2002 American League Stats

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2002 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 Yankees103-58 (0.640)-89769799-63 (0.613)107-55 (0.660)3,465,80759.434.3-2.627.7
2Boston Red Sox93-69 (0.574)10.5859665100-62 (0.615)105-57 (0.648)2,650,86257.825.62.529.7
3Toronto Blue Jays78-84 (0.481)25.581382880-82 (0.492)74-88 (0.457)1,637,90026.415.61.89.0
4Baltimore Orioles67-95 (0.414)36.566777370-92 (0.433)72-90 (0.444)2,682,43924.39.03.611.7
5Tampa Bay Devil Rays55-106 (0.342)48.067391859-103 (0.362)51-111 (0.315)1,065,7423.13.92.3-3.0

Central Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Minnesota Twins94-67 (0.584)-76871287-75 (0.535)87-75 (0.537)1,924,47339.416.30.522.6
2Chicago White Sox81-81 (0.500)13.585679886-76 (0.532)82-80 (0.506)1,676,91134.923.61.010.2
3Cleveland Indians74-88 (0.457)20.573983772-90 (0.443)68-94 (0.420)2,616,94020.88.13.88.9
4Kansas City Royals62-100 (0.383)32.573789167-95 (0.414)59-103 (0.364)1,323,03611.73.92.15.7
5Detroit Tigers55-106 (0.342)39.057586452-110 (0.322)50-112 (0.309)1,503,6232.0-0.83.2-0.3

Western Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Oakland Athletics103-59 (0.636)-80065496-66 (0.591)106-56 (0.654)2,169,81158.723.74.830.2
2Anaheim Angels99-63 (0.611)4.0851644101-61 (0.625)105-57 (0.648)2,305,54757.322.34.730.3
3Seattle Mariners93-69 (0.574)10.081469992-70 (0.569)93-69 (0.574)3,542,93845.526.7-2.321.1
4Texas Rangers72-90 (0.444)31.084388278-84 (0.479)75-87 (0.463)2,352,39727.722.31.44.0

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 Jim Thome CLE 1B 31 9.5 9.7 147 613 146 19 2 52 122 1 2 143.610 0.445 0.677
2 Jason Giambi NYA 1B 31 9.5 10.4 155 689 176 34 1 41 109 2 2 146.282 0.435 0.598
3 Alex Rodriguez TEX SS 26 8.4 10.0 162 725 187 27 2 57 87 9 4 145.560 0.392 0.623
4 Manny Ramirez BOS LF 30 8.2 7.7 120 518 152 31 0 33 73 0 0 120.692 0.450 0.647
5 Magglio Ordonez CHA RF 28 7.0 6.9 153 653 189 47 1 38 53 7 5 124.133 0.381 0.597
6 Bernie Williams NYA CF 33 6.8 6.2 154 699 204 37 2 19 83 8 4 123.752 0.415 0.493
7 Rafael Palmeiro TEX 1B 37 6.5 6.4 155 663 149 34 0 43 104 2 0 122.498 0.391 0.571
8 Carlos Delgado TOR 1B 30 6.4 8.1 143 628 140 34 2 33 102 1 0 116.435 0.406 0.548
9 John Olerud SEA 1B 33 6.0 6.1 154 668 166 39 0 22 98 0 0 112.443 0.403 0.490
10 Mike Sweeney KCA 1B 28 5.6 6.1 126 545 160 31 1 24 61 9 7 106.090 0.416 0.563
11 Alfonso Soriano NYA 2B 26 5.6 3.5 156 741 209 51 2 39 23 41 13 114.117 0.332 0.547
12 Miguel Tejada OAK SS 28 5.1 6.4 162 715 204 30 0 34 38 7 2 109.521 0.354 0.508
13 Nomar Garciaparra BOS SS 28 4.7 5.4 156 693 197 56 5 24 41 5 2 107.831 0.352 0.528
14 Ichiro Suzuki SEA RF 28 4.6 5.3 157 728 208 27 8 8 68 31 15 104.967 0.388 0.425
15 Derek Jeter NYA SS 28 4.5 1.4 157 730 191 26 0 18 73 32 3 100.377 0.373 0.421
16 Eric Chavez OAK 3B 24 4.5 6.2 153 653 161 31 3 34 65 8 3 98.924 0.348 0.513
17 Tim Salmon ANA RF 33 4.4 4.3 138 568 138 37 1 22 71 6 3 92.230 0.380 0.503
18 Ellis Burks CLE LF 37 4.3 4.3 138 570 156 28 0 32 44 2 3 94.745 0.362 0.540
19 Ray Durham 2 teams 2B 30 4.2 4.6 150 659 163 34 6 15 73 26 7 94.780 0.369 0.450
20 Garret Anderson ANA LF 30 4.2 4.4 158 678 195 56 3 29 30 6 4 101.768 0.332 0.539
21 Eric Hinske TOR 3B 24 4.2 3.3 151 650 158 38 2 24 77 13 1 97.323 0.365 0.481
22 Carlos Beltran KCA CF 25 4.2 4.4 162 722 174 44 7 29 71 35 7 105.177 0.346 0.501
23 Paul Konerko CHA 1B 26 4.0 3.0 151 630 173 30 0 27 44 0 0 95.639 0.359 0.498
24 Jorge Posada NYA C 31 3.9 4.7 143 598 137 40 1 20 81 1 0 89.176 0.370 0.468
25 Randy Winn TBA CF 28 3.8 4.4 152 674 181 39 9 14 55 27 8 95.317 0.360 0.461
26 Aubrey Huff TBA 1B 25 3.7 2.7 113 494 142 25 0 23 37 4 1 79.654 0.364 0.520
27 Brad Fullmer ANA 1B 27 3.7 3.5 130 479 124 35 6 19 32 10 3 76.905 0.357 0.531
28 Torii Hunter MIN CF 26 3.7 3.7 148 604 162 37 4 29 35 23 8 89.728 0.334 0.524
29 Johnny Damon BOS CF 28 3.6 3.4 154 702 178 34 11 14 65 31 6 94.506 0.356 0.443
30 Frank Thomas CHA 1B 34 3.6 3.6 148 628 132 29 1 28 88 3 0 91.355 0.361 0.472
31 Edgar Martinez SEA DH 39 3.6 3.6 97 407 91 23 0 15 67 1 1 68.319 0.403 0.485
32 Shannon Stewart TOR LF 28 3.6 3.5 141 641 175 38 6 10 54 14 2 91.535 0.371 0.442
33 Robin Ventura NYA 3B 34 3.5 4.5 141 562 115 17 0 27 90 3 1 82.105 0.368 0.458
34 Raul Ibanez KCA 1B 30 3.4 2.9 137 544 146 37 6 24 40 5 3 85.120 0.346 0.537
35 Bret Boone SEA 2B 33 3.3 2.3 155 675 169 34 3 24 53 12 5 89.290 0.339 0.462
36 Jacque Jones MIN LF 27 3.3 4.4 149 626 173 37 2 27 37 6 7 91.510 0.341 0.511
37 Troy Glaus ANA 3B 25 3.3 3.5 156 671 142 24 1 30 88 10 3 91.693 0.352 0.453
38 Scott Hatteberg OAK 1B 32 3.2 4.2 136 568 138 22 4 15 68 0 0 80.672 0.374 0.433
39 Mike Cameron SEA CF 29 3.2 3.7 158 640 130 26 5 25 79 31 8 81.668 0.340 0.442
40 Carlos Lee CHA LF 26 3.2 3.3 140 576 130 26 2 26 75 1 4 85.068 0.359 0.484
41 Ivan Rodriguez TEX C 30 3.0 3.6 108 440 128 32 2 19 25 5 4 70.827 0.353 0.542
42 Bobby Kielty MIN RF 25 2.9 3.2 112 348 84 14 3 12 52 4 1 59.087 0.405 0.484
43 Scott Spiezio ANA 1B 29 2.8 2.8 153 571 140 34 2 12 67 6 7 79.850 0.371 0.436
44 Trot Nixon BOS RF 28 2.7 2.7 152 612 136 36 3 24 65 4 2 81.813 0.338 0.470
45 Corey Koskie MIN 3B 29 2.6 3.6 140 576 131 37 3 15 72 10 11 82.126 0.368 0.447
46 Josh Phelps TOR 1B 24 2.5 2.5 74 287 82 20 1 15 19 0 0 49.638 0.362 0.562
47 David Justice OAK LF 36 2.4 2.4 118 471 106 18 3 11 70 4 1 64.501 0.376 0.409
48 Jermaine Dye OAK RF 28 2.4 1.6 131 555 123 27 1 24 52 2 0 72.126 0.333 0.459
49 Ben Grieve TBA RF 26 2.4 2.7 136 561 121 30 0 19 69 8 2 74.386 0.353 0.431
50 Brian Daubach BOS 1B 30 2.4 2.5 137 506 118 24 2 20 51 2 1 69.761 0.348 0.464

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 Derek Lowe BOS 29 8.7 8.7 32 32 219.67 21 8 1 0 65 48 127 89.01 2.58 0.97 5.20
2 Roy Halladay TOR 25 8.4 8.2 34 34 239.33 19 7 2 0 93 62 168 75.89 2.93 1.19 6.32
3 Pedro Martinez BOS 30 8.4 8.3 30 30 199.33 20 4 2 0 62 40 239 85.48 2.26 0.92 10.79
4 Barry Zito OAK 24 8.1 8.0 35 35 229.33 23 5 1 0 79 78 182 78.16 2.75 1.13 7.14
5 Tim Hudson OAK 26 7.5 7.5 34 34 238.33 15 9 4 0 87 62 152 72.53 2.98 1.25 5.74
6 Jarrod Washburn ANA 27 6.3 6.3 32 32 206.00 18 6 1 0 75 59 139 62.62 3.15 1.17 6.07
7 Jamie Moyer SEA 39 6.3 6.2 34 34 230.67 13 8 4 0 89 50 147 58.93 3.32 1.08 5.74
8 Paul Byrd KCA 31 6.0 5.9 33 33 228.33 17 11 7 0 111 38 129 51.01 3.90 1.15 5.08
9 Mark Buehrle CHA 23 5.8 5.7 34 34 239.00 19 12 5 0 102 61 134 60.05 3.58 1.24 5.05
10 Joel Pineiro SEA 23 5.5 5.4 37 28 194.33 14 7 2 0 75 54 136 52.04 3.24 1.25 6.30
11 Bartolo Colon CLE 29 5.5 5.4 16 16 116.33 10 4 4 0 37 31 75 46.95 2.55 1.16 5.80
12 Mark Mulder OAK 24 5.4 5.2 30 30 207.33 19 7 2 0 88 55 159 51.79 3.47 1.14 6.90
13 Rodrigo Lopez BAL 26 5.1 5.1 33 28 196.67 15 9 1 0 83 62 136 44.05 3.57 1.19 6.22
14 Tim Wakefield BOS 35 4.7 4.7 45 15 163.33 11 5 0 3 57 51 134 48.35 2.81 1.05 7.38
15 Ramon Ortiz ANA 29 4.7 4.5 32 32 217.33 15 9 4 0 97 68 162 46.60 3.77 1.18 6.71
16 Kenny Rogers TEX 37 4.6 4.8 33 33 210.67 13 8 2 0 101 70 107 39.67 3.84 1.34 4.57
17 Jeff Weaver 2 teams 25 4.6 4.5 32 25 199.67 11 11 3 2 88 48 132 46.31 3.52 1.21 5.95
18 Mike Mussina NYA 33 4.2 4.3 33 33 215.67 18 10 2 0 103 48 182 39.39 4.05 1.19 7.60
19 David Wells NYA 39 4.1 4.0 31 31 206.33 19 7 2 0 100 45 137 38.92 3.75 1.24 5.98
20 Rick Reed MIN 37 3.8 3.8 33 32 188.00 15 7 2 0 89 26 121 39.94 3.78 1.16 5.79
21 Ismael Valdez 2 teams 28 3.7 3.6 31 31 196.00 8 12 1 0 94 47 102 31.77 4.18 1.23 4.68
22 Andy Pettitte NYA 30 3.7 3.7 22 22 134.67 13 5 3 0 58 32 97 34.71 3.27 1.31 6.48
23 Johan Santana MIN 23 3.6 3.6 27 14 108.33 8 6 0 1 41 49 137 37.81 2.99 1.23 11.38
24 Kevin Appier ANA 34 3.5 3.5 32 32 188.33 14 12 0 0 89 64 132 34.74 3.92 1.35 6.31
25 Jorge Julio BAL 23 3.5 3.5 67 0 68.00 5 6 0 25 22 27 55 30.06 1.99 1.21 7.28
26 Cory Lidle OAK 30 3.5 3.4 31 30 192.00 8 10 2 0 90 39 111 33.25 3.89 1.20 5.20
27 Troy Percival ANA 32 3.4 3.4 58 0 56.33 4 1 0 40 12 25 68 33.26 1.92 1.12 10.86
28 Orlando Hernandez NYA 36 3.4 3.4 24 22 146.00 8 5 0 1 63 36 113 31.63 3.64 1.14 6.97
29 J. C. Romero MIN 26 3.3 3.3 81 0 81.00 9 2 0 1 17 36 76 34.87 1.89 1.21 8.44
30 CC Sabathia CLE 21 3.2 3.2 33 33 210.00 13 11 2 0 109 88 149 27.74 4.37 1.36 6.39
31 Buddy Groom BAL 36 3.2 3.2 70 0 62.00 3 2 0 2 11 12 48 27.66 1.60 0.90 6.97
32 Billy Koch OAK 27 3.0 3.0 84 0 93.67 11 4 0 44 38 46 93 28.97 3.27 1.27 8.94
33 Freddy Garcia SEA 25 3.0 3.0 34 34 223.67 16 10 1 0 110 63 181 28.17 4.39 1.30 7.28
34 Arthur Rhodes SEA 32 3.0 3.0 66 0 69.67 10 4 0 2 18 13 81 28.07 2.33 0.83 10.46
35 Eddie Guardado MIN 31 2.9 2.9 68 0 67.67 1 3 0 45 22 18 70 30.01 2.93 1.05 9.31
36 LaTroy Hawkins MIN 29 2.8 2.8 65 0 80.33 6 0 0 0 23 15 63 29.14 2.13 0.97 7.06
37 Sidney Ponson BAL 25 2.8 2.8 28 28 176.00 7 9 3 0 84 63 120 23.57 4.09 1.34 6.14
38 Ben Weber ANA 32 2.7 2.7 63 0 78.00 7 2 0 7 25 22 43 26.31 2.54 1.18 4.96
39 Danys Baez CLE 24 2.6 2.6 39 26 165.33 10 11 1 6 84 82 130 22.44 4.41 1.46 7.08
40 Kazuhiro Sasaki SEA 34 2.6 2.6 61 0 60.67 4 5 0 37 24 20 73 24.20 2.52 1.05 10.83
41 Steve Karsay NYA 30 2.5 2.5 78 0 88.33 6 4 0 12 33 30 65 23.40 3.26 1.32 6.62
42 Keith Foulke CHA 29 2.5 2.4 65 0 77.67 2 4 0 11 26 13 58 25.42 2.90 1.00 6.72
43 Ugueth Urbina BOS 28 2.4 2.4 61 0 60.00 1 6 0 40 21 20 71 25.03 3.00 1.07 10.65
44 Kyle Lohse MIN 23 2.4 2.4 32 31 180.67 13 8 1 0 92 70 124 25.44 4.23 1.39 6.18
45 Roger Clemens NYA 39 2.4 2.5 29 29 180.00 13 6 0 0 94 63 192 22.75 4.35 1.31 9.60
46 Francisco Cordero TEX 27 2.4 2.4 39 0 45.33 2 0 0 10 12 13 41 20.55 1.79 1.01 8.14
47 Ted Lilly 2 teams 26 2.4 2.3 22 16 100.00 5 7 2 0 43 31 77 22.43 3.69 1.11 6.93
48 Tony Fiore MIN 30 2.3 2.2 48 2 91.00 10 3 0 0 32 43 55 24.14 3.16 1.29 5.44
49 Mike Stanton NYA 35 2.2 2.1 79 0 78.00 7 1 0 6 29 28 44 20.39 3.00 1.29 5.08
50 John Lackey ANA 23 2.1 2.1 18 18 108.33 9 4 1 0 52 33 69 20.98 3.66 1.35 5.73

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 29 2.4 100.0 833.3 640.0 75.0 8.0 4.0 24.628
2 Jason Varitek BOS 30 1.6 127.0 1064.7 912.0 54.0 4.0 8.0 13.997
3 Bengie Molina ANA 27 1.1 121.0 1014.3 707.0 60.0 1.0 6.0 9.111
4 Greg Myers OAK 36 0.9 53.0 343.3 264.0 21.0 1.0 0.0 7.541
5 Jose Molina ANA 27 0.8 29.0 210.0 154.0 16.0 3.0 3.0 6.506
6 Jorge Posada NYA 31 0.8 138.0 1191.7 965.0 66.0 12.0 5.0 7.085
7 Ivan Rodriguez TEX 30 0.6 100.0 836.3 632.0 45.0 7.0 6.0 6.625
8 Ramon Hernandez OAK 26 0.6 135.0 1100.7 788.0 58.0 7.0 12.0 5.125
1B 1 Doug Mientkiewicz MIN 28 2.1 143.0 1177.3 1073.0 69.0 5.0 92.0 18.123
2 Carlos Delgado TOR 30 1.7 140.0 1229.0 1232.0 95.0 12.0 121.0 17.468
3 Nick Johnson NYA 23 1.3 78.0 550.7 519.0 44.0 7.0 46.0 12.039
4 Tony Clark BOS 30 1.1 85.0 638.0 653.0 58.0 6.0 54.0 9.468
5 Scott Hatteberg OAK 32 1.0 91.0 721.3 768.0 74.0 5.0 77.0 8.469
6 Jason Giambi NYA 31 1.0 92.0 781.7 761.0 35.0 4.0 53.0 9.090
7 Jose Offerman 2 teams 33 0.7 52.0 394.7 365.0 37.0 2.0 38.0 6.491
8 Carlos Peña 2 teams 24 0.5 113.0 977.7 1010.0 71.0 4.0 96.0 4.192
2B 1 Adam Kennedy ANA 26 1.0 139.0 1111.3 273.0 367.0 11.0 90.0 8.384
2 Orlando Hudson TOR 24 0.9 52.0 450.7 117.0 157.0 4.0 49.0 9.734
3 Michael Young TEX 25 0.8 152.0 1258.7 298.0 420.0 9.0 97.0 8.798
4 Luis Alicea KCA 36 0.8 32.0 202.0 56.0 90.0 2.0 21.0 8.756
5 John McDonald CLE 27 0.7 64.0 486.7 94.0 184.0 4.0 42.0 7.718
6 Jerry Hairston BAL 26 0.6 119.0 1043.7 232.0 365.0 11.0 75.0 5.995
7 Ricky Gutierrez CLE 32 0.5 93.0 797.3 167.0 277.0 11.0 66.0 4.721
8 Damion Easley DET 32 0.4 84.0 732.3 181.0 253.0 9.0 54.0 4.163
3B 1 Eric Chavez OAK 24 1.7 143.0 1262.0 120.0 301.0 17.0 24.0 14.856
2 Chris Truby DET 28 1.2 89.0 728.0 71.0 181.0 11.0 22.0 11.691
3 Corey Koskie MIN 29 1.0 138.0 1180.3 117.0 254.0 12.0 16.0 8.610
4 Robin Ventura NYA 34 0.9 137.0 1129.3 109.0 261.0 23.0 22.0 8.596
5 Jose Valentin CHA 32 0.7 83.0 667.3 65.0 152.0 11.0 14.0 5.598
6 Lou Merloni BOS 31 0.5 8.0 58.0 5.0 24.0 1.0 1.0 4.640
7 Joe Randa KCA 32 0.4 129.0 1110.7 108.0 234.0 10.0 12.0 4.376
8 Tony Batista BAL 28 0.3 154.0 1374.7 111.0 290.0 16.0 35.0 3.055
SS 1 Mike Bordick BAL 36 2.7 117.0 1007.7 197.0 372.0 1.0 92.0 28.063
2 Alex Rodriguez TEX 26 1.5 162.0 1390.7 259.0 472.0 10.0 108.0 16.051
3 Miguel Tejada OAK 28 1.4 162.0 1424.0 229.0 504.0 19.0 106.0 11.793
4 Omar Vizquel CLE 35 1.2 150.0 1291.0 239.0 431.0 7.0 98.0 12.238
5 Royce Clayton CHA 32 1.2 109.0 883.3 166.0 292.0 5.0 72.0 9.973
6 Chris Gomez TBA 31 1.0 130.0 1114.3 229.0 356.0 12.0 94.0 9.053
7 Ramon Santiago DET 22 1.0 63.0 548.0 97.0 205.0 7.0 41.0 9.012
8 Neifi Perez KCA 29 0.9 139.0 1209.7 251.0 400.0 19.0 107.0 9.910
LF 1 Jacque Jones MIN 27 1.1 143.0 1179.0 331.0 11.0 5.0 1.0 9.074
2 Rondell White NYA 30 0.7 113.0 944.7 245.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 6.509
3 Carl Crawford TBA 20 0.6 63.0 561.3 158.0 5.0 1.0 1.0 5.532
4 Melvin Mora BAL 30 0.5 74.0 588.7 162.0 6.0 2.0 3.0 5.215
5 Jose Cruz TOR 28 0.4 56.0 469.7 124.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 3.701
6 Greg Vaughn TBA 36 0.3 31.0 259.0 75.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 2.585
7 Jason Tyner TBA 25 0.3 41.0 356.3 96.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 2.550
8 Chris Magruder CLE 25 0.2 45.0 269.7 71.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.270
CF 1 Darin Erstad ANA 28 2.0 143.0 1229.0 453.0 11.0 1.0 3.0 16.854
2 Wendell Magee DET 29 0.7 78.0 660.7 242.0 3.0 5.0 1.0 6.301
3 Randy Winn TBA 28 0.6 138.0 1203.0 381.0 10.0 3.0 2.0 5.554
4 Mike Cameron SEA 29 0.5 155.0 1318.0 416.0 6.0 5.0 0.0 4.935
5 Aaron Rowand CHA 24 0.5 76.0 601.7 203.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 4.004
6 Ruben Rivera TEX 28 0.4 67.0 471.7 167.0 2.0 3.0 1.0 4.581
7 Kenny Lofton CHA 35 0.4 92.0 744.3 230.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 3.425
8 Jason Conti TBA 27 0.3 28.0 201.3 79.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 2.685
RF 1 Ichiro Suzuki SEA 28 0.7 150.0 1285.3 325.0 8.0 3.0 0.0 7.106
2 Dustan Mohr MIN 26 0.6 94.0 719.0 194.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 4.908
3 Bobby Kielty MIN 25 0.4 50.0 375.0 101.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 3.100
4 Matt Lawton CLE 30 0.3 85.0 699.3 185.0 4.0 6.0 2.0 3.421
5 Ben Grieve TBA 26 0.3 118.0 1039.3 249.0 6.0 3.0 2.0 3.007
6 Dewayne Wise TOR 24 0.3 26.0 195.7 57.0 4.0 0.0 3.0 2.708
7 Brian Buchanan MIN 28 0.2 24.0 166.3 49.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.958
8 Juan Gonzalez TEX 32 0.2 62.0 515.7 117.0 9.0 1.0 1.0 1.674