Dan Wilson

Decision cost by category

Record

49-52

wins-losses

Games

113

with decision data

Lineup

2.64 R 0.03 R/G

Bunts

1.06 R 0.01 R/G

IBBs

2.05 R 0.02 R/G

Relievers

25.91 R 0.25 R/G

Season to date · categories cover different scopes and aren't summed into a total — reliever selection is high-leverage spots only; the Relievers leaderboard shows a rolling 30-day window.

Cost by category

Seattle Mariners cost themselves 2.64 R from lineup decisions, 25.91 R from high-leverage reliever selection, 1.06 R from bunts, 2.05 R from intentional walks.

LINEUP DECISIONS · 2.64 R RELIEVER SELECTION · 25.91 R BUNTS · 1.06 R INTENTIONAL WALKS · 2.05 R

Season to date · shown per category, not summed — reliever selection is high-leverage spots only (the Relievers board uses a rolling 30-day window).

How this compares — league ranking

Lineup decisions

Dan Wilson ranks 14th of 30 managers in MLB.

1 Dave Roberts LAD 1.34 R
2 John Schneider TOR 1.60 R
3 Craig Stammen SD 1.73 R
…
14 Dan Wilson SEA 2.64 R
…
28 Carlos Mendoza NYM 4.24 R
29 Joe Espada HOU 4.57 R
30 Will Venable CWS 4.91 R

Bunt decisions

Dan Wilson ranks 7th of 30 managers in MLB.

1 Aaron Boone NYY 0.28 R
2 Don Kelly PIT 0.56 R
3 Craig Counsell CHC 0.65 R
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7 Dan Wilson SEA 1.06 R
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28 Kevin Cash TB 3.63 R
29 Torey Lovullo AZ 3.64 R
30 Pat Murphy MIL 3.77 R

Intentional walks

Dan Wilson ranks 15th of 30 managers in MLB.

1 Joe Espada HOU 0.49 R
2 Clayton McCullough MIA 0.88 R
3 Chad Tracy BOS 0.68 R
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15 Dan Wilson SEA 2.05 R
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28 Kurt Suzuki LAA 3.96 R
29 Dave Roberts LAD 3.95 R
30 Pat Murphy MIL 4.78 R

Game-by-game breakdown

Last 7 in tenure · Δ R/G

Aug 2 vs MIN W Taj Bradley 7-6 +0.63

⚐ Pulled too late cost ~0.63 R

Aug 1 vs MIN W Connor Prielipp 4-3 +0.85 Jul 31 vs MIN L Zebby Matthews 3-5 +1.98

⚐ Lineup mishaps cost ~1.94 R

Jul 30 @ LAD L Roki Sasaki 2-6 +3.65

⚐ Lineup mishaps cost ~2.50 R

Jul 29 @ LAD L Eric Lauer 2-4 +2.59

⚐ Lineup mishaps cost ~2.15 R

Jul 28 @ LAD W Justin Wrobleski 7-6 +2.11

⚐ Pulled too late cost ~1.77 R

Jul 27 @ TEX L Kumar Rocker 3-7 +1.71

⚐ Lineup mishaps cost ~1.09 R

Most costly decisions

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JUL 30 · @ LAD +3.65 R/G

Lineup mishaps cost ~2.50 R

vs Roki Sasaki · L 2-6

JUL 29 · @ LAD +2.59 R/G

Lineup mishaps cost ~2.15 R

vs Eric Lauer · L 2-4

JUL 28 · @ LAD +2.11 R/G

Pulled too late cost ~1.77 R

vs Justin Wrobleski · W 7-6

JUL 31 · vs MIN +1.98 R/G

Lineup mishaps cost ~1.94 R

vs Zebby Matthews · L 3-5

Tenure summary

Dan Wilson manages the Seattle Mariners, with their current tenure beginning March 26, 2026.

Through 113 games of decision data, their tactical decisions cost the team an estimated 5.75 R across lineup construction, bunt strategy, and intentional walks. Lineup decisions accounted for 2.64 R of that — the largest single category.

The team's 49-52 record places them 3 games under .500. Wilson has called 9 sacrifice bunts (1.06 R in expected runs). Intentional walks have been issued 11 times for an expected cost of 2.05 R.

Deep analytical views

The overview above is the SEO surface. Each link below opens the interactive analyzer for that decision type — sortable lists, per-game breakdowns, and the underlying numbers.

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How this is calculated

Stats reflect only Dan Wilson's tenure as Mariners manager — events from before the start date or after the end date are excluded. Lineup cost is the difference between an optimized batting order and the one actually used, summed across regular-season games. Bunt and intentional-walk costs come from per-decision run-expectancy deltas. Pitching cost is the sum of pull-timing and reliever-selection runs lost. Costs are shown as a season total and a per-game rate (R/G); rankings compare this tenure's per-game rate against the league-wide distribution of current and recent manager tenures. RunsLeft does not assign letter grades — the costs and rankings are descriptive analytics.

Read the full methodology. Career managing history coming in v2 with Lahman integration.