2006 American League Stats

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2006 American League Standings

2006 National League <<2005 American League 2007 American League>>

Eastern Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1New York Yankees97-65 (0.599)-93076795-67 (0.587)96-66 (0.593)4,248,06748.732.3-1.918.2
2Toronto Blue Jays87-75 (0.537)10.080975486-76 (0.532)92-70 (0.568)2,302,21244.122.02.319.9
3Boston Red Sox86-76 (0.531)11.082082581-81 (0.497)82-80 (0.506)2,930,58834.116.82.514.8
4Baltimore Orioles70-92 (0.432)27.076889969-93 (0.428)63-99 (0.389)2,153,13915.216.12.0-2.9
5Tampa Bay Devil Rays61-101 (0.377)36.068985665-97 (0.402)57-105 (0.352)1,368,9509.66.60.62.5

Central Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Minnesota Twins96-66 (0.593)-80168393-69 (0.572)94-68 (0.580)2,285,01846.117.2-0.829.6
2Detroit Tigers95-67 (0.586)1.082267595-67 (0.589)99-63 (0.611)2,595,93751.616.15.629.9
3Chicago White Sox90-72 (0.556)6.086879488-74 (0.541)85-77 (0.525)2,957,41437.519.70.617.1
4Cleveland Indians78-84 (0.481)18.087078289-73 (0.549)90-72 (0.556)1,997,99542.725.42.514.9
5Kansas City Royals62-100 (0.383)34.075797163-99 (0.388)49-113 (0.302)1,372,6381.86.33.7-8.1

Western Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Oakland Athletics93-69 (0.574)-77172785-77 (0.527)87-75 (0.537)1,976,62539.215.23.720.2
2Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim89-73 (0.549)4.076673284-78 (0.521)87-75 (0.537)3,406,79039.414.3-0.125.2
3Texas Rangers80-82 (0.494)13.083578486-76 (0.529)83-79 (0.512)2,388,75735.213.13.218.9
4Seattle Mariners78-84 (0.481)15.075679278-84 (0.479)71-91 (0.438)2,481,16523.713.30.89.6

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 Travis Hafner CLE 1B 29 8.1 8.2 129 563 140 31 1 42 100 0 0 126.087 0.439 0.659
2 David Ortiz BOS 1B 30 8.0 7.9 151 686 160 29 2 54 119 1 0 141.107 0.412 0.636
3 Manny Ramirez BOS LF 34 6.8 6.1 130 558 144 27 1 35 100 0 1 118.532 0.439 0.619
4 Jim Thome CHA 1B 35 6.6 6.5 143 610 141 26 0 42 107 0 0 120.308 0.416 0.598
5 Derek Jeter NYA SS 32 6.5 5.1 154 715 214 39 3 14 69 34 5 120.010 0.417 0.483
6 Jermaine Dye CHA RF 32 6.2 6.3 146 611 170 27 3 44 59 7 3 116.640 0.385 0.622
7 Grady Sizemore CLE CF 23 6.0 6.5 162 751 190 53 11 28 78 22 6 121.918 0.375 0.533
8 Vladimir Guerrero LAA RF 31 5.9 5.4 156 665 200 34 1 33 50 15 5 114.469 0.382 0.552
9 Jason Giambi NYA 1B 35 5.9 5.0 139 579 113 25 0 37 110 2 0 107.379 0.413 0.558
10 Joe Mauer MIN C 23 5.8 5.1 140 608 181 36 4 13 79 8 3 109.636 0.429 0.507
11 Alex Rodriguez NYA 3B 30 5.6 3.7 154 674 166 26 1 35 90 15 4 113.412 0.392 0.523
12 Justin Morneau MIN 1B 25 5.3 5.2 157 661 190 37 1 34 53 3 3 111.724 0.375 0.559
13 Carlos Guillen DET SS 30 5.3 5.2 153 622 174 41 5 19 71 20 9 106.303 0.400 0.519
14 Paul Konerko CHA 1B 30 5.0 5.2 152 643 177 30 0 35 60 1 0 109.314 0.381 0.551
15 Miguel Tejada BAL SS 32 4.8 5.2 162 709 214 37 0 24 46 6 2 110.466 0.379 0.498
16 Frank Thomas OAK DH 38 4.7 4.7 137 559 126 11 0 39 81 0 0 94.081 0.381 0.545
17 Vernon Wells TOR CF 27 4.5 4.0 154 677 185 40 5 32 54 17 4 105.703 0.357 0.542
18 Mark Teixeira TEX 1B 26 4.3 4.7 162 727 177 45 1 33 89 2 0 113.349 0.371 0.514
19 Nick Swisher OAK 1B 25 4.2 4.3 157 672 141 24 2 35 97 1 2 100.937 0.372 0.493
20 Victor Martinez CLE C 27 4.2 2.7 153 652 181 37 0 16 71 0 0 99.052 0.391 0.465
21 Raul Ibanez SEA LF 34 4.2 4.4 159 699 181 33 5 33 65 2 4 103.135 0.353 0.516
22 Ichiro Suzuki SEA RF 32 4.1 4.7 161 752 224 20 9 9 49 45 2 96.408 0.370 0.416
23 Carl Crawford TBA LF 24 4.1 4.6 151 652 183 20 16 18 37 58 9 87.515 0.348 0.482
24 Lyle Overbay TOR 1B 29 3.9 7.6 157 640 181 46 1 22 55 5 3 99.323 0.372 0.508
25 Michael Cuddyer MIN RF 27 3.9 3.3 150 635 158 41 5 24 62 6 0 94.475 0.362 0.504
26 Johnny Damon NYA CF 32 3.5 3.6 149 671 169 35 5 24 67 25 10 94.529 0.359 0.482
27 Jorge Posada NYA C 35 3.5 5.2 143 545 129 27 2 23 64 3 0 82.690 0.374 0.492
28 Gary Matthews TEX CF 31 3.5 3.2 147 690 194 44 6 19 58 10 7 103.364 0.371 0.495
29 Robinson Cano NYA 2B 23 3.4 3.5 122 508 165 41 1 15 18 5 2 79.080 0.365 0.525
30 Reed Johnson TOR LF 29 3.4 3.5 134 517 147 34 2 12 33 8 2 80.880 0.390 0.479
31 Troy Glaus TOR 3B 29 3.4 3.3 153 634 136 27 0 38 86 3 2 93.811 0.355 0.513
32 Richie Sexson SEA 1B 31 3.4 4.4 158 663 156 40 0 34 64 1 1 91.456 0.338 0.504
33 Juan Rivera LAA LF 27 3.1 3.2 124 494 139 27 0 23 33 0 4 76.320 0.362 0.525
34 Magglio Ordonez DET RF 32 2.8 2.2 155 646 177 32 1 24 45 1 4 87.880 0.350 0.477
35 Kevin Youkilis BOS 1B 27 2.7 3.2 147 680 159 42 2 13 91 5 2 93.273 0.381 0.429
36 Mark Teahen KCA 3B 24 2.7 3.8 109 439 114 21 7 18 40 10 0 65.522 0.357 0.516
37 Torii Hunter MIN CF 30 2.5 2.7 147 611 155 21 2 31 45 12 6 81.248 0.336 0.490
38 Alex Rios TOR RF 25 2.5 2.6 128 498 136 33 6 17 35 15 6 71.627 0.349 0.516
39 Michael Young TEX SS 29 2.5 4.7 162 748 217 52 3 14 48 7 3 99.037 0.356 0.459
40 Esteban German KCA 2B 28 2.5 1.9 106 331 91 18 5 3 40 7 3 53.904 0.421 0.459
41 Rocco Baldelli TBA CF 24 2.5 2.6 92 387 110 24 6 16 14 10 1 56.661 0.339 0.533
42 Casey Blake CLE RF 32 2.4 2.6 109 456 113 20 1 19 45 6 0 63.217 0.356 0.479
43 Julio Lugo TBA SS 30 2.4 2.1 73 322 89 17 1 12 27 18 4 49.064 0.373 0.498
44 Ramon Hernandez BAL C 30 2.4 2.3 144 560 138 29 2 23 43 1 0 74.587 0.343 0.479
45 Bobby Abreu NYA RF 32 2.4 2.5 58 248 69 16 0 7 33 10 2 43.208 0.419 0.507
46 Kevin Millar BAL 1B 34 2.4 2.4 132 503 117 26 0 15 59 1 1 69.403 0.374 0.437
47 Adrian Beltre SEA 3B 27 2.3 3.3 156 681 166 39 4 25 47 11 5 83.252 0.328 0.465
48 Marcus Thames DET LF 29 2.3 2.1 110 390 89 20 2 26 37 1 1 57.924 0.333 0.549
49 Milton Bradley OAK RF 28 2.2 2.2 96 405 97 14 2 14 51 10 2 56.102 0.370 0.447
50 Greg Norton TBA RF 33 2.2 1.8 98 335 87 15 0 17 35 1 5 53.315 0.374 0.520

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 27 9.5 9.4 34 34 233.67 19 6 1 0 79 47 245 90.44 2.77 1.00 9.44
2 Roy Halladay TOR 29 7.1 7.0 32 32 220.00 16 5 4 0 82 34 132 72.54 3.19 1.10 5.40
3 Francisco Liriano MIN 22 6.4 6.4 28 16 121.00 12 3 0 1 31 32 144 61.13 2.16 1.00 10.71
4 CC Sabathia CLE 25 5.9 5.8 28 28 192.67 12 11 6 0 83 44 172 57.08 3.22 1.17 8.03
5 John Lackey LAA 27 5.5 5.4 33 33 217.67 13 11 3 0 98 72 190 52.35 3.56 1.26 7.86
6 Chien-Ming Wang NYA 26 5.5 5.4 34 33 218.00 19 6 2 1 92 52 76 52.24 3.63 1.31 3.14
7 Curt Schilling BOS 39 5.5 5.5 31 31 204.00 15 7 0 0 90 28 183 53.87 3.97 1.22 8.07
8 Mike Mussina NYA 37 5.4 5.3 32 32 197.33 15 7 1 0 88 35 172 51.47 3.51 1.11 7.84
9 Jonathan Papelbon BOS 25 5.3 5.3 59 0 68.33 4 2 0 35 8 13 75 52.41 0.92 0.78 9.88
10 Jered Weaver LAA 23 5.3 5.3 19 19 123.00 11 2 0 0 36 33 105 50.18 2.56 1.03 7.68
11 Justin Verlander DET 23 5.1 5.1 30 30 186.00 17 9 1 0 78 60 124 47.07 3.63 1.33 6.00
12 Scott Kazmir TBA 22 4.9 4.8 24 24 144.67 10 8 1 0 59 52 163 43.55 3.23 1.27 10.14
13 B. J. Ryan TOR 30 4.9 4.9 65 0 72.33 2 2 0 38 12 20 86 49.76 1.37 0.86 10.70
14 Joe Nathan MIN 31 4.8 4.8 64 0 68.33 7 0 0 36 12 16 95 45.86 1.58 0.79 12.51
15 Mariano Rivera NYA 36 4.8 4.8 63 0 75.00 5 5 0 34 16 11 55 45.67 1.80 0.96 6.60
16 Francisco Rodriguez LAA 24 4.7 4.7 69 0 73.00 2 3 0 47 16 28 98 45.12 1.73 1.10 12.08
17 Nate Robertson DET 28 4.5 4.4 32 32 208.67 13 13 1 0 98 67 137 41.71 3.84 1.31 5.91
18 Erik Bedard BAL 27 4.5 4.5 33 33 196.33 15 11 0 0 92 69 171 43.19 3.76 1.35 7.84
19 Barry Zito OAK 28 4.5 4.4 34 34 221.00 16 10 0 0 99 99 151 43.12 3.83 1.40 6.15
20 Kelvim Escobar LAA 30 4.3 4.2 30 30 189.33 11 14 1 0 93 50 147 40.92 3.61 1.28 6.99
21 Jeremy Bonderman DET 23 4.2 4.1 34 34 214.00 14 8 0 0 104 64 202 38.96 4.08 1.30 8.50
22 Dan Haren OAK 25 4.2 3.9 34 34 223.00 14 13 2 0 109 45 176 40.16 4.12 1.21 7.10
23 Kenny Rogers DET 41 4.1 4.0 34 33 204.00 17 8 0 0 97 62 99 37.54 3.84 1.26 4.37
24 J. J. Putz SEA 29 3.9 3.9 72 0 78.33 4 1 0 36 20 13 104 41.40 2.30 0.92 11.95
25 Joel Zumaya DET 21 3.9 3.9 62 0 83.33 6 3 0 1 20 42 97 35.52 1.94 1.18 10.48
26 Kevin Millwood TEX 31 3.8 3.7 34 34 215.00 16 12 2 0 114 53 157 36.16 4.52 1.31 6.57
27 Akinori Otsuka TEX 34 3.5 3.5 63 0 59.67 2 4 0 32 17 11 47 33.24 2.11 1.07 7.09
28 Jake Westbrook CLE 28 3.3 3.4 32 32 211.33 15 10 3 0 106 55 109 31.80 4.17 1.43 4.64
29 Vicente Padilla TEX 28 3.2 3.2 33 33 200.00 15 10 0 0 108 70 156 30.48 4.50 1.38 7.02
30 Jose Contreras CHA 34 3.2 3.1 30 30 196.00 13 9 1 0 101 55 134 33.65 4.27 1.27 6.15
31 Scot Shields LAA 30 3.1 3.0 74 0 87.67 7 7 0 2 30 24 84 29.14 2.87 1.07 8.62
32 Chris Ray BAL 24 3.0 3.0 61 0 66.00 4 4 0 33 22 27 51 28.49 2.73 1.09 6.95
33 Freddy Garcia CHA 29 3.0 2.9 33 33 216.33 17 9 1 0 116 48 135 31.40 4.53 1.28 5.62
34 Jon Garland CHA 26 2.9 3.0 33 32 211.33 18 7 1 0 112 41 112 31.06 4.51 1.36 4.77
35 A. J. Burnett TOR 29 2.9 2.8 21 21 135.67 10 8 2 0 67 39 118 29.47 3.98 1.30 7.83
36 Dennys Reyes MIN 29 2.8 2.8 66 0 50.67 5 0 0 0 8 15 49 27.01 0.89 0.99 8.70
37 Ervin Santana LAA 23 2.8 2.8 33 33 204.00 16 8 0 0 106 70 141 26.60 4.28 1.23 6.22
38 Ted Lilly TOR 30 2.6 2.5 32 32 181.67 15 13 0 0 98 81 160 26.89 4.31 1.43 7.93
39 Scott Proctor NYA 29 2.6 2.6 83 0 102.33 6 4 0 1 41 33 89 24.75 3.52 1.19 7.83
40 Huston Street OAK 22 2.6 2.6 69 0 70.67 4 4 0 37 28 13 67 25.01 3.31 1.09 8.53
41 Hector Carrasco LAA 36 2.4 2.4 56 3 100.33 7 3 0 1 42 27 72 23.26 3.41 1.20 6.46
42 Jeremy Sowers CLE 23 2.3 2.3 14 14 88.33 7 4 2 0 36 20 35 22.61 3.57 1.19 3.57
43 Rafael Soriano SEA 26 2.2 2.2 53 0 60.00 1 2 0 2 15 21 65 23.43 2.25 1.08 9.75
44 Brad Radke MIN 33 2.2 2.2 28 28 162.33 12 9 0 0 87 32 83 20.74 4.32 1.41 4.60
45 Javier Vazquez CHA 29 2.2 2.2 33 32 202.67 11 12 1 0 116 56 184 22.82 4.84 1.29 8.17
46 Juan Rincon MIN 27 2.1 2.1 75 0 74.33 3 1 0 1 30 24 65 20.04 2.91 1.35 7.87
47 Justin Duchscherer OAK 28 2.0 2.0 53 0 55.67 2 1 0 9 18 9 51 19.49 2.91 1.10 8.25
48 Mark Hendrickson TBA 32 2.0 2.0 13 13 89.67 4 8 1 0 42 34 51 17.73 3.81 1.28 5.12
49 Jesse Crain MIN 24 2.0 2.0 68 0 76.67 4 5 0 1 31 18 60 18.87 3.52 1.27 7.04
50 Cliff Lee CLE 27 2.0 1.9 33 33 200.67 14 11 1 0 114 58 129 18.91 4.40 1.41 5.79

Fielding WAR Leaders

Player Name Team Age Fielding WAR G Inn PO A E DP Def Runs Saved
POS Rank
C 1 Jorge Posada NYA 35 1.7 134.0 1050.3 787.0 68.0 9.0 7.0 16.520
2 Jose Molina LAA 31 1.6 76.0 603.3 502.0 50.0 8.0 4.0 15.373
3 Kelly Shoppach CLE 26 1.2 40.0 280.3 208.0 20.0 2.0 5.0 10.332
4 Josh Paul TBA 31 1.1 52.0 400.3 301.0 24.0 0.0 5.0 11.985
5 Gregg Zaun TOR 35 1.0 72.0 541.3 437.0 32.0 3.0 2.0 9.083
6 Vance Wilson DET 33 1.0 55.0 393.7 282.0 30.0 1.0 2.0 10.049
7 Jason Kendall OAK 32 0.8 141.0 1254.0 924.0 54.0 5.0 9.0 6.874
8 Ivan Rodriguez DET 34 0.7 123.0 1054.3 740.0 59.0 2.0 7.0 7.226
1B 1 Lyle Overbay TOR 29 3.6 145.0 1233.0 1357.0 93.0 9.0 124.0 31.551
2 Richie Sexson SEA 31 1.0 150.0 1310.3 1235.0 110.0 4.0 115.0 8.369
3 Kendrys Morales LAA 23 0.9 56.0 453.7 424.0 37.0 5.0 40.0 8.095
4 Howie Kendrick LAA 22 0.8 44.0 351.3 330.0 29.0 2.0 43.0 7.464
5 Chris Shelton DET 26 0.7 115.0 913.0 1004.0 55.0 6.0 93.0 7.647
6 Dan Johnson OAK 26 0.6 85.0 714.7 689.0 64.0 4.0 96.0 5.291
7 Robb Quinlan LAA 29 0.5 54.0 384.0 353.0 24.0 3.0 40.0 4.592
8 Casey Kotchman LAA 23 0.5 26.0 197.0 180.0 15.0 0.0 12.0 4.308
2B 1 Aaron Hill TOR 24 1.8 112.0 912.0 174.0 345.0 7.0 93.0 15.473
2 Mark Grudzielanek KCA 36 1.6 132.0 1111.0 261.0 372.0 4.0 111.0 15.631
3 Mark Ellis OAK 29 1.4 123.0 1070.0 273.0 357.0 2.0 91.0 12.589
4 Ian Kinsler TEX 24 1.4 119.0 1032.0 247.0 393.0 18.0 94.0 13.619
5 Mark Loretta BOS 34 0.8 138.0 1172.0 246.0 389.0 4.0 99.0 7.229
6 Placido Polanco DET 30 0.8 108.0 943.0 224.0 325.0 6.0 81.0 8.006
7 Joe Inglett CLE 28 0.7 53.0 416.7 112.0 142.0 4.0 43.0 6.453
8 Dustin Pedroia BOS 22 0.6 27.0 172.0 45.0 73.0 3.0 17.0 5.074
3B 1 Joe Crede CHA 28 2.9 149.0 1260.0 114.0 339.0 10.0 34.0 24.852
2 Brandon Inge DET 29 2.7 159.0 1392.0 135.0 398.0 22.0 34.0 28.075
3 Mike Lowell BOS 32 1.9 153.0 1298.7 143.0 314.0 6.0 39.0 16.367
4 Eric Chavez OAK 28 1.6 134.0 1165.7 105.0 281.0 5.0 43.0 14.057
5 Mark Teahen KCA 24 1.1 109.0 923.7 79.0 237.0 14.0 34.0 10.475
6 Adrian Beltre SEA 27 1.0 155.0 1358.0 136.0 323.0 15.0 32.0 8.832
7 Andy Marte CLE 22 0.9 50.0 428.7 32.0 118.0 6.0 14.0 7.664
8 Tony Graffanino KCA 34 0.6 27.0 215.3 15.0 63.0 2.0 2.0 5.490
SS 1 Michael Young TEX 29 2.3 155.0 1356.3 241.0 492.0 14.0 113.0 21.845
2 Jhonny Peralta CLE 24 2.0 147.0 1275.3 235.0 459.0 16.0 95.0 17.423
3 Alex Cora BOS 30 1.4 63.0 434.0 66.0 167.0 6.0 47.0 11.789
4 Juan Uribe CHA 27 0.6 132.0 1130.0 217.0 373.0 14.0 84.0 5.567
5 Andres Blanco KCA 22 0.5 25.0 200.0 31.0 77.0 5.0 25.0 5.099
6 Miguel Tejada BAL 32 0.4 150.0 1293.7 237.0 418.0 19.0 108.0 4.128
7 Hector Luna CLE 26 0.4 10.0 87.0 15.0 34.0 0.0 10.0 3.449
8 Juan Castro MIN 34 0.4 50.0 408.0 67.0 147.0 7.0 28.0 3.611
LF 1 Carl Crawford TBA 24 0.5 148.0 1252.3 302.0 9.0 3.0 0.0 5.606
2 Jason Tyner MIN 29 0.5 33.0 281.0 86.0 4.0 1.0 1.0 4.491
3 Nick Swisher OAK 25 0.5 79.0 654.7 170.0 5.0 3.0 3.0 4.100
4 Garret Anderson LAA 34 0.4 94.0 812.7 192.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 3.791
5 David DeJesus KCA 26 0.3 73.0 544.7 138.0 5.0 2.0 0.0 3.216
6 Jay Payton OAK 33 0.3 62.0 454.0 118.0 3.0 2.0 0.0 2.868
7 Juan Rivera LAA 27 0.3 56.0 478.3 126.0 7.0 3.0 1.0 3.120
8 Hideki Matsui NYA 32 0.3 36.0 289.0 82.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.943
CF 1 Joey Gathright 2 teams 25 0.9 130.0 1016.7 341.0 5.0 3.0 4.0 9.301
2 Corey Patterson BAL 26 0.8 134.0 1078.7 345.0 7.0 4.0 4.0 7.254
3 Brian Anderson CHA 24 0.7 134.0 966.0 305.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 6.274
4 Grady Sizemore CLE 23 0.6 160.0 1379.3 409.0 7.0 3.0 1.0 5.104
5 Curtis Granderson DET 25 0.5 157.0 1312.0 385.0 3.0 1.0 0.0 5.291
6 Ichiro Suzuki SEA 32 0.4 39.0 338.0 114.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 3.305
7 David DeJesus KCA 26 0.3 61.0 479.7 149.0 7.0 1.0 1.0 3.118
8 Darin Erstad LAA 32 0.2 27.0 219.7 71.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.963
RF 1 Nick Markakis BAL 22 0.6 127.0 917.3 240.0 7.0 1.0 0.0 5.889
2 Reggie Sanders KCA 38 0.5 73.0 601.0 170.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 4.923
3 Casey Blake CLE 32 0.4 93.0 814.3 210.0 6.0 3.0 0.0 3.499
4 Damon Hollins TBA 32 0.4 78.0 463.7 134.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 4.040
5 Trot Nixon BOS 32 0.3 110.0 891.3 212.0 6.0 1.0 2.0 2.495
6 Lew Ford MIN 29 0.2 22.0 169.0 53.0 3.0 1.0 2.0 2.327
7 Ichiro Suzuki SEA 32 0.2 121.0 1061.7 250.0 8.0 2.0 3.0 1.981
8 Reed Johnson TOR 29 0.2 30.0 242.3 64.0 3.0 0.0 1.0 1.936