Minnesota Twins

MIN · AL Central · 2026

Roster construction

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters	407	745	−338	5th of 30
Share of plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters	8.9%	15.6%	−6.6%	6th of 30
WAR bled by sub-replacement hitters	-1.8	-2.4	+0.6	11th of 30
Count of sub-replacement hitters	3	5	−2	6th of 30
Batters faced by sub-replacement pitchers	561	865	−304	12th of 30
Share of batters faced by sub-replacement pitchers	10.8%	17.3%	−6.5%	8th of 30
WAR of the club's best position player	2.6	3.8	−1.2	28th of 30
Combined WAR of the club's three best position players	7.0	8.7	−1.7	27th of 30
Combined WAR of the club's five best position players	10.3	12.1	−1.8	24th of 30
Total position-player WAR	14.2	14.4	−0.2	14th of 30
Total pitching WAR	10.5	11.4	−0.9	19th of 30
Share of position-player WAR from the top three	49.3%	63.2%	−13.9%	26th of 30
Concentration of WAR across the lineup	0.33	0.42	−0.09	30th of 30
Position players with a 2+ WAR season	3	3	—	12th of 30
Position players with a 4+ WAR season	0	0	—	12th of 30
Hitters used	19	22	−3	25th of 30
Plate-appearance-weighted batting age	29.1	28.4	+0.7	12th of 30
Plate appearances given to hitters 25 and under	932	1095	−163	15th of 30
Share of plate appearances given to hitters 25 and under	20.5%	23.0%	−2.5%	14th of 30
Plate appearances given to hitters 35 and older	0	301	−301	19th of 30

Staff shape

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Pitchers used	31	28	+2	6th of 30
Rotation WAR	9.0	10.0	−1.0	19th of 30
Bullpen WAR	3.0	3.8	−0.8	21st of 30
Combined WAR of the club's three best starters	6.0	7.0	−1.0	23rd of 30
Share of innings thrown by starters	60.0%	71.0%	−10.9%	29th of 30
Quality starts	44	43	—	16th of 30
Blown saves	17	19	−2	11th of 30

Results

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Run differential	-32	0	−32	20th of 30
Run differential per game	-0.26	0.00	−0.26	20th of 30
Runs scored per game	4.68	4.48	+0.20	9th of 30
Runs allowed per game	4.94	4.48	+0.46	26th of 30
Winning percentage	.492	.500	−.008	16th of 30
Pythagorean winning percentage	.475	.501	−.026	18th of 30
Wins above Pythagorean expectation	2.1	-0.2	+2.3	9th of 30
Winning percentage in one-run games	.424	.500	−.076	26th of 30
Winning percentage in games decided by five or more	.483	.499	−.016	18th of 30
Winning percentage in extra innings	.571	.514	+.057	10th of 30
Home winning percentage	.533	.527	+.006	12th of 30
Road winning percentage	.452	.473	−.021	18th of 30
Winning percentage within the division	.514	.500	+.014	12th of 30
Longest winning streak	4	6	−2	24th of 30

Batting

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Team Games	122	121	—	1st of 30
Team Plate Appearances	4623	4580	+42	6th of 30
Team At Bats	4113	4067	+45	4th of 30
Team Runs	571	542	+28	8th of 30
Team Hits	1008	990	+17	10th of 30
Team Doubles	197	188	+8	10th of 30
Team Triples	18	16	+1	12th of 30
Team Home Runs	143	139	+3	13th of 30
Team Runs Batted In	543	519	+24	8th of 30
Team Stolen Bases	73	82	−9	18th of 30
Team Walks	400	409	−9	16th of 30
Team Strikeouts	986	1012	−26	11th of 30
Team Walk Rate	8.7%	8.9%	−0.2%	17th of 30
Team Strikeout Rate	21.3%	22.1%	−0.8%	8th of 30
Team Batting Average	.245	.244	+.002	12th of 30
Team On-Base Percentage	.319	.318	+.001	12th of 30
Team Slugging Percentage	.406	.401	+.005	12th of 30
Team On-Base Plus Slugging	.725	.719	+.006	12th of 30

Pitching

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Team Wins	60	60	—	15th of 30
Team Losses	62	60	+1	17th of 30
Team Saves	34	31	+2	9th of 30
Team Games	122	121	—	1st of 30
Team Games Started	122	121	—	1st of 30
Team Innings Pitched	1076.2	1073.1	+3.0	13th of 30
Team Innings per Game	8.8	8.9	−0.1	21st of 30
Team Strikeouts	1007	1012	−5	18th of 30
Team Strikeouts per 9 Innings	8.4	8.5	−0.1	18th of 30
Team Walks per 9 Innings	3.7	3.4	+0.3	21st of 30
Team Earned Run Average	4.60	4.17	+0.43	26th 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".