright the rotation at a 3.15 ERA.

Where the offence comes from

Roster contribution by share of the team total.

410 team hits
Paul Goldschmidt58Paul Goldschmidt — 58 hits (14.1%)Tommy Edman51Tommy Edman — 51 hits (12.4%)Kolten Wong48Kolten Wong — 48 hits (11.7%)Paul DeJong38Paul DeJong — 38 hits (9.3%)Yadier Molina38Yadier Molina — 38 hits (9.3%)Brad Miller33Brad Miller — 33 hits (8.0%)Matt Carpenter26Matt Carpenter — 26 hits (6.3%)Harrison Bader24Harrison Bader — 24 hits (5.9%)Tyler O'Neill24Tyler O'Neill — 24 hits (5.9%)Dylan Carlson22Dylan Carlson — 22 hits (5.4%)Dexter Fowler21Dexter Fowler — 21 hits (5.1%)Wieters7Matt Wieters — 7 hits (1.7%)Ravelo6Rangel Ravelo — 6 hits (1.5%)Knizner4Andrew Knizner — 4 hits (1.0%)Lane Thomas4Lane Thomas — 4 hits (1.0%)Max Schrock — 3 hits (0.7%)Austin Dean — 1 hits (0.2%)Justin Williams — 1 hits (0.2%)John Nogowski — 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

19 players, ranked by dbWAR.

Paul Goldschmidt1B58231586211.304.417.466.3901471.9
Brad MillerDH48171337251.232.357.451.3521210.9
Harrison BaderCF44125244113.226.336.443.3411130.7
Kolten Wong2B52208481165.265.350.326.308910.6
Tommy Edman3B55227515262.250.317.368.304880.4
Paul DeJongSS45174383251.250.322.349.299850.4
Yadier MolinaC42156384160.262.303.359.292800.2
Matt Carpenter3B50169264240.186.325.314.296830.1
Dexter FowlerRF31101214151.233.317.389.312940.1
Austin DeanRF371000.250.571.500.4862120.1
Justin WilliamsRF361000.200.333.200.26763-0.0
John Nogowski1B141000.250.250.250.22132-0.0
Matt WietersC17417040.200.300.229.25555-0.0
Max Schrock2B10173110.176.176.353.21930-0.0
Andrew KniznerC7174040.250.235.313.22937-0.1
Rangel RaveloDH13416160.171.244.286.23541-0.2
Dylan CarlsonRF35119223161.200.252.364.26662-0.3
Tyler O'NeillLF48157247193.173.261.360.27367-0.3
Lane ThomasRF15404120.111.200.250.20521-0.3

Pitching

26 pitchers, ranked by dbWAR.

Adam Wainwright101065.2530543.154.111.057.41.1
Kwang Hyun Kim8739.0301241.623.881.035.50.7
Jack Flaherty9940.1430494.914.111.2110.90.7
Austin Gomber14429.0110271.863.541.178.40.5
Giovanny Gallegos16015.0224213.602.060.8712.60.5
John Gant17015.0030182.402.191.0710.80.5
Dakota Hudson8839.0320312.774.501.007.20.5
Alex Reyes15119.2211273.203.241.4212.40.4
Andrew Miller16013.0114162.772.581.0811.10.4
Tyler Webb21021.2111192.083.611.117.90.3
Rob Kaminsky504.200031.933.191.075.80.1
Johan Oviedo5524.2030165.475.301.385.80.1
Génesis Cabrera20022.1411322.424.761.1612.90.1
Jesus Cruz101.0000218.002.194.0018.00.0
Kodi Whitley404.200051.934.480.649.60.0
Nabil Crismatt608.100083.244.750.848.60.0
Max Schrock101.000000.003.190.000.00.0
Seth Elledge12011.2100144.635.331.6310.8-0.0
Ryan Meisinger202.200030.006.571.8810.1-0.0
Daniel Ponce de Leon9832.2130454.965.641.3212.4-0.0
Junior Fernández303.0000218.008.192.676.0-0.1
Ricardo Sánchez305.100046.757.501.886.8-0.2
Ryan Helsley12012.0111105.257.021.337.5-0.3
Carlos Martinez5520.0030179.906.892.107.7-0.3
Jake Woodford12121.0100165.576.721.196.9-0.4
Roel Ramírez100.2000181.0082.6910.5013.5-0.6

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
Night160000
Day140000
Weekend170000
Weekday130000
On the road280000

By season

43468.021734.00.0151617181920212223242526

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 58 completed games, 2020.

Regulation
2:51
54 games
All games
2:52
Extra innings
3:18
4 of them
Longest
4:06
2020-08-29, 12 inn
Shortest
2:02
2020-08-27

By situation

Regulation and extra innings divide the season, and so do home and road. Day and night overlap both.
SplitGamesAvgMedFastestLongest
All582:522:522:014:09
Regulation542:512:522:014:09
Extra innings43:183:152:374:06
Home302:532:502:024:06
Road282:522:532:014:09
Day202:492:492:024:06
Night382:542:552:014:09

Through the season

Average completed game by month.
MonthGamesAverage
Jul32:54
Aug142:59
Sep132:46

By season

188.494.20.0151617181920212223242526

Regulation games only, in minutes. 171 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 30-28, a .517 win rate, while their +11 run differential implies .521. That is essentially in line — the record reflects the run scoring.