2008 American League Stats

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2008 American League Standings

2008 National League <<2007 American League 2009 American League>>

Eastern Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Tampa Bay Rays97-65 (0.599)-77467192-70 (0.565)94-68 (0.580)1,811,98646.122.00.024.1
2Boston Red Sox95-67 (0.586)2.084569495-67 (0.589)101-61 (0.623)3,048,25053.927.00.326.7
3New York Yankees89-73 (0.549)8.078972787-75 (0.537)88-74 (0.543)4,298,65540.620.9-0.119.8
4Toronto Blue Jays86-76 (0.531)11.071461093-69 (0.572)98-64 (0.605)2,399,78650.711.43.336.0
5Baltimore Orioles68-93 (0.422)28.578286973-89 (0.452)64-98 (0.395)1,950,07516.115.54.3-3.6

Central Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Chicago White Sox89-74 (0.546)-81172989-73 (0.549)91-71 (0.562)2,500,64843.217.2-1.327.3
2Minnesota Twins88-75 (0.540)1.082974589-73 (0.549)83-79 (0.512)2,302,43135.517.40.917.3
3Cleveland Indians81-81 (0.500)7.580576185-77 (0.526)86-76 (0.531)2,169,76038.919.93.515.5
4Kansas City Royals75-87 (0.463)13.569178172-90 (0.444)67-95 (0.414)1,578,92219.44.8-1.115.7
5Detroit Tigers74-88 (0.457)14.582185778-84 (0.480)72-90 (0.444)3,202,64524.321.80.81.7

Western Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim100-62 (0.617)-76569788-74 (0.542)90-72 (0.556)3,336,74742.814.33.624.9
2Texas Rangers79-83 (0.488)21.090196776-86 (0.468)69-93 (0.426)1,945,67721.729.31.8-9.3
3Oakland Athletics75-86 (0.466)24.564669076-86 (0.470)73-89 (0.451)1,665,25625.14.7-0.220.7
4Seattle Mariners61-101 (0.377)39.067181167-95 (0.414)58-104 (0.358)2,329,70210.58.30.71.5

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 32 6.3 6.7 138 594 154 33 0 35 65 18 3 108.684 0.392 0.573
2 Grady Sizemore CLE CF 25 6.2 6.3 157 745 170 39 5 33 98 38 5 116.602 0.374 0.502
3 Milton Bradley TEX RF 30 5.8 5.8 126 509 133 32 1 22 80 5 3 100.918 0.436 0.563
4 Nick Markakis BAL RF 24 5.6 6.1 157 697 182 48 1 20 99 10 7 116.909 0.406 0.491
5 Carlos Quentin CHA LF 25 5.5 5.0 130 569 138 26 1 36 66 7 3 104.471 0.394 0.571
6 Kevin Youkilis BOS 1B 29 5.5 7.7 145 621 168 43 4 29 62 3 5 111.453 0.390 0.569
7 Josh Hamilton TEX CF 27 5.3 5.6 156 704 190 35 5 32 64 9 1 113.417 0.371 0.530
8 Aubrey Huff BAL 3B 31 5.1 5.3 154 661 182 48 2 32 53 4 0 107.532 0.360 0.552
9 Dustin Pedroia BOS 2B 24 5.0 4.6 157 726 213 54 2 17 50 20 1 109.949 0.376 0.493
10 Justin Morneau MIN 1B 27 5.0 3.1 163 712 187 47 4 23 76 0 1 109.197 0.374 0.499
11 Joe Mauer MIN C 25 4.8 4.3 146 633 176 31 4 9 84 1 1 99.842 0.413 0.452
12 Ian Kinsler TEX 2B 26 4.8 7.2 121 583 165 41 4 18 45 26 2 91.801 0.375 0.517
13 Miguel Cabrera DET 1B 25 4.6 1.9 160 684 180 36 2 37 56 1 0 105.077 0.349 0.537
14 Carlos Peña TBA 1B 30 4.4 5.5 139 607 121 24 2 31 96 1 1 93.691 0.377 0.494
15 Vladimir Guerrero LAA RF 33 4.4 4.1 143 600 164 31 3 27 51 5 3 94.241 0.365 0.521
16 Brian Roberts BAL 2B 30 4.3 4.7 155 704 181 51 8 9 82 40 10 99.916 0.378 0.450
17 Raul Ibanez SEA LF 36 4.1 4.3 162 707 186 43 3 23 64 2 4 100.276 0.358 0.479
18 Bobby Abreu NYA RF 34 4.1 3.8 156 684 180 39 4 20 73 22 11 100.282 0.371 0.471
19 Jack Cust OAK LF 29 4.1 3.9 148 598 111 19 0 33 111 0 0 89.598 0.375 0.476
20 Johnny Damon NYA LF 34 4.0 4.3 143 623 168 27 5 17 64 29 8 90.382 0.375 0.461
21 Curtis Granderson DET CF 27 4.0 4.5 141 629 155 26 13 22 71 12 4 93.762 0.365 0.494
22 Jermaine Dye CHA RF 34 4.0 3.7 154 645 172 41 2 34 44 3 2 98.834 0.344 0.541
23 J. D. Drew BOS RF 32 4.0 3.6 109 456 103 23 4 19 79 4 1 79.466 0.408 0.519
24 Jason Giambi NYA 1B 37 4.0 3.1 145 565 113 19 1 32 76 2 1 87.667 0.373 0.502
25 Magglio Ordonez DET RF 34 3.9 3.2 146 623 178 32 2 21 53 1 5 95.760 0.376 0.494
26 Manny Ramirez BOS LF 36 3.7 3.5 100 425 109 22 1 20 52 1 0 74.306 0.398 0.529
27 Jim Thome CHA DH 37 3.6 3.6 149 602 123 28 0 34 91 1 0 90.861 0.362 0.503
28 Evan Longoria TBA 3B 22 3.6 3.9 122 508 122 31 2 27 46 7 0 75.338 0.343 0.531
29 Shin-Soo Choo CLE RF 25 3.5 3.4 94 370 98 28 3 14 44 4 3 65.736 0.397 0.549
30 Mark Teixeira LAA 1B 28 3.5 4.0 54 234 69 14 0 13 32 2 0 51.587 0.449 0.632
31 B. J. Upton TBA CF 23 3.4 3.7 145 640 145 37 2 9 97 44 16 84.665 0.383 0.401
32 Ichiro Suzuki SEA RF 34 3.4 3.7 162 749 213 20 7 6 51 43 4 87.264 0.361 0.386
33 David Ortiz BOS DH 32 3.2 3.2 109 491 110 30 1 23 70 1 0 75.956 0.369 0.507
34 Torii Hunter LAA CF 32 3.1 3.6 146 608 153 37 2 21 50 19 5 80.892 0.344 0.466
35 Alex Rios TOR RF 27 3.0 3.1 155 686 185 47 8 15 44 32 8 86.934 0.337 0.461
36 Marlon Byrd TEX CF 30 2.8 3.4 122 462 120 28 4 10 46 7 2 68.066 0.380 0.462
37 Jhonny Peralta CLE SS 26 2.7 4.1 154 664 167 42 4 23 48 3 1 84.603 0.331 0.473
38 David DeJesus KCA LF 28 2.6 3.3 135 577 159 25 7 12 46 11 8 79.066 0.366 0.452
39 Kelly Shoppach CLE C 28 2.6 0.8 112 403 92 27 0 21 36 0 0 59.681 0.347 0.517
40 Mike Napoli LAA C 26 2.6 1.0 78 274 62 9 1 20 35 7 3 47.858 0.374 0.586
41 Denard Span MIN RF 24 2.6 3.2 93 411 102 16 7 6 50 18 7 57.536 0.387 0.432
42 Carlos Guillen DET 3B 32 2.5 3.3 113 489 120 29 2 10 60 9 3 67.431 0.376 0.436
43 Derek Jeter NYA SS 34 2.5 0.5 150 668 179 25 3 11 52 11 5 82.562 0.363 0.408
44 Adrian Beltre SEA 3B 29 2.4 2.8 143 612 148 29 1 25 50 8 2 74.696 0.327 0.457
45 Vernon Wells TOR CF 29 2.4 1.8 108 466 128 22 1 20 29 4 2 64.933 0.343 0.496
46 Melvin Mora BAL 3B 36 2.3 3.2 135 570 146 29 2 23 37 3 7 77.142 0.342 0.483
47 Mike Aviles KCA SS 27 2.3 2.5 102 441 136 27 4 10 18 8 3 61.779 0.354 0.480
48 Lyle Overbay TOR 1B 31 2.3 6.2 158 627 147 32 2 15 74 1 2 78.863 0.358 0.419
49 Casey Blake CLE 3B 34 2.1 1.7 94 368 94 24 0 11 33 2 0 52.139 0.365 0.465
50 Alex Gordon KCA 3B 24 2.1 1.1 134 571 128 35 1 16 66 9 2 72.065 0.351 0.432

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 Cliff Lee CLE 29 11.0 10.8 31 31 223.33 22 3 4 0 68 34 170 87.60 2.54 1.11 6.85
2 Roy Halladay TOR 31 9.6 9.5 34 33 246.00 20 11 9 0 88 39 206 89.58 2.78 1.05 7.54
3 Jon Lester BOS 24 6.6 6.4 33 33 210.33 16 6 2 0 78 66 152 62.63 3.21 1.27 6.50
4 John Danks CHA 23 6.5 6.5 33 33 195.00 12 9 0 0 74 57 159 55.93 3.32 1.23 7.34
5 Ervin Santana LAA 25 6.3 6.1 32 32 219.00 16 7 2 0 89 47 214 56.37 3.49 1.12 8.79
6 Mike Mussina NYA 39 6.1 6.0 34 34 200.33 20 9 0 0 85 31 150 52.40 3.37 1.22 6.74
7 Justin Duchscherer OAK 30 6.0 5.9 22 22 141.67 10 8 1 0 45 34 95 51.75 2.54 1.00 6.04
8 Zack Greinke KCA 24 5.9 5.9 32 32 202.33 13 10 1 0 87 56 183 50.62 3.47 1.28 8.14
9 Daisuke Matsuzaka BOS 27 5.8 5.7 29 29 167.67 18 3 0 0 58 94 154 55.01 2.90 1.32 8.27
10 Mariano Rivera NYA 38 5.4 5.4 64 0 70.67 6 5 0 39 11 6 77 46.63 1.40 0.67 9.81
11 Felix Hernandez SEA 22 5.4 5.5 31 31 200.67 9 11 2 0 85 80 175 41.85 3.45 1.39 7.85
12 Joe Saunders LAA 27 5.2 5.1 31 31 198.00 17 7 1 0 82 53 103 46.36 3.41 1.21 4.68
13 Mark Buehrle CHA 29 5.1 5.0 34 34 218.67 15 12 1 0 106 52 140 43.60 3.79 1.34 5.76
14 Jeremy Guthrie BAL 29 5.0 4.9 30 30 190.67 10 12 1 0 82 58 120 42.63 3.63 1.23 5.66
15 Joakim Soria KCA 24 4.8 4.8 63 0 67.33 2 3 0 42 13 19 66 41.24 1.60 0.86 8.82
16 James Shields TBA 26 4.8 4.8 33 33 215.00 14 8 3 0 94 40 160 45.41 3.56 1.15 6.70
17 Gil Meche KCA 29 4.6 4.5 34 34 210.33 14 11 0 0 98 73 183 39.17 3.98 1.32 7.83
18 Joe Nathan MIN 33 4.5 4.5 68 0 67.67 1 2 0 39 13 18 74 42.51 1.33 0.90 9.84
19 Scott Baker MIN 26 4.4 4.5 28 28 172.33 11 4 0 0 66 42 141 42.40 3.45 1.18 7.36
20 Armando Galarraga DET 26 4.3 4.4 30 28 178.67 13 7 0 0 83 61 126 33.82 3.73 1.19 6.35
21 Shaun Marcum TOR 26 4.1 4.0 25 25 151.33 9 7 0 0 60 50 123 38.08 3.39 1.16 7.32
22 Josh Beckett BOS 28 4.1 3.9 27 27 174.33 12 10 1 0 80 34 172 38.87 4.03 1.19 8.88
23 Gavin Floyd CHA 25 4.0 3.9 33 33 206.33 17 8 1 0 107 70 145 34.50 3.84 1.26 6.32
24 Jesse Litsch TOR 23 4.0 3.9 29 28 176.00 13 9 2 0 79 39 99 37.35 3.58 1.23 5.06
25 A. J. Burnett TOR 31 3.9 3.8 35 34 221.33 18 10 1 0 109 86 231 35.95 4.07 1.34 9.39
26 John Lackey LAA 29 3.8 3.7 24 24 163.33 12 5 3 0 71 40 130 34.47 3.75 1.23 7.16
27 Scott Kazmir TBA 24 3.8 3.7 27 27 152.33 12 8 0 0 61 70 166 36.10 3.49 1.27 9.81
28 Brad Ziegler OAK 28 3.8 3.8 47 0 59.67 3 0 0 11 8 22 30 32.48 1.06 1.16 4.53
29 Joba Chamberlain NYA 22 3.7 3.6 42 12 100.33 4 3 0 0 32 39 118 31.44 2.60 1.26 10.58
30 Francisco Rodriguez LAA 26 3.5 3.5 76 0 68.33 2 3 0 62 21 34 77 31.49 2.24 1.29 10.14
31 Matt Garza TBA 24 3.5 3.4 30 30 184.67 11 9 3 0 83 59 128 32.97 3.70 1.24 6.24
32 Jonathan Papelbon BOS 27 3.4 3.4 67 0 69.33 5 4 0 41 24 8 77 32.67 2.34 0.95 10.00
33 Rich Harden OAK 26 3.4 3.4 13 13 77.00 5 1 0 0 21 31 92 29.07 2.34 1.14 10.75
34 CC Sabathia CLE 27 3.3 3.4 18 18 122.33 6 8 3 0 54 34 123 26.21 3.83 1.23 9.05
35 Scott Downs TOR 32 3.2 3.2 66 0 70.67 0 3 0 5 15 27 57 29.76 1.78 1.15 7.26
36 Bobby Jenks CHA 27 3.2 3.2 57 0 61.67 3 1 0 30 18 17 38 27.37 2.63 1.10 5.55
37 Kevin Slowey MIN 24 3.1 3.1 27 27 160.33 12 11 3 0 74 24 123 29.77 3.99 1.15 6.90
38 J. P. Howell TBA 25 3.1 3.0 64 0 89.33 6 1 0 3 29 39 92 29.17 2.22 1.13 9.27
39 Grant Balfour TBA 30 3.0 3.0 51 0 58.33 6 2 0 4 10 24 82 28.79 1.54 0.89 12.65
40 Tim Wakefield BOS 41 3.0 2.9 30 30 181.00 10 11 1 0 89 60 117 28.76 4.13 1.18 5.82
41 Jose Arredondo LAA 24 3.0 3.0 52 0 61.00 10 2 0 0 15 22 55 26.72 1.62 1.05 8.11
42 Joey Devine OAK 24 2.9 2.9 42 0 45.67 6 1 0 1 7 15 49 25.17 0.59 0.83 9.66
43 Javier Vazquez CHA 31 2.9 2.8 33 33 208.33 12 16 1 0 113 61 200 24.98 4.67 1.32 8.64
44 Jim Johnson BAL 25 2.9 2.9 54 0 68.67 2 4 0 1 18 28 38 24.76 2.23 1.19 4.98
45 Matt Thornton CHA 31 2.8 2.8 74 0 67.33 5 3 0 1 20 19 77 23.75 2.67 0.99 10.29
46 Ryan Rowland-Smith SEA 25 2.7 2.7 47 12 118.33 5 3 0 2 49 48 77 21.05 3.42 1.37 5.86
47 Ramon Ramirez KCA 26 2.6 2.6 71 0 71.67 3 2 0 1 23 31 70 22.31 2.64 1.23 8.79
48 Justin Masterson BOS 23 2.5 2.4 36 9 88.33 6 5 0 0 31 40 68 23.97 3.16 1.22 6.93
49 Jered Weaver LAA 25 2.5 2.4 30 30 176.67 11 10 0 0 88 54 152 22.36 4.33 1.28 7.74
50 Jesse Carlson TOR 27 2.5 2.5 69 0 60.00 7 2 0 2 16 21 55 23.14 2.25 1.03 8.25

Fielding WAR Leaders

Player Name Team Age Fielding WAR G Inn PO A E DP Def Runs Saved
POS Rank
C 1 Jose Molina NYA 33 3.1 97.0 737.0 634.0 52.0 3.0 6.0 26.396
2 Dioner Navarro TBA 24 2.4 117.0 1011.3 837.0 55.0 5.0 10.0 18.371
3 Rod Barajas TOR 32 2.1 98.0 785.3 674.0 47.0 4.0 5.0 16.330
4 Jeff Mathis LAA 25 2.0 94.0 793.3 624.0 57.0 13.0 5.0 15.560
5 Brandon Inge DET 31 1.3 60.0 493.7 370.0 33.0 0.0 4.0 12.489
6 Jason Varitek BOS 36 1.1 131.0 1041.3 903.0 42.0 4.0 7.0 8.719
7 Dane Sardinha DET 29 0.9 17.0 122.7 109.0 8.0 1.0 1.0 9.048
8 Sal Fasano CLE 36 0.7 15.0 117.0 102.0 9.0 2.0 1.0 6.913
1B 1 Lyle Overbay TOR 31 4.0 156.0 1354.7 1316.0 155.0 5.0 112.0 30.994
2 Casey Kotchman LAA 25 1.6 100.0 857.0 838.0 73.0 2.0 86.0 12.369
3 Kevin Youkilis BOS 29 1.4 125.0 984.7 923.0 87.0 4.0 92.0 10.581
4 Carlos Peña TBA 30 1.1 132.0 1168.7 991.0 106.0 2.0 117.0 8.415
5 Richie Sexson 2 teams 33 0.7 92.0 684.0 646.0 56.0 2.0 58.0 6.090
6 Mark Teixeira LAA 28 0.5 51.0 436.3 431.0 34.0 3.0 45.0 3.913
7 Robb Quinlan LAA 31 0.3 22.0 114.0 105.0 11.0 0.0 11.0 2.309
8 Kevin Millar BAL 36 0.3 130.0 1131.3 1099.0 110.0 6.0 128.0 2.234
2B 1 Ian Kinsler TEX 26 2.4 121.0 1064.0 292.0 390.0 18.0 123.0 21.046
2 Asdrubal Cabrera CLE 22 1.8 94.0 776.7 202.0 281.0 3.0 83.0 17.026
3 Jose Lopez SEA 24 1.3 139.0 1229.3 259.0 468.0 12.0 99.0 12.398
4 Howie Kendrick LAA 24 1.1 92.0 776.0 155.0 287.0 4.0 67.0 8.707
5 Mark Ellis OAK 31 0.6 115.0 1011.7 228.0 336.0 4.0 88.0 6.128
6 Juan Uribe CHA 29 0.6 52.0 362.3 104.0 124.0 1.0 34.0 5.407
7 Mark Grudzielanek KCA 38 0.6 85.0 710.7 135.0 257.0 4.0 58.0 5.473
8 Robinson Cano NYA 25 0.5 159.0 1376.7 305.0 482.0 13.0 103.0 3.935
3B 1 Andy Marte CLE 24 1.2 76.0 581.3 43.0 155.0 6.0 19.0 11.714
2 Carlos Guillen DET 32 1.1 89.0 749.7 68.0 195.0 14.0 15.0 10.700
3 Juan Uribe CHA 29 1.0 57.0 460.3 41.0 125.0 7.0 10.0 8.936
4 Melvin Mora BAL 36 0.9 124.0 1059.7 85.0 252.0 14.0 28.0 7.551
5 Mike Lowell BOS 34 0.8 110.0 935.7 80.0 217.0 10.0 20.0 6.430
6 Kevin Youkilis BOS 29 0.8 36.0 252.0 23.0 70.0 3.0 5.0 6.276
7 Brandon Inge DET 31 0.7 51.0 324.3 38.0 80.0 1.0 14.0 7.020
8 Marco Scutaro TOR 32 0.7 41.0 332.0 22.0 84.0 2.0 8.0 5.092
SS 1 Michael Young TEX 31 3.0 151.0 1289.0 193.0 465.0 11.0 113.0 25.683
2 Orlando Cabrera CHA 33 1.4 161.0 1389.7 242.0 472.0 16.0 101.0 12.089
3 Jhonny Peralta CLE 26 1.3 146.0 1271.3 217.0 427.0 14.0 104.0 12.752
4 Adam Everett MIN 31 1.2 44.0 364.0 61.0 145.0 7.0 30.0 9.390
5 Nick Punto MIN 30 1.1 61.0 530.7 103.0 187.0 8.0 46.0 8.863
6 Alex Cora BOS 32 1.0 69.0 386.0 74.0 136.0 6.0 39.0 7.561
7 Brendan Harris MIN 27 0.9 55.0 464.3 84.0 159.0 6.0 42.0 6.812
8 Erick Aybar LAA 24 0.9 96.0 784.7 140.0 276.0 18.0 63.0 6.784
LF 1 Jay Payton BAL 35 0.9 71.0 407.3 132.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 7.660
2 David DeJesus KCA 28 0.6 71.0 482.7 136.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 5.656
3 Carl Crawford TBA 26 0.5 108.0 920.7 231.0 2.0 4.0 0.0 4.054
4 Jacoby Ellsbury BOS 24 0.4 58.0 346.3 89.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.962
5 Luke Scott BAL 30 0.4 106.0 840.3 200.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 3.091
6 Mark Teahen KCA 26 0.3 31.0 267.0 75.0 3.0 0.0 1.0 3.288
7 Johnny Damon NYA 34 0.3 87.0 659.3 155.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 2.600
8 Matt Murton OAK 26 0.2 7.0 61.0 27.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.360
CF 1 Carlos Gomez MIN 22 1.3 151.0 1271.7 436.0 9.0 8.0 4.0 9.855
2 Torii Hunter LAA 32 0.5 137.0 1193.3 350.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 3.912
3 Jacoby Ellsbury BOS 24 0.5 66.0 546.7 171.0 3.0 0.0 1.0 3.768
4 Ichiro Suzuki SEA 34 0.5 69.0 601.7 195.0 4.0 1.0 1.0 4.393
5 Curtis Granderson DET 27 0.4 140.0 1188.0 366.0 5.0 4.0 1.0 4.293
6 Carlos Gonzalez OAK 22 0.4 69.0 528.7 176.0 5.0 2.0 1.0 4.050
7 Adam Jones BAL 22 0.4 129.0 1102.0 336.0 4.0 3.0 1.0 3.588
8 Marlon Byrd TEX 30 0.4 57.0 433.0 149.0 4.0 3.0 0.0 3.459
RF 1 Franklin Gutierrez CLE 25 0.9 97.0 763.7 224.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 8.575
2 Denard Span MIN 24 0.7 85.0 686.7 192.0 5.0 3.0 2.0 5.538
3 Nick Markakis BAL 24 0.5 156.0 1367.0 327.0 17.0 3.0 3.0 4.264
4 Ryan Sweeney OAK 23 0.5 75.0 486.7 136.0 6.0 1.0 0.0 4.701
5 Jason Kubel MIN 26 0.4 32.0 238.7 74.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 3.049
6 Gabe Gross TBA 28 0.3 120.0 761.7 183.0 6.0 1.0 0.0 2.534
7 David Murphy TEX 26 0.3 56.0 407.3 107.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.541
8 Michael Cuddyer MIN 29 0.3 58.0 501.7 123.0 6.0 1.0 4.0 2.155