1985 National League Stats

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1985 National League Standings

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

Eastern Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1St. Louis Cardinals101-61 (0.623)-747572100-62 (0.620)105-57 (0.648)2,637,56357.927.54.725.7
2New York Mets98-64 (0.605)3.069556896-66 (0.591)95-67 (0.586)2,761,60147.723.0-2.327.0
3Montreal Expos84-77 (0.522)16.563363681-81 (0.498)84-78 (0.519)1,502,49436.415.64.716.1
4Chicago Cubs77-84 (0.478)23.568672976-86 (0.472)81-81 (0.500)2,161,53433.018.15.49.5
5Philadelphia Phillies75-87 (0.463)26.066767380-82 (0.496)74-88 (0.457)1,830,35026.414.0-2.014.4
6Pittsburgh Pirates57-104 (0.354)43.556870865-97 (0.401)64-98 (0.395)735,90016.57.41.77.4

Western Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Los Angeles Dodgers95-67 (0.586)-68257993-69 (0.574)96-66 (0.593)3,264,59348.824.90.823.1
2Cincinnati Reds89-72 (0.553)5.567766682-80 (0.507)79-83 (0.488)1,834,61931.116.6-1.616.1
3San Diego Padres83-79 (0.512)12.065062284-78 (0.520)86-76 (0.531)2,210,35238.416.33.718.4
3Houston Astros83-79 (0.512)12.070669183-79 (0.510)80-82 (0.494)1,184,31432.322.42.27.7
5Atlanta Braves66-96 (0.407)29.063278166-96 (0.404)65-97 (0.401)1,350,13717.87.27.53.1
6San Francisco Giants62-100 (0.383)33.055667467-95 (0.413)63-99 (0.389)818,69715.67.9-2.39.9

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 Pedro Guerrero LAN LF 29 8.5 9.2 137 581 156 22 2 33 83 12 4 110.621 0.422 0.577
2 Tim Raines MON LF 25 8.4 8.9 150 665 184 30 13 11 81 70 9 103.122 0.405 0.475
3 Dale Murphy ATL CF 29 7.6 6.6 162 712 185 32 2 37 90 10 3 119.372 0.388 0.539
4 Willie McGee SLN CF 26 7.3 7.5 152 652 216 26 18 10 34 56 16 100.620 0.384 0.503
5 Ryne Sandberg CHN 2B 25 6.5 7.7 153 673 186 31 6 26 57 54 11 99.773 0.364 0.504
6 Dave Parker CIN RF 34 6.4 6.8 160 694 198 42 4 34 52 5 13 112.963 0.365 0.551
7 Mike Schmidt PHI 1B 35 6.3 6.2 158 645 152 31 5 33 87 1 3 103.382 0.375 0.532
8 Darryl Strawberry NYN RF 23 5.9 5.8 111 470 109 15 4 29 73 26 11 81.267 0.389 0.557
9 Gary Carter NYN C 31 5.7 7.0 149 633 156 17 1 32 69 1 1 92.473 0.365 0.488
10 Tom Herr SLN 2B 29 5.6 5.4 159 696 180 38 3 8 80 31 3 88.851 0.379 0.416
11 Jack Clark SLN 1B 29 5.3 4.7 126 532 124 26 3 22 83 1 4 84.612 0.393 0.502
12 Keith Hernandez NYN 1B 31 5.1 7.5 158 682 183 34 4 10 77 3 3 91.908 0.384 0.430
13 Mike Scioscia LAN C 26 4.6 5.0 141 525 127 26 3 7 77 3 3 73.466 0.407 0.420
14 Bill Doran HOU 2B 27 4.5 5.5 148 657 166 31 6 14 71 23 15 83.912 0.362 0.434
15 Mike Marshall LAN RF 25 4.5 4.0 135 564 152 27 2 28 37 3 10 80.904 0.342 0.515
16 Keith Moreland CHN RF 31 4.4 3.7 161 667 180 30 3 14 68 12 3 88.949 0.374 0.440
17 Carmelo Martinez SDN LF 24 4.0 4.4 150 610 130 28 1 21 87 0 4 78.901 0.362 0.434
18 Jose Cruz HOU LF 37 3.9 4.2 141 590 163 34 4 9 43 16 5 71.092 0.349 0.426
19 Leon Durham CHN 1B 27 3.8 4.1 153 607 153 32 2 21 64 7 6 82.691 0.357 0.465
20 Vance Law MON 2B 28 3.8 4.9 147 621 138 30 6 10 86 6 5 75.570 0.369 0.405
21 Tony Gwynn SDN RF 25 3.8 4.6 154 671 197 29 5 6 45 14 11 81.395 0.364 0.408
22 Davey Lopes CHN LF 40 3.5 3.3 99 325 78 11 0 11 46 47 4 45.335 0.383 0.444
23 Bob Horner ATL 1B 27 3.5 3.5 130 540 129 25 3 27 50 1 1 73.058 0.333 0.499
24 Andy Van Slyke SLN RF 24 3.4 3.9 146 475 110 25 6 13 47 34 6 56.820 0.335 0.439
25 Graig Nettles SDN 3B 40 3.4 3.1 137 515 115 23 1 15 72 0 0 65.088 0.363 0.420
26 George Foster NYN LF 36 3.2 2.8 129 504 119 24 1 21 46 0 1 62.625 0.331 0.460
27 Ozzie Smith SLN SS 30 3.1 6.0 158 615 148 22 3 6 65 31 8 64.294 0.355 0.361
28 Steve Garvey SDN 1B 36 3.1 3.4 162 699 184 34 6 17 35 0 0 76.046 0.318 0.430
29 Chili Davis SFN RF 25 3.1 3.6 136 551 130 25 2 13 62 15 7 64.257 0.349 0.412
30 Chris Brown SFN 3B 23 3.1 4.0 131 482 117 20 3 16 38 2 3 60.529 0.345 0.442
31 Greg Brock LAN 1B 28 3.0 2.3 129 496 110 19 0 21 54 4 2 58.955 0.332 0.438
32 Vince Coleman SLN LF 23 3.0 3.4 151 692 170 20 10 1 50 110 25 57.144 0.320 0.335
33 Mark Bailey HOU C 23 2.9 1.7 114 402 88 14 0 10 67 0 2 52.840 0.389 0.398
34 Kevin Bass HOU CF 26 2.9 3.4 150 582 145 27 5 16 31 19 8 62.438 0.315 0.427
35 Juan Samuel PHI 2B 24 2.9 2.7 161 709 175 31 13 19 33 53 19 74.108 0.303 0.436
36 Glenn Davis HOU 1B 24 2.8 2.4 100 390 95 11 0 20 27 0 0 50.085 0.333 0.474
37 Bill Madlock 2 teams 3B 34 2.8 2.4 144 577 141 27 1 12 49 10 4 64.966 0.343 0.402
38 Tim Wallach MON 3B 27 2.7 6.4 155 617 148 36 3 22 38 9 9 69.315 0.310 0.450
39 Claudell Washington ATL RF 30 2.6 1.6 122 441 110 14 6 15 40 14 4 55.914 0.342 0.455
40 Nick Esasky CIN 3B 25 2.5 2.5 125 464 108 21 0 21 41 3 4 58.241 0.332 0.465
41 Jason Thompson PIT 1B 30 2.5 2.4 123 490 97 17 1 12 84 0 0 58.055 0.369 0.378
42 Gary Redus CIN LF 28 2.5 2.7 101 294 62 14 4 6 44 48 12 36.812 0.366 0.415
43 Von Hayes PHI CF 26 2.4 3.1 152 637 150 30 4 13 61 21 8 67.818 0.332 0.398
44 Andre Dawson MON RF 30 2.4 2.3 139 570 135 27 2 23 29 13 4 59.586 0.295 0.444
45 Mike Brown PIT RF 25 2.3 1.9 57 233 68 18 2 5 22 2 2 36.720 0.391 0.512
46 Pete Rose CIN 1B 44 2.3 1.1 119 500 107 12 2 2 86 8 1 56.531 0.395 0.319
47 Ozzie Virgil PHI C 28 2.3 1.5 131 483 105 16 3 19 49 0 0 56.268 0.330 0.432
48 Garry Templeton SDN SS 29 2.2 3.2 148 596 154 30 2 6 41 16 6 58.992 0.332 0.377
49 Tim Flannery SDN 2B 27 2.1 1.5 126 456 108 14 3 1 58 2 5 51.901 0.386 0.341
50 Mookie Wilson NYN CF 29 2.1 2.2 93 367 93 16 8 6 28 24 9 41.207 0.331 0.424

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 Dwight Gooden NYN 20 13.3 13.2 35 35 276.67 24 4 16 0 51 69 268 112.64 1.53 0.97 8.72
2 John Tudor SLN 31 11.1 10.3 36 36 275.00 21 8 14 0 68 49 169 92.44 1.93 0.94 5.53
3 Rick Reuschel PIT 36 7.4 7.0 31 26 194.00 14 8 9 1 58 52 138 56.53 2.27 1.06 6.40
4 Orel Hershiser LAN 26 6.9 6.6 36 34 239.67 19 3 9 0 72 68 157 64.70 2.03 1.03 5.90
5 Fernando Valenzuela LAN 24 6.6 6.0 35 35 272.33 17 10 14 0 92 101 208 62.19 2.45 1.15 6.87
6 Danny Cox SLN 25 5.2 4.4 35 35 241.00 18 9 10 0 91 64 131 42.91 2.88 1.20 4.89
7 Bryn Smith MON 29 5.0 4.8 32 32 222.33 18 5 4 0 85 41 127 38.77 2.91 1.05 5.14
8 Dennis Eckersley CHN 30 4.9 4.4 25 25 169.33 11 7 6 0 61 19 117 37.69 3.08 0.97 6.22
9 Bob Welch LAN 28 4.8 4.5 23 23 167.33 14 4 8 0 49 35 96 44.98 2.31 1.05 5.16
10 Dave Dravecky SDN 29 4.6 3.8 34 31 214.67 13 11 7 0 79 57 105 37.96 2.93 1.20 4.40
11 Ron Darling NYN 24 4.6 4.2 36 35 248.00 16 6 4 0 93 114 167 38.62 2.90 1.32 6.06
12 Rick Mahler ATL 31 4.5 3.5 39 39 266.67 17 15 6 0 116 79 107 34.83 3.48 1.32 3.61
13 Joe Hesketh MON 26 4.5 3.9 25 25 155.33 10 5 2 0 52 45 113 34.34 2.49 1.09 6.55
14 Sid Fernandez NYN 22 4.2 3.9 26 26 170.33 9 9 3 0 56 80 180 35.45 2.80 1.10 9.51
15 Tom Browning CIN 25 4.1 3.5 38 38 261.33 20 9 6 0 111 73 155 34.33 3.55 1.21 5.34
16 Mario Soto CIN 28 4.0 2.9 36 36 256.67 12 15 9 0 109 104 214 33.73 3.58 1.17 7.50
17 Andy Hawkins SDN 25 3.9 2.7 33 33 228.67 18 8 5 0 88 65 69 32.24 3.15 1.29 2.72
18 Tim Burke MON 26 3.8 3.7 78 0 120.33 9 4 0 8 32 44 87 29.45 2.39 1.08 6.51
19 Eric Show SDN 29 3.8 2.8 35 35 233.00 12 11 5 0 95 87 141 30.97 3.09 1.28 5.45
20 Jerry Reuss LAN 36 3.7 2.7 34 33 212.67 14 10 5 0 78 58 84 34.39 2.92 1.26 3.55
21 Joaquin Andujar SLN 32 3.5 2.3 38 38 269.67 21 12 10 0 113 82 112 29.38 3.40 1.29 3.74
22 Kevin Gross PHI 24 3.5 2.9 38 31 205.67 15 13 6 0 86 81 151 29.39 3.41 1.34 6.61
23 John Franco CIN 24 3.3 3.4 67 0 99.00 12 3 0 12 27 40 61 28.19 2.18 1.24 5.55
24 Rick Sutcliffe CHN 29 3.3 3.1 20 20 130.00 8 8 6 0 51 44 102 25.14 3.18 1.25 7.06
25 Rich Gossage SDN 33 3.3 3.0 50 0 79.00 5 3 0 26 21 17 52 26.69 1.82 1.03 5.92
26 LaMarr Hoyt SDN 30 3.3 2.1 31 31 210.33 16 8 8 0 85 20 83 26.66 3.47 1.09 3.55
27 Shane Rawley PHI 29 3.1 2.5 36 31 198.67 13 8 6 0 82 81 106 26.57 3.31 1.35 4.80
28 Lee Smith CHN 27 3.1 3.0 65 0 97.67 7 4 0 33 35 32 112 23.98 3.04 1.22 10.32
29 Mike Scott HOU 30 3.1 2.6 36 35 221.67 18 8 4 0 91 80 137 23.79 3.29 1.24 5.56
30 Cecilio Guante PIT 25 2.9 2.6 63 0 109.00 4 6 0 5 34 40 92 22.64 2.72 1.14 7.60
31 Mike Krukow SFN 33 2.9 2.9 28 28 194.67 8 11 6 0 80 49 150 24.48 3.38 1.16 6.93
32 Don Carman PHI 25 2.9 2.8 71 0 86.33 9 4 0 7 25 38 87 24.14 2.08 1.04 9.07
33 Jeff Lahti SLN 28 2.8 2.6 52 0 68.33 5 2 0 19 15 26 41 23.61 1.84 1.30 5.40
34 Scott Sanderson CHN 28 2.8 2.3 19 19 121.00 5 6 2 0 49 27 80 21.52 3.12 1.05 5.95
35 Dave Smith HOU 30 2.7 2.7 64 0 79.33 9 5 0 27 26 17 40 20.92 2.27 1.08 4.54
36 Roger McDowell NYN 24 2.7 2.6 62 2 127.33 6 5 0 17 43 37 70 22.99 2.83 1.14 4.95
37 Tom Niedenfuer LAN 25 2.7 2.6 64 0 106.33 7 9 0 19 32 24 102 25.52 2.71 1.03 8.63
38 Scott Garrelts SFN 23 2.7 2.7 74 0 105.67 9 6 0 13 37 58 106 22.59 2.30 1.27 9.03
39 Ed Lynch NYN 29 2.6 1.8 31 29 191.00 10 8 6 0 76 27 65 22.02 3.44 1.13 3.06
40 Steve Trout CHN 27 2.5 1.9 24 24 140.67 9 7 3 0 57 63 44 19.06 3.39 1.46 2.82
41 Jeff Reardon MON 29 2.3 2.3 63 0 87.67 2 8 0 41 31 26 67 17.83 3.18 1.07 6.88
42 Ted Power CIN 30 2.2 2.3 64 0 80.00 8 6 0 27 27 45 42 19.03 2.70 1.38 4.72
43 Bill Gullickson MON 26 2.2 1.8 29 29 181.33 14 12 4 0 78 47 68 17.16 3.52 1.29 3.38
44 Jesse Orosco NYN 28 2.0 2.1 54 0 79.00 8 6 0 17 26 34 68 17.23 2.73 1.27 7.75
45 Rick Aguilera NYN 23 2.0 2.1 21 19 122.33 10 7 2 0 49 37 74 16.73 3.24 1.27 5.44
46 Floyd Youmans MON 21 1.9 1.6 14 12 77.00 4 3 0 0 27 49 54 14.59 2.45 1.38 6.31
47 John Denny PHI 32 1.7 0.7 33 33 230.67 11 14 6 0 112 83 123 14.59 3.82 1.45 4.80
48 Ricky Horton SLN 25 1.7 1.5 49 3 89.67 3 2 0 1 30 34 59 14.31 2.91 1.32 5.92
49 Charles Hudson PHI 26 1.7 1.0 38 26 193.00 8 13 3 0 92 74 122 14.56 3.78 1.36 5.69
50 Steve Bedrosian ATL 27 1.7 0.5 37 37 206.67 7 15 0 0 101 111 134 12.87 3.83 1.50 5.84

Fielding WAR Leaders

Player Name Team Age Fielding WAR G Inn PO A E DP Def Runs Saved
POS Rank
C 1 Tony Peña PIT 28 3.3 146.0 1267.0 922.0 100.0 12.0 9.0 30.690
2 Bo Diaz 2 teams 32 2.6 75.0 576.7 428.0 42.0 8.0 10.0 23.560
3 Jody Davis CHN 28 1.9 138.0 1124.0 694.0 84.0 8.0 7.0 17.663
4 Gary Carter NYN 31 1.3 143.0 1251.0 956.0 67.0 8.0 11.0 12.622
5 Steve Yeager LAN 36 1.2 48.0 302.0 212.0 28.0 2.0 2.0 8.886
6 Terry Kennedy SDN 29 1.0 140.0 1181.7 654.0 67.0 10.0 12.0 9.234
7 Dann Bilardello CIN 26 0.8 42.0 276.7 198.0 20.0 3.0 1.0 7.130
8 Larry Owen ATL 30 0.5 25.0 192.3 129.0 11.0 5.0 1.0 4.327
1B 1 Keith Hernandez NYN 31 2.4 157.0 1387.0 1310.0 139.0 4.0 113.0 22.490
2 Bob Horner ATL 27 0.9 87.0 746.3 892.0 58.0 0.0 105.0 8.175
3 Dan Driessen 2 teams 33 0.5 137.0 1151.3 1203.0 91.0 4.0 111.0 5.094
4 Andres Galarraga MON 24 0.5 23.0 166.0 173.0 22.0 1.0 14.0 4.247
5 Chris Chambliss ATL 36 0.4 39.0 271.3 299.0 25.0 1.0 31.0 4.091
6 Leon Durham CHN 27 0.3 151.0 1272.3 1421.0 107.0 7.0 121.0 3.074
7 Terry Francona MON 26 0.3 57.0 370.3 382.0 35.0 5.0 32.0 2.765
8 Steve Garvey SDN 36 0.3 162.0 1418.3 1442.0 92.0 5.0 138.0 2.760
2B 1 Glenn Hubbard ATL 27 5.5 140.0 1141.7 339.0 539.0 10.0 127.0 51.367
2 Ryne Sandberg CHN 25 1.2 153.0 1334.3 353.0 500.0 12.0 99.0 11.525
3 Ron Oester CIN 29 1.0 149.0 1321.3 366.0 457.0 9.0 100.0 9.606
4 Bill Doran HOU 27 1.0 147.0 1262.7 345.0 440.0 16.0 108.0 9.280
5 Jerry Royster SDN 32 0.7 58.0 410.3 112.0 165.0 7.0 33.0 7.011
6 Vance Law MON 28 0.6 126.0 1051.3 276.0 367.0 10.0 86.0 5.871
7 Manny Trillo SFN 34 0.3 120.0 1017.3 262.0 357.0 12.0 73.0 2.342
8 Bob Bailor LAN 33 0.2 16.0 69.7 18.0 30.0 0.0 5.0 1.758
3B 1 Tim Wallach MON 27 3.7 154.0 1348.3 148.0 383.0 18.0 34.0 34.824
2 Terry Pendleton SLN 24 3.3 149.0 1273.7 129.0 361.0 18.0 26.0 31.085
3 Dave Anderson LAN 24 1.2 51.0 366.7 28.0 107.0 6.0 10.0 9.167
4 Chris Brown SFN 23 0.9 120.0 1020.3 94.0 243.0 10.0 15.0 7.812
5 Pedro Guerrero LAN 29 0.8 44.0 394.7 21.0 111.0 9.0 9.0 6.332
6 Bob Bailor LAN 33 0.7 45.0 214.0 14.0 63.0 3.0 6.0 5.595
7 Enos Cabell LAN 35 0.6 32.0 242.7 21.0 71.0 8.0 6.0 4.678
8 Denny Walling HOU 31 0.4 51.0 403.0 31.0 104.0 9.0 9.0 4.075
SS 1 Ozzie Smith SLN 30 2.9 158.0 1407.0 264.0 549.0 14.0 111.0 27.494
2 Rafael Ramirez ATL 27 1.7 133.0 1155.3 214.0 451.0 32.0 115.0 16.041
3 Craig Reynolds HOU 32 1.7 102.0 817.7 158.0 318.0 11.0 65.0 15.756
4 Shawon Dunston CHN 22 1.2 73.0 599.7 144.0 248.0 17.0 39.0 11.092
5 Garry Templeton SDN 29 1.0 148.0 1276.7 245.0 460.0 23.0 96.0 9.516
6 Chris Speier CHN 35 0.8 58.0 309.0 61.0 125.0 7.0 33.0 7.333
7 Tom Foley 2 teams 25 0.6 60.0 465.0 104.0 166.0 6.0 37.0 5.625
8 Sam Khalifa PIT 21 0.6 95.0 839.0 156.0 316.0 16.0 45.0 5.325
LF 1 Vince Coleman SLN 23 0.6 138.0 1154.0 265.0 9.0 5.0 0.0 5.164
2 Tim Raines MON 25 0.5 146.0 1291.7 282.0 7.0 2.0 4.0 5.025
3 Carmelo Martinez SDN 24 0.4 150.0 1313.7 294.0 14.0 7.0 3.0 3.407
4 Jose Cruz HOU 37 0.3 136.0 1193.0 263.0 11.0 8.0 3.0 2.910
5 Steve Kemp PIT 30 0.3 63.0 476.3 108.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 2.902
6 Thad Bosley CHN 28 0.3 46.0 220.0 60.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.478
7 Cesar Cedeno 2 teams 34 0.2 47.0 347.0 83.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 2.160
8 Max Venable CIN 28 0.2 31.0 211.0 53.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 2.151
CF 1 Kevin McReynolds SDN 25 1.1 150.0 1317.3 434.0 13.0 3.0 3.0 10.614
2 Eddie Milner CIN 30 1.0 135.0 1002.0 341.0 12.0 6.0 3.0 9.703
3 Von Hayes PHI 26 0.8 123.0 950.7 298.0 6.0 2.0 0.0 6.605
4 Bob Dernier CHN 28 0.5 116.0 979.0 308.0 4.0 9.0 1.0 4.290
5 Lenny Dykstra NYN 22 0.4 74.0 522.3 164.0 5.0 1.0 2.0 3.657
6 Chili Davis SFN 25 0.2 35.0 306.0 98.0 3.0 2.0 0.0 2.084
7 Willie McGee SLN 26 0.2 146.0 1278.7 378.0 10.0 9.0 2.0 2.264
8 Herm Winningham MON 23 0.2 115.0 783.7 231.0 6.0 4.0 2.0 2.181
RF 1 Glenn Wilson PHI 26 1.0 157.0 1360.7 350.0 18.0 12.0 4.0 8.698
2 Tony Gwynn SDN 25 0.8 152.0 1334.3 332.0 12.0 4.0 2.0 7.710
3 Dave Parker CIN 34 0.4 159.0 1404.3 328.0 10.0 10.0 1.0 3.471
4 Andy Van Slyke SLN 24 0.3 133.0 924.7 201.0 12.0 1.0 4.0 2.540
5 Chili Davis SFN 25 0.2 91.0 803.7 182.0 5.0 4.0 2.0 2.114
6 Tito Landrum SLN 30 0.2 67.0 348.7 84.0 3.0 0.0 1.0 2.290
7 Kevin Bass HOU 26 0.2 39.0 253.0 64.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.126
8 Jerry Mumphrey HOU 32 0.2 68.0 518.0 124.0 5.0 4.0 1.0 1.862