1979 American League Stats

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1979 American League Standings

1979 National League <<1978 American League 1980 American League>>

Eastern Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Baltimore Orioles102-57 (0.642)-757582100-62 (0.618)105-57 (0.648)1,681,00957.626.72.828.1
2Milwaukee Brewers95-66 (0.590)8.080772289-73 (0.551)105-57 (0.648)1,918,34357.329.35.822.1
3Boston Red Sox91-69 (0.569)11.584171193-69 (0.576)94-68 (0.580)2,353,11446.421.20.824.5
4New York Yankees89-71 (0.556)13.573467288-74 (0.540)92-70 (0.568)2,537,76544.815.85.023.9
5Detroit Tigers85-76 (0.528)18.077073884-78 (0.519)85-77 (0.525)1,630,92937.417.32.917.1
6Cleveland Indians81-80 (0.503)22.076080577-85 (0.474)66-96 (0.407)1,011,64418.013.8-3.37.6
7Toronto Blue Jays53-109 (0.327)50.561386257-105 (0.349)49-113 (0.302)1,431,6511.3-5.12.34.1

Western Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1California Angels88-74 (0.543)-86676890-72 (0.555)84-78 (0.519)2,523,57536.733.0-4.98.6
2Kansas City Royals85-77 (0.525)3.085181684-78 (0.519)84-78 (0.519)2,261,84536.423.82.310.3
3Texas Rangers83-79 (0.512)5.075069886-76 (0.533)88-74 (0.543)1,519,67140.316.62.820.9
4Minnesota Twins82-80 (0.506)6.076472585-77 (0.524)90-72 (0.556)1,070,52142.417.04.021.4
5Chicago White Sox73-87 (0.456)14.073074879-83 (0.489)78-84 (0.481)1,280,70230.915.01.914.1
6Seattle Mariners67-95 (0.414)21.071182070-92 (0.435)74-88 (0.457)844,44726.914.03.49.5
7Oakland Athletics54-108 (0.333)34.057386052-110 (0.322)40-122 (0.247)306,763-7.4-3.9-0.6-2.9

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 Fred Lynn BOS CF 27 8.6 8.9 147 622 177 42 1 39 82 2 2 135.040 0.423 0.636
2 Ken Singleton BAL RF 32 8.2 7.7 159 688 168 29 1 35 109 3 1 124.557 0.405 0.533
3 Jim Rice BOS LF 26 7.1 6.9 158 688 201 39 6 39 57 9 4 129.592 0.381 0.596
4 Sixto Lezcano ML4 RF 25 7.1 7.2 138 566 152 29 3 28 77 4 3 109.502 0.414 0.573
5 George Brett KCA 3B 26 7.0 9.4 154 701 212 42 20 23 51 17 10 123.880 0.376 0.563
6 Don Baylor CAL LF 30 6.8 6.9 162 722 186 33 3 36 71 22 12 119.309 0.371 0.530
7 Darrell Porter KCA C 27 6.5 7.4 157 679 155 23 10 20 121 3 4 117.591 0.421 0.484
8 Bobby Grich CAL 2B 30 6.0 6.6 153 609 157 30 5 30 59 1 0 99.287 0.365 0.537
9 Brian Downing CAL C 28 6.0 4.1 148 596 166 27 3 12 77 3 3 100.546 0.418 0.462
10 Eddie Murray BAL 1B 23 5.7 7.7 159 687 179 30 2 25 72 10 2 103.074 0.369 0.475
11 Steve Kemp DET LF 24 5.6 5.4 134 570 156 26 3 26 68 5 6 102.476 0.398 0.543
12 Cecil Cooper ML4 1B 29 5.4 5.6 150 660 182 44 1 24 56 15 3 102.326 0.364 0.508
13 Reggie Jackson NYA RF 33 5.4 5.9 131 537 138 24 2 29 65 9 8 93.695 0.382 0.544
14 Oscar Gamble 2 teams LF 29 5.4 5.5 100 327 98 10 1 19 50 2 1 73.397 0.456 0.609
15 Gorman Thomas ML4 CF 28 5.3 5.7 156 668 136 29 0 45 98 1 5 107.073 0.356 0.539
16 Chet Lemon CHA CF 24 5.1 5.4 148 632 177 44 2 17 56 7 11 104.698 0.391 0.496
17 Bruce Bochte SEA 1B 28 5.0 5.3 150 636 175 38 6 16 67 2 2 101.831 0.386 0.493
18 Toby Harrah CLE 3B 30 4.6 0.9 149 635 147 25 1 20 89 20 9 95.407 0.389 0.444
19 Paul Molitor ML4 2B 22 4.6 5.2 140 645 188 27 16 9 48 33 13 95.190 0.372 0.469
20 Mike Hargrove CLE LF 29 4.5 4.6 100 413 110 21 4 10 63 2 3 75.942 0.433 0.500
21 Amos Otis KCA CF 32 4.5 4.5 151 660 170 28 2 18 68 30 5 92.681 0.369 0.444
22 Willie Wilson KCA LF 23 4.3 5.5 154 640 185 18 13 6 28 83 12 78.803 0.351 0.420
23 Gary Roenicke BAL LF 24 4.3 4.4 133 453 98 16 1 25 61 1 3 74.277 0.378 0.508
24 Ben Oglivie ML4 LF 30 4.2 4.5 139 572 145 30 4 29 48 12 5 86.803 0.343 0.525
25 Rod Carew CAL 1B 33 3.9 2.0 110 493 130 15 3 3 73 18 8 73.188 0.419 0.391
26 Ron LeFlore DET CF 31 3.8 4.0 148 654 180 22 10 9 52 78 14 83.006 0.355 0.415
27 Champ Summers DET RF 33 3.8 3.3 90 290 77 12 1 20 40 7 6 60.285 0.414 0.614
28 Ruppert Jones SEA CF 24 3.8 4.3 162 716 166 29 9 21 85 33 12 97.188 0.356 0.444
29 Willie Aikens CAL 1B 24 3.7 2.8 116 447 106 18 0 21 61 1 3 70.560 0.376 0.493
30 Jim Spencer NYA 1B 31 3.7 3.2 106 336 85 15 3 23 38 0 2 60.901 0.367 0.593
31 Bobby Bonds CLE RF 33 3.7 4.3 146 631 148 24 1 25 74 34 23 91.704 0.367 0.463
32 Bob Watson BOS 1B 33 3.4 3.9 84 347 105 19 4 13 29 3 2 64.246 0.401 0.548
33 Roy Smalley MIN SS 26 3.4 6.4 162 729 168 28 3 24 80 2 3 95.399 0.353 0.441
34 John Mayberry TOR 1B 30 3.3 1.4 137 541 127 22 1 21 69 1 1 80.586 0.372 0.461
35 Al Oliver TEX CF 32 3.3 3.0 136 538 159 28 4 12 34 4 5 78.749 0.367 0.469
36 Otto Velez TOR LF 28 3.1 3.2 99 325 79 21 0 15 46 0 1 57.599 0.396 0.529
37 Dan Ford CAL RF 27 3.1 3.6 142 628 165 26 5 21 40 8 5 80.543 0.333 0.464
38 Carney Lansford CAL 3B 22 3.1 1.6 157 712 188 30 5 19 39 20 8 84.645 0.329 0.436
39 Willie Randolph NYA 2B 24 3.1 4.4 153 682 155 15 13 5 95 33 12 83.980 0.374 0.368
40 Lamar Johnson CHA 1B 28 3.0 2.5 133 526 148 29 1 12 41 8 2 73.752 0.363 0.449
41 Ken Landreaux MIN CF 24 3.0 2.3 151 623 172 27 5 15 37 10 3 81.274 0.347 0.450
42 Andre Thornton CLE 1B 29 2.9 2.8 143 617 120 31 1 26 90 5 4 82.485 0.347 0.449
43 Dave Revering OAK 1B 26 2.8 1.9 125 513 136 25 5 19 34 1 4 69.733 0.334 0.483
44 Dwayne Murphy OAK CF 24 2.7 3.0 121 489 99 10 4 11 84 15 11 64.995 0.387 0.387
45 Rob Wilfong MIN 2B 25 2.7 4.0 140 485 131 22 6 9 29 11 4 62.260 0.352 0.458
46 Lou Whitaker DET 2B 22 2.6 4.5 127 520 121 14 8 3 78 20 10 69.227 0.395 0.378
47 Cliff Johnson 2 teams C 31 2.6 2.5 100 350 82 16 0 20 34 2 0 52.935 0.346 0.520
48 Willie Horton SEA DH 36 2.6 2.6 162 696 180 19 5 29 42 1 1 87.994 0.326 0.458
49 Buddy Bell TEX 3B 27 2.6 5.8 162 720 200 42 3 18 30 5 4 87.758 0.327 0.451
50 Leon Roberts SEA RF 28 2.5 3.2 140 518 122 24 6 15 56 3 3 69.676 0.352 0.451

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 Ron Guidry NYA 28 8.7 8.7 33 30 236.33 18 8 15 2 83 71 201 76.52 2.78 1.16 7.65
2 Tommy John NYA 36 8.3 8.3 37 36 276.33 21 9 17 0 109 65 111 73.19 2.96 1.21 3.62
3 Dennis Eckersley BOS 24 8.1 8.1 33 33 246.67 17 10 17 0 89 59 150 84.25 2.99 1.19 5.47
4 Jerry Koosman MIN 36 7.5 7.5 37 36 263.67 20 13 10 0 108 83 157 67.26 3.38 1.33 5.36
5 Mike Caldwell ML4 30 6.8 6.8 30 30 235.00 16 6 16 0 96 39 89 57.74 3.29 1.24 3.41
6 Jim Kern TEX 30 6.5 6.5 71 0 143.00 13 5 0 29 35 62 136 63.87 1.57 1.13 8.56
7 Mike Flanagan BAL 27 6.3 6.3 39 38 265.67 23 9 16 0 107 70 190 64.56 3.08 1.19 6.44
8 Jack Morris DET 24 5.8 5.8 27 27 197.67 17 7 9 0 76 59 113 55.58 3.28 1.20 5.14
9 Mike Marshall MIN 36 5.4 5.4 90 1 142.67 10 15 0 32 47 48 81 49.07 2.65 1.26 5.11
10 Mike Parrott SEA 24 5.2 5.2 38 30 229.33 14 12 13 0 104 86 127 44.40 3.77 1.38 4.98
11 Sid Monge CLE 28 5.1 5.1 76 0 131.00 12 10 0 19 37 64 108 47.28 2.40 1.22 7.42
12 Jim Slaton ML4 29 4.8 4.8 32 31 213.00 15 9 12 0 95 54 80 40.97 3.63 1.33 3.38
13 Aurelio Lopez DET 30 4.8 4.8 61 0 127.00 10 5 0 21 37 51 106 46.03 2.41 1.15 7.51
14 Tom Underwood TOR 25 4.6 4.6 33 32 227.00 9 16 12 0 113 95 127 39.42 3.69 1.36 5.04
15 Dennis Martinez BAL 25 4.6 4.6 40 39 292.33 15 16 18 0 129 78 132 46.43 3.66 1.22 4.06
16 Ken Kravec CHA 27 4.4 4.4 36 35 250.00 15 13 10 1 115 111 132 43.15 3.74 1.28 4.75
17 Lary Sorensen ML4 23 4.2 4.2 34 34 235.33 15 14 16 0 113 42 63 35.95 3.98 1.24 2.41
18 Dave Frost CAL 26 4.2 4.2 36 33 239.33 16 10 12 1 108 77 107 39.24 3.57 1.27 4.02
19 Nolan Ryan CAL 32 4.1 4.1 34 34 222.67 16 14 17 0 104 114 223 37.96 3.60 1.27 9.01
20 Rick Wise CLE 33 4.0 4.0 34 34 231.67 15 10 9 0 111 68 108 37.84 3.73 1.28 4.20
21 Dennis Leonard KCA 28 4.0 4.0 32 32 236.00 14 12 12 0 117 56 126 35.17 4.08 1.19 4.81
22 Steve Comer TEX 25 4.0 4.0 36 36 242.33 17 12 6 0 114 84 86 39.59 3.68 1.30 3.19
23 Dave Goltz MIN 30 4.0 4.0 36 35 250.67 14 13 12 0 124 69 132 36.01 4.16 1.40 4.74
24 Geoff Zahn MIN 33 4.0 4.0 26 24 169.00 13 7 4 0 74 41 58 35.65 3.57 1.31 3.09
25 Bob Stanley BOS 24 3.8 3.8 40 30 216.67 16 12 9 1 110 44 56 39.69 3.99 1.36 2.33
26 Fergie Jenkins TEX 36 3.8 3.8 37 37 259.00 16 14 10 0 127 81 164 37.52 4.07 1.29 5.70
27 Scott McGregor BAL 25 3.8 3.8 27 23 174.67 13 6 7 0 70 23 81 38.44 3.35 1.08 4.17
28 Ross Baumgarten CHA 24 3.8 3.8 28 28 190.67 13 8 4 0 82 83 72 36.81 3.54 1.35 3.40
29 Dave Lemanczyk TOR 28 3.5 3.5 22 20 143.00 8 10 11 0 65 45 63 30.05 3.71 1.27 3.96
30 Bill Travers ML4 26 3.5 3.5 30 27 187.33 14 8 9 0 89 45 74 30.02 3.89 1.29 3.56
31 Jack Billingham DET 36 3.4 3.4 35 19 158.00 10 7 2 3 74 60 59 32.84 3.30 1.41 3.36
32 Floyd Bannister SEA 24 3.1 3.1 30 30 182.33 10 15 6 0 92 68 115 26.08 4.05 1.39 5.68
33 Luis Tiant NYA 38 3.0 3.0 30 30 195.67 13 8 5 0 94 53 104 26.76 3.91 1.24 4.78
34 Jim Palmer BAL 33 2.9 2.9 23 22 155.67 10 6 7 0 66 43 67 29.54 3.30 1.20 3.87
35 Steve Renko BOS 34 2.9 2.9 27 27 171.00 11 9 4 0 86 53 99 29.86 4.11 1.33 5.21
36 Dick Drago BOS 34 2.7 2.7 53 1 89.00 10 6 0 13 33 21 67 28.35 3.03 1.19 6.78
37 Ron Davis NYA 23 2.7 2.7 44 0 85.33 14 2 0 9 29 28 43 23.99 2.85 1.31 4.54
38 Rick Honeycutt SEA 25 2.7 2.7 33 28 194.00 11 12 8 0 103 67 83 23.10 4.04 1.38 3.85
39 Tom Burgmeier BOS 35 2.5 2.5 44 0 88.67 3 2 0 4 32 16 60 25.69 2.74 1.18 6.09
40 Steve Trout CHA 21 2.4 2.4 34 18 155.00 11 8 6 4 77 59 76 23.96 3.89 1.45 4.41
41 Pete Redfern MIN 24 2.4 2.4 40 6 108.33 7 3 0 1 45 35 85 21.63 3.49 1.30 7.06
42 Sparky Lyle TEX 34 2.4 2.4 67 0 95.00 5 8 0 13 37 28 48 23.31 3.13 1.12 4.55
43 Rich Gossage NYA 27 2.4 2.4 36 0 58.33 5 3 0 18 18 19 41 20.74 2.62 1.15 6.33
44 Mike Torrez BOS 32 2.3 2.3 36 36 252.33 16 13 12 0 144 121 125 24.19 4.49 1.49 4.46
45 Ed Farmer 2 teams 29 2.2 2.2 53 5 114.33 5 7 0 14 57 53 73 21.66 2.99 1.30 5.75
46 Tim Stoddard BAL 26 2.2 2.2 29 0 58.00 3 1 0 3 12 19 47 22.15 1.71 1.09 7.29
47 Tom Buskey TOR 32 2.1 2.1 44 0 78.67 6 10 0 7 33 25 44 18.11 3.43 1.26 5.03
48 Milt Wilcox DET 29 2.1 2.1 33 29 196.33 12 10 7 0 105 73 109 20.41 4.35 1.40 5.00
49 Chuck Rainey BOS 24 2.1 2.1 20 16 103.67 8 5 4 1 47 41 41 21.66 3.82 1.33 3.56
50 Paul Splittorff KCA 32 2.0 2.0 36 35 240.00 15 17 11 0 137 77 77 17.33 4.24 1.35 2.89

Fielding WAR Leaders

Player Name Team Age Fielding WAR G Inn PO A E DP Def Runs Saved
POS Rank
C 1 Rick Dempsey BAL 29 3.6 124.0 1015.7 615.0 81.0 7.0 13.0 30.631
2 Jim Essian OAK 28 2.5 70.0 584.3 348.0 57.0 8.0 5.0 23.277
3 Charlie Moore ML4 26 1.9 106.0 832.7 414.0 58.0 10.0 7.0 19.982
4 Jim Sundberg TEX 28 1.8 150.0 1271.0 754.0 75.0 4.0 14.0 14.963
5 Jeff Newman OAK 30 1.4 81.0 680.0 378.0 53.0 10.0 7.0 12.897
6 Brad Gulden NYA 23 1.2 40.0 292.7 178.0 24.0 1.0 4.0 12.118
7 Ron Hassey CLE 26 1.1 68.0 520.0 345.0 29.0 3.0 4.0 10.329
8 Lance Parrish DET 23 1.0 142.0 1178.3 707.0 79.0 9.0 10.0 8.781
1B 1 Eddie Murray BAL 23 2.0 157.0 1398.7 1456.0 107.0 10.0 135.0 16.978
2 Carl Yastrzemski BOS 39 1.2 51.0 440.3 466.0 55.0 2.0 42.0 9.917
3 Pat Putnam TEX 25 0.7 96.0 771.3 832.0 62.0 5.0 65.0 5.977
4 Jason Thompson DET 24 0.6 140.0 1157.3 1176.0 91.0 8.0 135.0 4.741
5 Mike Jorgensen TEX 30 0.5 60.0 277.7 287.0 30.0 4.0 28.0 4.383
6 Bob Watson BOS 33 0.5 58.0 479.3 525.0 47.0 7.0 58.0 3.899
7 Willie Montanez TEX 31 0.3 19.0 170.0 191.0 16.0 1.0 14.0 2.281
8 John Wockenfuss DET 30 0.2 31.0 193.0 205.0 18.0 1.0 22.0 2.046
2B 1 Lou Whitaker DET 22 1.9 126.0 1017.3 280.0 369.0 9.0 103.0 15.981
2 Julio Cruz SEA 24 1.3 107.0 933.7 258.0 361.0 13.0 87.0 13.929
3 Rob Wilfong MIN 25 1.3 133.0 1001.0 287.0 379.0 14.0 92.0 13.592
4 Willie Randolph NYA 24 1.3 153.0 1336.0 355.0 478.0 13.0 128.0 13.165
5 Bob Randall MIN 31 0.9 71.0 442.0 130.0 166.0 5.0 48.0 8.976
6 Ted Sizemore BOS 34 0.9 26.0 198.0 53.0 85.0 1.0 24.0 7.320
7 Paul Molitor ML4 22 0.8 122.0 1075.7 289.0 413.0 15.0 81.0 8.294
8 Bobby Grich CAL 30 0.6 153.0 1297.0 340.0 438.0 13.0 111.0 5.908
3B 1 Buddy Bell TEX 27 3.4 147.0 1232.0 112.0 364.0 15.0 22.0 28.650
2 George Brett KCA 26 2.4 149.0 1287.3 129.0 373.0 30.0 28.0 25.336
3 Eric Soderholm 2 teams 30 2.2 93.0 680.0 75.0 202.0 7.0 17.0 18.404
4 Graig Nettles NYA 34 1.7 144.0 1243.3 110.0 339.0 16.0 30.0 17.314
5 John Castino MIN 24 1.4 143.0 1010.0 85.0 277.0 14.0 31.0 14.655
6 Jim Morrison CHA 26 0.9 29.0 182.0 17.0 65.0 5.0 5.0 7.930
7 Kevin Bell CHA 23 0.9 68.0 528.7 51.0 153.0 17.0 11.0 7.757
8 Tom Brookens DET 25 0.9 42.0 338.0 39.0 99.0 8.0 11.0 7.591
SS 1 Bucky Dent NYA 27 3.2 141.0 1187.7 219.0 512.0 17.0 107.0 33.175
2 Roy Smalley MIN 26 3.1 161.0 1412.3 296.0 572.0 29.0 144.0 31.943
3 Rick Burleson BOS 28 2.9 153.0 1313.0 272.0 523.0 16.0 109.0 24.712
4 Robin Yount ML4 23 1.4 149.0 1319.7 267.0 517.0 25.0 97.0 14.271
5 Alfredo Griffin TOR 21 1.3 153.0 1320.3 272.0 501.0 36.0 124.0 13.188
6 Mario Mendoza SEA 28 1.1 148.0 1082.7 177.0 422.0 20.0 91.0 11.258
7 Bert Campaneris 2 teams 37 1.1 90.0 643.3 148.0 233.0 17.0 74.0 10.719
8 Tom Veryzer CLE 26 0.7 148.0 1238.0 238.0 446.0 18.0 90.0 6.590
LF 1 Willie Wilson KCA 23 1.0 131.0 1037.3 308.0 10.0 4.0 0.0 10.565
2 Ben Oglivie ML4 30 0.4 103.0 831.7 211.0 6.0 1.0 0.0 3.678
3 Bombo Rivera MIN 26 0.3 61.0 377.3 103.0 7.0 1.0 0.0 3.622
4 Leon Roberts SEA 28 0.3 67.0 510.3 137.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 3.579
5 Thad Bosley CHA 22 0.3 20.0 105.3 44.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 2.699
6 Jim Wohlford ML4 28 0.2 35.0 270.7 78.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.265
7 Mike Hargrove CLE 29 0.2 65.0 520.7 132.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.967
8 Dave Edwards MIN 25 0.2 36.0 223.3 61.0 5.0 1.0 0.0 2.068
CF 1 Rick Miller CAL 31 0.8 117.0 952.3 346.0 3.0 4.0 1.0 8.750
2 Rick Manning CLE 24 0.7 141.0 1224.0 415.0 9.0 6.0 2.0 6.228
3 Ruppert Jones SEA 24 0.5 161.0 1408.0 452.0 14.0 5.0 4.0 5.655
4 Rick Bosetti TOR 25 0.5 162.0 1386.0 463.0 18.0 13.0 4.0 5.418
5 Gorman Thomas ML4 28 0.4 152.0 1341.7 433.0 5.0 4.0 0.0 4.075
6 Tony Armas OAK 25 0.3 17.0 136.0 61.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 3.057
7 Chet Lemon CHA 24 0.3 147.0 1281.3 411.0 11.0 10.0 2.0 2.612
8 Jim Norris CLE 30 0.3 23.0 191.7 77.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.735
RF 1 Bobby Bonds CLE 33 0.6 116.0 971.7 268.0 9.0 6.0 1.0 5.729
2 Reggie Jackson NYA 33 0.5 125.0 1082.7 275.0 7.0 4.0 2.0 5.113
3 Dan Ford CAL 27 0.4 124.0 1000.0 260.0 9.0 5.0 2.0 4.067
4 Claudell Washington CHA 24 0.3 120.0 977.0 251.0 7.0 7.0 3.0 2.959
5 Dwight Evans BOS 27 0.3 148.0 1258.3 303.0 15.0 4.0 5.0 2.947
6 Leon Roberts SEA 28 0.3 69.0 546.0 150.0 4.0 4.0 0.0 3.305
7 Larry Murray OAK 26 0.3 57.0 379.7 112.0 6.0 5.0 2.0 2.714
8 Jim Norris CLE 30 0.3 28.0 168.0 56.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 2.483