Baltimore Orioles

BAL · AL East · 2026

Roster construction

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters	337	707	−370	6th of 30
Share of plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters	7.7%	16.5%	−8.8%	6th of 30
WAR bled by sub-replacement hitters	-1.2	-2.2	+1.0	7th of 30
Count of sub-replacement hitters	4	5	−1	10th of 30
Batters faced by sub-replacement pitchers	709	794	−85	16th of 30
Share of batters faced by sub-replacement pitchers	16.4%	18.4%	−1.9%	16th of 30
WAR of the club's best position player	2.6	3.5	−0.9	25th of 30
Combined WAR of the club's three best position players	6.8	7.9	−1.1	21st of 30
Combined WAR of the club's five best position players	10.1	11.0	−0.9	20th of 30
Total position-player WAR	14.0	12.6	+1.4	10th of 30
Total pitching WAR	10.4	9.6	+0.8	14th of 30
Share of position-player WAR from the top three	48.6%	66.8%	−18.2%	29th of 30
Concentration of WAR across the lineup	0.39	0.40	−0.02	17th of 30
Position players with a 2+ WAR season	2	2	—	13th of 30
Position players with a 4+ WAR season	0	0	—	8th of 30
Hitters used	22	20	+1	8th of 30
Plate-appearance-weighted batting age	27.7	28.4	−0.8	22nd of 30
Plate appearances given to hitters 25 and under	1489	998	+490	6th of 30
Share of plate appearances given to hitters 25 and under	34.1%	23.4%	+10.7%	7th of 30
Plate appearances given to hitters 35 and older	0	280	−280	18th of 30

Staff shape

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Pitchers used	28	26	+1	6th of 30
Rotation WAR	8.1	8.5	−0.4	16th of 30
Bullpen WAR	2.2	3.0	−0.8	21st of 30
Combined WAR of the club's three best starters	6.7	6.3	+0.4	14th of 30
Share of innings thrown by starters	63.3%	70.7%	−7.3%	27th of 30
Quality starts	41	36	+4	8th of 30
Blown saves	16	16	—	16th of 30

Results

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Run differential	-35	0	−35	21st of 30
Run differential per game	-0.31	0.00	−0.31	21st of 30
Runs scored per game	4.53	4.49	+0.04	13th of 30
Runs allowed per game	4.84	4.49	+0.35	22nd of 30
Winning percentage	.482	.500	−.018	21st of 30
Pythagorean winning percentage	.469	.501	−.032	21st of 30
Wins above Pythagorean expectation	1.5	-0.1	+1.6	12th of 30
Winning percentage in one-run games	.370	.500	−.130	28th of 30
Winning percentage in games decided by five or more	.467	.498	−.031	17th of 30
Winning percentage in extra innings	.400	.516	−.116	24th of 30
Home winning percentage	.508	.522	−.014	18th of 30
Road winning percentage	.453	.478	−.025	19th of 30
Winning percentage within the division	.414	.501	−.087	25th of 30
Longest winning streak	7	6	—	7th of 30

Batting

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Team Games	112	112	—	10th of 30
Team Plate Appearances	4242	4242	—	13th of 30
Team At Bats	3720	3768	−48	25th of 30
Team Runs	507	503	+3	13th of 30
Team Hits	877	918	−41	25th of 30
Team Doubles	165	175	−10	23rd of 30
Team Triples	15	15	—	14th of 30
Team Home Runs	128	129	−1	17th of 30
Team Runs Batted In	489	481	+7	11th of 30
Team Stolen Bases	61	76	−15	20th of 30
Team Walks	435	377	+57	3rd of 30
Team Strikeouts	1031	939	+91	27th of 30
Team Walk Rate	10.3%	8.9%	+1.4%	3rd of 30
Team Strikeout Rate	24.3%	22.2%	+2.2%	27th of 30
Team Batting Average	.236	.244	−.008	24th of 30
Team On-Base Percentage	.320	.318	+.002	11th of 30
Team Slugging Percentage	.391	.401	−.010	23rd of 30
Team On-Base Plus Slugging	.711	.719	−.008	19th of 30

Pitching

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Team Wins	54	56	−2	21st of 30
Team Losses	58	56	+1	19th of 30
Team Saves	28	28	—	17th of 30
Team Games	112	112	—	10th of 30
Team Games Started	112	112	—	10th of 30
Team Innings Pitched	997.2	993.2	+3.2	10th of 30
Team Innings per Game	8.9	8.9	—	2nd of 30
Team Strikeouts	883	939	−56	23rd 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	—	14th of 30
Team Earned Run Average	4.26	4.18	+0.08	19th 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".