1957 National League Stats

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1957 National League Standings

1957 American League <<1956 National League 1958 National League>>
RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Milwaukee Braves95-59 (0.617)-77261393-61 (0.604)103-51 (0.669)2,215,40458.133.48.016.6
2St. Louis Cardinals87-67 (0.565)8.073766684-70 (0.546)85-69 (0.552)1,183,57540.218.54.017.8
3Brooklyn Dodgers84-70 (0.545)11.069059188-66 (0.570)81-73 (0.526)1,028,25835.711.70.323.7
4Cincinnati Redlegs80-74 (0.519)15.074778174-80 (0.480)74-80 (0.481)1,070,85029.324.50.93.8
5Philadelphia Phillies77-77 (0.500)18.062365673-81 (0.476)71-83 (0.461)1,146,23025.413.0-2.715.0
6New York Giants69-85 (0.448)26.064370171-83 (0.461)72-82 (0.468)653,92326.910.45.810.7
7Pittsburgh Pirates62-92 (0.403)33.058669665-89 (0.422)71-83 (0.461)850,73226.110.13.512.5
7Chicago Cubs62-92 (0.403)33.062872267-87 (0.437)58-96 (0.377)670,62913.25.80.27.2

Batting WAR Leaders

Rank Player Name Team Pos Age Batting WAR Shark WAR G PA H 2B 3B HR BB SB CS wRC OBP SLG
1 Willie Mays NY1 CF 26 9.5 9.9 152 668 195 26 20 35 76 38 19 131.777 0.407 0.626
2 Hank Aaron ML1 RF 23 9.0 9.3 151 675 198 27 6 44 57 1 1 122.307 0.378 0.600
3 Stan Musial SLN 1B 36 8.3 8.7 134 579 176 38 3 29 66 1 1 115.353 0.422 0.612
4 Eddie Mathews ML1 3B 25 7.8 8.6 148 666 167 28 9 32 90 3 1 111.049 0.387 0.540
5 Ernie Banks CHN SS 26 7.0 5.6 156 674 169 34 6 43 70 8 4 112.159 0.360 0.579
6 Frank Robinson CIN LF 21 6.4 7.7 150 677 197 29 5 29 44 10 2 107.660 0.377 0.529
7 Duke Snider BRO CF 30 6.1 5.5 139 592 139 25 7 40 77 3 4 101.356 0.368 0.587
8 Ed Bouchee PHI 1B 24 6.1 7.7 154 675 168 35 8 17 84 1 0 102.295 0.394 0.470
9 Gil Hodges BRO 1B 33 5.2 4.4 150 654 173 28 7 27 63 5 3 97.604 0.366 0.511
10 Wally Moon SLN LF 27 4.6 4.3 142 586 152 28 5 24 62 5 6 87.363 0.367 0.508
11 Don Hoak CIN 3B 29 4.2 4.7 149 616 155 39 2 19 74 8 15 91.045 0.381 0.482
12 Red Schoendienst 2 teams 2B 34 4.2 5.5 150 694 200 31 8 15 33 4 4 85.179 0.340 0.451
13 Dale Long 2 teams 1B 31 4.1 5.7 130 482 125 20 0 21 56 1 1 72.870 0.378 0.496
14 Richie Ashburn PHI CF 30 3.6 5.2 156 729 186 26 8 0 94 13 10 87.974 0.390 0.364
15 Joe Cunningham SLN 1B 25 3.5 3.5 122 329 83 15 0 9 56 3 3 56.101 0.439 0.479
16 Frank Thomas PIT 1B 28 3.4 3.4 151 658 172 30 1 23 44 3 1 79.651 0.335 0.460
17 Wes Covington ML1 LF 25 3.4 3.3 96 371 93 4 8 21 29 4 1 52.886 0.339 0.537
18 Ed Bailey CIN C 26 3.3 2.8 122 472 102 15 2 20 73 5 3 66.925 0.377 0.463
19 Walt Moryn CHN RF 31 3.3 3.3 149 624 164 33 0 19 50 0 2 78.535 0.348 0.447
20 Bob Skinner PIT LF 25 3.3 3.5 126 431 118 12 6 13 38 10 4 60.155 0.370 0.468
21 Hank Sauer NY1 LF 40 3.2 2.7 127 429 98 14 1 26 49 1 0 60.488 0.343 0.508
22 Del Ennis SLN LF 32 3.1 2.2 136 537 140 24 3 24 37 1 3 70.052 0.332 0.494
23 Bob Hazle ML1 RF 26 2.9 2.6 41 155 54 12 0 7 18 1 3 35.947 0.477 0.649
24 Johnny Temple CIN 2B 29 2.9 2.3 145 677 158 24 4 0 94 19 5 75.405 0.387 0.341
25 Dick Groat PIT SS 26 2.9 3.9 125 551 158 30 5 7 27 0 1 65.286 0.350 0.437
26 George Crowe CIN 1B 36 2.7 1.8 133 532 134 20 1 31 32 1 1 67.789 0.314 0.504
27 Carl Furillo BRO RF 35 2.5 2.1 119 440 121 17 4 12 29 0 2 57.471 0.358 0.461
28 Charlie Neal BRO SS 26 2.3 1.9 128 514 121 13 7 12 53 11 4 61.122 0.356 0.411
29 Joe Adcock ML1 1B 29 2.3 2.0 65 231 60 13 2 12 20 0 0 35.343 0.351 0.541
30 Harry Anderson PHI LF 25 2.2 2.6 118 451 107 15 4 17 36 2 3 53.701 0.333 0.453
31 Johnny Logan ML1 SS 31 2.1 4.5 129 541 135 19 7 10 31 5 0 52.860 0.319 0.401
32 Gino Cimoli BRO LF 27 2.1 2.1 142 590 156 22 5 10 39 3 1 64.924 0.343 0.410
33 Smoky Burgess CIN C 30 2.1 1.8 90 232 58 14 1 14 24 0 0 37.036 0.353 0.566
34 Don Blasingame SLN 2B 25 2.0 4.3 154 728 176 25 7 8 71 21 9 73.435 0.343 0.368
35 Stan Lopata PHI C 31 2.0 1.7 116 450 92 18 2 18 56 2 2 51.645 0.331 0.433
36 Roy McMillan CIN SS 27 2.0 2.8 151 534 122 25 5 1 66 5 1 58.217 0.371 0.357
37 Sandy Amoros BRO LF 27 1.9 2.1 106 292 66 7 1 7 46 3 2 39.551 0.399 0.403
38 Frank Torre ML1 1B 25 1.9 1.8 129 411 99 19 5 5 29 0 0 43.081 0.339 0.393
39 Gus Bell CIN CF 28 1.7 1.6 121 555 149 20 3 13 30 0 1 60.140 0.332 0.420
40 Bill Bruton ML1 CF 31 1.6 1.7 79 332 85 16 9 5 19 11 4 35.417 0.317 0.438
41 Ken Boyer SLN CF 26 1.5 2.5 142 598 144 18 3 19 44 12 8 61.292 0.318 0.414
42 Hank Foiles PIT C 28 1.5 0.8 109 322 76 10 4 9 37 1 3 39.220 0.352 0.431
43 Rip Repulski PHI RF 28 1.5 1.7 134 548 134 23 4 20 19 7 1 52.984 0.290 0.436
44 Ray Jablonski NY1 3B 30 1.5 1.9 107 344 88 15 1 9 31 0 2 40.660 0.346 0.433
45 Dee Fondy 2 teams 1B 32 1.4 1.5 106 408 117 16 3 2 25 12 7 44.193 0.350 0.388
46 Bill Mazeroski PIT 2B 20 1.4 2.5 148 568 149 27 7 8 27 3 3 55.667 0.318 0.407
47 Del Crandall ML1 C 27 1.4 2.7 118 420 97 11 2 15 30 1 2 40.926 0.308 0.410
48 Danny O'Connell 2 teams 2B 28 1.3 3.4 143 612 140 27 4 8 52 9 3 55.874 0.320 0.364
49 Chuck Tanner 2 teams LF 28 1.3 1.2 117 424 108 19 2 9 28 0 2 44.581 0.325 0.408
50 Bob Thurman CIN LF 40 1.3 1.4 74 206 47 4 2 16 15 0 0 28.134 0.306 0.542

Pitching WAR Leaders

Rank Player Name Team Age Pitching WAR Shark WAR G GS IP W L CG SV R BB SO Pitch Runs Saved ERA WHIP SOper9
1 Warren Spahn ML1 36 7.1 6.2 39 35 271.00 21 11 18 3 94 78 111 60.38 2.69 1.18 3.69
2 Don Drysdale BRO 20 6.0 5.2 34 29 221.00 17 9 9 0 76 61 148 61.82 2.69 1.17 6.03
3 Johnny Podres BRO 24 5.3 4.8 31 27 196.00 12 9 10 3 64 44 109 55.21 2.66 1.08 5.01
4 Bob Friend PIT 26 5.2 4.5 40 38 277.00 14 18 17 0 121 68 143 43.95 3.38 1.23 4.65
5 Jack Sanford PHI 28 4.9 3.9 33 33 236.67 19 8 15 0 94 94 188 45.67 3.08 1.22 7.15
6 Bob Buhl ML1 28 4.9 3.7 34 31 216.67 18 7 14 0 77 121 117 41.45 2.74 1.44 4.86
7 Brooks Lawrence CIN 32 4.7 3.9 49 32 250.33 16 13 12 4 111 76 121 40.09 3.52 1.24 4.35
8 Larry Jackson SLN 26 4.5 3.8 41 22 210.33 15 9 6 1 84 57 96 38.96 3.47 1.20 4.11
9 Vern Law PIT 27 3.9 3.4 31 25 172.67 10 8 9 1 72 32 55 33.06 2.87 1.18 2.87
10 Moe Drabowsky CHN 21 3.6 3.0 36 33 239.67 13 15 12 0 103 94 170 37.02 3.53 1.29 6.38
11 Don Newcombe BRO 31 3.3 3.2 28 28 198.67 11 12 12 0 86 33 90 34.64 3.49 1.17 4.08
12 Sam Jones SLN 31 3.3 2.5 28 27 182.67 12 9 10 0 77 71 154 28.91 3.60 1.29 7.59
13 Curt Simmons PHI 28 3.2 3.0 32 29 212.00 12 11 9 0 92 50 92 29.57 3.44 1.25 3.91
14 Lindy McDaniel SLN 21 3.1 2.9 30 26 191.00 15 9 10 0 87 53 75 26.54 3.49 1.30 3.53
15 Ruben Gomez NY1 29 2.9 2.3 38 36 238.33 15 13 16 0 110 71 92 24.79 3.78 1.28 3.47
16 Johnny Antonelli NY1 27 2.9 2.5 40 30 212.33 12 18 8 0 98 67 114 24.70 3.77 1.39 4.83
17 Curt Barclay NY1 25 2.6 2.0 37 28 183.00 9 9 5 0 85 48 67 21.69 3.44 1.33 3.30
18 Dick Drott CHN 20 2.5 1.0 38 32 229.00 15 11 7 0 107 129 170 25.93 3.58 1.44 6.68
19 Robin Roberts PHI 30 2.2 1.4 39 32 249.67 10 22 14 2 122 43 128 20.05 4.07 1.16 4.61
20 Gene Conley ML1 26 2.1 1.8 35 18 148.00 9 9 6 1 63 64 61 18.09 3.16 1.33 3.71
21 Turk Farrell PHI 23 2.1 2.1 52 0 83.33 10 2 0 10 29 36 54 19.67 2.38 1.32 5.83
22 Vinegar Bend Mizell SLN 26 2.1 1.3 33 21 149.33 8 10 7 0 69 51 87 17.87 3.74 1.25 5.24
23 Lew Burdette ML1 30 2.1 1.3 37 33 256.67 17 9 14 0 117 59 78 17.41 3.72 1.24 2.74
24 Sal Maglie BRO 40 2.0 1.3 19 17 101.33 6 6 4 1 42 26 50 20.73 2.93 1.18 4.44
25 Ed Roebuck BRO 25 1.9 2.0 44 1 96.33 8 2 0 8 37 46 73 19.85 2.71 1.20 6.82
26 Marv Grissom NY1 39 1.9 1.8 55 0 82.67 4 4 0 14 36 23 51 15.71 2.61 1.17 5.55
27 Don Elston 2 teams 28 1.8 1.2 40 14 145.00 6 7 2 8 61 55 103 18.97 3.54 1.34 6.39
28 Don McMahon ML1 27 1.8 1.8 32 0 46.67 2 3 0 9 13 29 46 14.83 1.54 1.33 8.87
29 Von McDaniel SLN 18 1.7 1.0 17 13 86.67 7 5 4 0 37 31 45 15.02 3.22 1.18 4.67
30 Bob Purkey PIT 27 1.7 1.2 48 21 179.67 11 14 6 2 84 38 51 14.55 3.86 1.29 2.55
31 Roy Face PIT 29 1.7 1.4 59 1 93.67 4 6 0 10 41 24 53 14.49 3.07 1.29 5.09
32 Danny McDevitt BRO 24 1.6 1.2 22 17 119.00 7 4 5 0 55 72 90 16.96 3.25 1.49 6.81
33 Stu Miller NY1 29 1.6 0.8 38 13 124.00 7 9 0 1 53 45 60 13.69 3.63 1.25 4.35
34 Billy Muffett SLN 26 1.6 1.4 23 0 44.00 3 2 0 8 11 13 21 13.86 2.25 1.09 4.30
35 Harvey Haddix PHI 31 1.6 1.8 27 25 170.67 10 13 8 0 84 39 136 14.89 4.06 1.26 7.17
36 Bob Miller PHI 31 1.5 1.6 32 1 60.33 2 5 0 6 18 17 12 13.83 2.69 1.29 1.79
37 Clem Labine BRO 30 1.4 1.0 58 0 104.67 5 7 0 17 50 27 67 14.65 3.44 1.25 5.76
38 Jim Brosnan CHN 27 1.4 1.5 41 5 98.67 5 5 1 0 38 46 73 14.56 3.38 1.27 6.66
39 Ron Kline PIT 25 1.3 -0.2 40 31 205.00 9 16 11 0 107 61 88 10.87 4.04 1.34 3.86
40 Al Worthington NY1 28 1.1 0.4 55 12 157.67 8 11 1 4 75 56 90 9.29 4.22 1.24 5.14
41 Don Gross CIN 26 1.1 0.3 43 16 148.33 7 9 5 1 75 33 73 9.36 4.31 1.25 4.43
42 Sandy Koufax BRO 21 1.1 0.3 34 13 104.33 5 4 2 0 49 51 122 11.18 3.88 1.28 10.52
43 Bob Trowbridge ML1 27 1.1 0.5 32 16 126.00 7 5 3 1 57 52 75 9.14 3.64 1.35 5.36
44 Lloyd Merritt SLN 24 0.9 0.8 44 0 65.33 1 2 0 7 29 28 35 8.05 3.31 1.35 4.82
45 Carl Erskine BRO 30 0.9 0.4 15 7 66.00 5 3 1 0 27 20 26 9.10 3.55 1.24 3.55
46 Jim Hearn PHI 36 0.7 0.2 36 4 74.00 5 1 1 3 35 18 46 6.77 3.65 1.31 5.59
47 Bob Smith 2 teams 27 0.7 0.4 26 4 64.67 2 4 2 1 32 31 46 6.09 3.34 1.41 6.40
48 Turk Lown CHN 33 0.7 0.6 67 0 93.00 5 7 0 12 45 51 51 6.92 3.77 1.34 4.94
49 Jim Constable NY1 24 0.6 0.5 16 0 28.33 1 1 0 0 10 7 13 5.23 2.86 1.20 4.13
50 Red Swanson PIT 20 0.6 0.2 32 8 72.67 3 3 1 0 35 31 29 4.88 3.72 1.36 3.59

Fielding WAR Leaders

Player Name Team Age Fielding WAR G Inn PO A E DP Def Runs Saved
POS Rank
C 1 Roy Campanella BRO 35 1.6 100.0 830.7 618.0 51.0 5.0 5.0 13.464
2 Del Crandall ML1 27 1.4 102.0 845.7 414.0 59.0 6.0 11.0 14.476
3 Cal Neeman CHN 28 1.3 118.0 996.0 703.0 56.0 8.0 13.0 11.103
4 Carl Sawatski ML1 29 1.1 28.0 189.7 121.0 20.0 2.0 2.0 10.994
5 Valmy Thomas NY1 31 0.6 88.0 639.0 396.0 31.0 4.0 8.0 5.970
6 Hobie Landrith SLN 27 0.5 67.0 516.7 339.0 29.0 5.0 3.0 5.644
7 Danny Kravitz PIT 26 0.5 15.0 74.0 45.0 9.0 0.0 1.0 5.467
8 Hardy Peterson PIT 27 0.4 30.0 212.7 116.0 14.0 2.0 3.0 3.641
1B 1 Ed Bouchee PHI 24 1.7 154.0 1369.3 1182.0 125.0 16.0 93.0 15.432
2 Dale Long 2 teams 31 1.6 111.0 972.3 962.0 77.0 5.0 87.0 14.052
3 Bob Speake CHN 26 0.9 39.0 366.7 337.0 36.0 3.0 21.0 7.941
4 Whitey Lockman NY1 30 0.6 102.0 865.7 981.0 71.0 10.0 94.0 6.682
5 Stan Musial SLN 36 0.4 130.0 1110.3 1167.0 99.0 10.0 131.0 4.451
6 Frank Robinson CIN 21 0.3 24.0 170.3 151.0 25.0 2.0 16.0 2.826
7 Gail Harris NY1 25 0.2 61.0 484.0 502.0 37.0 8.0 53.0 1.892
8 Ed Mickelson CHN 30 0.1 2.0 17.0 21.0 3.0 0.0 3.0 0.948
2B 1 Don Blasingame SLN 25 2.3 154.0 1410.3 372.0 512.0 14.0 128.0 24.096
2 Red Schoendienst 2 teams 34 1.3 149.0 1329.3 379.0 448.0 12.0 113.0 13.728
3 Danny O'Connell 2 teams 28 1.2 116.0 996.7 284.0 339.0 12.0 93.0 12.724
4 Bill Mazeroski PIT 20 1.1 144.0 1238.3 308.0 443.0 17.0 96.0 11.364
5 Bobby Morgan 2 teams 31 0.5 117.0 951.3 221.0 343.0 14.0 58.0 3.827
6 Daryl Spencer NY1 28 0.3 36.0 301.0 80.0 112.0 5.0 23.0 3.417
7 Casey Wise CHN 24 0.2 31.0 214.7 62.0 80.0 9.0 18.0 1.962
8 Bobby Malkmus ML1 25 0.1 7.0 47.0 16.0 19.0 1.0 4.0 1.264
3B 1 Pee Wee Reese BRO 38 1.8 75.0 582.0 51.0 166.0 13.0 5.0 15.497
2 Danny O'Connell NY1 28 0.8 30.0 229.7 33.0 69.0 4.0 6.0 8.598
3 Ozzie Virgil NY1 25 0.8 62.0 394.7 27.0 111.0 11.0 10.0 8.058
4 Eddie Mathews ML1 25 0.8 147.0 1333.0 131.0 299.0 16.0 27.0 8.040
5 Ken Boyer SLN 26 0.6 41.0 348.7 41.0 93.0 13.0 7.0 5.694
6 Don Hoak CIN 29 0.5 149.0 1331.3 193.0 269.0 14.0 29.0 5.663
7 Ray Jablonski NY1 30 0.4 70.0 546.7 44.0 130.0 11.0 15.0 3.884
8 Ted Kazanski PHI 23 0.3 36.0 261.7 35.0 57.0 3.0 11.0 3.066
SS 1 Johnny Logan ML1 31 2.4 129.0 1146.0 263.0 440.0 29.0 94.0 24.479
2 Al Dark SLN 35 1.5 139.0 1203.7 276.0 419.0 25.0 105.0 16.000
3 Daryl Spencer NY1 28 1.3 110.0 957.7 213.0 342.0 29.0 95.0 13.845
4 Dick Groat PIT 26 1.0 123.0 1080.0 226.0 380.0 20.0 74.0 10.289
5 Roy McMillan CIN 27 0.8 151.0 1260.7 253.0 418.0 16.0 86.0 8.564
6 Gene Baker PIT 32 0.1 28.0 227.0 38.0 85.0 10.0 17.0 1.470
7 Pee Wee Reese BRO 38 0.1 23.0 188.0 46.0 62.0 6.0 16.0 1.035
8 Andre Rodgers NY1 22 0.1 20.0 165.0 40.0 56.0 5.0 14.0 1.111
LF 1 Frank Robinson CIN 21 0.8 106.0 903.0 245.0 9.0 4.0 2.0 8.515
2 Harry Anderson PHI 25 0.4 108.0 906.0 211.0 6.0 2.0 1.0 3.315
3 Sandy Amoros BRO 27 0.3 66.0 532.0 123.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 2.162
4 Joe Taylor CIN 31 0.2 19.0 146.3 43.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.748
5 Paul Smith PIT 26 0.2 16.0 77.7 27.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.735
6 Bob Skinner PIT 25 0.2 93.0 743.7 173.0 10.0 7.0 2.0 1.574
7 Chuck Tanner 2 teams 28 0.1 78.0 614.0 133.0 3.0 1.0 2.0 1.115
8 Whitey Lockman NY1 30 0.1 22.0 104.0 32.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 1.164
CF 1 Richie Ashburn PHI 30 1.6 154.0 1382.0 499.0 17.0 7.0 6.0 14.566
2 Bill Virdon PIT 26 0.5 141.0 1242.0 396.0 11.0 7.0 1.0 4.804
3 Ken Boyer SLN 26 0.4 105.0 885.7 279.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 4.338
4 Willie Mays NY1 26 0.4 150.0 1353.7 419.0 14.0 9.0 4.0 3.915
5 Jim Bolger CHN 25 0.4 31.0 273.7 98.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 3.040
6 Frank Robinson CIN 21 0.2 33.0 268.0 91.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.997
7 Bob Speake CHN 26 0.2 40.0 347.3 111.0 3.0 2.0 0.0 1.518
8 Bill Bruton ML1 31 0.1 79.0 689.7 208.0 5.0 4.0 2.0 1.228
RF 1 Roberto Clemente PIT 22 1.0 97.0 843.3 243.0 7.0 5.0 0.0 10.679
2 Wally Post CIN 27 0.8 126.0 1005.7 255.0 11.0 4.0 4.0 7.922
3 Hank Aaron ML1 23 0.2 84.0 745.0 165.0 6.0 3.0 0.0 2.466
4 Bobby Thomson NY1 33 0.2 20.0 160.0 45.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.832
5 Andy Pafko ML1 36 0.2 37.0 268.0 63.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.735
6 Rip Repulski PHI 28 0.1 91.0 774.7 179.0 4.0 8.0 1.0 1.256
7 Joe Cunningham SLN 25 0.1 47.0 344.0 78.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 1.136
8 Chuck Harmon 2 teams 33 0.1 8.0 25.0 11.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.954