1989 National League Stats

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1989 National League Standings

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

Eastern Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Chicago Cubs93-69 (0.574)-70262390-72 (0.554)89-73 (0.549)2,491,94241.917.93.620.4
2New York Mets87-75 (0.537)6.068359591-71 (0.563)82-80 (0.506)2,918,71034.623.7-5.816.7
3St. Louis Cardinals86-76 (0.531)7.063260884-78 (0.518)94-68 (0.580)3,080,98046.321.08.816.6
4Montreal Expos81-81 (0.500)12.063263081-81 (0.501)83-79 (0.512)1,783,53335.920.12.313.5
5Pittsburgh Pirates74-88 (0.457)19.063768076-86 (0.470)76-86 (0.469)1,374,14128.714.92.910.9
6Philadelphia Phillies67-95 (0.414)26.062973570-92 (0.429)68-94 (0.420)1,861,98520.714.34.91.5

Western Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1San Francisco Giants92-70 (0.568)-69960092-70 (0.569)95-67 (0.586)2,059,70147.824.17.316.4
2San Diego Padres89-73 (0.549)3.064262683-79 (0.512)89-73 (0.549)2,009,03141.320.84.216.3
3Houston Astros86-76 (0.531)6.064766979-83 (0.485)70-92 (0.432)1,834,90822.515.41.55.6
4Los Angeles Dodgers77-83 (0.481)14.055453683-79 (0.515)87-75 (0.537)2,944,65339.111.83.623.7
5Cincinnati Reds75-87 (0.463)17.063269174-88 (0.459)71-91 (0.438)1,979,32024.013.21.49.4
6Atlanta Braves63-97 (0.394)28.058468070-92 (0.431)67-95 (0.414)984,93019.23.92.213.1

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 Kevin Mitchell SFN LF 27 9.4 9.5 154 640 158 34 6 47 87 3 4 124.803 0.388 0.635
2 Will Clark SFN 1B 25 8.7 11.7 159 675 196 38 9 23 74 8 3 119.935 0.407 0.546
3 Howard Johnson NYN 3B 28 8.5 4.6 153 655 164 41 3 36 77 41 8 110.315 0.369 0.559
4 Lonnie Smith ATL LF 33 6.8 7.5 134 577 152 34 4 21 76 25 12 102.101 0.415 0.533
5 Pedro Guerrero SLN 1B 33 6.5 6.8 162 665 177 42 1 17 79 2 0 101.373 0.391 0.477
6 Jack Clark SDN 1B 33 6.2 6.0 142 593 110 19 1 26 132 6 2 93.650 0.410 0.459
7 Glenn Davis HOU 1B 28 6.0 8.3 158 663 156 26 1 34 69 4 2 95.334 0.350 0.492
8 Tim Raines MON LF 29 5.8 5.8 145 618 148 29 6 9 93 41 9 86.224 0.395 0.418
9 Von Hayes PHI RF 30 5.8 6.3 154 652 140 27 2 26 101 28 7 94.274 0.376 0.461
10 Tony Gwynn SDN CF 29 5.7 5.9 158 679 203 27 7 4 56 40 16 91.374 0.389 0.424
11 Bobby Bonilla PIT 3B 26 5.7 6.7 163 698 173 37 10 24 76 8 8 101.244 0.358 0.490
12 Eric Davis CIN CF 27 5.7 5.6 131 542 130 14 2 34 68 21 7 87.535 0.367 0.541
13 Ryne Sandberg CHN 2B 29 5.6 6.4 157 672 176 25 5 30 59 15 5 99.067 0.356 0.497
14 Mark Grace CHN 1B 25 5.3 7.4 142 596 160 28 3 13 80 14 7 91.198 0.405 0.457
15 Barry Bonds PIT LF 24 4.6 5.6 159 679 144 34 6 19 93 32 10 85.238 0.351 0.426
16 Eddie Murray LAN 1B 33 3.9 6.0 160 690 147 29 1 20 87 7 2 79.641 0.342 0.401
17 Andres Galarraga MON 1B 28 3.8 3.7 152 636 147 30 1 23 48 12 5 75.905 0.327 0.434
18 Kevin McReynolds NYN LF 29 3.8 4.0 148 599 148 25 3 22 46 15 7 72.740 0.326 0.450
19 Roberto Alomar SDN 2B 21 3.7 3.6 158 702 184 27 1 7 53 42 17 74.031 0.347 0.376
20 Darryl Strawberry NYN RF 27 3.6 3.9 134 541 107 26 1 29 61 11 4 66.642 0.312 0.466
21 Jose Oquendo SLN 2B 25 3.5 6.1 163 650 162 28 7 1 79 3 5 75.904 0.375 0.372
22 Dwight Smith CHN LF 25 3.5 3.7 109 381 111 19 6 9 31 9 4 58.386 0.382 0.493
23 Tim Wallach MON 3B 31 3.3 3.9 154 639 159 42 0 13 58 3 7 75.714 0.341 0.419
24 Craig Biggio HOU C 23 3.3 2.8 134 509 114 21 2 13 49 21 3 56.813 0.336 0.402
25 Paul O'Neill CIN RF 26 3.3 3.3 117 480 118 24 2 15 46 20 5 61.755 0.346 0.446
26 Bip Roberts SDN 3B 25 3.2 3.7 117 387 99 15 8 3 49 21 11 52.739 0.391 0.422
27 Milt Thompson SLN CF 30 3.2 3.4 155 591 158 28 8 4 39 27 8 65.088 0.340 0.393
28 Robby Thompson SFN 2B 27 3.2 4.2 148 620 132 26 11 13 51 12 2 65.647 0.321 0.400
29 John Kruk 2 teams LF 28 3.1 2.8 112 406 107 13 6 8 44 3 0 54.891 0.372 0.437
30 Gary Redus PIT 1B 32 3.0 4.1 98 324 79 18 7 6 40 25 6 45.670 0.371 0.462
31 Ozzie Smith SLN SS 34 3.0 4.7 155 664 162 30 8 2 55 29 7 65.204 0.335 0.361
32 Brett Butler SFN CF 32 2.9 3.5 154 672 168 22 4 4 59 31 16 68.326 0.349 0.353
33 Dave Magadan NYN 1B 26 2.7 2.8 127 429 107 22 3 4 49 1 0 51.896 0.367 0.393
34 Vince Coleman SLN LF 27 2.7 2.1 145 624 143 21 9 2 50 65 10 52.534 0.316 0.334
35 Kevin Bass HOU RF 30 2.6 3.0 87 348 94 19 4 5 29 11 4 44.417 0.357 0.434
36 Willie Randolph LAN 2B 34 2.6 3.2 145 633 155 18 0 2 71 7 6 65.067 0.366 0.326
37 Barry Larkin CIN SS 25 2.5 4.7 97 357 111 14 4 4 20 10 5 48.230 0.375 0.446
38 Gregg Jefferies NYN 2B 21 2.4 -0.3 141 559 131 28 2 12 39 21 6 56.265 0.314 0.392
39 Terry Pendleton SLN 3B 28 2.3 6.2 162 661 162 28 5 13 44 9 5 65.775 0.313 0.390
40 Tom Herr PHI 2B 33 2.3 3.0 151 626 161 25 6 2 54 10 7 66.460 0.352 0.364
41 Lloyd McClendon CHN LF 30 2.3 2.0 92 305 74 12 1 12 37 6 4 43.868 0.368 0.479
42 Tom Brunansky SLN RF 28 2.3 2.2 158 622 133 29 3 20 59 5 9 66.019 0.312 0.410
43 Ken Caminiti HOU 3B 26 2.3 3.8 161 646 149 31 3 10 51 4 1 61.347 0.316 0.369
44 Dickie Thon PHI SS 31 2.3 4.2 136 472 118 18 4 15 33 6 3 54.443 0.321 0.434
45 Oddibe McDowell ATL CF 26 2.2 2.4 76 308 85 18 4 7 27 15 10 43.851 0.365 0.471
46 Andre Dawson CHN RF 34 2.2 2.6 118 459 105 18 6 21 35 8 5 55.770 0.307 0.476
47 Dave Martinez MON CF 24 2.0 1.4 126 396 99 16 7 3 27 23 4 39.316 0.324 0.382
48 Jeff Blauser ATL 3B 23 2.0 0.8 142 507 123 24 2 12 38 5 2 54.918 0.325 0.410
49 Randy Ready 2 teams 3B 29 2.0 1.9 100 303 67 13 2 8 42 4 3 39.589 0.366 0.425
50 Mike Scioscia LAN C 30 2.0 5.2 133 471 102 16 0 10 52 0 2 48.454 0.338 0.363

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 Orel Hershiser LAN 30 7.1 6.9 35 33 256.67 15 15 8 0 75 77 178 65.05 2.31 1.18 6.24
2 Bruce Hurst SDN 31 6.1 5.3 33 33 244.67 15 11 10 0 84 66 179 48.78 2.69 1.14 6.58
3 Doug Drabek PIT 26 6.0 4.9 35 34 244.33 14 12 8 0 83 69 123 47.28 2.80 1.16 4.53
4 Scott Garrelts SFN 27 5.7 5.1 30 29 193.33 14 5 2 0 58 46 119 45.24 2.28 1.01 5.54
5 Ed Whitson SDN 34 5.7 5.1 33 33 227.00 16 11 5 0 77 48 117 45.03 2.66 1.08 4.64
6 Greg Maddux CHN 23 5.2 4.8 35 35 238.33 19 12 7 0 90 82 135 45.02 2.95 1.28 5.10
7 Joe Magrane SLN 24 5.1 4.5 34 33 234.67 18 9 9 0 81 72 127 40.61 2.91 1.24 4.87
8 Tim Belcher LAN 27 4.6 3.8 39 30 230.00 15 12 10 1 81 80 200 42.01 2.82 1.14 7.83
9 Mark Langston MON 28 4.6 4.0 24 24 176.67 12 9 6 0 57 93 175 40.66 2.39 1.31 8.92
10 John Smoltz ATL 22 4.6 4.1 29 29 208.00 12 11 5 0 79 72 168 39.18 2.94 1.12 7.27
11 Sid Fernandez NYN 26 4.5 4.5 35 32 219.33 14 5 6 0 73 75 198 39.75 2.83 1.06 8.12
12 John Smiley PIT 24 4.5 4.0 28 28 205.33 12 8 8 0 78 49 123 35.72 2.81 1.09 5.39
13 Jose DeLeon SLN 28 4.4 3.2 36 36 244.67 16 12 5 0 96 80 201 34.58 3.05 1.03 7.39
14 Jim Deshaies HOU 29 4.3 3.4 34 34 225.67 15 10 6 0 80 79 153 34.25 2.91 1.15 6.10
15 Mark Davis SDN 28 4.3 4.0 70 0 92.67 4 3 0 44 21 31 92 34.19 1.85 1.05 8.94
16 Bryn Smith MON 33 4.1 3.4 33 32 215.67 10 11 3 0 76 54 129 36.54 2.84 1.07 5.38
17 Rick Reuschel SFN 40 4.1 3.8 32 32 208.33 17 8 2 0 75 54 111 32.54 2.94 1.20 4.80
18 Mike Bielecki CHN 29 4.1 2.8 33 33 212.33 18 7 4 0 82 81 147 35.40 3.14 1.26 6.23
19 Mike Scott HOU 34 4.0 3.3 33 32 229.00 20 10 9 0 87 62 172 32.12 3.10 1.06 6.76
20 Dennis Martinez MON 35 3.6 2.9 34 33 232.00 16 7 5 0 88 49 142 31.73 3.18 1.19 5.51
21 Bill Landrum PIT 31 3.5 3.4 56 0 81.00 2 3 0 26 18 28 51 28.00 1.67 1.09 5.67
22 Danny Darwin HOU 33 3.4 3.1 68 0 122.00 11 4 0 7 34 33 104 27.03 2.36 1.02 7.67
23 Jay Howell LAN 33 3.3 3.3 56 0 79.67 5 3 0 28 15 22 55 30.36 1.58 1.03 6.21
24 Larry Andersen HOU 36 3.3 3.3 60 0 87.67 4 4 0 3 19 24 85 25.86 1.54 0.99 8.73
25 Rob Dibble CIN 25 3.2 3.0 74 0 99.00 10 5 0 2 23 39 141 28.82 2.09 1.02 12.82
26 Greg Harris SDN 25 3.2 2.9 56 8 135.00 8 9 0 6 43 52 106 25.07 2.60 1.17 7.07
27 Rick Sutcliffe CHN 33 3.1 2.7 35 34 229.00 16 11 5 0 98 69 153 26.86 3.65 1.18 6.01
28 Les Lancaster CHN 27 3.1 3.0 42 0 72.67 4 2 0 8 12 15 56 26.69 1.36 1.03 6.94
29 Ken Howell PHI 28 3.0 2.2 33 32 204.00 12 12 1 0 84 86 164 23.81 3.44 1.18 7.24
30 Tom Browning CIN 29 3.0 1.9 37 37 249.67 15 12 9 0 109 64 118 27.18 3.39 1.22 4.25
31 Mike Morgan LAN 29 2.8 2.2 40 19 152.67 8 11 0 0 51 33 72 25.52 2.53 1.07 4.24
32 Randy Myers NYN 26 2.6 2.5 65 0 84.33 7 4 0 24 23 40 88 22.50 2.35 1.21 9.39
33 Roger McDowell 2 teams 28 2.5 2.5 69 0 92.00 4 8 0 23 36 38 47 19.70 1.96 1.27 4.60
34 Mark Portugal HOU 26 2.5 2.5 20 15 108.00 7 1 2 0 34 37 86 19.57 2.75 1.19 7.17
35 Tim Burke MON 30 2.5 2.4 68 0 84.67 9 3 0 28 24 22 54 21.75 2.55 1.06 5.74
36 Pascual Perez MON 32 2.4 2.2 33 28 198.33 9 13 2 0 85 45 152 21.19 3.31 1.12 6.90
37 Don Robinson SFN 32 2.4 2.0 34 32 197.00 12 11 5 0 80 37 96 18.97 3.43 1.12 4.39
38 Jim Acker ATL 30 2.4 2.3 59 0 97.67 0 6 0 2 29 20 68 20.36 2.67 1.06 6.27
39 Craig Lefferts SFN 31 2.3 2.1 70 0 107.00 2 4 0 20 38 22 71 18.40 2.69 1.07 5.97
40 Jose Rijo CIN 24 2.3 2.1 19 19 111.00 7 6 1 0 39 48 86 20.97 2.84 1.34 6.97
41 Neal Heaton PIT 29 2.2 1.9 42 18 147.33 6 7 1 0 55 55 67 17.77 3.05 1.24 4.09
42 Mitch Williams CHN 24 2.2 2.3 76 0 81.67 4 4 0 36 27 52 67 19.40 2.76 1.51 7.38
43 Dwight Gooden NYN 24 2.2 2.0 19 17 118.33 9 4 0 1 42 47 101 19.49 2.89 1.18 7.68
44 David Cone NYN 26 2.2 2.0 34 33 219.67 14 8 7 0 92 74 190 19.22 3.52 1.17 7.78
45 Frank DiPino SLN 32 2.2 2.0 67 0 88.33 9 0 0 0 26 20 44 17.37 2.45 1.05 4.48
46 Tim Leary 2 teams 30 2.2 1.6 33 31 207.00 8 14 2 0 84 68 123 19.80 3.52 1.32 5.35
47 Alejandro Peña LAN 30 2.1 2.1 53 0 76.00 4 3 0 5 20 18 75 18.82 2.13 1.05 8.88
48 Rick Aguilera NYN 27 2.0 1.9 36 0 69.33 6 6 0 7 19 21 80 17.67 2.34 1.15 10.38
49 Jeff Parrett PHI 27 1.9 1.8 72 0 105.67 12 6 0 6 43 44 98 15.18 2.98 1.27 8.35
50 Doug Bair PIT 39 1.9 1.8 44 0 67.33 2 3 0 1 19 28 56 14.75 2.27 1.19 7.49

Fielding WAR Leaders

Player Name Team Age Fielding WAR G Inn PO A E DP Def Runs Saved
POS Rank
C 1 Mike Scioscia LAN 30 3.2 130.0 1064.0 822.0 82.0 11.0 12.0 25.548
2 Nelson Santovenia MON 27 2.4 89.0 737.7 561.0 66.0 12.0 7.0 19.707
3 Tony Peña SLN 32 1.7 134.0 1086.3 674.0 70.0 2.0 13.0 16.720
4 Bruce Benedict ATL 33 1.5 65.0 489.0 361.0 40.0 2.0 2.0 14.253
5 Joe Girardi CHN 24 1.2 59.0 443.3 332.0 28.0 7.0 1.0 11.107
6 Steve Lake PHI 32 1.2 55.0 389.0 262.0 33.0 3.0 3.0 11.255
7 Mark Parent SDN 27 0.7 41.0 328.7 241.0 17.0 0.0 2.0 6.623
8 Joe Oliver CIN 23 0.7 47.0 346.7 260.0 21.0 4.0 1.0 5.209
1B 1 Will Clark SFN 25 3.0 158.0 1374.0 1445.0 111.0 10.0 117.0 29.417
2 Glenn Davis HOU 28 2.3 156.0 1377.7 1347.0 113.0 12.0 101.0 21.941
3 Mark Grace CHN 25 2.1 142.0 1239.3 1230.0 126.0 6.0 93.0 19.349
4 Eddie Murray LAN 33 2.1 159.0 1418.7 1316.0 137.0 6.0 122.0 16.560
5 Gary Redus PIT 32 1.1 72.0 566.0 567.0 54.0 8.0 42.0 10.838
6 Jeff King PIT 24 0.3 46.0 361.0 384.0 22.0 2.0 32.0 3.191
7 Pedro Guerrero SLN 33 0.3 160.0 1288.3 1445.0 72.0 15.0 99.0 2.906
8 Von Hayes PHI 30 0.3 30.0 187.0 182.0 16.0 1.0 20.0 2.762
2B 1 Jose Oquendo SLN 25 2.5 156.0 1360.7 346.0 500.0 5.0 106.0 23.994
2 Tom Foley MON 29 1.2 108.0 795.3 188.0 295.0 6.0 53.0 10.128
3 Robby Thompson SFN 27 1.1 148.0 1247.3 307.0 425.0 8.0 88.0 10.574
4 Ryne Sandberg CHN 29 0.8 155.0 1341.3 294.0 466.0 6.0 80.0 7.559
5 Tom Herr PHI 33 0.7 144.0 1213.0 281.0 415.0 7.0 80.0 6.984
6 Jeff Treadway ATL 26 0.6 123.0 1041.7 271.0 336.0 12.0 80.0 6.053
7 Willie Randolph LAN 34 0.6 140.0 1240.7 260.0 412.0 9.0 85.0 4.896
8 Curt Wilkerson CHN 28 0.4 15.0 106.0 26.0 50.0 1.0 7.0 3.986
3B 1 Terry Pendleton SLN 28 3.9 161.0 1391.0 113.0 392.0 15.0 25.0 37.887
2 Ken Caminiti HOU 26 1.6 160.0 1414.7 126.0 335.0 22.0 27.0 15.169
3 Bobby Bonilla PIT 26 1.0 156.0 1383.0 125.0 330.0 35.0 31.0 9.464
4 Matt Williams SFN 23 0.8 73.0 518.3 71.0 126.0 8.0 10.0 8.226
5 Luis Quinones CIN 27 0.7 50.0 399.0 31.0 99.0 6.0 5.0 5.617
6 Tim Wallach MON 31 0.6 153.0 1357.7 113.0 302.0 18.0 20.0 4.955
7 Steve Jeltz PHI 30 0.5 30.0 142.3 8.0 44.0 3.0 6.0 4.897
8 Luis Salazar 2 teams 33 0.4 97.0 615.0 45.0 143.0 8.0 11.0 4.505
SS 1 Jose Uribe SFN 30 2.3 150.0 1214.7 225.0 436.0 18.0 85.0 22.337
2 Barry Larkin CIN 25 2.1 82.0 691.0 142.0 267.0 10.0 31.0 17.055
3 Dickie Thon PHI 31 1.9 129.0 1024.0 174.0 380.0 16.0 65.0 18.532
4 Ozzie Smith SLN 34 1.7 153.0 1336.3 209.0 483.0 17.0 73.0 16.633
5 Garry Templeton SDN 33 1.3 140.0 1193.0 232.0 409.0 20.0 74.0 12.990
6 Shawon Dunston CHN 26 1.0 138.0 1159.3 213.0 379.0 17.0 76.0 8.704
7 Domingo Ramos CHN 31 0.9 42.0 289.0 43.0 119.0 7.0 20.0 8.365
8 Andres Thomas ATL 25 0.8 138.0 1212.7 231.0 400.0 29.0 81.0 7.228
LF 1 Barry Bonds PIT 24 1.0 156.0 1338.0 366.0 14.0 6.0 1.0 9.804
2 Lonnie Smith ATL 33 0.7 132.0 1142.3 290.0 3.0 2.0 0.0 6.754
3 Billy Hatcher 2 teams 28 0.4 98.0 792.0 200.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 3.434
4 Dave Collins CIN 36 0.3 16.0 108.0 38.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.323
5 Kirk Gibson LAN 32 0.2 62.0 464.7 117.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 1.896
6 Mitch Webster CHN 30 0.2 52.0 354.3 96.0 3.0 3.0 0.0 2.094
7 Kevin McReynolds NYN 29 0.2 145.0 1257.0 306.0 9.0 10.0 3.0 1.873
8 Kevin Bass HOU 30 0.2 31.0 265.3 68.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.708
CF 1 Gerald Young HOU 24 1.1 143.0 1253.7 407.0 16.0 1.0 6.0 10.519
2 Brett Butler SFN 32 0.6 152.0 1293.3 407.0 12.0 6.0 3.0 5.959
3 Andy Van Slyke PIT 28 0.6 123.0 1065.0 339.0 9.0 4.0 5.0 5.893
4 Lenny Dykstra 2 teams 26 0.4 139.0 1117.0 332.0 8.0 4.0 0.0 3.469
5 R. J. Reynolds PIT 30 0.3 30.0 231.0 86.0 4.0 2.0 2.0 2.950
6 Juan Samuel 2 teams 28 0.3 134.0 1146.7 335.0 6.0 3.0 3.0 2.780
7 Milt Thompson SLN 30 0.2 123.0 1022.0 308.0 5.0 7.0 1.0 2.395
8 Otis Nixon MON 30 0.2 92.0 520.7 154.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 1.899
RF 1 Rolando Roomes CIN 27 0.5 37.0 321.0 95.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 3.965
2 Andre Dawson CHN 34 0.4 112.0 935.0 226.0 4.0 3.0 0.0 3.273
3 Geronimo Berroa ATL 24 0.4 33.0 213.0 68.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 3.405
4 Darryl Strawberry NYN 27 0.3 131.0 1095.7 271.0 5.0 8.0 2.0 2.921
5 Mookie Wilson NYN 33 0.3 25.0 145.0 53.0 2.0 3.0 0.0 2.450
6 Kevin Bass HOU 30 0.2 53.0 466.3 119.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 2.400
7 Pat Sheridan SFN 31 0.2 58.0 347.0 94.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 2.164
8 Dion James ATL 26 0.2 23.0 157.0 46.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.077