1997 American League Stats

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1997 American League Standings

1997 National League <<1996 American League 1998 American League>>

Eastern Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Baltimore Orioles98-64 (0.605)-81268194-68 (0.580)94-68 (0.580)3,711,13246.419.80.426.2
2New York Yankees96-66 (0.593)2.0891688100-62 (0.616)102-60 (0.630)2,580,32554.728.50.326.0
3Detroit Tigers79-83 (0.488)19.078479080-82 (0.497)80-82 (0.494)1,365,15732.810.83.718.3
4Boston Red Sox78-84 (0.481)20.085185780-82 (0.497)84-78 (0.519)2,226,13636.525.11.69.7
5Toronto Blue Jays76-86 (0.469)22.065469477-85 (0.473)77-85 (0.475)2,589,29729.6-0.1-0.329.9

Central Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Cleveland Indians86-75 (0.534)-86881586-76 (0.529)91-71 (0.562)3,404,75043.529.41.812.2
2Chicago White Sox80-81 (0.497)6.077983376-86 (0.469)70-92 (0.432)1,864,78222.617.3-2.07.3
3Milwaukee Brewers78-83 (0.484)8.068174275-87 (0.461)78-84 (0.481)1,444,02730.54.03.922.6
4Minnesota Twins68-94 (0.420)18.577286173-89 (0.450)70-92 (0.432)1,411,06422.29.54.38.4
5Kansas City Royals67-94 (0.416)19.074782074-88 (0.457)76-86 (0.469)1,517,63828.09.64.214.2

Western Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Seattle Mariners90-72 (0.556)-92583389-73 (0.548)92-70 (0.568)3,192,23744.333.3-0.911.9
2Anaheim Angels84-78 (0.519)6.082979484-78 (0.520)78-84 (0.481)1,767,33030.716.9-1.114.9
3Texas Rangers77-85 (0.475)13.080782380-82 (0.491)80-82 (0.494)2,945,22833.012.53.816.7
4Oakland Athletics65-97 (0.401)25.076494665-97 (0.403)62-100 (0.383)1,264,21814.317.83.3-6.8

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 Frank Thomas CHA 1B 29 9.3 9.1 146 649 184 35 0 35 109 1 1 144.617 0.456 0.611
2 Edgar Martinez SEA 1B 34 8.2 8.1 155 678 179 35 1 28 119 2 4 141.297 0.456 0.553
3 Ken Griffey SEA CF 27 8.1 8.3 157 704 185 34 3 56 76 15 4 139.471 0.382 0.646
4 Jim Thome CLE 1B 26 6.9 6.3 147 627 142 25 0 40 120 1 1 124.169 0.423 0.579
5 Mo Vaughn BOS 1B 29 6.6 5.4 141 628 166 24 0 35 86 2 2 122.440 0.420 0.560
6 David Justice CLE LF 31 6.5 6.1 139 582 163 31 1 33 80 3 5 117.294 0.417 0.596
7 Manny Ramirez CLE RF 25 6.3 5.8 150 651 184 40 0 26 79 2 3 121.427 0.415 0.538
8 Tino Martinez NYA 1B 29 6.2 7.4 158 685 176 31 2 44 75 3 1 119.341 0.371 0.577
9 Rusty Greer TEX LF 28 5.9 6.0 157 690 193 42 3 26 83 9 5 124.140 0.405 0.531
10 Bernie Williams NYA CF 28 5.8 5.1 129 591 167 35 6 21 73 15 8 108.161 0.408 0.544
11 Paul O'Neill NYA RF 34 5.4 5.5 149 637 179 42 0 21 75 10 7 108.909 0.399 0.514
12 Tim Salmon ANA RF 28 5.2 5.6 157 695 172 28 1 33 95 9 12 117.947 0.394 0.517
13 Jay Buhner SEA RF 32 4.9 5.0 157 665 131 18 2 40 119 0 0 108.842 0.384 0.506
14 Mark McGwire OAK 1B 33 4.8 4.3 105 433 104 24 0 34 58 1 0 84.044 0.383 0.628
15 Brady Anderson BAL CF 33 4.8 4.3 151 696 170 39 7 18 84 18 12 110.402 0.393 0.469
16 Jeromy Burnitz ML4 RF 28 4.6 4.1 153 577 139 37 8 27 75 20 13 100.399 0.382 0.553
17 Bobby Higginson DET LF 26 4.5 4.6 146 623 163 30 5 27 70 12 7 102.472 0.379 0.520
18 Tony Clark DET 1B 25 4.3 5.4 159 681 160 28 3 32 93 1 3 107.396 0.376 0.500
19 Chuck Knoblauch MIN 2B 28 4.3 4.5 156 716 178 26 10 9 84 62 10 101.089 0.390 0.411
20 Nomar Garciaparra BOS SS 23 4.2 5.1 153 734 209 44 11 30 35 22 9 110.179 0.342 0.534
21 Chili Davis KCA DH 37 4.2 4.2 140 567 133 20 0 30 85 6 3 93.659 0.386 0.509
22 Matt Stairs OAK RF 29 4.1 3.8 133 410 105 19 0 27 50 3 2 75.353 0.386 0.582
23 John Valentin BOS 2B 30 3.9 5.4 143 644 176 47 5 18 58 7 4 99.809 0.372 0.499
24 Juan Gonzalez TEX RF 27 3.9 3.8 133 579 158 24 3 42 33 0 0 93.971 0.335 0.589
25 Alex Rodriguez SEA SS 21 3.8 3.4 141 638 176 40 3 23 41 29 6 92.141 0.350 0.496
26 Roberto Alomar BAL 2B 29 3.7 4.3 112 469 137 23 2 14 40 9 3 75.327 0.390 0.500
27 Geronimo Berroa 2 teams RF 32 3.5 3.3 156 648 159 25 0 26 76 4 4 94.198 0.369 0.467
28 Carlos Delgado TOR 1B 25 3.5 3.4 153 595 136 42 3 30 64 0 3 90.998 0.350 0.528
29 Jason Giambi OAK LF 26 3.5 3.3 142 588 152 41 2 20 55 0 1 87.661 0.362 0.495
30 Jim Edmonds ANA CF 27 3.4 4.0 133 571 146 27 0 26 60 5 7 87.898 0.368 0.500
31 Sandy Alomar CLE C 31 3.3 2.0 125 480 146 37 0 21 19 0 2 76.725 0.354 0.545
32 Will Clark TEX 1B 33 3.3 4.4 110 450 128 29 1 12 49 0 0 75.365 0.400 0.496
33 Jay Bell KCA SS 31 3.2 5.0 153 660 167 28 3 21 71 10 6 93.777 0.368 0.461
34 Ivan Rodriguez TEX C 25 3.2 5.1 150 648 187 34 4 20 38 7 3 94.556 0.360 0.484
35 Darin Erstad ANA 1B 23 3.2 2.1 139 605 161 34 4 16 51 23 8 84.181 0.360 0.466
36 Damion Easley DET 2B 27 3.1 2.9 151 620 139 37 3 22 68 28 13 88.542 0.362 0.471
37 Mike Stanley 2 teams 1B 34 3.1 2.8 125 415 103 25 0 16 54 0 1 68.874 0.393 0.507
38 Albert Belle CHA LF 30 3.0 3.6 161 701 174 45 1 30 53 4 4 94.058 0.332 0.490
39 Derek Jeter NYA SS 23 3.0 2.7 159 748 190 31 7 10 74 23 12 96.280 0.370 0.405
40 Harold Baines 2 teams DH 38 2.9 2.9 137 510 136 23 0 16 55 0 1 74.436 0.375 0.458
41 Rafael Palmeiro BAL 1B 32 2.9 3.4 158 692 156 24 2 38 67 5 2 91.295 0.330 0.485
42 Tony Phillips 2 teams 2B 38 2.8 2.1 141 648 147 34 2 8 102 13 10 88.505 0.389 0.391
43 Paul Sorrento SEA 1B 31 2.8 2.8 146 513 123 19 0 31 51 0 2 75.888 0.345 0.514
44 Dave Hollins ANA 3B 31 2.7 2.2 149 648 165 29 2 16 62 16 6 86.051 0.363 0.430
45 Jeff Cirillo ML4 3B 27 2.5 4.9 154 661 167 46 2 10 60 4 3 88.115 0.367 0.426
46 Brian Giles CLE LF 26 2.4 2.3 130 451 101 15 3 17 63 13 3 63.671 0.368 0.459
47 Troy O'Leary BOS RF 27 2.4 2.4 146 545 154 32 4 15 39 0 5 78.029 0.358 0.479
48 Joey Cora SEA 2B 32 2.4 0.6 149 649 172 40 4 11 53 6 7 84.816 0.359 0.441
49 B. J. Surhoff BAL LF 32 2.3 2.7 147 595 150 30 4 18 49 1 1 77.043 0.345 0.458
50 Reggie Jefferson BOS 1B 28 2.3 2.2 136 524 156 33 1 13 24 1 2 73.830 0.358 0.470

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 TOR 34 13.8 13.9 34 34 264.00 21 7 9 0 65 68 292 133.12 2.05 1.03 9.95
2 Randy Johnson SEA 33 10.3 10.3 30 29 213.00 20 4 5 0 60 77 291 99.37 2.28 1.05 12.30
3 Justin Thompson DET 24 8.3 8.3 32 32 223.33 15 11 4 0 82 66 151 76.80 3.02 1.14 6.09
4 Kevin Appier KCA 29 7.7 7.5 34 34 235.67 9 13 4 0 96 74 196 67.22 3.40 1.23 7.49
5 Andy Pettitte NYA 25 7.5 7.5 35 35 240.33 18 7 4 0 86 65 166 80.44 2.88 1.24 6.22
6 Pat Hentgen TOR 28 6.7 6.4 35 35 264.00 15 10 9 0 116 71 160 64.12 3.68 1.23 5.45
7 Mike Mussina BAL 28 6.5 6.5 33 33 224.67 15 8 4 0 87 54 218 70.13 3.20 1.12 8.73
8 Brad Radke MIN 24 6.5 6.4 35 35 239.67 20 10 4 0 114 48 174 57.01 3.87 1.19 6.53
9 David Cone NYA 34 6.2 6.2 29 29 195.00 12 6 1 0 67 86 222 66.87 2.82 1.24 10.25
10 Jeff Fassero SEA 34 5.7 5.6 35 35 234.33 16 9 2 0 108 84 189 54.72 3.61 1.32 7.26
11 Jimmy Key BAL 36 5.0 4.9 34 34 212.33 16 10 1 0 90 82 141 53.38 3.43 1.38 5.98
12 Doug Jones ML4 40 4.7 4.8 75 0 80.33 6 6 0 36 20 9 82 46.57 2.02 0.88 9.19
13 Jamie Moyer SEA 34 4.6 4.6 30 30 188.67 17 5 2 0 82 43 113 44.17 3.86 1.22 5.39
14 Scott Erickson BAL 29 4.5 4.5 34 33 221.67 16 7 3 0 100 61 131 48.42 3.69 1.26 5.32
15 Wilson Alvarez CHA 27 4.3 4.2 22 22 145.67 9 8 2 0 61 55 110 41.59 3.03 1.24 6.80
16 Tom Gordon BOS 29 4.3 4.3 42 25 182.67 6 10 2 11 85 78 159 41.13 3.74 1.28 7.83
17 John Wetteland TEX 30 4.1 4.2 61 0 65.00 7 2 0 31 18 21 63 36.80 1.94 0.98 8.72
18 Mariano Rivera NYA 27 4.0 4.0 66 0 71.67 6 4 0 43 17 20 68 42.42 1.88 1.19 8.54
19 Paul Quantrill TOR 28 3.8 3.8 77 0 88.00 6 7 0 5 25 17 56 37.05 1.94 1.36 5.73
20 Bob Tewksbury MIN 36 3.7 3.7 26 26 168.67 8 13 5 0 83 31 92 32.69 4.22 1.37 4.91
21 Charles Nagy CLE 30 3.7 3.6 34 34 227.00 15 11 1 0 115 77 149 36.69 4.28 1.45 5.91
22 Randy Myers BAL 34 3.6 3.6 61 0 59.67 2 3 0 45 12 22 56 38.67 1.51 1.16 8.45
23 Willie Blair DET 31 3.6 3.5 29 27 175.00 16 8 2 0 85 46 90 32.95 4.17 1.33 4.63
24 David Wells NYA 34 3.4 3.4 32 32 218.00 16 10 5 0 109 45 156 36.35 4.21 1.30 6.44
25 Jose Mercedes ML4 26 3.4 3.3 29 23 159.00 7 10 2 0 76 53 80 33.29 3.79 1.25 4.53
26 Darren Oliver TEX 26 3.3 3.3 32 32 201.33 13 12 3 0 111 82 104 28.88 4.20 1.47 4.65
27 Greg Swindell MIN 32 3.3 3.3 65 1 115.67 7 4 0 1 46 25 75 28.49 3.58 1.10 5.84
28 Tim Wakefield BOS 30 3.2 3.2 35 29 201.33 12 15 4 0 109 87 151 30.83 4.25 1.39 6.75
29 Bob Wickman ML4 28 3.2 3.2 74 0 95.67 7 6 0 1 32 41 78 31.61 2.73 1.36 7.34
30 John Burkett TEX 32 3.2 3.1 30 30 189.33 9 12 2 0 106 30 139 28.32 4.56 1.43 6.61
31 Jose Mesa CLE 31 3.2 3.2 66 0 82.33 4 4 0 16 28 28 69 31.79 2.40 1.35 7.54
32 Chuck Finley ANA 34 3.1 2.9 25 25 164.00 13 6 3 0 79 65 155 29.73 4.23 1.32 8.51
33 Woody Williams TOR 30 3.0 3.1 31 31 194.67 9 14 0 0 98 66 124 29.33 4.35 1.37 5.73
34 Scott Kamieniecki BAL 33 2.9 2.8 30 30 179.33 10 6 0 0 83 67 109 30.68 4.01 1.37 5.47
35 Arthur Rhodes BAL 27 2.8 2.8 53 0 95.33 10 3 0 1 32 26 102 30.17 3.02 1.06 9.63
36 Armando Benitez BAL 24 2.7 2.7 71 0 73.33 4 5 0 9 22 43 106 28.56 2.45 1.25 13.01
37 Todd Jones DET 29 2.6 2.6 68 0 70.00 5 4 0 31 29 35 70 24.39 3.09 1.36 9.00
38 Scott Karl ML4 25 2.6 2.5 32 32 193.33 10 13 1 0 103 67 119 25.90 4.47 1.44 5.54
39 Ben McDonald ML4 29 2.6 2.6 21 21 133.00 8 7 1 0 68 36 110 25.73 4.06 1.17 7.44
40 Jason Dickson ANA 24 2.6 2.6 33 32 203.67 13 9 2 0 111 56 115 25.17 4.29 1.43 5.08
41 Bobby Witt TEX 33 2.4 2.5 34 32 209.00 12 12 3 0 118 74 121 21.33 4.82 1.53 5.21
42 Roberto Hernandez CHA 32 2.4 2.4 46 0 48.00 5 1 0 27 15 24 47 22.82 2.44 1.29 8.81
43 Danny Patterson TEX 26 2.3 2.3 54 0 71.00 10 6 0 1 29 23 69 20.59 3.42 1.31 8.75
44 Rick Aguilera MIN 35 2.3 2.3 61 0 68.33 5 4 0 26 29 22 68 20.29 3.82 1.27 8.96
45 Orel Hershiser CLE 38 2.3 2.2 32 32 195.33 14 6 1 0 105 69 107 22.79 4.47 1.37 4.93
46 Mike Stanton NYA 30 2.2 2.2 64 0 66.67 6 1 0 3 19 34 70 23.64 2.56 1.26 9.45
47 Butch Henry BOS 28 2.2 2.2 36 5 84.33 7 3 0 6 36 19 51 20.88 3.52 1.28 5.44
48 Doug Brocail DET 30 2.1 2.1 61 4 78.00 3 4 0 2 31 36 60 19.76 3.23 1.41 6.92
49 Mike Timlin 2 teams 31 2.1 2.1 64 0 72.67 6 4 0 10 30 20 45 20.26 3.22 1.22 5.57
50 Ken Hill 2 teams 31 2.1 2.2 31 31 190.00 9 12 1 0 103 95 106 19.78 4.55 1.52 5.02

Fielding WAR Leaders

Player Name Team Age Fielding WAR G Inn PO A E DP Def Runs Saved
POS Rank
C 1 Charlie O'Brien TOR 37 2.6 69.0 592.3 543.0 41.0 3.0 8.0 28.084
2 Dan Wilson SEA 28 2.3 144.0 1202.0 1051.0 72.0 6.0 13.0 22.622
3 Ivan Rodriguez TEX 25 1.9 143.0 1201.0 821.0 75.0 7.0 11.0 20.130
4 Joe Girardi NYA 32 1.6 111.0 979.3 830.0 54.0 5.0 11.0 14.016
5 Mike Matheny ML4 26 1.4 121.0 929.7 697.0 58.0 5.0 6.0 12.629
6 Mike Sweeney KCA 23 1.3 76.0 579.7 425.0 31.0 3.0 13.0 13.718
7 Jorge Fabregas 2 teams 27 1.1 113.0 830.7 600.0 51.0 8.0 9.0 10.738
8 Jim Leyritz 2 teams 33 0.9 69.0 576.7 417.0 45.0 1.0 4.0 9.207
1B 1 Jeff King KCA 32 2.2 150.0 1291.0 1217.0 147.0 5.0 135.0 24.079
2 Tino Martinez NYA 29 1.2 150.0 1308.3 1302.0 105.0 8.0 123.0 10.746
3 Will Clark TEX 33 1.1 100.0 848.0 880.0 62.0 4.0 86.0 12.041
4 Tony Clark DET 25 1.0 158.0 1383.7 1423.0 100.0 10.0 131.0 11.061
5 Scott Stahoviak MIN 27 0.6 81.0 629.0 607.0 58.0 7.0 67.0 6.864
6 Lee Stevens TEX 29 0.5 62.0 478.0 456.0 33.0 3.0 45.0 5.649
7 Rafael Palmeiro BAL 32 0.5 155.0 1356.0 1304.0 112.0 10.0 124.0 4.476
8 David Ortiz MIN 21 0.2 11.0 87.0 84.0 10.0 1.0 10.0 1.718
2B 1 John Valentin BOS 30 1.3 79.0 707.3 180.0 259.0 11.0 67.0 12.824
2 Mark Loretta ML4 25 1.0 63.0 497.0 125.0 170.0 6.0 52.0 8.994
3 Jeff Frye BOS 30 0.9 80.0 703.0 196.0 228.0 4.0 63.0 9.282
4 Tony Fernandez CLE 35 0.7 109.0 840.3 207.0 295.0 10.0 59.0 5.938
5 Fernando Vina ML4 28 0.7 77.0 657.3 149.0 227.0 7.0 53.0 5.845
6 Roberto Alomar BAL 29 0.6 109.0 896.7 203.0 300.0 6.0 66.0 5.301
7 Scott Spiezio OAK 24 0.6 146.0 1256.0 280.0 415.0 7.0 93.0 5.447
8 Jody Reed DET 34 0.6 41.0 250.0 49.0 107.0 2.0 18.0 5.899
3B 1 Jeff Cirillo ML4 27 2.5 150.0 1294.3 126.0 320.0 17.0 29.0 21.552
2 Scott Brosius OAK 30 1.7 107.0 825.7 92.0 206.0 7.0 23.0 16.806
3 Travis Fryman DET 28 1.6 153.0 1331.7 126.0 312.0 10.0 21.0 16.843
4 Matt Williams CLE 31 1.5 151.0 1284.7 89.0 301.0 12.0 21.0 12.814
5 Wade Boggs NYA 39 0.7 76.0 611.0 42.0 140.0 4.0 15.0 6.266
6 Cal Ripken BAL 36 0.6 162.0 1401.0 98.0 314.0 22.0 25.0 5.368
7 Denny Hocking MIN 27 0.3 39.0 120.3 14.0 32.0 0.0 2.0 3.712
8 Mike Benjamin BOS 31 0.3 19.0 136.0 13.0 39.0 4.0 4.0 3.372
SS 1 Jay Bell KCA 31 1.7 149.0 1271.0 227.0 443.0 10.0 102.0 18.505
2 Pat Meares MIN 28 1.6 134.0 1131.3 211.0 415.0 20.0 93.0 17.340
3 Benji Gil TEX 24 1.4 106.0 860.7 163.0 328.0 19.0 71.0 15.169
4 Deivi Cruz DET 24 1.3 147.0 1184.0 192.0 420.0 13.0 94.0 13.813
5 Nomar Garciaparra BOS 23 0.9 153.0 1344.3 249.0 450.0 21.0 113.0 9.609
6 Omar Vizquel CLE 30 0.9 152.0 1307.3 245.0 429.0 10.0 98.0 8.098
7 Rafael Bournigal OAK 31 0.9 74.0 524.0 99.0 192.0 6.0 40.0 8.665
8 Tony Batista OAK 23 0.6 61.0 468.7 91.0 169.0 8.0 38.0 6.258
LF 1 Albert Belle CHA 30 0.6 154.0 1333.0 352.0 1.0 10.0 0.0 5.418
2 Marty Cordova MIN 27 0.5 101.0 863.7 215.0 12.0 2.0 2.0 5.309
3 Garret Anderson ANA 25 0.5 130.0 1084.7 262.0 12.0 3.0 1.0 5.080
4 B. J. Surhoff BAL 32 0.3 133.0 1135.0 249.0 11.0 2.0 3.0 2.392
5 Bobby Higginson DET 26 0.2 104.0 809.7 195.0 17.0 6.0 5.0 2.631
6 Brian Giles CLE 26 0.2 82.0 647.3 150.0 5.0 3.0 1.0 1.780
7 Shawn Green TOR 24 0.2 45.0 337.7 84.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.706
8 Jeffrey Hammonds BAL 26 0.1 31.0 207.7 55.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 1.161
CF 1 Mike Cameron CHA 24 0.7 102.0 836.7 295.0 4.0 5.0 1.0 6.990
2 Darren Bragg BOS 27 0.6 118.0 945.0 297.0 9.0 2.0 2.0 5.883
3 Jim Edmonds ANA 27 0.5 115.0 967.0 312.0 9.0 5.0 2.0 5.559
4 Damon Buford TEX 27 0.4 117.0 909.7 284.0 7.0 3.0 4.0 4.071
5 Darren Lewis CHA 29 0.4 64.0 242.7 91.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 3.571
6 Damon Mashore OAK 27 0.3 71.0 557.0 174.0 9.0 2.0 3.0 3.339
7 Tom Goodwin 2 teams 28 0.3 145.0 1228.0 368.0 6.0 3.0 0.0 3.430
8 Garret Anderson ANA 25 0.3 27.0 214.3 78.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 3.186
RF 1 Johnny Damon KCA 23 0.4 47.0 303.3 98.0 4.0 1.0 3.0 4.725
2 Tim Salmon ANA 28 0.3 153.0 1372.7 353.0 15.0 12.0 5.0 3.393
3 Jermaine Dye KCA 23 0.2 75.0 600.0 164.0 7.0 6.0 3.0 2.568
4 Tony Phillips 2 teams 38 0.2 31.0 245.7 73.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 2.002
5 Mike Cameron CHA 24 0.2 37.0 105.0 36.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.988
6 Melvin Nieves DET 25 0.2 100.0 753.3 187.0 4.0 4.0 1.0 1.853
7 Dave Martinez CHA 32 0.2 75.0 507.3 126.0 3.0 1.0 3.0 1.526
8 Magglio Ordonez CHA 23 0.2 19.0 154.0 44.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.513