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National League Central · 2020

St. Louis Cardinals

Team WAR
6.3
3.4 bat / 2.9 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 1.6 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 Goldschmidt1B58231586211.304.417.466.3901471.6
Brad MillerDH48171337251.232.357.451.3521210.7
Harrison BaderCF44125244113.226.336.443.3411130.7
Kolten Wong2B52208481165.265.350.326.308910.5
Paul DeJongSS45174383251.250.322.349.299850.4
Yadier MolinaC42156384160.262.303.359.292800.4
Tommy Edman3B55227515262.250.317.368.304880.3
Austin DeanRF371000.250.571.500.4862120.1
Dexter FowlerRF31101214151.233.317.389.312940.1
Matt Carpenter3B50169264240.186.325.314.296830.0
Justin WilliamsRF361000.200.333.200.26763-0.0
Matt WietersC17417040.200.300.229.25555-0.0
John Nogowski1B141000.250.250.250.22132-0.0
Andrew KniznerC7174040.250.235.313.22937-0.0
Max Schrock2B10173110.176.176.353.21930-0.1
Rangel RaveloDH13416160.171.244.286.23541-0.3
Lane ThomasRF15404120.111.200.250.20521-0.3
Dylan CarlsonRF35119223161.200.252.364.26662-0.3
Tyler O'NeillLF48157247193.173.261.360.27367-0.3

Pitching

26 pitchers, ranked by dbWAR.

Adam Wainwright101065.2530543.154.111.057.40.9
Kwang Hyun Kim8739.0301241.623.881.035.50.6
Jack Flaherty9940.1430494.914.111.2110.90.5
Austin Gomber14429.0110271.863.541.178.40.5
Giovanny Gallegos16015.0224213.602.060.8712.60.5
John Gant17015.0030182.402.191.0710.80.4
Dakota Hudson8839.0320312.774.501.007.20.4
Alex Reyes15119.2211273.203.241.4212.40.4
Andrew Miller16013.0114162.772.581.0811.10.3
Tyler Webb21021.2111192.083.611.117.90.3
Rob Kaminsky504.200031.933.191.075.80.1
Génesis Cabrera20022.1411322.424.761.1612.90.0
Jesus Cruz101.0000218.002.194.0018.00.0
Kodi Whitley404.200051.934.480.649.60.0
Max Schrock101.000000.003.190.000.00.0
Johan Oviedo5524.2030165.475.301.385.80.0
Nabil Crismatt608.100083.244.750.848.60.0
Ryan Meisinger202.200030.006.571.8810.1-0.0
Seth Elledge12011.2100144.635.331.6310.8-0.1
Junior Fernández303.0000218.008.192.676.0-0.1
Daniel Ponce de Leon9832.2130454.965.641.3212.4-0.1
Ricardo Sánchez305.100046.757.501.886.8-0.1
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
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.