2005 American League Stats

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2005 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 Yankees95-67 (0.586)-88678990-72 (0.553)95-67 (0.586)4,090,69647.732.43.012.3
2Boston Red Sox95-67 (0.586)-91080590-72 (0.556)90-72 (0.556)2,847,88842.228.51.412.2
3Toronto Blue Jays80-82 (0.494)15.077570588-74 (0.543)84-78 (0.519)2,014,99536.511.22.422.9
4Baltimore Orioles74-88 (0.457)21.072980074-88 (0.458)76-86 (0.469)2,624,74028.918.22.08.8
5Tampa Bay Devil Rays67-95 (0.414)28.075093665-97 (0.400)50-112 (0.309)1,141,6692.718.6-2.4-13.5

Central Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Chicago White Sox99-63 (0.611)-74164591-71 (0.563)94-68 (0.580)2,342,83346.611.41.633.7
2Cleveland Indians93-69 (0.574)6.079064296-66 (0.594)106-56 (0.654)2,013,76358.625.03.630.0
3Minnesota Twins83-79 (0.512)16.068866284-78 (0.518)88-74 (0.543)2,034,24340.28.72.928.7
4Detroit Tigers71-91 (0.438)28.072378775-87 (0.461)81-81 (0.500)2,024,43133.315.87.310.3
5Kansas City Royals56-106 (0.346)43.070193560-102 (0.371)46-116 (0.284)1,371,181-1.64.22.1-7.9

Western Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim95-67 (0.586)-76164393-69 (0.576)92-70 (0.568)3,404,68644.914.41.129.5
2Oakland Athletics88-74 (0.543)7.077265893-69 (0.573)90-72 (0.556)2,109,11842.815.41.625.8
3Texas Rangers79-83 (0.488)16.086585882-80 (0.504)76-86 (0.469)2,525,22128.521.70.76.0
4Seattle Mariners69-93 (0.426)26.069975176-86 (0.467)65-97 (0.401)2,725,45917.69.1-0.18.6

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 Alex Rodriguez NYA 3B 29 9.8 9.4 162 715 194 29 1 48 91 21 6 148.532 0.421 0.610
2 David Ortiz BOS 1B 29 7.8 8.0 159 713 180 40 1 47 102 1 0 137.863 0.397 0.604
3 Travis Hafner CLE 1B 28 7.1 7.2 137 578 148 42 0 33 79 0 0 113.907 0.408 0.595
4 Mark Teixeira TEX 1B 25 6.9 8.6 162 730 194 41 3 43 72 4 0 131.622 0.380 0.575
5 Manny Ramirez BOS LF 33 6.7 6.1 152 650 162 30 1 45 80 1 0 122.091 0.388 0.594
6 Vladimir Guerrero LAA RF 30 6.6 6.9 141 594 165 29 2 32 61 13 1 109.022 0.394 0.565
7 Jason Giambi NYA 1B 34 6.6 5.9 139 545 113 14 0 32 108 0 0 107.190 0.440 0.535
8 Richie Sexson SEA 1B 30 5.8 4.1 156 656 147 36 1 39 89 1 1 108.893 0.369 0.541
9 Brian Roberts BAL 2B 27 5.7 6.1 143 640 176 45 7 18 67 27 10 105.752 0.387 0.515
10 Gary Sheffield NYA RF 36 5.6 5.6 154 675 170 27 0 34 78 10 2 109.912 0.379 0.512
11 Michael Young TEX SS 28 5.6 5.0 159 732 221 40 5 24 58 5 2 121.476 0.385 0.513
12 Paul Konerko CHA 1B 29 5.4 6.8 158 664 163 24 0 40 81 0 0 111.018 0.375 0.534
13 Derek Jeter NYA SS 31 5.2 5.9 159 752 202 25 5 19 77 14 5 112.263 0.389 0.450
14 Miguel Tejada BAL SS 31 4.8 5.6 162 704 199 50 5 26 40 5 1 105.949 0.349 0.515
15 Hideki Matsui NYA LF 31 4.8 4.8 162 703 192 45 3 23 63 2 2 106.713 0.367 0.496
16 Jhonny Peralta CLE SS 23 4.3 5.1 141 570 147 35 4 24 58 0 2 90.060 0.366 0.520
17 Victor Martinez CLE C 26 4.3 4.5 147 622 167 33 0 20 63 0 1 94.191 0.378 0.475
18 Grady Sizemore CLE CF 22 4.1 4.0 158 706 185 37 11 22 52 22 10 98.866 0.348 0.484
19 Ichiro Suzuki SEA RF 31 3.7 5.0 162 739 206 21 12 15 48 33 8 93.857 0.350 0.436
20 Carl Crawford TBA LF 23 3.7 4.8 156 687 194 33 15 15 27 46 8 87.073 0.331 0.469
21 Mark Ellis OAK 2B 28 3.6 4.6 122 486 137 21 5 13 44 1 3 75.067 0.384 0.477
22 Melvin Mora BAL 3B 33 3.6 4.1 149 664 168 30 1 27 50 7 4 90.887 0.348 0.474
23 Jonny Gomes TBA RF 24 3.4 3.4 101 407 98 13 6 21 39 9 5 66.843 0.372 0.534
24 David Dellucci TEX LF 31 3.4 3.3 128 518 109 17 5 29 76 5 3 81.541 0.367 0.513
25 Raul Ibanez SEA LF 33 3.4 3.3 162 690 172 32 2 20 71 9 4 90.637 0.355 0.436
26 Coco Crisp CLE LF 25 3.4 3.9 145 656 178 42 4 16 44 15 6 85.791 0.345 0.465
27 Johnny Damon BOS CF 31 3.3 4.1 148 688 197 35 6 10 53 18 1 92.937 0.366 0.439
28 Jason Varitek BOS C 33 3.3 2.6 133 539 132 30 1 22 62 2 0 81.116 0.366 0.489
29 Alfonso Soriano TEX 2B 29 3.2 2.6 156 682 171 43 2 36 33 30 2 89.646 0.309 0.512
30 Mike Sweeney KCA 1B 31 3.1 3.1 122 514 141 39 0 21 33 3 0 76.401 0.347 0.517
31 Jermaine Dye CHA RF 31 3.1 2.6 145 579 145 29 2 31 39 11 4 82.818 0.333 0.512
32 Julio Lugo TBA SS 29 3.1 3.3 158 690 182 36 6 6 61 39 11 85.647 0.362 0.403
33 Chris Shelton DET 1B 25 3.1 2.1 107 431 116 22 3 18 34 0 0 65.937 0.360 0.510
34 Eric Chavez OAK 3B 27 3.0 3.7 160 694 168 40 1 27 58 6 0 87.480 0.329 0.466
35 Chone Figgins LAA 3B 27 3.0 3.1 158 720 186 25 10 8 64 62 17 83.643 0.352 0.397
36 Joe Mauer MIN C 22 2.8 3.3 131 554 144 26 2 9 61 13 1 73.014 0.372 0.411
37 Emil Brown KCA RF 30 2.7 2.2 150 609 156 31 5 17 48 10 1 80.480 0.349 0.455
38 Jorge Cantu TBA 2B 23 2.6 0.2 150 630 171 40 1 28 19 1 0 80.195 0.311 0.497
39 Jay Gibbons BAL RF 28 2.6 2.6 139 518 135 33 3 26 28 0 0 70.722 0.317 0.516
40 Shea Hillenbrand TOR 1B 29 2.6 2.0 152 645 173 36 2 18 26 5 1 83.550 0.343 0.450
41 Placido Polanco DET 2B 29 2.5 3.8 86 378 116 20 2 6 21 4 3 56.661 0.386 0.461
42 Bill Mueller BOS 3B 34 2.5 2.6 150 590 153 34 3 10 59 0 0 79.764 0.369 0.430
43 Rondell White DET LF 33 2.3 2.5 97 400 117 24 3 12 17 1 0 56.562 0.347 0.489
44 Frank Catalanotto TOR LF 31 2.3 2.4 130 475 126 29 5 8 37 0 2 65.840 0.367 0.451
45 Jorge Posada NYA C 34 2.3 3.3 142 546 124 23 0 19 66 1 0 70.081 0.352 0.430
46 Matt Stairs KCA 1B 37 2.3 2.0 127 466 109 26 1 13 60 1 2 65.964 0.373 0.444
47 Dmitri Young DET 1B 31 2.2 1.9 126 508 127 25 3 21 29 1 0 64.866 0.325 0.471
48 Dan Johnson OAK 1B 25 2.1 1.9 109 434 103 21 0 15 50 0 1 57.931 0.355 0.451
49 David DeJesus KCA CF 25 2.1 2.5 122 523 135 31 6 9 42 5 5 69.449 0.359 0.445
50 Tadahito Iguchi CHA 2B 30 2.1 1.2 135 581 142 25 6 15 47 15 5 71.158 0.342 0.438

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 Johan Santana MIN 26 8.4 8.3 33 33 231.67 16 7 3 0 77 45 238 80.85 2.87 0.97 9.25
2 Mark Buehrle CHA 26 6.8 6.7 33 33 236.67 16 8 3 0 99 40 149 67.40 3.12 1.18 5.67
3 Roy Halladay TOR 28 6.5 6.4 19 19 141.67 12 4 5 0 39 18 108 62.62 2.41 0.96 6.86
4 Kevin Millwood CLE 30 6.1 6.0 30 30 192.00 9 11 1 0 72 52 146 57.44 2.86 1.22 6.84
5 Randy Johnson NYA 41 5.9 5.6 34 34 225.67 17 8 4 0 102 47 211 47.68 3.79 1.13 8.42
6 Mariano Rivera NYA 35 5.8 5.8 71 0 78.33 7 4 0 43 18 18 80 47.14 1.38 0.87 9.19
7 Jon Garland CHA 25 5.8 5.8 32 32 221.00 18 10 3 0 93 47 115 57.08 3.50 1.17 4.68
8 Bartolo Colon LAA 32 5.5 5.5 33 33 222.67 21 8 2 0 93 43 157 55.02 3.48 1.16 6.35
9 John Lackey LAA 26 5.0 4.8 33 33 209.00 14 5 1 0 85 71 199 49.27 3.44 1.33 8.57
10 Kenny Rogers TEX 40 5.0 5.0 30 30 195.33 14 8 1 0 86 53 87 46.81 3.46 1.32 4.01
11 Rich Harden OAK 23 4.7 4.7 22 19 128.00 10 5 2 0 42 43 121 46.66 2.53 1.06 8.51
12 Freddy Garcia CHA 28 4.7 4.5 33 33 228.00 14 8 2 0 102 60 146 46.65 3.87 1.25 5.76
13 Jarrod Washburn LAA 30 4.6 4.5 29 29 177.33 8 8 1 0 66 51 94 45.54 3.20 1.33 4.77
14 Jose Contreras CHA 33 4.6 4.5 32 32 204.67 15 7 1 0 91 75 154 45.37 3.61 1.23 6.77
15 Carlos Silva MIN 26 4.3 4.2 27 27 188.33 9 8 2 0 83 9 71 41.33 3.44 1.17 3.39
16 Josh Towers TOR 28 4.3 4.1 33 33 208.67 13 12 2 0 101 29 112 41.32 3.71 1.27 4.83
17 Joe Blanton OAK 24 4.1 4.1 33 33 201.33 12 12 2 0 86 67 116 40.79 3.53 1.22 5.19
18 B. J. Ryan BAL 29 4.1 4.1 69 0 70.33 1 4 0 36 20 26 100 33.74 2.43 1.14 12.80
19 Dan Haren OAK 24 4.0 4.1 34 34 217.00 14 12 3 0 101 53 163 39.71 3.73 1.22 6.76
20 Gustavo Chacin TOR 24 4.0 3.8 34 34 203.00 13 9 0 0 93 70 121 38.76 3.72 1.39 5.36
21 Cliff Lee CLE 26 4.0 3.8 32 32 202.00 18 5 1 0 91 52 143 37.92 3.79 1.22 6.37
22 Bruce Chen BAL 28 4.0 4.0 34 32 197.33 13 10 1 0 94 63 133 32.77 3.83 1.27 6.07
23 Huston Street OAK 21 3.9 3.9 67 0 78.33 5 1 0 23 17 26 72 39.12 1.72 1.01 8.27
24 Tim Wakefield BOS 38 3.9 3.9 33 33 225.33 16 12 3 0 113 68 151 37.06 4.15 1.23 6.03
25 Paul Byrd LAA 34 3.8 3.7 31 31 204.33 12 11 2 0 95 28 102 37.27 3.74 1.19 4.49
26 Barry Zito OAK 27 3.7 3.5 35 35 228.33 14 13 0 0 106 89 171 36.32 3.86 1.20 6.74
27 Mike Timlin BOS 39 3.5 3.5 81 0 80.33 7 3 0 13 23 20 59 33.38 2.24 1.32 6.61
28 CC Sabathia CLE 24 3.4 3.5 31 31 196.67 15 10 1 0 92 62 161 32.31 4.03 1.26 7.37
29 Felix Hernandez SEA 19 3.3 3.3 12 12 84.33 4 4 0 0 26 23 77 29.63 2.67 1.00 8.22
30 Brad Radke MIN 32 3.3 3.1 31 31 200.67 9 12 3 0 98 23 117 31.53 4.04 1.18 5.25
31 Justin Duchscherer OAK 27 3.2 3.2 65 0 85.67 7 4 0 5 25 19 85 32.21 2.21 1.00 8.93
32 Tom Gordon NYA 37 3.2 3.2 79 0 80.67 5 4 0 2 25 29 69 26.27 2.57 1.09 7.70
33 Shawn Chacon NYA 27 3.2 3.2 14 12 79.00 7 3 0 0 26 30 40 25.97 2.85 1.22 4.56
34 Joe Nathan MIN 30 3.2 3.2 69 0 70.00 7 4 0 43 22 22 94 30.98 2.70 0.97 12.09
35 Scott Kazmir TBA 21 3.1 3.0 32 32 186.00 10 9 0 0 90 100 174 27.37 3.77 1.46 8.42
36 Francisco Rodriguez LAA 23 3.0 3.0 66 0 67.33 2 5 0 45 20 32 91 29.71 2.67 1.14 12.16
37 Bob Wickman CLE 36 3.0 3.0 64 0 62.00 0 4 0 45 17 21 41 28.32 2.47 1.26 5.95
38 Scot Shields LAA 29 3.0 2.9 78 0 91.67 10 11 0 7 33 37 98 29.48 2.75 1.12 9.62
39 Aaron Small NYA 33 2.9 2.9 15 9 76.00 10 0 1 0 27 24 37 23.76 3.20 1.25 4.38
40 Dustin Hermanson CHA 32 2.9 2.9 57 0 57.33 2 4 0 34 17 17 33 28.38 2.04 1.10 5.18
41 Cliff Politte CHA 31 2.9 2.9 68 0 67.33 7 1 0 1 15 21 57 28.31 2.00 0.94 7.62
42 David Wells BOS 42 2.8 2.7 30 30 184.00 15 7 2 0 95 21 107 26.33 4.45 1.31 5.23
43 Danys Baez TBA 27 2.8 2.8 67 0 72.33 5 4 0 41 27 30 51 24.78 2.86 1.33 6.35
44 Chris Young TEX 26 2.8 2.6 31 31 164.67 12 7 0 0 84 45 137 26.05 4.26 1.26 7.49
45 Erik Bedard BAL 26 2.7 2.7 24 24 141.67 6 8 0 0 66 57 125 22.38 4.00 1.38 7.94
46 Bob Howry CLE 31 2.6 2.6 79 0 73.00 7 4 0 3 23 16 48 24.80 2.47 0.89 5.92
47 Juan Rincon MIN 26 2.6 2.6 75 0 77.00 6 6 0 0 26 30 84 25.22 2.45 1.21 9.82
48 Kyle Lohse MIN 26 2.5 2.4 31 30 178.67 9 13 0 0 85 44 86 24.51 4.18 1.43 4.33
49 Mike Mussina NYA 36 2.5 2.4 30 30 179.67 13 8 2 0 93 47 142 20.05 4.41 1.37 7.11
50 Julio Mateo SEA 27 2.4 2.4 55 1 88.33 3 6 0 0 32 17 52 21.85 3.06 1.09 5.30

Fielding WAR Leaders

Player Name Team Age Fielding WAR G Inn PO A E DP Def Runs Saved
POS Rank
C 1 Jose Molina LAA 30 3.2 65.0 480.3 408.0 41.0 3.0 6.0 25.974
2 Ivan Rodriguez DET 33 2.0 123.0 1032.7 702.0 60.0 4.0 4.0 19.881
3 John Flaherty NYA 37 1.7 45.0 345.0 291.0 19.0 2.0 3.0 17.037
4 Alberto Castillo 2 teams 35 1.5 35.0 280.0 237.0 10.0 2.0 3.0 13.226
5 Yorvit Torrealba SEA 26 1.1 41.0 319.3 225.0 18.0 0.0 2.0 10.428
6 Jorge Posada NYA 34 1.0 133.0 1076.7 718.0 76.0 3.0 6.0 10.291
7 Geronimo Gil BAL 29 0.8 62.0 349.3 265.0 25.0 2.0 5.0 8.399
8 Toby Hall TBA 29 0.7 135.0 1061.7 759.0 51.0 9.0 5.0 7.148
1B 1 Darin Erstad LAA 31 2.3 147.0 1279.3 1218.0 79.0 4.0 109.0 18.583
2 Mark Teixeira TEX 25 1.7 155.0 1358.0 1377.0 101.0 3.0 126.0 14.103
3 Kevin Millar BOS 33 1.7 110.0 796.3 798.0 85.0 7.0 67.0 13.798
4 Paul Konerko CHA 29 1.5 146.0 1272.7 1321.0 82.0 5.0 135.0 12.033
5 John Olerud BOS 36 0.8 80.0 431.0 416.0 40.0 1.0 41.0 6.571
6 Travis Lee TBA 30 0.7 124.0 918.3 875.0 67.0 4.0 87.0 6.657
7 Jose Hernandez CLE 35 0.3 45.0 339.0 339.0 27.0 2.0 28.0 2.805
8 David Ortiz BOS 29 0.2 10.0 78.0 69.0 11.0 2.0 8.0 1.712
2B 1 Orlando Hudson TOR 27 2.0 130.0 1067.7 302.0 391.0 6.0 80.0 16.600
2 Placido Polanco DET 29 1.2 84.0 716.0 187.0 248.0 3.0 69.0 12.094
3 Mark Ellis OAK 28 1.0 115.0 972.0 203.0 333.0 6.0 82.0 7.823
4 Tony Womack NYA 35 0.8 24.0 199.0 42.0 89.0 1.0 22.0 8.003
5 Mark Bellhorn 2 teams 30 0.7 85.0 728.0 152.0 264.0 7.0 56.0 5.852
6 Aaron Hill TOR 23 0.6 22.0 177.7 33.0 77.0 1.0 15.0 4.727
7 Andres Blanco KCA 21 0.6 24.0 184.0 57.0 68.0 3.0 23.0 5.151
8 Jose Lopez SEA 21 0.5 51.0 439.0 123.0 159.0 6.0 32.0 5.151
3B 1 Brandon Inge DET 28 2.7 160.0 1399.7 129.0 378.0 23.0 42.0 26.738
2 Aaron Boone CLE 32 0.9 142.0 1249.7 81.0 299.0 18.0 20.0 7.117
3 Eric Chavez OAK 27 0.6 153.0 1348.3 121.0 302.0 15.0 28.0 5.266
4 Melvin Mora BAL 33 0.6 148.0 1289.7 96.0 302.0 18.0 23.0 5.706
5 Corey Koskie TOR 32 0.6 76.0 674.3 52.0 158.0 7.0 19.0 4.638
6 Joe McEwing KCA 32 0.5 29.0 208.7 18.0 57.0 3.0 2.0 4.234
7 Nick Punto MIN 27 0.4 12.0 69.0 6.0 22.0 0.0 4.0 3.434
8 Aaron Hill TOR 23 0.4 35.0 286.7 21.0 73.0 5.0 8.0 3.095
SS 1 Juan Castro MIN 33 2.3 73.0 568.7 97.0 232.0 5.0 50.0 18.336
2 Jason Bartlett MIN 25 1.5 68.0 585.7 95.0 227.0 7.0 45.0 11.861
3 John McDonald 2 teams 30 1.3 54.0 375.3 67.0 157.0 8.0 35.0 11.243
4 Alex Cora 2 teams 29 1.0 35.0 245.7 38.0 107.0 3.0 16.0 7.995
5 Omar Infante DET 23 0.9 50.0 389.3 82.0 149.0 6.0 35.0 9.228
6 Miguel Tejada BAL 31 0.8 160.0 1394.7 252.0 479.0 22.0 105.0 7.935
7 Jhonny Peralta CLE 23 0.8 141.0 1232.3 207.0 413.0 19.0 104.0 6.492
8 Derek Jeter NYA 31 0.7 157.0 1352.7 262.0 454.0 15.0 96.0 7.340
LF 1 Carl Crawford TBA 23 1.0 147.0 1246.7 341.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 10.040
2 Randy Winn SEA 31 0.9 92.0 795.7 226.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 9.097
3 Coco Crisp CLE 25 0.6 138.0 1200.0 294.0 3.0 4.0 0.0 4.576
4 Eric Byrnes 2 teams 29 0.5 102.0 770.0 200.0 5.0 4.0 1.0 4.505
5 Scott Podsednik CHA 29 0.5 124.0 1061.7 260.0 3.0 3.0 1.0 4.115
6 Kevin Mench TEX 27 0.4 119.0 978.3 230.0 8.0 2.0 3.0 3.011
7 Jeff DaVanon LAA 31 0.2 17.0 88.7 30.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.829
8 Juan Rivera LAA 26 0.2 33.0 297.7 72.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 1.562
CF 1 Jeremy Reed SEA 24 1.0 137.0 1149.7 383.0 7.0 3.0 1.0 9.726
2 Johnny Damon BOS 31 0.8 147.0 1225.0 394.0 5.0 6.0 0.0 6.504
3 Curtis Granderson DET 24 0.6 41.0 320.0 119.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 5.541
4 Nook Logan DET 25 0.5 123.0 874.3 282.0 3.0 6.0 2.0 4.703
5 Joey Gathright TBA 24 0.5 70.0 505.7 180.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 4.648
6 David DeJesus KCA 25 0.4 119.0 1005.3 306.0 7.0 4.0 3.0 3.529
7 Luis Matos BAL 26 0.3 120.0 990.0 298.0 7.0 5.0 2.0 3.129
8 Chone Figgins LAA 27 0.3 50.0 398.3 131.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 2.417
RF 1 Ichiro Suzuki SEA 31 1.3 158.0 1388.3 381.0 10.0 2.0 2.0 12.755
2 Trot Nixon BOS 31 0.8 118.0 935.3 240.0 8.0 1.0 3.0 6.286
3 Jacque Jones MIN 30 0.4 123.0 1080.3 261.0 9.0 4.0 2.0 3.608
4 Aubrey Huff TBA 28 0.4 97.0 786.7 204.0 6.0 3.0 2.0 3.735
5 Richard Hidalgo TEX 30 0.4 83.0 699.7 174.0 3.0 2.0 0.0 2.921
6 Alex Rios TOR 24 0.4 138.0 1056.7 245.0 7.0 2.0 1.0 2.897
7 Jay Payton BOS 32 0.3 31.0 181.0 54.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 2.559
8 Gabe Kapler BOS 29 0.3 22.0 144.7 45.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.210