1986 American League Stats

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1986 American League Standings

1986 National League <<1985 American League 1987 American League>>

Eastern Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Boston Red Sox95-66 (0.590)-79469691-71 (0.560)93-69 (0.574)2,147,64145.821.7-1.525.5
2New York Yankees90-72 (0.556)5.579773887-75 (0.535)95-67 (0.586)2,268,03047.432.61.113.8
3Detroit Tigers87-75 (0.537)8.579871489-73 (0.551)94-68 (0.580)1,899,43746.127.23.115.7
4Toronto Blue Jays86-76 (0.531)9.580973388-74 (0.545)87-75 (0.537)2,455,47739.018.30.819.9
5Cleveland Indians84-78 (0.519)11.583184180-82 (0.495)77-85 (0.475)1,471,80529.223.20.95.1
6Milwaukee Brewers77-84 (0.478)18.066773474-88 (0.456)74-88 (0.457)1,265,04126.810.0-1.818.6
7Baltimore Orioles73-89 (0.451)22.570876076-86 (0.468)75-87 (0.463)1,973,17627.515.11.510.9

Western Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1California Angels92-70 (0.568)-78668491-71 (0.563)98-64 (0.605)2,655,87250.921.84.424.6
2Texas Rangers87-75 (0.537)5.077174384-78 (0.517)82-80 (0.506)1,692,00234.117.3-0.417.2
3Oakland Athletics76-86 (0.469)16.073176078-84 (0.482)66-96 (0.407)1,314,64618.616.7-3.25.1
3Kansas City Royals76-86 (0.469)16.065467379-83 (0.487)81-81 (0.500)2,320,79433.16.42.424.4
5Chicago White Sox72-90 (0.444)20.064469975-87 (0.463)72-90 (0.444)1,424,31324.9-2.74.123.4
6Minnesota Twins71-91 (0.438)21.074183972-90 (0.443)73-89 (0.451)1,255,45325.115.52.07.6
7Seattle Mariners67-95 (0.414)25.071883570-92 (0.431)68-94 (0.420)1,029,04520.311.34.15.0

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 Don Mattingly NYA 1B 25 9.1 6.9 162 742 238 53 2 31 53 0 0 138.805 0.394 0.573
2 Wade Boggs BOS 3B 28 7.9 7.9 149 693 207 47 2 8 105 0 4 130.739 0.453 0.486
3 Rickey Henderson NYA CF 27 6.3 7.5 153 701 160 31 5 28 89 87 18 101.113 0.358 0.469
4 Kirby Puckett MIN CF 26 6.3 6.5 161 723 223 37 6 31 34 20 12 120.704 0.366 0.537
5 Jesse Barfield TOR RF 26 6.2 7.7 158 671 170 35 2 40 69 8 8 115.850 0.368 0.559
6 Jim Rice BOS LF 33 5.5 5.9 157 693 200 39 2 20 62 0 1 110.721 0.384 0.490
7 George Bell TOR LF 26 5.0 4.1 159 690 198 38 6 31 41 7 8 108.291 0.349 0.532
8 Eddie Murray BAL 1B 30 5.0 4.4 137 578 151 25 1 17 78 3 0 91.693 0.396 0.463
9 Kirk Gibson DET RF 29 5.0 4.6 119 521 118 11 2 28 68 34 6 81.228 0.371 0.492
10 Joe Carter CLE RF 26 4.9 5.0 162 709 200 36 9 29 32 29 7 102.721 0.335 0.514
11 Phil Bradley SEA LF 27 4.8 4.5 143 614 163 27 4 12 77 21 12 97.119 0.405 0.445
12 Pete O'Brien TEX 1B 28 4.7 5.5 156 641 160 23 3 23 87 4 4 99.943 0.385 0.468
13 Brian Downing CAL LF 35 4.7 4.8 152 631 137 27 4 20 90 4 4 96.045 0.389 0.452
14 George Brett KCA 3B 33 4.6 5.0 124 529 128 28 4 16 80 1 2 87.570 0.401 0.481
15 Robin Yount ML4 CF 30 4.6 5.0 140 595 163 31 7 9 62 14 5 89.522 0.388 0.450
16 Dwight Evans BOS RF 34 4.6 4.6 152 640 137 33 2 26 97 3 3 98.090 0.376 0.476
17 Ken Phelps SEA 1B 31 4.6 3.4 125 441 85 16 4 24 88 2 3 79.160 0.406 0.526
18 Cal Ripken BAL SS 25 4.4 6.3 162 707 177 35 1 25 70 4 2 98.978 0.355 0.461
19 Alan Trammell DET SS 28 4.1 6.3 151 653 159 33 7 21 59 25 12 88.983 0.347 0.469
20 Gary Gaetti MIN 3B 27 4.1 6.3 157 661 171 34 1 34 52 14 15 100.584 0.347 0.518
21 Dave Winfield NYA RF 34 3.8 4.1 154 652 148 31 5 24 77 6 5 89.367 0.349 0.462
22 Fred Lynn BAL CF 34 3.7 3.2 112 456 114 13 1 23 53 2 2 71.742 0.371 0.499
23 Dan Pasqua NYA LF 24 3.7 3.7 102 332 82 17 0 16 47 2 0 58.719 0.399 0.525
24 Wally Joyner CAL 1B 24 3.7 3.3 154 674 172 27 3 22 57 5 2 89.042 0.348 0.457
25 Tony Bernazard CLE 2B 29 3.7 4.8 146 636 169 28 4 17 53 17 8 88.621 0.362 0.456
26 Kent Hrbek MIN 1B 26 3.7 3.6 149 634 147 27 1 29 71 2 2 91.239 0.353 0.478
27 Ron Hassey 2 teams C 33 3.7 2.5 113 393 110 25 1 9 46 1 1 65.859 0.405 0.481
28 Larry Parrish TEX 3B 32 3.6 2.9 129 524 128 22 1 28 52 3 1 78.254 0.347 0.509
29 Darrell Evans DET 1B 39 3.6 3.7 151 601 122 15 0 29 91 3 2 82.354 0.356 0.442
30 Rob Deer ML4 RF 25 3.4 3.8 134 546 108 17 3 33 72 5 2 76.922 0.336 0.494
31 Mike Easler NYA LF 35 3.4 3.5 146 546 148 26 2 14 49 3 2 75.738 0.362 0.449
32 Willie Randolph NYA 2B 31 3.3 3.1 141 601 136 15 2 5 94 15 2 75.826 0.393 0.345
33 Danny Tartabull SEA RF 23 3.3 2.8 137 578 138 25 6 25 61 4 8 83.183 0.347 0.489
34 Johnny Grubb DET LF 37 3.3 3.3 81 243 70 13 1 13 28 0 1 48.345 0.411 0.591
35 Jose Canseco OAK LF 21 3.2 2.7 157 682 144 29 1 33 65 15 7 83.459 0.318 0.457
36 Alvin Davis SEA 1B 25 3.1 1.7 135 562 130 18 1 18 76 0 3 78.356 0.373 0.426
37 Mel Hall CLE LF 25 3.0 3.1 140 480 131 29 2 18 33 6 2 69.534 0.346 0.493
38 Reggie Jackson CAL RF 40 3.0 3.0 132 517 101 12 2 18 92 1 1 71.716 0.379 0.408
39 Brook Jacoby CLE 3B 26 3.0 2.7 158 641 168 30 4 17 56 2 1 84.821 0.350 0.441
40 Darnell Coles DET 3B 24 2.9 2.7 142 587 142 30 2 20 45 6 2 73.719 0.333 0.453
41 Don Baylor BOS 1B 37 2.9 2.5 160 687 139 23 1 31 62 3 5 90.130 0.344 0.439
42 Lou Whitaker DET 2B 29 2.9 4.1 144 651 157 26 6 20 63 13 8 81.756 0.338 0.437
43 Mike Davis OAK RF 27 2.8 3.3 142 533 131 28 3 19 34 27 4 62.997 0.314 0.454
44 Pat Tabler CLE 1B 28 2.7 2.2 130 508 154 29 2 6 29 3 1 69.663 0.368 0.433
45 Harold Baines CHA RF 27 2.7 3.3 145 618 169 29 2 21 38 2 1 81.913 0.338 0.465
46 Carney Lansford OAK 3B 29 2.7 1.1 151 640 168 16 4 19 39 16 7 75.673 0.332 0.421
47 Lonnie Smith KCA LF 30 2.6 2.8 134 568 146 25 7 8 46 26 9 72.121 0.357 0.411
48 Mike Pagliarulo NYA 3B 26 2.6 3.9 149 565 120 24 3 28 54 4 1 70.141 0.316 0.464
49 Tony Fernandez TOR SS 24 2.5 3.2 163 727 213 33 9 10 27 25 12 88.029 0.338 0.428
50 Oddibe McDowell TEX CF 23 2.4 2.0 154 643 152 24 7 18 65 33 15 79.660 0.341 0.427

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 Roger Clemens BOS 23 11.4 11.4 33 33 254.00 24 4 10 0 77 67 238 95.28 2.48 0.97 8.43
2 Teddy Higuera ML4 28 9.7 9.7 34 34 248.33 20 11 15 0 84 74 207 80.84 2.79 1.21 7.50
3 Mike Witt CAL 25 9.6 9.6 34 34 269.00 18 10 14 0 95 73 208 81.66 2.84 1.08 6.96
4 Jack Morris DET 31 7.7 7.7 35 35 267.00 21 8 15 0 105 82 223 64.28 3.27 1.16 7.52
5 Mark Eichhorn TOR 25 7.1 7.1 69 0 157.00 14 6 0 10 32 45 166 65.58 1.72 0.96 9.52
6 Kirk McCaskill CAL 25 6.7 6.7 34 33 246.33 17 10 10 0 98 92 202 57.22 3.36 1.21 7.38
7 Bruce Hurst BOS 28 6.5 6.5 25 25 174.33 13 8 11 0 63 50 167 53.92 2.99 1.26 8.62
8 Tom Candiotti CLE 29 6.1 6.1 36 34 252.33 16 12 17 0 112 106 167 49.55 3.57 1.35 5.96
9 Bert Blyleven MIN 35 6.0 6.0 36 36 271.67 17 14 16 0 134 58 215 45.68 4.01 1.18 7.12
10 Jimmy Key TOR 25 5.1 5.1 36 35 232.00 14 11 4 0 98 74 141 46.95 3.57 1.28 5.47
11 Oil Can Boyd BOS 26 4.8 4.8 30 30 214.33 16 10 10 0 99 45 129 39.80 3.78 1.25 5.42
12 Dave Righetti NYA 27 4.6 4.6 74 0 106.67 8 8 0 46 31 35 83 42.42 2.45 1.15 7.00
13 Danny Jackson KCA 24 4.3 4.3 32 27 185.67 11 12 4 1 83 79 115 38.63 3.20 1.38 5.57
14 Don Sutton CAL 41 4.1 4.1 34 34 207.00 15 11 3 0 93 49 116 34.60 3.74 1.16 5.04
15 Charlie Hough TEX 38 4.0 4.0 33 33 230.33 17 10 7 0 115 89 146 33.23 3.79 1.20 5.70
16 Greg Harris TEX 30 3.9 3.9 73 0 111.33 10 8 0 20 40 42 95 32.87 2.83 1.30 7.68
17 Jim Clancy TOR 30 3.9 3.9 34 34 219.33 14 14 6 0 100 63 126 36.40 3.94 1.21 5.17
18 Curt Young OAK 26 3.9 3.9 29 27 198.00 13 9 5 0 88 57 116 32.30 3.45 1.18 5.27
19 Mark Gubicza KCA 23 3.7 3.7 35 24 180.67 12 6 3 0 77 84 118 33.13 3.64 1.32 5.88
20 Floyd Bannister CHA 31 3.6 3.6 28 27 165.33 10 14 6 0 81 48 92 30.64 3.54 1.27 5.01
21 John Candelaria CAL 32 3.5 3.5 16 16 91.67 10 2 1 0 30 26 81 29.91 2.55 1.03 7.95
22 Charlie Leibrandt KCA 29 3.2 3.2 35 34 231.33 14 11 8 0 112 63 108 29.21 4.08 1.30 4.20
23 Mark Clear ML4 30 3.2 3.2 59 0 73.67 5 5 0 16 23 36 85 26.47 2.20 1.21 10.38
24 Tom Seaver 2 teams 41 3.1 3.1 28 28 176.33 7 13 2 0 83 56 103 25.93 4.03 1.34 5.26
25 Dennis Rasmussen NYA 27 3.1 3.1 31 31 202.00 18 6 3 0 91 74 131 28.30 3.88 1.16 5.84
26 Calvin Schiraldi BOS 24 3.0 3.0 25 0 51.00 4 2 0 9 8 15 55 25.17 1.41 1.00 9.71
27 Steve Farr KCA 29 2.9 2.9 56 0 109.33 8 4 0 8 39 39 83 26.52 3.13 1.18 6.83
28 Dan Plesac ML4 24 2.9 2.9 51 0 91.00 10 7 0 14 34 29 75 24.44 2.97 1.21 7.42
29 Don Aase BAL 31 2.9 2.9 66 0 81.67 6 7 0 34 29 28 67 25.78 2.98 1.21 7.38
30 Storm Davis BAL 24 2.9 2.9 25 25 154.00 9 12 2 0 70 49 96 25.60 3.62 1.40 5.61
31 Danny Darwin ML4 30 2.8 2.8 27 14 130.33 6 8 5 0 62 35 80 23.58 3.52 1.19 5.52
32 Joe Cowley CHA 27 2.8 2.8 27 27 162.33 11 11 4 0 81 83 132 23.78 3.88 1.33 7.32
33 Mike Moore SEA 26 2.8 2.8 38 37 266.00 11 13 11 1 141 94 146 21.26 4.30 1.40 4.94
34 Buddy Black KCA 29 2.8 2.8 56 4 121.00 5 10 0 9 49 43 68 25.13 3.20 1.18 5.06
35 Dale Mohorcic TEX 30 2.8 2.8 58 0 79.00 2 4 0 7 25 15 29 23.32 2.51 1.28 3.30
36 Eric King DET 22 2.7 2.7 33 16 138.33 11 4 3 3 54 63 79 22.62 3.51 1.24 5.14
37 Neal Heaton 2 teams 26 2.7 2.7 33 29 198.67 7 15 5 1 102 81 90 20.67 4.08 1.42 4.08
38 Frank Viola MIN 26 2.7 2.7 37 37 245.67 16 13 7 0 136 83 191 20.18 4.51 1.38 7.00
39 Ron Guidry NYA 35 2.6 2.6 30 30 192.33 9 12 5 0 94 38 140 24.52 3.98 1.25 6.55
40 Tom Henke TOR 28 2.6 2.6 63 0 91.33 9 5 0 27 39 32 118 23.85 3.35 1.04 11.63
41 Ed Correa TEX 20 2.5 2.5 32 32 202.33 12 14 4 0 102 126 189 21.18 4.23 1.45 8.41
42 Moose Haas OAK 30 2.5 2.5 12 12 72.33 7 2 1 0 23 19 40 20.95 2.74 1.06 4.98
43 Jose DeLeon CHA 25 2.5 2.5 13 13 79.00 4 5 1 0 30 42 68 21.12 2.96 1.15 7.75
44 Bob Tewksbury NYA 25 2.5 2.5 23 20 130.33 9 5 2 0 58 31 49 22.84 3.31 1.34 3.38
45 Bill Dawley CHA 28 2.5 2.4 46 0 97.67 0 7 0 2 38 28 66 20.70 3.32 1.22 6.08
46 Dave Schmidt CHA 29 2.4 2.4 49 1 92.33 3 6 0 8 37 27 67 20.62 3.31 1.31 6.53
47 Willie Hernandez DET 31 2.4 2.4 64 0 88.67 8 7 0 24 35 21 77 20.46 3.55 1.22 7.82
48 Dan Quisenberry KCA 33 2.4 2.4 62 0 81.33 3 7 0 12 30 24 36 21.62 2.77 1.43 3.98
49 Bret Saberhagen KCA 22 2.4 2.4 30 25 156.00 7 12 4 0 77 29 112 21.56 4.15 1.24 6.46
50 Dave Stewart OAK 29 2.4 2.4 29 17 149.33 9 5 4 0 67 65 102 19.79 3.74 1.35 6.15

Fielding WAR Leaders

Player Name Team Age Fielding WAR G Inn PO A E DP Def Runs Saved
POS Rank
C 1 Bob Boone CAL 38 2.8 144.0 1186.3 812.0 84.0 11.0 16.0 21.709
2 Jamie Quirk KCA 31 2.8 41.0 324.0 247.0 30.0 3.0 2.0 21.117
3 Bob Kearney SEA 29 2.8 79.0 548.3 419.0 46.0 5.0 3.0 25.708
4 Charlie Moore ML4 33 2.5 72.0 565.0 425.0 43.0 4.0 6.0 20.934
5 Rich Gedman BOS 26 2.0 134.0 1106.7 866.0 65.0 6.0 10.0 16.920
6 Lance Parrish DET 30 1.8 85.0 717.3 483.0 48.0 6.0 5.0 14.846
7 Rick Dempsey BAL 36 1.7 121.0 922.3 659.0 53.0 7.0 9.0 12.708
8 Ron Karkovice CHA 22 1.6 37.0 300.0 227.0 19.0 1.0 4.0 12.445
1B 1 Willie Upshaw TOR 29 2.0 154.0 1361.3 1314.0 131.0 12.0 118.0 15.343
2 Bill Buckner BOS 36 0.9 138.0 1191.7 1067.0 157.0 14.0 104.0 7.336
3 Pete O'Brien TEX 28 0.8 155.0 1288.7 1224.0 115.0 11.0 123.0 7.037
4 Greg Walker CHA 26 0.2 77.0 658.7 670.0 57.0 5.0 57.0 1.767
5 Darrell Evans DET 39 0.2 105.0 864.0 808.0 108.0 2.0 85.0 1.675
6 Tom Paciorek TEX 39 0.2 23.0 145.7 141.0 14.0 0.0 13.0 1.729
7 Jamie Quirk KCA 31 0.2 6.0 41.0 43.0 6.0 0.0 4.0 1.167
8 Larry Sheets BAL 26 0.1 4.0 33.0 18.0 5.0 1.0 3.0 0.494
2B 1 Harold Reynolds SEA 25 2.4 126.0 1090.7 278.0 415.0 16.0 111.0 22.478
2 Lou Whitaker DET 29 1.2 141.0 1207.3 276.0 421.0 11.0 98.0 9.843
3 Tony Bernazard CLE 29 1.1 146.0 1263.3 351.0 442.0 17.0 95.0 10.454
4 Steve Lombardozzi MIN 26 1.0 155.0 1226.7 289.0 407.0 6.0 102.0 8.954
5 Frank White KCA 35 1.0 151.0 1265.3 316.0 439.0 10.0 91.0 7.274
6 Tim Hulett CHA 26 0.8 66.0 509.3 109.0 187.0 4.0 44.0 6.655
7 Rob Wilfong CAL 32 0.7 90.0 686.7 135.0 257.0 7.0 48.0 5.010
8 Tony Phillips OAK 27 0.6 88.0 742.0 160.0 290.0 11.0 40.0 5.914
3B 1 Gary Gaetti MIN 27 2.2 156.0 1352.7 118.0 334.0 21.0 36.0 20.318
2 Mike Pagliarulo NYA 26 1.4 143.0 1218.0 103.0 283.0 19.0 25.0 10.255
3 Steve Buechele TEX 24 1.1 137.0 988.0 111.0 226.0 11.0 17.0 10.489
4 Rance Mulliniks TOR 30 1.1 110.0 755.7 60.0 176.0 6.0 13.0 8.280
5 Jim Presley SEA 24 0.9 155.0 1360.7 110.0 308.0 15.0 31.0 8.480
6 Bill Pecota KCA 26 0.6 12.0 82.7 7.0 30.0 1.0 1.0 4.911
7 Greg Pryor KCA 36 0.4 35.0 218.0 15.0 57.0 5.0 8.0 3.353
8 George Brett KCA 33 0.4 115.0 990.0 97.0 218.0 16.0 17.0 2.769
SS 1 Spike Owen 2 teams 25 3.1 154.0 1323.3 279.0 467.0 21.0 133.0 28.802
2 Alan Trammell DET 28 2.1 149.0 1278.0 238.0 445.0 22.0 99.0 17.253
3 Ozzie Guillen CHA 22 2.0 157.0 1322.3 261.0 459.0 22.0 93.0 16.100
4 Cal Ripken BAL 25 1.9 162.0 1436.7 240.0 482.0 13.0 105.0 14.719
5 Dick Schofield CAL 23 1.8 137.0 1189.3 246.0 389.0 18.0 103.0 13.668
6 Wayne Tolleson 2 teams 30 1.2 74.0 563.3 100.0 202.0 6.0 38.0 9.372
7 Julio Franco CLE 27 0.8 134.0 1143.3 231.0 374.0 18.0 81.0 7.676
8 Tony Fernandez TOR 24 0.7 163.0 1443.0 294.0 445.0 13.0 103.0 5.696
LF 1 Gary Ward TEX 32 0.8 102.0 836.7 233.0 5.0 1.0 3.0 7.277
2 Dave Collins DET 33 0.5 76.0 626.3 166.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 3.709
3 Ben Oglivie ML4 37 0.4 50.0 371.3 105.0 4.0 1.0 1.0 3.053
4 Jim Rice BOS 33 0.3 156.0 1349.0 334.0 15.0 8.0 0.0 2.912
5 Billy Beane MIN 24 0.3 64.0 395.3 110.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.220
6 Joe Carter CLE 26 0.3 45.0 289.0 93.0 1.0 3.0 1.0 2.953
7 Mike Felder ML4 24 0.3 30.0 250.0 71.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.178
8 Bobby Bonilla CHA 23 0.2 39.0 296.7 82.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.944
CF 1 Gary Pettis CAL 28 1.6 153.0 1323.7 464.0 9.0 7.0 3.0 11.914
2 Rickey Henderson NYA 27 1.2 138.0 1185.3 411.0 4.0 6.0 0.0 8.921
3 Willie Wilson KCA 30 0.7 155.0 1305.7 413.0 5.0 3.0 3.0 5.539
4 Dwayne Murphy OAK 31 0.7 97.0 819.7 280.0 6.0 2.0 3.0 6.606
5 Brett Butler CLE 29 0.7 159.0 1328.7 430.0 8.0 3.0 2.0 6.052
6 Robin Yount ML4 30 0.5 131.0 1130.0 353.0 11.0 1.0 4.0 4.468
7 Stan Javier OAK 22 0.4 49.0 318.0 114.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 3.724
8 Dave Henderson 2 teams 27 0.4 83.0 511.3 167.0 7.0 3.0 0.0 3.114
RF 1 Jesse Barfield TOR 26 1.3 147.0 1297.0 335.0 17.0 3.0 7.0 9.751
2 Harold Baines CHA 27 0.6 141.0 1228.7 296.0 14.0 5.0 5.0 4.450
3 Rob Deer ML4 25 0.5 131.0 1132.3 285.0 9.0 7.0 1.0 4.477
4 Lee Lacy BAL 38 0.5 120.0 1015.0 240.0 8.0 2.0 4.0 3.878
5 Tom Brunansky MIN 25 0.4 152.0 1317.0 315.0 9.0 6.0 1.0 3.791
6 Cory Snyder CLE 23 0.4 69.0 543.7 141.0 5.0 2.0 2.0 3.320
7 Dave Winfield NYA 34 0.3 145.0 1266.3 293.0 9.0 5.0 5.0 2.447
8 Mike Davis OAK 27 0.3 120.0 883.0 221.0 8.0 7.0 2.0 2.938