1971 American League Stats

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1971 American League Standings

1971 National League <<1970 American League 1972 American League>>

Eastern Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Baltimore Orioles101-57 (0.639)-742530105-57 (0.649)108-54 (0.667)1,023,03760.935.82.322.9
2Detroit Tigers91-71 (0.562)12.070164587-75 (0.538)86-76 (0.531)1,591,07338.425.30.113.1
3Boston Red Sox85-77 (0.525)18.069166784-78 (0.516)80-82 (0.494)1,678,73232.420.90.511.0
4New York Yankees82-80 (0.506)21.064864182-80 (0.505)88-74 (0.543)1,070,77140.422.96.810.7
5Washington Senators63-96 (0.396)38.553766066-96 (0.407)62-100 (0.383)655,15614.57.73.53.3
6Cleveland Indians60-102 (0.370)43.054374758-104 (0.358)52-110 (0.321)591,3614.43.23.8-2.6

Western Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Oakland Athletics101-60 (0.627)-69156496-66 (0.592)93-69 (0.574)914,99345.326.3-2.421.3
2Kansas City Royals85-76 (0.528)16.060356686-76 (0.529)88-74 (0.543)910,78440.613.55.521.6
3Chicago White Sox79-83 (0.488)22.561759783-79 (0.515)91-71 (0.562)833,89143.917.33.323.3
4California Angels76-86 (0.469)25.551157672-90 (0.445)75-87 (0.463)926,37327.85.53.718.7
5Minnesota Twins74-86 (0.463)26.565467079-83 (0.489)73-89 (0.451)940,85825.817.11.17.5
6Milwaukee Brewers69-92 (0.429)32.053460971-91 (0.440)75-87 (0.463)731,53127.65.56.016.2

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 Bobby Murcer NYA CF 25 9.6 9.0 146 624 175 25 6 25 91 14 8 112.742 0.427 0.542
2 Merv Rettenmund BAL RF 28 6.8 7.4 141 589 156 23 4 11 87 15 6 90.160 0.422 0.448
3 Roy White NYA LF 27 6.7 7.9 147 634 153 22 7 19 86 14 7 91.381 0.388 0.469
4 Don Buford BAL LF 34 6.7 7.0 122 549 130 19 4 19 89 15 7 87.101 0.413 0.477
5 Reggie Jackson OAK RF 25 6.6 6.9 150 642 157 29 3 32 63 16 10 92.685 0.352 0.508
6 Frank Robinson BAL RF 35 6.4 5.8 133 545 128 16 2 28 72 3 0 84.981 0.384 0.510
7 Frank Howard WS2 LF 34 6.2 6.7 153 633 153 25 2 26 77 1 0 88.852 0.366 0.474
8 Tony Oliva MIN RF 32 6.1 6.0 126 518 164 30 3 22 25 4 1 83.663 0.369 0.546
9 Norm Cash DET 1B 37 6.0 3.3 135 523 128 10 3 32 59 1 0 82.824 0.372 0.531
10 Reggie Smith BOS CF 26 5.9 6.3 159 692 175 33 2 30 63 11 3 96.092 0.352 0.489
11 Sal Bando OAK 3B 27 5.9 4.3 153 643 146 23 1 24 86 3 7 88.440 0.377 0.452
12 Harmon Killebrew MIN 1B 35 5.9 5.6 147 624 127 19 1 28 114 3 2 90.316 0.386 0.464
13 Amos Otis KCA CF 24 5.5 6.5 147 607 167 26 4 15 40 52 8 73.834 0.345 0.443
14 Bill Melton CHA 3B 25 5.3 9.4 150 621 146 18 2 33 61 3 3 87.136 0.352 0.492
15 Paul Schaal KCA 3B 28 5.2 5.1 161 659 150 31 6 11 103 7 5 86.392 0.387 0.412
16 Al Kaline DET RF 36 5.2 5.3 133 501 119 19 2 15 82 4 6 77.671 0.416 0.462
17 Rico Petrocelli BOS 3B 28 5.0 6.3 158 661 139 24 4 28 91 2 0 86.319 0.354 0.461
18 Boog Powell BAL 1B 29 4.9 3.3 128 509 107 19 0 22 82 1 0 72.198 0.379 0.459
19 Graig Nettles CLE 3B 26 4.5 9.7 158 690 156 18 1 28 82 7 4 85.351 0.350 0.435
20 Don Mincher 2 teams 1B 33 4.4 4.0 128 497 116 21 2 12 73 3 2 66.616 0.384 0.427
21 Davey Johnson BAL 2B 28 4.4 5.4 142 574 144 26 1 18 51 3 1 71.778 0.351 0.443
22 John Briggs ML4 1B 27 4.3 5.3 125 454 99 11 1 21 71 1 2 64.682 0.378 0.467
23 Bill Freehan DET C 29 4.3 2.8 148 586 143 26 4 21 54 2 7 77.605 0.353 0.465
24 Willie Horton DET LF 28 4.1 3.5 119 498 130 25 1 22 37 1 5 69.824 0.349 0.496
25 Mike Epstein 2 teams 1B 28 3.9 2.3 128 503 98 14 1 19 74 1 3 63.614 0.366 0.413
26 Carlos May CHA 1B 23 3.9 3.2 141 574 147 21 7 7 62 16 7 71.041 0.375 0.406
27 Brooks Robinson BAL 3B 34 3.9 6.4 156 663 160 21 1 20 63 0 0 75.169 0.341 0.413
28 Carl Yastrzemski BOS LF 31 3.7 4.5 148 620 129 21 2 15 106 8 7 77.280 0.381 0.392
29 Jim Northrup DET CF 31 3.7 2.9 136 524 124 27 2 16 60 7 4 66.762 0.355 0.442
30 Mike Andrews CHA 2B 27 3.6 2.9 109 408 93 16 0 12 67 3 5 57.903 0.401 0.439
31 Tommy Harper ML4 LF 30 3.5 2.7 152 653 151 26 3 14 65 25 3 67.309 0.333 0.385
32 Dave May ML4 CF 27 3.5 3.8 144 562 139 20 3 16 50 15 9 65.751 0.344 0.425
33 Gates Brown DET LF 32 3.0 2.9 82 218 66 2 3 11 21 4 2 38.759 0.408 0.549
34 Freddie Patek KCA SS 26 2.9 5.0 147 648 158 21 11 6 44 49 14 60.194 0.323 0.371
35 Cookie Rojas KCA 2B 32 2.9 3.2 115 463 124 22 2 6 39 8 3 53.474 0.357 0.406
36 Cesar Tovar MIN LF 30 2.9 4.1 157 718 204 29 3 1 45 18 14 74.480 0.356 0.368
37 Ken McMullen CAL 3B 29 2.8 3.5 160 657 148 19 2 21 53 1 1 64.008 0.312 0.395
38 Felipe Alou 2 teams LF 36 2.7 2.0 133 510 135 21 6 8 32 5 5 54.638 0.331 0.409
39 Leo Cardenas MIN SS 32 2.7 3.3 153 624 146 25 4 18 51 3 3 65.678 0.321 0.421
40 Rod Carew MIN 2B 25 2.7 0.8 147 632 177 16 10 2 45 6 7 67.632 0.356 0.380
41 Gail Hopkins KCA 1B 28 2.6 2.9 103 339 82 16 1 9 37 3 1 43.165 0.364 0.430
42 Rick Monday OAK CF 25 2.6 2.3 116 409 87 9 3 18 49 6 9 48.676 0.335 0.439
43 Rick Reichardt CHA LF 28 2.5 2.2 138 544 138 14 2 19 37 5 10 62.985 0.335 0.429
44 George Scott BOS 1B 27 2.5 4.1 146 590 141 16 4 24 41 0 3 66.148 0.317 0.441
45 Chris Chambliss CLE 1B 22 2.4 1.0 111 459 114 20 4 9 40 2 0 51.347 0.341 0.407
46 Jay Johnstone CHA CF 25 2.3 1.9 124 436 101 14 1 16 38 10 5 48.944 0.330 0.425
47 Roy Foster CLE RF 25 2.3 2.2 125 439 97 21 1 18 35 6 1 49.187 0.314 0.439
48 Thurman Munson NYA C 24 2.3 3.8 125 517 113 15 4 10 52 6 5 51.194 0.335 0.368
49 Jim Spencer CAL 1B 23 2.2 1.7 148 572 121 21 2 18 48 0 1 53.154 0.304 0.392
50 Ray Fosse CLE C 24 2.1 4.3 133 529 134 21 1 12 36 4 1 55.160 0.329 0.397

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 Vida Blue OAK 21 12.2 10.9 39 39 312.00 24 8 24 0 73 88 301 98.69 1.82 0.95 8.68
2 Wilbur Wood CHA 29 12.0 10.4 44 42 334.00 22 13 22 1 95 62 210 99.05 1.91 1.00 5.66
3 Mickey Lolich DET 30 8.3 7.4 45 45 376.00 25 14 29 0 133 92 308 74.42 2.92 1.14 7.37
4 Bert Blyleven MIN 20 6.8 5.5 38 38 278.33 16 15 17 0 95 59 224 57.59 2.81 1.17 7.24
5 Jim Palmer BAL 25 6.0 5.3 37 37 282.00 20 9 20 0 94 106 184 53.41 2.68 1.20 5.87
6 Tom Bradley CHA 24 5.6 4.5 45 39 285.67 15 15 7 2 111 74 206 46.54 2.96 1.21 6.49
7 Dick Drago KCA 26 5.5 4.8 35 34 241.33 17 11 15 0 84 46 109 40.79 2.98 1.23 4.06
8 Ken Sanders ML4 29 5.3 4.9 83 0 136.33 7 12 0 31 35 34 80 38.86 1.91 1.06 5.28
9 Pat Dobson BAL 29 5.2 3.8 38 37 282.33 20 8 18 1 104 63 187 45.81 2.90 1.10 5.96
10 Mel Stottlemyre NYA 29 5.1 4.3 35 35 269.67 16 12 19 0 100 69 132 37.43 2.87 1.12 4.41
11 Joe Coleman DET 24 5.1 3.6 39 38 286.00 20 9 16 0 106 96 236 45.69 3.15 1.18 7.43
12 Marty Pattin ML4 28 5.0 3.8 36 36 264.67 14 14 9 0 100 73 169 36.99 3.13 1.13 5.75
13 Sonny Siebert BOS 34 5.0 5.7 32 32 235.33 16 10 12 0 84 60 131 44.72 2.91 1.19 5.01
14 Mike Hedlund KCA 24 5.0 3.7 32 30 205.67 15 8 7 0 68 72 76 36.56 2.71 1.17 3.33
15 Catfish Hunter OAK 25 4.7 5.5 37 37 273.67 21 11 16 0 103 80 181 38.30 2.96 1.11 5.95
16 Fritz Peterson NYA 29 4.6 3.3 37 35 274.00 15 13 16 1 106 42 139 33.78 3.05 1.14 4.57
17 Dave McNally BAL 28 4.4 4.2 30 30 224.33 21 5 11 0 75 58 91 39.12 2.89 1.10 3.65
18 Clyde Wright CAL 30 4.4 3.6 37 37 276.67 16 17 10 0 105 82 135 33.81 2.99 1.11 4.39
19 Mike Cuellar BAL 34 4.4 2.7 38 38 292.33 20 9 21 0 111 78 124 38.59 3.08 1.12 3.82
20 Bill Parsons ML4 22 4.1 3.8 36 35 244.67 13 17 12 0 95 93 139 29.98 3.20 1.28 5.11
21 Jim Kaat MIN 32 4.0 3.1 39 38 260.33 13 14 15 0 104 47 137 33.55 3.32 1.24 4.74
22 Paul Splittorff KCA 24 3.7 3.0 22 22 144.33 8 9 6 0 49 35 80 27.30 2.68 1.14 4.99
23 Andy Messersmith CAL 25 3.7 3.2 38 38 276.67 20 13 14 0 112 121 179 28.43 2.99 1.25 5.82
24 Steve Kline NYA 23 3.7 2.9 31 30 222.33 12 13 15 0 87 37 81 27.02 2.96 1.09 3.28
25 Lew Krausse ML4 28 3.6 2.7 43 22 180.33 8 12 1 0 67 62 92 26.78 2.94 1.25 4.59
26 Rudy May CAL 26 3.5 2.8 32 31 208.33 11 12 7 0 74 87 156 27.41 3.02 1.19 6.74
27 Tom Burgmeier KCA 27 3.5 3.5 67 0 88.33 9 7 0 17 23 30 44 25.59 1.73 1.14 4.48
28 Bill Gogolewski WS2 23 3.0 2.7 27 17 124.33 6 5 4 0 39 39 70 22.01 2.75 1.21 5.07
29 Bart Johnson CHA 21 2.9 2.4 53 16 178.00 12 10 4 14 67 111 153 24.22 2.93 1.46 7.74
30 Sam McDowell CLE 28 2.7 1.9 35 31 214.67 13 17 8 1 89 153 192 22.07 3.40 1.46 8.05
31 Ray Culp BOS 29 2.7 2.0 35 35 242.33 14 16 12 0 108 67 151 24.37 3.60 1.25 5.61
32 Stan Bahnsen NYA 26 2.5 1.7 36 34 242.00 14 12 14 0 99 72 110 18.08 3.35 1.21 4.09
33 Joe Grzenda WS2 34 2.3 2.2 46 0 70.33 5 2 0 5 19 17 56 16.72 1.92 1.01 7.17
34 Lloyd Allen CAL 21 2.2 2.3 54 1 94.00 4 6 0 15 29 40 72 17.27 2.49 1.22 6.89
35 Fred Scherman DET 26 2.2 2.2 69 1 113.00 11 6 1 20 38 49 46 20.04 2.71 1.24 3.66
36 Rollie Fingers OAK 24 2.2 2.0 48 8 129.33 4 6 2 17 46 30 98 17.51 2.99 0.96 6.82
37 Steve Mingori CLE 27 2.1 2.2 54 0 56.67 1 2 0 4 10 24 45 17.34 1.43 0.97 7.15
38 Paul Lindblad 2 teams 29 2.1 1.9 51 0 99.67 7 4 0 8 32 31 54 15.55 2.80 1.07 4.88
39 Skip Lockwood ML4 24 2.0 1.2 33 32 208.00 10 15 5 0 93 91 115 14.53 3.33 1.36 4.98
40 Ted Abernathy KCA 38 2.0 1.7 63 0 81.00 4 6 0 23 28 50 55 14.50 2.56 1.36 6.11
41 Mel Queen CAL 29 1.9 1.8 44 0 65.67 2 2 0 4 17 29 53 15.06 1.78 1.19 7.26
42 Jim York KCA 23 1.9 1.8 53 0 93.33 5 5 0 3 32 44 103 14.09 2.89 1.22 9.93
43 Bill Lee BOS 24 1.9 1.7 47 3 102.00 9 2 0 2 35 46 74 16.84 2.74 1.45 6.53
44 Dave LaRoche CAL 23 1.8 1.6 56 0 72.00 5 1 0 9 21 27 63 13.70 2.50 1.14 7.88
45 Eddie Fisher CAL 34 1.8 1.5 57 3 119.00 10 8 0 3 46 50 82 13.60 2.72 1.19 6.20
46 Diego Segui OAK 33 1.7 1.0 26 21 146.33 10 8 5 0 59 63 81 13.65 3.14 1.26 4.98
47 Ray Lamb CLE 26 1.7 0.9 43 21 158.33 6 12 3 1 67 69 91 13.41 3.35 1.36 5.17
48 Tom Hall MIN 23 1.6 1.5 48 11 129.67 4 7 0 9 54 58 137 13.60 3.33 1.25 9.51
49 Tommy John CHA 28 1.6 0.8 38 35 229.33 13 16 10 0 115 58 131 13.26 3.61 1.32 5.14
50 Roger Moret BOS 21 1.6 1.1 13 7 71.00 4 3 4 0 24 40 47 14.04 2.92 1.27 5.96

Fielding WAR Leaders

Player Name Team Age Fielding WAR G Inn PO A E DP Def Runs Saved
POS Rank
C 1 Ray Fosse CLE 24 2.4 126.0 1052.0 748.0 73.0 10.0 16.0 19.258
2 Phil Roof 2 teams 30 1.8 68.0 513.0 359.0 38.0 8.0 5.0 14.496
3 Ellie Rodriguez ML4 25 1.7 114.0 878.0 520.0 67.0 5.0 8.0 15.735
4 Thurman Munson NYA 24 1.5 117.0 1019.0 547.0 67.0 1.0 4.0 13.322
5 Ed Herrmann CHA 24 1.3 97.0 780.0 556.0 56.0 3.0 5.0 9.518
6 Jerry Moses CAL 24 0.9 63.0 453.0 299.0 38.0 8.0 3.0 8.428
7 Tom Egan CHA 25 0.7 77.0 603.0 443.0 41.0 7.0 2.0 5.493
8 Darrell Porter ML4 19 0.7 22.0 182.0 108.0 18.0 3.0 2.0 6.338
1B 1 George Scott BOS 27 1.5 143.0 1270.0 1256.0 75.0 11.0 122.0 11.352
2 Harmon Killebrew MIN 35 1.4 90.0 706.0 658.0 56.0 2.0 52.0 10.001
3 Frank Howard WS2 34 0.8 68.0 427.0 414.0 58.0 4.0 40.0 6.943
4 Mike Hegan 2 teams 28 0.8 92.0 464.0 433.0 45.0 0.0 34.0 6.807
5 John Briggs ML4 27 0.7 60.0 464.0 458.0 40.0 5.0 53.0 6.200
6 Danny Cater NYA 31 0.7 78.0 536.0 564.0 62.0 3.0 54.0 5.978
7 Rich Reese MIN 29 0.6 95.0 693.0 673.0 43.0 4.0 71.0 4.320
8 Frank Tepedino ML4 23 0.5 28.0 193.0 189.0 22.0 3.0 18.0 4.421
2B 1 Sandy Alomar CAL 27 2.1 137.0 1227.0 350.0 432.0 9.0 100.0 18.804
2 Ron Theobald ML4 27 1.2 111.0 897.0 233.0 311.0 15.0 81.0 11.206
3 Tim Cullen WS2 29 1.2 78.0 593.0 165.0 213.0 1.0 47.0 10.810
4 Doug Griffin BOS 24 1.2 124.0 1093.0 311.0 344.0 9.0 90.0 8.568
5 Davey Johnson BAL 28 1.1 140.0 1213.0 361.0 367.0 12.0 103.0 7.932
6 Lenny Randle WS2 22 0.9 66.0 530.0 178.0 178.0 12.0 50.0 8.232
7 Dick McAuliffe DET 31 0.9 123.0 1034.0 322.0 308.0 8.0 86.0 6.562
8 Dick Green OAK 30 0.6 143.0 1266.0 366.0 384.0 11.0 98.0 5.720
3B 1 Graig Nettles CLE 26 5.2 158.0 1403.0 159.0 412.0 16.0 54.0 42.307
2 Bill Melton CHA 25 4.1 148.0 1270.0 116.0 371.0 16.0 26.0 30.210
3 Brooks Robinson BAL 34 2.5 156.0 1372.0 131.0 354.0 16.0 35.0 18.497
4 Aurelio Rodriguez DET 23 2.1 153.0 1322.0 127.0 341.0 23.0 33.0 15.504
5 Jerry Kenney NYA 26 1.7 109.0 818.0 69.0 237.0 15.0 20.0 15.737
6 Rico Petrocelli BOS 28 1.3 156.0 1386.0 118.0 334.0 11.0 37.0 9.808
7 Ken McMullen CAL 29 0.7 158.0 1428.0 137.0 344.0 17.0 27.0 5.941
8 Danny Cater NYA 31 0.5 52.0 410.0 41.0 111.0 10.0 7.0 4.318
SS 1 Gene Michael NYA 33 3.1 136.0 1149.0 243.0 474.0 20.0 88.0 27.924
2 Freddie Patek KCA 26 2.1 147.0 1260.0 301.0 459.0 25.0 107.0 18.738
3 Ed Brinkman DET 29 2.0 159.0 1396.0 235.0 513.0 15.0 91.0 14.570
4 Mark Belanger BAL 27 1.0 149.0 1278.0 280.0 443.0 16.0 77.0 7.146
5 Lee Richard CHA 22 0.9 68.0 491.0 87.0 210.0 26.0 30.0 6.400
6 Tim Cullen WS2 29 0.9 62.0 442.0 97.0 166.0 10.0 39.0 7.670
7 Bob Heise ML4 24 0.8 51.0 369.0 85.0 138.0 9.0 36.0 7.127
8 Fred Stanley CLE 23 0.7 55.0 374.0 60.0 143.0 6.0 28.0 5.498
LF 1 Roy White NYA 27 1.2 145.0 1284.3 313.0 7.0 0.0 1.0 11.140
2 Carl Yastrzemski BOS 31 0.8 146.0 1257.3 281.0 17.0 2.0 4.0 5.727
3 Cesar Tovar MIN 30 0.8 104.0 747.3 186.0 6.0 3.0 1.0 5.687
4 Joe Rudi OAK 24 0.7 115.0 991.7 231.0 3.0 1.0 0.0 6.279
5 Don Buford BAL 34 0.4 115.0 988.7 215.0 5.0 3.0 0.0 2.890
6 Ted Uhlaender CLE 31 0.4 82.0 661.3 143.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 2.899
7 Ed Kirkpatrick KCA 26 0.3 30.0 222.3 57.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.289
8 John Briggs ML4 27 0.2 53.0 374.0 94.0 3.0 4.0 1.0 2.148
CF 1 Mickey Stanley DET 28 1.0 139.0 976.0 315.0 9.0 4.0 3.0 7.446
2 Amos Otis KCA 24 1.0 144.0 1241.3 401.0 10.0 4.0 4.0 8.676
3 Elliott Maddox WS2 23 0.7 84.0 485.7 177.0 6.0 2.0 1.0 6.590
4 Ken Berry CAL 30 0.6 94.0 705.7 227.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 5.270
5 Jim Nettles MIN 24 0.6 59.0 400.7 142.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 4.294
6 Reggie Smith BOS 26 0.6 87.0 747.0 247.0 9.0 7.0 0.0 4.104
7 Del Unser WS2 26 0.5 106.0 856.0 273.0 5.0 4.0 1.0 4.801
8 Merv Rettenmund BAL 28 0.4 40.0 300.3 106.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.058
RF 1 Tony Conigliaro CAL 26 0.6 72.0 626.3 157.0 7.0 1.0 1.0 4.991
2 Joe Lahoud BOS 24 0.5 63.0 539.3 134.0 3.0 0.0 3.0 3.411
3 Roger Repoz CAL 30 0.5 72.0 544.0 134.0 4.0 0.0 2.0 4.069
4 Reggie Jackson OAK 25 0.4 145.0 1253.3 285.0 15.0 6.0 3.0 3.637
5 Del Unser WS2 26 0.4 70.0 385.3 106.0 3.0 3.0 1.0 3.438
6 Cesar Tovar MIN 30 0.3 47.0 331.0 81.0 5.0 1.0 2.0 1.926
7 Frank Robinson BAL 35 0.2 91.0 750.7 175.0 2.0 4.0 0.0 1.837
8 Al Kaline DET 36 0.2 128.0 967.0 203.0 6.0 0.0 0.0 1.514