The 2010 Indians were 6th in the American League in drawing walks with 545. To answer this question, I've taken the Indians record in games where they drew 0 to 7+ walks and compared the frequency of these events as well as their corresponding win percentage in these games to the AL League Average. The table indicates that the Indians overall had less games than league average drawing 1,2, or 3 walks and a greater than league average in frequency of drawing 0, 4, 5, 6, or 7 or more walks in a game. The Indians win percentage exceeded the league average only for games where the team drew 6 walks.
As shown in the tables below, drawing walks is a big part of winning baseball games. Having a healthy Grady Sizemore and Carlos Santana back in the lineup should help increase the Indians walk total in 2011, help increase the frequency of games where the Indians draw 4 or more walks, and hopefully provide the power to provide the payoff for the walks into runs. If the Indians can continue their trend of having their winning percentage increase when they draw 4 or more walks a game, the Indians should be able to increase their win total in 2011.
INDIANS RECORD IN GAMES BY WALK TOTAL | ||||||||
BB | W | L | Win % | Freq | AL Win % | AL Freq | ±AL Win% | ±AL Freq |
0 | 2 | 10 | 0.167 | 7.41% | 0.301 | 6.00% | -0.135 | 1.41% |
1 | 7 | 15 | 0.318 | 13.58% | 0.403 | 14.99% | -0.085 | -1.41% |
2 | 11 | 14 | 0.440 | 15.43% | 0.445 | 19.93% | -0.005 | -4.50% |
3 | 12 | 19 | 0.387 | 19.14% | 0.493 | 19.22% | -0.106 | -0.09% |
4 | 10 | 17 | 0.370 | 16.67% | 0.548 | 15.21% | -0.177 | 1.46% |
5 | 8 | 10 | 0.444 | 11.11% | 0.633 | 11.07% | -0.189 | 0.04% |
6 | 10 | 2 | 0.833 | 7.41% | 0.627 | 5.91% | 0.206 | 1.50% |
≥7 | 9 | 6 | 0.600 | 9.26% | 0.667 | 7.67% | -0.067 | 1.59% |
Did the Indians improve their overall W-L percentage when they drew 4 or more walks as opposed to 3 walks or less? From the table below, the Indians had a .356 winning percentage when drawing less than 3 walks but a .514 win percentage when drawing 4 or more walks.
DRAWING 3 WALKS OR LESS IN A GAME | |||||||||
AL Rank | Team | W | L | Win % | Freq% | AL Win % | AL Freq% | ±AL Win% | ±AL Freq |
1 | Rays | 41 | 29 | 0.586 | 43.21% | 0.435 | 60.14% | 0.151 | -16.93% |
2 | White Sox | 62 | 51 | 0.549 | 69.75% | 0.435 | 60.14% | 0.114 | 9.61% |
3 | Yankees | 39 | 33 | 0.542 | 44.44% | 0.435 | 60.14% | 0.107 | -15.70% |
4 | Red Sox | 44 | 45 | 0.494 | 54.94% | 0.435 | 60.14% | 0.059 | -5.20% |
5 | Blue Jays | 49 | 56 | 0.467 | 64.81% | 0.435 | 60.14% | 0.032 | 4.67% |
6 | Rangers | 44 | 54 | 0.449 | 60.49% | 0.435 | 60.14% | 0.014 | 0.35% |
7 | Angels | 49 | 67 | 0.422 | 71.60% | 0.435 | 60.14% | -0.013 | 11.46% |
8 | Twins | 37 | 52 | 0.416 | 54.94% | 0.435 | 60.14% | -0.019 | -5.20% |
9 | Athletics | 39 | 57 | 0.406 | 59.26% | 0.435 | 60.14% | -0.029 | -0.88% |
10 | Orioles | 45 | 75 | 0.375 | 74.07% | 0.435 | 60.14% | -0.060 | 13.93% |
11 | Mariners | 40 | 67 | 0.374 | 66.05% | 0.435 | 60.14% | -0.061 | 5.91% |
12 | Royals | 39 | 67 | 0.368 | 65.43% | 0.435 | 60.14% | -0.067 | 5.29% |
13 | Tigers | 34 | 59 | 0.366 | 57.41% | 0.435 | 60.14% | -0.069 | -2.73% |
14 | Indians | 32 | 58 | 0.356 | 55.56% | 0.435 | 60.14% | -0.079 | -4.58% |
DRAWING 4 WALKS OR MORE IN A GAME | |||||||||
AL Rank | Team | W | L | Win % | Freq% | AL Win % | AL Freq% | ±AL Win% | ±AL Freq |
1 | Twins | 57 | 16 | 0.781 | 45.06% | 0.606 | 39.86% | 0.175 | 5.20% |
2 | Tigers | 47 | 22 | 0.681 | 42.59% | 0.606 | 39.86% | 0.075 | 2.73% |
3 | Angels | 31 | 15 | 0.674 | 28.40% | 0.606 | 39.86% | 0.068 | -11.46% |
4 | Athletics | 42 | 24 | 0.636 | 40.74% | 0.606 | 39.86% | 0.030 | 0.88% |
5 | Rangers | 42 | 24 | 0.636 | 39.51% | 0.606 | 39.86% | 0.030 | -0.35% |
6 | Blue Jays | 36 | 21 | 0.632 | 35.19% | 0.606 | 39.86% | 0.025 | -4.67% |
7 | Yankees | 56 | 34 | 0.622 | 55.56% | 0.606 | 39.86% | 0.016 | 15.70% |
8 | Red Sox | 45 | 28 | 0.616 | 45.06% | 0.606 | 39.86% | 0.010 | 5.20% |
9 | Rays | 55 | 37 | 0.598 | 56.79% | 0.606 | 39.86% | -0.008 | 16.93% |
10 | White Sox | 26 | 23 | 0.531 | 30.25% | 0.606 | 39.86% | -0.076 | -9.61% |
11 | Indians | 37 | 35 | 0.514 | 44.44% | 0.606 | 39.86% | -0.092 | 4.58% |
12 | Royals | 28 | 28 | 0.500 | 34.57% | 0.606 | 39.86% | -0.106 | -5.29% |
13 | Orioles | 21 | 21 | 0.500 | 25.93% | 0.606 | 39.86% | -0.106 | -13.93% |
14 | Mariners | 21 | 34 | 0.382 | 33.95% | 0.606 | 39.86% | -0.224 | -5.91% |
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