1983 American League Stats

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1983 American League Standings

1983 National League <<1982 American League 1984 American League>>

Eastern Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Baltimore Orioles98-64 (0.605)-79965296-66 (0.592)103-59 (0.636)2,042,07155.228.84.022.5
2Detroit Tigers92-70 (0.568)6.078967992-70 (0.568)93-69 (0.574)1,829,63645.623.01.820.8
3New York Yankees91-71 (0.562)7.077070388-74 (0.542)89-73 (0.549)2,257,97641.526.9-3.417.9
4Toronto Blue Jays89-73 (0.549)9.079572688-74 (0.541)89-73 (0.549)1,930,41541.523.8-0.518.2
5Milwaukee Brewers87-75 (0.537)11.076470887-75 (0.535)90-72 (0.556)2,397,13142.624.52.915.2
6Boston Red Sox78-84 (0.481)20.072477576-86 (0.469)82-80 (0.506)1,782,28534.115.23.315.6
7Cleveland Indians70-92 (0.432)28.070478573-89 (0.450)68-94 (0.420)768,94120.812.41.86.6

Western Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Chicago White Sox99-63 (0.611)-80065096-66 (0.594)95-67 (0.586)2,132,82147.722.12.123.5
2Kansas City Royals79-83 (0.488)20.069676774-88 (0.456)73-89 (0.451)1,963,87525.114.51.19.5
3Texas Rangers77-85 (0.475)22.063960985-77 (0.522)87-75 (0.537)1,363,46939.15.74.029.4
4Oakland Athletics74-88 (0.457)25.070878274-88 (0.455)67-95 (0.414)1,294,94119.818.11.50.2
5Minnesota Twins70-92 (0.432)29.070982270-92 (0.433)65-97 (0.401)858,93917.510.44.03.1
5California Angels70-92 (0.432)29.072277975-87 (0.465)77-85 (0.475)2,555,01629.614.77.07.9
7Seattle Mariners60-102 (0.370)39.055874061-101 (0.374)56-106 (0.346)813,5379.0-5.6-0.314.9

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 Rickey Henderson OAK LF 24 8.0 8.9 145 622 150 25 7 9 103 108 19 96.623 0.414 0.421
2 Eddie Murray BAL 1B 27 7.9 8.6 156 680 178 30 3 33 86 5 1 119.388 0.393 0.538
3 Wade Boggs BOS 3B 25 7.6 9.1 153 685 210 44 7 5 92 3 3 125.067 0.444 0.486
4 Cal Ripken BAL SS 22 6.8 8.8 162 726 211 47 2 27 58 0 4 117.424 0.370 0.517
5 Robin Yount ML4 SS 27 6.4 6.9 149 662 178 42 10 17 72 12 5 106.788 0.383 0.503
6 Jim Rice BOS LF 30 6.1 6.5 155 689 191 34 1 39 52 0 2 115.363 0.361 0.549
7 George Brett KCA 3B 30 6.0 4.5 123 525 144 38 2 25 57 0 1 94.584 0.385 0.562
8 Willie Upshaw TOR 1B 26 5.5 6.0 160 655 177 26 7 27 61 10 7 105.150 0.373 0.515
9 Dave Winfield NYA LF 31 5.5 5.0 152 664 169 26 8 32 58 15 6 99.139 0.345 0.513
10 Cecil Cooper ML4 1B 33 5.4 3.9 160 710 203 37 3 30 37 2 1 103.304 0.341 0.508
11 Lloyd Moseby TOR CF 23 5.3 5.7 151 604 170 31 7 18 51 27 8 95.122 0.376 0.499
12 Alan Trammell DET SS 25 5.1 3.5 142 581 161 31 2 14 57 30 10 87.748 0.385 0.471
13 Lou Whitaker DET 2B 26 5.1 3.9 161 720 206 40 6 12 67 17 10 106.311 0.380 0.457
14 Don Baylor NYA RF 34 5.1 5.1 144 597 162 33 3 21 40 17 7 89.766 0.361 0.494
15 Ken Singleton BAL DH 36 5.0 5.0 151 612 140 21 3 18 99 0 2 91.803 0.393 0.436
16 Bobby Grich CAL 2B 34 4.7 6.3 120 477 113 17 0 16 76 2 4 78.568 0.414 0.460
17 Willie Aikens KCA 1B 28 4.7 1.9 125 458 124 26 1 23 45 0 0 77.816 0.373 0.539
18 Carlton Fisk CHA C 35 4.6 4.6 138 545 141 26 4 26 46 9 6 84.747 0.355 0.518
19 Hal McRae KCA DH 37 4.5 4.5 157 654 183 41 6 12 50 2 3 95.760 0.372 0.462
20 Greg Luzinski CHA 1B 32 4.5 4.5 144 593 128 26 1 32 70 2 1 88.341 0.352 0.502
21 Andre Thornton CLE 1B 33 4.3 4.1 141 605 143 27 1 17 87 4 2 88.152 0.384 0.439
22 Larry Herndon DET LF 29 4.3 3.9 153 658 182 28 9 20 46 9 3 93.183 0.351 0.478
23 Kent Hrbek MIN 1B 23 4.0 3.8 141 582 153 41 5 16 57 4 6 87.805 0.366 0.489
24 Rod Carew CAL 1B 37 4.0 2.1 129 536 160 24 2 2 57 6 7 79.344 0.409 0.411
25 Ted Simmons ML4 C 33 3.8 4.6 153 650 185 39 3 13 41 4 2 86.429 0.351 0.448
26 Cliff Johnson TOR 1B 35 3.7 3.8 142 484 108 23 1 22 67 0 1 74.933 0.373 0.489
27 Fred Lynn CAL CF 31 3.6 3.3 117 500 119 20 3 22 55 2 2 71.879 0.352 0.483
28 Roy Smalley NYA SS 30 3.4 2.3 130 520 124 24 1 18 58 3 3 71.289 0.357 0.452
29 Larry Parrish TEX RF 29 3.4 2.4 145 613 151 26 4 26 46 0 0 79.513 0.326 0.474
30 Ron Kittle CHA LF 25 3.4 2.4 145 570 132 19 3 35 39 8 3 76.912 0.314 0.504
31 Paul Molitor ML4 3B 26 3.3 4.7 152 682 164 28 6 15 59 41 8 77.873 0.333 0.409
32 Davey Lopes OAK 2B 38 3.2 2.3 147 561 137 13 4 17 51 22 4 67.801 0.341 0.423
33 Ken Griffey NYA 1B 33 3.1 1.4 118 499 140 21 3 11 34 6 1 65.744 0.355 0.437
34 John Lowenstein BAL LF 36 3.1 2.8 122 366 87 13 2 15 49 2 1 55.678 0.374 0.481
35 Chet Lemon DET CF 28 3.1 3.5 145 573 125 21 5 24 54 0 7 79.282 0.350 0.464
36 Billy Sample TEX LF 28 3.0 3.6 147 611 152 28 3 12 44 44 8 68.123 0.331 0.401
37 Rudy Law CHA CF 26 2.9 2.8 141 551 142 20 7 3 42 77 12 58.481 0.340 0.369
38 Butch Wynegar NYA C 27 2.9 1.5 94 357 89 18 2 6 52 1 1 53.480 0.399 0.429
39 Ben Oglivie ML4 LF 34 2.9 3.3 125 483 115 19 3 13 60 4 6 66.920 0.371 0.435
40 Rance Mulliniks TOR 3B 27 2.9 2.1 129 427 100 34 3 10 57 0 2 63.110 0.373 0.467
41 Tom Paciorek CHA 1B 36 2.8 2.9 115 456 129 32 3 9 25 6 1 61.246 0.347 0.462
42 Graig Nettles NYA 3B 38 2.8 3.5 129 519 123 17 3 20 51 0 1 67.409 0.341 0.446
43 Harold Baines CHA RF 24 2.8 2.6 156 655 167 33 2 20 49 7 5 81.126 0.333 0.443
44 Lance Parrish DET C 27 2.7 4.4 155 663 163 42 3 27 44 1 3 83.432 0.314 0.483
45 Doug DeCinces CAL 3B 32 2.7 4.0 95 411 104 19 3 18 32 2 0 56.130 0.332 0.495
46 Barry Bonnell TOR LF 29 2.7 2.7 121 417 120 21 3 10 33 10 7 60.789 0.369 0.469
47 Brian Downing CAL LF 32 2.6 2.6 113 473 99 15 1 19 62 1 2 61.911 0.352 0.429
48 Gary Ward MIN LF 29 2.5 3.3 157 676 173 34 5 19 44 8 1 81.380 0.326 0.440
49 Mike Hargrove CLE 1B 33 2.5 2.0 134 566 134 21 4 3 78 0 6 72.004 0.388 0.367
50 Pat Tabler CLE LF 25 2.4 2.3 124 492 125 23 5 6 56 2 4 64.527 0.370 0.409

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 25 8.5 8.5 36 36 278.00 17 12 14 0 105 93 187 74.10 3.04 1.14 6.05
2 Jack Morris DET 28 7.4 7.4 37 37 293.67 20 13 20 0 117 83 232 71.53 3.34 1.16 7.11
3 Ron Guidry NYA 32 6.2 6.2 31 31 250.33 21 9 21 0 99 60 156 54.48 3.42 1.17 5.61
4 Scott McGregor BAL 29 6.2 6.2 36 36 260.00 18 7 12 0 101 45 86 54.03 3.18 1.22 2.98
5 Charlie Hough TEX 35 6.1 6.1 34 33 252.00 15 13 11 0 96 95 152 55.30 3.18 1.25 5.43
6 Dan Quisenberry KCA 30 5.9 5.9 69 0 139.00 5 3 0 45 35 11 48 55.96 1.94 0.93 3.11
7 Rick Honeycutt TEX 29 5.8 5.8 25 25 174.67 14 8 5 0 59 37 56 52.57 2.42 1.17 2.89
8 Mike Boddicker BAL 25 5.7 5.7 27 26 179.00 16 8 10 0 65 52 120 49.50 2.77 1.08 6.03
9 Richard Dotson CHA 24 5.5 5.5 35 35 240.00 22 7 8 0 92 106 137 52.63 3.23 1.31 5.14
10 LaMarr Hoyt CHA 28 5.1 5.1 36 36 260.67 24 10 11 0 115 31 148 48.73 3.66 1.02 5.11
11 Matt Young SEA 24 5.0 5.0 33 32 203.67 11 15 5 0 86 79 130 43.96 3.27 1.26 5.74
12 Floyd Bannister CHA 28 4.9 4.9 34 34 217.33 16 10 5 0 88 71 193 46.79 3.35 1.21 7.99
13 Bob Stanley BOS 28 4.8 4.8 64 0 145.33 8 10 0 33 56 38 65 39.17 2.85 1.26 4.03
14 Moose Haas ML4 27 4.5 4.5 25 25 179.00 13 3 7 0 66 42 75 38.30 3.27 1.18 3.77
15 Geoff Zahn CAL 37 4.3 4.3 29 28 203.00 9 11 11 0 90 51 81 34.17 3.33 1.30 3.59
16 Dave Righetti NYA 24 4.2 4.2 31 31 217.00 14 8 7 0 96 67 169 36.33 3.44 1.20 7.01
17 Juan Berenguer DET 28 4.0 4.0 37 19 157.67 9 5 2 1 58 71 129 38.59 3.14 1.15 7.36
18 Tippy Martinez BAL 33 3.9 3.9 65 0 103.33 9 3 0 21 30 37 81 33.56 2.35 1.09 7.05
19 Jim Beattie SEA 28 3.8 3.8 30 29 196.67 10 15 8 0 89 66 132 33.54 3.84 1.34 6.04
20 Rich Gossage NYA 31 3.6 3.6 57 0 87.33 13 5 0 22 27 25 90 31.60 2.27 1.23 9.27
21 John Tudor BOS 29 3.6 3.6 34 34 242.00 13 12 7 0 122 81 136 29.76 4.09 1.31 5.06
22 Bruce Hurst BOS 25 3.6 3.6 33 32 211.33 12 12 6 0 102 62 115 29.24 4.09 1.43 4.90
23 Ken Schrom MIN 28 3.5 3.5 33 28 196.33 15 8 6 0 92 80 80 27.77 3.71 1.41 3.67
24 Aurelio Lopez DET 34 3.5 3.5 57 0 115.33 9 8 0 18 36 49 90 33.72 2.81 1.18 7.02
25 Dan Petry DET 24 3.4 3.4 38 38 266.33 19 11 9 0 126 99 122 33.13 3.92 1.33 4.12
26 Shane Rawley NYA 27 3.3 3.3 34 33 238.33 14 14 13 1 111 79 124 28.98 3.78 1.36 4.68
27 Storm Davis BAL 21 3.3 3.3 34 29 200.33 13 7 6 0 90 64 125 28.73 3.59 1.22 5.62
28 Frank Tanana TEX 29 3.2 3.2 29 22 159.33 7 9 3 0 70 49 108 29.13 3.16 1.21 6.10
29 Jim Clancy TOR 27 3.0 3.0 34 34 223.00 15 11 11 0 115 61 99 26.38 3.91 1.34 4.00
30 Britt Burns CHA 24 3.0 3.0 29 26 173.67 10 11 8 0 79 55 115 28.77 3.58 1.27 5.96
31 Ron Davis MIN 27 2.9 2.9 66 0 89.00 5 8 0 30 34 33 84 23.36 3.34 1.37 8.49
32 Mike Smithson TEX 28 2.9 2.9 33 33 223.33 10 14 10 0 102 71 135 26.57 3.91 1.36 5.44
33 Tom Tellmann ML4 29 2.8 2.8 44 0 99.67 9 4 0 8 34 35 48 23.77 2.80 1.30 4.33
34 Salome Barojas CHA 26 2.7 2.7 52 0 87.33 3 3 0 12 24 32 38 26.14 2.47 1.17 3.92
35 Danny Darwin TEX 27 2.7 2.7 28 26 183.00 8 13 9 0 86 62 92 24.84 3.49 1.30 4.52
36 Bert Blyleven CLE 32 2.7 2.7 24 24 156.33 7 10 5 0 74 44 123 21.30 3.91 1.30 7.08
37 Tom Burgmeier OAK 39 2.6 2.6 49 0 96.00 6 7 0 4 33 32 39 20.86 2.81 1.26 3.66
38 Bob Ojeda BOS 25 2.6 2.6 29 28 173.67 12 7 5 0 85 73 94 21.40 4.04 1.42 4.87
39 Mike Flanagan BAL 31 2.6 2.6 20 20 125.33 12 4 3 0 53 31 50 22.39 3.30 1.32 3.59
40 Oil Can Boyd BOS 23 2.5 2.5 15 13 98.67 4 8 5 0 46 23 43 20.81 3.28 1.28 3.92
41 Don Sutton ML4 38 2.4 2.4 31 31 220.33 8 13 4 0 109 54 134 20.65 4.08 1.19 5.47
42 Dave Stewart TEX 26 2.4 2.4 8 8 59.00 5 2 2 0 15 17 24 22.15 2.14 1.14 3.66
43 Ken Forsch CAL 36 2.4 2.4 31 31 219.33 11 12 11 0 107 61 81 18.84 4.06 1.31 3.32
44 Milt Wilcox DET 33 2.3 2.3 26 26 186.00 11 10 9 0 89 74 101 22.67 3.97 1.28 4.89
45 Buddy Black KCA 26 2.3 2.3 24 24 161.33 10 7 3 0 75 43 58 21.34 3.79 1.25 3.24
46 Luis Leal TOR 26 2.3 2.3 35 35 217.33 13 12 7 0 113 65 116 19.71 4.31 1.29 4.80
47 George Frazier NYA 28 2.2 2.2 61 0 115.33 4 4 0 8 44 45 78 19.36 3.43 1.21 6.09
48 Glenn Abbott 2 teams 32 2.2 2.2 21 21 129.00 7 4 3 0 58 22 49 20.93 3.63 1.30 3.42
49 Sammy Stewart BAL 28 2.2 2.2 58 1 144.33 9 4 0 7 60 67 95 19.12 3.62 1.42 5.92
50 Pete Filson MIN 24 2.1 2.1 26 8 90.00 4 1 0 1 34 29 49 16.55 3.40 1.29 4.90

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 33 3.2 128.0 989.7 591.0 65.0 2.0 7.0 28.658
2 Bob Boone CAL 35 2.6 142.0 1212.0 606.0 83.0 14.0 12.0 24.930
3 Ray Smith MIN 27 1.8 59.0 418.7 272.0 27.0 5.0 3.0 17.325
4 Ernie Whitt TOR 31 1.7 119.0 854.0 554.0 50.0 5.0 4.0 16.859
5 Lance Parrish DET 27 1.7 131.0 1113.0 695.0 73.0 4.0 8.0 13.410
6 John Wockenfuss DET 34 1.1 29.0 190.0 141.0 11.0 0.0 2.0 9.055
7 Bob Kearney OAK 26 1.0 101.0 770.0 437.0 41.0 9.0 5.0 9.608
8 Mike Heath OAK 28 0.9 80.0 620.3 316.0 47.0 10.0 6.0 8.588
1B 1 Enos Cabell DET 33 2.8 106.0 759.3 830.0 79.0 3.0 76.0 22.591
2 Rick Leach DET 26 1.5 73.0 461.7 447.0 45.0 3.0 37.0 12.074
3 Pete O'Brien TEX 25 1.3 133.0 1073.7 1144.0 120.0 9.0 104.0 10.300
4 Eddie Murray BAL 27 0.6 153.0 1361.0 1393.0 114.0 10.0 136.0 5.687
5 Willie Upshaw TOR 26 0.5 159.0 1374.3 1294.0 117.0 21.0 131.0 5.101
6 Mike Squires CHA 31 0.5 124.0 450.3 515.0 40.0 2.0 55.0 4.047
7 Bill Almon OAK 30 0.4 38.0 221.3 208.0 21.0 1.0 14.0 3.717
8 Ed Jurak BOS 25 0.3 19.0 152.0 160.0 21.0 3.0 19.0 2.893
2B 1 Frank White KCA 32 3.0 145.0 1241.3 390.0 442.0 8.0 123.0 23.451
2 Jim Gantner ML4 30 1.7 158.0 1416.0 374.0 512.0 14.0 128.0 16.912
3 Bobby Grich CAL 34 1.6 118.0 1022.3 270.0 415.0 22.0 94.0 15.998
4 Manny Trillo CLE 32 0.9 87.0 712.3 172.0 269.0 5.0 58.0 8.795
5 John Castino MIN 28 0.8 132.0 1171.0 301.0 406.0 7.0 94.0 7.478
6 Julio Cruz 2 teams 28 0.7 157.0 1350.7 344.0 471.0 14.0 112.0 5.808
7 Jack Perconte CLE 28 0.6 13.0 64.7 20.0 37.0 3.0 12.0 5.416
8 Rob Wilfong CAL 29 0.5 39.0 299.0 92.0 110.0 1.0 26.0 4.679
3B 1 Buddy Bell TEX 31 2.5 154.0 1374.7 123.0 383.0 17.0 29.0 20.105
2 Gary Gaetti MIN 24 1.8 154.0 1356.0 131.0 360.0 17.0 46.0 17.321
3 Vance Law CHA 26 1.6 139.0 1140.7 91.0 309.0 14.0 28.0 12.454
4 Wade Boggs BOS 25 1.6 153.0 1354.0 118.0 368.0 27.0 40.0 15.194
5 Paul Molitor ML4 26 1.4 146.0 1297.3 105.0 343.0 16.0 37.0 13.348
6 Doug DeCinces CAL 32 1.3 84.0 742.3 79.0 216.0 14.0 26.0 13.010
7 Todd Cruz BAL 27 0.7 79.0 588.3 49.0 162.0 13.0 19.0 6.428
8 Graig Nettles NYA 38 0.7 126.0 1060.0 78.0 273.0 16.0 18.0 6.139
SS 1 Cal Ripken BAL 22 2.0 162.0 1452.3 272.0 534.0 25.0 113.0 17.721
2 Tim Foli CAL 32 1.9 74.0 635.7 115.0 274.0 10.0 51.0 18.740
3 Andre Robertson NYA 25 1.7 78.0 581.7 91.0 242.0 14.0 49.0 15.082
4 Scott Fletcher CHA 24 1.7 100.0 674.7 107.0 275.0 14.0 52.0 13.386
5 Todd Cruz SEA 27 1.4 63.0 541.7 97.0 224.0 12.0 42.0 12.286
6 Ricky Adams CAL 24 0.8 38.0 218.7 47.0 98.0 6.0 22.0 8.255
7 U. L. Washington KCA 29 0.7 140.0 1224.7 201.0 448.0 36.0 91.0 5.676
8 Robin Yount ML4 27 0.5 139.0 1234.3 256.0 420.0 19.0 86.0 5.287
LF 1 Rickey Henderson OAK 24 0.9 138.0 1133.0 332.0 9.0 3.0 1.0 8.666
2 Gary Ward MIN 29 0.7 152.0 1334.3 370.0 24.0 9.0 6.0 7.256
3 Dave Collins TOR 30 0.7 111.0 827.7 239.0 8.0 3.0 1.0 6.454
4 Billy Sample TEX 28 0.6 142.0 1214.0 314.0 7.0 4.0 0.0 4.804
5 Mark Brouhard ML4 27 0.4 37.0 304.7 101.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 4.312
6 Ben Oglivie ML4 34 0.4 113.0 961.3 259.0 8.0 4.0 1.0 4.236
7 Jim Rice BOS 30 0.4 151.0 1326.3 339.0 20.0 6.0 4.0 3.592
8 Butch Davis KCA 25 0.3 33.0 287.0 85.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 2.099
CF 1 Rick Manning 2 teams 28 0.9 158.0 1375.3 474.0 3.0 5.0 0.0 8.551
2 Jerry Mumphrey NYA 30 0.6 83.0 648.0 226.0 8.0 4.0 1.0 4.896
3 Pat Sheridan KCA 25 0.5 36.0 240.7 97.0 4.0 0.0 2.0 4.284
4 Chet Lemon DET 28 0.5 144.0 1247.3 403.0 9.0 5.0 3.0 3.646
5 Willie Wilson KCA 27 0.5 75.0 599.0 214.0 0.0 5.0 0.0 3.613
6 Gorman Thomas 2 teams 32 0.5 152.0 1324.7 432.0 7.0 7.0 2.0 4.391
7 Dwayne Murphy OAK 28 0.4 122.0 1026.3 358.0 7.0 8.0 0.0 4.165
8 George Wright TEX 24 0.4 161.0 1443.7 455.0 5.0 7.0 1.0 3.177
RF 1 Tom Brunansky MIN 22 0.7 120.0 1025.3 284.0 12.0 5.0 8.0 6.938
2 Steve Kemp NYA 28 0.4 85.0 652.0 175.0 4.0 3.0 4.0 3.916
3 Cesar Geronimo KCA 35 0.4 23.0 148.0 53.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 3.140
4 Dan Ford BAL 31 0.4 103.0 855.7 222.0 2.0 3.0 1.0 3.520
5 Pat Sheridan KCA 25 0.4 48.0 320.3 95.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 2.896
6 Mickey Hatcher MIN 28 0.3 47.0 351.3 105.0 3.0 3.0 1.0 3.013
7 Hosken Powell TOR 28 0.3 29.0 166.3 57.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.011
8 George Vukovich CLE 27 0.3 107.0 635.3 162.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 2.620