Draft History

48 amateur drafts since 1965
5835 players drafted have made it to Major Leagues
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History of the Expansion Draft

Team Lg # Age   Before After Org 1stYr   W L W%
AL
27
26.9
  
119.2
70.8
70.7
9.0
 
70
91
.435
AL
28
28.8
  
109.5
100.8
30.2
16.2
 
61
100
.379



Team Lg # Age   Before After Org 1stYr   W L W%
NL
18
28.7
  
63.0
41.1
18.2
19.6
 
64
96
.400
NL
18
27.5
  
77.2
33.5
11.0
4.2
 
40
120
.250



Team Lg # Age   Before After Org 1stYr   W L W%
NL
29
26.8
  
150.5
54.5
7.5
8.6
 
52
110
.321
NL
29
24.8
  
69.9
81.3
54.0
16.2
 
52
110
.321
Team Lg # Age   Before After Org 1stYr   W L W%
AL
29
25.3
  
85.0
149.5
76.3
23.2
 
69
93
.426
AL
27
26.7
  
106.2
103.5
27.9
12.3
 
64
98
.395



Team Lg # Age   Before After Org 1stYr   W L W%
AL
29
25.9
  
36.0
65.7
29.2
9.5
 
64
98
.395
AL
29
25.6
  
72.0
95.7
76.8
10.7
 
54
107
.335



Team Lg # Age   Before After Org 1stYr   W L W%
NL
36
25.5
  
17.4
157.8
66.8
5.3
 
67
95
.414
NL
34
25.5
  
38.9
120.5
27.2
14.0
 
64
98
.395



Team Lg # Age   Before After Org 1stYr   W L W%
NL
33
25.2
  
12.6
87.4
16.4
3.3
 
65
97
.401
AL
33
25.4
  
0.5
149.4
33.6
26.6
 
63
99
.389

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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James