1974 American League Stats

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1974 American League Standings

1974 National League <<1973 American League 1975 American League>>

Eastern Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Baltimore Orioles91-71 (0.562)-65961286-76 (0.534)92-70 (0.568)962,57244.920.43.820.7
2New York Yankees89-73 (0.549)2.067162386-76 (0.534)89-73 (0.549)1,273,07541.820.53.817.5
3Boston Red Sox84-78 (0.519)7.069666185-77 (0.524)86-76 (0.531)1,556,41138.116.82.518.7
4Cleveland Indians77-85 (0.475)14.066269478-84 (0.478)72-90 (0.444)1,114,26224.96.33.515.1
5Milwaukee Brewers76-86 (0.469)15.064766080-82 (0.491)77-85 (0.475)955,74129.910.65.713.6
6Detroit Tigers72-90 (0.444)19.062076865-97 (0.403)60-102 (0.370)1,243,08012.85.73.33.8

Western Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Oakland Athletics90-72 (0.556)-68955197-65 (0.601)95-67 (0.586)845,69347.721.32.723.6
2Texas Rangers84-76 (0.525)5.069069880-82 (0.495)80-82 (0.494)1,193,90232.022.60.68.8
3Minnesota Twins82-80 (0.506)8.067366981-81 (0.503)85-77 (0.525)662,40137.121.60.714.8
4Chicago White Sox80-80 (0.500)9.068472177-85 (0.476)80-82 (0.494)1,149,59632.620.31.710.6
5Kansas City Royals77-85 (0.475)13.066766282-80 (0.503)83-79 (0.512)1,173,29235.517.32.515.7
6California Angels68-94 (0.420)22.061865776-86 (0.472)72-90 (0.444)917,26924.917.6-3.410.7

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 Reggie Jackson OAK RF 28 8.2 9.0 148 604 146 25 1 29 86 25 5 101.547 0.391 0.514
2 Rod Carew MIN 2B 28 8.1 8.6 153 690 218 30 5 3 74 38 16 112.280 0.433 0.446
3 Jeff Burroughs TEX RF 23 7.7 6.4 152 662 167 33 2 25 91 2 3 110.480 0.397 0.504
4 Dick Allen CHA 1B 32 6.8 4.6 128 525 139 23 1 32 57 7 1 92.602 0.375 0.563
5 Carl Yastrzemski BOS 1B 34 6.0 6.4 148 633 155 25 2 15 104 12 7 100.162 0.414 0.445
6 Bobby Grich BAL 2B 25 5.8 7.1 160 707 153 29 6 19 90 17 11 98.727 0.376 0.431
7 Hal McRae KCA LF 28 5.7 6.0 148 607 167 36 4 15 54 11 8 91.376 0.375 0.475
8 Frank Robinson 2 teams 1B 38 5.3 5.3 144 579 117 27 3 22 85 5 2 82.926 0.366 0.453
9 Ken Henderson CHA CF 28 5.3 5.9 162 680 176 35 5 20 66 12 7 96.817 0.360 0.467
10 Joe Rudi OAK LF 27 5.3 4.9 158 639 174 39 4 22 34 2 3 88.085 0.334 0.484
11 Larry Hisle MIN LF 27 4.5 4.4 143 576 146 20 7 19 48 12 6 80.120 0.353 0.465
12 Amos Otis KCA CF 27 4.4 5.3 146 632 157 31 9 12 58 18 5 80.281 0.348 0.438
13 Elliott Maddox NYA CF 26 4.4 4.8 137 550 141 26 2 3 69 6 5 73.657 0.395 0.386
14 Bill Freehan DET 1B 32 4.4 5.5 130 502 132 17 5 18 42 2 0 73.080 0.361 0.479
15 Don Money ML4 3B 27 4.4 5.2 159 709 178 32 3 15 62 19 6 86.296 0.346 0.415
16 Gene Tenace OAK 1B 27 4.3 4.8 158 612 102 17 1 26 110 2 9 82.327 0.367 0.411
17 Mike Hargrove TEX 1B 24 4.2 4.2 131 477 134 18 6 4 49 0 0 68.456 0.395 0.424
18 Sal Bando OAK 3B 30 4.2 4.1 146 603 121 21 2 22 86 2 3 77.681 0.352 0.426
19 Jorge Orta CHA 2B 23 4.2 3.8 139 578 166 31 2 10 40 9 5 78.766 0.365 0.440
20 Roy White NYA LF 30 4.0 4.4 136 555 130 19 8 7 67 15 6 69.338 0.367 0.393
21 George Scott ML4 1B 30 3.9 5.1 158 672 170 36 2 17 59 9 9 85.989 0.345 0.432
22 Oscar Gamble CLE LF 24 3.9 3.9 135 509 132 16 4 19 48 5 6 74.588 0.363 0.469
23 John Mayberry KCA 1B 25 3.7 3.6 126 512 100 13 1 22 77 4 2 68.533 0.358 0.424
24 John Briggs ML4 LF 30 3.4 3.8 154 628 140 30 8 17 71 9 7 77.815 0.337 0.428
25 Joe Lahoud CAL LF 27 3.4 3.4 127 377 88 16 3 13 47 4 5 54.627 0.367 0.459
26 Ron Blomberg NYA RF 25 3.1 3.2 90 301 82 11 2 10 29 2 1 45.721 0.375 0.481
27 Brooks Robinson BAL 3B 37 3.1 6.7 153 622 159 27 0 7 56 2 0 71.044 0.353 0.374
28 Bobby Darwin MIN RF 31 3.1 2.6 152 630 152 13 7 25 37 1 3 77.226 0.322 0.442
29 Mickey Rivers CAL CF 25 3.1 3.4 118 518 133 19 11 3 39 30 13 58.075 0.341 0.393
30 Paul Blair BAL CF 30 3.0 4.1 151 615 144 27 4 17 43 27 9 66.619 0.313 0.417
31 Bert Campaneris OAK SS 32 3.0 3.7 134 587 153 18 8 2 47 34 15 63.133 0.347 0.366
32 Cesar Tovar TEX CF 33 2.9 3.3 138 629 164 24 6 4 47 13 9 72.157 0.354 0.377
33 Ellie Rodriguez CAL C 28 2.9 3.0 140 485 100 20 0 7 69 4 5 57.914 0.373 0.357
34 Bobby Murcer NYA RF 28 2.9 2.2 156 679 166 25 4 10 57 14 5 72.019 0.332 0.378
35 Graig Nettles NYA 3B 29 2.8 5.0 155 638 139 21 1 22 59 1 0 68.989 0.316 0.403
36 Carlton Fisk BOS C 26 2.7 3.4 52 216 56 12 1 11 24 5 1 37.784 0.383 0.551
37 Willie Horton DET LF 31 2.7 2.5 72 263 71 8 1 15 21 0 1 42.913 0.361 0.529
38 Don Baylor BAL LF 25 2.7 2.1 137 549 133 22 1 10 43 29 12 61.745 0.341 0.382
39 Boog Powell BAL 1B 32 2.7 0.8 110 402 91 13 1 12 52 0 1 51.504 0.358 0.413
40 Lou Piniella NYA LF 30 2.6 3.2 140 567 158 26 0 9 32 1 8 65.962 0.341 0.407
41 Bill North OAK CF 26 2.6 4.1 149 630 141 20 5 4 69 54 26 64.288 0.347 0.337
42 Eric Soderholm MIN 3B 25 2.6 2.9 141 524 128 18 3 10 48 7 3 61.858 0.349 0.392
43 Toby Harrah TEX SS 25 2.5 2.2 161 639 149 23 2 21 50 15 14 71.575 0.319 0.417
44 George Hendrick CLE CF 24 2.4 2.6 139 534 138 23 1 19 33 6 4 65.266 0.322 0.444
45 Charlie Spikes CLE RF 23 2.4 2.1 155 612 154 23 1 22 34 10 7 72.276 0.319 0.431
46 Bernie Carbo BOS RF 26 2.4 2.6 117 402 84 20 0 12 58 4 3 53.397 0.364 0.414
47 Al Kaline DET DH 39 2.3 2.3 147 630 146 28 2 13 65 2 2 71.201 0.337 0.389
48 Rico Petrocelli BOS 3B 31 2.3 1.6 129 509 121 23 1 15 48 1 0 61.808 0.336 0.421
49 Leroy Stanton CAL RF 28 2.2 2.4 118 464 111 21 2 11 33 10 8 51.732 0.325 0.407
50 Tommy Davis BAL DH 35 2.2 2.2 158 673 181 20 1 11 34 6 2 69.303 0.325 0.377

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 Gaylord Perry CLE 35 11.8 11.8 37 37 322.33 21 13 28 0 98 99 216 94.14 2.51 1.02 6.03
2 Catfish Hunter OAK 28 8.8 8.8 41 41 318.33 25 12 23 0 97 46 143 80.74 2.49 0.99 4.04
3 Luis Tiant BOS 33 8.4 8.4 38 38 311.33 22 13 25 0 106 82 176 76.11 2.92 1.17 5.09
4 Fergie Jenkins TEX 31 7.8 7.9 41 41 328.33 25 12 29 0 117 45 225 74.49 2.82 1.01 6.17
5 Bert Blyleven MIN 23 7.3 7.3 37 37 281.00 17 17 19 0 99 77 249 69.73 2.66 1.14 7.98
6 Nolan Ryan CAL 27 6.5 6.5 42 41 332.67 22 16 26 0 127 202 367 55.49 2.89 1.27 9.93
7 Jim Kaat CHA 35 6.3 6.2 42 39 277.33 21 13 15 0 106 63 142 55.71 2.92 1.18 4.61
8 Jim Perry CLE 38 6.1 6.1 36 36 252.00 17 12 8 0 94 64 71 48.74 2.96 1.21 2.54
9 Ross Grimsley BAL 24 5.9 5.9 40 39 295.67 18 13 17 1 111 76 158 50.11 3.07 1.16 4.81
10 Pat Dobson NYA 32 5.1 5.1 39 39 281.00 19 15 12 0 111 75 157 40.98 3.07 1.27 5.03
11 Steve Busby KCA 24 5.0 5.0 38 38 292.33 22 14 20 0 118 92 198 44.08 3.39 1.29 6.10
12 Tom Murphy ML4 28 5.0 5.0 70 0 123.00 10 10 0 20 27 51 47 39.12 1.90 1.20 3.44
13 Mike Cuellar BAL 37 4.7 4.7 38 38 269.33 22 10 20 0 106 86 106 40.01 3.11 1.26 3.54
14 Frank Tanana CAL 20 4.7 4.7 39 35 268.67 14 19 12 0 104 77 180 40.34 3.12 1.26 6.03
15 Wilbur Wood CHA 32 4.4 4.4 42 42 320.33 20 19 22 0 143 80 169 39.24 3.60 1.20 4.75
16 John Hiller DET 31 4.3 4.3 59 0 150.00 17 14 0 13 51 62 134 33.57 2.64 1.26 8.04
17 Bill Lee BOS 27 4.3 4.3 38 37 282.33 17 15 16 0 123 67 95 38.66 3.51 1.37 3.03
18 Sparky Lyle NYA 29 4.1 4.1 66 0 114.00 9 3 0 15 30 43 89 32.82 1.66 1.19 7.03
19 Al Fitzmorris KCA 28 3.7 3.7 34 27 190.00 13 6 9 1 73 63 53 32.12 2.79 1.33 2.51
20 Joe Decker MIN 27 3.6 3.6 37 37 248.67 16 14 11 0 105 97 158 34.54 3.29 1.33 5.72
21 Vida Blue OAK 24 3.5 3.5 40 40 282.33 17 15 12 0 118 98 174 31.93 3.25 1.22 5.55
22 Ken Holtzman OAK 28 3.4 3.4 39 38 255.33 19 17 9 0 111 51 117 31.66 3.07 1.27 4.12
23 Steve Foucault TEX 24 3.3 3.3 69 0 144.33 8 9 0 12 51 40 106 30.89 2.24 1.13 6.61
24 Bart Johnson CHA 24 3.2 3.2 18 18 121.67 10 4 8 0 42 32 76 28.09 2.74 1.13 5.62
25 Dick Drago BOS 29 3.1 3.1 33 18 175.67 7 10 8 3 71 56 90 28.50 3.48 1.26 4.61
26 Ed Sprague ML4 28 3.0 3.0 20 10 94.00 7 2 3 0 32 31 57 23.13 2.39 1.33 5.46
27 Bill Campbell MIN 25 2.9 2.9 63 0 120.33 8 7 0 19 37 55 89 27.68 2.62 1.36 6.66
28 Andy Hassler CAL 22 2.9 2.9 23 22 162.00 7 11 10 1 64 79 76 24.72 2.61 1.30 4.22
29 Bruce Dal Canton KCA 33 2.8 2.8 31 22 175.33 8 10 9 0 71 82 96 24.98 3.13 1.24 4.93
30 Doc Medich NYA 25 2.8 2.8 38 38 279.67 19 15 17 0 122 91 154 22.16 3.60 1.31 4.96
31 Dave McNally BAL 31 2.7 2.7 39 37 259.00 16 10 13 1 112 81 111 22.95 3.58 1.32 3.86
32 Rollie Fingers OAK 27 2.5 2.5 76 0 119.00 9 5 0 18 41 29 95 23.33 2.65 1.12 7.18
33 Paul Lindblad OAK 32 2.4 2.4 45 2 100.67 4 4 0 6 30 30 46 22.29 2.06 1.14 4.11
34 Rudy May 2 teams 29 2.4 2.4 35 18 141.33 8 5 8 2 60 58 102 18.27 3.18 1.15 6.50
35 Mickey Lolich DET 33 2.3 2.3 41 41 308.00 16 21 27 0 155 78 202 18.21 4.15 1.26 5.90
36 Jackie Brown TEX 31 2.3 2.3 35 26 216.67 13 12 9 0 97 74 134 21.51 3.57 1.35 5.57
37 Dave Goltz MIN 25 2.2 2.2 28 24 174.33 10 10 5 1 81 45 89 21.16 3.25 1.36 4.59
38 Jim Palmer BAL 28 2.2 2.2 26 26 178.67 7 12 5 0 78 69 84 18.19 3.27 1.37 4.23
39 Doug Bird KCA 24 2.1 2.1 55 1 92.33 7 6 1 10 31 27 62 18.79 2.73 1.38 6.04
40 Roger Moret BOS 24 2.1 2.1 31 21 173.33 9 10 10 2 79 79 111 18.94 3.74 1.37 5.76
41 Grant Jackson BAL 31 2.0 2.0 49 0 66.67 6 4 0 12 19 22 56 16.73 2.56 1.05 7.56
42 Terry Forster CHA 22 1.8 1.8 59 1 134.33 7 8 0 24 57 48 105 16.36 3.62 1.25 7.03
43 Bill Champion ML4 26 1.7 1.7 31 23 161.67 11 4 2 0 72 49 60 13.42 3.62 1.34 3.34
44 Jim Slaton ML4 24 1.7 1.7 40 35 250.00 13 16 10 0 117 102 126 13.24 3.92 1.43 4.54
45 Bob Reynolds BAL 27 1.7 1.7 54 0 69.33 7 5 0 7 23 14 43 14.29 2.73 1.28 5.58
46 Larry Gura NYA 26 1.7 1.7 8 8 56.00 5 1 4 0 17 12 17 13.34 2.41 1.18 2.73
47 Tom Buskey 2 teams 27 1.6 1.6 55 0 98.67 2 7 0 18 40 36 43 12.92 3.37 1.41 3.92
48 Dave Hamilton OAK 26 1.6 1.6 29 18 117.00 7 4 1 0 45 48 69 14.51 3.15 1.30 5.31
49 Bill Singer CAL 30 1.4 1.4 14 14 108.67 7 4 8 0 48 43 77 12.43 2.98 1.33 6.38
50 Jim Colborn ML4 28 1.4 1.4 33 31 224.00 10 13 10 0 104 60 83 11.30 4.06 1.29 3.33

Fielding WAR Leaders

Player Name Team Age Fielding WAR G Inn PO A E DP Def Runs Saved
POS Rank
C 1 Jim Sundberg TEX 23 1.8 132.0 1094.3 722.0 69.0 8.0 15.0 13.822
2 Gene Tenace OAK 27 1.4 79.0 511.7 293.0 42.0 6.0 3.0 10.894
3 Tom Egan CAL 28 1.3 41.0 303.0 249.0 21.0 1.0 5.0 10.825
4 Bill Freehan DET 32 1.1 63.0 512.7 312.0 45.0 5.0 6.0 10.330
5 Phil Roof MIN 33 1.0 44.0 292.0 200.0 24.0 0.0 3.0 7.967
6 Duke Sims 2 teams 33 0.9 31.0 228.0 149.0 21.0 5.0 4.0 7.036
7 Rick Dempsey NYA 24 0.8 31.0 237.3 152.0 22.0 4.0 0.0 7.293
8 Carlton Fisk BOS 26 0.7 50.0 435.0 267.0 26.0 6.0 2.0 5.489
1B 1 George Scott ML4 30 1.2 148.0 1306.0 1345.0 114.0 12.0 137.0 11.178
2 Carl Yastrzemski BOS 34 0.9 84.0 709.7 707.0 44.0 2.0 67.0 7.122
3 John Ellis CLE 25 0.6 69.0 583.3 667.0 37.0 6.0 57.0 5.808
4 Cecil Cooper BOS 24 0.5 74.0 600.3 637.0 40.0 12.0 66.0 3.730
5 Tommy McCraw 2 teams 33 0.4 67.0 420.0 432.0 35.0 3.0 38.0 4.154
6 Tony Solaita KCA 27 0.3 65.0 493.0 508.0 40.0 5.0 36.0 2.536
7 Danny Cater BOS 34 0.3 23.0 145.3 126.0 10.0 0.0 9.0 1.991
8 John Lowenstein CLE 27 0.2 12.0 85.0 88.0 8.0 0.0 6.0 2.162
2B 1 Bobby Grich BAL 25 1.3 160.0 1441.7 484.0 453.0 20.0 132.0 11.790
2 Jack Brohamer CLE 24 1.0 99.0 758.7 203.0 269.0 6.0 67.0 9.139
3 Denny Doyle CAL 31 0.7 146.0 1219.7 311.0 404.0 12.0 99.0 5.684
4 Dick Green OAK 33 0.5 100.0 775.7 233.0 243.0 8.0 67.0 4.192
5 Lenny Randle TEX 25 0.5 40.0 333.7 98.0 115.0 5.0 30.0 3.966
6 Ron Santo CHA 34 0.5 39.0 331.3 97.0 99.0 6.0 40.0 3.618
7 Rod Carew MIN 28 0.4 148.0 1285.3 375.0 416.0 33.0 114.0 3.405
8 Fred Stanley NYA 26 0.4 15.0 74.0 23.0 32.0 0.0 10.0 3.910
3B 1 Brooks Robinson BAL 37 3.6 153.0 1362.0 115.0 410.0 18.0 44.0 34.164
2 Aurelio Rodriguez DET 26 2.4 159.0 1391.7 132.0 389.0 21.0 40.0 23.051
3 Graig Nettles NYA 29 2.2 154.0 1368.3 147.0 377.0 21.0 29.0 21.247
4 Buddy Bell CLE 22 1.4 115.0 1011.0 112.0 274.0 15.0 31.0 13.199
5 Don Money ML4 27 0.8 157.0 1382.3 131.0 336.0 5.0 42.0 7.771
6 Bill Melton CHA 28 0.5 123.0 1079.7 100.0 272.0 24.0 29.0 3.867
7 Rudy Meoli CAL 23 0.4 20.0 150.7 6.0 47.0 3.0 0.0 3.396
8 John Lowenstein CLE 27 0.4 28.0 224.0 23.0 63.0 3.0 4.0 3.569
SS 1 Mark Belanger BAL 30 2.7 155.0 1375.0 243.0 552.0 13.0 100.0 25.381
2 Bucky Dent CHA 22 2.1 154.0 1325.0 251.0 499.0 22.0 108.0 16.723
3 Freddie Patek KCA 29 2.0 149.0 1293.3 250.0 493.0 25.0 108.0 15.242
4 Ed Brinkman DET 32 1.0 151.0 1310.0 237.0 493.0 21.0 88.0 9.800
5 Frank White KCA 23 0.9 29.0 172.3 37.0 81.0 4.0 16.0 7.341
6 Bert Campaneris OAK 32 0.8 133.0 1142.3 207.0 423.0 22.0 76.0 6.065
7 Tim Johnson ML4 24 0.4 64.0 460.0 82.0 178.0 8.0 30.0 4.264
8 Luis Gomez MIN 22 0.4 74.0 509.7 97.0 190.0 12.0 37.0 3.387
LF 1 Hal McRae KCA 28 0.6 40.0 321.3 101.0 2.0 3.0 1.0 4.320
2 Cesar Tovar TEX 33 0.5 68.0 409.3 117.0 1.0 4.0 0.0 3.758
3 Jim Wohlford KCA 23 0.5 125.0 1034.7 251.0 6.0 5.0 3.0 3.584
4 Lou Piniella NYA 30 0.4 99.0 831.3 199.0 13.0 2.0 1.0 4.068
5 Larry Hisle MIN 27 0.4 74.0 530.7 132.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 2.879
6 Roy White NYA 30 0.4 67.0 569.7 143.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 3.425
7 John Briggs ML4 30 0.4 148.0 1266.7 310.0 10.0 9.0 2.0 3.350
8 John Lowenstein CLE 27 0.3 89.0 706.7 175.0 5.0 2.0 1.0 3.277
CF 1 Bill North OAK 26 1.5 138.0 1166.3 427.0 9.0 4.0 2.0 11.775
2 Paul Blair BAL 30 1.0 151.0 1285.0 447.0 7.0 7.0 2.0 9.719
3 Rick Miller BOS 26 0.9 77.0 647.0 241.0 6.0 3.0 3.0 6.716
4 Amos Otis KCA 27 0.8 143.0 1257.7 422.0 8.0 6.0 3.0 6.499
5 Ken Henderson CHA 28 0.6 162.0 1428.7 462.0 7.0 6.0 3.0 4.927
6 Ken Berry ML4 33 0.5 74.0 510.0 185.0 7.0 1.0 1.0 5.185
7 Bob Coluccio ML4 22 0.5 103.0 822.7 282.0 7.0 3.0 1.0 4.983
8 Elliott Maddox NYA 26 0.4 112.0 965.0 310.0 18.0 5.0 4.0 4.060
RF 1 Dwight Evans BOS 22 1.3 120.0 985.3 288.0 8.0 3.0 2.0 10.371
2 Reggie Jackson OAK 28 0.8 126.0 1070.3 293.0 8.0 10.0 2.0 6.222
3 Dave May ML4 30 0.4 108.0 847.3 217.0 8.0 3.0 2.0 4.103
4 Jim Fuller BAL 23 0.3 56.0 422.0 115.0 3.0 5.0 1.0 2.405
5 Bill Sharp CHA 24 0.3 85.0 677.0 165.0 3.0 3.0 0.0 1.956
6 Rich Coggins BAL 23 0.2 90.0 691.7 166.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 2.046
7 Bernie Carbo BOS 26 0.2 56.0 434.0 108.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 1.675
8 Vada Pinson KCA 35 0.2 91.0 718.0 171.0 9.0 4.0 2.0 1.553