2000 American League Stats

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2000 American League Standings

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Eastern Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1New York Yankees87-74 (0.540)-87181486-76 (0.531)83-79 (0.512)3,055,43535.221.7-5.118.6
2Boston Red Sox85-77 (0.525)2.579274586-76 (0.528)85-77 (0.525)2,585,89538.09.0-3.732.7
3Toronto Blue Jays83-79 (0.512)4.586190877-85 (0.476)81-81 (0.500)1,705,71233.417.82.413.1
4Baltimore Orioles74-88 (0.457)13.579491371-91 (0.436)65-97 (0.401)3,297,03117.515.4-0.52.6
5Tampa Bay Devil Rays69-92 (0.429)18.073384271-91 (0.437)70-92 (0.432)1,449,67322.70.73.318.8

Central Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Chicago White Sox95-67 (0.586)-97883992-70 (0.570)92-70 (0.568)1,947,79944.624.41.818.3
2Cleveland Indians90-72 (0.556)5.095081692-70 (0.569)97-65 (0.599)3,456,27849.627.51.720.3
3Detroit Tigers79-83 (0.488)16.082382781-81 (0.498)87-75 (0.537)2,438,61739.116.73.818.7
4Kansas City Royals77-85 (0.475)18.087993077-85 (0.474)74-88 (0.457)1,564,84726.28.56.311.3
5Minnesota Twins69-93 (0.426)26.074888069-93 (0.426)65-97 (0.401)1,000,76017.93.4-0.314.8

Western Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Oakland Athletics91-70 (0.565)-94781392-70 (0.569)94-68 (0.580)1,603,74446.026.31.618.2
2Seattle Mariners91-71 (0.562)0.590778092-70 (0.569)93-69 (0.574)2,914,62445.825.51.818.5
3Anaheim Angels82-80 (0.506)9.586486981-81 (0.497)84-78 (0.519)2,066,98236.823.52.111.1
4Texas Rangers71-91 (0.438)20.584897471-91 (0.437)64-98 (0.395)2,588,40116.514.0-3.25.6

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 Carlos Delgado TOR 1B 28 10.8 9.4 162 711 196 57 1 41 123 0 1 173.688 0.470 0.664
2 Jason Giambi OAK 1B 29 10.3 10.8 152 664 170 29 1 43 137 2 0 159.762 0.476 0.647
3 Frank Thomas CHA 1B 32 8.7 8.4 159 707 191 44 0 43 112 1 3 153.674 0.436 0.625
4 Manny Ramirez CLE RF 28 8.2 7.4 118 532 154 34 2 38 86 1 1 131.115 0.457 0.697
5 Alex Rodriguez SEA SS 24 8.0 9.7 148 672 175 34 2 41 100 15 4 136.958 0.420 0.607
6 Edgar Martinez SEA 1B 37 7.5 7.5 153 665 180 31 0 37 96 3 0 132.643 0.423 0.579
7 Nomar Garciaparra BOS SS 26 7.1 6.6 140 599 197 51 3 21 61 5 2 126.797 0.434 0.599
8 Darin Erstad ANA LF 26 7.0 8.2 157 747 240 39 6 25 64 28 8 137.762 0.409 0.541
9 Troy Glaus ANA 3B 23 6.8 8.5 159 678 160 37 1 47 112 14 11 133.931 0.404 0.604
10 Tim Salmon ANA RF 31 5.8 6.2 158 680 165 36 2 34 104 0 2 123.562 0.404 0.540
11 Derek Jeter NYA SS 26 5.7 2.5 148 679 201 31 4 15 68 22 4 116.352 0.416 0.481
12 Jorge Posada NYA C 29 5.7 5.8 151 624 145 35 1 28 107 2 2 114.683 0.417 0.527
13 Bernie Williams NYA CF 31 5.6 5.9 141 616 165 37 6 30 71 13 5 111.982 0.391 0.566
14 Rafael Palmeiro TEX 1B 35 5.4 2.6 158 678 163 29 3 39 103 2 1 122.612 0.397 0.557
15 Bobby Higginson DET LF 29 5.3 5.6 154 678 179 44 4 30 74 15 3 113.159 0.377 0.538
16 Mike Sweeney KCA 1B 26 5.2 5.6 159 717 206 30 0 29 71 8 3 126.983 0.407 0.523
17 Jim Thome CLE 1B 29 5.1 5.2 158 684 150 33 1 37 118 1 0 119.733 0.398 0.531
18 Jermaine Dye KCA RF 26 5.1 4.9 157 679 193 41 2 33 69 0 1 122.042 0.390 0.561
19 David Justice 2 teams LF 34 5.0 5.2 146 605 150 31 1 41 77 2 1 108.386 0.377 0.584
20 Magglio Ordonez CHA RF 26 4.6 4.3 153 665 185 34 3 32 60 18 4 109.105 0.371 0.546
21 Carl Everett BOS CF 29 4.6 4.0 137 561 149 32 4 34 52 11 4 99.712 0.372 0.587
22 Johnny Damon KCA CF 26 4.3 4.9 159 741 214 42 10 16 65 46 9 114.556 0.382 0.495
23 Travis Fryman CLE 3B 31 4.3 4.3 155 658 184 38 4 22 73 1 1 110.130 0.392 0.516
24 Charles Johnson 2 teams C 28 4.3 2.0 128 478 128 24 0 31 52 2 0 85.995 0.379 0.582
25 Matt Lawton MIN RF 28 4.2 4.2 156 664 171 44 2 13 91 23 7 106.873 0.405 0.460
26 Roberto Alomar CLE 2B 32 4.1 4.3 155 697 189 40 2 19 64 39 4 103.259 0.378 0.475
27 David Segui 2 teams 1B 33 3.9 3.5 150 634 192 42 1 19 53 0 1 104.691 0.388 0.510
28 Ivan Rodriguez TEX C 28 3.8 4.9 91 389 126 27 4 27 19 5 5 78.503 0.375 0.667
29 Mo Vaughn ANA 1B 32 3.8 -0.2 161 712 167 31 0 36 79 2 0 107.497 0.365 0.498
30 John Olerud SEA 1B 31 3.7 5.0 159 683 161 45 0 14 102 0 2 100.869 0.392 0.439
31 Shannon Stewart TOR LF 26 3.7 4.3 136 631 186 43 5 21 37 20 5 97.867 0.363 0.518
32 Ben Grieve OAK LF 24 3.3 2.9 158 675 166 40 1 27 73 3 0 97.187 0.358 0.486
33 Delino DeShields BAL 2B 31 3.1 2.0 151 643 166 43 5 10 69 37 10 87.407 0.369 0.444
34 Miguel Tejada OAK SS 26 3.0 3.8 160 681 167 32 1 30 66 6 0 93.665 0.349 0.479
35 Greg Vaughn TBA LF 34 2.9 3.1 127 545 117 27 1 28 80 8 1 82.334 0.365 0.499
36 Mike Cameron SEA CF 27 2.8 3.3 155 643 145 28 4 19 78 24 7 85.556 0.365 0.438
37 Corey Koskie MIN 3B 27 2.8 3.0 146 559 142 32 4 9 77 5 4 85.574 0.400 0.441
38 Fred McGriff TBA 1B 36 2.8 0.5 158 664 157 18 0 27 91 2 0 94.496 0.373 0.452
39 Jose Valentin CHA SS 30 2.8 4.3 144 648 155 37 6 25 59 19 2 87.271 0.343 0.491
40 Brad Fullmer TOR 1B 25 2.8 2.8 133 524 142 29 1 32 30 3 1 80.632 0.340 0.558
41 Eric Chavez OAK 3B 22 2.7 2.3 153 569 139 23 4 26 62 2 2 81.949 0.355 0.495
42 Paul Konerko CHA 1B 24 2.6 1.3 143 586 156 31 1 21 47 1 0 85.047 0.363 0.481
43 Jay Buhner SEA RF 35 2.6 2.7 112 430 92 20 0 26 59 0 2 66.545 0.361 0.522
44 Brady Anderson BAL CF 36 2.5 2.7 141 618 130 26 0 19 92 16 9 83.255 0.375 0.421
45 Will Clark BAL 1B 36 2.4 2.6 79 310 77 15 1 9 47 4 2 52.089 0.413 0.473
46 Carlos Lee CHA LF 24 2.3 2.1 152 619 172 29 2 24 38 13 4 84.138 0.345 0.484
47 Ray Durham CHA 2B 28 2.3 2.8 151 709 172 35 9 17 75 25 13 94.722 0.361 0.450
48 Trot Nixon BOS RF 26 2.2 2.3 123 502 118 27 8 12 63 8 1 70.311 0.368 0.461
49 Darrin Fletcher TOR C 33 2.2 1.6 122 445 133 19 1 20 20 1 0 66.760 0.355 0.514
50 Kenny Lofton CLE CF 33 2.1 2.6 137 640 151 23 5 15 79 30 7 83.476 0.369 0.422

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 28 14.0 14.0 29 29 217.00 18 6 7 0 44 32 284 134.54 1.74 0.74 11.78
2 Mike Mussina BAL 31 7.3 7.1 34 34 237.67 11 15 6 0 105 46 210 70.01 3.79 1.19 7.95
3 David Wells TOR 37 6.7 6.6 35 35 229.67 20 8 9 0 115 31 166 62.27 4.11 1.29 6.51
4 Roger Clemens NYA 37 5.7 5.6 32 32 204.33 13 8 1 0 96 84 188 54.23 3.70 1.31 8.28
5 Bartolo Colon CLE 27 5.3 5.1 30 30 188.00 15 8 2 0 86 98 212 55.97 3.88 1.39 10.15
6 Derek Lowe BOS 27 5.2 5.1 74 0 91.33 4 4 0 42 27 22 79 49.56 2.56 1.23 7.78
7 Brad Radke MIN 27 5.2 5.1 34 34 226.67 12 16 4 0 119 51 141 49.55 4.45 1.38 5.60
8 Chuck Finley CLE 37 5.1 4.9 34 34 218.00 16 11 3 0 108 101 189 54.43 4.17 1.43 7.80
9 Mike Sirotka CHA 29 4.7 4.6 32 32 197.00 15 10 1 0 101 69 128 49.21 3.79 1.38 5.85
10 Frank Castillo TOR 31 4.6 4.5 25 24 138.00 10 5 0 0 58 56 104 42.89 3.59 1.22 6.78
11 Albie Lopez TBA 28 4.6 4.4 45 24 185.33 11 13 4 2 95 70 96 42.97 4.13 1.45 4.66
12 Mac Suzuki KCA 25 4.6 4.5 32 29 188.67 8 10 1 0 100 94 135 39.69 4.34 1.53 6.44
13 Jeff Weaver DET 23 4.5 4.5 31 30 200.00 11 15 2 0 102 52 136 41.40 4.32 1.28 6.12
14 Tim Hudson OAK 24 4.4 4.3 32 32 202.33 20 6 2 0 100 82 169 46.11 4.14 1.24 7.52
15 Kenny Rogers TEX 35 4.4 4.5 34 34 227.33 13 13 2 0 126 78 127 42.21 4.55 1.47 5.03
16 Billy Koch TOR 25 4.2 4.2 68 0 78.67 9 3 0 33 28 18 60 39.73 2.63 1.22 6.86
17 Rick Helling TEX 29 4.2 4.0 35 35 217.00 16 13 0 0 122 99 146 39.83 4.48 1.43 6.06
18 Esteban Loaiza 2 teams 28 4.1 4.0 34 31 199.33 10 13 1 1 112 57 137 38.18 4.56 1.43 6.19
19 Jeff Suppan KCA 25 4.0 3.9 35 33 217.00 10 9 3 0 121 84 128 34.62 4.94 1.49 5.31
20 Orlando Hernandez NYA 34 3.9 3.6 29 29 195.67 12 13 3 0 104 51 141 37.06 4.51 1.21 6.49
21 Dave Burba CLE 33 3.8 3.8 32 32 191.33 16 6 0 0 99 91 180 40.45 4.47 1.52 8.47
22 Mariano Rivera NYA 30 3.8 3.8 66 0 75.67 7 4 0 36 26 25 58 36.61 2.85 1.10 6.90
23 Barry Zito OAK 22 3.8 3.8 14 14 92.67 7 4 1 0 30 45 78 39.62 2.72 1.18 7.58
24 Keith Foulke CHA 27 3.8 3.8 72 0 88.00 3 1 0 34 31 22 91 39.61 2.97 1.00 9.31
25 Andy Pettitte NYA 28 3.7 3.5 32 32 204.67 19 9 3 0 111 80 125 35.28 4.35 1.46 5.50
26 Gil Heredia OAK 34 3.6 3.7 32 32 198.67 15 11 2 0 106 66 101 37.91 4.12 1.41 4.58
27 Bryan Rekar TBA 28 3.6 3.6 30 27 173.33 7 10 2 0 92 39 95 33.76 4.41 1.38 4.93
28 Aaron Sele SEA 30 3.3 3.2 34 34 211.67 17 10 2 0 110 74 137 34.93 4.51 1.39 5.83
29 Jose Mercedes BAL 29 3.3 3.3 36 20 145.67 14 7 1 0 71 64 70 31.48 4.02 1.47 4.32
30 Jim Mecir 2 teams 30 3.1 3.1 63 0 85.00 10 3 0 5 31 36 70 30.59 2.96 1.25 7.41
31 Mark Redman MIN 26 3.1 3.0 32 24 151.33 12 9 0 0 81 45 117 29.44 4.76 1.41 6.96
32 Roberto Hernandez TBA 35 3.1 3.1 68 0 73.33 4 7 0 32 33 23 61 28.87 3.19 1.35 7.49
33 LaTroy Hawkins MIN 27 3.1 3.0 66 0 87.67 2 5 0 14 34 32 59 29.28 3.39 1.33 6.06
34 Jim Parque CHA 25 3.0 2.9 33 32 187.00 13 6 0 0 105 71 111 31.74 4.28 1.49 5.34
35 Brian Moehler DET 28 3.0 2.9 29 29 178.00 12 9 2 0 99 40 103 27.60 4.50 1.47 5.21
36 Hideo Nomo DET 31 3.0 2.8 32 31 190.00 8 12 1 0 102 89 181 27.54 4.74 1.47 8.57
37 James Baldwin CHA 28 3.0 2.9 29 28 178.00 14 7 2 0 96 59 116 31.33 4.65 1.37 5.87
38 Eric Milton MIN 24 3.0 2.9 33 33 200.00 13 10 0 0 123 44 160 28.47 4.86 1.25 7.20
39 Paul Abbott SEA 32 2.9 3.0 35 27 179.00 9 7 0 0 89 80 100 30.95 4.22 1.36 5.03
40 Jeff Tam OAK 29 2.9 2.9 72 0 85.67 3 3 0 3 30 23 46 30.25 2.63 1.27 4.83
41 Shigetoshi Hasegawa ANA 31 2.9 2.8 66 0 95.67 10 5 0 9 42 38 59 27.44 3.48 1.44 5.55
42 Steve Trachsel 2 teams 29 2.8 2.8 34 34 200.67 8 15 3 0 116 74 110 26.35 4.80 1.52 4.93
43 Jeff Nelson NYA 33 2.8 2.7 73 0 69.67 8 4 0 0 24 45 71 26.45 2.45 1.28 9.17
44 Tomo Ohka BOS 24 2.7 2.7 13 12 69.33 3 6 0 0 25 26 40 26.34 3.12 1.38 5.19
45 Bob Wells MIN 33 2.7 2.7 76 0 86.33 0 7 0 10 39 15 76 25.63 3.65 1.10 7.92
46 Todd Jones DET 32 2.6 2.6 67 0 64.00 2 4 0 42 28 25 67 23.93 3.52 1.44 9.42
47 Rich Garces BOS 29 2.6 2.6 64 0 74.67 8 1 0 1 28 23 69 24.91 3.25 1.17 8.32
48 Sidney Ponson BAL 23 2.6 2.6 32 32 222.00 9 13 6 0 125 83 152 24.78 4.82 1.38 6.16
49 Kevin Appier OAK 32 2.6 2.5 31 31 195.33 15 11 1 0 109 102 129 26.60 4.52 1.55 5.94
50 Kazuhiro Sasaki SEA 32 2.5 2.5 63 0 62.67 2 5 0 37 25 31 78 26.76 3.16 1.16 11.20

Fielding WAR Leaders

Player Name Team Age Fielding WAR G Inn PO A E DP Def Runs Saved
POS Rank
C 1 Einar Diaz CLE 27 3.1 74.0 625.7 579.0 48.0 4.0 4.0 27.166
2 Brad Ausmus DET 31 2.0 150.0 1231.3 898.0 68.0 8.0 8.0 21.788
3 Bengie Molina ANA 25 1.7 127.0 1091.0 683.0 61.0 7.0 9.0 16.133
4 Ivan Rodriguez TEX 28 1.0 87.0 736.3 507.0 34.0 2.0 10.0 10.047
5 Alberto Castillo TOR 30 1.0 66.0 501.7 372.0 31.0 3.0 2.0 10.624
6 Brook Fordyce 2 teams 30 0.9 92.0 731.3 564.0 33.0 4.0 4.0 7.257
7 Mike Difelice TBA 31 0.7 59.0 496.7 351.0 35.0 8.0 6.0 7.048
8 Mark Johnson CHA 24 0.5 74.0 602.0 466.0 27.0 4.0 4.0 4.763
1B 1 Ron Coomer MIN 33 1.7 124.0 1064.7 1020.0 67.0 5.0 102.0 17.973
2 John Olerud SEA 31 1.3 158.0 1358.7 1271.0 132.0 5.0 154.0 11.210
3 Dave McCarty KCA 30 0.8 63.0 459.0 463.0 59.0 4.0 62.0 8.804
4 Tony Clark DET 28 0.8 58.0 472.3 488.0 45.0 4.0 49.0 8.023
5 Mike Stanley 2 teams 37 0.6 58.0 458.3 410.0 44.0 3.0 44.0 5.651
6 Jason Giambi OAK 29 0.5 124.0 1064.3 1161.0 59.0 6.0 114.0 4.429
7 Mike Sweeney KCA 26 0.3 114.0 977.3 960.0 88.0 9.0 107.0 3.596
8 Hal Morris DET 35 0.3 38.0 269.3 263.0 23.0 3.0 27.0 3.154
2B 1 Randy Velarde OAK 37 1.8 122.0 1032.0 243.0 399.0 12.0 94.0 16.078
2 Damion Easley DET 30 1.5 125.0 1070.0 198.0 411.0 6.0 98.0 15.492
3 Homer Bush TOR 27 1.3 75.0 653.0 165.0 246.0 6.0 68.0 14.210
4 Frank Menechino OAK 29 0.7 51.0 319.7 83.0 131.0 6.0 30.0 6.431
5 Jeff Reboulet KCA 36 0.7 50.0 356.0 71.0 143.0 4.0 36.0 7.287
6 Miguel Cairo TBA 26 0.6 108.0 869.0 218.0 302.0 9.0 76.0 6.306
7 Jerry Hairston BAL 24 0.6 49.0 433.0 101.0 156.0 5.0 45.0 6.391
8 Wilson Delgado 2 teams 27 0.6 33.0 203.7 44.0 92.0 2.0 18.0 6.379
3B 1 Troy Glaus ANA 23 1.7 156.0 1373.0 111.0 349.0 33.0 33.0 16.627
2 Tony Batista TOR 26 1.3 154.0 1367.0 120.0 318.0 17.0 35.0 13.990
3 Vinny Castilla TBA 32 1.2 83.0 720.0 50.0 185.0 8.0 20.0 12.996
4 Herbert Perry 2 teams 30 1.0 111.0 922.3 87.0 210.0 10.0 18.0 8.328
5 Russ Johnson TBA 27 0.6 49.0 269.7 14.0 74.0 3.0 6.0 6.227
6 Cal Ripken BAL 39 0.5 73.0 608.3 56.0 134.0 5.0 17.0 5.261
7 Scott Sheldon TEX 31 0.4 15.0 95.3 11.0 28.0 1.0 6.0 4.062
8 Ron Coomer MIN 33 0.3 5.0 38.0 3.0 15.0 0.0 2.0 3.205
SS 1 Felix Martinez TBA 26 2.4 106.0 887.7 191.0 368.0 14.0 80.0 25.406
2 Rey Sanchez KCA 32 2.2 143.0 1198.0 224.0 446.0 4.0 106.0 23.514
3 Alex Rodriguez SEA 24 1.7 148.0 1285.0 243.0 438.0 10.0 123.0 14.439
4 Jose Valentin CHA 30 1.5 141.0 1212.3 233.0 456.0 36.0 117.0 13.497
5 Deivi Cruz DET 27 1.0 156.0 1355.3 222.0 482.0 13.0 116.0 10.775
6 Miguel Tejada OAK 26 0.8 160.0 1400.3 233.0 501.0 21.0 115.0 7.367
7 Kevin Stocker 2 teams 30 0.5 109.0 881.0 141.0 321.0 18.0 74.0 4.824
8 Royce Clayton TEX 30 0.5 148.0 1237.0 265.0 411.0 16.0 94.0 4.747
LF 1 Darin Erstad ANA 26 1.0 112.0 968.7 276.0 9.0 3.0 2.0 9.405
2 Shannon Stewart TOR 26 0.6 136.0 1171.0 299.0 6.0 2.0 2.0 6.480
3 Rickey Henderson SEA 41 0.4 88.0 692.0 183.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 3.473
4 B. J. Surhoff BAL 35 0.3 102.0 878.3 224.0 5.0 3.0 1.0 3.727
5 Bobby Higginson DET 29 0.3 145.0 1256.3 305.0 19.0 7.0 3.0 2.979
6 Wil Cordero CLE 28 0.2 38.0 318.7 79.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 2.063
7 Johnny Damon KCA 26 0.2 67.0 570.0 148.0 2.0 3.0 0.0 2.459
8 Orlando Palmeiro ANA 31 0.2 40.0 235.7 67.0 3.0 1.0 0.0 2.189
CF 1 Chris Singleton CHA 27 0.5 143.0 1157.7 356.0 8.0 3.0 0.0 4.624
2 Kenny Lofton CLE 33 0.5 135.0 1152.0 350.0 4.0 4.0 1.0 4.487
3 Torii Hunter MIN 24 0.5 98.0 824.7 270.0 12.0 3.0 3.0 5.013
4 Mike Cameron SEA 27 0.4 155.0 1269.7 396.0 5.0 6.0 3.0 3.717
5 Jacque Jones MIN 25 0.4 63.0 461.0 158.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 4.406
6 Bernie Williams NYA 31 0.4 137.0 1170.0 353.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 3.653
7 Scarborough Green TEX 26 0.3 41.0 229.0 79.0 5.0 0.0 1.0 2.740
8 Johnny Damon KCA 26 0.3 69.0 579.7 184.0 4.0 2.0 1.0 2.913
RF 1 Dave Martinez 3 teams 35 0.6 110.0 896.3 232.0 15.0 2.0 4.0 6.127
2 Paul O'Neill NYA 37 0.6 140.0 1153.3 293.0 5.0 2.0 3.0 5.426
3 Tim Salmon ANA 31 0.4 124.0 1069.7 272.0 13.0 6.0 4.0 4.046
4 Ricky Ledee 3 teams 26 0.4 49.0 392.0 113.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 3.450
5 Luis Matos BAL 21 0.3 25.0 122.7 45.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 3.099
6 Gabe Kapler TEX 24 0.2 40.0 298.3 86.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 2.322
7 Jason McDonald TEX 28 0.2 26.0 186.3 55.0 6.0 1.0 2.0 2.214
8 David Justice 2 teams 34 0.2 48.0 336.7 89.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 1.737