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	28	32	−4	21st of 30
Plate-appearance-weighted batting age	20.4	21.3	−0.9	28th of 30
Plate appearances given to hitters 25 and under	4982	5063	−81	18th 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	35	44	−9	22nd of 30
Share of innings thrown by starters	57.2%	64.2%	−7.0%	25th of 30
Blown saves	26	20	+5	22nd of 30

Results

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank	Percentile
Run differential	-142	0	−142	29th of 30
Run differential per game	-1.08	0.00	−1.08	29th of 30
Runs scored per game	5.09	5.57	−0.48	24th of 30
Runs allowed per game	6.18	5.56	+0.62	25th of 30
Winning percentage	.427	.500	−.073	26th of 30
Pythagorean winning percentage	.413	.502	−.089	29th of 30
Wins above Pythagorean expectation	1.9	-0.2	+2.1	9th of 30
Winning percentage in one-run games	.556	.497	+.059	9th of 30
Winning percentage in games decided by five or more	.275	.502	−.227	30th of 30
Winning percentage in extra innings	.714	.470	+.244	5th of 30
Home winning percentage	.470	.538	−.068	24th of 30
Road winning percentage	.385	.463	−.078	24th of 30
Winning percentage within the division	.448	.500	−.052	23rd 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".