We’ve updated (and made some corrections) for our analysis of man games lost for the MLB teams to the end of all games scheduled on August 24, 2013. Our analysis is different from the data directly reported by the teams themselves when they’re reporting on man games lost to injury. In our analysis the numbers aren’t as important as the ranking of the team with relation to the numbers.
We’re reporting on actual man games lost to anything, including players who are on the roster and don’t play for any reason (injured, illness, personal reasons, suspension, etc.). If the player is on the roster and doesn’t play in a game, we count that as one man game lost for the team. In the end, all teams have multiple players (i.e pitching roster, other extra roster players) who never make it into the game. The impact on our calculations is negligible as all teams have full pitching rosters and extra bodies that don’t play every game. Also, to remain objective we count a player’s missed games against his current team even if he missed a number of games while on a previous team.
TABLE OF TEAM MAN GAMES LOST TO ANYTHING| Team | Rank | Team MGL | Roster MGL | Non-Roster MGL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego | 1 | 1617 | 884 | 733 |
| Cincinnati | 2 | 1503 | 1179 | 324 |
| LA Dodgers | 3 | 1474 | 1000 | 474 |
| Baltimore | 4 | 1397 | 1045 | 352 |
| NY Yankees | 5 | 1379 | 727 | 652 |
| Atlanta | 6 | 1337 | 859 | 478 |
| Pittsburgh | 7 | 1324 | 902 | 422 |
| Philadelphia | 8 | 1249 | 757 | 492 |
| Miami | 9 | 1238 | 801 | 437 |
| Arizona | 10 | 1237 | 923 | 314 |
| St. Louis | 11 | 1196 | 808 | 388 |
| Kansas City | 12 | 1185 | 1034 | 151 |
| San Francisco | 13 | 1183 | 685 | 498 |
| Colorado | 14 | 1152 | 869 | 283 |
| Washington | 15 | 1099 | 888 | 211 |
| Milwaukee | 16 | 1094 | 878 | 216 |
| Boston | 17 | 1084 | 941 | 143 |
| Oakland | 18 | 1073 | 710 | 363 |
| Texas | 19 | 1058 | 785 | 273 |
| Chicago Cubs | 20 | 1032 | 679 | 353 |
| Minnesota | 21 | 1016 | 712 | 304 |
| Tampa Bay | 22 | 984 | 756 | 228 |
| Chicago WSox | 23 | 983 | 729 | 254 |
| Toronto | 24 | 945 | 599 | 346 |
| NY Mets | 25 | 931 | 582 | 349 |
| Cleveland | 26 | 921 | 631 | 290 |
| Houston | 27 | 872 | 537 | 335 |
| Seattle | 28 | 853 | 701 | 152 |
| Detroit | 29 | 844 | 754 | 90 |
| LA Angels | 30 | 677 | 616 | 61 |
TEAM MGL = Total team Man Games Lost
ROSTER MGL = Total Man Games Lost for all players who are currently on the team’s active roster.
NON-ROSTER MGL = Total Man Games Lost for all players who are currently not on the team’s active roster
