1999 American League Stats

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1999 American League Standings

1999 National League <<1998 American League 2000 American League>>

Eastern Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1New York Yankees98-64 (0.605)-90073196-66 (0.594)103-59 (0.636)3,292,73656.028.2-1.729.5
2Boston Red Sox94-68 (0.580)4.083671892-70 (0.569)96-66 (0.593)2,446,16248.117.6-4.735.1
3Toronto Blue Jays84-78 (0.519)14.088386283-79 (0.511)86-76 (0.531)2,163,46438.323.21.213.9
4Baltimore Orioles78-84 (0.481)20.085181584-78 (0.520)93-69 (0.574)3,433,15045.124.34.116.8
5Tampa Bay Devil Rays69-93 (0.426)29.077291369-93 (0.424)68-94 (0.420)1,562,82720.98.61.910.5

Central Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Cleveland Indians97-65 (0.599)-100986093-69 (0.573)99-63 (0.611)3,468,45651.231.72.417.0
2Chicago White Sox75-86 (0.466)21.577787073-89 (0.448)69-93 (0.426)1,338,85121.213.4-3.010.8
3Detroit Tigers69-92 (0.429)27.574788269-93 (0.425)66-96 (0.407)2,026,44118.78.00.89.9
4Kansas City Royals64-97 (0.398)32.585692176-86 (0.467)73-89 (0.451)1,506,06825.415.43.26.8
5Minnesota Twins63-97 (0.394)33.068684566-96 (0.406)63-99 (0.389)1,202,82915.2-3.42.416.1

Western Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Texas Rangers95-67 (0.586)-94585988-74 (0.544)95-67 (0.586)2,771,46947.325.63.618.1
2Oakland Athletics87-75 (0.537)8.089384685-77 (0.525)86-76 (0.531)1,434,61038.122.91.014.1
3Seattle Mariners79-83 (0.488)16.085990577-85 (0.476)75-87 (0.463)2,916,34627.319.70.57.1
4Anaheim Angels70-92 (0.432)25.071182670-92 (0.432)64-98 (0.395)2,253,12316.4-0.62.015.1

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 Manny Ramirez CLE RF 27 8.7 8.5 147 640 174 34 3 44 96 2 4 147.974 0.442 0.663
2 Derek Jeter NYA SS 25 8.3 5.7 158 739 219 37 9 24 91 19 8 149.177 0.438 0.552
3 Rafael Palmeiro TEX 1B 34 7.6 7.7 158 674 183 30 1 47 97 2 4 143.362 0.420 0.630
4 Edgar Martinez SEA 1B 36 7.1 7.0 142 608 169 35 1 24 97 7 2 126.637 0.447 0.554
5 Bernie Williams NYA CF 30 7.1 7.0 158 697 202 28 6 25 100 9 10 137.416 0.435 0.536
6 Jason Giambi OAK 1B 28 7.0 7.1 158 695 181 36 1 33 105 1 1 134.969 0.422 0.553
7 Roberto Alomar CLE 2B 31 6.9 7.6 159 694 182 40 3 24 99 37 6 128.388 0.422 0.533
8 Nomar Garciaparra BOS SS 25 6.9 5.7 135 595 190 42 4 27 51 14 3 123.860 0.418 0.603
9 Albert Belle BAL RF 32 6.8 6.3 161 722 181 36 1 37 101 17 3 131.124 0.400 0.541
10 Shawn Green TOR RF 26 6.5 7.5 153 696 190 45 0 42 66 20 7 129.665 0.384 0.588
11 Ken Griffey SEA CF 29 6.4 6.4 160 706 173 26 3 48 91 24 7 129.173 0.384 0.576
12 Jim Thome CLE 1B 28 6.1 7.8 146 629 137 27 2 33 127 0 0 121.557 0.426 0.540
13 John Jaha OAK 1B 33 5.7 5.8 142 570 126 23 0 35 101 2 0 109.265 0.414 0.556
14 Brady Anderson BAL CF 35 5.7 5.5 150 692 159 28 5 24 96 36 7 115.306 0.404 0.477
15 Fred McGriff TBA 1B 35 5.6 3.9 144 620 164 30 1 32 86 1 0 115.656 0.405 0.552
16 Carlos Delgado TOR 1B 27 5.5 4.9 152 681 156 39 0 44 86 1 1 120.695 0.377 0.571
17 Juan Gonzalez TEX RF 29 5.2 4.9 144 629 183 36 1 39 51 3 3 116.754 0.378 0.601
18 Mike Sweeney KCA 1B 25 4.7 2.9 150 643 185 44 2 22 54 6 1 109.395 0.387 0.520
19 Chuck Knoblauch NYA 2B 30 4.6 2.0 150 715 176 36 4 18 83 28 9 111.118 0.393 0.454
20 Rusty Greer TEX LF 30 4.5 4.6 147 662 167 41 3 20 96 2 2 113.264 0.405 0.493
21 Alex Rodriguez SEA SS 23 4.4 5.6 129 572 143 25 0 42 56 21 7 97.746 0.357 0.586
22 Frank Thomas CHA 1B 31 4.4 3.5 135 590 148 36 0 15 87 3 3 100.033 0.414 0.471
23 Randy Velarde 2 teams 2B 36 4.2 4.8 156 711 200 25 7 16 70 24 8 109.353 0.388 0.455
24 Tony Fernandez TOR 3B 37 4.1 3.1 142 576 159 41 0 6 77 6 7 98.928 0.427 0.450
25 Johnny Damon KCA LF 25 4.1 4.5 145 660 179 39 9 14 67 36 6 100.986 0.379 0.477
26 Omar Vizquel CLE SS 32 4.0 3.6 144 664 191 36 4 5 65 42 9 97.891 0.397 0.435
27 Ivan Rodriguez TEX C 27 3.9 5.7 144 630 199 29 1 35 24 25 12 104.137 0.356 0.558
28 Matt Stairs OAK RF 31 3.8 3.4 146 623 137 26 3 38 89 2 7 101.357 0.366 0.533
29 Harold Baines 2 teams DH 40 3.8 3.8 135 486 134 18 1 25 54 1 2 84.180 0.387 0.533
30 Jose Canseco TBA LF 34 3.7 3.7 113 502 120 18 1 34 58 3 0 85.513 0.368 0.563
31 David Justice CLE LF 33 3.7 3.4 133 530 123 18 0 21 94 1 3 90.562 0.413 0.475
32 Magglio Ordonez CHA RF 25 3.5 4.1 157 677 188 34 3 30 47 13 6 99.862 0.349 0.510
33 B. J. Surhoff BAL LF 34 3.5 4.0 162 727 207 38 1 28 43 5 1 102.660 0.347 0.492
34 Jermaine Dye KCA RF 25 3.4 4.4 158 673 179 44 8 27 58 2 3 103.616 0.354 0.526
35 Kenny Lofton CLE CF 32 3.4 3.1 120 560 140 28 6 7 79 25 6 86.417 0.405 0.432
36 Tony Clark DET 1B 27 3.3 4.3 143 609 150 29 0 31 64 2 1 93.635 0.361 0.507
37 Ray Durham CHA 2B 27 3.3 2.9 153 694 181 30 8 13 73 34 11 96.867 0.373 0.435
38 Mo Vaughn ANA 1B 31 3.2 3.1 139 592 147 20 0 33 54 0 0 90.271 0.358 0.508
39 Paul Konerko CHA 1B 23 3.1 2.7 142 564 151 31 4 24 45 1 0 84.194 0.352 0.511
40 Cal Ripken BAL 3B 38 3.1 2.6 86 354 113 27 0 18 13 0 1 62.723 0.367 0.584
41 Jose Offerman BOS 2B 30 3.0 1.0 149 693 172 37 11 8 96 18 12 102.502 0.391 0.435
42 Mike Stanley BOS 1B 36 3.0 3.0 136 512 120 22 0 19 70 0 0 81.243 0.393 0.466
43 Brian Daubach BOS 1B 27 2.8 2.8 110 420 112 33 3 21 36 0 1 70.673 0.359 0.562
44 Ben Grieve OAK LF 23 2.8 2.9 148 558 129 21 0 28 63 4 0 81.482 0.358 0.481
45 Joe Randa KCA 3B 29 2.8 4.0 156 689 197 36 8 16 50 5 4 99.185 0.363 0.473
46 Dean Palmer DET 3B 30 2.7 2.2 150 631 147 25 2 38 57 3 3 91.690 0.339 0.518
47 Todd Zeile TEX 3B 33 2.5 2.6 156 656 172 41 1 24 56 1 2 94.333 0.354 0.488
48 Troy O'Leary BOS LF 29 2.5 2.6 157 661 167 36 4 28 56 1 2 93.059 0.343 0.495
49 Chili Davis NYA DH 39 2.4 2.4 146 554 128 25 1 19 73 4 1 77.449 0.366 0.445
50 Tim Salmon ANA RF 30 2.3 2.8 98 422 94 24 2 17 63 4 1 64.441 0.372 0.490

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 BOS 27 12.5 12.4 31 29 213.33 23 4 5 0 56 37 313 123.62 2.07 0.92 13.20
2 Mike Mussina BAL 30 7.0 7.0 31 31 203.33 18 7 4 0 88 52 172 64.39 3.50 1.27 7.61
3 Brad Radke MIN 26 6.6 6.4 33 33 218.67 12 14 4 0 97 44 121 68.16 3.75 1.29 4.98
4 Jose Rosado KCA 24 6.0 5.8 33 33 208.00 10 14 5 0 103 72 141 53.75 3.85 1.29 6.10
5 David Cone NYA 36 5.8 5.8 31 31 193.33 12 9 1 0 84 90 177 57.36 3.44 1.31 8.24
6 Jamie Moyer SEA 36 5.5 5.6 32 32 228.00 14 8 4 0 108 48 137 60.11 3.87 1.24 5.41
7 Bartolo Colon CLE 26 5.3 5.1 32 32 205.00 18 5 1 0 97 76 161 54.40 3.95 1.27 7.07
8 Bret Saberhagen BOS 35 4.9 4.9 22 22 119.00 10 6 0 0 43 11 81 48.90 2.95 1.12 6.13
9 Keith Foulke CHA 26 4.8 4.7 67 0 105.33 3 3 0 9 28 21 123 47.44 2.22 0.88 10.51
10 Mariano Rivera NYA 29 4.7 4.7 66 0 69.00 4 3 0 45 15 18 52 46.45 1.83 0.88 6.78
11 Derek Lowe BOS 26 4.6 4.6 74 0 109.33 6 3 0 15 35 25 80 45.88 2.63 1.00 6.59
12 Orlando Hernandez NYA 33 4.6 4.6 33 33 214.33 17 9 2 0 108 87 157 45.28 4.12 1.28 6.59
13 Dave Burba CLE 32 4.6 4.6 34 34 220.00 15 9 1 0 113 96 174 47.22 4.25 1.40 7.12
14 Mike Sirotka CHA 28 4.5 4.5 32 32 209.00 11 13 3 0 108 57 125 44.79 4.00 1.40 5.38
15 Freddy Garcia SEA 22 4.5 4.5 33 33 201.33 17 8 2 0 96 90 170 49.12 4.07 1.47 7.60
16 Jeff Zimmerman TEX 26 4.2 4.2 65 0 87.67 9 3 0 3 24 23 67 39.49 2.36 0.83 6.88
17 Tim Hudson OAK 23 4.1 4.1 21 21 136.33 11 2 1 0 56 62 132 44.74 3.23 1.34 8.71
18 Jeff Suppan KCA 24 4.1 4.0 32 32 208.67 10 12 4 0 113 62 103 36.75 4.53 1.36 4.44
19 Aaron Sele TEX 29 4.1 4.0 33 33 205.00 18 9 2 0 115 70 186 38.40 4.79 1.53 8.17
20 Eric Milton MIN 23 3.9 3.9 34 34 206.33 7 11 5 0 111 63 163 40.26 4.49 1.23 7.11
21 Omar Olivares 2 teams 31 3.9 3.9 32 32 205.67 15 11 4 0 105 81 85 40.82 4.16 1.45 3.72
22 John Halama SEA 27 3.7 3.7 38 24 179.00 11 10 1 0 88 56 105 41.02 4.22 1.39 5.28
23 Chuck Finley ANA 36 3.6 3.5 33 33 213.33 12 11 1 0 117 94 200 38.01 4.43 1.36 8.44
24 Roberto Hernandez TBA 34 3.6 3.6 72 0 73.33 2 3 0 43 27 33 69 34.17 3.07 1.38 8.47
25 Rick Helling TEX 28 3.3 3.3 35 35 219.33 13 11 3 0 127 85 131 31.19 4.84 1.43 5.38
26 David Wells TOR 36 3.2 3.0 34 34 231.67 17 10 7 0 132 62 169 35.02 4.82 1.33 6.57
27 Doug Brocail DET 32 3.1 3.1 70 0 82.00 4 4 0 2 23 25 78 34.20 2.52 1.04 8.56
28 Roger Clemens NYA 36 3.0 2.8 30 30 187.67 14 10 1 0 101 90 163 29.26 4.60 1.47 7.82
29 Roy Halladay TOR 22 2.9 2.9 36 18 149.33 8 7 1 1 76 79 82 31.83 3.92 1.57 4.94
30 Joe Mays MIN 23 2.8 2.8 49 20 171.00 6 11 2 0 92 67 115 28.82 4.37 1.44 6.05
31 Dave Mlicki DET 31 2.8 2.7 31 31 191.67 14 12 2 0 108 70 119 30.41 4.60 1.46 5.59
32 Wilson Alvarez TBA 29 2.8 2.7 28 28 160.00 9 9 1 0 92 79 128 26.55 4.22 1.49 7.20
33 Doug Jones OAK 42 2.8 2.8 70 0 104.00 5 5 0 10 43 24 63 30.07 3.55 1.25 5.45
34 Pat Rapp BOS 31 2.8 2.7 37 26 146.33 6 7 0 0 78 69 90 27.19 4.12 1.48 5.54
35 John Wetteland TEX 32 2.7 2.7 62 0 66.00 4 4 0 43 30 19 60 25.59 3.68 1.30 8.18
36 Steve Karsay CLE 27 2.7 2.7 50 3 78.67 10 2 0 1 29 30 68 27.87 2.97 1.28 7.78
37 Scott Erickson BAL 31 2.6 2.4 34 34 230.33 15 12 6 0 127 99 106 23.97 4.81 1.49 4.14
38 Esteban Loaiza TEX 27 2.6 2.6 30 15 120.33 9 5 0 0 65 40 77 24.54 4.56 1.40 5.76
39 Sidney Ponson BAL 22 2.6 2.5 32 32 210.00 12 12 6 0 118 80 112 23.89 4.71 1.46 4.80
40 Charles Nagy CLE 32 2.6 2.4 33 32 202.00 17 11 1 0 120 59 126 26.70 4.95 1.47 5.61
41 Chris Carpenter TOR 24 2.6 2.6 24 24 150.00 9 8 4 0 81 48 106 28.12 4.38 1.50 6.36
42 Andy Pettitte NYA 27 2.5 2.5 31 31 191.67 14 11 0 0 105 89 121 24.68 4.70 1.59 5.68
43 Paul Shuey CLE 28 2.4 2.4 72 0 81.67 8 5 0 6 37 40 103 24.52 3.53 1.32 11.35
44 Juan Guzman BAL 32 2.4 2.3 21 21 122.67 5 9 1 0 63 65 95 21.71 4.18 1.54 6.97
45 Pat Hentgen TOR 30 2.3 2.2 34 34 199.00 11 12 1 0 115 65 118 24.97 4.79 1.46 5.34
46 Sean Lowe CHA 28 2.3 2.3 64 0 95.67 4 1 0 0 39 46 62 22.65 3.67 1.42 5.83
47 Gil Heredia OAK 33 2.3 2.1 33 33 200.33 13 8 1 0 119 34 117 24.69 4.81 1.31 5.26
48 Ryan Rupe TBA 24 2.3 2.1 24 24 142.33 8 9 0 0 81 57 97 21.67 4.55 1.36 6.13
49 Mike Trombley MIN 32 2.2 2.2 75 0 87.33 2 8 0 24 42 28 82 23.26 4.33 1.39 8.45
50 Billy Koch TOR 24 2.2 2.2 56 0 63.67 0 5 0 31 26 30 57 24.27 3.39 1.34 8.06

Fielding WAR Leaders

Player Name Team Age Fielding WAR G Inn PO A E DP Def Runs Saved
POS Rank
C 1 John Flaherty TBA 31 1.9 115.0 990.7 726.0 87.0 6.0 12.0 21.177
2 Mike Matheny TOR 28 1.9 57.0 445.0 346.0 33.0 2.0 8.0 17.317
3 Ivan Rodriguez TEX 27 1.8 141.0 1208.3 850.0 83.0 7.0 13.0 20.099
4 Einar Diaz CLE 26 1.5 119.0 978.3 751.0 81.0 10.0 8.0 13.768
5 Bengie Molina ANA 24 1.3 30.0 256.0 192.0 19.0 2.0 2.0 11.658
6 Charlie O'Brien ANA 39 1.3 27.0 171.0 140.0 11.0 1.0 2.0 11.551
7 Ramon Hernandez OAK 23 1.2 40.0 341.0 274.0 19.0 6.0 5.0 10.702
8 Charles Johnson BAL 27 0.9 135.0 1093.0 770.0 66.0 5.0 14.0 9.785
1B 1 Tino Martinez NYA 31 3.7 158.0 1341.7 1297.0 106.0 7.0 110.0 36.916
2 Jim Thome CLE 28 1.7 111.0 953.7 930.0 83.0 6.0 93.0 15.710
3 Ron Coomer MIN 32 1.6 71.0 541.3 518.0 47.0 2.0 57.0 14.155
4 Doug Mientkiewicz MIN 25 1.4 110.0 845.0 882.0 50.0 3.0 75.0 12.821
5 Richie Sexson CLE 24 1.0 61.0 492.7 517.0 51.0 7.0 48.0 9.239
6 Tony Clark DET 27 1.0 132.0 1147.7 1126.0 85.0 10.0 111.0 9.089
7 Lee Stevens TEX 31 0.7 133.0 1151.0 1228.0 60.0 8.0 128.0 7.428
8 Olmedo Saenz OAK 28 0.3 28.0 134.7 153.0 12.0 1.0 11.0 2.661
2B 1 Miguel Cairo TBA 25 1.8 117.0 994.0 251.0 377.0 9.0 102.0 19.579
2 Damion Easley DET 29 1.1 147.0 1229.0 302.0 421.0 8.0 111.0 9.890
3 Homer Bush TOR 26 1.0 109.0 951.7 220.0 350.0 9.0 81.0 9.339
4 Carlos Febles KCA 23 0.9 122.0 1066.0 272.0 375.0 14.0 101.0 9.624
5 Jerry Hairston BAL 23 0.9 50.0 434.0 115.0 154.0 0.0 47.0 9.437
6 Scott Spiezio OAK 26 0.8 42.0 285.3 57.0 127.0 3.0 25.0 7.165
7 Mark McLemore TEX 34 0.8 135.0 1158.7 261.0 433.0 12.0 93.0 8.553
8 Roberto Alomar CLE 31 0.7 156.0 1306.3 270.0 466.0 6.0 102.0 6.116
3B 1 Joe Randa KCA 29 1.2 156.0 1355.3 119.0 314.0 22.0 28.0 13.439
2 Charles Gipson SEA 26 0.9 17.0 136.3 13.0 45.0 1.0 4.0 7.661
3 Craig Wilson CHA 28 0.8 72.0 453.7 47.0 108.0 5.0 10.0 8.261
4 Ron Coomer MIN 32 0.8 57.0 407.7 24.0 101.0 4.0 9.0 7.124
5 Corey Koskie MIN 26 0.7 79.0 612.7 33.0 143.0 7.0 8.0 5.970
6 John Valentin BOS 32 0.6 111.0 952.3 84.0 208.0 14.0 16.0 6.047
7 Jeff Reboulet BAL 35 0.6 56.0 204.0 19.0 56.0 1.0 4.0 6.595
8 Ryan Minor BAL 25 0.4 45.0 326.0 26.0 79.0 4.0 8.0 4.885
SS 1 Rey Sanchez KCA 31 3.2 134.0 1128.7 242.0 452.0 13.0 111.0 34.888
2 Mike Bordick BAL 33 3.0 159.0 1355.0 277.0 511.0 9.0 132.0 32.475
3 Deivi Cruz DET 26 1.2 155.0 1300.3 230.0 453.0 12.0 106.0 10.961
4 Alex Gonzalez TOR 26 1.2 37.0 326.0 69.0 132.0 4.0 34.0 10.829
5 Alex Rodriguez SEA 23 1.2 129.0 1114.7 213.0 382.0 14.0 104.0 10.357
6 Tony Batista TOR 25 1.0 98.0 860.7 165.0 308.0 12.0 72.0 9.180
7 Miguel Tejada OAK 25 0.7 159.0 1377.3 292.0 471.0 21.0 110.0 6.216
8 Gary Disarcina ANA 31 0.4 81.0 704.3 138.0 249.0 15.0 62.0 3.933
LF 1 Darin Erstad ANA 25 1.1 67.0 569.0 177.0 7.0 0.0 1.0 9.591
2 Brian Hunter SEA 28 0.6 119.0 929.7 235.0 14.0 4.0 3.0 5.737
3 Johnny Damon KCA 25 0.5 132.0 1148.7 287.0 7.0 4.0 0.0 5.761
4 B. J. Surhoff BAL 34 0.4 148.0 1269.0 282.0 16.0 0.0 5.0 4.453
5 Jose Cruz TOR 25 0.2 9.0 80.0 28.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 1.960
6 Chad Allen MIN 24 0.2 133.0 1114.0 267.0 9.0 7.0 3.0 1.518
7 Troy O'Leary BOS 29 0.2 157.0 1357.7 296.0 9.0 2.0 3.0 1.499
8 John Mabry SEA 28 0.1 7.0 48.0 17.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.295
CF 1 Garret Anderson ANA 27 0.9 116.0 1011.7 340.0 5.0 3.0 1.0 8.258
2 Chris Singleton CHA 26 0.9 121.0 1036.3 355.0 9.0 4.0 3.0 9.018
3 Torii Hunter MIN 23 0.6 107.0 770.3 250.0 6.0 1.0 3.0 5.286
4 Jose Cruz TOR 25 0.5 97.0 787.3 249.0 6.0 3.0 1.0 4.077
5 Jacque Jones MIN 24 0.4 82.0 569.0 195.0 8.0 5.0 2.0 3.518
6 Jason McDonald OAK 27 0.4 53.0 345.3 115.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 3.262
7 Jim Edmonds ANA 29 0.2 42.0 375.7 119.0 4.0 1.0 1.0 2.148
8 Darren Lewis BOS 31 0.2 88.0 739.7 222.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 1.981
RF 1 Shawn Green TOR 26 1.0 152.0 1333.7 340.0 5.0 1.0 1.0 9.078
2 Jermaine Dye KCA 25 0.9 157.0 1358.7 362.0 17.0 6.0 6.0 9.919
3 Magglio Ordonez CHA 25 0.6 153.0 1341.3 331.0 12.0 3.0 4.0 6.143
4 Tim Salmon ANA 30 0.5 89.0 786.3 204.0 7.0 4.0 1.0 4.146
5 Jacque Jones MIN 24 0.2 19.0 116.0 35.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.641
6 Raul Ibanez SEA 27 0.2 39.0 217.0 59.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.630
7 Pat Lennon TOR 31 0.2 4.0 31.0 15.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.350
8 Butch Huskey 2 teams 27 0.1 26.0 197.0 49.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.308