2001 Season Review -- 2001 St. Louis Cardinals
February 19, 2002
This article takes a look at how the 2001 St. Louis Cardinals performed
relative to pre-season expectations. For links to the reviews for the
other teams, more information on our projection system, the projections
for 2001, definitions of key terms and statistics, and how the new strike
zone affected the stats in 2001, visit the following pages:
2001 Team Reviews
Diamond Mind projection system
Projecting the 2001 Season (March
22, 2001)
Key terms and statisitics
Effect of the new strike zone
Capsule Summary
Projected Actual
Runs for 781 814
Runs allowed 711 684
Run Margin 70 130
Wins 89 93
Pythagorean wins 88 95
Placement 1st 1st (tie)
Position Players
Mike Matheny, c , bats right, age 30
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected StL 477 117 22 1 8 47 50 5 33 6 106 0 0 .245 .299 .346 .645 49
Prorated StL 385 94 18 1 6 38 40 4 27 5 86 0 0 39
Actual StL 381 83 12 0 7 40 42 4 28 5 76 0 1 .218 .276 .304 .581 31
Eli Marrero, c /lf/rf/1b, bats right, age 27
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected StL 67 14 3 0 2 9 8 1 6 1 11 2 0 .209 .280 .343 .623 7
Prorated StL 200 42 9 0 6 27 24 3 18 3 33 6 0 20
Actual StL 203 54 11 3 6 37 23 0 15 2 36 6 3 .266 .312 .438 .751 27
Keith McDonald, c , bats right, age 28
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected StL 66 16 3 0 1 7 7 1 6 0 13 0 0 .242 .311 .333 .644 7
Prorated StL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Actual StL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0
Mark McGwire, 1b, bats right, age 37
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected StL 503 142 19 1 65 124 144 7 146 23 150 0 0 .282 .447 .712 1.159 169
Prorated StL 277 78 10 1 36 68 79 4 81 13 83 0 0 94
Actual StL 299 56 4 0 29 48 64 3 56 3 118 0 0 .187 .316 .492 .808 49
Bobby Bonilla, 1b/rf, bats switch, age 38
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected StL 64 14 3 0 2 6 8 0 10 1 12 0 0 .219 .320 .359 .679 8
Prorated StL 169 37 8 0 5 16 21 0 26 3 32 0 0 20
Actual StL 174 37 7 0 5 17 21 1 23 3 53 1 1 .213 .308 .339 .647 18
Larry Sutton, 1b, bats left, age 31
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected StL 63 14 3 0 2 9 9 0 11 1 10 1 0 .222 .333 .365 .698 8
Prorated StL 37 8 2 0 1 5 5 0 6 1 6 1 0 5
Actual StL 42 5 1 0 1 3 3 0 1 0 10 0 0 .119 .140 .214 .354 1
Fernando Vina, 2b, bats left, age 32
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected StL 604 179 31 6 7 95 42 30 51 0 40 15 10 .296 .378 .402 .781 97
Prorated StL 602 178 31 6 7 95 42 30 51 0 40 15 10 97
Actual StL 631 191 30 8 9 95 56 22 32 3 35 17 7 .303 .357 .418 .775 97
Albert Pujols, 3b/1b/rf/lf, bats right, age 21
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected StL 191 47 13 1 6 23 29 1 12 0 22 0 1 .246 .293 .419 .712 23
Prorated StL 630 155 43 3 20 76 96 3 40 0 73 0 3 75
Actual StL 590 194 47 4 37 112 130 9 69 6 93 1 3 .329 .403 .610 1.013 141
Placido Polanco, 3b/ss/2b, bats right, age 25
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected StL 265 76 10 3 2 36 27 1 14 0 22 3 3 .287 .323 .370 .693 30
Prorated StL 563 162 21 6 4 77 57 2 30 0 47 6 6 64
Actual StL 564 173 26 4 3 87 38 6 25 0 43 12 3 .307 .342 .383 .725 70
Craig Paquette, 3b/lf/rf/1b, bats right, age 32
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected StL 442 107 24 2 19 53 68 2 24 1 91 5 2 .242 .280 .434 .714 53
Prorated StL 344 83 19 2 15 41 53 2 19 1 71 4 2 41
Actual StL 340 96 17 0 15 47 64 5 18 1 67 3 1 .282 .326 .465 .791 49
Edgar Renteria, ss, bats right, age 25
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected StL 625 173 34 2 15 103 74 2 65 2 86 32 15 .277 .343 .410 .752 87
Prorated StL 485 134 26 2 12 80 57 2 50 2 67 25 12 68
Actual StL 493 128 19 3 10 54 57 3 39 4 73 17 4 .260 .314 .371 .685 57
Ray Lankford, lf, bats left, age 34
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected StL 420 113 23 2 23 75 69 3 64 2 132 10 6 .269 .367 .498 .864 80
Prorated StL 269 72 15 1 15 48 44 2 41 1 84 6 4 51
Actual StL 264 62 18 3 15 38 39 2 44 8 105 4 2 .235 .345 .496 .841 47
Prorated SD 124 33 7 1 7 22 20 1 19 1 39 3 2 24
Actual SD 125 36 10 1 4 20 19 2 18 1 40 6 0 .288 .386 .480 .866 25
Prorated Tot 393 106 22 2 22 70 65 3 60 2 123 9 6 75
Actual Tot 389 98 28 4 19 58 58 4 62 9 145 10 2 .252 .358 .491 .849 72
Kerry Robinson, lf/cf/rf, bats left, age 27
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected StL 69 18 2 1 0 10 5 0 5 0 7 6 2 .261 .311 .319 .630 7
Prorated StL 190 50 6 3 0 28 14 0 14 0 19 17 6 20
Actual StL 186 53 6 1 1 34 15 2 12 0 20 11 2 .285 .330 .344 .674 24
Miguel Cairo, lf/2b, bats right, age 27
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected ChN 67 18 3 0 0 8 6 1 5 0 6 4 1 .269 .324 .313 .638 8
Prorated ChN 131 35 6 0 0 16 12 2 10 0 12 8 2 15
Actual ChN 123 35 3 1 2 20 9 0 16 1 21 2 1 .285 .364 .374 .738 18
Prorated StL 31 8 1 0 0 4 3 0 2 0 3 2 0 3
Actual StL 33 11 5 0 1 5 7 0 2 0 2 0 0 .333 .371 .576 .947 7
Prorated Tot 163 44 7 0 0 19 15 2 12 0 15 10 2 18
Actual Tot 156 46 8 1 3 25 16 0 18 1 23 2 1 .295 .366 .417 .782 24
Stubby Clapp, lf, bats left, age 28
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected StL 63 15 3 1 1 10 6 1 9 0 12 1 1 .238 .338 .365 .703 8
Prorated StL 22 5 1 0 0 3 2 0 3 0 4 0 0 2
Actual StL 25 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 7 0 0 .200 .231 .280 .511 2
Jim Edmonds, cf, bats left, age 31
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected StL 551 158 32 0 35 120 97 4 92 3 145 10 4 .287 .390 .535 .925 121
Prorated StL 513 147 30 0 33 112 90 4 86 3 135 9 4 114
Actual StL 500 152 38 1 30 95 110 4 93 12 136 5 5 .304 .410 .564 .974 121
Luis Saturria, cf, bats right, age 24
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected StL 69 15 3 1 2 9 8 1 4 0 18 2 1 .217 .267 .377 .643 7
Prorated StL 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Actual StL 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .200 .200 .400 .600 1
J.D. Drew, rf/cf, bats left, age 25
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected StL 495 137 22 5 21 92 67 8 76 3 110 22 9 .277 .380 .469 .849 95
Prorated StL 374 104 17 4 16 70 51 6 57 2 83 17 7 72
Actual StL 375 121 18 5 27 80 73 4 57 4 75 13 3 .323 .414 .613 1.027 100
John Mabry, rf, bats left, age 30
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected StL 97 23 5 0 3 13 13 1 9 1 25 0 0 .237 .308 .381 .690 11
Prorated StL 6 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1
Actual StL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0
Prorated Flo 151 36 8 0 5 20 20 2 14 2 39 0 0 18
Actual Flo 147 32 7 0 6 14 20 5 13 1 44 1 0 .218 .299 .388 .687 17
Prorated Tot 158 37 8 0 5 21 21 2 15 2 41 0 0 19
Actual Tot 154 32 7 0 6 14 20 5 13 1 46 1 0 .208 .287 .370 .657 16
Bill Ortega, of, bats right, age 25
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected StL 68 19 3 1 2 9 10 1 5 1 9 0 0 .279 .333 .441 .775 10
Prorated StL 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Actual StL 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 0
Pitchers
Darryl Kile, starter, throws right, age 32
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected StL 4.30 32 32 13 10 0 209 201 29 77 156 .253 .754
Prorated StL 34 34 14 11 0 223 214 31 82 166
Actual StL 3.09 34 34 16 11 0 227 228 22 65 179 .265 .717
Matt Morris, starter, throws right, age 26
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected StL 4.02 26 26 9 7 0 155 164 13 59 105 .274 .757
Prorated StL 35 35 12 9 0 208 221 17 79 141
Actual StL 3.16 34 34 22 8 0 216 218 13 54 185 .265 .690
Dustin Hermanson, starter, throws right, age 28
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected StL 4.54 32 32 12 12 0 206 217 26 75 125 .272 .772
Prorated StL 30 30 11 11 0 191 201 24 69 116
Actual StL 4.45 33 33 14 13 0 192 195 34 73 123 .264 .816
Andy Benes, starter/reliever, throws right, age 33
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected StL 5.20 32 32 10 12 0 189 199 34 79 146 .271 .822
Prorated StL 19 19 6 7 0 113 120 20 47 88
Actual StL 7.38 27 19 7 7 0 107 122 30 61 78 .286 .944
Bud Smith, starter/reliever, throws left, age 21
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected StL 4.42 13 0 1 1 0 18 18 3 6 14 .257 .769
Prorated StL 59 0 5 5 0 83 81 14 27 63
Actual StL 3.83 16 14 6 3 0 85 79 12 24 59 .250 .725
Woody Williams, starter, throws right, age 34
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected SD 4.25 32 32 13 13 0 226 216 36 77 159 .251 .753
Prorated SD 21 21 9 9 0 149 142 24 51 105
Actual SD 4.97 23 23 8 8 0 145 170 28 37 102 .296 .852
Prorated StL 10 10 4 4 0 68 65 11 23 48
Actual StL 2.28 11 11 7 1 0 75 54 7 19 52 .205 .609
Prorated Tot 31 31 12 12 0 217 207 35 74 153
Actual Tot 4.05 34 34 15 9 0 220 224 35 56 154 .268 .776
Rick Ankiel, starter, throws left, age 21
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected StL 3.41 27 27 12 5 0 153 119 17 77 178 .215 .668
Prorated StL 5 5 2 1 0 29 23 3 15 34
Actual StL 7.13 6 6 1 2 0 24 25 7 25 27 .275 1.006
Mike Matthews, reliever/starter, throws left, age 27
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected StL 6.52 53 0 2 4 0 50 59 8 34 34 .291 .806
Prorated StL 82 0 3 6 0 76 91 12 52 52
Actual StL 3.24 51 10 3 4 1 89 74 11 33 72 .227 .688
Mike Timlin, reliever, throws right, age 35
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected StL 3.67 70 0 5 7 2 98 93 12 39 79 .253 .733
Prorated StL 51 0 4 5 1 72 68 9 29 58
Actual StL 4.09 67 0 4 5 3 73 78 6 19 47 .277 .728
Steve Kline, reliever, throws left, age 28
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected StL 3.72 40 0 4 2 0 56 53 6 23 49 .252 .729
Prorated StL 51 0 5 3 0 70 67 8 29 62
Actual StL 1.80 89 0 3 3 9 75 53 3 29 54 .203 .583
Gene Stechschulte, reliever, throws right, age 27
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected StL 4.76 11 0 1 1 0 17 17 3 10 12 .266 .853
Prorated StL 43 0 4 4 0 66 66 12 39 47
Actual StL 3.86 67 0 1 5 6 70 71 10 30 51 .273 .807
Dave Veres, reliever, throws right, age 34
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected StL 3.28 70 0 4 5 30 74 68 8 28 69 .245 .701
Prorated StL 62 0 4 4 27 66 60 7 25 61
Actual StL 3.70 71 0 3 2 15 66 57 12 28 61 .232 .745
Mike James, reliever, throws right, age 33
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected StL 3.93 53 0 4 2 0 55 49 9 26 43 .240 .751
Prorated StL 38 0 3 1 0 40 35 7 19 31
Actual StL 5.21 40 0 1 2 0 38 43 5 17 26 .293 .886
Luther Hackman, reliever, throws right, age 26
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected StL 6.35 9 0 1 1 0 17 22 3 9 11 .319 .936
Prorated StL 17 0 2 2 0 31 40 6 17 20
Actual StL 4.29 35 0 1 2 1 36 28 7 14 24 .212 .752
Jason Christiansen, reliever, throws left, age 31
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected StL 2.81 70 0 6 2 1 74 60 4 36 76 .223 .642
Prorated StL 18 0 2 1 0 19 16 1 9 20
Actual StL 4.66 30 0 1 1 3 19 15 4 10 19 .211 .722
Prorated SF 15 0 1 0 0 15 13 1 8 16
Actual SF 1.59 25 0 1 0 0 17 14 1 5 12 .241 .603
Prorated Tot 33 0 3 1 0 35 28 2 17 36
Actual Tot 3.22 55 0 2 1 3 36 29 5 15 31 .225 .668
Alan Benes, reliever/starter, throws right, age 29
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected StL 6.23 30 0 2 3 0 48 59 9 26 27 .306 .900
Prorated StL 9 0 1 1 0 14 18 3 8 8
Actual StL 7.36 9 1 2 0 0 15 14 5 12 10 .250 .936
T.J. Mathews, reliever, throws right, age 31
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected Oak 4.26 23 0 2 1 0 32 34 5 11 23 .274 .795
Prorated Oak 18 0 2 1 0 25 27 4 9 18
Actual Oak 5.09 20 0 0 1 1 23 28 2 11 19 .295 .800
Prorated StL 9 0 1 0 0 13 14 2 4 9
Actual StL 3.07 10 0 1 0 0 15 11 2 1 10 .204 .603
Prorated Tot 27 0 2 1 0 38 40 6 13 27
Actual Tot 4.30 30 0 1 1 1 38 39 4 12 29 .262 .731
Chad Hutchinson, reliever, throws right, age 24
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected StL 6.48 34 4 3 5 0 58 64 6 47 59 .275 .757
Prorated StL 3 0 0 0 0 6 6 1 4 6
Actual StL 24.75 3 0 0 0 0 4 9 3 6 2 .450 1.693
Jason Karnuth, reliever, throws right, age 25
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected StL 7.16 13 0 1 1 0 16 22 3 8 6 .328 .955
Prorated StL 4 0 0 0 0 5 7 1 2 2
Actual StL 1.80 4 0 0 0 0 5 6 1 4 1 .316 1.037
Jeff Tabaka, reliever, throws left, age 37
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected StL 5.34 23 0 1 2 0 30 34 5 14 25 .286 .847
Prorated StL 3 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 2 3
Actual StL 7.36 8 0 0 0 0 4 6 1 1 3 .375 .974
Projections and text: Copyright © 2002. Diamond
Mind, Inc. All rights reserved.
Actual 2001 statistics: Copyright © 2001. STATS, Inc. All rights
reserved.
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