Delmarva Shorebirds

DEL · Carolina League Carolina League North · 2026

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Roster construction

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank	Percentile
Hitters used	29	29	—	13th of 30
Plate-appearance-weighted batting age	20.3	21.3	−1.0	29th of 30
Plate appearances given to hitters 25 and under	4075	4121	−46	16th 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	45	38	+6	6th of 30
Share of innings thrown by starters	62.0%	63.9%	−1.9%	19th of 30
Blown saves	12	16	−4	7th of 30

Results

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank	Percentile
Run differential	-171	0	−171	30th of 30
Run differential per game	-1.58	0.00	−1.58	30th of 30
Runs scored per game	5.20	5.57	−0.37	24th of 30
Runs allowed per game	6.79	5.57	+1.22	28th of 30
Winning percentage	.352	.500	−.148	30th of 30
Pythagorean winning percentage	.381	.502	−.121	30th of 30
Wins above Pythagorean expectation	-3.1	-0.2	−2.9	26th of 30
Winning percentage in one-run games	.333	.497	−.164	30th of 30
Winning percentage in games decided by five or more	.341	.504	−.163	28th of 30
Winning percentage in extra innings	.000	.476	−.476	29th of 30
Home winning percentage	.327	.527	−.200	30th of 30
Road winning percentage	.377	.474	−.097	25th of 30
Winning percentage within the division	.338	.499	−.161	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".