The season only just finished yesterday, but I think it is important that I jump on these reviews as quickly as possible so that we can move right on to the next most interesting and important part of the Marlins’ future, the offseason. So let’s get started with an overview of the Marlins’ season as a whole and a particular look at the offense.
Overall
Record: 87-75
Runs Scored-Allowed: 772-766
Run Differential: +6
Pythagorean W-L: 82-80
Component WAR: 33.6
Component WAR W-L: 82-80
It surprised me how well the component WAR method predicted the Marlins’ final season win tally when looking at Pythagorean expectation. The Marlins recorded their third-highest win total in team history, but it came with the caveat that, once again, the club overachieved its run differential and context-neutral performance. The club went 30-20 in one-run games, which was a big help in overachieving the team’s average run differential.
Check out more of my Marlins review, including a comparison of this year’s offense versus last years, best and worst offensive performers, and the most improved player in the second half, all over at Marlin Maniac.
