1996 American League Stats

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1996 American League Standings

1996 National League <<1995 American League 1997 American League>>

Eastern Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1New York Yankees92-70 (0.568)-87178788-74 (0.546)88-74 (0.543)2,250,87740.321.1-2.321.6
2Baltimore Orioles88-74 (0.543)4.094990385-77 (0.523)84-78 (0.519)3,646,95036.120.61.514.1
3Boston Red Sox85-77 (0.525)7.092892182-80 (0.503)78-84 (0.481)2,315,23130.019.8-6.016.2
4Toronto Blue Jays74-88 (0.457)18.076680977-85 (0.475)77-85 (0.475)2,559,57330.07.41.021.6
5Detroit Tigers53-109 (0.327)39.0783110356-106 (0.348)38-124 (0.235)1,168,610-9.72.41.5-13.6

Central Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Cleveland Indians99-62 (0.615)-95276997-65 (0.596)106-56 (0.654)3,318,17458.628.81.828.0
2Chicago White Sox85-77 (0.525)14.589879490-72 (0.556)94-68 (0.580)1,676,40346.424.9-1.322.9
3Milwaukee Brewers80-82 (0.494)19.589489981-81 (0.497)79-83 (0.488)1,327,15531.814.62.714.4
4Minnesota Twins78-84 (0.481)21.587790079-83 (0.488)74-88 (0.457)1,437,35226.614.20.412.0
5Kansas City Royals75-86 (0.466)24.074678677-85 (0.476)82-80 (0.506)1,435,99734.21.64.328.3

Western Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Texas Rangers90-72 (0.556)-92879992-70 (0.568)100-62 (0.617)2,889,02052.321.64.626.1
2Seattle Mariners85-76 (0.528)4.599389589-73 (0.547)87-75 (0.537)2,723,85039.729.6-0.610.8
3Oakland Athletics78-84 (0.481)12.086190078-84 (0.480)78-84 (0.481)1,148,38030.818.73.88.3
4California Angels70-91 (0.435)19.576294365-97 (0.404)69-93 (0.426)1,820,52121.99.42.69.9

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 Mark McGwire OAK 1B 32 8.8 7.6 130 548 132 21 0 52 116 0 0 142.675 0.467 0.731
2 Frank Thomas CHA 1B 28 8.6 7.6 141 649 184 26 0 40 109 1 1 150.560 0.459 0.626
3 Edgar Martinez SEA 1B 33 7.6 7.5 139 634 163 52 2 26 123 3 3 143.750 0.464 0.595
4 Alex Rodriguez SEA SS 20 7.5 7.5 146 677 215 54 1 36 59 15 4 143.448 0.414 0.631
5 Albert Belle CLE LF 29 7.5 7.3 158 715 187 38 3 48 99 11 0 148.185 0.410 0.623
6 Jim Thome CLE 3B 25 7.4 7.4 151 636 157 28 5 38 123 2 2 142.469 0.450 0.612
7 Mo Vaughn BOS 1B 28 7.1 4.2 161 752 207 29 1 44 95 2 0 152.431 0.420 0.583
8 Brady Anderson BAL CF 32 6.9 6.7 149 687 172 37 5 50 76 21 8 139.913 0.397 0.637
9 Chuck Knoblauch MIN 2B 27 6.8 6.0 153 701 197 35 14 13 98 45 14 140.211 0.448 0.517
10 Ken Griffey SEA CF 26 6.4 7.0 140 638 165 26 2 49 78 16 1 127.393 0.393 0.627
11 Roberto Alomar BAL 2B 28 5.4 7.0 153 699 193 43 4 22 90 17 6 125.981 0.411 0.527
12 Manny Ramirez CLE RF 24 5.4 4.9 152 647 170 45 3 33 85 8 5 123.321 0.399 0.582
13 Juan Gonzalez TEX RF 26 5.2 4.6 134 592 170 33 2 47 45 2 0 115.472 0.368 0.643
14 Rafael Palmeiro BAL 1B 31 5.1 4.8 162 732 181 40 2 39 95 8 0 126.657 0.381 0.546
15 Bernie Williams NYA CF 27 4.9 4.6 143 641 168 26 7 29 82 17 4 111.889 0.391 0.535
16 John Jaha ML4 1B 30 4.7 3.9 148 636 163 28 1 34 85 3 1 115.661 0.398 0.543
17 Paul O'Neill NYA RF 33 4.5 5.0 150 660 165 35 1 19 102 0 1 111.972 0.411 0.474
18 Bobby Higginson DET LF 25 4.5 4.1 130 515 141 35 0 26 65 6 3 98.798 0.404 0.577
19 Rusty Greer TEX LF 27 4.4 4.9 139 617 180 41 6 18 62 9 0 108.737 0.397 0.529
20 Kevin Seitzer 2 teams 1B 34 4.3 4.3 154 675 187 35 3 13 87 6 1 114.590 0.413 0.466
21 Jay Buhner SEA RF 31 4.2 3.9 150 667 153 29 0 44 84 0 1 112.653 0.369 0.557
22 Harold Baines CHA DH 37 4.2 4.2 143 572 154 29 0 22 73 3 1 98.265 0.399 0.503
23 Tim Salmon CAL RF 27 4.0 3.9 156 681 166 27 4 30 93 4 2 112.236 0.386 0.501
24 Robin Ventura CHA 3B 28 3.9 4.2 158 674 168 31 2 34 78 1 3 107.544 0.368 0.520
25 Jose Canseco BOS LF 31 3.7 3.7 96 432 104 22 1 28 63 3 1 83.856 0.401 0.589
26 Paul Molitor MIN 1B 39 3.7 3.8 161 728 225 41 8 9 56 18 6 114.137 0.390 0.468
27 Dave Nilsson ML4 RF 26 3.7 3.4 123 516 150 33 2 17 57 2 3 93.898 0.407 0.525
28 Scott Brosius OAK 3B 29 3.6 5.3 114 500 130 25 0 22 59 7 2 85.733 0.393 0.516
29 Chili Davis CAL DH 36 3.6 3.6 145 623 155 24 0 28 86 5 2 101.730 0.388 0.496
30 Jim Edmonds CAL CF 26 3.6 3.9 114 483 131 28 3 27 46 4 0 85.965 0.375 0.571
31 Kenny Lofton CLE CF 29 3.5 3.1 154 736 210 35 4 14 61 75 17 103.389 0.372 0.446
32 Reggie Jefferson BOS LF 27 3.4 3.4 122 418 134 30 4 19 25 0 0 79.723 0.388 0.593
33 Jeff Cirillo ML4 3B 26 3.4 3.0 158 643 184 46 5 15 58 4 9 106.648 0.391 0.503
34 Tony Phillips CHA LF 37 3.4 4.1 153 719 161 29 3 12 125 13 8 106.260 0.404 0.399
35 Geronimo Berroa OAK RF 31 3.1 2.9 153 643 170 32 1 36 47 0 3 97.289 0.344 0.532
36 Greg Vaughn ML4 LF 30 3.0 3.0 102 442 105 16 0 31 58 5 2 78.501 0.378 0.571
37 Dave Martinez CHA CF 31 3.0 3.1 146 498 140 20 8 10 52 15 7 79.281 0.393 0.468
38 Tino Martinez NYA 1B 28 2.9 2.9 155 671 174 28 0 25 68 2 1 96.390 0.364 0.466
39 Dean Palmer TEX 3B 27 2.9 1.0 154 652 163 26 2 38 59 2 0 99.115 0.348 0.527
40 Julio Franco CLE 1B 37 2.8 3.9 112 499 139 20 1 14 61 8 8 83.497 0.407 0.470
41 Paul Sorrento SEA 1B 30 2.8 2.1 143 542 136 32 1 23 57 0 2 85.351 0.370 0.507
42 Terry Steinbach OAK C 34 2.8 2.7 145 571 140 25 1 35 49 0 1 85.700 0.342 0.529
43 Bobby Bonilla BAL RF 33 2.7 2.0 159 692 171 27 5 28 75 1 3 101.844 0.363 0.491
44 Marty Cordova MIN LF 26 2.7 3.3 145 639 176 46 1 16 53 11 5 95.751 0.371 0.478
45 Mike Stanley BOS C 33 2.7 -1.1 121 473 107 20 1 24 69 2 0 77.835 0.383 0.506
46 Cecil Fielder 2 teams 1B 32 2.6 2.5 160 688 149 20 0 39 87 2 0 97.540 0.350 0.484
47 Jason Giambi OAK 1B 25 2.5 2.6 140 598 156 40 1 20 51 0 1 85.564 0.355 0.481
48 John Olerud TOR 1B 27 2.4 2.0 125 469 109 25 0 18 60 1 0 73.190 0.382 0.472
49 Derek Jeter NYA SS 22 2.3 1.6 157 654 183 25 6 10 48 14 7 88.316 0.370 0.430
50 Jose Offerman KCA 1B 27 2.3 4.1 151 645 170 33 8 5 74 24 10 90.249 0.384 0.417

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 Pat Hentgen TOR 27 9.3 9.3 35 35 265.67 20 10 10 0 105 94 177 102.36 3.22 1.25 6.00
2 Alex Fernandez CHA 26 8.5 8.5 35 35 258.00 16 10 6 0 110 72 200 84.03 3.45 1.24 6.98
3 Roger Clemens BOS 33 8.2 8.3 34 34 242.67 10 13 6 0 106 106 257 81.78 3.63 1.33 9.53
4 Ken Hill TEX 30 8.2 8.2 35 35 250.67 16 10 7 0 110 95 170 82.59 3.63 1.38 6.10
5 Kevin Appier KCA 28 7.4 7.4 32 32 211.33 14 11 5 0 87 75 207 76.18 3.62 1.26 8.82
6 Charles Nagy CLE 29 7.3 7.3 32 32 222.00 17 5 5 0 89 61 167 80.46 3.41 1.25 6.77
7 Juan Guzman TOR 29 7.1 7.1 27 27 187.67 11 8 4 0 68 53 165 78.58 2.93 1.12 7.91
8 Chuck Finley CAL 33 6.6 6.6 35 35 238.00 15 16 4 0 124 94 215 60.04 4.16 1.41 8.13
9 Ben McDonald ML4 28 6.5 6.5 35 35 221.33 12 10 2 0 104 67 146 63.08 3.90 1.33 5.94
10 Tim Belcher KCA 34 6.2 6.2 35 35 238.67 15 11 4 0 117 68 113 64.05 3.92 1.38 4.26
11 Andy Pettitte NYA 24 6.0 6.0 35 34 221.00 21 8 2 0 105 72 162 59.88 3.87 1.36 6.60
12 Roberto Hernandez CHA 31 5.3 5.3 72 0 84.67 6 5 0 38 21 38 85 52.91 1.91 1.22 9.04
13 Mariano Rivera NYA 26 5.3 5.3 61 0 107.67 8 3 0 5 25 34 130 52.30 2.09 0.99 10.87
14 Troy Percival CAL 26 4.8 4.8 62 0 74.00 0 2 0 36 20 31 100 43.44 2.31 0.93 12.16
15 Wilson Alvarez CHA 26 4.7 4.7 35 35 217.33 15 10 0 0 106 97 181 46.75 4.22 1.44 7.50
16 Brad Radke MIN 23 4.6 4.6 35 35 232.00 11 16 3 0 125 57 148 50.56 4.46 1.24 5.74
17 Jose Rosado KCA 21 4.3 4.3 16 16 106.67 8 6 2 0 39 26 64 44.40 3.21 1.19 5.40
18 Mike Mussina BAL 27 4.2 4.2 36 36 243.33 19 11 4 0 137 69 204 45.39 4.81 1.37 7.55
19 Orel Hershiser CLE 37 3.9 3.9 33 33 206.00 15 9 1 0 115 58 125 42.42 4.24 1.44 5.46
20 Heathcliff Slocumb BOS 30 3.7 3.7 75 0 83.33 5 5 0 31 31 55 88 36.88 3.02 1.48 9.50
21 Jamie Moyer 2 teams 33 3.5 3.5 34 21 160.67 13 3 0 0 86 46 79 34.93 3.98 1.39 4.43
22 Chris Haney KCA 27 3.5 3.5 35 35 228.00 10 14 4 0 136 51 115 35.93 4.70 1.39 4.54
23 Kevin Tapani CHA 32 3.5 3.5 34 34 225.33 13 10 1 0 123 76 150 34.34 4.59 1.38 5.99
24 Mike James CAL 28 3.4 3.4 69 0 81.00 5 5 0 1 27 42 65 31.15 2.67 1.28 7.22
25 John Wetteland NYA 29 3.3 3.3 62 0 63.67 2 3 0 43 23 21 69 32.46 2.83 1.18 9.75
26 Scott Karl ML4 24 3.1 3.1 32 32 207.33 13 9 3 0 124 72 121 29.88 4.86 1.41 5.25
27 James Baldwin CHA 24 3.1 3.1 28 28 169.00 11 6 0 0 88 57 127 30.63 4.42 1.33 6.76
28 David Cone NYA 33 3.1 3.1 11 11 72.00 7 2 1 0 25 34 71 30.36 2.88 1.17 8.88
29 Eric Plunk CLE 32 3.0 3.0 56 0 77.67 3 2 0 2 21 34 85 33.33 2.43 1.16 9.85
30 Darren Oliver TEX 25 3.0 3.0 30 30 173.67 14 6 1 0 97 76 112 30.03 4.66 1.53 5.80
31 David Wells BAL 33 2.8 2.8 34 34 224.33 11 14 3 0 132 51 130 29.90 5.14 1.33 5.22
32 Jimmy Key NYA 35 2.7 2.7 30 30 169.33 12 11 0 0 93 58 116 26.36 4.68 1.35 6.17
33 Ariel Prieto OAK 26 2.6 2.6 21 21 125.67 6 7 2 0 66 54 75 23.40 4.15 1.46 5.37
34 Jose Mesa CLE 30 2.5 2.5 69 0 72.33 2 7 0 39 32 28 64 27.77 3.73 1.34 7.96
35 Mike Fetters ML4 31 2.5 2.5 61 0 61.33 3 3 0 32 28 26 53 24.53 3.38 1.48 7.78
36 Roger Pavlik TEX 28 2.4 2.4 34 34 201.00 15 8 7 0 120 81 127 24.24 5.19 1.48 5.69
37 Kenny Rogers NYA 31 2.4 2.4 30 30 179.00 12 8 2 0 97 83 92 23.59 4.68 1.46 4.63
38 Randy Myers BAL 33 2.4 2.4 62 0 58.67 4 4 0 31 24 29 74 25.52 3.53 1.52 11.35
39 Mike Trombley MIN 29 2.4 2.4 43 0 68.67 5 1 0 6 24 25 57 26.07 3.01 1.25 7.47
40 Chad Ogea CLE 25 2.4 2.4 29 21 146.67 10 6 1 0 82 42 101 25.78 4.79 1.32 6.20
41 Mike Stanton 2 teams 29 2.4 2.4 81 0 78.67 4 4 0 1 32 27 60 23.50 3.66 1.33 6.86
42 Tony Castillo 2 teams 33 2.3 2.3 55 0 95.00 5 4 0 2 45 24 57 24.59 3.60 1.25 5.40
43 Mike Mohler OAK 27 2.3 2.3 72 0 81.00 6 3 0 7 36 41 64 20.91 3.67 1.48 7.11
44 Tim Crabtree TOR 26 2.3 2.3 53 0 67.33 5 3 0 1 26 22 57 25.08 2.54 1.20 7.62
45 Mark Langston CAL 35 2.2 2.2 18 18 123.33 6 5 2 0 68 45 83 20.05 4.82 1.31 6.06
46 Scott Erickson BAL 28 2.2 2.2 34 34 222.33 13 12 6 0 137 66 100 23.93 5.02 1.48 4.05
47 Mark Brandenburg 2 teams 25 2.2 2.2 55 0 76.00 5 5 0 0 35 33 66 21.85 3.43 1.43 7.82
48 Omar Olivares DET 28 2.1 2.1 25 25 160.00 7 11 4 0 90 75 81 21.29 4.89 1.52 4.56
49 Norm Charlton SEA 33 2.0 2.0 70 0 75.67 4 7 0 20 37 38 73 20.32 4.04 1.40 8.68
50 Michael Jackson SEA 31 2.0 2.0 73 0 72.00 1 1 0 6 32 24 70 20.11 3.62 1.18 8.75

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 24 2.2 146.0 1223.3 850.0 81.0 10.0 11.0 19.552
2 Bill Haselman BOS 30 1.9 69.0 553.7 494.0 33.0 3.0 6.0 18.670
3 Jesse Levis ML4 28 1.3 90.0 545.0 373.0 26.0 1.0 5.0 14.601
4 Ron Karkovice CHA 32 1.2 111.0 890.3 680.0 45.0 5.0 5.0 12.320
5 Brad Ausmus DET 27 1.2 73.0 621.7 452.0 35.0 4.0 4.0 11.755
6 Dan Wilson SEA 27 1.1 135.0 1130.0 834.0 58.0 4.0 5.0 12.597
7 Jorge Fabregas CAL 26 0.9 89.0 665.0 502.0 46.0 6.0 3.0 10.236
8 Charlie O'Brien TOR 36 0.8 105.0 801.0 613.0 37.0 3.0 5.0 7.589
1B 1 Scott Stahoviak MIN 26 1.5 114.0 902.7 801.0 92.0 5.0 79.0 13.711
2 Jose Offerman KCA 27 1.5 96.0 741.0 796.0 68.0 5.0 82.0 13.225
3 Julio Franco CLE 37 1.1 97.0 833.7 852.0 77.0 9.0 89.0 9.937
4 Ron Coomer MIN 29 0.8 57.0 318.3 244.0 39.0 2.0 26.0 7.373
5 Will Clark TEX 32 0.6 117.0 994.7 956.0 73.0 4.0 90.0 5.708
6 Kevin Young KCA 27 0.4 27.0 185.3 182.0 16.0 0.0 25.0 3.533
7 Craig Paquette KCA 27 0.3 19.0 139.7 148.0 13.0 0.0 24.0 3.035
8 Bob Hamelin KCA 28 0.3 33.0 242.0 232.0 20.0 4.0 25.0 2.265
2B 1 Mark McLemore TEX 31 2.1 147.0 1279.3 313.0 473.0 12.0 115.0 18.683
2 Fernando Vina ML4 27 1.6 137.0 1165.7 333.0 412.0 16.0 116.0 18.148
3 Roberto Alomar BAL 28 1.6 141.0 1217.7 279.0 445.0 11.0 107.0 14.459
4 Tomas Perez TOR 22 0.8 75.0 625.3 133.0 226.0 11.0 64.0 7.611
5 Jeff Frye BOS 29 0.8 100.0 872.0 200.0 317.0 9.0 70.0 8.174
6 Bip Roberts KCA 32 0.8 63.0 489.0 101.0 189.0 4.0 42.0 7.093
7 Tony Batista OAK 22 0.7 52.0 405.3 83.0 162.0 3.0 36.0 7.603
8 Rafael Bournigal OAK 30 0.5 64.0 482.3 115.0 175.0 2.0 40.0 5.926
3B 1 Travis Fryman DET 27 2.3 128.0 1116.3 96.0 271.0 8.0 25.0 22.429
2 George Arias CAL 24 2.1 83.0 656.3 50.0 190.0 10.0 19.0 22.750
3 Scott Brosius OAK 29 1.7 109.0 946.3 83.0 232.0 10.0 25.0 18.596
4 Dave Hollins 2 teams 30 0.7 144.0 1226.3 102.0 259.0 17.0 22.0 6.688
5 Tim Naehring BOS 29 0.5 116.0 989.0 82.0 206.0 11.0 17.0 5.129
6 Andy Fox NYA 25 0.5 31.0 137.3 10.0 38.0 1.0 3.0 4.609
7 Billy Ripken BAL 31 0.4 25.0 148.7 3.0 38.0 0.0 1.0 3.373
8 Domingo Cedeno TOR 27 0.3 6.0 33.0 5.0 13.0 0.0 2.0 3.133
SS 1 Alex Gonzalez TOR 23 2.3 147.0 1316.0 279.0 465.0 21.0 122.0 21.092
2 David Howard KCA 29 2.3 135.0 1108.0 197.0 401.0 11.0 109.0 20.782
3 Mike Bordick OAK 30 1.8 155.0 1338.0 265.0 476.0 16.0 121.0 19.712
4 Cal Ripken BAL 35 0.8 158.0 1379.7 228.0 467.0 14.0 109.0 7.262
5 Gary Disarcina CAL 28 0.8 150.0 1290.0 212.0 460.0 20.0 93.0 8.407
6 Jose Valentin ML4 26 0.7 151.0 1291.3 243.0 460.0 37.0 113.0 7.847
7 Kevin Elster TEX 31 0.6 157.0 1355.0 285.0 441.0 14.0 103.0 5.668
8 John Valentin BOS 29 0.5 118.0 1043.3 194.0 347.0 16.0 87.0 4.750
LF 1 Tony Phillips CHA 37 0.6 150.0 1311.0 345.0 13.0 7.0 3.0 6.374
2 Marty Cordova MIN 26 0.6 145.0 1278.3 327.0 9.0 3.0 1.0 5.532
3 Rusty Greer TEX 27 0.5 136.0 1187.3 303.0 6.0 5.0 0.0 4.420
4 Rich Amaral SEA 34 0.2 63.0 415.3 105.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 2.314
5 Mark Whiten SEA 29 0.2 36.0 308.0 87.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 2.309
6 Phil Plantier OAK 27 0.2 67.0 531.3 137.0 8.0 4.0 2.0 1.924
7 Darren Bragg 2 teams 26 0.2 54.0 346.0 85.0 5.0 0.0 1.0 1.745
8 Mark Smith BAL 26 0.2 12.0 98.0 33.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.395
CF 1 Rich Becker MIN 24 0.8 121.0 1012.3 336.0 16.0 2.0 9.0 7.465
2 Ernie Young OAK 26 0.6 133.0 1061.7 340.0 8.0 1.0 5.0 6.948
3 Otis Nixon TOR 37 0.6 125.0 1079.3 342.0 5.0 2.0 2.0 5.665
4 Kimera Bartee DET 23 0.6 95.0 594.0 209.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 6.136
5 Ken Griffey SEA 26 0.6 137.0 1173.0 379.0 10.0 4.0 1.0 6.302
6 Darryl Hamilton TEX 31 0.5 147.0 1266.3 385.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 4.494
7 Jim Edmonds CAL 26 0.3 111.0 922.7 278.0 6.0 1.0 2.0 3.676
8 Dave Martinez CHA 31 0.3 73.0 504.0 164.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 3.046
RF 1 Shawn Green TOR 23 0.6 127.0 991.3 254.0 10.0 2.0 3.0 5.822
2 Matt Lawton MIN 24 0.6 60.0 464.0 147.0 3.0 3.0 1.0 5.562
3 Matt Mieske ML4 28 0.6 108.0 754.7 206.0 6.0 1.0 1.0 6.256
4 Paul O'Neill NYA 33 0.5 146.0 1242.7 295.0 7.0 0.0 3.0 4.881
5 Johnny Damon KCA 22 0.4 63.0 515.7 144.0 2.0 3.0 1.0 3.466
6 Warren Newson TEX 31 0.3 58.0 398.0 108.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 3.004
7 Jose Herrera OAK 23 0.3 92.0 567.7 159.0 2.0 5.0 0.0 3.312
8 Danny Tartabull CHA 33 0.3 122.0 993.7 254.0 4.0 7.0 1.0 2.540