1997 National League Stats

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1997 National League Standings

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Eastern Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Atlanta Braves101-61 (0.623)-791581103-59 (0.638)107-55 (0.660)3,464,48859.723.0-2.839.5
2Florida Marlins92-70 (0.568)9.074066988-74 (0.546)89-73 (0.549)2,364,38741.921.1-0.321.1
3New York Mets88-74 (0.543)13.077770988-74 (0.542)88-74 (0.543)1,766,17441.016.54.919.6
4Montreal Expos78-84 (0.481)23.069174076-86 (0.469)75-87 (0.463)1,497,60927.013.2-2.716.6
5Philadelphia Phillies68-94 (0.420)33.066884064-98 (0.397)56-106 (0.346)1,490,6388.16.1-1.33.3

Central Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Houston Astros84-78 (0.519)-77766093-69 (0.574)94-68 (0.580)2,046,78146.624.11.820.7
2Pittsburgh Pirates79-83 (0.488)5.072576078-84 (0.478)83-79 (0.512)1,657,02235.513.74.916.9
3Cincinnati Reds76-86 (0.469)8.065176469-93 (0.427)69-93 (0.426)1,785,78821.210.3-1.512.3
4St. Louis Cardinals73-89 (0.451)11.068970879-83 (0.488)86-76 (0.531)2,634,01438.312.73.921.7
5Chicago Cubs68-94 (0.420)16.068775974-88 (0.455)67-95 (0.414)2,190,30819.67.20.312.1

Western Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1San Francisco Giants90-72 (0.556)-78479380-82 (0.495)78-84 (0.481)1,690,86930.422.12.06.3
2Los Angeles Dodgers88-74 (0.543)2.074264591-71 (0.564)90-72 (0.556)3,319,50442.122.7-3.322.7
3Colorado Rockies83-79 (0.512)7.092390882-80 (0.507)86-76 (0.531)3,888,45338.617.97.213.5
4San Diego Padres76-86 (0.469)14.079589173-89 (0.448)66-96 (0.407)2,089,33319.023.93.4-8.2

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 Larry Walker COL RF 30 9.7 9.4 153 664 208 46 4 49 78 33 8 160.906 0.452 0.720
2 Barry Bonds SFN LF 32 9.6 9.8 159 690 155 26 5 40 145 37 8 139.080 0.446 0.585
3 Mike Piazza LAN C 28 9.4 9.1 152 633 201 32 1 40 69 5 1 134.438 0.431 0.638
4 Jeff Bagwell HOU 1B 29 9.3 6.8 162 717 162 40 2 43 127 31 10 139.336 0.425 0.592
5 Craig Biggio HOU 2B 31 8.0 9.8 162 744 191 37 8 22 84 47 10 125.060 0.415 0.501
6 Tony Gwynn SDN RF 37 7.0 6.4 149 651 220 49 2 17 43 12 5 114.588 0.409 0.547
7 Ray Lankford SLN CF 30 6.2 6.1 133 565 137 36 3 31 95 21 11 105.453 0.411 0.585
8 Raul Mondesi LAN RF 26 5.8 6.5 159 670 191 42 5 30 44 32 15 103.880 0.360 0.541
9 J. T. Snow SFN 1B 29 5.3 2.8 157 637 149 36 1 28 96 6 4 99.956 0.387 0.510
10 John Olerud NYN 1B 28 5.3 6.0 154 630 154 34 1 22 85 0 0 99.232 0.400 0.488
11 Ken Caminiti SDN 3B 34 5.2 7.1 137 576 141 28 0 26 80 11 2 90.788 0.389 0.508
12 Jeff Blauser ATL SS 31 5.1 4.0 151 623 160 31 4 17 70 5 1 97.314 0.405 0.482
13 Gary Sheffield FLO RF 28 5.0 4.8 135 582 111 22 1 21 121 11 7 93.162 0.424 0.446
14 Andres Galarraga COL 1B 36 4.9 3.7 154 674 191 31 3 41 54 15 8 121.597 0.389 0.585
15 Todd Hundley NYN C 28 4.9 3.4 132 508 114 21 2 30 83 2 3 86.548 0.394 0.549
16 Chipper Jones ATL 3B 25 4.6 3.1 157 679 176 41 3 21 76 20 5 96.407 0.371 0.479
17 Mark Grace CHN 1B 33 4.6 6.1 151 654 177 32 5 13 88 2 4 100.854 0.409 0.465
18 Moises Alou FLO LF 30 4.4 3.9 150 619 157 29 5 23 70 9 5 90.583 0.373 0.493
19 Bobby Bonilla FLO 3B 34 4.2 2.5 153 648 167 39 3 17 73 6 6 91.854 0.378 0.468
20 Todd Zeile LAN 3B 31 4.1 1.5 160 672 154 17 0 31 85 8 7 90.593 0.365 0.459
21 Scott Rolen PHI 3B 22 4.1 4.7 156 657 159 35 3 21 76 16 6 93.611 0.378 0.469
22 Wally Joyner SDN 1B 35 3.9 3.1 135 518 149 29 2 13 51 3 5 78.007 0.390 0.486
23 David Segui MON 1B 30 3.9 3.2 125 523 141 22 3 21 57 1 0 80.058 0.381 0.505
24 Edgardo Alfonzo NYN 3B 23 3.8 5.2 151 599 163 27 2 10 63 11 6 81.804 0.391 0.432
25 Delino DeShields SLN 2B 28 3.7 3.5 150 643 169 26 14 11 55 55 14 80.233 0.357 0.448
26 Bill Spiers HOU 3B 31 3.6 5.2 132 355 93 27 4 4 61 10 5 61.077 0.438 0.481
27 Javy Lopez ATL C 26 3.5 3.1 123 464 122 28 1 23 40 1 1 70.820 0.361 0.534
28 Jason Kendall PIT C 23 3.5 6.4 144 572 143 36 4 8 49 18 6 79.921 0.391 0.434
29 Kenny Lofton ATL CF 30 3.4 3.8 122 564 164 20 6 5 64 27 20 81.679 0.409 0.428
30 Eric Karros LAN 1B 29 3.2 5.8 162 700 167 28 0 31 61 15 7 82.213 0.329 0.459
31 Mark McGwire SLN 1B 33 3.1 3.6 51 224 44 3 0 24 43 2 0 47.213 0.411 0.684
32 Fred McGriff ATL 1B 33 3.1 1.9 152 641 156 25 1 22 68 5 0 80.545 0.356 0.442
33 Rickey Henderson SDN LF 38 3.0 3.3 88 365 79 11 0 6 71 29 4 51.330 0.422 0.375
34 Willie Greene CIN 3B 25 3.0 2.6 151 578 125 22 1 26 78 6 0 74.995 0.354 0.459
35 Vinny Castilla COL 3B 29 3.0 4.1 159 668 186 25 2 40 44 2 4 104.071 0.356 0.547
36 Darren Daulton 2 teams 1B 35 3.0 2.7 136 482 104 21 8 14 76 6 1 67.149 0.378 0.463
37 Mike Lansing MON 2B 29 2.9 3.2 144 631 161 45 2 20 45 11 5 78.644 0.338 0.472
38 Ellis Burks COL CF 32 2.8 2.6 119 477 123 19 2 32 47 7 2 78.574 0.363 0.571
39 Barry Larkin CIN SS 33 2.8 3.1 73 276 71 17 3 4 47 14 3 47.240 0.440 0.473
40 Steve Finley SDN CF 32 2.8 3.6 143 615 146 26 5 28 43 15 3 70.493 0.313 0.475
41 Jeff Kent SFN 2B 29 2.7 3.8 155 651 145 38 2 29 48 11 3 75.325 0.316 0.472
42 Al Martin PIT LF 29 2.7 1.7 113 477 123 24 7 13 45 23 7 64.007 0.359 0.473
43 Stan Javier SFN RF 33 2.6 3.0 142 510 126 16 4 8 56 25 3 59.870 0.368 0.396
44 Jon Nunnally CIN CF 25 2.6 2.8 65 231 64 12 3 13 26 7 3 43.382 0.400 0.602
45 Derek Bell HOU RF 28 2.6 2.1 129 547 136 29 3 15 40 15 7 65.498 0.344 0.438
46 Ryan Klesko ATL LF 26 2.5 1.9 143 522 122 23 6 24 48 4 4 67.495 0.334 0.490
47 Joe Randa PIT 3B 27 2.5 3.9 126 499 134 27 9 7 41 4 2 64.973 0.366 0.452
48 Butch Huskey NYN RF 25 2.4 2.3 142 505 135 26 2 24 25 8 5 63.037 0.319 0.503
49 Michael Tucker ATL RF 26 2.4 2.5 138 554 141 25 7 14 44 12 7 67.551 0.347 0.445
50 Charles Johnson FLO C 25 2.4 3.8 124 484 104 26 1 19 60 0 2 60.619 0.347 0.454

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 Pedro Martinez MON 25 12.0 11.1 31 31 241.33 17 8 13 0 65 67 305 108.59 1.90 0.93 11.37
2 Greg Maddux ATL 31 10.6 9.7 33 33 232.67 19 4 5 0 58 20 177 95.70 2.20 0.95 6.85
3 Curt Schilling PHI 30 8.9 8.1 35 35 254.33 17 11 7 0 96 58 319 80.83 2.97 1.05 11.29
4 Kevin Brown FLO 32 8.4 7.5 33 33 237.33 16 8 6 0 77 66 205 75.67 2.69 1.18 7.77
5 John Smoltz ATL 30 8.0 7.9 35 35 256.00 15 12 7 0 97 63 241 72.84 3.02 1.16 8.47
6 Darryl Kile HOU 28 7.8 6.8 34 34 255.67 19 7 6 0 87 94 205 77.62 2.57 1.18 7.22
7 Denny Neagle ATL 28 7.2 6.6 34 34 233.33 20 5 4 0 87 49 172 65.54 2.97 1.08 6.63
8 Tom Glavine ATL 31 7.2 7.1 33 33 240.00 14 7 5 0 86 79 152 64.92 2.96 1.15 5.70
9 Rick Reed NYN 32 6.8 6.6 33 31 208.33 13 9 2 0 76 31 113 56.33 2.89 1.04 4.88
10 Ismael Valdez LAN 23 6.2 5.4 30 30 196.67 10 11 0 0 68 47 140 56.03 2.65 1.11 6.41
11 Matt Morris SLN 22 5.6 5.1 33 33 217.00 12 9 3 0 88 69 149 49.49 3.19 1.28 6.18
12 Andy Benes SLN 29 5.5 5.2 26 26 177.00 10 7 0 0 64 61 175 47.96 3.10 1.19 8.90
13 Shawn Estes SFN 24 5.4 4.8 32 32 201.00 19 5 3 0 80 100 181 44.72 3.18 1.30 8.10
14 Alan Benes SLN 25 5.3 4.7 23 23 161.67 9 9 2 0 60 68 160 46.23 2.89 1.21 8.91
15 Alex Fernandez FLO 27 4.9 4.4 32 32 220.67 17 12 5 0 93 69 183 44.02 3.59 1.19 7.46
16 Jeff Shaw CIN 30 4.5 4.5 78 0 94.67 4 2 0 42 26 12 74 40.99 2.38 0.96 7.04
17 Francisco Cordova PIT 25 4.2 3.3 29 29 178.67 11 8 2 0 80 49 121 34.37 3.63 1.25 6.10
18 Roger Bailey COL 26 4.2 3.5 29 29 191.00 9 10 5 0 103 70 84 34.18 4.29 1.47 3.96
19 Kirk Rueter SFN 26 4.0 3.2 32 32 190.67 13 6 0 0 83 51 115 33.18 3.45 1.28 5.43
20 Chan Ho Park LAN 24 4.0 3.8 32 29 192.00 14 8 2 0 80 70 166 36.39 3.38 1.14 7.78
21 Bobby Jones NYN 27 3.7 2.9 30 30 193.33 15 9 2 0 88 63 125 30.23 3.63 1.24 5.82
22 Garrett Stephenson PHI 25 3.5 3.0 20 18 117.00 8 6 2 0 45 38 81 31.27 3.15 1.21 6.23
23 Brett Tomko CIN 24 3.3 2.9 22 19 126.00 11 7 0 0 50 47 95 30.18 3.43 1.21 6.79
24 Trevor Hoffman SDN 29 3.2 3.2 70 0 81.33 6 4 0 37 25 24 111 32.00 2.66 1.02 12.28
25 Dustin Hermanson MON 24 3.2 2.6 32 28 158.33 8 8 1 0 68 66 136 28.66 3.69 1.26 7.73
26 John Thomson COL 23 3.1 2.7 27 27 166.33 7 9 2 0 94 51 106 25.67 4.71 1.47 5.74
27 Todd Stottlemyre SLN 32 3.1 3.2 28 28 181.00 12 9 0 0 86 65 160 27.28 3.88 1.22 7.96
28 Mark Clark 2 teams 29 3.0 1.8 32 31 205.00 14 8 3 0 96 59 123 28.75 3.82 1.33 5.40
29 John Franco NYN 36 3.0 3.0 59 0 60.00 5 3 0 36 18 20 53 24.74 2.55 1.15 7.95
30 Pedro Astacio 2 teams 28 3.0 2.3 33 31 202.33 12 10 2 0 98 61 166 25.89 4.14 1.29 7.38
31 Esteban Loaiza PIT 25 2.9 2.3 33 32 196.33 11 11 1 0 99 56 122 24.22 4.13 1.38 5.59
32 Dave Mlicki NYN 29 2.9 2.6 32 32 193.67 8 12 1 0 89 76 157 23.89 4.00 1.39 7.30
33 Carlos Perez MON 26 2.7 2.2 33 32 206.67 12 13 8 0 109 48 110 24.72 3.88 1.23 4.79
34 Chris Holt HOU 25 2.7 1.6 33 32 209.67 8 12 0 0 98 61 95 27.04 3.52 1.30 4.08
35 Greg McMichael NYN 30 2.6 2.7 73 0 87.67 7 10 0 7 34 27 81 21.76 2.98 1.14 8.32
36 Rich Loiselle PIT 25 2.6 2.6 72 0 72.67 1 5 0 29 29 24 66 21.34 3.10 1.38 8.17
37 John Frascatore SLN 27 2.6 2.5 59 0 80.00 5 2 0 0 25 33 58 22.74 2.48 1.34 6.53
38 Mike Hampton HOU 24 2.6 1.8 34 34 223.00 15 10 7 0 105 77 139 25.56 3.83 1.32 5.61
39 Scott Sullivan CIN 26 2.5 2.3 59 0 97.33 5 3 0 1 36 30 96 22.38 3.24 1.12 8.88
40 Antonio Osuna LAN 24 2.3 2.4 48 0 61.67 3 4 0 0 15 19 68 21.11 2.19 1.05 9.92
41 Billy Wagner HOU 25 2.3 2.3 62 0 66.33 7 8 0 23 23 30 106 23.04 2.85 1.19 14.38
42 Livan Hernandez FLO 22 2.3 2.1 17 17 96.33 9 3 0 0 39 38 72 20.70 3.18 1.24 6.73
43 Kent Mercker CIN 29 2.3 1.9 28 25 144.67 8 11 0 0 65 62 75 20.68 3.92 1.36 4.67
44 Kevin Tapani CHN 33 2.2 2.0 13 13 85.00 9 3 1 0 33 23 55 22.55 3.39 1.18 5.82
45 Marc Valdes MON 25 2.2 1.9 48 7 95.00 4 4 0 2 36 39 54 20.08 3.13 1.29 5.12
46 Jon Lieber PIT 27 2.2 1.4 33 32 188.33 11 14 1 0 102 51 160 17.88 4.49 1.30 7.65
47 Anthony Telford MON 31 2.1 2.0 65 0 89.00 4 6 0 1 34 33 61 19.00 3.24 1.24 6.17
48 Ramon Garcia HOU 28 2.0 1.6 42 20 158.67 9 8 1 1 71 52 120 20.29 3.69 1.30 6.81
49 Rod Beck SFN 28 2.0 2.0 73 0 70.00 7 4 0 37 31 8 53 16.73 3.47 1.07 6.81
50 Tom Martin HOU 27 2.0 1.9 55 0 56.00 5 3 0 2 13 23 36 20.03 2.09 1.34 5.79

Fielding WAR Leaders

Player Name Team Age Fielding WAR G Inn PO A E DP Def Runs Saved
POS Rank
C 1 Jason Kendall PIT 23 2.9 142.0 1218.0 952.0 103.0 11.0 20.0 29.619
2 Mike Difelice SLN 28 2.6 91.0 688.7 586.0 64.0 6.0 10.0 25.965
3 Jeff Reed COL 34 1.6 78.0 603.0 428.0 37.0 6.0 8.0 16.335
4 Charles Johnson FLO 25 1.5 123.0 1076.7 900.0 73.0 0.0 17.0 14.647
5 Carlos Hernandez SDN 30 1.0 44.0 294.7 234.0 26.0 3.0 1.0 9.232
6 Tom Prince LAN 32 0.9 45.0 259.3 221.0 25.0 1.0 5.0 8.466
7 Mandy Romero SDN 29 0.8 19.0 100.7 96.0 8.0 0.0 0.0 7.269
8 Scott Servais CHN 30 0.7 118.0 966.0 735.0 73.0 8.0 9.0 6.114
1B 1 Eric Karros LAN 29 2.6 162.0 1447.7 1318.0 121.0 11.0 88.0 23.182
2 Mark Grace CHN 33 1.5 148.0 1291.0 1202.0 120.0 6.0 93.0 12.730
3 Rico Brogna PHI 27 0.9 145.0 1200.0 1053.0 119.0 7.0 100.0 9.344
4 Kevin Young PIT 28 0.9 77.0 576.0 619.0 51.0 2.0 47.0 8.564
5 John Olerud NYN 28 0.7 146.0 1236.3 1292.0 120.0 7.0 125.0 7.270
6 Mark Johnson PIT 29 0.6 63.0 497.0 542.0 44.0 5.0 48.0 5.828
7 Mark McGwire SLN 33 0.5 50.0 443.7 439.0 34.0 1.0 40.0 4.617
8 John Mabry SLN 26 0.2 49.0 331.7 346.0 22.0 1.0 33.0 1.971
2B 1 Craig Biggio HOU 31 1.8 160.0 1384.3 341.0 504.0 18.0 108.0 15.139
2 Eric Young 2 teams 30 1.6 154.0 1327.3 318.0 494.0 18.0 111.0 17.641
3 Jeff Kent SFN 29 1.3 148.0 1227.3 325.0 425.0 16.0 104.0 13.075
4 Neifi Perez COL 24 1.3 41.0 333.7 106.0 130.0 2.0 39.0 12.595
5 Mark Lemke ATL 31 1.0 104.0 849.7 191.0 309.0 10.0 65.0 9.230
6 Carlos Baerga NYN 28 0.9 131.0 1048.7 244.0 371.0 14.0 88.0 8.850
7 Craig Counsell FLO 26 0.8 51.0 425.7 124.0 149.0 3.0 37.0 8.086
8 Joe Randa PIT 27 0.4 13.0 84.0 25.0 41.0 0.0 6.0 3.950
3B 1 Ken Caminiti SDN 34 1.9 133.0 1117.0 90.0 291.0 24.0 20.0 17.172
2 Kevin Orie CHN 24 1.5 112.0 901.3 91.0 212.0 9.0 15.0 12.551
3 Edgardo Alfonzo NYN 23 1.3 143.0 1117.0 82.0 269.0 12.0 29.0 13.225
4 Joe Randa PIT 27 1.1 120.0 970.3 66.0 247.0 21.0 24.0 10.769
5 Vinny Castilla COL 29 1.1 157.0 1372.0 112.0 323.0 21.0 41.0 10.663
6 Bill Mueller SFN 26 1.0 122.0 916.0 85.0 218.0 14.0 18.0 10.137
7 Bill Spiers HOU 31 0.9 84.0 496.0 44.0 129.0 12.0 12.0 7.442
8 Gary Gaetti SLN 38 0.9 132.0 1075.3 72.0 243.0 7.0 24.0 8.888
SS 1 Walt Weiss COL 33 2.4 119.0 970.3 191.0 372.0 10.0 88.0 24.066
2 Jose Vizcaino SFN 29 1.7 147.0 1221.0 202.0 446.0 16.0 94.0 17.587
3 Rey Ordonez NYN 26 1.6 118.0 956.3 171.0 355.0 9.0 71.0 15.995
4 Tim Bogar HOU 30 1.5 80.0 586.3 103.0 215.0 5.0 53.0 12.166
5 Neifi Perez COL 24 1.4 45.0 360.3 78.0 154.0 6.0 34.0 13.700
6 Royce Clayton SLN 27 1.1 153.0 1287.3 228.0 452.0 19.0 93.0 11.027
7 Kevin Polcovich PIT 27 1.0 80.0 635.0 121.0 248.0 12.0 38.0 9.812
8 Rich Aurilia SFN 25 0.7 36.0 223.0 47.0 91.0 3.0 19.0 7.469
LF 1 Todd Hollandsworth LAN 24 0.7 80.0 440.3 133.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 6.334
2 Doug Glanville CHN 26 0.4 120.0 803.3 184.0 11.0 3.0 2.0 3.273
3 Curtis Goodwin CIN 24 0.3 32.0 249.3 69.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 3.263
4 Ron Gant SLN 32 0.3 128.0 1084.3 248.0 4.0 6.0 1.0 3.109
5 Luis Gonzalez HOU 29 0.3 146.0 1257.7 263.0 11.0 5.0 2.0 2.277
6 Rickey Henderson SDN 38 0.3 55.0 434.3 109.0 4.0 4.0 0.0 2.390
7 Bernard Gilkey NYN 30 0.3 136.0 1179.7 248.0 16.0 3.0 2.0 2.612
8 F. P. Santangelo MON 29 0.2 40.0 168.3 46.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.185
CF 1 Rondell White MON 25 0.8 151.0 1339.0 379.0 6.0 3.0 3.0 7.515
2 Steve Finley SDN 32 0.8 140.0 1179.0 338.0 9.0 4.0 3.0 7.252
3 Andruw Jones ATL 20 0.6 57.0 415.3 139.0 7.0 2.0 1.0 5.666
4 Roger Cedeno LAN 22 0.5 55.0 376.0 125.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 4.169
5 Kenny Lofton ATL 30 0.4 122.0 1047.3 290.0 5.0 5.0 1.0 3.604
6 Ricky Otero PHI 25 0.3 40.0 309.3 95.0 4.0 0.0 1.0 3.396
7 Wendell Magee PHI 24 0.2 38.0 299.7 96.0 2.0 4.0 1.0 1.868
8 Doug Glanville CHN 26 0.1 30.0 218.3 61.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.155
RF 1 Raul Mondesi LAN 26 0.7 159.0 1390.0 336.0 10.0 4.0 0.0 6.325
2 Stan Javier SFN 33 0.5 94.0 580.0 155.0 1.0 3.0 1.0 4.641
3 Andruw Jones ATL 20 0.4 95.0 554.7 148.0 7.0 5.0 1.0 3.705
4 Willie Greene CIN 25 0.3 33.0 239.7 71.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.963
5 Sammy Sosa CHN 28 0.3 161.0 1417.0 325.0 16.0 8.0 1.0 2.143
6 Mike Kelly CIN 27 0.3 31.0 147.0 52.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 2.523
7 Reggie Sanders CIN 29 0.2 85.0 753.0 185.0 4.0 5.0 1.0 2.480
8 Tony Barron PHI 30 0.2 53.0 454.7 112.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 2.242