1998 American League Stats

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1998 American League Standings

1998 National League <<1997 American League 1999 American League>>

Eastern Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1New York Yankees114-48 (0.704)-965656108-54 (0.670)116-46 (0.716)2,955,19368.334.43.230.8
2Boston Red Sox92-70 (0.568)22.087672994-68 (0.583)97-65 (0.599)2,314,70449.223.91.623.7
3Toronto Blue Jays88-74 (0.543)26.081676885-77 (0.528)89-73 (0.549)2,454,30341.520.9-1.822.4
4Baltimore Orioles79-83 (0.488)35.081778584-78 (0.518)91-71 (0.562)3,684,65043.525.44.213.9
5Tampa Bay Devil Rays63-99 (0.389)51.062075167-95 (0.413)73-89 (0.451)2,506,29325.7-0.84.721.8

Central Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Cleveland Indians89-73 (0.549)-85077987-75 (0.540)90-72 (0.556)3,467,29942.321.51.019.8
2Chicago White Sox80-82 (0.494)9.086193175-87 (0.464)72-90 (0.444)1,391,14624.121.54.7-2.2
3Kansas City Royals72-89 (0.447)16.571489964-98 (0.396)60-102 (0.370)1,494,87512.23.81.66.7
4Minnesota Twins70-92 (0.432)19.073481873-89 (0.451)64-98 (0.395)1,165,97616.51.10.614.8
5Detroit Tigers65-97 (0.401)24.072286368-94 (0.419)68-94 (0.420)1,409,39120.76.35.09.4

Western Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Texas Rangers88-74 (0.543)-94087187-75 (0.535)87-75 (0.537)2,927,39939.425.22.212.0
2Anaheim Angels85-77 (0.525)3.078778381-81 (0.502)76-86 (0.469)2,519,28028.212.3-1.517.4
3Seattle Mariners76-85 (0.472)11.585985581-81 (0.502)84-78 (0.519)2,651,51136.027.0-1.110.0
4Oakland Athletics74-88 (0.457)14.080486676-86 (0.466)69-93 (0.426)1,232,34321.311.91.28.2

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 Albert Belle CHA LF 31 9.1 9.2 163 706 200 48 2 49 81 6 4 146.846 0.399 0.655
2 Edgar Martinez SEA 1B 35 7.8 7.9 154 672 179 46 1 29 106 1 1 133.790 0.429 0.565
3 Mo Vaughn BOS 1B 30 7.5 8.0 154 681 205 31 2 40 61 0 0 133.730 0.402 0.591
4 Ken Griffey SEA CF 28 7.3 8.0 161 720 180 33 3 56 76 20 5 132.009 0.365 0.611
5 Bernie Williams NYA CF 29 6.8 6.7 128 578 169 30 5 26 74 15 9 115.482 0.422 0.575
6 Rafael Palmeiro BAL 1B 33 6.7 8.8 162 709 183 36 1 43 79 11 7 125.989 0.379 0.565
7 Juan Gonzalez TEX RF 28 6.5 6.3 154 669 193 50 2 45 46 2 1 125.928 0.366 0.630
8 Alex Rodriguez SEA SS 22 6.4 6.1 161 748 213 35 5 42 45 46 13 124.910 0.360 0.560
9 Carlos Delgado TOR 1B 26 6.4 8.0 142 620 155 43 1 38 73 3 0 115.782 0.386 0.593
10 Manny Ramirez CLE RF 26 6.3 6.2 150 663 168 35 2 45 76 5 3 121.745 0.377 0.599
11 Jim Thome CLE 1B 27 6.0 5.6 123 537 129 34 2 30 89 1 0 105.771 0.413 0.584
12 Nomar Garciaparra BOS SS 24 5.5 4.2 143 652 195 37 8 35 33 12 6 113.907 0.362 0.584
13 Tim Salmon ANA RF 29 5.3 5.5 136 566 139 28 1 26 90 0 1 102.532 0.410 0.533
14 Derek Jeter NYA SS 24 5.3 4.0 149 694 203 25 8 19 57 30 6 108.300 0.384 0.481
15 Eric Davis BAL RF 36 5.1 5.0 131 508 148 29 1 28 44 7 6 94.112 0.388 0.582
16 Paul O'Neill NYA RF 35 5.1 5.3 152 672 191 40 2 24 57 15 1 105.881 0.372 0.510
17 Frank Thomas CHA 1B 30 5.0 4.9 160 712 155 35 2 29 110 7 0 109.796 0.381 0.480
18 Jose Offerman KCA 2B 29 4.8 5.4 158 709 191 28 13 7 89 45 12 109.005 0.403 0.438
19 Jason Giambi OAK 1B 27 4.6 4.9 153 657 166 28 0 27 81 2 2 103.955 0.384 0.489
20 Will Clark TEX 1B 34 4.4 4.2 149 636 169 41 1 23 72 1 0 103.766 0.384 0.507
21 Jim Edmonds ANA CF 28 4.3 4.8 154 659 184 42 1 25 57 7 5 103.106 0.368 0.506
22 Ben Grieve OAK RF 22 4.3 3.9 155 678 168 41 2 18 85 2 2 103.810 0.386 0.458
23 Tony Clark DET 1B 26 4.2 4.0 157 673 175 37 0 34 63 3 3 104.725 0.358 0.522
24 Matt Stairs OAK LF 30 4.2 4.6 149 593 154 33 1 26 59 8 3 93.747 0.370 0.510
25 Matt Lawton MIN RF 26 4.2 5.6 152 662 155 36 6 21 86 16 8 104.471 0.387 0.478
26 Ray Durham CHA 2B 26 4.1 4.9 158 723 181 35 8 19 73 36 9 100.273 0.363 0.455
27 Ivan Rodriguez TEX C 26 3.8 4.7 145 617 186 40 4 21 32 9 0 94.779 0.358 0.513
28 Tino Martinez NYA 1B 30 3.7 5.6 142 608 149 33 1 28 61 2 1 90.150 0.355 0.505
29 Shawn Green TOR RF 25 3.6 3.4 158 689 175 33 4 35 50 35 12 97.251 0.334 0.509
30 Scott Brosius NYA 3B 31 3.6 4.8 152 603 159 34 0 19 52 11 8 88.670 0.371 0.472
31 Rusty Greer TEX LF 29 3.5 3.7 155 691 183 31 5 16 80 2 4 103.778 0.386 0.455
32 Kenny Lofton CLE CF 31 3.4 2.9 154 698 169 31 6 12 87 54 10 92.102 0.371 0.413
33 Mike Stanley 2 teams 1B 35 3.3 3.5 145 593 127 25 0 29 82 3 1 87.314 0.364 0.481
34 Bobby Higginson DET RF 27 3.3 3.3 157 685 174 37 4 25 63 3 3 97.851 0.355 0.480
35 Tony Fernandez TOR 2B 36 3.3 2.3 138 551 156 36 2 9 45 13 8 83.263 0.387 0.459
36 Darin Erstad ANA 1B 24 3.2 2.7 133 590 159 39 3 19 43 20 6 84.632 0.353 0.486
37 Todd Walker MIN 2B 25 3.2 2.2 143 581 167 41 3 12 47 19 7 86.368 0.372 0.473
38 David Justice CLE LF 32 3.2 3.2 146 625 151 39 2 21 76 9 3 90.240 0.363 0.476
39 Fred McGriff TBA 1B 34 3.1 1.4 151 649 160 33 0 19 79 7 2 91.570 0.371 0.443
40 David Segui SEA 1B 31 3.1 4.5 143 580 159 36 1 19 49 3 1 83.999 0.359 0.487
41 Shannon Stewart TOR LF 24 3.1 3.3 144 605 144 29 3 12 67 51 18 82.717 0.377 0.417
42 Dean Palmer KCA 3B 29 2.9 1.2 152 639 159 27 2 34 48 8 2 88.719 0.333 0.510
43 Brian Giles CLE LF 27 2.8 3.1 112 430 94 19 0 16 73 10 5 67.797 0.396 0.460
44 Rickey Henderson OAK LF 39 2.8 3.5 152 670 128 16 1 14 118 66 13 80.584 0.376 0.347
45 Travis Fryman CLE 3B 29 2.7 2.3 146 608 160 33 2 28 44 10 8 86.681 0.341 0.504
46 Jose Canseco TOR LF 33 2.6 2.3 151 658 138 26 0 46 65 29 17 89.232 0.318 0.518
47 Chuck Knoblauch NYA 2B 29 2.6 2.2 150 706 160 25 4 17 76 31 12 88.685 0.361 0.405
48 Damion Easley DET 2B 28 2.5 4.6 153 651 161 38 2 27 39 15 5 85.971 0.332 0.478
49 Robin Ventura CHA 3B 30 2.5 4.8 161 674 155 31 4 21 79 1 1 86.354 0.349 0.436
50 Brady Anderson BAL CF 34 2.5 2.0 133 574 113 28 3 18 75 21 7 73.661 0.356 0.420

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 35 9.8 9.7 33 33 234.67 20 6 5 0 78 88 271 96.39 2.65 1.10 10.39
2 Pedro Martinez BOS 26 8.4 8.1 33 33 233.67 19 7 3 0 82 67 251 91.62 2.89 1.09 9.67
3 Kenny Rogers OAK 33 7.0 6.9 34 34 238.67 16 8 7 0 96 67 138 72.57 3.17 1.18 5.20
4 Jamie Moyer SEA 35 6.7 6.6 34 34 234.33 15 9 4 0 99 42 158 66.12 3.53 1.18 6.07
5 Mike Mussina BAL 29 6.7 6.6 29 29 206.33 13 10 4 0 85 41 175 60.05 3.49 1.11 7.63
6 Rolando Arrojo TBA 32 6.2 6.1 32 32 202.00 14 12 2 0 84 65 152 58.32 3.56 1.29 6.77
7 David Wells NYA 35 6.0 6.0 30 30 214.33 18 4 8 0 86 29 163 64.69 3.49 1.05 6.84
8 Chuck Finley ANA 35 5.9 5.8 34 34 223.33 11 9 1 0 97 109 212 58.55 3.39 1.43 8.54
9 Brian Moehler DET 26 5.7 5.6 33 33 221.33 14 13 4 0 103 56 123 51.30 3.90 1.25 5.00
10 David Cone NYA 35 5.6 5.5 31 31 207.67 20 7 3 0 89 59 209 59.70 3.55 1.18 9.06
11 Scott Erickson BAL 30 5.4 5.4 36 36 251.33 16 13 11 0 125 69 186 48.08 4.01 1.40 6.66
12 Bartolo Colon CLE 25 4.8 4.8 31 31 204.00 14 9 6 0 91 79 158 52.77 3.71 1.39 6.97
13 Justin Thompson DET 25 4.6 4.5 34 34 222.00 11 15 5 0 114 79 149 41.22 4.05 1.38 6.04
14 Jeff Fassero SEA 35 4.6 4.5 32 32 224.67 13 12 7 0 115 66 176 45.29 3.97 1.29 7.05
15 Rick Helling TEX 27 4.4 4.3 33 33 216.33 20 7 4 0 109 78 164 41.56 4.41 1.33 6.82
16 Orlando Hernandez NYA 32 4.4 4.2 21 21 141.00 12 4 3 0 53 52 131 46.72 3.13 1.17 8.36
17 Tim Belcher KCA 36 4.1 4.0 34 34 234.00 14 14 2 0 127 73 130 36.89 4.27 1.37 5.00
18 Aaron Sele TEX 28 4.1 4.1 33 33 212.67 19 11 3 0 116 84 167 38.50 4.23 1.52 7.07
19 Michael Jackson CLE 33 4.0 4.0 69 0 64.00 1 1 0 40 11 13 55 44.40 1.55 0.88 7.73
20 John Wetteland TEX 31 3.9 3.9 63 0 62.00 3 1 0 42 17 14 72 37.30 2.03 0.98 10.45
21 Brad Radke MIN 25 3.9 3.9 32 32 213.67 12 14 5 0 109 43 146 43.05 4.30 1.32 6.15
22 Dave Burba CLE 31 3.7 3.8 32 31 203.67 15 10 0 0 100 69 132 41.11 4.11 1.37 5.83
23 Bret Saberhagen BOS 34 3.7 3.6 31 31 175.00 15 8 0 0 82 29 100 40.75 3.96 1.20 5.14
24 Tom Gordon BOS 30 3.7 3.7 73 0 79.33 7 4 0 46 24 25 78 40.43 2.72 1.01 8.85
25 Tony Saunders TBA 24 3.7 3.8 31 31 192.33 6 15 2 0 95 111 172 34.36 4.12 1.57 8.05
26 Mariano Rivera NYA 28 3.5 3.5 54 0 61.33 3 0 0 36 13 17 36 37.19 1.91 1.06 5.28
27 Hideki Irabu NYA 29 3.2 3.2 29 28 173.00 13 9 2 0 79 76 126 34.36 4.06 1.29 6.55
28 Andy Pettitte NYA 26 3.1 3.0 33 32 216.33 16 11 5 0 110 87 146 33.76 4.24 1.45 6.07
29 Ramiro Mendoza NYA 26 3.1 3.1 41 14 130.33 10 2 1 1 50 30 56 33.42 3.25 1.24 3.87
30 Omar Olivares ANA 30 3.1 3.0 37 26 183.00 9 9 1 0 92 91 112 30.21 4.03 1.53 5.51
31 Mike Timlin SEA 32 3.0 3.0 70 0 79.33 3 3 0 19 26 16 60 29.92 2.95 1.18 6.81
32 Paul Quantrill TOR 29 2.9 2.9 82 0 80.00 3 4 0 7 26 22 59 28.88 2.59 1.38 6.64
33 Dwight Gooden CLE 33 2.9 2.8 23 23 134.00 8 6 0 0 59 51 83 31.84 3.76 1.39 5.57
34 Shigetoshi Hasegawa ANA 29 2.9 2.9 61 0 97.33 8 3 0 5 37 32 73 28.43 3.14 1.21 6.75
35 Randy Johnson SEA 34 2.8 2.7 23 23 160.00 9 10 6 0 90 60 213 27.65 4.33 1.29 11.98
36 Woody Williams TOR 31 2.8 2.8 32 32 209.67 10 9 1 0 112 81 151 27.31 4.46 1.32 6.48
37 Juan Guzman 2 teams 31 2.7 2.7 33 33 211.00 10 16 2 0 117 98 168 26.07 4.35 1.38 7.17
38 Albie Lopez TBA 26 2.7 2.7 54 0 79.67 7 4 0 1 31 32 62 25.27 2.60 1.32 7.00
39 Jim Mecir TBA 28 2.7 2.6 68 0 84.00 7 2 0 0 30 33 77 25.18 3.11 1.20 8.25
40 Chris Carpenter TOR 23 2.5 2.4 33 24 175.00 12 7 1 0 97 61 136 24.43 4.37 1.36 6.99
41 Scott Service KCA 31 2.5 2.4 73 0 82.67 6 4 0 4 35 34 95 22.19 3.48 1.26 10.34
42 Tim Wakefield BOS 31 2.3 2.4 36 33 216.00 17 8 2 0 123 79 146 25.77 4.58 1.34 6.08
43 Mike Morgan MIN 38 2.3 2.3 18 17 98.00 4 2 0 0 41 24 50 25.17 3.49 1.35 4.59
44 Doug Brocail DET 31 2.2 2.2 60 0 62.67 5 2 0 0 23 18 55 20.18 2.73 1.04 7.90
45 Arthur Rhodes BAL 28 2.2 2.2 45 0 77.00 4 4 0 4 30 34 83 19.72 3.51 1.29 9.70
46 Mike Trombley MIN 31 2.2 2.2 77 1 96.67 6 5 0 1 41 41 89 23.67 3.63 1.36 8.29
47 Troy Percival ANA 28 2.0 2.0 67 0 66.67 2 7 0 42 31 37 87 20.25 3.65 1.23 11.74
48 Armando Benitez BAL 25 2.0 2.0 71 0 68.33 5 6 0 22 29 39 87 18.32 3.82 1.27 11.46
49 Bill Simas CHA 26 2.0 2.0 60 0 70.67 4 3 0 18 29 22 56 19.64 3.57 1.08 7.13
50 Jim Corsi BOS 36 2.0 1.9 59 0 66.00 3 2 0 0 23 23 49 21.50 2.59 1.23 6.68

Fielding WAR Leaders

Player Name Team Age Fielding WAR G Inn PO A E DP Def Runs Saved
POS Rank
C 1 Joe Girardi NYA 33 2.0 78.0 655.7 541.0 38.0 3.0 5.0 17.705
2 Darrin Fletcher TOR 31 1.3 121.0 971.3 832.0 51.0 8.0 1.0 13.103
3 Chris Hoiles BAL 33 1.3 83.0 645.0 516.0 39.0 3.0 6.0 13.774
4 Matt Walbeck ANA 28 1.1 104.0 831.3 682.0 46.0 7.0 3.0 10.379
5 Mike Difelice TBA 29 1.0 84.0 671.0 483.0 52.0 4.0 8.0 10.922
6 Ivan Rodriguez TEX 26 0.9 139.0 1197.3 864.0 72.0 6.0 7.0 10.360
7 Joe Siddall DET 30 0.9 27.0 185.3 142.0 16.0 1.0 3.0 10.093
8 Scott Hatteberg BOS 28 0.9 108.0 904.0 664.0 61.0 5.0 7.0 7.711
1B 1 Rafael Palmeiro BAL 33 2.2 159.0 1378.3 1435.0 124.0 9.0 127.0 23.880
2 Tino Martinez NYA 30 1.9 142.0 1215.3 1180.0 93.0 10.0 111.0 17.433
3 Carlos Delgado TOR 26 1.6 141.0 1256.7 1165.0 87.0 10.0 110.0 15.853
4 David Segui SEA 31 1.4 134.0 1143.3 1045.0 116.0 1.0 107.0 13.677
5 Wil Cordero CHA 26 1.0 83.0 687.3 698.0 66.0 6.0 78.0 9.404
6 Jeff King KCA 33 0.8 112.0 944.3 932.0 85.0 5.0 103.0 8.729
7 Ron Coomer MIN 31 0.7 54.0 388.7 371.0 34.0 1.0 32.0 6.367
8 David Ortiz MIN 22 0.6 70.0 586.7 503.0 46.0 6.0 51.0 5.306
2B 1 Damion Easley DET 28 2.0 140.0 1179.3 285.0 439.0 11.0 102.0 22.118
2 Miguel Cairo TBA 24 1.4 148.0 1233.0 278.0 429.0 16.0 109.0 14.924
3 David Bell 2 teams 25 1.3 115.0 923.3 216.0 333.0 10.0 69.0 11.426
4 Roberto Alomar BAL 30 0.9 144.0 1236.3 251.0 449.0 11.0 86.0 10.394
5 Ray Durham CHA 26 0.8 158.0 1357.3 282.0 438.0 18.0 128.0 7.839
6 Jose Offerman KCA 29 0.6 152.0 1325.3 277.0 440.0 19.0 113.0 6.823
7 Craig Shipley ANA 35 0.5 11.0 69.0 20.0 31.0 0.0 11.0 4.866
8 Norberto Martin ANA 31 0.4 54.0 394.0 86.0 138.0 4.0 31.0 4.250
3B 1 Robin Ventura CHA 30 2.4 161.0 1381.7 102.0 330.0 15.0 38.0 23.271
2 John Valentin BOS 31 1.6 153.0 1325.0 121.0 292.0 15.0 28.0 14.624
3 Scott Brosius NYA 31 1.2 150.0 1312.7 107.0 292.0 22.0 29.0 11.026
4 Joe Randa DET 28 1.0 118.0 950.3 73.0 212.0 7.0 18.0 10.627
5 Fernando Tatis TEX 23 0.8 94.0 809.7 74.0 184.0 15.0 15.0 8.580
6 Bob Smith TBA 24 0.7 97.0 739.3 71.0 164.0 9.0 11.0 7.737
7 Rico Rossy SEA 34 0.4 25.0 181.3 11.0 44.0 0.0 5.0 4.395
8 Mike Benjamin BOS 32 0.4 11.0 61.0 6.0 19.0 0.0 0.0 3.170
SS 1 Deivi Cruz DET 25 2.1 135.0 1163.3 196.0 445.0 11.0 100.0 22.808
2 Mike Bordick BAL 32 1.5 150.0 1238.3 236.0 446.0 7.0 91.0 16.244
3 Omar Vizquel CLE 31 1.3 151.0 1316.0 273.0 442.0 5.0 94.0 11.690
4 Kevin Stocker TBA 28 1.2 110.0 940.0 186.0 335.0 11.0 81.0 13.390
5 Aaron Ledesma TBA 27 1.1 58.0 448.3 103.0 167.0 8.0 51.0 11.773
6 Mendy Lopez KCA 24 1.0 72.0 562.7 101.0 221.0 15.0 53.0 10.808
7 Shane Halter KCA 28 0.6 66.0 420.0 73.0 166.0 9.0 29.0 6.501
8 Miguel Tejada OAK 24 0.5 104.0 915.0 173.0 327.0 26.0 75.0 4.156
LF 1 Rickey Henderson OAK 39 0.7 142.0 1104.0 289.0 2.0 4.0 1.0 6.325
2 Marty Cordova MIN 28 0.5 115.0 982.0 257.0 5.0 6.0 1.0 4.515
3 Chad Curtis NYA 29 0.4 100.0 759.0 193.0 5.0 3.0 3.0 4.017
4 Brian Giles CLE 27 0.3 95.0 792.0 194.0 7.0 5.0 1.0 2.653
5 Orlando Palmeiro ANA 29 0.3 46.0 303.3 79.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.506
6 Quinton McCracken TBA 27 0.2 58.0 434.3 107.0 6.0 1.0 1.0 2.692
7 Shannon Stewart TOR 24 0.2 110.0 843.0 207.0 3.0 5.0 0.0 2.074
8 Rusty Greer TEX 29 0.2 154.0 1325.3 304.0 6.0 3.0 0.0 2.208
CF 1 Darren Lewis BOS 30 0.8 109.0 887.7 286.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 7.284
2 Tom Goodwin TEX 29 0.7 150.0 1149.3 372.0 5.0 3.0 2.0 7.802
3 Brian Hunter DET 27 0.7 139.0 1212.3 383.0 11.0 5.0 0.0 7.605
4 Ken Griffey SEA 28 0.7 158.0 1344.7 412.0 11.0 5.0 3.0 6.602
5 Mike Cameron CHA 25 0.6 136.0 972.0 311.0 6.0 4.0 0.0 5.562
6 Jim Edmonds ANA 28 0.5 153.0 1312.7 393.0 10.0 5.0 1.0 4.897
7 Ryan Christenson OAK 24 0.3 113.0 891.0 275.0 6.0 5.0 2.0 2.615
8 Otis Nixon MIN 39 0.3 108.0 922.7 278.0 4.0 3.0 0.0 2.313
RF 1 Matt Lawton MIN 26 1.3 100.0 855.0 264.0 9.0 3.0 3.0 11.308
2 Jermaine Dye KCA 24 0.6 59.0 513.3 154.0 4.0 2.0 3.0 6.393
3 Magglio Ordonez CHA 24 0.5 136.0 1074.7 274.0 7.0 5.0 1.0 4.694
4 Garret Anderson ANA 26 0.4 122.0 1050.3 261.0 9.0 6.0 2.0 4.024
5 Roberto Kelly TEX 33 0.2 31.0 167.0 53.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.731
6 Ernie Young KCA 28 0.2 19.0 102.7 34.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.999
7 Tim Salmon ANA 29 0.2 19.0 162.7 50.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 1.627
8 Paul O'Neill NYA 35 0.2 150.0 1298.7 295.0 11.0 4.0 6.0 1.433