1990 American League Stats

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1990 American League Standings

1990 National League <<1989 American League 1991 American League>>

Eastern Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Boston Red Sox88-74 (0.543)-69966485-77 (0.523)90-72 (0.556)2,528,98643.018.41.223.4
2Toronto Blue Jays86-76 (0.531)2.076766192-70 (0.568)91-71 (0.562)3,885,28443.423.10.919.4
3Detroit Tigers79-83 (0.488)9.075075481-81 (0.498)78-84 (0.481)1,495,78530.124.73.22.2
4Cleveland Indians77-85 (0.475)11.073273780-82 (0.497)71-91 (0.438)1,225,24023.114.0-0.29.3
5Baltimore Orioles76-85 (0.472)11.566969878-84 (0.481)80-82 (0.494)2,415,18932.316.83.811.7
6Milwaukee Brewers74-88 (0.457)14.073276078-84 (0.483)72-90 (0.444)1,752,90024.116.01.36.8
7New York Yankees67-95 (0.414)21.060374965-97 (0.402)61-101 (0.377)2,006,43614.03.22.18.7

Western Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Oakland Athletics103-59 (0.636)-73357099-63 (0.613)105-57 (0.648)2,900,21758.027.72.727.6
2Chicago White Sox94-68 (0.580)9.068263387-75 (0.534)85-77 (0.525)2,002,35737.711.33.123.3
3Texas Rangers83-79 (0.512)20.067669679-83 (0.487)78-84 (0.481)2,057,91130.416.6-2.816.6
4California Angels80-82 (0.494)23.069070679-83 (0.490)87-75 (0.537)2,555,68839.620.43.016.2
5Seattle Mariners77-85 (0.475)26.064068077-85 (0.472)82-80 (0.506)1,509,72735.014.30.719.9
6Kansas City Royals75-86 (0.466)27.570770981-81 (0.499)75-87 (0.463)2,244,95627.017.5-4.213.8
7Minnesota Twins74-88 (0.457)29.066672974-88 (0.459)79-83 (0.488)1,751,58431.210.54.915.8

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 Rickey Henderson OAK LF 31 11.3 12.4 136 594 159 33 3 28 97 65 10 121.100 0.439 0.577
2 Cecil Fielder DET 1B 26 8.6 6.2 159 673 159 25 1 51 90 0 1 123.858 0.377 0.592
3 Fred McGriff TOR 1B 26 7.7 7.7 153 658 167 21 1 35 94 5 3 116.166 0.400 0.530
4 George Brett KCA 1B 37 6.5 6.5 142 607 179 45 7 14 56 9 2 100.458 0.387 0.515
5 Jose Canseco OAK RF 25 6.5 6.7 131 563 132 14 2 37 72 19 10 94.753 0.371 0.543
6 Mark McGwire OAK 1B 26 6.2 8.6 156 650 123 16 0 39 110 2 1 99.403 0.370 0.489
7 Randy Milligan BAL 1B 28 5.1 5.8 109 456 96 20 1 20 88 6 3 77.250 0.408 0.492
8 Ken Griffey SEA CF 20 5.1 4.0 155 666 179 28 7 22 63 16 11 99.237 0.366 0.481
9 Kelly Gruber TOR 3B 28 5.0 5.4 150 662 162 36 6 31 48 14 2 93.183 0.330 0.512
10 Julio Franco TEX 2B 31 4.7 4.5 157 670 172 27 1 11 82 31 10 90.501 0.383 0.402
11 Rafael Palmeiro TEX 1B 25 4.7 2.6 154 651 191 35 6 14 40 3 3 92.004 0.361 0.468
12 Kent Hrbek MIN 1B 30 4.6 5.3 143 578 141 26 0 22 69 5 2 87.069 0.377 0.474
13 Alan Trammell DET SS 32 4.6 5.5 146 637 170 37 1 14 68 12 10 91.493 0.377 0.449
14 Wade Boggs BOS 3B 32 4.4 1.6 155 713 187 44 5 6 87 0 0 99.468 0.386 0.418
15 Edgar Martinez SEA 3B 27 4.3 3.5 144 570 147 27 2 11 74 1 4 85.115 0.397 0.433
16 Carlton Fisk CHA C 42 4.3 7.1 137 521 129 21 0 18 61 7 2 76.855 0.378 0.451
17 Alvin Davis SEA 1B 29 4.1 4.1 140 592 140 21 0 17 85 0 2 84.990 0.387 0.429
18 Ellis Burks BOS CF 25 3.9 3.4 152 641 174 33 8 21 48 9 11 91.759 0.349 0.486
19 Jesse Barfield NYA RF 30 3.9 4.2 153 570 117 21 2 25 82 4 3 79.634 0.359 0.456
20 Bo Jackson KCA CF 27 3.8 3.5 111 456 110 16 1 28 44 15 9 68.883 0.342 0.523
21 Kirby Puckett MIN CF 30 3.8 4.2 146 615 164 40 3 12 57 5 4 85.296 0.365 0.447
22 Mike Greenwell BOS LF 26 3.8 3.2 159 682 181 30 6 14 65 8 7 93.070 0.367 0.434
23 Harold Baines 2 teams DH 31 3.5 3.5 135 489 118 15 1 16 67 0 3 69.859 0.378 0.441
24 Brook Jacoby CLE 3B 30 3.5 3.1 155 624 162 24 4 14 63 1 4 83.110 0.365 0.427
25 Paul Molitor ML4 2B 33 3.4 3.6 103 458 119 27 6 12 37 18 3 61.567 0.343 0.464
26 Frank Thomas CHA 1B 22 3.4 2.7 60 240 63 11 3 7 44 0 1 47.095 0.454 0.529
27 Cal Ripken BAL SS 29 3.4 3.0 161 695 150 28 4 21 82 3 1 84.042 0.342 0.415
28 Brian Downing CAL DH 39 3.3 3.3 96 390 90 18 2 14 50 0 0 58.027 0.374 0.467
29 Dave Henderson OAK CF 31 3.3 4.0 127 494 122 28 0 20 40 3 1 64.633 0.331 0.467
30 Shane Mack MIN RF 26 3.2 3.9 125 353 102 10 4 8 29 13 4 53.709 0.392 0.460
31 Dave Parker ML4 1B 39 3.1 3.0 157 669 176 30 3 21 41 4 7 82.798 0.330 0.451
32 Lance Parrish CAL C 34 3.1 6.7 133 523 126 14 0 24 46 2 2 68.342 0.338 0.451
33 Gary Sheffield ML4 3B 21 3.1 3.7 125 547 143 30 1 10 44 25 10 67.430 0.350 0.421
34 Mickey Tettleton BAL C 29 3.1 2.7 135 559 99 21 2 15 106 2 4 72.115 0.376 0.381
35 Jody Reed BOS 2B 27 3.1 3.8 155 691 173 45 0 5 75 4 4 85.838 0.371 0.390
36 Dave Winfield 2 teams LF 38 3.1 2.3 132 537 127 21 2 21 52 0 1 69.148 0.337 0.453
37 Ruben Sierra TEX RF 24 3.0 2.4 159 666 170 37 2 16 49 9 0 78.486 0.330 0.426
38 Kevin Maas NYA 1B 25 3.0 2.4 79 300 64 9 0 21 43 1 2 49.812 0.367 0.535
39 Chris James CLE LF 27 2.9 2.9 140 569 158 32 4 12 31 4 3 72.248 0.341 0.443
40 Tony Fernandez TOR SS 28 2.8 4.8 161 721 175 27 17 4 71 26 13 84.320 0.352 0.391
41 Candy Maldonado CLE LF 29 2.8 3.3 155 651 161 32 2 22 49 3 5 80.771 0.330 0.446
42 Dan Pasqua CHA RF 28 2.8 2.8 112 369 89 27 3 13 37 1 1 53.092 0.347 0.495
43 Tony Phillips DET 3B 31 2.7 4.6 152 687 144 23 5 8 99 19 9 77.891 0.364 0.351
44 Roberto Kelly NYA CF 25 2.6 3.1 162 686 183 32 4 15 33 42 17 76.891 0.323 0.418
45 Ivan Calderon CHA LF 28 2.5 2.7 158 667 166 44 2 14 51 32 16 76.803 0.327 0.422
46 John Olerud TOR 1B 21 2.5 2.2 111 421 95 15 1 14 57 0 2 56.680 0.364 0.430
47 Luis Polonia 2 teams DH 26 2.4 2.1 120 436 135 7 9 2 25 21 14 56.287 0.369 0.412
48 Lou Whitaker DET 2B 33 2.4 4.2 132 552 112 22 2 18 74 8 2 64.818 0.338 0.407
49 Chili Davis CAL LF 30 2.4 2.0 113 476 109 17 1 12 61 1 2 58.774 0.357 0.398
50 Robin Yount ML4 CF 34 2.3 2.8 158 683 145 17 5 17 78 15 8 74.508 0.337 0.380

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 27 10.4 10.4 31 31 228.33 21 6 7 0 59 54 209 93.97 1.93 1.08 8.24
2 Chuck Finley CAL 27 9.2 9.2 32 32 236.00 18 9 7 0 77 81 177 71.03 2.40 1.23 6.75
3 Dave Stewart OAK 33 8.6 8.6 36 36 267.00 22 11 11 0 84 83 166 77.27 2.56 1.16 5.60
4 Erik Hanson SEA 25 6.2 6.2 33 33 236.00 18 9 5 0 88 68 211 55.89 3.24 1.16 8.05
5 Kevin Appier KCA 22 6.0 6.0 32 24 185.67 12 8 3 0 67 54 127 48.21 2.76 1.25 6.16
6 Dave Stieb TOR 32 5.7 5.7 33 33 208.67 18 6 2 0 73 64 125 51.25 2.93 1.16 5.39
7 Bob Welch OAK 33 5.5 5.5 35 35 238.00 27 6 2 0 90 77 127 49.54 2.95 1.22 4.80
8 Dennis Eckersley OAK 35 5.4 5.4 63 0 73.33 4 2 0 48 9 4 73 48.31 0.61 0.61 8.96
9 Mike Boddicker BOS 32 5.2 5.2 34 34 228.00 17 8 4 0 92 69 143 46.90 3.36 1.29 5.64
10 Steve Farr KCA 33 5.1 5.1 57 6 127.00 13 7 1 1 32 48 94 41.65 1.98 1.16 6.66
11 Greg Hibbard CHA 25 5.0 5.0 33 33 211.00 14 9 3 0 80 55 92 42.88 3.16 1.22 3.92
12 Ben McDonald BAL 22 5.0 5.0 21 15 118.67 8 5 3 0 36 35 65 36.90 2.43 1.04 4.93
13 Bobby Thigpen CHA 26 5.0 5.0 77 0 88.67 4 6 0 57 20 32 70 42.67 1.83 1.04 7.11
14 Nolan Ryan TEX 43 4.7 4.7 30 30 204.00 13 9 5 0 86 74 232 37.94 3.44 1.03 10.24
15 Bobby Witt TEX 26 4.6 4.6 33 32 222.00 17 10 7 0 98 110 221 37.16 3.36 1.38 8.96
16 David Wells TOR 27 4.5 4.5 43 25 189.00 11 6 0 3 72 45 115 40.45 3.14 1.11 5.48
17 Buddy Black 2 teams 33 4.2 4.2 32 31 206.67 13 11 5 0 86 61 106 34.45 3.57 1.17 4.62
18 Gregg Olson BAL 23 4.0 4.0 64 0 74.33 6 5 0 37 20 31 74 29.23 2.42 1.18 8.96
19 Ron Robinson ML4 28 3.9 3.9 22 22 148.33 12 5 7 0 60 37 57 29.88 2.91 1.31 3.46
20 Doug Jones CLE 33 3.8 3.8 66 0 84.33 5 5 0 43 26 22 55 30.65 2.56 1.04 5.87
21 Tom Candiotti CLE 33 3.8 3.8 31 29 202.00 15 11 3 0 92 55 128 30.43 3.65 1.30 5.70
22 Tom Henke TOR 32 3.5 3.5 61 0 74.67 2 4 0 32 18 19 75 31.44 2.17 1.03 9.04
23 Bret Saberhagen KCA 26 3.5 3.5 20 20 135.00 5 9 5 0 52 28 87 28.12 3.27 1.29 5.80
24 Matt Young SEA 31 3.4 3.4 34 33 225.33 8 18 7 0 106 107 176 31.01 3.51 1.35 7.03
25 Bill Swift SEA 28 3.4 3.4 55 8 128.00 6 4 0 6 46 21 42 30.97 2.39 1.22 2.95
26 Eric King CHA 26 3.3 3.3 25 25 151.00 12 4 2 0 59 40 70 28.03 3.28 1.16 4.17
27 Jeff Montgomery KCA 28 3.3 3.3 73 0 94.33 6 5 0 24 36 34 94 26.31 2.39 1.22 8.97
28 Mark Williamson BAL 30 3.2 3.2 49 0 85.33 8 2 0 1 25 28 60 23.84 2.21 1.09 6.33
29 Kirk McCaskill CAL 29 3.2 3.2 29 29 174.33 12 11 2 0 77 72 78 24.36 3.25 1.34 4.03
30 Gene Nelson OAK 29 3.1 3.1 51 0 74.67 3 3 0 5 14 17 38 27.88 1.57 0.96 4.58
31 Randy Johnson SEA 26 3.1 3.1 33 33 219.67 14 11 5 0 103 120 194 27.81 3.65 1.34 7.95
32 Mark Guthrie MIN 24 3.0 3.0 24 21 144.67 7 9 3 0 65 39 101 22.20 3.79 1.33 6.28
33 Scott Erickson MIN 22 3.0 3.0 19 17 113.00 8 4 1 0 49 51 53 21.98 2.87 1.41 4.22
34 Jack McDowell CHA 24 2.9 2.9 33 33 205.00 14 9 4 0 93 77 165 25.10 3.82 1.30 7.24
35 Tom Bolton BOS 28 2.9 2.9 21 16 119.67 10 5 3 0 46 47 65 26.00 3.38 1.32 4.89
36 Ed Nunez DET 27 2.9 2.9 42 0 80.33 3 1 0 6 26 37 66 21.16 2.24 1.27 7.39
37 Mike Henneman DET 28 2.8 2.8 69 0 94.33 8 6 0 22 36 33 50 20.31 3.05 1.30 4.77
38 Kevin Brown TEX 25 2.7 2.7 26 26 180.00 12 10 6 0 84 60 88 22.02 3.60 1.31 4.40
39 Kevin Tapani MIN 26 2.7 2.7 28 28 159.33 12 8 1 0 75 29 101 19.85 4.07 1.21 5.71
40 Jerry Don Gleaton DET 32 2.7 2.7 57 0 82.67 1 3 0 13 27 25 56 19.71 2.94 1.05 6.10
41 Barry Jones CHA 27 2.6 2.6 65 0 74.00 11 4 0 1 20 33 45 22.33 2.31 1.28 5.47
42 Rick Aguilera MIN 28 2.6 2.6 56 0 65.33 5 3 0 32 27 19 61 19.10 2.76 1.13 8.40
43 Teddy Higuera ML4 32 2.5 2.5 27 27 170.00 11 10 4 0 80 50 129 19.22 3.76 1.28 6.83
44 Duane Ward TOR 26 2.4 2.4 73 0 127.67 2 8 0 11 51 42 112 21.92 3.45 1.12 7.90
45 Paul Gibson DET 30 2.4 2.4 61 0 97.33 5 4 0 3 36 44 56 17.72 3.05 1.47 5.18
46 Mike Schooler SEA 27 2.4 2.3 49 0 56.00 1 4 0 30 18 16 45 21.40 2.25 1.12 7.23
47 Kenny Rogers TEX 25 2.3 2.3 69 3 97.67 10 6 0 15 40 42 74 18.39 3.13 1.38 6.82
48 Tom Gordon KCA 22 2.2 2.2 32 32 195.33 12 11 6 0 99 99 175 17.57 3.73 1.49 8.06
49 Lee Guetterman NYA 31 2.2 2.2 64 0 93.00 11 7 0 2 37 26 48 15.91 3.39 1.14 4.65
50 Brad Arnsberg TEX 26 2.1 2.1 53 0 62.67 6 1 0 5 20 33 44 17.38 2.15 1.42 6.32

Fielding WAR Leaders

Player Name Team Age Fielding WAR G Inn PO A E DP Def Runs Saved
POS Rank
C 1 Lance Parrish CAL 34 3.6 131.0 1098.0 760.0 88.0 6.0 15.0 32.435
2 Carlton Fisk CHA 42 2.8 116.0 970.0 660.0 63.0 4.0 14.0 20.585
3 Tony Peña BOS 33 2.6 142.0 1185.0 864.0 74.0 5.0 13.0 19.244
4 Brian Harper MIN 30 1.5 120.0 985.7 672.0 53.0 11.0 5.0 13.119
5 Mike Heath DET 35 1.3 117.0 889.3 585.0 54.0 13.0 7.0 11.413
6 Bob Geren NYA 28 1.0 107.0 750.7 487.0 55.0 4.0 5.0 8.749
7 B. J. Surhoff ML4 25 0.9 125.0 1048.3 615.0 53.0 10.0 10.0 7.760
8 John Marzano BOS 27 0.8 32.0 205.7 153.0 14.0 0.0 3.0 5.956
1B 1 Mark McGwire OAK 26 2.4 154.0 1334.7 1329.0 95.0 5.0 126.0 17.463
2 Pete O'Brien SEA 32 1.0 97.0 800.0 850.0 76.0 5.0 68.0 7.371
3 Carlos Quintana BOS 24 0.7 148.0 1201.3 1188.0 137.0 17.0 116.0 4.876
4 Randy Milligan BAL 28 0.6 98.0 846.7 846.0 87.0 9.0 94.0 5.590
5 Kent Hrbek MIN 30 0.6 120.0 1021.0 1057.0 81.0 3.0 100.0 5.560
6 Don Mattingly NYA 29 0.6 89.0 778.3 800.0 78.0 3.0 81.0 5.176
7 Jeff Manto CLE 25 0.3 25.0 173.3 179.0 18.0 2.0 18.0 2.637
8 Gerald Perry KCA 29 0.3 51.0 420.7 394.0 40.0 6.0 41.0 2.190
2B 1 Lou Whitaker DET 33 1.8 130.0 1037.3 286.0 372.0 6.0 98.0 16.359
2 Jody Reed BOS 27 1.6 119.0 984.7 215.0 374.0 6.0 82.0 12.071
3 Mike Gallego OAK 29 1.2 83.0 661.3 153.0 258.0 4.0 48.0 8.536
4 Johnny Ray CAL 33 1.1 100.0 856.3 241.0 295.0 7.0 82.0 9.720
5 Donnie Hill CAL 29 1.1 60.0 465.7 128.0 173.0 3.0 48.0 9.513
6 Tony Phillips DET 31 0.7 47.0 372.0 91.0 135.0 1.0 37.0 6.450
7 Paul Molitor ML4 33 0.7 60.0 503.3 136.0 190.0 4.0 36.0 6.006
8 Billy Ripken BAL 25 0.7 127.0 1048.0 250.0 366.0 8.0 84.0 5.980
3B 1 Gary Gaetti MIN 31 1.8 151.0 1292.0 102.0 318.0 18.0 36.0 15.880
2 Tony Phillips DET 31 0.9 104.0 793.3 69.0 200.0 20.0 16.0 7.724
3 Randy Velarde NYA 27 0.8 74.0 491.3 43.0 128.0 10.0 11.0 7.240
4 Tim Hulett BAL 30 0.6 24.0 196.0 17.0 56.0 3.0 4.0 5.599
5 Gary Sheffield ML4 21 0.6 125.0 1069.0 98.0 254.0 25.0 16.0 5.499
6 Steve Buechele TEX 28 0.6 88.0 687.7 70.0 157.0 8.0 7.0 4.880
7 Carlos Baerga CLE 21 0.6 50.0 396.7 33.0 101.0 8.0 9.0 5.263
8 Scott Coolbaugh TEX 24 0.6 66.0 483.0 42.0 118.0 10.0 12.0 4.567
SS 1 Alvaro Espinoza NYA 28 2.3 150.0 1208.3 268.0 447.0 17.0 100.0 20.795
2 Tony Fernandez TOR 28 2.0 161.0 1384.0 297.0 480.0 9.0 93.0 14.523
3 Ozzie Guillen CHA 26 1.4 159.0 1359.3 252.0 474.0 17.0 100.0 9.967
4 Dick Schofield CAL 27 1.3 99.0 865.3 170.0 318.0 17.0 77.0 11.425
5 Felix Fermin CLE 26 1.1 147.0 1179.0 213.0 421.0 16.0 81.0 9.531
6 Wayne Tolleson NYA 34 1.0 45.0 162.0 43.0 72.0 2.0 22.0 9.293
7 Alan Trammell DET 32 0.9 142.0 1213.3 232.0 409.0 14.0 102.0 8.125
8 Bill Spiers ML4 24 0.8 111.0 929.7 159.0 326.0 12.0 72.0 7.022
LF 1 Rickey Henderson OAK 31 1.1 118.0 994.3 291.0 5.0 5.0 0.0 8.433
2 Brady Anderson BAL 26 0.5 44.0 323.0 103.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 4.481
3 Dan Gladden MIN 32 0.5 133.0 1099.0 281.0 11.0 6.0 3.0 4.191
4 Darryl Hamilton ML4 25 0.3 41.0 239.3 75.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 3.017
5 Henry Cotto SEA 29 0.3 41.0 227.3 66.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.290
6 Gary Ward DET 36 0.3 75.0 546.0 139.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 2.435
7 Willie Wilson KCA 34 0.3 54.0 359.3 92.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.160
8 Phil Bradley 2 teams 31 0.3 93.0 729.0 184.0 4.0 3.0 0.0 2.260
CF 1 Mitch Webster CLE 31 1.2 95.0 775.0 292.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 10.825
2 Dave Henderson OAK 31 0.7 110.0 943.3 312.0 4.0 4.0 1.0 5.160
3 Roberto Kelly NYA 25 0.6 151.0 1294.3 397.0 3.0 4.0 0.0 4.986
4 Shane Mack MIN 26 0.5 43.0 314.3 113.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 4.317
5 Mike Devereaux BAL 27 0.5 104.0 845.3 279.0 4.0 5.0 1.0 4.253
6 Robin Yount ML4 34 0.5 157.0 1362.7 418.0 3.0 4.0 0.0 4.178
7 Mookie Wilson TOR 34 0.4 133.0 1170.0 351.0 5.0 3.0 2.0 3.215
8 Kirby Puckett MIN 30 0.4 125.0 1041.3 317.0 6.0 3.0 0.0 3.275
RF 1 Joe Orsulak BAL 28 0.9 80.0 631.3 202.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 8.328
2 Tom Brunansky BOS 29 0.6 121.0 1038.3 267.0 7.0 5.0 1.0 4.396
3 Rob Deer ML4 29 0.4 117.0 913.7 246.0 15.0 8.0 7.0 3.823
4 Chet Lemon DET 35 0.4 94.0 765.0 203.0 7.0 6.0 1.0 3.230
5 Mark Whiten TOR 23 0.3 27.0 203.0 60.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 2.465
6 Jesse Barfield NYA 30 0.3 151.0 1193.3 297.0 17.0 8.0 3.0 2.851
7 Steve Finley BAL 25 0.3 73.0 576.7 162.0 5.0 6.0 1.0 2.404
8 Candy Maldonado CLE 29 0.3 41.0 324.7 91.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 2.334