1982 American League Stats

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1982 American League Standings

1982 National League <<1981 American League 1983 American League>>

Eastern Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Milwaukee Brewers95-67 (0.586)-89171797-65 (0.598)102-60 (0.630)1,978,89654.332.84.816.7
2Baltimore Orioles94-68 (0.580)1.077468790-72 (0.554)94-68 (0.580)1,613,03146.828.13.015.8
3Boston Red Sox89-73 (0.549)6.075371385-77 (0.525)88-74 (0.543)1,950,12440.416.03.620.8
4Detroit Tigers83-79 (0.512)12.072968586-76 (0.528)91-71 (0.562)1,636,05843.916.15.222.6
5New York Yankees79-83 (0.488)16.070971680-82 (0.496)76-86 (0.469)2,041,21928.418.9-4.514.0
6Toronto Blue Jays78-84 (0.481)17.065170176-86 (0.466)72-90 (0.444)1,275,97824.02.5-0.221.7
6Cleveland Indians78-84 (0.481)17.068374874-88 (0.459)76-86 (0.469)1,044,02128.517.1-1.212.6

Western Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1California Angels93-69 (0.574)-81467095-67 (0.588)111-51 (0.685)2,807,36063.932.310.720.9
2Kansas City Royals90-72 (0.556)3.078471788-74 (0.541)86-76 (0.531)2,284,46438.825.30.612.8
3Chicago White Sox87-75 (0.537)6.078671089-73 (0.546)92-70 (0.568)1,567,78744.223.22.818.2
4Seattle Mariners76-86 (0.469)17.065171274-88 (0.459)69-93 (0.426)1,070,40421.91.9-3.123.1
5Oakland Athletics68-94 (0.420)25.069181969-93 (0.423)54-108 (0.333)1,735,4896.39.91.2-4.8
6Texas Rangers64-98 (0.395)29.059074964-98 (0.393)63-99 (0.389)1,154,43215.13.16.06.1
7Minnesota Twins60-102 (0.370)33.065781965-97 (0.401)60-102 (0.370)921,18612.67.32.62.7

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 Robin Yount ML4 SS 26 8.5 9.4 156 704 210 46 12 29 54 14 3 125.969 0.379 0.578
2 Dwight Evans BOS RF 30 7.6 7.7 162 727 178 37 7 32 112 3 2 129.606 0.402 0.534
3 Eddie Murray BAL 1B 26 7.4 8.0 151 627 174 30 1 32 70 7 2 111.799 0.391 0.549
4 Toby Harrah CLE 3B 33 7.3 5.6 162 708 183 29 4 25 84 17 3 116.588 0.398 0.490
5 Doug DeCinces CAL 3B 31 6.6 9.3 153 655 173 42 5 30 66 7 5 109.069 0.369 0.548
6 Hal McRae KCA LF 36 6.5 6.4 159 676 189 46 8 27 55 4 4 113.257 0.369 0.542
7 Reggie Jackson CAL RF 36 6.1 5.2 153 621 146 17 1 39 85 4 5 104.141 0.375 0.532
8 Andre Thornton CLE 1B 32 6.0 5.9 161 708 161 26 1 32 109 6 7 112.225 0.386 0.484
9 Rickey Henderson OAK LF 23 6.0 7.0 149 656 143 24 4 10 116 130 42 91.082 0.398 0.383
10 Paul Molitor ML4 3B 25 5.9 6.5 160 751 201 26 8 19 69 41 9 104.093 0.366 0.451
11 Brian Downing CAL LF 31 5.8 6.3 158 725 175 37 2 28 86 2 1 108.511 0.368 0.481
12 George Brett KCA 3B 29 5.7 6.9 144 629 166 32 9 21 71 6 1 101.047 0.378 0.505
13 Cecil Cooper ML4 1B 32 5.7 4.9 155 696 205 38 3 32 32 2 3 105.516 0.343 0.527
14 John Lowenstein BAL LF 35 5.5 5.7 122 384 103 15 2 24 54 7 6 76.888 0.415 0.603
15 Dave Winfield NYA LF 30 5.3 5.3 140 597 151 24 8 37 45 5 3 92.159 0.331 0.560
16 Greg Luzinski CHA DH 31 5.2 5.2 159 686 170 37 1 18 89 1 1 102.763 0.386 0.451
17 Fred Lynn CAL CF 30 4.9 4.9 138 545 141 38 1 21 58 7 8 87.338 0.374 0.517
18 Jim Rice BOS LF 29 4.8 4.2 145 638 177 24 5 24 55 0 1 100.237 0.375 0.494
19 Gorman Thomas ML4 CF 31 4.7 5.1 158 666 139 29 1 39 84 3 7 97.094 0.343 0.506
20 Gary Roenicke BAL LF 27 4.7 5.6 137 477 106 25 1 21 70 6 7 78.787 0.392 0.499
21 Gary Ward MIN LF 28 4.3 5.0 152 616 165 33 7 28 37 13 1 88.553 0.330 0.519
22 Bobby Grich CAL 2B 33 4.3 6.1 145 605 132 28 5 19 82 3 3 85.963 0.371 0.449
23 Steve Kemp CHA LF 27 4.2 3.7 160 679 166 23 1 19 89 7 7 95.996 0.381 0.428
24 Kent Hrbek MIN 1B 22 4.2 5.8 140 591 160 21 4 23 54 3 1 87.951 0.363 0.485
25 Oscar Gamble NYA RF 32 4.0 4.2 108 382 86 21 2 18 58 6 3 64.569 0.387 0.522
26 Tom Brunansky MIN RF 21 4.0 5.0 127 545 126 30 1 20 71 1 2 82.920 0.377 0.471
27 Buddy Bell TEX 3B 30 4.0 8.4 148 614 159 27 2 13 70 5 4 85.260 0.376 0.426
28 Dwayne Murphy OAK CF 27 3.9 5.0 151 660 129 15 1 27 94 26 8 81.488 0.349 0.418
29 Lance Parrish DET C 26 3.9 6.2 133 529 138 19 2 32 40 3 4 80.419 0.338 0.529
30 Willie Wilson KCA LF 26 3.8 5.6 136 621 194 19 15 3 26 37 11 82.761 0.365 0.431
31 Jerry Mumphrey NYA CF 29 3.7 4.2 123 533 143 24 10 9 50 11 3 73.586 0.364 0.449
32 Rod Carew CAL 1B 36 3.5 4.6 138 612 167 25 5 3 67 10 17 83.884 0.396 0.403
33 Richie Zisk SEA DH 33 3.5 3.5 131 556 147 28 1 21 49 2 1 79.877 0.354 0.477
34 Larry Herndon DET LF 28 3.3 3.5 157 659 179 21 13 23 38 12 9 88.070 0.332 0.480
35 Cal Ripken BAL SS 21 3.3 4.2 160 655 158 32 5 28 46 3 3 82.554 0.317 0.475
36 Harold Baines CHA RF 23 3.2 3.3 161 668 165 29 8 25 49 10 3 83.607 0.321 0.469
37 Chet Lemon DET RF 27 3.1 3.0 125 512 116 20 1 19 56 1 4 72.742 0.368 0.447
38 Ben Oglivie ML4 LF 33 3.1 3.6 159 677 147 22 1 34 70 3 5 85.626 0.326 0.454
39 Bruce Bochte SEA LF 31 3.1 2.7 144 586 151 21 0 12 67 8 5 79.308 0.380 0.409
40 Tom Paciorek CHA 1B 35 3.1 1.7 104 422 119 27 4 11 24 3 3 62.506 0.361 0.489
41 Jeff Burroughs OAK RF 31 3.0 2.9 113 334 79 13 2 16 45 1 3 52.773 0.372 0.505
42 Don Money ML4 3B 35 2.9 3.3 96 313 78 14 3 16 32 0 2 49.843 0.360 0.531
43 Wade Boggs BOS 1B 24 2.9 5.5 104 381 118 14 1 5 35 1 0 58.228 0.406 0.441
44 Lou Whitaker DET 2B 25 2.8 4.8 152 619 160 22 8 15 48 11 3 76.632 0.341 0.434
45 Willie Aikens KCA 1B 27 2.7 0.3 134 519 131 29 1 17 45 0 1 69.279 0.345 0.457
46 Don Baylor CAL DH 33 2.7 2.7 157 680 160 24 1 24 57 10 4 80.210 0.329 0.424
47 Roy Smalley 2 teams SS 29 2.7 2.6 146 581 127 15 2 20 71 0 1 70.299 0.341 0.413
48 Al Cowens SEA RF 30 2.6 2.3 146 611 151 39 8 20 46 11 7 79.127 0.325 0.475
49 Carney Lansford BOS 3B 25 2.6 1.6 128 539 145 28 4 11 46 9 4 72.376 0.359 0.444
50 Rudy Law CHA CF 25 2.6 2.7 121 363 107 15 8 3 23 36 10 48.260 0.361 0.438

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 Dave Stieb TOR 24 7.9 7.9 38 38 288.33 17 14 19 0 116 75 141 68.30 3.25 1.20 4.40
2 Dan Petry DET 23 6.4 6.4 35 35 246.00 15 9 8 0 98 100 132 51.70 3.22 1.30 4.83
3 Rick Sutcliffe CLE 26 6.1 6.1 34 27 216.00 14 8 6 1 81 98 142 52.54 2.96 1.26 5.92
4 Jim Palmer BAL 36 5.7 5.7 36 32 227.00 15 5 8 1 85 63 103 47.77 3.13 1.14 4.08
5 Floyd Bannister SEA 27 5.6 5.6 35 35 247.00 12 13 5 0 112 77 209 48.35 3.43 1.22 7.62
6 LaMarr Hoyt CHA 27 5.5 5.5 39 32 239.67 19 15 14 0 104 48 124 47.28 3.53 1.24 4.66
7 Jim Clancy TOR 26 5.1 5.1 40 40 266.67 16 14 11 0 122 77 139 44.16 3.71 1.23 4.69
8 Dennis Eckersley BOS 27 5.0 5.0 33 33 224.33 13 13 11 0 101 43 127 42.84 3.73 1.21 5.10
9 Bobby Castillo MIN 27 5.0 5.0 40 25 218.67 13 11 6 0 96 85 123 38.96 3.66 1.28 5.06
10 Bob Stanley BOS 27 4.7 4.7 48 0 168.33 12 7 0 14 60 50 83 40.44 3.10 1.25 4.44
11 Pete Vuckovich ML4 29 4.7 4.7 30 30 223.67 18 6 9 0 96 102 105 36.60 3.34 1.50 4.22
12 Dan Spillner CLE 30 4.6 4.6 65 0 133.67 12 10 0 21 44 45 90 39.99 2.49 1.21 6.06
13 Bill Caudill SEA 25 4.6 4.6 70 0 95.67 12 9 0 26 25 35 111 39.61 2.35 1.05 10.44
14 Dan Quisenberry KCA 29 4.5 4.5 72 0 136.67 9 7 0 35 43 12 46 43.62 2.57 1.01 3.03
15 John Tudor BOS 28 4.3 4.3 32 30 195.67 13 10 6 0 90 59 146 36.84 3.63 1.40 6.72
16 Jim Beattie SEA 27 4.3 4.3 28 26 172.33 8 12 6 0 73 65 140 37.22 3.34 1.24 7.31
17 Rich Gossage NYA 30 4.2 4.2 56 0 93.00 4 5 0 30 23 28 102 36.56 2.23 0.98 9.87
18 Luis Leal TOR 25 4.2 4.2 38 38 249.67 12 15 10 0 113 79 111 36.52 3.93 1.32 4.00
19 Geoff Zahn CAL 36 4.1 4.1 34 34 229.33 18 8 12 0 100 65 81 32.06 3.73 1.26 3.18
20 Mike Caldwell ML4 33 3.8 3.8 35 34 258.00 17 13 12 0 119 58 75 30.15 3.91 1.27 2.62
21 Jerry Ujdur DET 25 3.7 3.7 25 25 178.00 10 10 7 0 76 69 86 29.81 3.69 1.23 4.35
22 Jack Morris DET 27 3.7 3.7 37 37 266.33 17 16 17 0 131 96 135 29.62 4.06 1.29 4.56
23 Rollie Fingers ML4 35 3.6 3.6 50 0 79.67 5 6 0 29 23 20 71 28.67 2.60 1.04 8.02
24 Len Barker CLE 26 3.6 3.6 33 33 244.67 15 11 10 0 117 88 187 31.51 3.90 1.22 6.88
25 Mike Witt CAL 21 3.5 3.5 33 26 179.67 8 6 5 0 77 47 85 27.88 3.51 1.25 4.26
26 Tom Burgmeier BOS 38 3.5 3.5 40 0 102.33 7 0 0 2 30 22 44 30.20 2.29 1.17 3.87
27 Milt Wilcox DET 32 3.5 3.5 29 29 193.67 12 10 9 0 91 85 112 28.05 3.62 1.40 5.20
28 Tommy John 2 teams 39 3.4 3.4 37 33 221.67 14 12 10 0 102 39 68 28.72 3.69 1.25 2.76
29 Bruce Kison CAL 32 3.3 3.3 33 16 142.00 10 5 3 1 54 44 86 26.32 3.17 1.15 5.45
30 Mark Clear BOS 26 3.3 3.3 55 0 105.00 14 9 0 14 39 61 109 28.13 3.00 1.46 9.34
31 Ron Guidry NYA 31 3.1 3.1 34 33 222.00 14 8 6 0 104 69 162 26.85 3.81 1.28 6.57
32 Ken Forsch CAL 35 3.0 3.0 37 35 228.00 13 11 12 0 108 57 73 23.90 3.87 1.24 2.88
33 Ed Vande Berg SEA 23 2.9 2.9 78 0 76.00 9 4 0 5 21 32 60 25.03 2.37 1.13 7.11
34 Charlie Hough TEX 34 2.8 2.8 34 34 228.00 16 13 12 0 111 72 128 22.29 3.95 1.27 5.05
35 Bryan Clark SEA 25 2.8 2.8 37 5 114.67 5 2 1 0 44 58 70 23.88 2.75 1.41 5.49
36 Vida Blue KCA 32 2.7 2.7 31 31 181.00 13 12 6 0 80 80 103 26.43 3.78 1.34 5.12
37 Mike Flanagan BAL 30 2.7 2.7 36 35 236.00 15 11 11 0 110 76 103 23.22 3.97 1.31 3.93
38 Roy Lee Jackson TOR 28 2.6 2.6 48 2 97.00 8 8 0 6 37 31 71 22.82 3.06 1.11 6.59
39 Larry Gura KCA 34 2.6 2.6 37 37 248.00 18 12 8 0 124 64 98 25.08 4.03 1.27 3.56
40 Dale Murray TOR 32 2.5 2.5 56 0 111.00 8 7 0 11 48 32 60 22.02 3.16 1.32 4.86
41 Richard Dotson CHA 23 2.5 2.5 34 31 196.67 11 15 3 0 97 73 109 21.71 3.84 1.48 4.99
42 Rudy May NYA 37 2.5 2.5 41 6 106.00 6 6 0 3 43 14 85 21.93 2.89 1.16 7.22
43 Jim Slaton ML4 32 2.5 2.5 39 7 117.67 10 6 0 6 48 41 59 19.63 3.29 1.34 4.51
44 Jon Matlack TEX 32 2.5 2.5 33 14 147.67 7 7 1 1 64 37 78 19.58 3.54 1.32 4.75
45 Dave Schmidt TEX 25 2.4 2.4 33 8 109.67 4 6 0 6 45 25 69 19.16 3.20 1.30 5.66
46 Bob Stoddard SEA 25 2.4 2.4 9 9 67.33 3 3 2 0 22 18 24 21.02 2.41 0.98 3.21
47 Jerry Koosman CHA 39 2.3 2.3 42 19 173.33 11 7 3 3 81 38 88 19.86 3.84 1.34 4.57
48 Tom Underwood OAK 28 2.3 2.3 56 10 153.00 10 6 2 7 66 68 79 19.80 3.29 1.33 4.65
49 Mike Armstrong KCA 28 2.2 2.2 52 0 112.67 5 5 0 6 45 43 75 21.12 3.20 1.16 5.99
50 Luis Sanchez CAL 28 2.2 2.2 46 0 92.67 7 4 0 5 36 34 58 17.10 3.21 1.33 5.63

Fielding WAR Leaders

Player Name Team Age Fielding WAR G Inn PO A E DP Def Runs Saved
POS Rank
C 1 Lance Parrish DET 26 2.3 132.0 1113.7 627.0 76.0 8.0 8.0 22.223
2 Bob Boone CAL 34 2.0 143.0 1250.3 650.0 87.0 8.0 8.0 19.301
3 Ron Hassey CLE 29 1.8 105.0 801.3 562.0 38.0 4.0 6.0 15.953
4 Jim Sundberg TEX 31 1.7 132.0 1136.7 607.0 69.0 6.0 15.0 16.476
5 Ted Simmons ML4 32 1.5 121.0 1065.3 570.0 62.0 3.0 8.0 14.172
6 Bob Kearney OAK 25 1.1 22.0 182.3 114.0 14.0 4.0 1.0 9.329
7 Carlton Fisk CHA 34 1.1 133.0 1123.0 639.0 62.0 4.0 7.0 9.956
8 Joe Ferguson CAL 35 1.0 32.0 213.7 138.0 13.0 1.0 2.0 9.728
1B 1 Kent Hrbek MIN 22 1.6 138.0 1209.0 1174.0 88.0 9.0 125.0 15.167
2 Wade Boggs BOS 24 1.1 49.0 422.7 460.0 49.0 3.0 40.0 10.622
3 Dave Stapleton BOS 28 1.1 106.0 918.0 964.0 77.0 9.0 98.0 10.521
4 Rod Carew CAL 36 1.1 134.0 1168.0 1339.0 94.0 12.0 115.0 10.370
5 Enos Cabell DET 32 0.6 83.0 528.7 548.0 52.0 5.0 62.0 6.174
6 Eddie Murray BAL 26 0.6 149.0 1271.7 1269.0 97.0 4.0 106.0 5.818
7 Willie Upshaw TOR 25 0.3 155.0 1373.7 1438.0 101.0 17.0 123.0 2.559
8 Richie Hebner DET 34 0.3 40.0 256.3 286.0 25.0 3.0 15.0 2.700
2B 1 Tony Bernazard CHA 25 2.4 137.0 1200.7 353.0 443.0 12.0 116.0 22.477
2 Lou Whitaker DET 25 2.0 149.0 1283.0 331.0 470.0 10.0 120.0 19.472
3 Bobby Grich CAL 33 1.8 142.0 1222.7 338.0 450.0 11.0 112.0 17.489
4 Jim Gantner ML4 29 1.4 131.0 1134.3 307.0 398.0 13.0 104.0 13.037
5 Damaso Garcia TOR 25 1.2 141.0 1219.0 273.0 461.0 15.0 94.0 10.722
6 Mike Richardt TEX 24 0.8 98.0 804.0 234.0 278.0 6.0 68.0 7.468
7 Rob Wilfong 2 teams 28 0.6 50.0 344.3 66.0 139.0 4.0 32.0 6.100
8 Bill Stein TEX 35 0.4 34.0 168.7 46.0 65.0 5.0 21.0 3.609
3B 1 Buddy Bell TEX 30 4.5 145.0 1228.3 131.0 396.0 13.0 35.0 43.233
2 Doug DeCinces CAL 31 2.9 153.0 1342.0 112.0 399.0 21.0 41.0 27.838
3 Wade Boggs BOS 24 1.5 44.0 353.0 28.0 119.0 5.0 11.0 13.654
4 Aurelio Rodriguez CHA 34 1.2 112.0 751.3 78.0 204.0 9.0 19.0 11.274
5 George Brett KCA 29 1.2 134.0 1150.0 107.0 294.0 17.0 22.0 9.356
6 Graig Nettles NYA 37 1.0 113.0 961.3 73.0 255.0 23.0 23.0 8.377
7 Paul Molitor ML4 25 0.8 150.0 1338.3 128.0 340.0 29.0 48.0 7.450
8 Cal Ripken BAL 21 0.6 71.0 604.0 66.0 151.0 6.0 17.0 5.872
SS 1 Tim Foli CAL 31 1.8 139.0 1141.3 235.0 432.0 10.0 87.0 17.055
2 Bill Almon CHA 29 1.7 108.0 786.3 164.0 317.0 26.0 72.0 15.622
3 Glenn Hoffman BOS 23 1.5 150.0 1191.3 246.0 439.0 20.0 93.0 13.552
4 Jerry Dybzinski CLE 26 1.3 77.0 590.0 118.0 239.0 16.0 39.0 10.921
5 Todd Cruz SEA 26 1.2 136.0 1207.7 215.0 439.0 25.0 98.0 10.279
6 Bucky Dent 2 teams 30 1.2 103.0 831.0 129.0 323.0 14.0 57.0 10.505
7 Robin Yount ML4 26 0.9 154.0 1353.3 253.0 489.0 24.0 95.0 8.219
8 U. L. Washington KCA 28 0.9 117.0 995.0 173.0 371.0 22.0 63.0 6.709
LF 1 Willie Wilson KCA 26 1.3 118.0 1002.7 307.0 3.0 5.0 0.0 10.018
2 Rickey Henderson OAK 23 0.9 140.0 1203.7 350.0 3.0 8.0 0.0 7.669
3 Gary Ward MIN 28 0.5 127.0 1082.7 285.0 12.0 3.0 2.0 4.378
4 Brian Downing CAL 31 0.5 158.0 1307.7 322.0 8.0 0.0 0.0 4.346
5 Ben Oglivie ML4 33 0.4 159.0 1395.3 358.0 15.0 7.0 2.0 4.150
6 Gary Roenicke BAL 27 0.4 81.0 472.7 135.0 6.0 1.0 0.0 3.836
7 Alan Bannister CLE 30 0.4 46.0 344.0 102.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 3.358
8 Billy Sample TEX 27 0.2 85.0 706.3 182.0 5.0 4.0 0.0 2.283
CF 1 Dwayne Murphy OAK 27 1.0 147.0 1299.7 451.0 14.0 8.0 3.0 9.059
2 Al Bumbry BAL 35 0.9 147.0 1172.7 411.0 9.0 6.0 1.0 9.092
3 Bobby Mitchell MIN 27 0.9 115.0 934.7 331.0 8.0 2.0 3.0 8.616
4 George Wright TEX 23 0.7 144.0 1178.3 387.0 12.0 8.0 3.0 6.441
5 Willie Wilson KCA 26 0.5 20.0 159.3 70.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 3.842
6 Jerry Mumphrey NYA 29 0.4 123.0 1076.0 336.0 5.0 5.0 2.0 3.616
7 Gorman Thomas ML4 31 0.4 157.0 1382.7 428.0 9.0 5.0 4.0 3.508
8 Lloyd Moseby TOR 22 0.4 145.0 1163.7 358.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 3.128
RF 1 Tom Brunansky MIN 21 0.9 97.0 803.7 246.0 5.0 2.0 0.0 8.791
2 Jerry Martin KCA 33 0.8 134.0 1129.0 310.0 4.0 6.0 1.0 6.094
3 Tony Armas OAK 28 0.7 133.0 1174.7 321.0 10.0 6.0 2.0 6.061
4 Von Hayes CLE 23 0.6 123.0 1005.7 267.0 8.0 5.0 4.0 5.168
5 Dan Ford BAL 30 0.6 119.0 921.3 263.0 6.0 7.0 2.0 5.612
6 Steve Hammond KCA 25 0.4 35.0 265.0 81.0 3.0 0.0 1.0 3.413
7 Charlie Moore ML4 29 0.4 115.0 925.0 232.0 13.0 2.0 6.0 3.559
8 Ken Griffey NYA 32 0.3 101.0 841.0 211.0 7.0 5.0 1.0 2.321