Here are the 2011 leaders for most games with at least 0.10 WPA in team losses:
Rk | Player | Year | #Matching | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Carlos Lee | 2011 | 21 | Ind. Games |
2 | Matt Kemp | 2011 | 18 | Ind. Games |
3 | Joey Votto | 2011 | 17 | Ind. Games |
4 | Alex Gordon | 2011 | 15 | Ind. Games |
5 | Aramis Ramirez | 2011 | 14 | Ind. Games |
6 | Adam Jones | 2011 | 14 | Ind. Games |
7 | Matt Holliday | 2011 | 14 | Ind. Games |
8 | Miguel Cabrera | 2011 | 14 | Ind. Games |
9 | Jose Bautista | 2011 | 14 | Ind. Games |
It’s not a surprise to see Carlos Lee up there. He had a nice season for a lousy team, meaning plenty of losses in which to accumulate those 21 games, plus not a lot of other great hitters on the team, meaning more chances to pick up RBI.
Similarly Adam Jones, Alex Gordon, and Aramis Ramirez had good seasons for bad teams.
While we’re at it, let’s look at the flip side. Here are the players in 2011 with the most games at or below -0.10 WPA in team wins:
Rk | Player | Year | #Matching | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dan Uggla | 2011 | 12 | Ind. Games |
2 | Drew Stubbs | 2011 | 12 | Ind. Games |
3 | Adam Jones | 2011 | 12 | Ind. Games |
4 | Raul Ibanez | 2011 | 12 | Ind. Games |
5 | Starlin Castro | 2011 | 12 | Ind. Games |
Whoa…Adam Jones is on there too. Weird. Checking his average leverage index, he was at 1.04 in 2011, meaning that it was a bit easier for him to amass either a bunch of positive or negative WPA.
Uggla, Stubbs, and Ibanez all had pretty bad years for good teams.
If you’re curious, here are the single-season leaders for the 6-year period 2006-2011:
For 0.10 WPA in team losses:
Rk | Player | Year | #Matching | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Carlos Lee | 2011 | 21 | Ind. Games |
2 | Adrian Gonzalez | 2008 | 20 | Ind. Games |
3 | Miguel Cabrera | 2010 | 19 | Ind. Games |
4 | Carlos Pena | 2007 | 18 | Ind. Games |
5 | Matt Kemp | 2011 | 18 | Ind. Games |
6 | Jacque Jones | 2006 | 18 | Ind. Games |
7 | Garrett Atkins | 2006 | 18 | Ind. Games |
So Carlos Lee from last year has the most such games in a while.
And the -0.10 WPA in team wins:
Rk | Player | Year | #Matching | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Evan Longoria | 2008 | 19 | Ind. Games |
2 | Clint Barmes | 2009 | 16 | Ind. Games |
3 | Robinson Cano | 2009 | 15 | Ind. Games |
4 | Corey Hart | 2008 | 14 | Ind. Games |
5 | Yunel Escobar | 2010 | 13 | Ind. Games |