Baltimore Orioles

BAL · AL East · 2026

Roster construction

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters	98	669	−571	3rd of 30
Share of plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters	2.4%	16.3%	−14.0%	3rd of 30
WAR bled by sub-replacement hitters	-0.7	-2.2	+1.5	5th of 30
Count of sub-replacement hitters	2	5	−3	5th of 30
Batters faced by sub-replacement pitchers	690	760	−70	16th of 30
Share of batters faced by sub-replacement pitchers	16.6%	18.4%	−1.8%	16th of 30
WAR of the club's best position player	2.6	3.4	−0.8	26th of 30
Combined WAR of the club's three best position players	6.9	7.9	−1.0	21st of 30
Combined WAR of the club's five best position players	10.3	10.8	−0.6	18th of 30
Total position-player WAR	14.3	12.4	+1.9	9th of 30
Total pitching WAR	10.6	9.4	+1.2	13th of 30
Share of position-player WAR from the top three	48.3%	67.4%	−19.2%	29th of 30
Concentration of WAR across the lineup	0.39	0.40	−0.02	15th of 30
Position players with a 2+ WAR season	3	2	—	4th of 30
Position players with a 4+ WAR season	0	0	—	7th of 30
Hitters used	21	20	—	12th of 30
Plate-appearance-weighted batting age	27.6	28.4	−0.9	23rd of 30
Plate appearances given to hitters 25 and under	1439	950	+488	6th of 30
Share of plate appearances given to hitters 25 and under	35.0%	23.3%	+11.7%	7th of 30
Plate appearances given to hitters 35 and older	0	268	−268	18th of 30

Staff shape

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Pitchers used	28	25	+2	4th of 30
Rotation WAR	8.0	8.3	−0.3	16th of 30
Bullpen WAR	2.5	3.0	−0.5	20th of 30
Combined WAR of the club's three best starters	6.5	6.2	+0.3	15th of 30
Share of innings thrown by starters	63.5%	70.4%	−6.8%	27th of 30
Quality starts	41	35	+5	6th of 30
Blown saves	15	15	—	14th of 30

Results

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Run differential	-25	0	−25	20th of 30
Run differential per game	-0.23	0.00	−0.23	20th of 30
Runs scored per game	4.55	4.51	+0.04	12th of 30
Runs allowed per game	4.78	4.51	+0.27	22nd of 30
Winning percentage	.481	.500	−.019	21st of 30
Pythagorean winning percentage	.477	.501	−.024	20th of 30
Wins above Pythagorean expectation	0.5	-0.1	+0.6	13th of 30
Winning percentage in one-run games	.346	.499	−.153	29th of 30
Winning percentage in games decided by five or more	.500	.497	+.003	11th of 30
Winning percentage in extra innings	.333	.514	−.181	25th of 30
Home winning percentage	.518	.522	−.004	15th of 30
Road winning percentage	.442	.479	−.037	19th of 30
Winning percentage within the division	.414	.500	−.086	25th of 30
Longest winning streak	7	6	+1	7th of 30

Batting

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Team Games	108	107	—	3rd of 30
Team Plate Appearances	4103	4064	+38	8th of 30
Team At Bats	3601	3610	−9	18th of 30
Team Runs	491	484	+6	12th of 30
Team Hits	855	881	−26	22nd of 30
Team Doubles	163	168	−5	16th of 30
Team Triples	13	14	−1	15th of 30
Team Home Runs	127	124	+2	15th of 30
Team Runs Batted In	473	463	+9	12th of 30
Team Stolen Bases	59	73	−14	20th of 30
Team Walks	418	361	+56	3rd of 30
Team Strikeouts	990	900	+89	27th of 30
Team Walk Rate	10.2%	8.9%	+1.3%	3rd of 30
Team Strikeout Rate	24.1%	22.2%	+1.9%	26th of 30
Team Batting Average	.237	.244	−.007	23rd of 30
Team On-Base Percentage	.321	.319	+.002	9th of 30
Team Slugging Percentage	.396	.402	−.006	20th of 30
Team On-Base Plus Slugging	.717	.721	−.004	17th of 30

Pitching

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Team Wins	52	53	−1	21st of 30
Team Losses	56	53	+2	21st of 30
Team Saves	26	27	−1	20th of 30
Team Games	108	107	—	3rd of 30
Team Games Started	108	107	—	3rd of 30
Team Innings Pitched	961.2	951.2	+9.2	5th of 30
Team Innings per Game	8.9	8.9	—	4th of 30
Team Strikeouts	856	900	−44	21st of 30
Team Strikeouts per 9 Innings	8.0	8.5	−0.5	23rd of 30
Team Walks per 9 Innings	3.4	3.4	—	13th of 30
Team Earned Run Average	4.21	4.20	+0.01	16th of 30

Rank is among the MLB 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".