1978 American League Stats

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1978 American League Standings

1978 National League <<1977 American League 1979 American League>>

Eastern Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1New York Yankees100-63 (0.613)-73558298-64 (0.605)94-68 (0.580)2,335,87146.922.70.823.5
2Boston Red Sox99-64 (0.607)1.079665795-67 (0.587)98-64 (0.605)2,320,64350.821.34.325.2
3Milwaukee Brewers93-69 (0.574)6.580465097-65 (0.596)106-56 (0.654)1,601,40658.933.45.719.9
4Baltimore Orioles90-71 (0.559)9.065963384-78 (0.518)94-68 (0.580)1,051,72446.125.05.215.9
5Detroit Tigers86-76 (0.531)13.571465388-74 (0.541)98-64 (0.605)1,714,89350.621.77.121.7
6Cleveland Indians69-90 (0.434)29.063969475-87 (0.462)72-90 (0.444)800,58425.013.22.59.3
7Toronto Blue Jays59-102 (0.366)40.059077561-101 (0.378)48-114 (0.296)1,562,5850.7-1.1-0.12.0

Western Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Kansas City Royals92-70 (0.568)-74363493-69 (0.572)91-71 (0.562)2,255,49343.321.8-0.321.8
2Texas Rangers87-75 (0.537)5.069263288-74 (0.541)92-70 (0.568)1,447,96344.719.93.021.8
2California Angels87-75 (0.537)5.069166684-78 (0.517)76-86 (0.469)1,755,38628.218.9-3.012.3
4Minnesota Twins73-89 (0.451)19.066667880-82 (0.492)90-72 (0.556)787,87842.918.85.318.9
5Chicago White Sox71-90 (0.441)20.563473171-91 (0.435)62-100 (0.383)1,491,10014.69.31.04.4
6Oakland Athletics69-93 (0.426)23.053269062-100 (0.383)59-103 (0.364)526,99911.93.2-1.29.8
7Seattle Mariners56-104 (0.350)35.061483459-103 (0.363)52-110 (0.321)877,4404.46.54.1-6.2

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 Jim Rice BOS LF 25 8.9 9.2 163 746 213 25 15 46 58 7 5 136.863 0.370 0.600
2 Ken Singleton BAL RF 31 7.1 7.0 149 608 147 21 2 20 98 0 0 97.865 0.409 0.462
3 Amos Otis KCA CF 31 6.6 7.0 141 567 145 30 7 22 66 32 8 92.844 0.380 0.525
4 Larry Hisle ML4 LF 31 6.6 6.4 142 600 151 24 0 34 67 10 6 99.282 0.373 0.533
5 Rod Carew MIN 1B 32 6.5 5.5 152 651 188 26 10 5 78 27 7 100.557 0.411 0.442
6 Andre Thornton CLE 1B 28 6.1 7.1 145 617 133 22 4 33 93 4 7 99.599 0.377 0.516
7 Eddie Murray BAL 1B 22 6.1 5.1 161 690 174 32 3 27 70 6 5 98.937 0.356 0.480
8 Doug DeCinces BAL 3B 27 5.6 7.0 142 561 146 37 1 28 46 7 7 86.376 0.346 0.526
9 Bobby Bonds 2 teams RF 32 5.2 5.0 156 657 151 19 4 31 79 43 22 93.765 0.353 0.480
10 Jason Thompson DET 1B 23 5.2 7.4 153 669 169 25 3 26 74 0 0 97.061 0.364 0.472
11 Leon Roberts SEA RF 27 5.1 5.7 134 528 142 21 7 22 41 6 3 82.461 0.364 0.515
12 Don Baylor CAL LF 29 5.0 4.8 158 677 151 26 0 34 56 22 9 89.565 0.332 0.472
13 Ron LeFlore DET CF 30 5.0 5.0 155 741 198 30 3 12 65 68 16 92.658 0.361 0.405
14 Fred Lynn BOS CF 26 5.0 4.8 150 627 161 33 3 22 75 3 6 97.729 0.380 0.492
15 Ben Oglivie ML4 LF 29 4.9 5.0 128 527 142 29 4 18 52 11 7 80.970 0.370 0.497
16 Gorman Thomas ML4 CF 27 4.8 4.6 137 536 111 24 1 32 73 3 4 80.935 0.351 0.515
17 Rico Carty 2 teams DH 38 4.8 4.8 145 593 149 21 1 31 57 1 1 86.950 0.347 0.502
18 Carlton Fisk BOS C 30 4.7 6.7 157 658 162 39 5 20 71 7 2 96.046 0.366 0.475
19 Reggie Jackson NYA RF 32 4.7 4.7 139 581 140 13 5 27 58 14 11 84.040 0.356 0.477
20 Graig Nettles NYA 3B 33 4.6 5.0 159 662 162 23 2 27 59 1 1 88.035 0.343 0.460
21 Sal Bando ML4 3B 34 4.6 6.8 152 629 154 20 6 17 72 3 2 86.762 0.371 0.439
22 Johnny Grubb 2 teams LF 29 4.5 4.3 134 493 113 19 6 15 70 6 2 72.536 0.375 0.460
23 Al Oliver TEX LF 31 4.4 4.5 133 568 170 35 5 14 31 8 9 82.635 0.358 0.489
24 Don Money ML4 1B 31 4.3 5.2 137 588 152 30 2 14 48 3 0 77.949 0.361 0.440
25 Sixto Lezcano ML4 RF 24 4.3 4.5 132 519 129 21 4 15 64 3 3 75.199 0.377 0.459
26 Roy Smalley MIN SS 25 4.2 6.4 158 702 160 31 3 19 85 2 8 90.901 0.362 0.433
27 Willie Randolph NYA 2B 23 4.1 4.2 134 596 139 18 6 3 82 36 7 71.758 0.381 0.357
28 Mitchell Page OAK LF 26 4.1 4.1 147 579 147 25 7 17 53 23 19 79.474 0.355 0.459
29 Steve Kemp DET LF 23 4.0 4.0 159 686 161 18 4 15 97 2 3 90.574 0.379 0.399
30 George Brett KCA 3B 25 3.9 5.5 128 558 150 45 8 9 39 23 7 74.005 0.342 0.467
31 Rusty Staub DET DH 34 3.9 3.9 162 734 175 30 1 24 76 3 1 93.242 0.347 0.435
32 Lou Piniella NYA LF 34 3.9 4.0 130 513 148 34 5 6 34 3 1 69.290 0.361 0.445
33 Chet Lemon CHA CF 23 3.8 4.5 105 416 107 24 6 13 39 5 9 65.442 0.378 0.510
34 Darrell Porter KCA C 26 3.7 3.0 150 602 138 27 6 18 75 0 5 81.297 0.358 0.444
35 Cecil Cooper ML4 1B 28 3.4 3.8 107 448 127 23 2 13 32 3 4 63.402 0.359 0.474
36 Lyman Bostock CAL RF 27 3.1 3.7 147 637 168 24 4 5 59 15 12 74.675 0.362 0.379
37 Richie Zisk TEX LF 29 3.0 2.7 140 581 134 19 1 22 58 3 3 71.649 0.338 0.432
38 Mike Hargrove TEX 1B 28 3.0 3.2 146 616 124 24 1 7 107 2 5 75.946 0.388 0.346
39 Hal McRae KCA LF 32 3.0 2.9 156 692 170 39 5 16 51 17 8 80.950 0.329 0.429
40 Carl Yastrzemski BOS LF 38 2.9 3.1 144 611 145 21 2 17 76 4 5 81.064 0.367 0.423
41 Dwight Evans BOS RF 26 2.6 3.0 147 572 123 24 2 24 65 8 5 72.717 0.336 0.449
42 Toby Harrah TEX 3B 29 2.6 2.8 139 547 103 17 3 12 83 31 8 59.704 0.349 0.360
43 Carney Lansford CAL 3B 21 2.6 0.6 121 500 133 23 2 8 31 20 9 57.056 0.339 0.406
44 Dan Ford MIN CF 26 2.6 2.0 151 654 162 36 10 11 48 7 7 76.538 0.332 0.424
45 Robin Yount ML4 SS 22 2.6 4.6 127 545 147 23 9 9 24 16 5 60.879 0.323 0.428
46 Pat Kelly BAL LF 33 2.4 2.1 100 315 75 12 1 11 34 10 8 42.316 0.357 0.445
47 Jim Sundberg TEX C 27 2.4 5.1 149 592 144 23 6 6 64 2 5 69.216 0.358 0.380
48 Bobby Grich CAL 2B 29 2.2 2.1 144 591 122 16 2 6 75 4 3 60.125 0.357 0.329
49 Jorge Orta CHA 2B 27 2.2 1.2 117 477 115 19 2 13 42 1 2 57.140 0.340 0.421
50 Otto Velez TOR LF 27 2.2 2.6 91 300 66 14 2 9 45 1 3 43.361 0.381 0.448

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 Mike Caldwell ML4 29 11.1 11.1 37 34 293.33 22 9 23 1 90 54 131 92.94 2.36 1.06 4.02
2 Ron Guidry NYA 27 10.6 10.6 35 35 273.67 25 3 16 0 61 72 248 108.46 1.74 0.95 8.16
3 Jim Palmer BAL 32 9.1 9.1 38 38 296.00 21 12 19 0 94 97 138 76.56 2.46 1.16 4.20
4 Jon Matlack TEX 28 8.4 8.4 35 33 270.00 15 13 18 1 93 51 157 79.97 2.27 1.12 5.23
5 Dave Goltz MIN 29 7.6 7.6 29 29 220.33 15 10 13 0 72 67 116 63.64 2.49 1.25 4.74
6 Dennis Eckersley BOS 23 7.3 7.3 35 35 268.33 20 8 16 0 99 71 162 69.26 2.99 1.23 5.43
7 Lary Sorensen ML4 22 6.2 6.2 37 36 280.67 18 12 17 1 111 50 78 51.83 3.21 1.17 2.50
8 Larry Gura KCA 30 6.1 6.1 35 26 221.67 16 4 8 0 73 60 81 56.27 2.72 1.10 3.29
9 Fergie Jenkins TEX 35 6.1 6.1 34 30 249.00 18 8 16 0 92 41 157 57.93 3.04 1.08 5.67
10 Geoff Zahn MIN 32 5.9 5.9 35 35 252.33 14 14 12 0 101 81 106 49.22 3.03 1.35 3.78
11 Dennis Leonard KCA 27 5.7 5.7 40 40 294.67 21 17 20 0 125 78 183 52.72 3.33 1.23 5.59
12 Luis Tiant BOS 37 5.0 5.0 32 31 212.33 13 8 12 0 80 57 114 47.03 3.31 1.14 4.83
13 Dave Rozema DET 21 4.9 4.9 28 28 209.33 9 12 11 0 83 41 57 40.82 3.14 1.18 2.45
14 Ed Figueroa NYA 29 4.6 4.6 35 35 253.00 20 9 12 0 96 77 92 47.69 2.99 1.23 3.27
15 Rick Waits CLE 26 4.4 4.4 34 33 230.33 13 15 15 0 97 86 97 36.96 3.20 1.27 3.79
16 Paul Splittorff KCA 31 4.2 4.2 39 38 262.00 19 13 13 0 113 60 76 39.00 3.40 1.16 2.61
17 Rich Gossage NYA 26 4.0 4.0 63 0 134.33 10 11 0 27 41 59 122 41.39 2.01 1.09 8.17
18 Milt Wilcox DET 28 3.8 3.8 29 27 215.33 13 12 16 0 94 68 132 31.53 3.76 1.28 5.52
19 Bob Stanley BOS 23 3.6 3.6 52 3 141.67 15 2 0 10 50 34 38 34.19 2.60 1.24 2.41
20 Kip Young DET 23 3.6 3.6 14 13 105.67 6 7 7 0 34 30 49 30.11 2.81 1.17 4.17
21 Scott McGregor BAL 24 3.6 3.6 35 32 233.00 15 13 13 1 98 47 94 30.04 3.32 1.13 3.63
22 Mike Marshall MIN 35 3.5 3.5 54 0 99.00 10 12 0 21 31 37 56 29.43 2.45 1.18 5.09
23 Rich Gale KCA 24 3.4 3.4 31 30 192.33 14 8 9 0 78 100 88 31.88 3.09 1.41 4.12
24 John Hiller DET 35 3.3 3.3 51 0 92.33 9 4 0 15 27 35 74 27.89 2.34 1.07 7.21
25 Steve Comer TEX 24 3.1 3.1 30 11 117.33 11 5 3 1 36 37 65 29.58 2.30 1.23 4.99
26 Dennis Martinez BAL 24 3.0 3.0 40 38 276.33 16 11 15 0 121 93 142 25.40 3.52 1.27 4.62
27 Mike Torrez BOS 31 3.0 3.0 36 36 250.00 16 13 15 0 122 99 120 28.06 3.96 1.48 4.32
28 Roger Erickson MIN 21 2.6 2.6 37 37 265.67 14 13 14 0 129 79 121 21.91 3.96 1.31 4.10
29 Frank Tanana CAL 24 2.6 2.6 33 33 239.00 18 12 10 0 108 60 137 23.98 3.65 1.25 5.16
30 Elias Sosa OAK 28 2.5 2.5 68 0 109.00 8 2 0 14 37 44 61 22.73 2.64 1.38 5.04
31 Bill Lee BOS 31 2.4 2.4 28 24 177.00 10 10 8 0 89 59 44 22.91 3.46 1.45 2.24
32 Jim Kern CLE 29 2.4 2.4 58 0 99.33 10 10 0 13 36 58 95 20.03 3.08 1.36 8.61
33 Matt Keough OAK 22 2.3 2.3 32 32 197.33 8 15 6 0 90 85 108 21.48 3.24 1.33 4.93
34 Dave Frost CAL 25 2.3 2.3 11 10 80.33 5 4 2 0 24 24 30 21.33 2.58 1.18 3.36
35 Rick Langford OAK 26 2.2 2.2 37 24 175.67 7 13 4 0 77 56 92 20.80 3.43 1.28 4.71
36 Jack Billingham DET 35 2.2 2.2 30 30 201.67 15 8 10 0 95 65 59 18.40 3.88 1.40 2.63
37 Al Hrabosky KCA 28 2.2 2.2 58 0 75.00 8 7 0 20 24 35 60 20.09 2.88 1.16 7.20
38 Nolan Ryan CAL 31 2.2 2.2 31 31 234.67 10 13 14 0 106 148 260 20.05 3.72 1.41 9.97
39 Jim Wright BOS 27 2.2 2.2 24 16 116.00 8 4 5 0 51 24 56 20.44 3.57 1.26 4.34
40 John Henry Johnson OAK 21 2.2 2.2 33 30 186.00 11 10 7 0 81 82 91 19.97 3.39 1.32 4.40
41 Dave LaRoche CAL 30 2.2 2.2 59 0 95.67 10 9 0 25 35 48 70 19.95 2.82 1.26 6.59
42 Mike Paxton CLE 24 2.1 2.1 33 27 191.00 12 11 5 1 89 63 96 17.47 3.86 1.27 4.52
43 Victor Cruz TOR 20 2.1 2.1 32 0 47.33 7 3 0 9 10 35 51 19.18 1.71 1.33 9.70
44 Bill Castro ML4 26 2.0 2.0 42 0 49.67 5 4 0 8 14 14 17 16.52 1.81 1.15 3.08
45 Doyle Alexander TEX 27 1.9 1.9 31 28 191.00 9 10 7 0 84 71 81 18.20 3.86 1.41 3.82
46 Doc Medich TEX 29 1.8 1.8 28 22 171.00 9 8 6 2 78 52 71 17.49 3.74 1.27 3.74
47 Gary Serum MIN 21 1.8 1.8 34 23 184.33 9 9 6 1 88 44 80 15.27 4.10 1.26 3.91
48 Mike Flanagan BAL 26 1.8 1.8 40 40 281.33 19 15 17 0 128 87 167 14.93 4.03 1.27 5.34
49 Bob Lacey OAK 24 1.7 1.7 74 0 119.67 8 9 0 5 52 35 60 15.82 3.01 1.35 4.51
50 Paul Reuschel CLE 31 1.7 1.7 18 6 89.67 2 4 1 0 33 22 24 14.12 3.11 1.30 2.41

Fielding WAR Leaders

Player Name Team Age Fielding WAR G Inn PO A E DP Def Runs Saved
POS Rank
C 1 Jim Essian OAK 27 2.9 119.0 778.3 431.0 78.0 10.0 12.0 26.554
2 Jim Sundberg TEX 27 2.8 148.0 1294.7 769.0 91.0 3.0 14.0 23.358
3 Carlton Fisk BOS 30 1.9 154.0 1355.7 733.0 90.0 17.0 13.0 16.076
4 Brian Downing CAL 27 1.4 128.0 1072.0 681.0 82.0 5.0 6.0 14.322
5 Bruce Robinson OAK 24 1.0 28.0 199.0 150.0 16.0 6.0 2.0 9.421
6 Rick Dempsey BAL 28 1.0 135.0 1145.7 636.0 79.0 11.0 14.0 10.017
7 Butch Wynegar MIN 22 0.7 131.0 1105.3 582.0 70.0 8.0 12.0 7.536
8 Milt May DET 27 0.7 94.0 802.7 406.0 58.0 10.0 5.0 6.937
1B 1 Jason Thompson DET 23 2.2 151.0 1353.7 1503.0 92.0 11.0 153.0 23.093
2 Lamar Johnson CHA 27 1.1 108.0 838.0 887.0 71.0 8.0 74.0 10.889
3 Andre Thornton CLE 28 1.0 145.0 1248.3 1327.0 106.0 7.0 106.0 10.101
4 Dave Revering OAK 25 0.4 138.0 1135.3 1013.0 110.0 13.0 98.0 4.039
5 Chris Chambliss NYA 29 0.4 155.0 1367.7 1366.0 111.0 4.0 119.0 3.121
6 Cecil Cooper ML4 28 0.3 84.0 729.3 842.0 66.0 11.0 71.0 3.559
7 Carl Yastrzemski BOS 38 0.3 50.0 409.0 387.0 41.0 3.0 47.0 2.822
8 Mike Jorgensen TEX 29 0.3 78.0 276.3 299.0 31.0 2.0 23.0 2.223
2B 1 Julio Cruz SEA 23 2.0 141.0 1188.0 286.0 472.0 10.0 101.0 18.910
2 Lou Whitaker DET 21 2.0 136.0 1122.3 301.0 458.0 17.0 95.0 20.510
3 Bob Randall MIN 30 1.8 116.0 860.0 231.0 345.0 10.0 81.0 18.010
4 Jerry Remy BOS 25 1.7 140.0 1235.0 327.0 444.0 13.0 114.0 14.452
5 Bump Wills TEX 25 1.3 156.0 1336.3 350.0 526.0 17.0 84.0 10.514
6 Jose Baez SEA 24 0.8 14.0 99.3 38.0 51.0 2.0 17.0 7.765
7 Don Money ML4 31 0.4 36.0 298.7 66.0 116.0 3.0 30.0 4.331
8 Tim Johnson TOR 28 0.4 13.0 79.0 14.0 37.0 0.0 10.0 3.647
3B 1 Buddy Bell CLE 26 3.2 139.0 1210.7 125.0 355.0 15.0 30.0 32.618
2 Sal Bando ML4 34 2.2 134.0 1148.0 89.0 329.0 14.0 25.0 22.709
3 George Brett KCA 25 1.6 128.0 1102.3 104.0 289.0 16.0 25.0 16.027
4 Roy Howell TOR 24 1.5 131.0 1166.3 109.0 306.0 22.0 27.0 15.151
5 Doug DeCinces BAL 27 1.3 130.0 1102.7 111.0 280.0 10.0 27.0 12.960
6 Mike Cubbage MIN 27 1.2 115.0 874.0 65.0 233.0 9.0 24.0 12.454
7 Aurelio Rodriguez DET 30 0.8 131.0 920.3 79.0 228.0 4.0 20.0 8.359
8 Eric Soderholm CHA 29 0.7 128.0 1022.3 128.0 245.0 14.0 17.0 6.907
SS 1 Mark Belanger BAL 34 2.8 134.0 985.3 184.0 409.0 9.0 76.0 28.309
2 Rick Burleson BOS 27 2.7 144.0 1298.0 285.0 482.0 15.0 100.0 22.845
3 Roy Smalley MIN 25 2.2 157.0 1408.7 287.0 527.0 25.0 121.0 22.383
4 Robin Yount ML4 22 2.0 125.0 1113.0 246.0 453.0 30.0 78.0 20.909
5 Craig Reynolds SEA 25 1.5 146.0 1246.3 243.0 461.0 29.0 102.0 13.655
6 Alan Trammell DET 20 1.0 139.0 1202.3 239.0 421.0 14.0 95.0 10.062
7 Toby Harrah TEX 29 0.9 49.0 413.0 75.0 163.0 3.0 25.0 7.248
8 Kiko Garcia BAL 24 0.6 74.0 441.7 86.0 173.0 15.0 35.0 6.083
LF 1 Tom Poquette KCA 26 0.4 49.0 328.0 114.0 3.0 6.0 0.0 4.232
2 Otto Velez TOR 27 0.3 39.0 272.0 78.0 8.0 2.0 3.0 2.849
3 Miguel Dilone OAK 23 0.3 45.0 248.0 74.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 2.555
4 Joe Rudi CAL 31 0.3 111.0 947.0 231.0 4.0 2.0 1.0 2.767
5 Ben Oglivie ML4 29 0.3 65.0 557.0 145.0 5.0 3.0 0.0 2.734
6 Gary Thomasson NYA 26 0.2 24.0 139.0 46.0 3.0 2.0 0.0 1.966
7 Jim Rice BOS 25 0.2 101.0 893.7 212.0 13.0 3.0 1.0 1.936
8 Leroy Stanton SEA 32 0.2 30.0 203.0 55.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.703
CF 1 Rick Bosetti TOR 24 0.9 135.0 1187.7 415.0 16.0 6.0 1.0 9.187
2 Ruppert Jones SEA 23 0.8 128.0 1131.0 394.0 10.0 6.0 3.0 7.809
3 Tony Armas OAK 24 0.5 41.0 309.3 125.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.841
4 Mickey Rivers NYA 29 0.5 138.0 1134.7 380.0 7.0 8.0 2.0 4.233
5 Chet Lemon CHA 23 0.5 84.0 690.3 245.0 6.0 3.0 2.0 5.084
6 Amos Otis KCA 31 0.4 136.0 1151.7 383.0 9.0 2.0 1.0 4.468
7 Lyman Bostock CAL 27 0.3 58.0 499.7 174.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 3.324
8 Willie Wilson KCA 22 0.3 35.0 176.7 76.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 2.669
RF 1 Leon Roberts SEA 27 0.6 128.0 1073.3 289.0 10.0 8.0 4.0 5.803
2 Tony Armas OAK 24 0.4 47.0 289.0 93.0 3.0 2.0 0.0 3.768
3 Rick Miller CAL 30 0.4 36.0 313.0 97.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 4.005
4 Bob Bailor TOR 26 0.4 102.0 874.7 229.0 9.0 7.0 3.0 3.713
5 Dwight Evans BOS 26 0.3 140.0 1223.3 300.0 14.0 6.0 2.0 2.697
6 Lyman Bostock CAL 27 0.3 90.0 774.0 195.0 4.0 2.0 1.0 2.836
7 Hosken Powell MIN 23 0.2 117.0 896.7 219.0 9.0 4.0 2.0 2.463
8 Sixto Lezcano ML4 24 0.2 127.0 1080.0 262.0 18.0 6.0 5.0 2.356