New York Yankees

NYY · AL East · 2026

Roster construction

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters	415	723	−308	7th of 30
Share of plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters	8.4%	16.1%	−7.7%	6th of 30
WAR bled by sub-replacement hitters	-0.6	-2.4	+1.8	3rd of 30
Count of sub-replacement hitters	2	5	−3	3rd of 30
Batters faced by sub-replacement pitchers	545	789	−244	10th of 30
Share of batters faced by sub-replacement pitchers	12.8%	17.4%	−4.6%	13th of 30
WAR of the club's best position player	3.1	3.7	−0.6	22nd of 30
Combined WAR of the club's three best position players	8.5	8.4	+0.1	11th of 30
Combined WAR of the club's five best position players	13.0	11.7	+1.3	8th of 30
Total position-player WAR	19.8	13.7	+6.1	3rd of 30
Total pitching WAR	15.5	10.3	+5.2	4th of 30
Share of position-player WAR from the top three	42.9%	63.8%	−20.9%	30th of 30
Concentration of WAR across the lineup	0.46	0.41	+0.05	6th of 30
Position players with a 2+ WAR season	5	2	+2	1st of 30
Position players with a 4+ WAR season	0	0	—	11th of 30
Hitters used	21	21	—	17th of 30
Plate-appearance-weighted batting age	29.4	28.4	+1.0	8th of 30
Plate appearances given to hitters 25 and under	533	1027	−494	25th of 30
Share of plate appearances given to hitters 25 and under	10.8%	22.8%	−12.0%	25th of 30
Plate appearances given to hitters 35 and older	419	287	+131	8th of 30

Staff shape

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Pitchers used	22	27	−5	28th of 30
Rotation WAR	12.4	9.0	+3.4	6th of 30
Bullpen WAR	4.7	3.4	+1.3	9th of 30
Combined WAR of the club's three best starters	9.0	6.6	+2.4	4th of 30
Share of innings thrown by starters	70.1%	70.2%	−0.1%	14th of 30
Quality starts	45	38	+6	6th of 30
Blown saves	21	18	+2	20th of 30

Results

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Run differential	81	0	+81	5th of 30
Run differential per game	0.70	0.00	+0.70	5th of 30
Runs scored per game	4.54	4.49	+0.05	12th of 30
Runs allowed per game	3.83	4.48	−0.66	3rd of 30
Winning percentage	.557	.500	+.057	6th of 30
Pythagorean winning percentage	.577	.501	+.076	5th of 30
Wins above Pythagorean expectation	-2.4	-0.1	−2.3	21st of 30
Winning percentage in one-run games	.448	.500	−.052	23rd of 30
Winning percentage in games decided by five or more	.611	.498	+.113	5th of 30
Winning percentage in extra innings	.111	.515	−.404	30th of 30
Home winning percentage	.519	.524	−.006	15th of 30
Road winning percentage	.587	.476	+.111	4th of 30
Winning percentage within the division	.500	.500	—	15th of 30
Longest winning streak	8	6	+1	4th of 30

Batting

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Team Games	115	114	—	4th of 30
Team Plate Appearances	4294	4336	−42	21st of 30
Team At Bats	3813	3852	−39	22nd of 30
Team Runs	522	514	+7	12th of 30
Team Hits	881	938	−57	27th of 30
Team Doubles	169	178	−9	23rd of 30
Team Triples	14	15	−1	16th of 30
Team Home Runs	164	132	+31	2nd of 30
Team Runs Batted In	497	492	+4	12th of 30
Team Stolen Bases	108	78	+29	7th of 30
Team Walks	420	385	+34	5th of 30
Team Strikeouts	1046	960	+85	26th of 30
Team Walk Rate	9.8%	8.9%	+0.9%	4th of 30
Team Strikeout Rate	24.4%	22.2%	+2.2%	27th of 30
Team Batting Average	.231	.244	−.012	28th of 30
Team On-Base Percentage	.310	.318	−.008	24th of 30
Team Slugging Percentage	.412	.401	+.011	9th of 30
Team On-Base Plus Slugging	.722	.719	+.003	12th of 30

Pitching

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Team Wins	64	57	+6	6th of 30
Team Losses	51	57	−6	6th of 30
Team Saves	32	29	+2	9th of 30
Team Games	115	114	—	4th of 30
Team Games Started	115	114	—	4th of 30
Team Innings Pitched	1025.2	1016.0	+9.1	6th of 30
Team Innings per Game	8.9	8.9	—	1st of 30
Team Strikeouts	1030	960	+69	6th of 30
Team Strikeouts per 9 Innings	9.0	8.5	+0.5	8th of 30
Team Walks per 9 Innings	3.1	3.4	−0.3	8th of 30
Team Earned Run Average	3.33	4.18	−0.85	1st 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".