All-New 2011 Twins Statistical Overview

by BeefMaster on May 9, 2011 3:37 PM EDT

As a complement to my original 2011 Twins Statistical Overview, here's a new version, complete with updated (but no less depressing) stats:

Pythagorean winning percentage
2011 Minnesota Twins: .281
1962 New York Mets: .313

Home runs
Justin Morneau: 1
Toby Gardenhire: 2

Triples
Minnesota Twins: 4
Jose Reyes: 6

Stolen bases
Minnesota Twins: 13
Michael Bourn: 13

Home runs
Curtis Granderson: 11
Last night's Twins starting lineup: 12

Intentional walks received
Minnesota Twins: 3
Billy Butler: 5

Drew Butera's OPS: .304
Rank in MLB if he were allowed to pretend his OPS were his batting average: 31st

Times hit by pitch
Minnesota Twins: 6
Carlos Quentin: 8
Serves him right: Yes

OPS
Juston Morneau: .561
Nick Punto: .593
2011 Minnesota Twins: .615
1899 Cleveland Spiders: .605
Nick Punto (career): .643

ERA
Minnesota Twins: 4.73
Bartolo Colon: 3.86

New York Yankees who would be leading the Twins in homers
Jorge Posada
Russell Martin
Mark Teixeira
Robinson Cano
Alex Rodriguez
Curtis Granderson
Brett Gardner

Brett Gardner? Really?
Yes

RBI
Michael Cuddyer: 4
Nick Punto: 6

WAR
Jose Bautista: 2.9
Minnesota Twins: 0.9
Denard Span: 1.6

OPS
Lefties facing Dusty Hughes: 1.035
Albert Pujols (career): 1.043
Dusty Hughes' role: Lefty specialist

Jose Bautista's slugging percentage: .773
Twins with an OPS over .773: 2 (Jason Kubel, Trevor Plouffe)

WHIP
Francisco Liriano: 1.561
Philip Humber: 0.941

Statistical categories in which the Twins rank last in the AL
Runs
Hits
Home runs
Walks (batting)
On-base percentage
Slugging percentage
OPS
Total Bases
Runs allowed
Strikeouts (pitching)

Statistical categories in which the Twins rank first in the AL
Players named "Rene"

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Comments

I liked the last stat line...

however sad it may be…

I'm still a Minnesotan at heart...

by urluckyday on May 9, 2011 4:26 PM EDT reply actions

So simultaneously entertaining and sad

If you’re going to suck, you might as well suck enough for posts like this.

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by Eric J. Thompson on May 9, 2011 4:57 PM EDT reply actions

beefmaster

is a stud

CJK22

by CJK22 on May 9, 2011 5:09 PM EDT reply actions

i didn't think it would ever end

i do not think it is possible to summarize the year any better (worse?) than this post. i love you.

by KENtastic on May 9, 2011 5:16 PM EDT reply actions

This is all kinds of fantastic.

Sad, sure, but hilarious.

Serves Him Right: Yes. Ha!

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by fischean on May 9, 2011 5:17 PM EDT reply actions

Times hit by pitch

Minnesota Twins: 6
Carlos Quentin: 8
Serves him right: Yes

I love this. Everything else was depressing.

FYI, the Twins had the most number of Renes on one roster this season when Rene Tosoni was up here by himself.

"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." - Ferris Bueller.

by Andrew Bryz-Gornia on May 9, 2011 5:57 PM EDT reply actions

Oddly enough, there are some positive team stats out there.

Twins are first in making contact when swinging overall and in particular when swinging at pitches inside the zone. They’re also third-most selective, swinging at only 43% of pitches, and generally laying off pitches both in the zone and out of the zone. We even have the third-lowest strikeout rate.

I would generally think those stats would correlate at least somewhat with good offensive performance, but alas. I guess the one thing you can’t say is that they’re just going up there hacking. Instead it’s like they’re focusing on just putting the bat on the ball and getting really weak results when they do. They’re also not walking all that much despite their selectivity.

by Luke in MN on May 9, 2011 6:21 PM EDT reply actions

Pitchers know they can't hit a lick

and so they are pounding the zone. The Twins, instead of fouling pitches off and making the pitcher work, are putting the ball in play weakly, but at least making contact. That’s not a winning formula methinks.

by Old Twins Cap on May 9, 2011 6:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, that might be it. No power on this team at all.

by Luke in MN on May 9, 2011 6:55 PM EDT up reply actions

I knew it was bad, but wow

it can only get better, right?…right?…one can only hope

by lkaervek on May 9, 2011 6:50 PM EDT reply actions

We'd set records if it stayed like this

A few guys and/or callups will start playing semi-respectably in the second half out of just randomness. I certainly hope we rescue the season, but I’m fairly certain we will improve on 3.22 R/G.

by DavidRF on May 9, 2011 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions