Delmarva Shorebirds

DEL · Carolina League Carolina League North · 2026

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Roster construction

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank	Percentile
Hitters used	33	32	—	10th of 30
Plate-appearance-weighted batting age	20.2	21.3	−1.1	29th of 30
Plate appearances given to hitters 25 and under	5036	5063	−27	14th of 30
Share of plate appearances given to hitters 25 and under	99.9%	99.1%	+0.8%	17th of 30
Plate appearances given to hitters 35 and older	0	1	−1	3rd of 30

Staff shape

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank	Percentile
Pitchers used	50	44	+5	9th of 30
Share of innings thrown by starters	64.6%	64.2%	+0.3%	14th of 30
Blown saves	18	20	−2	13th of 30

Results

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank	Percentile
Run differential	-237	0	−237	30th of 30
Run differential per game	-1.78	0.00	−1.78	30th of 30
Runs scored per game	4.98	5.57	−0.59	26th of 30
Runs allowed per game	6.77	5.57	+1.20	28th of 30
Winning percentage	.346	.500	−.154	30th of 30
Pythagorean winning percentage	.364	.502	−.138	30th of 30
Wins above Pythagorean expectation	-2.4	-0.2	−2.2	22nd of 30
Winning percentage in one-run games	.333	.497	−.164	29th of 30
Winning percentage in games decided by five or more	.286	.502	−.216	29th of 30
Winning percentage in extra innings	.000	.470	−.470	29th of 30
Home winning percentage	.358	.536	−.178	30th of 30
Road winning percentage	.333	.464	−.131	27th of 30
Winning percentage within the division	.359	.500	−.141	30th of 30
Longest winning streak	5	6	−1	19th of 30

Rank is among the A clubs with a value for that metric, best first. Descriptive metrics (roster age, WAR concentration) are ranked but not colored — for them, "high" isn't "good".