Cleveland Guardians

CLE · AL Central · 2026

Roster construction

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters	1027	669	+357	27th of 30
Share of plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters	24.7%	16.3%	+8.4%	27th of 30
WAR bled by sub-replacement hitters	-3.0	-2.2	−0.8	24th of 30
Count of sub-replacement hitters	7	5	+2	20th of 30
Batters faced by sub-replacement pitchers	502	760	−258	9th of 30
Share of batters faced by sub-replacement pitchers	12.3%	18.4%	−6.1%	9th of 30
WAR of the club's best position player	3.2	3.4	−0.2	15th of 30
Combined WAR of the club's three best position players	7.2	7.9	−0.7	19th 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	10.4	12.4	−2.0	21st of 30
Total pitching WAR	12.5	9.4	+3.1	9th of 30
Share of position-player WAR from the top three	69.2%	67.4%	+1.8%	12th of 30
Concentration of WAR across the lineup	0.47	0.40	+0.07	5th of 30
Position players with a 2+ WAR season	2	2	—	16th 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	−0.8	22nd of 30
Plate appearances given to hitters 25 and under	1681	950	+730	5th of 30
Share of plate appearances given to hitters 25 and under	40.5%	23.3%	+17.2%	5th 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	21	25	−4	29th of 30
Rotation WAR	9.1	8.3	+0.8	12th of 30
Bullpen WAR	3.5	3.0	+0.5	14th of 30
Combined WAR of the club's three best starters	7.1	6.2	+0.9	12th of 30
Share of innings thrown by starters	63.0%	70.4%	−7.4%	28th of 30
Quality starts	39	35	+3	10th of 30
Blown saves	10	15	−5	2nd of 30

Results

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Run differential	-19	0	−19	18th of 30
Run differential per game	-0.17	0.00	−0.17	17th of 30
Runs scored per game	3.91	4.51	−0.60	30th of 30
Runs allowed per game	4.08	4.51	−0.43	8th of 30
Winning percentage	.505	.500	+.005	14th of 30
Pythagorean winning percentage	.480	.501	−.021	18th of 30
Wins above Pythagorean expectation	2.7	-0.1	+2.8	7th of 30
Winning percentage in one-run games	.514	.499	+.015	15th of 30
Winning percentage in games decided by five or more	.462	.497	−.035	19th of 30
Winning percentage in extra innings	.500	.514	−.014	14th of 30
Home winning percentage	.509	.522	−.013	17th of 30
Road winning percentage	.500	.479	+.021	10th of 30
Winning percentage within the division	.567	.500	+.067	8th of 30
Longest winning streak	7	6	+1	7th of 30

Batting

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Team Games	109	107	+1	1st of 30
Team Plate Appearances	4065	4064	—	13th of 30
Team At Bats	3594	3610	−16	20th of 30
Team Runs	426	484	−58	29th of 30
Team Hits	825	881	−56	27th of 30
Team Doubles	162	168	−6	18th of 30
Team Triples	11	14	−3	18th of 30
Team Home Runs	105	124	−19	26th of 30
Team Runs Batted In	408	463	−55	29th of 30
Team Stolen Bases	107	73	+33	4th of 30
Team Walks	388	361	+26	7th of 30
Team Strikeouts	907	900	+6	18th of 30
Team Walk Rate	9.5%	8.9%	+0.6%	6th of 30
Team Strikeout Rate	22.3%	22.2%	+0.1%	17th of 30
Team Batting Average	.230	.244	−.014	29th of 30
Team On-Base Percentage	.309	.319	−.010	24th of 30
Team Slugging Percentage	.368	.402	−.034	30th of 30
Team On-Base Plus Slugging	.677	.721	−.044	30th of 30

Pitching

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Team Wins	55	53	+1	9th of 30
Team Losses	54	53	—	15th of 30
Team Saves	34	27	+6	2nd of 30
Team Games	109	107	+1	1st of 30
Team Games Started	109	107	+1	1st of 30
Team Innings Pitched	965.2	951.2	+13.2	3rd of 30
Team Innings per Game	8.9	8.9	—	4th of 30
Team Strikeouts	1000	900	+99	3rd of 30
Team Strikeouts per 9 Innings	9.3	8.5	+0.8	3rd of 30
Team Walks per 9 Innings	3.3	3.4	−0.1	12th of 30
Team Earned Run Average	3.75	4.20	−0.45	8th 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".