1965 American League Stats

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1965 American League Standings

1965 National League <<1964 American League 1966 American League>>
RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Minnesota Twins102-60 (0.630)-774600100-62 (0.614)97-65 (0.599)1,463,25849.725.42.222.1
2Chicago White Sox95-67 (0.586)7.064755592-70 (0.570)100-62 (0.617)1,130,51953.021.86.424.8
3Baltimore Orioles94-68 (0.580)8.064157889-73 (0.547)91-71 (0.562)781,64943.716.33.823.5
4Detroit Tigers89-73 (0.549)13.068060290-72 (0.556)83-79 (0.512)1,029,64535.916.6-0.920.2
5Cleveland Indians87-75 (0.537)15.066361387-75 (0.536)87-75 (0.537)934,78639.921.2-1.620.2
6New York Yankees77-85 (0.475)25.061160482-80 (0.505)82-80 (0.506)1,213,55234.713.13.218.4
7California Angels75-87 (0.463)27.052756975-87 (0.465)79-83 (0.488)566,72731.49.83.218.4
8Washington Senators70-92 (0.432)32.059172166-96 (0.410)59-103 (0.364)560,08311.99.40.81.7
9Boston Red Sox62-100 (0.383)40.066979169-93 (0.424)71-91 (0.438)652,20123.421.9-1.02.5
10Kansas City Athletics59-103 (0.364)43.058575562-100 (0.385)59-103 (0.364)528,34411.412.01.2-1.8

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 Rocky Colavito CLE RF 31 6.7 6.7 162 695 170 25 2 26 93 1 1 102.543 0.383 0.468
2 Carl Yastrzemski BOS LF 25 6.5 6.5 133 571 154 45 3 20 70 7 6 96.920 0.395 0.536
3 Tony Oliva MIN RF 26 6.3 6.9 149 647 185 40 5 16 55 19 9 96.954 0.378 0.491
4 Leon Wagner CLE LF 31 6.2 5.1 144 583 152 18 1 28 60 12 2 87.863 0.369 0.495
5 Tom Tresh NYA CF 26 5.9 5.4 156 668 168 29 6 26 59 5 2 91.923 0.348 0.477
6 Curt Blefary BAL RF 21 5.7 6.0 144 561 120 23 4 22 88 4 2 82.311 0.381 0.470
7 Norm Cash DET 1B 31 5.7 6.7 142 553 124 23 1 30 77 6 6 86.037 0.371 0.512
8 Harmon Killebrew MIN 1B 29 5.1 4.1 113 479 108 16 1 25 72 0 0 75.853 0.384 0.501
9 Frank Howard WS2 LF 28 5.0 4.8 149 575 149 22 6 21 55 0 0 81.093 0.358 0.477
10 Al Kaline DET CF 30 5.0 4.5 125 474 112 18 2 18 72 6 0 71.537 0.388 0.471
11 Zoilo Versalles MIN SS 25 4.8 6.1 160 728 182 45 12 19 41 27 5 86.732 0.319 0.463
12 Tony Conigliaro BOS RF 20 4.8 5.4 138 586 140 21 5 32 51 4 2 83.472 0.338 0.512
13 Brooks Robinson BAL 3B 28 4.8 5.1 144 616 166 25 2 18 47 3 0 79.023 0.351 0.445
14 Lee Thomas BOS 1B 29 4.6 3.9 151 603 141 27 4 22 72 6 2 83.227 0.361 0.465
15 Don Buford CHA 2B 28 4.5 6.9 155 668 166 22 5 10 67 17 7 76.780 0.358 0.389
16 Willie Horton DET LF 22 4.4 4.7 143 572 140 20 2 29 48 5 9 78.963 0.340 0.490
17 Jimmie Hall MIN CF 27 4.2 3.9 148 580 149 25 4 20 51 14 7 76.532 0.347 0.464
18 Jim Fregosi CAL SS 23 4.2 5.7 161 683 167 19 7 15 54 13 5 74.805 0.337 0.407
19 Mickey Mantle NYA LF 33 4.2 4.2 122 435 92 12 1 19 73 4 1 62.488 0.379 0.452
20 Floyd Robinson CHA RF 29 4.2 4.3 156 671 153 15 6 14 76 4 1 75.089 0.352 0.385
21 Felix Mantilla BOS 2B 30 4.1 2.5 150 629 147 17 2 18 79 7 3 81.864 0.374 0.416
22 Fred Whitfield CLE 1B 27 4.0 5.0 132 492 137 23 1 26 16 2 2 66.545 0.316 0.513
23 Chuck Hinton CLE CF 31 3.7 3.3 133 493 110 17 6 18 53 17 3 60.728 0.336 0.448
24 Bob Allison MIN LF 30 3.6 4.1 135 519 102 14 5 23 73 10 2 65.466 0.342 0.445
25 Don Mincher MIN 1B 27 3.4 2.4 128 403 87 17 3 22 49 1 3 57.827 0.344 0.509
26 Boog Powell BAL 1B 23 3.4 3.7 144 556 117 20 2 17 71 1 1 65.171 0.347 0.407
27 Bill Skowron CHA 1B 34 3.2 1.6 146 605 153 24 3 18 32 1 3 65.722 0.316 0.424
28 John Romano CHA C 30 3.2 5.2 122 425 86 11 0 18 59 0 2 53.636 0.355 0.424
29 Albie Pearson CAL RF 30 3.1 3.2 122 421 100 17 2 4 51 12 1 48.242 0.370 0.369
30 Earl Battey MIN C 30 3.1 3.7 131 456 117 22 2 6 50 0 0 57.390 0.375 0.409
31 Ken McMullen WS2 3B 23 3.0 4.4 150 618 146 18 6 18 47 2 0 66.944 0.323 0.414
32 Ken Harrelson KC1 1B 23 2.9 3.3 150 556 115 17 3 23 66 9 7 64.939 0.329 0.429
33 Woodie Held WS2 LF 33 2.8 2.9 122 390 82 16 2 16 49 0 0 50.174 0.345 0.452
34 Don Demeter DET CF 30 2.8 2.8 122 424 108 16 4 16 23 4 2 52.374 0.325 0.463
35 Vic Davalillo CLE CF 25 2.8 3.5 142 550 152 19 1 5 35 26 7 56.771 0.344 0.372
36 Bert Campaneris KC1 SS 23 2.7 1.5 144 634 156 23 12 6 41 51 19 63.829 0.327 0.382
37 Lenny Green BOS CF 32 2.7 3.0 119 427 103 24 6 7 48 8 2 54.545 0.361 0.429
38 Danny Cater CHA LF 25 2.6 2.0 142 555 139 18 4 14 33 3 3 57.275 0.317 0.403
39 Clete Boyer NYA 3B 28 2.6 6.2 148 561 129 23 6 18 39 4 1 58.691 0.304 0.424
40 Dick McAuliffe DET SS 25 2.5 1.6 113 456 105 13 6 15 49 6 9 56.183 0.342 0.433
41 Don Wert DET 3B 26 2.5 3.5 162 697 159 22 2 12 73 5 6 71.028 0.341 0.363
42 Norm Siebern BAL 1B 31 2.3 1.7 106 353 76 13 4 8 50 1 2 43.274 0.362 0.407
43 Max Alvis CLE 3B 27 2.3 -0.2 159 670 149 24 2 21 47 12 8 66.416 0.308 0.397
44 Ed Charles KC1 3B 32 2.3 2.8 134 535 129 19 7 8 44 13 4 55.867 0.332 0.388
45 Pete Ward CHA 3B 27 2.2 3.9 138 574 125 25 3 10 56 2 4 56.519 0.327 0.367
46 Willie Smith CAL LF 26 2.2 2.4 136 498 120 14 9 14 32 9 8 52.200 0.308 0.423
47 Joe Pepitone NYA 1B 24 2.1 0.6 143 580 131 18 3 18 43 4 2 56.426 0.305 0.394
48 Jim King WS2 RF 32 1.9 2.2 120 309 55 10 2 14 44 1 0 37.606 0.337 0.430
49 Bobby Knoop CAL 2B 26 1.9 3.6 142 504 125 24 4 7 31 3 2 47.830 0.313 0.383
50 Billy Bryan KC1 C 26 1.9 2.0 108 359 82 11 5 14 29 0 0 41.455 0.315 0.446

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 Sam McDowell CLE 22 9.2 7.8 42 35 273.00 17 11 14 4 80 132 325 72.82 2.18 1.14 10.71
2 Mel Stottlemyre NYA 23 7.0 6.0 37 37 291.00 20 9 18 0 99 88 155 55.47 2.63 1.16 4.79
3 Denny McLain DET 21 6.1 4.7 33 29 220.33 16 6 13 1 73 62 192 48.34 2.61 1.07 7.84
4 Sonny Siebert CLE 28 6.0 4.9 39 27 188.67 16 8 4 1 58 46 191 47.31 2.43 0.98 9.11
5 Pete Richert WS2 25 5.9 5.1 34 29 194.00 15 12 6 0 64 84 161 42.16 2.60 1.19 7.47
6 Hoyt Wilhelm CHA 42 5.5 5.0 66 0 144.00 7 7 0 20 34 32 106 39.28 1.81 0.83 6.62
7 George Brunet CAL 30 4.9 3.9 41 26 197.00 9 11 8 2 64 69 141 38.06 2.56 1.11 6.44
8 Fred Newman CAL 23 4.8 3.9 36 36 260.67 14 16 10 0 94 64 109 37.21 2.93 1.11 3.76
9 Stu Miller BAL 37 4.7 4.5 67 0 119.33 14 7 0 24 26 32 104 38.18 1.89 1.00 7.84
10 Milt Pappas BAL 26 4.7 3.5 34 34 221.33 13 9 9 0 81 52 127 38.07 2.60 1.10 5.16
11 Steve Barber BAL 27 4.6 3.7 37 32 220.67 15 10 7 0 79 81 130 37.39 2.69 1.17 5.30
12 Eddie Fisher CHA 28 4.5 4.2 82 0 165.33 15 7 0 24 51 43 90 32.38 2.40 0.97 4.90
13 Bob Lee CAL 27 4.4 4.3 69 0 131.33 9 7 0 23 35 42 89 33.90 1.92 1.04 6.10
14 Jim Perry MIN 29 4.3 3.8 36 19 167.67 12 7 4 0 57 47 88 36.71 2.63 1.13 4.72
15 Mudcat Grant MIN 29 4.2 3.5 41 39 270.33 21 7 14 0 107 61 142 36.51 3.30 1.16 4.73
16 Jim Kaat MIN 26 3.9 3.8 45 42 264.33 18 11 7 2 121 63 154 33.82 2.83 1.25 5.24
17 Whitey Ford NYA 36 3.9 3.3 37 36 244.33 16 13 9 1 97 50 162 30.77 3.24 1.19 5.97
18 Joe Horlen CHA 27 3.8 3.2 34 34 219.00 13 13 7 0 88 39 125 27.30 2.88 1.10 5.14
19 Dave McNally BAL 22 3.8 2.7 35 29 198.67 11 6 6 0 69 73 116 30.79 2.85 1.19 5.25
20 Marcelino Lopez CAL 21 3.8 3.6 35 32 215.33 14 13 8 1 79 82 122 29.36 2.93 1.24 5.10
21 Mickey Lolich DET 24 3.4 1.6 43 37 243.67 15 9 7 3 103 72 226 27.13 3.44 1.18 8.35
22 John Buzhardt CHA 28 3.3 2.8 32 30 188.67 13 8 4 1 69 56 108 23.83 3.01 1.18 5.15
23 Tommy John CHA 22 3.3 3.0 39 27 183.67 14 7 6 3 67 58 126 23.67 3.09 1.20 6.17
24 Dean Chance CAL 24 3.2 2.1 36 33 225.67 15 10 10 0 86 101 164 25.13 3.15 1.32 6.54
25 Ron Kline WS2 33 2.6 2.5 74 0 99.33 7 6 0 29 36 32 52 18.85 2.63 1.39 4.71
26 Joe Sparma DET 23 2.5 1.9 30 28 167.00 13 8 6 0 69 75 127 19.68 3.18 1.30 6.84
27 Al Worthington MIN 36 2.5 2.4 62 0 80.33 10 7 0 21 25 41 59 21.33 2.13 1.22 6.61
28 Hank Aguirre DET 34 2.5 1.3 32 32 208.33 14 10 10 0 89 60 141 19.47 3.59 1.18 6.09
29 Bill Monbouquette BOS 28 2.3 1.2 35 35 228.67 10 18 10 0 114 40 110 18.19 3.70 1.22 4.33
30 Steve Hamilton NYA 30 2.2 2.2 46 1 58.33 3 1 0 5 12 16 51 17.74 1.39 1.08 7.87
31 Mike McCormick WS2 26 2.2 1.6 44 21 158.00 8 8 3 1 64 36 88 15.48 3.36 1.23 5.01
32 Al Downing NYA 24 2.1 1.2 35 32 212.00 12 14 8 0 92 105 179 16.92 3.40 1.37 7.60
33 Johnny Klippstein MIN 37 2.1 1.9 56 0 76.33 9 3 0 5 22 31 59 17.89 2.24 1.18 6.96
34 Luis Tiant CLE 24 2.0 1.0 41 30 196.33 11 11 10 1 88 66 152 15.87 3.53 1.18 6.97
35 Wally Bunker BAL 20 1.9 1.1 34 27 189.00 10 8 4 2 79 58 84 15.48 3.38 1.21 4.00
36 Dick Hall BAL 34 1.9 2.1 48 0 93.67 11 8 0 12 34 11 79 15.32 3.07 1.01 7.59
37 Lee Stange CLE 28 1.8 1.7 41 12 132.00 8 4 4 0 50 26 80 14.48 3.34 1.12 5.45
38 Pedro Ramos NYA 30 1.8 1.6 65 0 92.33 5 5 0 19 34 27 68 14.12 2.92 1.16 6.63
39 Camilo Pascual MIN 31 1.7 1.5 27 27 156.00 9 3 5 0 67 63 96 14.64 3.35 1.21 5.54
40 Terry Fox DET 29 1.6 1.3 42 0 77.67 6 4 0 10 26 31 34 12.98 2.78 1.16 3.94
41 Jim Merritt MIN 21 1.5 1.3 16 9 76.67 5 4 1 2 29 20 61 13.15 3.17 1.15 7.16
42 Fred Gladding DET 29 1.5 1.3 46 0 70.00 6 2 0 5 22 29 43 11.98 2.83 1.31 5.53
43 Gary Bell CLE 28 1.5 1.3 60 0 103.67 6 5 0 17 43 50 86 11.92 3.04 1.31 7.47
44 Earl Wilson BOS 30 1.5 1.8 36 36 230.67 13 14 8 0 119 77 164 11.75 3.98 1.29 6.40
45 Dick Radatz BOS 28 1.4 1.3 63 0 124.33 9 11 0 22 57 53 121 11.09 3.91 1.26 8.76
46 Bruce Howard CHA 22 1.3 1.2 30 22 148.00 9 8 1 0 61 72 120 9.61 3.47 1.32 7.30
47 Rollie Sheldon 2 teams 28 1.3 0.4 35 29 193.00 10 8 4 0 87 57 112 10.55 3.87 1.25 5.22
48 Dave Wickersham DET 29 1.3 0.2 34 27 195.33 9 14 8 0 91 61 109 10.30 3.78 1.23 5.02
49 Ralph Terry CLE 29 1.3 1.1 30 26 165.67 11 6 6 0 77 23 84 10.20 3.69 1.07 4.56
50 Bill Stafford NYA 26 1.3 0.5 22 15 111.33 3 8 1 0 45 31 71 10.12 3.56 1.11 5.74

Fielding WAR Leaders

Player Name Team Age Fielding WAR G Inn PO A E DP Def Runs Saved
POS Rank
C 1 John Romano CHA 30 2.0 111.0 819.3 569.0 61.0 5.0 10.0 17.398
2 Phil Roof 2 teams 24 1.9 50.0 232.3 214.0 23.0 2.0 3.0 15.567
3 Earl Battey MIN 30 0.6 128.0 952.3 652.0 56.0 10.0 10.0 4.503
4 John Sevcik MIN 22 0.6 11.0 36.7 32.0 5.0 0.0 1.0 4.437
5 Joe Azcue CLE 25 0.5 108.0 845.0 714.0 53.0 5.0 2.0 3.965
6 Buck Rodgers CAL 26 0.5 128.0 1025.7 682.0 52.0 7.0 7.0 4.117
7 Dick Brown BAL 30 0.4 92.0 683.3 466.0 40.0 9.0 6.0 3.073
8 Jimmie Schaffer CHA 29 0.4 14.0 71.3 50.0 7.0 0.0 2.0 3.663
1B 1 Fred Whitfield CLE 27 1.0 122.0 1006.3 932.0 80.0 7.0 79.0 8.072
2 Norm Cash DET 31 1.0 139.0 1161.7 1091.0 97.0 9.0 96.0 7.992
3 Dick Nen WS2 25 0.7 65.0 558.7 519.0 61.0 4.0 48.0 5.694
4 Ken Harrelson KC1 23 0.4 125.0 1051.0 1044.0 70.0 9.0 93.0 3.311
5 Chuck Hinton CLE 31 0.2 40.0 305.3 266.0 22.0 3.0 21.0 1.214
6 Vic Power CAL 37 0.1 107.0 423.3 419.0 41.0 2.0 35.0 0.979
7 Randy Schwartz KC1 21 0.1 2.0 11.0 9.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.578
8 Ray Oyler DET 27 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.381
2B 1 Bobby Knoop CAL 26 1.7 142.0 1159.7 331.0 402.0 22.0 89.0 14.511
2 Don Buford CHA 28 1.6 139.0 1105.3 326.0 357.0 13.0 93.0 14.223
3 Jerry Adair BAL 28 1.4 157.0 1417.7 395.0 446.0 12.0 99.0 10.323
4 Chuck Schilling BOS 27 0.8 41.0 314.3 90.0 116.0 5.0 22.0 6.051
5 Bobby Richardson NYA 29 0.8 158.0 1403.7 372.0 403.0 15.0 121.0 5.654
6 Don Blasingame WS2 33 0.6 110.0 837.3 235.0 248.0 8.0 68.0 5.571
7 Frank Quilici MIN 26 0.6 52.0 365.0 93.0 112.0 2.0 33.0 4.169
8 Davey Johnson BAL 22 0.3 3.0 22.0 4.0 12.0 0.0 5.0 2.436
3B 1 Clete Boyer NYA 28 3.6 147.0 1274.7 134.0 354.0 16.0 46.0 26.568
2 Pete Ward CHA 27 1.7 134.0 1166.3 97.0 319.0 21.0 22.0 14.601
3 Ken McMullen WS2 23 1.3 142.0 1203.0 155.0 299.0 22.0 29.0 11.230
4 Don Wert DET 26 1.0 161.0 1427.7 163.0 331.0 12.0 33.0 7.883
5 Don Buford CHA 28 0.8 41.0 180.3 13.0 59.0 1.0 9.0 7.177
6 Rich Rollins MIN 27 0.6 112.0 952.0 112.0 229.0 15.0 21.0 4.453
7 Horace Clarke NYA 26 0.6 17.0 137.0 15.0 45.0 5.0 4.0 4.419
8 Paul Schaal CAL 22 0.6 153.0 1309.0 101.0 321.0 13.0 20.0 5.100
SS 1 Ron Hansen CHA 27 2.0 161.0 1463.7 287.0 527.0 26.0 97.0 17.601
2 Luis Aparicio BAL 31 1.8 141.0 1269.7 238.0 439.0 20.0 87.0 13.011
3 Jim Fregosi CAL 23 1.4 160.0 1401.7 312.0 481.0 26.0 93.0 12.351
4 Zoilo Versalles MIN 25 1.2 160.0 1406.3 248.0 487.0 39.0 105.0 8.843
5 Rico Petrocelli BOS 22 0.8 93.0 791.0 151.0 278.0 19.0 45.0 6.192
6 Bobby Murcer NYA 19 0.7 11.0 96.0 28.0 41.0 5.0 14.0 4.885
7 Ed Brinkman WS2 23 0.3 150.0 1177.3 292.0 369.0 25.0 76.0 2.913
8 Larry Brown CLE 25 0.3 95.0 838.3 167.0 262.0 10.0 55.0 2.291
LF 1 Bob Allison MIN 30 0.5 121.0 1038.7 229.0 11.0 7.0 4.0 3.850
2 Jose Tartabull KC1 26 0.5 26.0 191.0 61.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 3.983
3 Willie Horton DET 22 0.5 111.0 935.7 202.0 7.0 2.0 2.0 3.932
4 Gates Brown DET 26 0.4 49.0 398.0 100.0 1.0 3.0 0.0 2.990
5 Tommie Reynolds KC1 23 0.4 76.0 629.7 142.0 8.0 3.0 2.0 2.921
6 Boog Powell BAL 23 0.3 71.0 574.7 121.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.188
7 Tom Tresh NYA 26 0.3 102.0 453.7 96.0 5.0 1.0 0.0 2.039
8 Russ Snyder BAL 31 0.2 40.0 122.3 32.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.607
CF 1 Vic Davalillo CLE 25 0.7 134.0 1126.3 316.0 4.0 4.0 0.0 5.655
2 Jim Landis KC1 31 0.6 108.0 869.0 254.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 4.496
3 Ken Berry CHA 24 0.4 156.0 1245.0 333.0 5.0 7.0 1.0 3.602
4 Jackie Brandt BAL 31 0.4 37.0 285.0 88.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 2.771
5 Paul Blair BAL 21 0.4 116.0 908.3 240.0 5.0 2.0 0.0 2.673
6 Russ Snyder BAL 31 0.4 37.0 284.3 86.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.673
7 Lenny Green BOS 32 0.3 83.0 657.3 183.0 1.0 3.0 1.0 2.655
8 Albie Pearson CAL 30 0.3 12.0 83.0 33.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.167
RF 1 Tony Conigliaro BOS 20 0.7 135.0 1201.7 264.0 11.0 5.0 1.0 5.584
2 Tony Oliva MIN 26 0.6 142.0 1232.7 274.0 10.0 11.0 4.0 4.060
3 Jim King WS2 32 0.3 88.0 589.3 127.0 7.0 1.0 1.0 2.680
4 Floyd Robinson CHA 29 0.3 146.0 1264.7 251.0 6.0 3.0 0.0 2.673
5 Jim Gosger BOS 22 0.2 21.0 178.7 45.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.963
6 Willie Kirkland WS2 31 0.2 66.0 434.0 94.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.978
7 Russ Snyder BAL 31 0.2 53.0 327.7 70.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.613
8 Sam Bowens BAL 27 0.2 58.0 406.7 87.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 1.352