Hill City Howlers

HC · Carolina League Carolina League North · 2026

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Roster construction

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank	Percentile
Hitters used	25	31	−6	23rd of 30
Plate-appearance-weighted batting age	20.4	21.3	−0.9	28th of 30
Plate appearances given to hitters 25 and under	4343	4473	−130	24th of 30
Share of plate appearances given to hitters 25 and under	100.0%	99.1%	+0.9%	1st 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	34	40	−6	19th of 30
Share of innings thrown by starters	57.8%	64.4%	−6.6%	25th of 30
Blown saves	15	17	−2	12th of 30

Results

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank	Percentile
Run differential	-138	0	−138	29th of 30
Run differential per game	-1.21	0.00	−1.21	29th of 30
Runs scored per game	5.09	5.58	−0.49	25th of 30
Runs allowed per game	6.30	5.58	+0.72	25th of 30
Winning percentage	.430	.500	−.070	27th of 30
Pythagorean winning percentage	.404	.502	−.098	29th of 30
Wins above Pythagorean expectation	2.9	-0.2	+3.1	4th of 30
Winning percentage in one-run games	.630	.498	+.132	1st of 30
Winning percentage in games decided by five or more	.270	.502	−.232	30th of 30
Winning percentage in extra innings	1.000	.476	+.524	1st of 30
Home winning percentage	.458	.532	−.074	26th of 30
Road winning percentage	.400	.468	−.068	23rd of 30
Winning percentage within the division	.457	.500	−.043	21st of 30
Longest winning streak	4	6	−2	28th 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".