2009 American League Stats

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2009 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 Yankees103-59 (0.636)-91575395-67 (0.588)103-59 (0.636)3,719,35855.536.8-1.320.1
2Boston Red Sox95-67 (0.586)8.087273693-69 (0.577)93-69 (0.574)3,062,69946.024.3-2.023.7
3Tampa Bay Rays84-78 (0.519)19.080375486-76 (0.529)85-77 (0.525)1,874,96237.924.9-1.314.2
4Toronto Blue Jays75-87 (0.463)28.079877184-78 (0.516)89-73 (0.549)1,876,12941.418.45.118.0
5Baltimore Orioles64-98 (0.395)39.074187669-93 (0.424)63-99 (0.389)1,907,16315.710.34.21.2

Central Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Minnesota Twins87-76 (0.534)-81776586-76 (0.530)82-80 (0.506)2,416,23734.821.7-1.314.3
2Detroit Tigers86-77 (0.528)1.074374581-81 (0.499)82-80 (0.506)2,567,16534.711.93.519.3
3Chicago White Sox79-83 (0.488)7.572473280-82 (0.495)81-81 (0.500)2,284,16333.27.6-0.225.7
4Cleveland Indians65-97 (0.401)21.577386573-89 (0.449)66-96 (0.407)1,766,24218.716.92.5-0.7
4Kansas City Royals65-97 (0.401)21.568684266-96 (0.407)57-105 (0.352)1,797,8919.64.9-2.87.5

Western Division

RankTeamW-LGames BehindRuns ScoredRuns AllowedExpected W-LShark WAR W-LAttendanceShark WARBatting WARFielding WARPitching WAR
1Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim97-65 (0.599)-88376192-70 (0.568)96-66 (0.593)3,240,38649.024.77.516.7
2Texas Rangers87-75 (0.537)10.078474085-77 (0.526)82-80 (0.506)2,156,01634.213.12.119.0
3Seattle Mariners85-77 (0.525)12.064069275-87 (0.464)81-81 (0.500)2,195,53333.27.82.822.5
4Oakland Athletics75-87 (0.463)22.075976181-81 (0.499)73-89 (0.451)1,408,78325.211.01.013.2

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 Joe Mauer MIN C 26 8.1 7.6 138 606 191 30 1 28 76 4 1 127.105 0.444 0.587
2 Mark Teixeira NYA 1B 29 6.6 6.7 156 707 178 43 3 39 81 2 0 124.689 0.383 0.565
3 Miguel Cabrera DET 1B 26 6.4 6.7 160 685 198 34 0 34 68 6 2 122.303 0.396 0.547
4 Ben Zobrist TBA 2B 28 6.1 5.9 152 599 149 28 7 27 91 17 6 107.320 0.405 0.543
5 Derek Jeter NYA SS 35 5.9 4.5 153 716 212 27 1 18 72 30 5 114.561 0.406 0.465
6 Kevin Youkilis BOS 1B 30 5.8 6.7 136 588 150 36 1 27 77 7 2 109.112 0.413 0.548
7 Shin-Soo Choo CLE RF 26 5.6 6.1 156 685 175 38 6 20 78 21 2 110.070 0.394 0.489
8 Adam Lind TOR LF 25 5.5 5.2 151 654 179 46 0 35 58 1 1 111.397 0.370 0.562
9 Evan Longoria TBA 3B 23 5.2 6.9 157 671 164 44 0 33 72 9 0 105.035 0.364 0.526
10 Alex Rodriguez NYA 3B 33 5.2 5.0 124 535 127 17 1 30 80 14 2 94.269 0.402 0.531
11 Jason Bay BOS LF 30 5.2 5.9 151 638 142 29 3 36 94 13 3 107.828 0.384 0.537
12 Ichiro Suzuki SEA RF 35 4.8 5.3 146 678 225 31 4 11 32 26 9 101.952 0.386 0.465
13 Jason Bartlett TBA SS 29 4.7 3.0 137 567 160 29 7 14 54 30 7 89.222 0.389 0.490
14 Kendrys Morales LAA 1B 26 4.7 7.1 152 622 173 43 2 34 46 3 7 102.279 0.355 0.569
15 Jason Kubel MIN RF 27 4.5 4.7 146 578 154 35 2 28 56 1 1 93.953 0.368 0.539
16 Victor Martinez 2 teams C 30 4.3 1.2 155 672 178 33 1 23 75 1 0 102.258 0.381 0.480
17 Carl Crawford TBA LF 27 4.1 4.9 156 672 185 28 8 15 51 60 16 91.545 0.364 0.452
18 Michael Young TEX 3B 32 4.1 2.4 135 593 174 36 2 22 47 8 3 94.715 0.374 0.518
19 Bobby Abreu LAA RF 35 4.1 4.0 152 667 165 29 3 15 94 30 8 96.011 0.390 0.435
20 Johnny Damon NYA LF 35 4.1 3.6 143 626 155 36 3 24 71 12 0 92.633 0.365 0.489
21 Carlos Peña TBA 1B 31 4.1 2.8 135 570 107 25 2 39 87 3 3 89.233 0.356 0.537
22 Justin Morneau MIN 1B 28 4.0 3.5 135 590 139 31 1 30 72 0 0 90.287 0.363 0.516
23 Michael Cuddyer MIN RF 30 4.0 3.1 153 650 162 34 7 32 54 6 1 94.836 0.342 0.520
24 Nick Swisher NYA RF 28 4.0 4.0 150 607 124 35 1 29 97 0 0 91.978 0.371 0.498
25 Robinson Cano NYA 2B 26 4.0 3.4 161 674 204 48 2 25 30 5 7 101.261 0.352 0.520
26 J. D. Drew BOS RF 33 3.9 4.0 137 539 126 30 4 24 82 2 6 91.089 0.392 0.522
27 Billy Butler KCA 1B 23 3.8 2.5 159 672 183 51 1 21 58 1 0 98.610 0.362 0.492
28 Denard Span MIN CF 25 3.7 4.1 145 676 180 16 10 8 70 23 10 92.671 0.392 0.415
29 Chone Figgins LAA 3B 31 3.7 4.9 158 729 183 30 7 5 101 42 17 98.266 0.395 0.394
30 Torii Hunter LAA CF 33 3.6 4.1 119 506 135 26 1 22 47 18 4 77.243 0.366 0.508
31 Hideki Matsui NYA DH 35 3.5 3.5 142 526 125 21 1 28 64 0 1 81.278 0.367 0.509
32 Aaron Hill TOR 2B 27 3.4 5.6 158 734 195 37 0 36 42 6 2 98.731 0.330 0.498
33 Russell Branyan SEA 1B 33 3.3 4.5 116 505 108 21 1 31 58 2 0 74.260 0.347 0.520
34 Dustin Pedroia BOS 2B 25 3.3 2.6 154 714 185 48 1 15 74 20 8 98.776 0.371 0.447
35 Brian Roberts BAL 2B 31 3.2 3.2 159 717 179 56 1 16 74 30 7 94.748 0.356 0.451
36 Marco Scutaro TOR SS 33 3.1 4.4 144 680 162 35 1 12 90 14 5 89.703 0.379 0.409
37 Jorge Posada NYA C 38 3.0 2.3 111 438 109 25 0 22 48 1 0 67.926 0.363 0.522
38 Paul Konerko CHA 1B 33 3.0 3.7 152 621 151 30 1 28 58 1 0 87.981 0.353 0.489
39 Jacoby Ellsbury BOS CF 25 2.9 2.7 153 691 188 27 10 8 49 70 12 83.165 0.355 0.415
40 Nelson Cruz TEX RF 28 2.9 4.1 128 515 120 21 1 33 49 20 4 73.493 0.332 0.524
41 Lyle Overbay TOR 1B 32 2.8 3.3 132 500 112 35 1 16 74 0 0 72.370 0.372 0.466
42 Ian Kinsler TEX 2B 27 2.8 4.3 144 640 143 32 4 31 59 31 5 82.291 0.327 0.488
43 Asdrubal Cabrera CLE SS 23 2.8 4.5 131 581 161 42 4 6 44 17 4 74.758 0.361 0.438
44 Alberto Callaspo KCA 2B 26 2.6 1.4 155 634 173 41 8 11 52 2 1 84.793 0.356 0.457
45 Matt Holliday OAK LF 29 2.6 2.6 93 400 99 23 1 11 46 12 3 57.795 0.378 0.454
46 Nick Markakis BAL RF 25 2.5 2.2 161 711 188 45 2 18 56 6 2 91.245 0.347 0.453
47 Jim Thome CHA DH 38 2.5 2.5 107 417 86 15 0 23 69 0 0 63.340 0.372 0.493
48 Jack Cust OAK RF 30 2.4 2.0 149 612 123 16 0 25 93 4 1 76.797 0.356 0.417
49 Magglio Ordonez DET RF 35 2.4 2.0 131 518 144 24 2 9 51 3 1 70.577 0.376 0.428
50 Franklin Gutierrez SEA CF 26 2.3 3.0 153 629 160 24 1 18 46 16 5 72.872 0.339 0.425

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 Zack Greinke KCA 25 11.6 11.5 33 33 229.33 16 8 6 0 64 51 242 104.98 2.16 1.07 9.50
2 Roy Halladay TOR 32 11.1 11.1 32 32 239.00 17 10 9 0 82 35 208 91.21 2.79 1.13 7.83
3 Felix Hernandez SEA 23 8.9 8.8 34 34 238.67 19 5 2 0 81 71 217 85.97 2.49 1.14 8.18
4 Justin Verlander DET 26 7.9 7.8 35 35 240.00 19 9 3 0 99 63 269 69.65 3.45 1.18 10.09
5 CC Sabathia NYA 28 6.9 6.9 34 34 230.00 19 8 2 0 96 67 197 62.54 3.37 1.15 7.71
6 Jon Lester BOS 25 6.9 6.8 32 32 203.33 15 8 2 0 80 64 225 62.31 3.41 1.23 9.96
7 Jered Weaver LAA 26 5.7 5.7 33 33 211.00 16 8 4 0 91 66 174 47.15 3.75 1.24 7.42
8 Edwin Jackson DET 25 5.6 5.5 33 33 214.00 13 9 1 0 93 70 161 49.45 3.62 1.26 6.77
9 Josh Beckett BOS 29 5.4 5.5 32 32 212.33 17 6 4 0 99 55 199 49.17 3.86 1.19 8.43
10 Cliff Lee CLE 30 5.4 5.3 22 22 152.00 7 9 3 0 53 33 107 48.93 3.14 1.30 6.34
11 John Danks CHA 24 5.1 5.1 32 32 200.33 13 11 1 0 89 73 149 46.34 3.77 1.28 6.69
12 Mark Buehrle CHA 30 5.1 5.2 33 33 213.33 13 10 1 0 97 45 105 46.29 3.84 1.25 4.43
13 Kevin Millwood TEX 34 4.7 4.6 31 31 198.67 13 10 3 0 88 71 123 45.44 3.67 1.34 5.57
14 Andrew Bailey OAK 25 4.5 4.5 68 0 83.33 6 3 0 26 17 24 91 44.57 1.84 0.88 9.83
15 Jonathan Papelbon BOS 28 4.5 4.5 66 0 68.00 1 1 0 38 15 24 76 40.32 1.85 1.15 10.06
16 Mariano Rivera NYA 39 4.4 4.5 66 0 66.33 3 3 0 44 14 12 72 40.21 1.76 0.90 9.77
17 Gavin Floyd CHA 26 4.2 4.2 30 30 193.00 11 11 1 0 93 59 163 38.41 4.06 1.23 7.60
18 Joe Nathan MIN 34 4.2 4.2 70 0 68.67 2 2 0 47 16 22 89 38.25 2.10 0.93 11.66
19 John Lackey LAA 30 4.1 3.9 27 27 176.33 11 8 1 0 84 47 139 33.36 3.83 1.27 7.09
20 Matt Garza TBA 25 3.9 3.8 32 32 203.00 8 12 0 0 93 79 189 35.10 3.95 1.26 8.38
21 A. J. Burnett NYA 32 3.8 3.7 33 33 207.00 13 9 1 0 99 97 195 34.42 4.04 1.40 8.48
22 Brad Bergesen BAL 23 3.7 3.7 19 19 123.33 7 5 1 0 52 32 65 30.71 3.43 1.28 4.74
23 Scott Feldman TEX 26 3.7 3.6 34 31 189.67 17 8 0 0 87 65 113 36.37 4.08 1.28 5.36
24 Jarrod Washburn 2 teams 34 3.5 3.4 28 28 176.00 9 9 1 0 77 49 100 35.18 3.78 1.19 5.11
25 Rick Porcello DET 20 3.4 3.4 31 31 170.67 14 9 0 0 81 52 89 29.88 3.96 1.34 4.69
26 Jeff Niemann TBA 26 3.3 3.1 31 30 180.67 13 6 2 0 84 59 125 29.44 3.94 1.35 6.23
27 James Shields TBA 27 3.2 3.1 33 33 219.67 11 12 0 0 113 52 167 28.92 4.14 1.32 6.84
28 Nick Blackburn MIN 27 3.2 3.1 33 33 205.67 11 11 3 0 103 41 98 28.90 4.03 1.37 4.29
29 David Aardsma SEA 27 3.2 3.2 73 0 71.33 3 6 0 38 23 34 80 30.69 2.52 1.16 10.09
30 Joakim Soria KCA 25 3.2 3.2 47 0 53.00 3 2 0 30 14 16 69 28.70 2.21 1.13 11.72
31 Scott Baker MIN 27 3.1 2.9 33 33 200.00 15 9 1 0 99 48 162 27.71 4.37 1.19 7.29
32 Matt Thornton CHA 32 3.0 3.0 70 0 72.33 6 3 0 4 22 20 87 26.90 2.74 1.08 10.82
33 Jason Frasor TOR 31 2.9 2.9 61 0 57.67 7 3 0 11 17 16 56 24.15 2.50 1.02 8.74
34 Ricky Romero TOR 24 2.9 2.7 29 29 178.00 13 9 0 0 88 79 141 24.03 4.30 1.52 7.13
35 Darren Oliver LAA 38 2.9 2.9 63 1 73.00 5 1 0 0 22 22 65 23.63 2.71 1.14 8.01
36 Brandon Lyon DET 29 2.9 2.9 65 0 78.67 6 5 0 3 25 31 57 25.44 2.86 1.11 6.52
37 Matt Guerrier MIN 30 2.9 2.9 79 0 76.33 5 1 0 1 23 16 47 25.98 2.36 0.97 5.54
38 Phil Hughes NYA 23 2.9 2.9 51 7 86.00 8 3 0 3 31 28 96 25.81 3.03 1.12 10.05
39 Andy Pettitte NYA 37 2.8 2.8 32 32 194.67 14 8 0 0 101 76 148 25.32 4.16 1.38 6.84
40 J. P. Howell TBA 26 2.7 2.7 69 0 66.67 7 5 0 17 22 33 79 24.59 2.83 1.20 10.66
41 Michael Wuertz OAK 30 2.7 2.7 74 0 78.67 6 1 0 4 25 23 102 26.76 2.63 0.95 11.67
42 Erik Bedard SEA 30 2.7 2.7 15 15 83.00 5 3 0 0 29 34 90 25.92 2.82 1.19 9.76
43 C. J. Wilson TEX 28 2.6 2.6 74 0 73.67 5 6 0 14 29 32 84 24.89 2.81 1.33 10.26
44 George Sherrill BAL 32 2.4 2.4 42 0 41.33 0 1 0 20 11 13 39 20.13 2.40 1.14 8.49
45 Darren O'Day TEX 26 2.4 2.4 64 0 55.67 2 1 0 2 12 17 54 23.85 1.94 0.95 8.73
46 Jose Mijares MIN 24 2.4 2.4 71 0 61.67 2 2 0 0 17 23 55 21.53 2.34 1.18 8.03
47 Dallas Braden OAK 25 2.3 2.3 22 22 136.67 8 9 0 0 63 42 81 23.33 3.89 1.36 5.33
48 Takashi Saito BOS 39 2.3 2.3 56 0 55.67 3 3 0 2 16 25 52 20.76 2.43 1.35 8.41
49 Ramon Ramirez BOS 27 2.3 2.3 70 0 69.67 7 4 0 0 26 32 52 20.65 2.84 1.33 6.72
50 Brett Anderson OAK 21 2.3 2.2 30 30 175.33 11 11 1 0 94 45 150 22.66 4.06 1.28 7.70

Fielding WAR Leaders

Player Name Team Age Fielding WAR G Inn PO A E DP Def Runs Saved
POS Rank
C 1 Jeff Mathis LAA 26 2.3 79.0 657.0 507.0 58.0 7.0 5.0 22.798
2 Gerald Laird DET 29 1.9 135.0 1090.3 844.0 78.0 3.0 7.0 19.353
3 Jose Molina NYA 34 1.8 49.0 356.7 366.0 21.0 1.0 1.0 17.928
4 Jason Varitek BOS 37 1.4 108.0 924.0 856.0 37.0 3.0 4.0 12.353
5 Raul Chavez TOR 36 1.3 51.0 399.0 327.0 40.0 2.0 2.0 13.325
6 Kurt Suzuki OAK 25 1.1 135.0 1173.3 923.0 68.0 5.0 7.0 8.896
7 Rob Johnson SEA 26 0.8 80.0 684.3 511.0 42.0 4.0 5.0 6.989
8 Dane Sardinha DET 30 0.8 12.0 92.7 90.0 7.0 0.0 2.0 8.136
1B 1 Kendrys Morales LAA 26 2.5 152.0 1279.0 1274.0 86.0 8.0 145.0 24.916
2 Russell Branyan SEA 33 1.1 116.0 1034.3 947.0 74.0 10.0 94.0 9.314
3 Kevin Youkilis BOS 30 1.0 78.0 647.0 565.0 52.0 1.0 56.0 8.839
4 Paul Konerko CHA 33 0.8 134.0 1141.0 1159.0 79.0 4.0 112.0 6.881
5 Robb Quinlan LAA 32 0.6 17.0 126.0 119.0 16.0 0.0 11.0 5.887
6 Mike Carp SEA 23 0.5 16.0 127.3 115.0 15.0 0.0 13.0 4.227
7 Lyle Overbay TOR 32 0.5 130.0 1055.3 1028.0 102.0 2.0 113.0 4.780
8 Casey Kotchman BOS 26 0.5 29.0 190.0 185.0 19.0 0.0 12.0 4.277
2B 1 Aaron Hill TOR 27 2.2 156.0 1372.0 307.0 484.0 7.0 129.0 22.430
2 Placido Polanco DET 33 1.8 151.0 1289.3 290.0 439.0 2.0 112.0 18.496
3 Ian Kinsler TEX 27 1.5 144.0 1258.0 249.0 451.0 11.0 100.0 12.181
4 Luis Valbuena CLE 23 1.2 77.0 652.0 162.0 228.0 6.0 64.0 11.095
5 Matt Tolbert MIN 27 0.9 36.0 285.0 74.0 110.0 2.0 29.0 8.586
6 Howie Kendrick LAA 25 0.7 95.0 805.7 156.0 271.0 4.0 70.0 6.746
7 Asdrubal Cabrera CLE 23 0.6 28.0 244.0 59.0 82.0 1.0 30.0 5.826
8 Chris Getz CHA 25 0.6 106.0 896.3 196.0 298.0 7.0 75.0 5.690
3B 1 Evan Longoria TBA 23 1.7 151.0 1302.7 112.0 302.0 13.0 43.0 15.076
2 Melvin Mora BAL 37 1.5 124.0 1050.3 113.0 254.0 11.0 20.0 14.969
3 Chone Figgins LAA 31 1.3 154.0 1339.0 109.0 314.0 14.0 38.0 12.980
4 Jack Hannahan 2 teams 29 1.1 84.0 613.0 53.0 149.0 7.0 21.0 9.099
5 Joe Crede MIN 31 1.1 84.0 728.0 60.0 171.0 4.0 18.0 10.563
6 Adrian Beltre SEA 30 0.8 111.0 988.3 103.0 224.0 14.0 19.0 6.859
7 Jhonny Peralta CLE 27 0.6 104.0 902.0 78.0 211.0 15.0 19.0 5.658
8 Gordon Beckham CHA 22 0.5 102.0 885.0 73.0 205.0 14.0 21.0 4.463
SS 1 Cesar Izturis BAL 29 1.9 112.0 934.7 171.0 337.0 8.0 70.0 18.644
2 Marco Scutaro TOR 33 1.3 143.0 1252.7 190.0 421.0 10.0 99.0 13.330
3 Elvis Andrus TEX 20 1.3 145.0 1238.0 261.0 407.0 22.0 98.0 10.503
4 Erick Aybar LAA 25 1.2 136.0 1189.3 240.0 378.0 11.0 102.0 12.296
5 Asdrubal Cabrera CLE 23 1.1 100.0 870.0 143.0 288.0 9.0 75.0 9.636
6 Jhonny Peralta CLE 27 1.1 41.0 334.0 62.0 123.0 4.0 36.0 9.589
7 Omar Vizquel TEX 42 1.0 27.0 196.7 32.0 76.0 0.0 22.0 8.275
8 Cliff Pennington OAK 25 0.6 60.0 533.7 90.0 181.0 8.0 41.0 5.304
LF 1 David DeJesus KCA 29 0.8 139.0 1204.3 294.0 13.0 0.0 3.0 7.417
2 Jason Bay BOS 30 0.8 150.0 1279.3 310.0 15.0 0.0 2.0 6.958
3 Carl Crawford TBA 27 0.7 154.0 1282.7 327.0 6.0 4.0 1.0 6.601
4 Felix Pie BAL 24 0.4 44.0 272.0 85.0 3.0 1.0 0.0 3.877
5 Ryan Langerhans SEA 29 0.3 30.0 230.7 68.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.850
6 Michael Saunders SEA 22 0.3 39.0 312.3 89.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.691
7 Scott Hairston OAK 29 0.3 44.0 361.3 90.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.170
8 Endy Chavez SEA 31 0.3 40.0 293.3 81.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.166
CF 1 Carlos Gomez MIN 23 0.9 132.0 848.7 297.0 3.0 1.0 0.0 9.317
2 Adam Jones BAL 23 0.9 118.0 1005.0 349.0 9.0 5.0 1.0 8.751
3 Franklin Gutierrez SEA 26 0.7 153.0 1353.3 445.0 6.0 7.0 2.0 6.152
4 Grady Sizemore CLE 26 0.6 92.0 806.3 259.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 5.693
5 Torii Hunter LAA 33 0.5 115.0 977.3 308.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 5.032
6 Mitch Maier KCA 27 0.4 85.0 593.0 181.0 10.0 0.0 4.0 3.778
7 B. J. Upton TBA 24 0.4 144.0 1228.7 375.0 6.0 4.0 1.0 3.643
8 Ryan Sweeney OAK 24 0.4 57.0 452.7 146.0 4.0 1.0 0.0 3.098
RF 1 Nelson Cruz TEX 28 1.2 120.0 1035.7 294.0 11.0 3.0 2.0 10.241
2 Ryan Sweeney OAK 24 0.6 85.0 600.0 165.0 5.0 2.0 2.0 5.141
3 Shin-Soo Choo CLE 26 0.5 124.0 1084.7 279.0 11.0 7.0 2.0 4.189
4 Ichiro Suzuki SEA 35 0.4 145.0 1291.0 317.0 5.0 4.0 2.0 3.480
5 Ben Zobrist TBA 28 0.4 59.0 329.3 89.0 5.0 0.0 4.0 3.334
6 Travis Buck OAK 25 0.3 28.0 217.7 61.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.323
7 Gabe Kapler TBA 33 0.2 66.0 414.3 108.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 2.220
8 Clete Thomas DET 25 0.2 87.0 502.3 127.0 5.0 2.0 3.0 2.387