1989 American League Stats

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1989 American League Standings

1989 National League <<1988 American League 1990 American League>>

Eastern Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Toronto Blue Jays89-73 (0.549)-73165190-72 (0.553)92-70 (0.568)3,375,88344.517.72.724.1
2Baltimore Orioles87-75 (0.537)2.070868683-79 (0.514)85-77 (0.525)2,535,20837.718.15.913.7
3Boston Red Sox83-79 (0.512)6.077473585-77 (0.524)88-74 (0.543)2,510,01240.428.0-2.414.8
4Milwaukee Brewers81-81 (0.500)8.070767984-78 (0.518)83-79 (0.512)1,970,73535.215.72.916.7
5New York Yankees74-87 (0.460)14.569879272-90 (0.442)71-91 (0.438)2,170,48523.823.06.6-5.7
6Cleveland Indians73-89 (0.451)16.060465475-87 (0.464)76-86 (0.469)1,285,54228.55.20.922.5
7Detroit Tigers59-103 (0.364)30.061781661-101 (0.375)52-110 (0.321)1,543,6564.610.01.9-7.3

Western Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Oakland Athletics99-63 (0.611)-71257697-65 (0.596)99-63 (0.611)2,667,22551.624.3-2.830.0
2Kansas City Royals92-70 (0.568)7.069063587-75 (0.538)89-73 (0.549)2,477,70041.615.9-1.026.7
3California Angels91-71 (0.562)8.066957892-70 (0.566)102-60 (0.630)2,647,29154.112.96.834.4
4Texas Rangers83-79 (0.512)16.069571479-83 (0.488)73-89 (0.451)2,043,99325.717.3-7.916.2
5Minnesota Twins80-82 (0.494)19.074073881-81 (0.501)78-84 (0.481)2,277,43830.920.5-0.010.5
6Seattle Mariners73-89 (0.451)26.069472877-85 (0.478)72-90 (0.444)1,298,44324.412.4-0.612.5
7Chicago White Sox69-92 (0.429)29.569375075-87 (0.464)73-89 (0.451)1,045,65125.813.42.310.1

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 Robin Yount ML4 CF 33 7.6 7.8 160 690 195 38 9 21 63 19 3 114.269 0.384 0.511
2 Fred McGriff TOR 1B 25 7.6 4.7 161 680 148 27 3 36 119 7 4 119.492 0.399 0.524
3 Rickey Henderson 2 teams LF 30 7.5 8.4 150 674 148 26 3 12 126 77 14 100.595 0.411 0.399
4 Wade Boggs BOS 3B 31 7.2 6.4 156 742 205 51 7 3 107 2 6 124.404 0.430 0.449
5 Alvin Davis SEA 1B 28 7.0 5.4 142 611 152 30 1 21 101 0 1 108.968 0.424 0.496
6 Ruben Sierra TEX RF 23 6.3 5.7 162 689 194 35 14 29 43 8 2 109.206 0.347 0.543
7 Julio Franco TEX 2B 30 5.6 4.1 150 621 173 31 5 13 66 21 3 94.996 0.387 0.462
8 Dwight Evans BOS RF 37 5.6 5.4 146 630 148 27 3 20 99 3 3 99.889 0.398 0.464
9 Kirby Puckett MIN CF 29 5.4 6.3 159 684 215 45 4 9 41 11 4 102.836 0.379 0.465
10 Paul Molitor ML4 3B 32 5.3 7.0 155 696 194 35 4 11 64 27 11 99.014 0.379 0.439
11 Don Mattingly NYA 1B 28 5.3 4.5 158 693 191 37 2 23 51 3 0 98.465 0.351 0.477
12 Carney Lansford OAK 3B 32 5.2 2.6 148 616 185 28 2 2 51 37 15 87.734 0.398 0.405
13 Nick Esasky BOS 1B 29 5.1 6.2 154 633 156 26 5 30 66 1 2 96.804 0.355 0.500
14 Harold Baines 2 teams RF 30 4.9 4.8 146 583 156 29 1 16 73 0 3 92.268 0.395 0.465
15 Mickey Tettleton BAL C 28 4.7 4.8 117 489 106 21 2 26 73 3 2 78.000 0.369 0.508
16 Lou Whitaker DET 2B 32 4.7 5.6 148 611 128 21 1 28 89 6 3 87.362 0.361 0.462
17 Mike Greenwell BOS LF 25 4.4 3.2 145 641 178 36 0 14 56 13 5 90.804 0.370 0.443
18 Phil Bradley BAL LF 30 4.2 4.5 144 630 151 23 10 11 70 20 6 82.843 0.364 0.416
19 Mark McGwire OAK 1B 25 4.2 3.6 143 587 113 17 0 33 83 1 1 79.579 0.339 0.467
20 Randy Milligan BAL 1B 27 4.1 3.1 124 444 98 23 5 12 74 9 5 69.532 0.394 0.458
21 Steve Sax NYA 2B 29 4.0 4.9 158 717 205 26 3 5 52 43 17 86.972 0.364 0.387
22 Kent Hrbek MIN 1B 29 3.9 4.3 109 434 102 17 0 25 53 3 0 68.680 0.360 0.517
23 Roberto Kelly NYA CF 24 3.7 4.0 137 496 133 18 3 9 41 35 12 65.915 0.369 0.417
24 Ellis Burks BOS CF 24 3.7 3.5 97 446 121 19 6 12 36 21 5 65.218 0.365 0.471
25 Danny Tartabull KCA RF 26 3.6 3.0 133 515 118 22 0 18 69 4 2 73.169 0.369 0.440
26 Jerry Browne CLE 2B 23 3.5 -0.2 153 685 179 31 4 5 68 14 6 84.971 0.370 0.390
27 Chili Davis CAL LF 29 3.5 3.0 154 630 152 24 1 22 61 3 0 79.819 0.340 0.436
28 Bo Jackson KCA LF 26 3.5 3.6 135 561 132 15 6 32 39 26 9 74.176 0.310 0.495
29 George Brett KCA 1B 36 3.3 4.1 124 528 129 26 3 12 59 14 4 70.773 0.362 0.431
30 Jody Reed BOS SS 26 3.3 3.0 146 619 151 42 2 3 73 4 5 79.275 0.376 0.393
31 Jim Eisenreich KCA CF 30 3.2 3.4 134 519 139 33 7 9 37 27 8 67.134 0.341 0.448
32 George Bell TOR LF 29 3.2 2.6 153 664 182 41 2 18 33 4 3 84.405 0.330 0.458
33 Kevin Seitzer KCA 3B 27 3.2 2.2 160 715 168 17 2 4 102 17 8 86.377 0.387 0.337
34 Brian Downing CAL DH 38 3.1 3.1 142 610 154 25 2 14 56 0 2 77.762 0.354 0.414
35 Jesse Barfield 2 teams RF 29 3.1 3.4 150 615 122 23 1 23 87 5 5 77.239 0.345 0.415
36 Ivan Calderon CHA RF 27 3.0 2.6 157 676 178 34 9 14 43 7 1 83.217 0.332 0.437
37 Wally Joyner CAL 1B 27 2.9 2.2 159 654 167 30 2 16 46 3 2 78.555 0.335 0.420
38 Carlton Fisk CHA C 41 2.9 2.2 103 419 110 25 2 13 36 1 0 60.295 0.356 0.475
39 Kelly Gruber TOR 3B 27 2.7 6.1 135 583 158 24 4 18 30 10 5 72.851 0.328 0.448
40 Joe Carter CLE CF 29 2.6 3.1 162 705 158 32 4 35 39 13 5 81.731 0.292 0.465
41 Dave Parker OAK RF 38 2.5 2.5 144 600 146 27 0 22 38 0 0 67.489 0.308 0.432
42 Joe Orsulak BAL RF 27 2.4 3.1 123 446 111 22 5 7 41 5 3 55.447 0.351 0.420
43 Brook Jacoby CLE 3B 29 2.4 2.1 147 592 141 26 5 13 62 2 5 73.766 0.348 0.416
44 Pete O'Brien CLE 1B 31 2.4 3.6 155 646 144 24 1 12 83 3 1 75.674 0.356 0.372
45 Jose Canseco OAK RF 24 2.4 2.5 65 258 61 9 1 17 23 6 3 39.311 0.333 0.542
46 Gary Pettis DET CF 31 2.4 3.0 119 536 114 8 6 1 84 43 15 58.226 0.375 0.309
47 Greg Briley SEA LF 24 2.3 2.3 115 444 105 22 4 13 39 11 5 56.301 0.336 0.442
48 Brian Harper MIN C 29 2.2 1.2 126 412 125 24 0 8 13 2 4 55.331 0.353 0.449
49 Rafael Palmeiro TEX 1B 24 2.2 2.0 156 632 154 23 4 8 63 4 3 73.636 0.354 0.374
50 Greg Brock ML4 1B 32 2.1 0.9 107 422 99 16 0 12 43 6 1 51.418 0.345 0.405

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 Bret Saberhagen KCA 25 12.1 12.1 36 35 262.33 23 6 12 0 74 43 193 93.18 2.16 0.96 6.62
2 Bert Blyleven CAL 38 8.7 8.7 33 33 241.00 17 5 8 0 76 44 131 64.44 2.73 1.12 4.89
3 Mike Moore OAK 29 7.8 7.8 35 35 241.67 19 11 6 0 82 83 172 60.33 2.61 1.14 6.41
4 Chuck Finley CAL 26 7.7 7.7 29 29 199.67 16 9 9 0 64 82 156 57.23 2.57 1.27 7.03
5 Mark Gubicza KCA 26 7.1 7.1 36 36 255.00 15 11 8 0 100 63 173 54.83 3.04 1.24 6.11
6 Roger Clemens BOS 26 7.1 7.1 35 35 253.33 17 11 8 0 101 93 230 54.63 3.13 1.22 8.17
7 Nolan Ryan TEX 42 6.9 6.9 32 32 239.33 16 10 6 0 96 98 301 52.94 3.20 1.09 11.32
8 Chris Bosio ML4 26 6.8 6.8 33 33 234.67 15 10 8 0 90 48 173 52.80 2.95 1.16 6.63
9 Kirk McCaskill CAL 28 6.7 6.7 32 32 212.00 15 10 6 0 73 59 107 50.05 2.93 1.23 4.54
10 Jeff Montgomery KCA 27 5.3 5.3 63 0 92.00 7 3 0 18 16 25 94 40.77 1.37 0.99 9.20
11 Dave Stewart OAK 32 5.1 5.1 36 36 257.67 21 9 8 0 105 69 155 39.58 3.32 1.28 5.41
12 Tom Candiotti CLE 32 5.1 5.1 31 31 206.00 13 10 4 0 80 55 124 43.69 3.10 1.18 5.42
13 Gregg Olson BAL 22 5.1 5.1 64 0 85.00 5 2 0 27 17 46 90 35.59 1.69 1.21 9.53
14 Scott Bankhead SEA 25 4.9 4.9 33 33 210.33 14 6 3 0 84 63 140 37.55 3.34 1.19 5.99
15 Bob Welch OAK 32 4.8 4.8 33 33 209.67 17 8 1 0 82 78 137 36.61 3.00 1.28 5.88
16 Dave Stieb TOR 31 4.4 4.4 33 33 206.67 17 8 3 0 83 76 101 36.29 3.35 1.16 4.40
17 Tom Henke TOR 31 4.4 4.4 64 0 89.00 8 3 0 20 20 25 116 35.73 1.92 1.02 11.73
18 Buddy Black CLE 32 4.3 4.3 33 32 222.33 12 11 6 0 95 52 88 36.74 3.36 1.19 3.56
19 John Cerutti TOR 29 4.3 4.3 33 31 205.33 11 11 3 0 90 53 69 35.20 3.07 1.30 3.02
20 Greg Swindell CLE 24 4.3 4.3 28 28 184.33 13 6 5 0 71 51 129 36.39 3.37 1.20 6.30
21 Kevin Brown TEX 24 4.2 4.2 28 28 191.00 12 9 7 0 81 70 104 31.94 3.35 1.24 4.90
22 Jeff Russell TEX 27 4.0 4.0 71 0 72.67 6 4 0 38 21 24 77 31.03 1.98 0.95 9.54
23 Dennis Eckersley OAK 34 3.9 3.9 51 0 57.67 4 0 0 33 10 3 55 30.03 1.56 0.61 8.58
24 Jeff Ballard BAL 25 3.8 3.8 35 35 215.33 18 8 4 0 95 57 62 26.88 3.43 1.38 2.59
25 Bob Milacki BAL 24 3.8 3.8 37 36 243.00 14 12 3 0 105 88 113 26.47 3.74 1.32 4.19
26 Greg Minton CAL 37 3.6 3.6 62 0 90.00 4 3 0 8 22 37 42 26.58 2.20 1.26 4.20
27 Dennis Lamp BOS 36 3.5 3.5 42 0 112.33 4 2 0 2 37 27 61 27.29 2.32 1.09 4.89
28 Doug Jones CLE 32 3.5 3.5 59 0 80.67 7 10 0 32 25 13 65 30.28 2.34 1.10 7.25
29 Eric King CHA 25 3.5 3.5 25 25 159.33 9 10 1 0 69 64 72 25.28 3.39 1.31 4.07
30 Lee Guetterman NYA 30 3.5 3.5 70 0 103.00 5 5 0 13 31 26 51 27.06 2.45 1.20 4.46
31 Jimmy Key TOR 28 3.5 3.5 33 33 216.00 13 14 5 0 99 27 118 28.86 3.88 1.17 4.92
32 Todd Burns OAK 25 3.4 3.4 50 2 96.33 6 5 0 8 27 28 49 26.11 2.24 0.98 4.58
33 Frank Viola MIN 29 3.4 3.4 24 24 175.67 8 12 7 0 80 47 138 26.06 3.79 1.24 7.07
34 Mark Williamson BAL 29 3.4 3.4 65 0 107.33 10 5 0 9 35 30 55 23.67 2.93 1.26 4.61
35 Greg Hibbard CHA 24 3.3 3.3 23 23 137.33 6 7 2 0 58 41 55 23.69 3.21 1.33 3.60
36 Brian Holman SEA 24 3.2 3.2 23 22 159.67 8 10 6 0 68 62 82 24.76 3.44 1.39 4.62
37 Rob Murphy BOS 29 3.2 3.2 74 0 105.00 5 7 0 9 38 41 107 24.59 2.74 1.31 9.17
38 Dan Plesac ML4 27 3.2 3.2 52 0 61.33 3 4 0 33 16 17 52 24.63 2.35 1.04 7.63
39 Chuck Crim ML4 27 3.2 3.2 76 0 117.67 9 7 0 7 42 36 59 24.38 2.83 1.27 4.51
40 John Farrell CLE 26 3.1 3.1 31 31 208.00 9 14 7 0 97 71 132 26.80 3.63 1.28 5.71
41 Erik Hanson SEA 24 3.1 3.1 17 17 113.33 9 5 1 0 44 32 75 23.60 3.18 1.19 5.96
42 Frank Tanana DET 35 3.1 3.1 33 33 223.67 10 14 6 0 105 74 147 23.57 3.58 1.35 5.92
43 David Wells TOR 26 3.0 3.0 54 0 86.33 7 4 0 2 25 28 78 24.24 2.40 1.09 8.13
44 Mike Schooler SEA 26 3.0 3.0 67 0 77.00 1 7 0 33 27 19 69 22.72 2.81 1.30 8.06
45 Tom Gordon KCA 21 2.9 2.9 49 16 163.00 17 9 1 1 67 86 153 22.19 3.64 1.28 8.45
46 Jesse Orosco CLE 32 2.8 2.8 69 0 78.00 3 4 0 3 20 26 79 24.31 2.08 1.03 9.12
47 Mike Boddicker BOS 31 2.8 2.8 34 34 211.67 15 11 3 0 101 71 145 21.47 4.00 1.36 6.17
48 Teddy Higuera ML4 31 2.7 2.7 22 22 135.33 9 6 2 0 56 48 91 20.76 3.46 1.28 6.05
49 Allan Anderson MIN 25 2.5 2.5 33 33 196.67 17 10 4 0 97 53 69 19.60 3.80 1.36 3.16
50 Jaime Navarro ML4 22 2.5 2.5 19 17 109.67 7 8 1 0 47 32 56 19.05 3.12 1.38 4.60

Fielding WAR Leaders

Player Name Team Age Fielding WAR G Inn PO A E DP Def Runs Saved
POS Rank
C 1 Ron Karkovice CHA 25 2.5 68.0 496.0 299.0 47.0 5.0 6.0 21.688
2 Mike Heath DET 34 2.5 117.0 937.3 582.0 66.0 9.0 10.0 19.223
3 Bill Schroeder CAL 30 2.0 33.0 269.0 194.0 27.0 2.0 2.0 17.035
4 Charlie O'Brien ML4 29 1.1 62.0 529.0 314.0 36.0 5.0 5.0 8.513
5 Jamie Quirk 3 teams 34 1.1 32.0 204.7 124.0 14.0 0.0 3.0 8.754
6 Bob Boone KCA 41 1.0 129.0 1082.0 752.0 64.0 7.0 6.0 7.579
7 Andy Allanson CLE 27 1.0 111.0 902.3 570.0 53.0 9.0 4.0 6.815
8 Bob Geren NYA 27 0.9 60.0 487.7 308.0 24.0 3.0 4.0 6.892
1B 1 Pete O'Brien CLE 31 1.2 154.0 1331.0 1359.0 114.0 9.0 111.0 8.522
2 Nick Esasky BOS 29 1.1 153.0 1323.3 1317.0 107.0 6.0 129.0 8.492
3 George Brett KCA 36 0.8 104.0 901.3 896.0 80.0 2.0 71.0 6.211
4 Joe Carter CLE 29 0.4 11.0 91.0 93.0 14.0 1.0 4.0 2.890
5 Kent Hrbek MIN 29 0.4 89.0 734.3 723.0 60.0 4.0 66.0 3.282
6 Pat Tabler KCA 31 0.2 20.0 104.0 126.0 13.0 1.0 10.0 1.886
7 Danny Heep BOS 31 0.1 19.0 129.0 124.0 12.0 2.0 17.0 0.841
8 Steve Lyons CHA 29 0.1 40.0 208.3 230.0 24.0 3.0 24.0 0.911
2B 1 Harold Reynolds SEA 28 2.4 151.0 1298.3 311.0 506.0 17.0 109.0 18.721
2 Jim Gantner ML4 36 2.2 114.0 953.0 241.0 362.0 8.0 88.0 16.592
3 Billy Ripken BAL 24 1.7 114.0 904.7 255.0 335.0 9.0 81.0 14.925
4 Steve Sax NYA 29 0.9 158.0 1351.7 312.0 460.0 10.0 117.0 7.138
5 Frank White KCA 38 0.9 132.0 1057.3 238.0 407.0 10.0 64.0 7.022
6 Lou Whitaker DET 32 0.9 146.0 1178.0 327.0 393.0 11.0 99.0 6.559
7 Johnny Ray CAL 32 0.8 130.0 1157.3 279.0 403.0 11.0 98.0 6.535
8 Glenn Hubbard OAK 31 0.8 48.0 340.0 82.0 132.0 7.0 34.0 6.496
3B 1 Kelly Gruber TOR 27 3.3 119.0 1045.3 86.0 291.0 22.0 15.0 23.072
2 Jack Howell CAL 27 3.1 142.0 1210.0 95.0 322.0 11.0 27.0 26.455
3 Gary Gaetti MIN 30 1.8 125.0 1056.3 104.0 251.0 10.0 23.0 15.493
4 Paul Molitor ML4 32 1.6 112.0 968.3 78.0 243.0 17.0 18.0 12.375
5 Steve Buechele TEX 27 1.5 145.0 1154.3 106.0 264.0 12.0 22.0 11.204
6 Darnell Coles SEA 27 0.7 26.0 209.7 15.0 59.0 4.0 6.0 5.203
7 Rance Mulliniks TOR 33 0.5 29.0 202.7 15.0 50.0 1.0 9.0 3.717
8 Scott Coolbaugh TEX 23 0.5 23.0 136.0 7.0 39.0 2.0 3.0 3.849
SS 1 Tony Fernandez TOR 27 3.5 140.0 1243.0 260.0 475.0 6.0 93.0 24.693
2 Alvaro Espinoza NYA 27 3.0 146.0 1223.3 237.0 471.0 22.0 114.0 22.911
3 Cal Ripken BAL 28 2.9 162.0 1433.3 276.0 531.0 8.0 119.0 24.619
4 Alan Trammell DET 31 2.5 117.0 1010.7 188.0 396.0 9.0 71.0 19.457
5 Ozzie Guillen CHA 25 2.5 155.0 1343.7 272.0 512.0 22.0 106.0 21.317
6 Felix Fermin CLE 25 2.4 153.0 1311.0 247.0 512.0 26.0 84.0 16.481
7 Kent Anderson CAL 25 1.0 70.0 563.3 96.0 215.0 9.0 52.0 8.631
8 Mike Gallego OAK 28 0.9 94.0 730.3 152.0 255.0 14.0 68.0 7.801
LF 1 Rickey Henderson 2 teams 30 0.9 147.0 1271.0 332.0 7.0 4.0 1.0 7.331
2 Luis Polonia 2 teams 25 0.7 108.0 856.3 230.0 10.0 4.0 2.0 5.797
3 Lance Johnson CHA 25 0.5 42.0 334.0 102.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 4.066
4 Gary Ward DET 35 0.4 35.0 212.0 64.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.974
5 Phil Bradley BAL 30 0.3 140.0 1196.0 289.0 4.0 3.0 0.0 2.913
6 Mike Felder ML4 27 0.3 30.0 204.0 59.0 3.0 0.0 1.0 2.583
7 Daryl Boston CHA 26 0.2 57.0 384.7 108.0 2.0 4.0 0.0 2.104
8 Jim Eisenreich KCA 30 0.2 26.0 182.3 50.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.879
CF 1 Kirby Puckett MIN 29 1.0 157.0 1328.3 438.0 13.0 4.0 3.0 8.186
2 Devon White CAL 26 0.8 154.0 1365.7 431.0 10.0 5.0 3.0 7.164
3 Brad Komminsk CLE 28 0.7 66.0 500.0 174.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 4.870
4 Gary Pettis DET 31 0.6 119.0 1021.7 327.0 1.0 4.0 0.0 4.889
5 Mike Kingery SEA 28 0.4 20.0 167.0 68.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.447
6 Mike Devereaux BAL 26 0.4 80.0 630.7 205.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 3.588
7 Ken Williams DET 25 0.4 35.0 275.7 100.0 5.0 2.0 3.0 3.186
8 Dion James CLE 26 0.3 10.0 69.3 33.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.108
RF 1 Cory Snyder CLE 26 1.0 125.0 1076.3 293.0 17.0 1.0 5.0 7.075
2 Joe Orsulak BAL 27 0.6 91.0 719.3 210.0 7.0 3.0 1.0 5.453
3 Bob Brower NYA 29 0.4 15.0 110.0 46.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 3.350
4 Randy Bush MIN 30 0.4 88.0 556.7 161.0 5.0 3.0 1.0 3.506
5 Dante Bichette CAL 25 0.4 23.0 193.0 65.0 4.0 1.0 1.0 3.220
6 Rob Ducey TOR 24 0.3 18.0 121.7 42.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.304
7 Jesse Barfield 2 teams 29 0.3 140.0 1167.7 300.0 18.0 7.0 4.0 2.466
8 Mike Devereaux BAL 26 0.3 35.0 227.3 81.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 2.524