Dodgers 2014 season in thirds: The first 54 games

Wednesday's loss to the Reds marked the end of exactly one-third of the Dodgers' season. A win would have put them on pace for 90 wins, but it didn't happen. Here is a look back at the first 54 games of each of the last six seasons:

Here are the numbers for each individual player, starting with the catchers: Two trips to the disabled list, one for knee surgery and another for a sprained ankle from a no-hitter celebration, meant starter A.J. Ellis started less than a quarter of the games.

Now the infielders. Scott Van Slyke did make two starts at first base, but his 11 starts and 17 games in the outfield shift him to the next section.

Now to the outfield, where Yasiel Puig has asserted himself as the alpha dog of the bunch. The playing time has been split rather evenly between Matt Kemp (35 outfield starts), Carl Crawford (35 starts) and Andre Ethier (34 starts). Utility man Chone Figgins did play in left field for two outs, but the rest of his nearly 46 innings in the field came on dirt so he's listed with the infielders above.

Now, the pitching:

Despite ace Clayton Kershaw missing five starts, the starters as a whole did quite well, with Zack Greinke pitching like an ace and back-end veterans Dan Haren and Josh Beckett proving quite durable.

The bullpen has been quite bad at times, and while workhorses Kenley Jansen and J.P. Howell are still on pace for roughly 80 games each their usage of late has been more measured.