1985 American League Stats

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1985 American League Standings

1985 National League <<1984 American League 1986 American League>>

Eastern Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Toronto Blue Jays99-62 (0.615)-759588100-62 (0.615)100-62 (0.617)2,468,92552.819.40.932.4
2New York Yankees97-64 (0.602)2.083966099-63 (0.608)100-62 (0.617)2,214,58752.331.1-1.222.4
3Detroit Tigers84-77 (0.522)15.072968885-77 (0.526)87-75 (0.537)2,286,60939.620.10.019.5
4Baltimore Orioles83-78 (0.516)16.081876486-76 (0.531)85-77 (0.525)2,132,38737.126.43.07.7
5Boston Red Sox81-81 (0.500)18.580072089-73 (0.548)95-67 (0.586)1,786,63347.727.71.518.5
6Milwaukee Brewers71-90 (0.441)28.069080270-92 (0.432)67-95 (0.414)1,360,26519.48.83.47.2
7Cleveland Indians60-102 (0.370)39.572986169-93 (0.424)60-102 (0.370)655,18112.68.76.1-2.2

Western Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Kansas City Royals91-71 (0.562)-68763986-76 (0.533)93-69 (0.574)2,162,71745.610.84.230.7
2California Angels90-72 (0.556)1.073270384-78 (0.518)92-70 (0.568)2,567,42744.217.16.320.8
3Chicago White Sox85-77 (0.525)6.073672083-79 (0.510)74-88 (0.457)1,669,88826.26.10.319.7
4Oakland Athletics77-85 (0.475)14.075778778-84 (0.482)70-92 (0.432)1,334,59922.420.8-0.32.0
4Minnesota Twins77-85 (0.475)14.070578273-89 (0.453)77-85 (0.475)1,651,81429.312.93.612.7
6Seattle Mariners74-88 (0.457)17.071981871-91 (0.441)71-91 (0.438)1,128,69623.117.53.42.2
7Texas Rangers62-99 (0.385)28.561778563-99 (0.392)64-98 (0.395)1,112,49716.56.91.48.2

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 George Brett KCA 3B 32 9.7 11.9 155 665 184 38 5 30 103 9 1 137.777 0.436 0.586
2 Rickey Henderson NYA CF 26 9.5 10.5 143 654 172 28 5 24 99 80 10 119.636 0.419 0.515
3 Wade Boggs BOS 3B 27 8.8 10.3 161 758 240 42 3 8 96 2 1 141.318 0.450 0.478
4 Don Mattingly NYA 1B 24 7.8 6.7 159 727 211 48 3 35 56 2 2 126.900 0.371 0.568
5 Eddie Murray BAL 1B 29 6.7 7.9 156 677 173 37 1 31 84 5 2 114.393 0.383 0.523
6 Kirk Gibson DET RF 28 6.6 6.1 154 670 167 37 5 29 71 30 4 106.132 0.364 0.518
7 Jesse Barfield TOR RF 25 5.7 6.8 155 612 156 34 9 27 66 22 8 102.472 0.369 0.536
8 Phil Bradley SEA LF 26 5.7 5.8 159 714 192 33 8 26 55 22 9 110.604 0.365 0.498
9 Dwight Evans BOS RF 33 5.2 5.4 159 744 162 29 1 29 114 7 2 111.150 0.378 0.454
10 Darrell Evans DET 1B 38 4.9 6.0 151 594 125 17 0 40 85 0 4 93.659 0.356 0.519
11 Lou Whitaker DET 2B 28 4.7 4.1 152 701 170 29 8 21 80 6 4 99.127 0.362 0.457
12 Mike Davis OAK RF 26 4.6 5.4 154 604 157 34 1 24 50 24 10 86.958 0.348 0.484
13 Alvin Davis SEA 1B 24 4.4 3.2 155 677 166 33 1 18 90 1 2 99.362 0.381 0.441
14 Cal Ripken BAL SS 24 4.3 5.4 161 718 181 32 5 26 67 2 3 99.512 0.347 0.469
15 Toby Harrah TEX 2B 36 4.2 3.8 126 521 107 18 1 9 113 11 4 81.889 0.432 0.389
16 Brett Butler CLE CF 28 4.1 5.2 152 666 184 28 14 5 63 47 20 92.976 0.377 0.431
17 Reggie Jackson CAL RF 39 4.0 3.4 143 541 116 27 0 27 78 1 2 81.794 0.360 0.487
18 Rich Gedman BOS C 25 4.0 6.3 144 556 147 30 5 18 50 2 0 83.063 0.362 0.484
19 Dave Winfield NYA RF 33 3.8 4.1 155 689 174 34 6 26 52 19 7 90.597 0.328 0.471
20 Jim Rice BOS LF 32 3.8 3.2 140 608 159 20 3 27 51 2 0 87.680 0.349 0.487
21 Brian Downing CAL LF 34 3.8 4.0 150 620 137 23 1 20 78 5 3 86.043 0.371 0.427
22 Mike Young BAL LF 25 3.7 3.9 139 504 123 22 1 28 48 1 5 77.134 0.348 0.513
23 Harold Baines CHA RF 26 3.5 3.9 160 693 198 29 3 22 42 1 1 95.554 0.348 0.467
24 George Bell TOR LF 25 3.5 3.2 157 666 167 28 6 28 43 21 6 88.659 0.327 0.479
25 Bruce Bochte OAK 1B 34 3.3 4.3 137 474 125 17 1 14 49 3 1 66.652 0.367 0.439
26 Kent Hrbek MIN 1B 25 3.2 4.3 158 666 165 31 2 21 67 1 1 89.636 0.351 0.444
27 Paul Molitor ML4 3B 28 3.1 3.6 140 642 171 28 3 10 54 21 7 80.039 0.356 0.408
28 Rance Mulliniks TOR 3B 29 3.0 2.3 129 427 108 26 1 10 55 2 0 63.969 0.383 0.454
29 Jim Presley SEA 3B 23 3.0 4.3 155 625 157 33 1 28 44 2 2 82.714 0.324 0.484
30 Lance Parrish DET C 29 3.0 2.9 140 600 150 27 1 28 41 2 6 78.761 0.323 0.479
31 Lloyd Moseby TOR CF 25 2.9 2.6 152 670 151 30 7 18 76 37 15 85.041 0.345 0.426
32 Cecil Cooper ML4 1B 35 2.8 3.2 154 674 185 39 8 16 30 10 3 82.856 0.322 0.456
33 Carlton Fisk CHA C 37 2.8 4.3 153 620 129 23 1 37 52 17 9 82.775 0.320 0.488
34 Bill Buckner BOS 1B 35 2.8 1.4 162 718 201 46 3 16 30 18 4 87.299 0.325 0.447
35 Willie Randolph NYA 2B 30 2.7 3.3 143 597 137 21 2 5 85 16 9 74.146 0.382 0.356
36 Ron Hassey NYA C 32 2.7 2.2 92 298 79 16 1 13 28 0 0 48.134 0.369 0.509
37 Floyd Rayford BAL 3B 27 2.6 3.1 105 372 110 21 1 18 10 3 1 53.755 0.324 0.521
38 Pete O'Brien TEX 1B 27 2.6 5.4 159 655 153 34 3 22 69 5 10 85.883 0.342 0.452
39 Fred Lynn BAL CF 33 2.6 2.6 124 508 118 12 1 23 53 7 3 66.071 0.339 0.449
40 Dusty Baker OAK 1B 36 2.6 3.1 111 396 92 15 1 14 50 2 1 54.272 0.359 0.440
41 Chet Lemon DET CF 30 2.6 3.2 145 575 137 28 4 18 45 0 2 72.429 0.334 0.439
42 Steve Balboni KCA 1B 28 2.6 0.7 160 662 146 28 2 36 52 1 1 82.362 0.307 0.477
43 Robin Yount ML4 LF 29 2.5 2.6 122 527 129 26 3 15 49 10 4 67.567 0.342 0.442
44 Gorman Thomas SEA DH 34 2.5 2.5 135 574 104 16 1 32 84 3 2 73.562 0.330 0.450
45 Dwayne Murphy OAK CF 30 2.5 2.9 152 619 122 21 3 20 84 4 5 73.034 0.340 0.400
46 Gary Ward TEX LF 31 2.4 1.8 154 638 170 28 7 15 39 26 7 77.012 0.329 0.433
47 Juan Beniquez CAL 1B 35 2.4 1.8 132 460 125 13 5 8 34 4 3 59.955 0.364 0.418
48 Tony Bernazard CLE 2B 28 2.4 1.9 153 579 137 26 3 11 69 17 9 73.418 0.361 0.404
49 Willie Upshaw TOR 1B 28 2.3 2.6 148 557 138 31 5 15 48 8 8 72.868 0.342 0.447
50 Lee Lacy BAL RF 37 2.2 2.4 121 540 144 22 4 9 39 10 3 64.567 0.343 0.408

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 Bert Blyleven 2 teams 34 9.2 9.2 37 37 293.67 17 16 24 0 121 75 206 77.14 3.16 1.15 6.31
2 Dave Stieb TOR 27 8.8 8.8 36 36 265.00 14 13 8 0 89 96 167 85.08 2.48 1.14 5.67
3 Bret Saberhagen KCA 21 8.2 8.2 32 32 235.33 20 6 10 0 79 38 158 73.82 2.87 1.06 6.04
4 Charlie Leibrandt KCA 28 7.6 7.6 33 33 237.67 17 9 8 0 86 68 108 68.83 2.69 1.22 4.09
5 Mike Moore SEA 25 7.0 7.0 35 34 247.00 17 10 14 0 100 70 155 55.10 3.46 1.21 5.65
6 Ron Guidry NYA 34 6.7 6.7 34 33 259.00 22 6 11 0 104 42 143 58.79 3.27 1.10 4.97
7 Charlie Hough TEX 37 6.6 6.6 34 34 250.33 14 16 14 0 102 83 141 58.94 3.31 1.12 5.07
8 Doyle Alexander TOR 34 5.9 5.9 36 36 260.67 17 10 6 0 105 67 142 57.47 3.45 1.29 4.90
9 Tom Seaver CHA 40 5.8 5.8 35 33 238.67 16 11 6 0 103 69 134 55.89 3.17 1.22 5.05
10 Jimmy Key TOR 24 5.7 5.7 35 32 212.67 14 6 3 0 77 50 85 54.75 3.00 1.12 3.60
11 Oil Can Boyd BOS 25 5.6 5.6 35 35 272.33 15 13 13 0 117 67 154 53.53 3.70 1.25 5.09
12 Jack Morris DET 30 5.6 5.6 35 35 257.00 16 11 13 0 102 110 191 53.88 3.33 1.25 6.69
13 Donnie Moore CAL 31 5.5 5.5 65 0 103.00 8 8 0 31 28 21 72 43.53 1.92 1.09 6.29
14 Dan Quisenberry KCA 32 5.1 5.1 84 0 129.00 8 9 0 37 41 16 54 45.86 2.37 1.22 3.77
15 Mike Witt CAL 24 5.0 5.0 35 35 250.00 15 9 6 0 115 98 180 39.80 3.56 1.30 6.48
16 Dan Petry DET 26 4.8 4.8 34 34 238.67 15 13 8 0 98 81 109 45.99 3.36 1.14 4.11
17 Bob James CHA 26 4.7 4.7 69 0 110.00 8 7 0 32 31 23 88 45.43 2.13 1.03 7.20
18 Stew Cliburn CAL 28 4.3 4.3 44 0 99.00 9 3 0 6 25 26 48 33.99 2.09 1.14 4.36
19 Danny Jackson KCA 23 4.2 4.2 32 32 208.00 14 12 4 0 94 76 114 38.10 3.42 1.37 4.93
20 Britt Burns CHA 26 4.0 4.0 36 34 227.00 18 11 8 0 105 79 172 38.94 3.96 1.26 6.82
21 Greg Harris TEX 29 3.9 3.9 58 0 113.00 5 4 0 11 35 43 111 34.68 2.47 1.04 8.84
22 Dave Righetti NYA 26 3.7 3.7 74 0 107.00 12 7 0 29 36 45 92 32.54 2.78 1.32 7.74
23 Willie Hernandez DET 30 3.4 3.4 74 0 106.67 8 10 0 31 38 14 76 33.35 2.70 0.90 6.41
24 Ken Dixon BAL 24 3.4 3.4 34 18 162.00 8 4 3 1 68 64 108 27.12 3.67 1.28 6.00
25 Brian Fisher NYA 23 3.4 3.4 55 0 98.33 4 4 0 14 32 29 85 29.46 2.38 1.08 7.78
26 Frank Viola MIN 25 3.4 3.4 36 36 250.67 18 14 9 0 136 68 135 26.57 4.09 1.32 4.85
27 Jay Howell OAK 29 3.3 3.3 63 0 98.00 9 8 0 29 32 31 68 29.04 2.85 1.32 6.24
28 Danny Darwin ML4 29 3.3 3.3 39 29 217.67 8 18 11 2 112 65 125 26.22 3.80 1.27 5.17
29 Teddy Higuera ML4 27 3.3 3.3 32 30 212.33 15 8 7 0 105 63 127 25.92 3.90 1.17 5.38
30 Bob Shirley NYA 31 3.2 3.2 48 8 109.00 5 5 2 2 34 26 55 28.22 2.64 1.18 4.54
31 Don Sutton 2 teams 40 3.2 3.2 34 34 226.00 15 10 1 0 101 59 107 27.58 3.86 1.24 4.26
32 Mike Smithson MIN 30 3.0 3.0 37 37 257.00 15 14 8 0 134 78 127 23.90 4.34 1.33 4.45
33 Steve Ontiveros OAK 24 3.0 3.0 39 0 74.67 1 3 0 8 17 19 36 26.02 1.93 0.86 4.34
34 Walt Terrell DET 27 2.7 2.7 34 34 229.00 15 10 5 0 107 95 130 26.57 3.85 1.38 5.11
35 Ed Nunez SEA 22 2.6 2.6 70 0 90.33 7 3 0 16 36 34 58 20.62 3.09 1.25 5.78
36 Bob Ojeda BOS 27 2.6 2.6 39 22 157.67 9 11 5 1 74 48 102 24.47 4.00 1.36 5.82
37 Roger Clemens BOS 22 2.5 2.5 15 15 98.33 7 5 3 0 38 37 74 24.07 3.29 1.22 6.77
38 Bob Stanley BOS 30 2.5 2.5 48 0 87.67 6 6 0 10 30 30 46 23.54 2.87 1.21 4.72
39 Jim Clancy TOR 29 2.4 2.4 23 23 128.67 9 6 1 0 54 37 66 22.95 3.78 1.20 4.62
40 Nate Snell BAL 32 2.3 2.3 43 0 100.33 3 2 0 5 44 30 41 18.61 2.69 1.30 3.68
41 Mike Boddicker BAL 27 2.2 2.2 32 32 203.33 12 17 9 0 104 89 135 17.82 4.07 1.55 5.98
42 Moose Haas ML4 29 2.2 2.2 27 26 161.67 8 8 6 0 85 25 78 17.57 3.84 1.18 4.34
43 Dennis Lamp TOR 32 2.2 2.2 53 1 105.67 11 0 0 2 42 27 68 21.26 3.32 1.16 5.79
44 Roy Thomas SEA 32 2.1 2.1 40 0 93.67 7 0 0 1 37 48 70 16.71 3.36 1.22 6.73
45 Mark Gubicza KCA 22 2.1 2.1 29 28 177.33 14 10 0 0 88 77 99 18.96 4.06 1.34 5.02
46 Frank Tanana 2 teams 31 2.1 2.1 33 33 215.00 12 14 4 0 112 57 159 20.98 4.27 1.29 6.66
47 Bruce Hurst BOS 27 2.1 2.1 35 31 229.33 11 13 6 0 123 70 189 19.79 4.51 1.36 7.42
48 Rich Bordi NYA 26 2.0 2.0 51 3 98.00 6 8 0 2 41 29 64 17.67 3.21 1.27 5.88
49 Dave Schmidt TEX 28 2.0 2.0 51 4 85.67 7 6 1 5 36 22 46 17.85 3.15 1.20 4.83
50 Sammy Stewart BAL 30 1.9 1.9 56 1 129.67 5 7 0 9 60 66 77 15.32 3.61 1.41 5.34

Fielding WAR Leaders

Player Name Team Age Fielding WAR G Inn PO A E DP Def Runs Saved
POS Rank
C 1 Jerry Willard CLE 25 2.7 96.0 750.3 427.0 52.0 5.0 11.0 23.961
2 Rich Gedman BOS 25 2.3 139.0 1156.0 768.0 78.0 15.0 13.0 18.292
3 John Wathan KCA 35 1.9 49.0 371.7 247.0 28.0 4.0 6.0 15.437
4 Carlton Fisk CHA 37 1.4 130.0 1068.3 801.0 60.0 10.0 13.0 11.407
5 Charlie Moore ML4 32 1.2 102.0 847.3 504.0 54.0 13.0 7.0 11.226
6 Bob Boone CAL 37 1.1 147.0 1215.3 670.0 71.0 10.0 15.0 11.014
7 Bob Kearney SEA 28 1.1 108.0 814.0 529.0 50.0 3.0 7.0 10.271
8 Mark Salas MIN 24 1.0 115.0 857.7 529.0 39.0 5.0 10.0 9.980
1B 1 Pete O'Brien TEX 27 2.8 159.0 1346.7 1457.0 98.0 8.0 125.0 21.916
2 Eddie Murray BAL 29 1.1 154.0 1365.3 1338.0 152.0 19.0 154.0 11.007
3 Kent Hrbek MIN 25 1.1 156.0 1308.3 1339.0 114.0 8.0 114.0 11.004
4 Darrell Evans DET 38 1.1 113.0 910.7 827.0 114.0 15.0 80.0 8.990
5 Bruce Bochte OAK 34 0.9 128.0 955.3 942.0 60.0 10.0 83.0 9.195
6 Mike Hargrove CLE 35 0.8 85.0 632.0 599.0 66.0 6.0 66.0 6.878
7 Dusty Baker OAK 36 0.5 58.0 419.3 400.0 26.0 3.0 33.0 4.449
8 Pat Tabler CLE 27 0.4 92.0 728.7 739.0 72.0 14.0 77.0 3.500
2B 1 Bobby Grich CAL 36 2.6 116.0 953.3 224.0 380.0 2.0 99.0 25.336
2 Marty Barrett BOS 27 1.5 155.0 1335.7 355.0 479.0 11.0 110.0 12.081
3 Jim Gantner ML4 32 1.4 124.0 1069.7 262.0 402.0 8.0 89.0 13.243
4 Rob Wilfong CAL 31 1.4 69.0 503.0 124.0 216.0 5.0 45.0 13.163
5 Frank White KCA 34 1.3 149.0 1306.0 342.0 490.0 17.0 101.0 10.302
6 Jack Perconte SEA 30 1.1 125.0 1021.3 244.0 381.0 9.0 91.0 11.127
7 Ed Romero ML4 27 0.5 31.0 272.0 80.0 104.0 4.0 26.0 5.164
8 Willie Randolph NYA 30 0.5 143.0 1256.0 303.0 425.0 11.0 104.0 5.136
3B 1 George Brett KCA 32 2.2 152.0 1339.7 107.0 339.0 15.0 33.0 17.583
2 Gary Gaetti MIN 26 1.8 156.0 1276.3 146.0 316.0 18.0 31.0 17.442
3 Buddy Bell TEX 33 1.6 83.0 711.0 70.0 192.0 16.0 22.0 12.764
4 Wade Boggs BOS 27 1.6 161.0 1417.3 134.0 335.0 17.0 30.0 12.280
5 Jim Presley SEA 23 1.3 154.0 1343.0 82.0 335.0 17.0 24.0 12.875
6 Roy Smalley MIN 32 0.7 14.0 106.0 9.0 41.0 1.0 2.0 7.222
7 Tim Hulett CHA 25 0.7 115.0 860.3 69.0 210.0 23.0 22.0 5.465
8 Floyd Rayford BAL 27 0.7 78.0 609.7 62.0 145.0 6.0 13.0 6.541
SS 1 Spike Owen SEA 24 2.0 117.0 964.0 196.0 361.0 14.0 76.0 19.010
2 Onix Concepcion KCA 27 1.4 128.0 952.7 127.0 367.0 21.0 63.0 10.714
3 Dick Schofield CAL 22 1.3 147.0 1188.3 261.0 397.0 25.0 108.0 12.176
4 Cal Ripken BAL 24 1.2 161.0 1427.3 286.0 474.0 26.0 123.0 11.299
5 Tony Fernandez TOR 23 1.2 160.0 1416.0 283.0 478.0 30.0 109.0 9.113
6 Craig Gerber CAL 26 1.0 53.0 265.0 51.0 109.0 5.0 27.0 9.715
7 Glenn Hoffman BOS 26 0.7 93.0 712.0 155.0 231.0 10.0 61.0 5.723
8 Buddy Biancalana KCA 25 0.6 74.0 451.7 80.0 168.0 10.0 31.0 5.015
LF 1 Mickey Hatcher MIN 30 0.6 96.0 773.7 214.0 6.0 1.0 2.0 6.007
2 Dave Collins OAK 32 0.5 91.0 778.0 222.0 1.0 4.0 0.0 4.574
3 Joe Carter CLE 25 0.4 122.0 922.3 244.0 10.0 5.0 2.0 3.756
4 Larry Herndon DET 31 0.4 136.0 1076.0 275.0 7.0 7.0 4.0 2.947
5 Jim Dwyer BAL 35 0.3 46.0 296.0 90.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 3.294
6 Rudy Law CHA 28 0.3 104.0 624.3 153.0 6.0 1.0 2.0 2.358
7 Ruppert Jones CAL 30 0.3 31.0 270.0 77.0 6.0 1.0 2.0 2.672
8 Dan Pasqua NYA 23 0.3 31.0 189.0 59.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 2.642
CF 1 Brett Butler CLE 28 1.1 150.0 1266.3 434.0 16.0 1.0 5.0 9.498
2 Rickey Henderson NYA 26 0.9 141.0 1194.3 432.0 7.0 9.0 3.0 9.107
3 Gary Pettis CAL 27 0.9 122.0 1054.7 367.0 13.0 4.0 5.0 8.779
4 Oddibe McDowell TEX 22 0.7 103.0 851.3 286.0 10.0 2.0 4.0 5.530
5 Kirby Puckett MIN 25 0.6 161.0 1404.3 466.0 19.0 8.0 5.0 6.200
6 Chet Lemon DET 30 0.6 144.0 1272.3 412.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 4.986
7 Dwayne Murphy OAK 30 0.4 150.0 1298.0 434.0 5.0 5.0 1.0 4.314
8 Otis Nixon CLE 26 0.4 27.0 143.7 63.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 3.302
RF 1 Jesse Barfield TOR 25 0.9 147.0 1290.3 328.0 21.0 4.0 7.0 7.492
2 Mike Davis OAK 26 0.7 138.0 1131.0 314.0 6.0 7.0 1.0 6.847
3 George Vukovich CLE 29 0.5 131.0 943.3 242.0 5.0 3.0 0.0 4.445
4 Harold Baines CHA 26 0.4 159.0 1397.7 318.0 10.0 2.0 2.0 3.144
5 Dave Winfield NYA 33 0.3 152.0 1352.3 315.0 13.0 3.0 2.0 2.630
6 Ruppert Jones CAL 30 0.3 31.0 197.7 57.0 4.0 0.0 3.0 2.603
7 Lee Lacy BAL 37 0.2 115.0 981.0 233.0 9.0 4.0 0.0 2.128
8 Duane Walker TEX 28 0.2 23.0 165.0 42.0 6.0 0.0 1.0 1.437