1991 American League Stats

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1991 American League Standings

1991 National League <<1990 American League 1992 American League>>

Eastern Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Toronto Blue Jays91-71 (0.562)-68462288-74 (0.543)92-70 (0.568)4,001,52744.816.0-1.130.0
2Detroit Tigers84-78 (0.519)7.081779483-79 (0.513)81-81 (0.500)1,641,66133.624.14.74.8
2Boston Red Sox84-78 (0.519)7.073171283-79 (0.512)86-76 (0.531)2,562,43538.117.12.218.8
4Milwaukee Brewers83-79 (0.512)8.079974486-76 (0.533)84-78 (0.519)1,478,72936.720.24.212.3
5New York Yankees71-91 (0.438)20.067477771-91 (0.435)68-94 (0.420)1,863,73320.611.31.67.8
6Baltimore Orioles67-95 (0.414)24.068679670-92 (0.432)71-91 (0.438)2,552,75323.916.65.12.2
7Cleveland Indians57-105 (0.352)34.057675961-101 (0.376)61-101 (0.377)1,051,86313.4-0.1-0.213.6

Western Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Minnesota Twins95-67 (0.586)-77665294-68 (0.579)101-61 (0.623)2,293,84253.722.34.526.9
2Chicago White Sox87-75 (0.537)8.075868189-73 (0.549)86-76 (0.531)2,934,15438.919.01.218.8
3Texas Rangers85-77 (0.525)10.082981482-80 (0.508)81-81 (0.500)2,297,72033.528.4-0.45.5
4Oakland Athletics84-78 (0.519)11.076077679-83 (0.490)70-92 (0.432)2,713,49322.821.80.60.4
5Seattle Mariners83-79 (0.512)12.070267484-78 (0.519)85-77 (0.525)2,147,90537.412.83.121.5
6Kansas City Royals82-80 (0.506)13.072772282-80 (0.503)80-82 (0.494)2,161,53732.716.0-0.717.4
7California Angels81-81 (0.500)14.065364981-81 (0.503)86-76 (0.531)2,416,23638.99.15.324.5

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 Frank Thomas CHA 1B 23 9.8 9.1 158 700 178 31 2 32 138 1 2 144.817 0.453 0.553
2 Cal Ripken BAL SS 30 7.9 10.4 162 717 210 46 5 34 53 6 1 127.302 0.374 0.566
3 Paul Molitor ML4 1B 34 7.3 7.2 158 749 216 32 13 17 77 19 8 125.641 0.399 0.489
4 Rafael Palmeiro TEX 1B 26 7.3 6.3 159 714 203 49 3 26 68 4 3 124.405 0.389 0.532
5 Jose Canseco OAK RF 26 7.3 7.0 154 665 152 32 1 44 78 26 6 112.499 0.359 0.556
6 Danny Tartabull KCA RF 28 7.0 6.1 132 557 153 35 3 31 65 6 3 108.226 0.397 0.593
7 Julio Franco TEX 2B 32 6.7 4.7 146 659 201 27 3 15 65 36 9 110.473 0.408 0.474
8 Ken Griffey SEA CF 21 6.7 6.8 154 633 179 42 1 22 71 18 6 111.117 0.399 0.527
9 Ruben Sierra TEX RF 25 5.7 5.4 161 726 203 44 5 25 56 16 4 110.536 0.357 0.502
10 Wade Boggs BOS 3B 33 5.5 6.3 144 641 181 42 2 8 89 1 2 107.928 0.421 0.460
11 Cecil Fielder DET 1B 27 5.4 4.2 162 712 163 25 0 44 78 0 0 108.999 0.347 0.513
12 Rickey Henderson OAK LF 32 5.4 5.6 134 578 126 17 1 18 98 58 18 87.994 0.400 0.423
13 Chili Davis MIN LF 31 5.3 5.3 153 634 148 34 1 29 95 5 6 105.722 0.385 0.507
14 Mickey Tettleton DET C 30 5.3 5.6 154 608 132 17 2 31 101 3 3 99.362 0.387 0.491
15 Edgar Martinez SEA 3B 28 5.1 6.3 150 642 167 35 1 14 84 0 3 102.763 0.405 0.452
16 Lou Whitaker DET 2B 34 5.1 5.8 138 572 131 26 2 23 90 4 2 93.215 0.391 0.489
17 Harold Baines OAK RF 32 4.9 4.8 141 566 144 25 1 20 72 0 1 88.680 0.383 0.473
18 Roberto Alomar TOR 2B 23 4.7 3.2 161 719 188 41 11 9 57 53 11 93.529 0.354 0.436
19 Wally Joyner CAL 1B 29 4.7 5.1 143 611 166 34 3 21 52 2 0 91.556 0.360 0.488
20 Joe Carter TOR RF 31 4.4 4.0 162 706 174 42 3 33 49 20 9 100.150 0.330 0.503
21 Robin Ventura CHA 3B 23 4.3 4.7 157 705 172 25 1 23 80 2 4 98.617 0.367 0.442
22 Tony Phillips DET 3B 32 4.1 6.6 146 655 160 28 4 17 79 10 5 92.432 0.371 0.438
23 Devon White TOR CF 28 4.1 4.9 156 715 181 40 10 17 55 33 10 94.667 0.342 0.455
24 Dave Henderson OAK CF 32 4.1 4.4 150 637 158 33 0 25 58 6 6 88.659 0.346 0.465
25 Shane Mack MIN RF 27 3.9 4.5 143 489 137 27 8 18 34 13 9 79.342 0.363 0.529
26 Jack Clark BOS DH 35 3.8 3.8 140 585 120 18 1 28 96 0 2 88.718 0.374 0.466
27 Willie Randolph ML4 2B 36 3.8 5.1 124 512 141 14 3 0 75 4 2 75.244 0.424 0.373
28 Kirby Puckett MIN CF 31 3.6 3.6 152 661 195 29 6 15 31 11 5 90.410 0.352 0.460
29 Dave Winfield CAL RF 39 3.5 3.3 150 633 149 27 4 28 56 7 2 83.208 0.327 0.472
30 Albert Belle CLE LF 24 3.5 3.3 123 496 130 31 2 28 25 3 1 74.299 0.323 0.540
31 Kent Hrbek MIN 1B 31 3.5 4.8 132 534 131 20 1 20 67 4 4 79.499 0.373 0.461
32 Brian Downing TEX DH 40 3.4 3.4 123 476 113 17 2 17 58 1 1 71.270 0.377 0.455
33 Dan Pasqua CHA 1B 29 3.1 2.5 134 484 108 22 5 18 62 0 2 69.875 0.358 0.465
34 Steve Sax NYA 2B 31 3.0 3.4 158 707 198 38 2 10 41 31 11 86.105 0.345 0.414
35 Randy Milligan BAL 1B 29 3.0 3.1 141 571 127 17 2 16 84 0 5 77.445 0.373 0.406
36 Juan Gonzalez TEX CF 21 2.9 2.9 142 595 144 34 1 27 42 4 4 78.782 0.321 0.479
37 Jay Buhner SEA RF 26 2.9 3.2 137 471 99 14 4 27 53 0 1 67.534 0.337 0.497
38 Carlos Quintana BOS 1B 25 2.8 2.3 149 550 141 21 1 11 61 1 0 74.441 0.375 0.412
39 Roberto Kelly NYA CF 26 2.8 2.6 126 543 130 22 2 20 45 32 9 68.813 0.333 0.444
40 John Olerud TOR 1B 22 2.7 4.0 139 541 116 30 1 17 68 0 2 71.865 0.353 0.438
41 Greg Vaughn ML4 LF 25 2.7 3.5 145 614 132 24 5 27 62 2 2 75.849 0.319 0.456
42 Tim Raines CHA LF 31 2.6 2.9 155 709 163 20 6 5 83 51 15 78.386 0.359 0.345
43 Phil Plantier BOS RF 22 2.4 2.6 53 174 49 7 1 11 23 1 0 36.362 0.419 0.615
44 Sam Horn BAL DH 27 2.4 2.4 121 362 74 16 0 23 41 0 0 51.269 0.326 0.502
45 Mike Greenwell BOS LF 27 2.4 2.3 147 598 163 26 6 9 43 15 5 75.257 0.350 0.419
46 Luis Polonia CAL LF 27 2.3 1.8 150 662 179 28 8 2 52 48 23 76.592 0.351 0.379
47 Kirk Gibson KCA LF 34 2.3 2.0 132 540 109 17 6 16 69 18 4 65.204 0.341 0.403
48 Kevin Reimer TEX LF 27 2.3 2.1 136 440 106 22 0 20 33 0 3 59.662 0.332 0.477
49 Carlos Baerga CLE 3B 22 2.2 4.1 158 654 171 28 2 11 48 3 2 77.992 0.346 0.398
50 Mike Devereaux BAL CF 28 2.2 2.9 149 668 158 27 10 19 47 16 9 75.670 0.313 0.431

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 28 9.4 9.4 35 35 271.33 18 10 13 0 93 65 241 93.38 2.62 1.05 7.99
2 Tom Candiotti 2 teams 34 7.9 7.9 34 34 238.00 13 13 6 0 82 73 167 73.67 2.65 1.16 6.32
3 Jim Abbott CAL 23 7.8 7.8 34 34 243.00 18 11 5 0 85 73 158 67.91 2.89 1.21 5.85
4 Kevin Tapani MIN 27 7.5 7.5 34 34 244.00 16 9 4 0 84 40 135 72.15 2.99 1.09 4.98
5 Mark Langston CAL 30 7.3 7.3 34 34 246.33 19 8 7 0 89 96 183 63.77 3.00 1.16 6.69
6 Mike Moore OAK 31 5.9 5.9 33 33 210.00 17 8 3 0 75 105 153 49.69 2.96 1.34 6.56
7 Jack McDowell CHA 25 5.8 5.8 35 35 253.67 17 10 15 0 97 82 191 59.41 3.41 1.16 6.78
8 Bill Wegman ML4 28 5.7 5.7 28 28 193.33 15 7 7 0 76 40 89 48.46 2.84 1.12 4.14
9 Jimmy Key TOR 30 5.7 5.7 33 33 209.33 16 12 2 0 84 44 125 52.55 3.05 1.20 5.37
10 Jack Morris MIN 36 5.5 5.5 35 35 246.67 18 12 10 0 107 92 163 52.76 3.43 1.29 5.95
11 Nolan Ryan TEX 44 5.4 5.4 27 27 173.00 12 6 2 0 58 72 203 50.37 2.91 1.01 10.56
12 Bret Saberhagen KCA 27 5.4 5.4 28 28 196.33 13 8 7 0 76 45 136 49.83 3.07 1.07 6.23
13 Scott Erickson MIN 23 5.4 5.4 32 32 204.00 20 8 5 0 80 71 108 51.37 3.18 1.27 4.76
14 Chris Bosio ML4 28 5.3 5.3 32 32 204.67 14 10 5 0 80 58 117 44.65 3.25 1.20 5.14
15 Greg Swindell CLE 26 5.0 5.0 33 33 238.00 9 16 7 0 112 31 169 46.24 3.48 1.14 6.39
16 Bryan Harvey CAL 28 4.8 4.8 67 0 78.67 2 4 0 46 20 17 101 41.68 1.60 0.86 11.56
17 Jose Guzman TEX 28 4.3 4.3 25 25 169.67 13 7 5 0 67 84 125 39.48 3.08 1.39 6.63
18 Todd Frohwirth BAL 28 4.0 4.0 51 0 96.33 7 3 0 3 24 29 77 34.14 1.87 0.97 7.19
19 Kevin Appier KCA 23 4.0 4.0 34 31 207.67 13 10 6 0 97 61 158 36.95 3.42 1.28 6.85
20 Scott Sanderson NYA 34 4.0 4.0 34 34 208.00 16 10 2 0 95 29 130 35.14 3.81 1.10 5.62
21 David Wells TOR 28 3.7 3.7 40 28 198.33 15 10 2 1 88 49 106 34.70 3.72 1.20 4.81
22 Frank Tanana DET 37 3.7 3.7 33 33 217.33 13 12 3 0 98 78 107 31.22 3.77 1.36 4.43
23 Duane Ward TOR 27 3.7 3.7 81 0 107.33 7 6 0 23 36 33 132 34.32 2.77 1.05 11.07
24 Chuck Finley CAL 28 3.6 3.6 34 34 227.33 18 9 4 0 102 101 171 31.80 3.80 1.35 6.77
25 Todd Stottlemyre TOR 26 3.6 3.6 34 34 219.00 15 8 1 0 97 75 116 33.36 3.78 1.23 4.77
26 Juan Guzman TOR 24 3.6 3.6 23 23 138.67 10 3 1 0 53 66 123 33.27 2.99 1.18 7.98
27 Mike Flanagan BAL 39 3.5 3.5 64 1 98.33 2 7 0 3 27 25 55 29.78 2.38 1.11 5.03
28 Brian Holman SEA 26 3.5 3.5 30 30 195.33 13 14 5 0 86 77 108 34.07 3.69 1.41 4.98
29 Bill Swift SEA 29 3.5 3.5 71 0 90.33 1 2 0 17 22 26 48 34.01 1.99 1.11 4.78
30 Bill Gullickson DET 32 3.4 3.4 35 35 226.33 20 9 4 0 109 44 91 29.03 3.90 1.33 3.62
31 Steve Farr NYA 34 3.3 3.3 60 0 70.00 5 5 0 23 19 20 60 29.22 2.19 1.10 7.71
32 Joe Hesketh BOS 32 3.3 3.3 39 17 153.33 12 4 0 0 59 53 104 32.54 3.29 1.27 6.10
33 Rick Aguilera MIN 29 3.2 3.2 63 0 69.00 4 5 0 42 20 30 61 30.46 2.35 1.07 7.96
34 Dennis Eckersley OAK 36 3.1 3.1 67 0 76.00 5 4 0 43 26 9 87 26.56 2.96 0.91 10.30
35 Mark Eichhorn CAL 30 3.1 3.1 70 0 81.67 3 3 0 1 21 13 49 27.08 1.98 0.93 5.40
36 John Habyan NYA 27 3.0 3.0 66 0 90.00 4 2 0 2 28 20 70 26.76 2.30 1.03 7.00
37 Melido Perez CHA 25 3.0 3.0 49 8 135.67 8 7 0 1 49 52 128 30.56 3.12 1.20 8.49
38 Jeff Montgomery KCA 29 2.9 2.9 67 0 90.00 4 4 0 33 32 28 77 27.29 2.90 1.23 7.70
39 Mike Henneman DET 29 2.9 2.9 60 0 84.33 10 2 0 21 29 34 61 24.31 2.88 1.36 6.51
40 Mike Mussina BAL 22 2.8 2.8 12 12 87.67 4 5 2 0 31 21 52 23.88 2.87 1.12 5.34
41 Bill Krueger SEA 33 2.8 2.8 35 25 175.00 11 8 1 0 82 60 91 27.55 3.60 1.45 4.68
42 Erik Hanson SEA 26 2.7 2.7 27 27 174.67 8 8 2 0 82 56 143 26.76 3.81 1.36 7.37
43 Rod Nichols CLE 26 2.7 2.7 31 16 137.33 2 11 3 1 63 30 76 25.35 3.54 1.27 4.98
44 Jaime Navarro ML4 24 2.7 2.7 34 34 234.00 15 12 10 0 117 73 114 22.65 3.92 1.32 4.38
45 Luis Aquino KCA 27 2.7 2.7 38 18 157.00 8 4 1 3 67 47 80 24.78 3.44 1.27 4.59
46 Scott Radinsky CHA 23 2.6 2.6 67 0 71.33 5 5 0 8 18 23 49 26.77 2.02 1.07 6.18
47 Greg Harris BOS 35 2.6 2.6 53 21 173.00 11 12 1 2 79 69 127 25.67 3.85 1.31 6.61
48 Doug Henry ML4 27 2.6 2.6 32 0 36.00 2 1 0 15 4 14 28 21.85 1.00 0.83 7.00
49 Charles Nagy CLE 24 2.6 2.6 33 33 211.33 10 15 6 0 103 66 109 24.04 4.13 1.39 4.64
50 Tom Henke TOR 33 2.6 2.6 49 0 50.33 0 2 0 32 13 11 53 23.86 2.32 0.87 9.48

Fielding WAR Leaders

Player Name Team Age Fielding WAR G Inn PO A E DP Def Runs Saved
POS Rank
C 1 Ivan Rodriguez TEX 19 2.8 88.0 684.0 517.0 62.0 10.0 6.0 25.748
2 Tony Peña BOS 34 1.7 140.0 1156.7 864.0 60.0 5.0 15.0 14.699
3 Carlton Fisk CHA 43 1.7 106.0 794.3 535.0 55.0 4.0 5.0 14.141
4 B. J. Surhoff ML4 26 1.5 127.0 1055.0 660.0 68.0 4.0 11.0 15.498
5 Pat Borders TOR 28 1.4 102.0 700.7 505.0 48.0 4.0 4.0 12.579
6 Tim Spehr KCA 24 1.3 37.0 230.3 190.0 19.0 3.0 3.0 12.003
7 Ron Karkovice CHA 27 1.0 69.0 455.3 309.0 28.0 4.0 6.0 8.640
8 John Orton CAL 25 1.0 28.0 205.7 145.0 23.0 1.0 3.0 10.364
1B 1 Mark McGwire OAK 27 1.6 152.0 1262.7 1191.0 101.0 4.0 120.0 15.998
2 Kent Hrbek MIN 31 1.4 128.0 1082.3 1138.0 95.0 8.0 110.0 11.436
3 John Olerud TOR 22 1.3 135.0 1126.3 1120.0 78.0 5.0 77.0 12.357
4 Franklin Stubbs ML4 30 0.7 92.0 789.0 824.0 82.0 8.0 78.0 6.766
5 Carmelo Martinez KCA 30 0.5 43.0 317.7 307.0 35.0 3.0 30.0 4.243
6 Wally Joyner CAL 29 0.4 141.0 1238.0 1335.0 98.0 8.0 124.0 3.917
7 Glenn Davis BAL 30 0.3 36.0 299.3 288.0 38.0 8.0 35.0 2.684
8 Ed Sprague TOR 23 0.2 22.0 143.0 143.0 11.0 0.0 12.0 2.275
2B 1 Willie Randolph ML4 36 1.3 121.0 997.3 237.0 378.0 20.0 96.0 13.788
2 Tony Phillips DET 32 1.2 36.0 297.0 108.0 118.0 1.0 34.0 11.909
3 Harold Reynolds SEA 30 1.0 159.0 1402.3 348.0 463.0 18.0 133.0 8.157
4 Carlos Baerga CLE 22 0.9 75.0 633.7 163.0 238.0 12.0 59.0 8.793
5 Luis Sojo CAL 26 0.8 107.0 899.3 228.0 326.0 11.0 78.0 8.359
6 Lou Whitaker DET 34 0.7 135.0 1063.7 255.0 361.0 4.0 91.0 7.645
7 Jim Gantner ML4 38 0.7 59.0 456.3 109.0 190.0 7.0 31.0 6.734
8 Billy Ripken BAL 26 0.6 103.0 827.0 201.0 284.0 7.0 75.0 6.593
3B 1 Gary Gaetti CAL 32 2.2 152.0 1339.7 111.0 353.0 17.0 39.0 22.441
2 Mike Pagliarulo MIN 31 2.1 118.0 913.3 56.0 248.0 11.0 30.0 18.101
3 Steve Buechele TEX 29 2.1 111.0 926.0 87.0 239.0 3.0 20.0 19.907
4 Edgar Martinez SEA 28 1.1 144.0 1239.7 84.0 299.0 15.0 25.0 9.677
5 Carlos Baerga CLE 22 1.1 89.0 698.7 54.0 183.0 14.0 14.0 9.970
6 Kelly Gruber TOR 29 0.8 111.0 977.3 97.0 231.0 13.0 16.0 7.752
7 Wade Boggs BOS 33 0.8 140.0 1196.7 89.0 276.0 12.0 34.0 6.816
8 Robin Ventura CHA 23 0.7 151.0 1275.7 134.0 287.0 18.0 29.0 5.492
SS 1 Omar Vizquel SEA 24 3.0 138.0 1134.3 224.0 422.0 13.0 105.0 25.424
2 Cal Ripken BAL 30 2.5 162.0 1427.7 267.0 528.0 11.0 114.0 25.910
3 Alvaro Espinoza NYA 29 2.0 147.0 1197.0 223.0 438.0 21.0 113.0 20.834
4 Alan Trammell DET 33 1.5 92.0 771.0 131.0 296.0 9.0 60.0 15.027
5 Greg Gagne MIN 29 0.9 137.0 1067.7 181.0 377.0 9.0 69.0 7.534
6 Felix Fermin CLE 27 0.8 129.0 1092.3 214.0 372.0 12.0 74.0 7.056
7 Ozzie Guillen CHA 27 0.7 149.0 1286.0 249.0 439.0 21.0 88.0 5.627
8 Luis Rivera BOS 27 0.5 129.0 1103.7 180.0 386.0 24.0 87.0 4.614
LF 1 Greg Vaughn ML4 25 0.9 135.0 1164.3 315.0 5.0 2.0 1.0 8.893
2 Joe Orsulak BAL 29 0.4 85.0 651.3 161.0 13.0 0.0 2.0 4.048
3 Shane Mack MIN 27 0.3 49.0 347.0 103.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 2.601
4 Dan Gladden MIN 33 0.3 126.0 990.0 239.0 4.0 3.0 1.0 2.533
5 Tim Raines CHA 31 0.3 133.0 1165.7 273.0 12.0 3.0 3.0 2.442
6 Gary Thurman KCA 26 0.3 39.0 226.7 68.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 2.610
7 Willie Wilson OAK 35 0.3 41.0 258.3 81.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 2.883
8 Beau Allred CLE 26 0.3 20.0 121.3 42.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.526
CF 1 Lance Johnson CHA 27 1.0 157.0 1331.3 425.0 11.0 2.0 3.0 8.271
2 Devon White TOR 28 0.9 156.0 1384.0 439.0 8.0 1.0 2.0 7.919
3 Milt Cuyler DET 22 0.9 151.0 1229.3 415.0 6.0 6.0 3.0 8.769
4 Mike Devereaux BAL 28 0.7 148.0 1261.0 399.0 10.0 3.0 1.0 7.084
5 Brian McRae KCA 23 0.6 150.0 1301.3 405.0 2.0 3.0 0.0 5.520
6 Robin Yount ML4 35 0.4 117.0 1021.0 315.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 3.660
7 Dave Henderson OAK 32 0.3 136.0 1178.3 354.0 10.0 1.0 2.0 3.126
8 Gary Pettis TEX 33 0.3 126.0 782.0 247.0 4.0 6.0 1.0 2.497
RF 1 Rob Deer DET 30 0.6 132.0 1146.0 307.0 8.0 7.0 4.0 6.034
2 Jesse Barfield NYA 31 0.5 81.0 677.7 178.0 10.0 0.0 3.0 5.601
3 Sammy Sosa CHA 22 0.5 102.0 698.7 195.0 5.0 6.0 0.0 4.383
4 Mark Whiten 2 teams 24 0.5 105.0 881.7 236.0 13.0 7.0 2.0 4.602
5 Tom Brunansky BOS 30 0.4 136.0 1099.7 265.0 5.0 3.0 2.0 3.619
6 Joe Orsulak BAL 29 0.4 67.0 397.7 110.0 9.0 1.0 2.0 3.931
7 Dante Bichette ML4 27 0.4 121.0 981.0 249.0 14.0 6.0 7.0 3.661
8 Jay Buhner SEA 26 0.3 131.0 1011.3 243.0 14.0 5.0 4.0 2.829