1971 National League Stats

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1971 National League Standings

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

Eastern Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Pittsburgh Pirates97-65 (0.599)-788599101-61 (0.623)103-59 (0.636)1,501,13255.933.15.417.4
2St. Louis Cardinals90-72 (0.556)7.073969985-77 (0.525)80-82 (0.494)1,604,67132.526.90.65.0
3New York Mets83-79 (0.512)14.058855086-76 (0.531)84-78 (0.519)2,266,68036.216.3-3.923.7
3Chicago Cubs83-79 (0.512)14.063764880-82 (0.492)86-76 (0.531)1,653,00738.112.64.121.4
5Montreal Expos71-90 (0.441)25.562272969-93 (0.428)62-100 (0.383)1,290,96314.711.73.2-0.2
6Philadelphia Phillies67-95 (0.414)30.055868866-96 (0.405)67-95 (0.414)1,511,22319.57.25.27.1

Western Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1San Francisco Giants90-72 (0.556)-70664488-74 (0.542)85-77 (0.525)1,106,04337.825.9-0.812.7
2Los Angeles Dodgers89-73 (0.549)1.066358790-72 (0.555)94-68 (0.580)2,064,59446.824.36.216.4
3Atlanta Braves82-80 (0.506)8.064369975-87 (0.462)77-85 (0.475)1,006,32029.916.03.910.0
4Cincinnati Reds79-83 (0.488)11.058658182-80 (0.504)83-79 (0.512)1,501,12235.614.46.115.1
4Houston Astros79-83 (0.488)11.058556783-79 (0.514)81-81 (0.500)1,261,58934.07.34.322.4
6San Diego Padres61-100 (0.379)28.548661064-98 (0.398)69-93 (0.426)557,51321.25.42.013.8

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 Joe Torre SLN 3B 30 9.9 8.2 161 707 230 34 8 24 63 4 1 129.303 0.421 0.555
2 Hank Aaron ATL 1B 37 9.7 9.5 139 573 162 22 3 47 71 1 1 120.693 0.410 0.669
3 Willie Stargell PIT LF 31 9.5 9.6 141 606 151 26 0 48 83 0 0 118.041 0.398 0.628
4 Dick Allen LAN 3B 29 7.1 7.1 155 649 162 24 1 23 93 8 1 97.471 0.395 0.468
5 Bobby Bonds SFN RF 25 7.0 7.5 155 691 178 32 4 33 62 26 8 101.903 0.355 0.512
6 Willie Mays SFN CF 40 7.0 6.9 136 537 113 24 5 18 112 23 3 88.595 0.425 0.482
7 Rusty Staub MON RF 27 6.8 6.4 162 690 186 34 6 19 74 9 5 104.685 0.392 0.482
8 Lou Brock SLN LF 32 6.5 6.1 157 720 200 37 7 7 76 64 19 96.262 0.385 0.425
9 Billy Williams CHN LF 33 6.1 6.4 157 677 179 27 5 28 77 7 5 105.601 0.383 0.505
10 Lee May CIN 1B 28 6.0 5.2 147 602 154 17 3 39 42 3 0 87.857 0.332 0.532
11 Deron Johnson PHI 1B 32 5.6 3.6 158 660 154 29 0 34 72 0 1 91.654 0.346 0.490
12 Roberto Clemente PIT RF 36 5.4 6.2 132 553 178 29 8 13 26 1 2 82.122 0.370 0.502
13 Cleon Jones NYN LF 28 5.3 5.8 136 568 161 24 6 14 53 6 5 82.317 0.382 0.473
14 Ralph Garr ATL LF 25 5.3 6.0 154 693 219 24 6 9 30 30 14 89.263 0.372 0.441
15 Pete Rose CIN RF 30 5.3 5.6 160 707 192 27 4 13 68 13 9 90.623 0.372 0.421
16 Ken Henderson SFN LF 25 4.9 5.2 141 598 133 26 6 15 84 18 3 77.427 0.370 0.429
17 Nate Colbert SDN 1B 25 4.9 4.7 156 639 149 25 3 27 63 5 2 81.395 0.339 0.462
18 Joe Morgan HOU 2B 27 4.9 5.0 160 689 149 27 11 13 88 40 8 78.632 0.350 0.406
19 Bob Robertson PIT 1B 24 4.7 5.3 131 536 127 18 2 26 60 1 2 75.549 0.356 0.484
20 Dick Dietz SFN C 29 4.5 2.4 142 558 114 19 0 19 97 1 3 75.731 0.387 0.419
21 Willie Davis LAN CF 31 4.4 4.9 158 672 198 33 10 10 23 20 8 77.027 0.330 0.438
22 Willie Montanez PHI CF 23 4.2 3.9 158 683 153 27 6 30 67 4 7 84.484 0.327 0.471
23 Tommie Agee NYN CF 28 4.1 4.5 113 482 121 19 0 14 50 28 6 60.973 0.362 0.428
24 Tony Perez CIN 3B 29 4.1 5.7 158 664 164 22 3 25 51 4 1 76.996 0.325 0.438
25 Willie McCovey SFN 1B 33 4.1 4.3 105 402 91 13 0 18 64 0 2 61.843 0.396 0.480
26 Ron Hunt MON 2B 30 4.0 4.0 152 638 145 20 3 5 58 5 7 79.669 0.402 0.358
27 Earl Williams ATL C 22 3.8 3.7 145 550 129 14 1 33 42 0 1 72.084 0.324 0.491
28 Matty Alou SLN CF 32 3.7 3.5 149 660 192 28 6 7 34 19 10 76.377 0.352 0.415
29 Manny Sanguillen PIT C 27 3.4 5.2 138 557 170 26 5 7 19 6 4 65.723 0.345 0.426
30 Ron Santo CHN 3B 31 3.3 3.3 154 642 148 22 1 21 79 4 0 78.541 0.354 0.423
31 Bob Bailey MON 3B 28 3.3 2.9 157 654 137 21 4 14 97 13 7 73.784 0.359 0.382
32 Ron Fairly MON 1B 32 3.2 4.3 146 542 115 23 0 13 81 1 3 66.411 0.373 0.396
33 Richie Hebner PIT 3B 23 3.2 2.8 112 434 105 17 8 17 32 2 2 54.999 0.326 0.487
34 Al Oliver PIT CF 24 3.0 3.3 143 573 149 31 7 14 27 4 3 64.000 0.317 0.446
35 Ted Simmons SLN C 21 3.0 2.4 133 563 155 32 4 7 36 1 3 65.260 0.347 0.423
36 Joe Pepitone CHN 1B 30 3.0 3.8 115 460 131 19 4 16 24 1 2 62.259 0.347 0.482
37 Ed Kranepool NYN 1B 26 2.9 2.5 122 467 118 20 4 14 38 0 4 56.940 0.340 0.447
38 Wes Parker LAN 1B 31 2.8 3.9 157 609 146 24 1 6 63 6 1 60.627 0.347 0.356
39 Glenn Beckert CHN 2B 30 2.7 2.7 131 570 181 18 5 2 24 3 2 66.681 0.367 0.406
40 Johnny Bench CIN C 23 2.7 3.7 149 613 134 19 2 27 49 2 1 62.697 0.298 0.423
41 Jose Cruz SLN CF 23 2.6 2.4 83 346 80 13 2 9 49 6 3 45.424 0.377 0.425
42 Willie Crawford LAN LF 24 2.6 2.4 114 375 96 16 6 9 28 5 2 44.351 0.334 0.442
43 Ken Singleton NYN RF 24 2.5 2.1 115 366 73 5 0 13 61 0 1 45.124 0.374 0.393
44 Bob Watson HOU LF 25 2.4 2.5 129 514 135 17 3 9 41 0 3 57.113 0.347 0.395
45 Jim Hickman CHN RF 34 2.3 2.9 117 444 98 13 2 19 50 0 1 55.285 0.342 0.449
46 Ollie Brown SDN RF 27 2.3 2.7 145 542 132 16 0 9 52 3 3 55.419 0.346 0.362
47 Tim McCarver PHI C 29 2.3 2.5 134 525 132 20 5 8 43 5 3 55.383 0.337 0.392
48 Dave Cash PIT 2B 23 2.2 3.0 123 532 138 17 4 2 46 13 5 52.539 0.349 0.354
49 Al Gallagher SFN 3B 25 2.0 1.7 136 478 119 18 5 5 40 2 1 48.843 0.340 0.378
50 Gene Clines PIT CF 24 1.9 2.1 97 300 84 12 4 1 22 15 6 34.886 0.366 0.392

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 Tom Seaver NYN 26 11.6 11.3 36 35 286.33 20 10 21 0 61 61 289 99.47 1.76 0.95 9.08
2 Fergie Jenkins CHN 28 10.0 10.6 39 39 325.00 24 13 30 0 114 37 263 82.57 2.77 1.05 7.28
3 Dave Roberts SDN 26 7.7 7.3 37 34 269.67 14 17 14 0 79 61 135 68.59 2.10 1.11 4.51
4 Don Wilson HOU 26 7.5 6.6 35 34 268.00 16 10 18 0 80 79 180 62.06 2.45 1.02 6.04
5 Don Sutton LAN 26 6.8 6.3 38 37 265.33 17 12 12 1 85 55 194 52.73 2.54 1.08 6.58
6 Steve Blass PIT 29 5.2 4.1 33 33 240.00 15 8 12 0 81 68 136 40.56 2.85 1.23 5.10
7 Al Downing LAN 30 5.2 4.6 37 36 262.33 20 9 12 0 93 84 136 40.50 2.68 1.25 4.67
8 Rick Wise PHI 25 5.1 5.5 38 37 272.33 17 14 17 0 110 70 155 39.79 2.88 1.22 5.12
9 Bill Stoneman MON 27 5.1 4.1 39 38 294.67 17 16 19 0 112 146 251 43.47 3.15 1.32 7.67
10 Phil Niekro ATL 32 5.0 3.9 42 36 268.67 15 14 18 2 112 70 173 39.34 2.98 1.18 5.80
11 Ken Forsch HOU 24 4.7 4.0 33 23 188.33 8 8 7 0 60 53 131 39.07 2.53 1.14 6.26
12 Don Gullett CIN 20 4.7 3.7 35 31 217.67 16 6 4 0 73 64 107 36.88 2.65 1.19 4.42
13 Clay Kirby SDN 23 4.6 3.3 38 36 267.33 15 13 13 0 99 103 231 40.54 2.83 1.18 7.78
14 Gaylord Perry SFN 32 4.6 3.2 37 37 280.00 16 12 14 0 116 67 158 39.09 2.76 1.15 5.08
15 Juan Marichal SFN 33 4.5 3.5 37 37 279.00 18 11 18 0 113 56 159 38.84 2.94 1.08 5.13
16 Milt Pappas CHN 32 4.4 3.4 35 35 261.33 17 14 14 0 109 62 99 36.04 3.51 1.30 3.41
17 Bob Gibson SLN 35 4.3 3.7 31 31 245.67 16 13 20 0 96 76 185 38.82 3.04 1.18 6.78
18 Gary Nolan CIN 23 3.9 3.2 35 35 244.67 12 15 9 0 91 59 146 30.77 3.16 1.09 5.37
19 Larry Dierker HOU 24 3.9 2.9 24 23 159.00 12 6 6 0 50 33 91 32.23 2.72 1.15 5.15
20 Tug McGraw NYN 26 3.8 3.9 51 1 111.00 11 4 0 8 22 41 109 33.02 1.70 1.03 8.84
21 Bill Hands CHN 31 3.7 2.7 36 35 242.33 12 18 14 0 112 50 128 30.81 3.42 1.23 4.75
22 Dock Ellis PIT 26 3.6 3.3 31 31 226.67 19 9 11 0 93 63 137 27.73 3.06 1.19 5.44
23 Jim Brewer LAN 33 3.3 3.3 55 0 81.33 6 5 0 22 17 24 66 25.50 1.88 0.97 7.30
24 Bob Miller 3 teams 32 3.2 3.0 56 0 98.67 8 5 0 10 24 40 51 27.55 1.64 1.25 4.65
25 Ray Sadecki NYN 30 3.2 2.9 34 20 163.33 7 7 5 0 56 44 120 27.30 2.92 1.12 6.61
26 John Cumberland SFN 24 2.6 1.7 45 21 185.00 9 6 5 2 66 55 65 22.41 2.92 1.12 3.16
27 Jim Ray HOU 26 2.6 2.5 47 1 97.67 10 4 0 3 27 31 46 21.45 2.12 1.05 4.24
28 Danny Frisella NYN 25 2.5 2.5 53 0 90.67 8 5 0 12 28 30 93 21.75 1.99 1.17 9.23
29 Clay Carroll CIN 30 2.5 2.4 61 0 93.67 10 4 0 15 26 42 64 19.54 2.50 1.28 6.15
30 Joe Hoerner PHI 34 2.4 2.3 49 0 73.00 4 5 0 9 19 21 57 19.10 1.97 1.07 7.03
31 Jim McGlothlin CIN 27 2.4 2.0 30 26 170.67 8 12 6 0 65 47 93 19.08 3.22 1.16 4.90
32 Jack Billingham HOU 28 2.4 1.4 33 33 228.33 10 16 8 0 98 68 139 20.02 3.39 1.20 5.48
33 Tom Kelley ATL 27 2.4 1.5 28 20 143.00 9 5 5 0 56 69 68 18.91 2.96 1.46 4.28
34 Steve Carlton SLN 26 2.4 1.7 37 36 273.33 20 9 18 0 120 98 172 21.59 3.56 1.36 5.66
35 Gary Gentry NYN 24 2.4 1.1 32 31 203.33 12 11 8 0 84 82 155 20.42 3.23 1.22 6.86
36 Jerry Koosman NYN 28 2.3 1.9 26 24 165.67 6 11 4 0 66 51 96 19.59 3.04 1.27 5.22
37 Nelson Briles PIT 27 1.9 2.1 37 14 136.00 8 4 4 1 51 35 76 15.22 3.04 1.22 5.03
38 Ron Reed ATL 28 1.9 0.9 32 32 222.33 13 14 8 0 105 54 129 14.45 3.72 1.24 5.22
39 George Culver HOU 27 1.8 1.7 59 0 95.33 5 8 0 7 33 38 57 15.06 2.64 1.33 5.38
40 Claude Osteen LAN 31 1.8 1.3 38 38 259.00 14 11 11 0 108 63 109 14.22 3.51 1.25 3.79
41 Bob Johnson PIT 28 1.8 1.2 31 27 174.67 9 10 7 0 73 55 101 14.08 3.45 1.29 5.20
42 Dave Giusti PIT 31 1.8 1.4 58 0 86.00 5 6 0 30 31 31 55 13.87 2.93 1.28 5.76
43 Jerry Johnson SFN 27 1.7 1.6 67 0 109.00 12 9 0 18 42 48 85 14.82 2.97 1.29 7.02
44 Woodie Fryman PHI 31 1.7 1.5 37 17 149.33 10 7 3 2 61 46 104 13.46 3.38 1.20 6.27
45 Juan Pizarro CHN 34 1.7 1.5 16 14 101.33 7 6 6 0 43 40 67 14.18 3.46 1.16 5.95
46 George Stone ATL 24 1.7 1.1 27 24 172.67 6 8 4 0 80 35 110 13.32 3.60 1.28 5.73
47 Barry Lersch PHI 26 1.4 1.1 38 30 214.33 5 14 3 0 97 50 113 11.09 3.78 1.18 4.74
48 Frank Linzy SLN 30 1.4 1.4 50 0 59.33 4 3 0 6 18 27 24 12.46 2.12 1.28 3.64
49 Fred Gladding HOU 35 1.4 1.3 48 0 51.33 4 5 0 12 17 22 17 11.13 2.10 1.42 2.98
50 Luke Walker PIT 27 1.3 0.4 28 24 159.67 10 8 4 0 69 53 86 10.07 3.55 1.32 4.85

Fielding WAR Leaders

Player Name Team Age Fielding WAR G Inn PO A E DP Def Runs Saved
POS Rank
C 1 Bob Barton SDN 29 2.6 119.0 988.0 698.0 67.0 15.0 10.0 20.273
2 Manny Sanguillen PIT 27 1.8 135.0 1185.0 712.0 72.0 5.0 12.0 17.162
3 Mike Ryan PHI 29 1.3 43.0 353.0 222.0 30.0 0.0 2.0 12.462
4 Johnny Edwards HOU 33 1.2 104.0 816.0 555.0 48.0 3.0 7.0 11.168
5 Johnny Bench CIN 23 1.1 141.0 1170.0 687.0 59.0 9.0 9.0 10.540
6 Tom Haller LAN 34 0.9 67.0 495.0 320.0 34.0 8.0 3.0 8.821
7 Ken Rudolph CHN 24 0.8 25.0 214.0 153.0 16.0 0.0 1.0 7.418
8 John Bateman MON 30 0.8 137.0 1139.0 726.0 56.0 12.0 12.0 6.485
1B 1 Denis Menke HOU 30 1.4 101.0 810.0 845.0 59.0 3.0 77.0 13.823
2 Joe Pepitone CHN 30 1.1 95.0 780.0 872.0 64.0 9.0 75.0 10.686
3 Ron Fairly MON 32 1.1 135.0 1067.0 1108.0 104.0 10.0 110.0 9.584
4 Wes Parker LAN 31 1.1 148.0 1148.0 1215.0 97.0 5.0 113.0 10.622
5 Jim Hickman CHN 34 0.7 44.0 342.0 364.0 31.0 1.0 28.0 6.804
6 Bob Robertson PIT 24 0.6 126.0 1122.0 1089.0 128.0 9.0 107.0 5.790
7 Joe Hague SLN 27 0.5 91.0 623.0 618.0 50.0 3.0 63.0 3.887
8 Orlando Cepeda ATL 33 0.4 63.0 563.0 586.0 49.0 5.0 60.0 3.342
2B 1 Tommy Helms CIN 30 2.7 149.0 1294.0 395.0 468.0 9.0 130.0 25.948
2 Felix Millan ATL 27 1.8 141.0 1255.0 373.0 437.0 15.0 120.0 17.115
3 Dave Cash PIT 23 1.2 105.0 851.0 228.0 304.0 7.0 80.0 11.527
4 Tito Fuentes SFN 27 0.7 152.0 1348.0 373.0 465.0 23.0 109.0 6.017
5 Gary Sutherland MON 26 0.7 56.0 364.0 90.0 142.0 9.0 38.0 5.872
6 Terry Harmon PHI 27 0.6 58.0 454.0 122.0 166.0 4.0 39.0 5.406
7 Denny Doyle PHI 28 0.5 91.0 754.0 241.0 264.0 17.0 62.0 5.072
8 Rennie Stennett PIT 20 0.4 36.0 265.0 82.0 106.0 9.0 22.0 4.043
3B 1 Tony Perez CIN 29 1.9 148.0 1222.0 113.0 304.0 18.0 26.0 18.079
2 Steve Garvey LAN 22 1.6 79.0 561.0 53.0 161.0 14.0 11.0 14.865
3 Garry Jestadt 2 teams 24 1.1 50.0 309.0 24.0 91.0 8.0 4.0 8.834
4 Doug Rader HOU 26 1.0 135.0 1177.0 93.0 275.0 21.0 28.0 9.172
5 Don Money PHI 24 0.9 68.0 517.0 52.0 130.0 9.0 13.0 8.245
6 John Vukovich PHI 23 0.8 74.0 559.0 58.0 137.0 9.0 8.0 7.423
7 Ed Spiezio SDN 29 0.7 91.0 728.0 57.0 168.0 9.0 12.0 5.649
8 Darrell Evans ATL 24 0.7 72.0 572.0 71.0 138.0 14.0 13.0 6.903
SS 1 Dal Maxvill SLN 32 2.2 140.0 1010.0 188.0 413.0 13.0 71.0 17.139
2 Larry Bowa PHI 25 2.0 157.0 1410.0 272.0 560.0 11.0 97.0 19.146
3 Ted Sizemore SLN 26 1.6 39.0 281.0 52.0 140.0 7.0 24.0 12.638
4 Maury Wills LAN 38 1.4 144.0 1219.0 220.0 484.0 16.0 86.0 13.328
5 Don Kessinger CHN 28 0.9 154.0 1330.0 263.0 512.0 27.0 97.0 8.922
6 Bud Harrelson NYN 27 0.9 140.0 1226.0 257.0 441.0 16.0 86.0 7.333
7 Dave Concepcion CIN 23 0.7 112.0 778.0 160.0 294.0 12.0 62.0 6.781
8 Jackie Hernandez PIT 30 0.7 75.0 574.0 105.0 235.0 18.0 42.0 6.409
LF 1 Ralph Garr ATL 25 0.7 153.0 1364.3 316.0 15.0 11.0 3.0 6.697
2 Cleon Jones NYN 28 0.5 132.0 1135.3 244.0 4.0 5.0 1.0 3.892
3 Billy Williams CHN 33 0.3 151.0 1306.7 273.0 8.0 6.0 3.0 3.230
4 Ivan Murrell SDN 28 0.3 56.0 402.3 94.0 2.0 3.0 0.0 2.233
5 Bernie Carbo CIN 23 0.2 90.0 733.0 154.0 7.0 3.0 0.0 2.141
6 Jesus Alou HOU 29 0.2 51.0 392.3 91.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 2.119
7 Larry Stahl SDN 30 0.2 45.0 339.3 73.0 7.0 2.0 2.0 1.469
8 Don Money PHI 24 0.2 40.0 349.3 74.0 3.0 0.0 2.0 1.767
CF 1 Boots Day MON 23 0.7 119.0 857.0 272.0 9.0 5.0 1.0 6.055
2 Al Oliver PIT 24 0.5 116.0 997.7 309.0 4.0 6.0 2.0 5.212
3 George Foster CIN 22 0.5 101.0 853.3 261.0 7.0 4.0 3.0 4.500
4 Willie Davis LAN 31 0.5 157.0 1354.7 401.0 6.0 8.0 0.0 4.348
5 Jimmy Rosario SFN 26 0.4 61.0 447.7 143.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 3.562
6 Tommie Agee NYN 28 0.4 92.0 751.0 227.0 7.0 6.0 0.0 3.131
7 Hal McRae CIN 25 0.3 29.0 230.7 82.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 3.323
8 Ron Woods MON 28 0.3 23.0 155.3 57.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 2.733
RF 1 Roberto Clemente PIT 36 0.8 125.0 1081.3 269.0 11.0 2.0 4.0 7.396
2 Mike Lum ATL 25 0.7 102.0 860.0 219.0 9.0 0.0 3.0 6.895
3 Jose Cardenal SLN 27 0.6 79.0 652.7 170.0 9.0 5.0 1.0 4.591
4 Jesus Alou HOU 29 0.5 63.0 505.0 140.0 5.0 2.0 3.0 5.155
5 Bill Buckner LAN 21 0.5 83.0 664.0 164.0 5.0 1.0 0.0 4.347
6 Ollie Brown SDN 27 0.4 134.0 1166.0 265.0 9.0 5.0 2.0 3.102
7 Pete Rose CIN 30 0.3 157.0 1375.0 304.0 13.0 2.0 1.0 3.315
8 Vic Davalillo PIT 31 0.3 31.0 264.0 74.0 3.0 2.0 0.0 2.673