1984 American League Stats

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1984 American League Standings

1984 National League <<1983 American League 1985 American League>>

Eastern Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Detroit Tigers104-58 (0.642)-82964399-63 (0.614)104-58 (0.642)2,704,79456.328.92.524.9
2Toronto Blue Jays89-73 (0.549)15.075069687-75 (0.534)89-73 (0.549)2,110,00941.722.30.818.7
3New York Yankees87-75 (0.537)17.075867989-73 (0.550)90-72 (0.556)1,821,81542.626.40.415.8
4Boston Red Sox86-76 (0.531)18.081076485-77 (0.527)88-74 (0.543)1,661,61840.026.2-0.914.7
5Baltimore Orioles85-77 (0.525)19.068166783-79 (0.510)94-68 (0.580)2,045,78446.419.37.919.2
6Cleveland Indians75-87 (0.463)29.076176681-81 (0.497)73-89 (0.451)734,07925.016.81.27.1
7Milwaukee Brewers67-94 (0.416)36.564173471-91 (0.438)68-94 (0.420)1,608,50920.76.73.410.6

Western Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Kansas City Royals84-78 (0.519)-67368680-82 (0.491)83-79 (0.512)1,810,01835.711.74.519.4
2California Angels81-81 (0.500)3.069669781-81 (0.499)82-80 (0.506)2,402,99734.612.95.516.2
2Minnesota Twins81-81 (0.500)3.067367581-81 (0.499)81-81 (0.500)1,598,69233.27.04.621.6
4Oakland Athletics77-85 (0.475)7.073879675-87 (0.465)72-90 (0.444)1,353,28124.424.03.4-3.0
5Seattle Mariners74-88 (0.457)10.068277472-90 (0.442)66-96 (0.407)870,37218.49.8-1.910.6
5Chicago White Sox74-88 (0.457)10.067973675-87 (0.463)75-87 (0.463)2,136,98827.312.92.212.1
7Texas Rangers69-92 (0.429)14.565671475-87 (0.461)70-92 (0.432)1,102,47122.69.51.212.0

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 Eddie Murray BAL 1B 28 8.6 9.4 162 705 180 26 3 29 107 10 2 123.111 0.410 0.508
2 Don Mattingly NYA 1B 23 7.5 6.7 153 662 207 44 2 23 41 1 1 111.310 0.381 0.537
3 Dwight Evans BOS RF 32 7.5 7.6 162 738 186 37 8 32 96 3 1 126.471 0.388 0.532
4 Cal Ripken BAL SS 23 7.3 10.9 162 716 195 37 7 27 71 2 1 115.433 0.374 0.510
5 Rickey Henderson OAK LF 25 7.0 7.8 142 597 147 27 4 16 86 66 18 94.069 0.399 0.458
6 Dave Winfield NYA RF 32 7.0 7.4 141 626 193 34 4 19 53 6 4 106.033 0.393 0.515
7 Kent Hrbek MIN 1B 24 6.4 7.3 149 635 174 31 3 27 65 1 1 106.293 0.383 0.522
8 Alvin Davis SEA 1B 23 6.3 5.4 152 678 161 34 3 27 97 5 4 111.156 0.391 0.497
9 Harold Baines CHA RF 25 6.2 6.4 147 629 173 28 10 29 54 1 2 102.753 0.361 0.541
10 Mike Easler BOS 1B 33 6.0 6.2 156 666 188 31 5 27 58 1 1 108.903 0.376 0.516
11 Kirk Gibson DET RF 27 5.8 4.8 149 611 150 23 10 27 63 29 9 95.604 0.363 0.516
12 Lloyd Moseby TOR CF 24 5.6 6.5 158 688 166 28 15 18 78 39 9 100.025 0.368 0.470
13 Andre Thornton CLE 1B 34 5.5 5.3 155 689 159 26 0 33 91 6 5 103.133 0.366 0.484
14 Buddy Bell TEX 3B 32 5.3 8.2 148 630 174 36 5 11 63 2 1 93.062 0.382 0.458
15 Wade Boggs BOS 3B 26 5.2 7.4 158 726 203 31 4 6 89 3 2 106.828 0.407 0.416
16 Alan Trammell DET SS 26 5.0 4.8 139 626 174 34 5 14 60 19 13 94.780 0.382 0.469
17 Fred Lynn CAL RF 32 4.9 4.9 142 600 140 28 4 23 77 2 2 88.596 0.366 0.474
18 Robin Yount ML4 SS 28 4.8 6.4 160 702 186 27 7 16 67 14 4 94.935 0.362 0.441
19 Dwayne Murphy OAK CF 29 4.5 5.4 153 647 143 18 2 33 74 4 5 88.077 0.342 0.472
20 Brian Downing CAL LF 33 4.3 4.7 156 628 148 28 2 23 70 0 4 88.154 0.360 0.462
21 Chet Lemon DET CF 29 4.3 5.5 141 573 146 34 6 20 51 5 5 85.284 0.357 0.495
22 Dave Kingman OAK 1B 35 4.3 4.2 147 613 147 23 1 35 44 2 1 82.969 0.321 0.505
23 Don Baylor NYA RF 35 4.2 4.2 134 558 129 29 1 27 38 1 1 79.381 0.341 0.489
24 Greg Walker CHA 1B 24 4.2 4.7 136 482 130 29 2 24 35 8 5 74.997 0.346 0.532
25 Dave Collins TOR LF 31 4.0 4.0 128 492 136 24 15 2 33 60 14 67.027 0.366 0.444
26 George Bell TOR RF 24 4.0 3.8 159 641 177 39 4 26 24 11 2 88.342 0.326 0.498
27 Cliff Johnson TOR 1B 36 4.0 3.9 127 415 109 23 1 16 50 0 1 69.198 0.390 0.507
28 Larry Parrish TEX RF 30 4.0 3.9 156 664 175 42 1 22 42 2 4 87.934 0.336 0.465
29 Gary Ward TEX CF 30 3.9 4.7 155 659 171 21 7 21 55 7 5 85.980 0.344 0.447
30 Carney Lansford OAK 3B 27 3.8 4.2 151 651 179 31 5 14 40 9 3 81.653 0.342 0.439
31 Willie Upshaw TOR 1B 27 3.7 3.4 152 635 158 31 9 19 55 10 4 85.711 0.345 0.464
32 Tony Armas BOS CF 30 3.4 3.0 157 679 171 29 5 43 32 1 3 92.141 0.300 0.530
33 Pete O'Brien TEX 1B 26 3.4 6.4 142 581 149 26 2 18 53 3 5 76.506 0.348 0.448
34 Ken Phelps SEA 1B 29 3.3 3.2 101 360 70 9 0 24 61 3 3 59.411 0.378 0.521
35 Willie Wilson KCA CF 28 3.3 3.8 128 588 163 24 9 2 39 47 5 67.913 0.350 0.390
36 Jim Rice BOS LF 31 3.1 3.4 159 708 184 25 7 28 44 4 0 89.916 0.323 0.467
37 Mike Young BAL RF 24 3.0 3.1 123 470 101 17 2 17 58 6 2 61.995 0.355 0.431
38 Steve Balboni KCA 1B 27 3.0 1.8 126 488 107 23 2 28 45 0 0 66.218 0.320 0.498
39 Willie Randolph NYA 2B 29 2.9 4.2 142 664 162 24 2 2 86 10 6 77.529 0.378 0.347
40 Bobby Grich CAL 2B 35 2.8 3.2 116 432 93 15 1 18 57 2 5 58.766 0.357 0.452
41 Lou Whitaker DET 2B 27 2.7 2.6 143 629 161 25 1 13 62 6 5 77.988 0.357 0.407
42 Juan Beniquez CAL LF 34 2.7 2.9 110 382 119 17 0 8 18 0 3 53.890 0.370 0.452
43 Brett Butler CLE CF 27 2.7 3.4 159 709 162 25 9 3 86 52 22 78.910 0.361 0.355
44 Doug DeCinces CAL 3B 33 2.6 3.2 146 612 147 23 3 20 53 4 1 71.731 0.327 0.431
45 Pat Tabler CLE 1B 26 2.5 1.5 144 528 137 21 3 10 47 3 1 65.584 0.354 0.410
46 George Vukovich CLE RF 28 2.5 4.2 134 474 133 22 5 9 34 1 4 62.741 0.354 0.439
47 Tom Brunansky MIN RF 23 2.5 2.4 155 628 144 21 0 32 57 4 5 78.374 0.320 0.460
48 Wayne Gross BAL 3B 32 2.5 3.1 127 414 74 9 1 22 68 1 2 54.571 0.346 0.442
49 Jesse Barfield TOR RF 24 2.5 2.6 110 360 91 14 1 14 35 8 2 50.839 0.356 0.466
50 Rich Gedman BOS C 24 2.4 2.4 133 486 121 26 4 24 29 0 0 64.343 0.312 0.506

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 Boddicker BAL 26 8.2 8.2 34 34 261.33 20 11 16 0 95 81 128 66.51 2.79 1.14 4.41
2 Dave Stieb TOR 26 7.8 7.8 35 35 267.00 16 8 11 0 87 88 198 77.72 2.83 1.13 6.67
3 Buddy Black KCA 27 7.3 7.3 35 35 257.00 17 12 8 0 99 64 140 59.71 3.12 1.13 4.90
4 Bert Blyleven CLE 33 7.2 7.2 33 32 245.00 19 7 12 0 86 74 170 66.25 2.87 1.13 6.24
5 Frank Viola MIN 24 7.1 7.1 35 35 257.67 18 12 10 0 101 73 149 59.89 3.21 1.16 5.20
6 Doyle Alexander TOR 33 6.3 6.3 36 35 261.67 17 6 11 0 99 59 139 62.56 3.13 1.14 4.78
7 Willie Hernandez DET 29 5.8 5.8 80 0 140.33 9 3 0 32 30 36 112 56.70 1.92 0.94 7.18
8 Storm Davis BAL 22 5.6 5.6 35 31 225.00 14 9 10 1 86 71 105 45.79 3.12 1.23 4.20
9 Mike Witt CAL 23 5.3 5.3 34 34 246.67 15 11 9 0 103 84 196 43.51 3.47 1.26 7.15
10 Dan Petry DET 25 5.1 5.1 35 35 233.33 18 8 7 0 94 66 144 49.67 3.24 1.27 5.55
11 Geoff Zahn CAL 38 5.1 5.1 28 27 199.33 13 10 9 0 78 48 61 41.35 3.12 1.24 2.75
12 Dan Quisenberry KCA 31 5.0 5.0 72 0 129.33 6 3 0 44 39 12 41 41.32 2.64 1.03 2.85
13 Mike Smithson MIN 29 5.0 5.0 36 36 252.00 15 13 10 0 113 54 144 42.52 3.68 1.19 5.14
14 Jim Beattie SEA 29 5.0 5.0 32 32 211.00 12 16 12 0 86 75 119 44.40 3.41 1.33 5.08
15 Mark Langston SEA 23 4.7 4.7 35 33 225.00 17 10 5 0 99 118 204 42.20 3.40 1.36 8.16
16 John Butcher MIN 27 4.7 4.7 34 34 225.00 13 11 8 0 98 53 83 39.57 3.44 1.31 3.32
17 Phil Niekro NYA 45 4.4 4.4 32 31 215.67 16 8 5 0 85 76 136 43.61 3.09 1.37 5.68
18 Ray Burris OAK 33 4.1 4.1 34 28 211.67 13 10 5 0 84 90 93 36.84 3.15 1.34 3.95
19 Jack Morris DET 29 4.0 4.0 35 35 240.33 19 11 9 0 108 87 148 38.93 3.60 1.28 5.54
20 Richard Dotson CHA 25 3.9 3.9 32 32 245.67 14 15 14 0 110 103 120 35.60 3.59 1.30 4.40
21 Frank Tanana TEX 30 3.7 3.7 35 35 246.33 15 15 9 0 117 81 141 35.45 3.25 1.28 5.15
22 Mike Flanagan BAL 32 3.6 3.6 34 34 226.67 13 13 10 0 103 81 115 28.96 3.53 1.30 4.57
23 Bill Caudill OAK 27 3.4 3.4 68 0 96.33 9 7 0 36 30 31 89 30.71 2.71 1.12 8.31
24 Ernie Camacho CLE 29 3.3 3.3 69 0 100.00 5 9 0 23 31 37 48 30.69 2.43 1.20 4.32
25 Tom Seaver CHA 39 3.3 3.3 34 33 236.67 15 11 10 0 108 61 131 29.90 3.95 1.17 4.98
26 Dave Righetti NYA 25 3.3 3.3 64 0 96.33 5 6 0 31 29 37 90 32.47 2.34 1.20 8.41
27 Bruce Hurst BOS 26 3.2 3.2 33 33 218.00 12 12 9 0 106 88 136 28.41 3.92 1.47 5.61
28 Doug Corbett CAL 31 3.1 3.1 45 1 85.00 5 1 0 4 22 30 48 25.38 2.12 1.25 5.08
29 Aurelio Lopez DET 35 3.1 3.1 71 0 137.67 10 1 0 14 51 52 94 30.26 2.94 1.17 6.15
30 Ron Romanick CAL 23 3.1 3.1 33 33 229.67 12 12 8 0 107 61 87 25.17 3.76 1.31 3.41
31 Don Sutton ML4 39 3.0 3.0 33 33 212.67 14 12 1 0 103 51 143 24.76 3.77 1.29 6.05
32 Mike Mason TEX 25 3.0 3.0 36 24 184.33 9 13 4 0 78 51 113 29.42 3.61 1.14 5.52
33 Bob Ojeda BOS 26 3.0 3.0 33 32 216.67 12 12 8 0 106 96 137 26.41 3.99 1.42 5.69
34 Charlie Hough TEX 36 2.9 2.9 36 36 266.00 16 14 17 0 127 94 164 28.60 3.76 1.33 5.55
35 Al Nipper BOS 25 2.9 2.9 29 24 182.67 11 6 6 0 86 52 84 25.90 3.89 1.29 4.14
36 Luis Leal TOR 27 2.8 2.8 35 35 222.33 13 8 6 0 106 77 134 28.02 3.89 1.34 5.42
37 Juan Berenguer DET 29 2.8 2.8 31 27 168.33 11 10 2 0 75 79 118 27.17 3.48 1.34 6.31
38 Jay Howell NYA 28 2.7 2.7 61 1 103.67 9 4 0 7 33 34 109 27.14 2.69 1.16 9.46
39 Bret Saberhagen KCA 20 2.7 2.7 38 18 157.67 10 11 2 1 71 36 73 21.91 3.48 1.10 4.17
40 Charlie Leibrandt KCA 27 2.5 2.5 23 23 143.67 11 7 0 0 65 38 53 20.34 3.63 1.36 3.32
41 Ray Searage ML4 29 2.4 2.4 21 0 38.33 2 1 0 6 3 16 29 19.91 0.70 0.94 6.81
42 Mark Gubicza KCA 21 2.4 2.4 29 29 189.00 10 14 4 0 90 75 111 19.32 4.05 1.31 5.29
43 Rollie Fingers ML4 37 2.3 2.3 33 0 46.00 1 2 0 23 13 13 40 19.01 1.96 1.11 7.83
44 Joe Beckwith KCA 29 2.3 2.3 49 1 100.67 8 4 0 2 39 25 75 18.66 3.40 1.16 6.71
45 Tom Waddell CLE 25 2.2 2.2 58 0 97.00 7 4 0 6 35 37 59 20.03 3.06 1.08 5.47
46 Scott McGregor BAL 30 2.1 2.1 30 30 196.33 15 12 10 0 93 54 67 17.33 3.94 1.38 3.07
47 Tom Tellmann ML4 30 2.1 2.1 50 0 81.00 6 3 0 4 28 31 28 17.20 2.78 1.40 3.11
48 Moose Haas ML4 28 2.1 2.1 31 30 189.33 9 11 4 0 91 43 84 16.94 3.99 1.31 3.99
49 Don Aase CAL 29 2.1 2.1 23 0 39.00 4 1 0 8 7 19 28 16.76 1.62 1.26 6.46
50 Ray Fontenot NYA 26 2.0 2.0 35 24 169.33 8 9 0 0 77 58 85 19.98 3.61 1.46 4.52

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 28 2.1 127.0 1075.0 720.0 67.0 7.0 11.0 17.135
2 Ernie Whitt TOR 32 2.0 118.0 840.3 583.0 40.0 4.0 8.0 16.668
3 Jim Sundberg ML4 33 2.0 109.0 900.7 556.0 55.0 3.0 6.0 20.034
4 Floyd Rayford BAL 26 2.0 66.0 471.7 287.0 35.0 3.0 2.0 19.843
5 Jim Essian OAK 33 1.7 59.0 397.0 229.0 28.0 4.0 6.0 15.256
6 Bob Kearney SEA 27 1.6 133.0 1113.7 823.0 63.0 11.0 9.0 14.450
7 Bob Boone CAL 36 1.4 137.0 1181.3 660.0 71.0 12.0 10.0 13.925
8 Joel Skinner CHA 23 0.9 43.0 233.7 171.0 11.0 2.0 1.0 7.299
1B 1 Pete O'Brien TEX 26 3.0 141.0 1229.7 1270.0 105.0 11.0 103.0 24.094
2 Dave Bergman DET 31 1.5 114.0 679.0 657.0 75.0 8.0 63.0 12.248
3 Darrell Evans DET 37 1.2 47.0 358.7 324.0 44.0 1.0 33.0 9.476
4 Kent Hrbek MIN 24 0.9 148.0 1293.7 1320.0 99.0 14.0 113.0 9.207
5 Eddie Murray BAL 28 0.8 159.0 1413.3 1538.0 143.0 13.0 152.0 8.094
6 Barbaro Garbey DET 27 0.7 65.0 412.3 391.0 42.0 5.0 50.0 5.955
7 Greg Walker CHA 24 0.5 101.0 768.7 791.0 51.0 4.0 66.0 4.053
8 Bill Buckner BOS 34 0.5 113.0 986.7 974.0 96.0 15.0 75.0 4.048
2B 1 Frank White KCA 33 2.0 129.0 1108.7 299.0 425.0 11.0 97.0 19.435
2 Julio Cruz CHA 29 1.9 141.0 1144.3 273.0 452.0 18.0 92.0 15.533
3 Willie Randolph NYA 29 1.3 142.0 1248.7 334.0 419.0 13.0 112.0 10.726
4 Jim Gantner ML4 31 1.2 153.0 1342.0 362.0 469.0 13.0 111.0 11.460
5 Tony Bernazard CLE 27 0.9 136.0 1090.0 264.0 397.0 20.0 85.0 7.028
6 Bobby Grich CAL 35 0.6 91.0 719.7 182.0 249.0 8.0 65.0 6.047
7 Rob Wilfong CAL 30 0.6 97.0 683.3 161.0 266.0 11.0 48.0 5.916
8 Lenn Sakata BAL 30 0.5 76.0 408.7 80.0 161.0 3.0 33.0 4.947
3B 1 Buddy Bell TEX 32 2.8 147.0 1277.3 129.0 323.0 20.0 28.0 23.138
2 Wade Boggs BOS 26 2.2 156.0 1361.3 141.0 330.0 20.0 30.0 19.850
3 Gary Gaetti MIN 25 2.2 154.0 1359.7 142.0 334.0 20.0 26.0 21.777
4 George Brett KCA 31 1.2 101.0 789.3 59.0 201.0 14.0 18.0 11.823
5 Ed Romero ML4 26 1.1 59.0 395.7 38.0 111.0 9.0 13.0 10.497
6 Toby Harrah NYA 35 0.7 74.0 569.3 51.0 128.0 6.0 17.0 5.435
7 Todd Cruz BAL 28 0.7 89.0 398.3 23.0 104.0 6.0 10.0 6.530
8 Greg Pryor KCA 34 0.6 105.0 595.0 59.0 138.0 6.0 13.0 6.441
SS 1 Cal Ripken BAL 23 3.7 162.0 1439.3 297.0 583.0 26.0 122.0 36.489
2 Dick Schofield CAL 21 1.7 140.0 1156.3 218.0 420.0 12.0 95.0 17.202
3 Robin Yount ML4 28 1.6 120.0 1065.3 199.0 402.0 18.0 80.0 16.128
4 Onix Concepcion KCA 26 1.4 85.0 698.3 105.0 280.0 11.0 53.0 13.633
5 Scott Fletcher CHA 25 1.3 134.0 1042.7 193.0 381.0 16.0 75.0 10.988
6 Spike Owen SEA 23 1.2 151.0 1307.0 245.0 463.0 17.0 86.0 11.025
7 Julio Franco CLE 25 1.0 159.0 1401.3 280.0 481.0 36.0 116.0 7.774
8 Jerry Dybzinski CHA 28 0.9 76.0 396.3 68.0 154.0 6.0 32.0 7.556
LF 1 Rickey Henderson OAK 25 0.7 140.0 1108.3 329.0 7.0 10.0 1.0 6.704
2 Mickey Hatcher MIN 29 0.7 100.0 847.3 252.0 11.0 7.0 1.0 6.675
3 Gary Ward TEX 30 0.5 58.0 495.7 141.0 5.0 2.0 1.0 3.858
4 Ruppert Jones DET 29 0.5 61.0 332.7 98.0 4.0 0.0 1.0 3.787
5 Darryl Motley KCA 24 0.4 105.0 826.7 219.0 4.0 3.0 0.0 4.209
6 Mel Hall CLE 23 0.4 64.0 488.7 133.0 3.0 1.0 0.0 3.201
7 Jim Rice BOS 31 0.4 157.0 1376.0 334.0 11.0 4.0 3.0 3.163
8 Brian Downing CAL 33 0.3 131.0 1106.0 272.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 3.325
CF 1 Kirby Puckett MIN 24 1.5 128.0 1125.7 443.0 16.0 3.0 4.0 14.678
2 Chet Lemon DET 29 1.2 140.0 1207.7 430.0 6.0 2.0 1.0 9.465
3 Lloyd Moseby TOR 24 1.0 155.0 1355.3 470.0 8.0 4.0 2.0 7.942
4 Dwayne Murphy OAK 29 0.9 153.0 1283.0 468.0 14.0 6.0 3.0 8.173
5 Brett Butler CLE 27 0.7 156.0 1342.7 450.0 12.0 4.0 4.0 5.793
6 Gary Pettis CAL 26 0.6 135.0 950.0 338.0 12.0 6.0 4.0 6.262
7 Willie Wilson KCA 28 0.5 128.0 1129.0 378.0 6.0 4.0 2.0 4.821
8 Dave Henderson SEA 25 0.4 88.0 653.0 221.0 9.0 3.0 4.0 3.674
RF 1 George Vukovich CLE 28 1.6 124.0 949.7 296.0 13.0 2.0 5.0 13.404
2 Dion James ML4 21 0.4 93.0 667.7 172.0 4.0 1.0 1.0 3.866
3 Mike Davis OAK 25 0.4 120.0 905.0 260.0 7.0 12.0 3.0 3.389
4 Dave Winfield NYA 32 0.4 127.0 1087.7 258.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 3.020
5 Jesse Barfield TOR 24 0.3 79.0 648.0 177.0 10.0 9.0 5.0 2.277
6 Pat Sheridan KCA 26 0.2 101.0 811.7 199.0 7.0 3.0 2.0 2.328
7 Charlie Moore ML4 31 0.2 56.0 414.3 110.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 2.279
8 Barry Bonnell SEA 30 0.2 20.0 159.7 45.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 1.824