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Left Field | Center Field | Right Field |
Starting Pitching | Relief Pitching |
Now that the 2010 season is in the books, I thought I'd go through the team stats and hopefully pick out some glaring problems, or in some cases, good things, with this team.
I'll be utilizing Baseball-Reference.com for most of these stats. However many detailed stats I throw up here, there's ten times as much waiting for you there.
Team Hitting
The Indians finished the season ranked 12th in the AL in Runs/Game. Here's the other major categories:
Tm | #Bat | R/G ▾ | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ | TB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NYY | 37 | 5.30 | 859 | 1485 | 275 | 32 | 201 | 823 | 662 | 1136 | .267 | .350 | .436 | .786 | 108 | 2427 |
BOS | 43 | 5.05 | 818 | 1511 | 358 | 22 | 211 | 782 | 587 | 1140 | .268 | .339 | .451 | .790 | 110 | 2546 |
TBR | 34 | 4.95 | 802 | 1343 | 295 | 37 | 160 | 769 | 672 | 1292 | .247 | .333 | .403 | .736 | 104 | 2192 |
TEX | 39 | 4.86 | 787 | 1556 | 268 | 25 | 162 | 740 | 511 | 986 | .276 | .338 | .419 | .757 | 101 | 2360 |
MIN | 36 | 4.82 | 781 | 1521 | 318 | 41 | 142 | 749 | 559 | 967 | .273 | .341 | .422 | .762 | 105 | 2347 |
TOR | 35 | 4.66 | 755 | 1364 | 319 | 21 | 257 | 732 | 471 | 1164 | .248 | .312 | .454 | .766 | 107 | 2496 |
DET | 37 | 4.64 | 751 | 1515 | 308 | 32 | 152 | 717 | 546 | 1147 | .268 | .335 | .415 | .750 | 104 | 2343 |
CHW | 32 | 4.64 | 752 | 1467 | 263 | 21 | 177 | 710 | 467 | 922 | .268 | .332 | .420 | .752 | 100 | 2303 |
LgAvg | 36 | 4.45 | 721 | 1438 | 287 | 26 | 158 | 686 | 526 | 1087 | .260 | .327 | .407 | .734 | 99 | 2251 |
LAA | 38 | 4.20 | 681 | 1363 | 276 | 19 | 155 | 656 | 466 | 1070 | .248 | .311 | .390 | .702 | 92 | 2142 |
KCR | 34 | 4.17 | 676 | 1534 | 279 | 31 | 121 | 640 | 471 | 905 | .274 | .331 | .399 | .730 | 100 | 2238 |
OAK | 38 | 4.09 | 663 | 1396 | 276 | 30 | 109 | 619 | 527 | 1061 | .256 | .324 | .378 | .702 | 92 | 2059 |
CLE | 38 | 3.99 | 646 | 1362 | 290 | 20 | 128 | 601 | 545 | 1184 | .248 | .322 | .378 | .700 | 97 | 2076 |
BAL | 36 | 3.78 | 613 | 1440 | 264 | 21 | 133 | 577 | 424 | 1056 | .259 | .316 | .386 | .702 | 91 | 2145 |
SEA | 40 | 3.17 | 513 | 1274 | 227 | 16 | 101 | 485 | 459 | 1184 | .236 | .298 | .339 | .637 | 79 | 1836 |
506 | 4.45 | 10097 | 20131 | 4016 | 368 | 2209 | 9600 | 7367 | 15214 | .260 | .327 | .407 | .734 | 99 | 31510 |
For those, like me, who aren't good at eyeballing, here's how Cleveland ranked in the other categories:
Category |
AL Rank |
Runs |
12th |
Hits |
12th |
Doubles |
6th |
Triples |
12th |
Home Runs |
11th |
Walks |
6th |
Strikeouts |
12th (3rd) |
Batting Average |
12th |
On-Base Percentage |
10th |
Slugging Percentage |
12th |
OPS |
13th |
OPS+ |
10th |
Total Bases |
12th |
Stolen Bases |
9th |
The Indians look a little better when you adjust for park factors, but still, this was an anemic offense. There isn't much the Indians did do well offensively, whether it be getting on base or hitting for power.
Perhaps the team got better as the season progressed?
Split | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | BAbip | sOPS+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
April/March | 175 | 39 | 3 | 13 | 86 | 163 | .242 | .327 | .358 | .685 | 259 | .293 | 87 |
May | 231 | 45 | 5 | 18 | 97 | 230 | .249 | .325 | .366 | .692 | 340 | .310 | 89 |
June | 237 | 56 | 4 | 30 | 87 | 166 | .251 | .318 | .414 | .732 | 391 | .275 | 99 |
July | 223 | 48 | 4 | 21 | 94 | 210 | .247 | .323 | .379 | .702 | 342 | .297 | 92 |
August | 239 | 52 | 1 | 23 | 83 | 205 | .249 | .315 | .377 | .692 | 362 | .293 | 92 |
Sept/Oct | 257 | 50 | 3 | 23 | 98 | 210 | .250 | .323 | .372 | .694 | 382 | .293 | 97 |
There was an uptick in production in September, but that could be explained by the expanded rosters. June was the best month, with the Indians just about league-average with a low BABIP. I'd call May the worst month, with an 89 OPS+ and a high BABIP.
Here's the right/left splits:
Split | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | BAbip | tOPS+ | sOPS+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
vs RHP | 4465 | 491 | 987 | 211 | 17 | 102 | 456 | 392 | 858 | .249 | .322 | .388 | .710 | .292 | 103 | 95 |
vs LHP | 1700 | 155 | 375 | 79 | 3 | 26 | 145 | 153 | 326 | .247 | .321 | .354 | .674 | .297 | 93 | 87 |
as RHB | 3115 | 328 | 652 | 145 | 9 | 66 | 302 | 264 | 636 | .233 | .304 | .363 | .666 | .278 | 90 | 86 |
as LHB | 3050 | 318 | 710 | 145 | 11 | 62 | 299 | 281 | 548 | .264 | .340 | .395 | .735 | .309 | 110 | 100 |
vs LH Starter | 1772 | 183 | 404 | 87 | 5 | 30 | 173 | 170 | 328 | .257 | .332 | .375 | .707 | .306 | 102 | 96 |
vs RH Starter | 4393 | 463 | 958 | 203 | 15 | 98 | 428 | 375 | 856 | .245 | .317 | .380 | .697 | .288 | 99 | 92 |
(tOPS+ is the OPS for the split versus the total team OPS, and sOPS+ is OPS versus the league OPS for the split)
The glaring stat here is the production of RHB versus LHB. There were four players on the roster at year's end with an OPS+ of 100 or more; two of them (Choo, Hafner) were left-handed hitters, one (Santana) was a switch-hitter, and only one was a right-handed hitter (Duncan). And Duncan was used mainly as a part-time player. Jason Donald (94 OPS+) and Jayson Nix (96 OPS+) were the best-performing right-handed starters.
Finally, here's the offensive production by defensive position:
Split | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | BAbip | tOPS+ | sOPS+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
as C | 525 | 67 | 114 | 36 | 0 | 11 | 59 | 72 | 113 | .217 | .315 | .349 | .663 | .254 | 90 | 90 |
as 1B | 589 | 68 | 131 | 28 | 0 | 21 | 63 | 66 | 137 | .222 | .302 | .377 | .678 | .253 | 94 | 70 |
as 2B | 594 | 63 | 137 | 25 | 1 | 11 | 50 | 46 | 119 | .231 | .293 | .332 | .624 | .270 | 79 | 74 |
as 3B | 600 | 65 | 149 | 34 | 4 | 15 | 74 | 48 | 135 | .248 | .307 | .393 | .700 | .293 | 99 | 89 |
as SS | 620 | 65 | 165 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 52 | 47 | 114 | .266 | .323 | .355 | .678 | .316 | 94 | 96 |
as LF | 598 | 78 | 163 | 35 | 2 | 16 | 73 | 60 | 152 | .273 | .344 | .418 | .762 | .339 | 117 | 99 |
as CF | 686 | 81 | 164 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 52 | 49 | 103 | .239 | .292 | .316 | .609 | .275 | 74 | 68 |
as RF | 623 | 90 | 183 | 36 | 2 | 22 | 100 | 88 | 137 | .294 | .392 | .464 | .856 | .345 | 144 | 120 |
as DH | 575 | 66 | 145 | 36 | 1 | 21 | 69 | 61 | 148 | .252 | .333 | .428 | .761 | .302 | 117 | 102 |
as Infield | 2928 | 328 | 696 | 154 | 8 | 64 | 298 | 279 | 618 | .238 | .308 | .361 | .669 | .279 | 91 | 83 |
as Outfield | 1907 | 249 | 510 | 98 | 11 | 42 | 225 | 197 | 392 | .267 | .343 | .396 | .739 | .316 | 111 | 95 |
First base, third base, and center field were the biggest problems. Center field can be explained by Grady Sizemore's absence, but first and third were major disappointments. Matt LaPorta's bad season is evident in both this table and the one above (RHB); the Indians were counting on him to provide production both at first base and from the right-hand side of the plate.
Next Up: Team Pitching