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1 Willie Wilson
LF
102
877.0
 
26.8
30.5
25.5
1.2
 
29.4
29.6
-0.3
2 Buddy Bell
3B
120
1,045.7
 
25.9
24.8
25.9
 
13.2
13.2
3 Rickey Henderson
LF
157
1,401.0
 
22.6
16.2
21.9
0.7
 
23.7
21.6
2.1
4 Ozzie Smith
SS
158
1,398.3
 
21.7
15.5
21.7
 
27.6
27.6
5 Mike Schmidt
3B
149
1,315.0
 
20.1
15.3
20.1
 
23.9
23.9
6 Keith Hernandez
1B
157
1,368.3
 
19.1
13.9
19.1
 
20.1
20.1
7 Manny Trillo
2B
140
1,257.3
 
18.9
15.0
18.9
 
20.0
20.0
8 Garry Maddox
CF
143
1,246.7
 
18.3
14.7
17.8
0.5
 
10.7
12.1
-1.4
9 Bucky Dent
SS
141
1,248.3
 
17.8
14.3
17.8
 
17.2
17.2
10 Tom Brookens
3B
138
1,133.0
 
16.6
14.7
16.6
 
12.6
12.6
11 Jose Cruz
LF
158
1,405.3
 
16.6
11.8
17.1
-0.5
 
10.6
7.5
3.1
12 Tony Armas
RF
153
1,356.7
 
16.2
11.9
15.1
1.0
 
25.7
24.1
1.6
13 Gary Carter
C
149
1,304.3
 
15.2
11.6
12.6
2.6
 
23.2
9.0
8.7
17.7
5.5
14 Garry Templeton
SS
115
991.0
 
15.0
15.1
15.0
 
22.0
22.0
15 Lou Whitaker
2B
143
1,200.0
 
13.9
11.6
13.9
 
6.9
6.9
16 Rick Burleson
SS
155
1,364.3
 
13.8
10.1
13.8
 
7.9
7.9
17 Bobby Grich
2B
146
1,253.7
 
13.6
10.9
13.6
 
19.7
19.7
18 Phil Garner
2B
151
1,348.3
 
13.3
9.8
13.3
 
21.7
21.7
19 Rick Dempsey
C
112
878.0
 
13.0
14.8
8.7
4.3
 
6.2
-2.9
6.4
3.5
2.7
20 Rick Peters
CF
97
832.0
 
11.0
13.2
12.4
-1.5
 
1.5
4.4
-2.8
21 Mike Squires
1B
114
799.0
 
10.8
13.5
10.8
 
15.6
15.6
22 Bake McBride
RF
133
1,149.0
 
10.8
9.4
12.9
-2.1
 
13.0
16.4
-3.4
23 Leon Roberts
RF
69
572.3
 
9.8
17.2
10.6
-0.8
 
17.6
18.4
-0.8
24 Robin Yount
SS
133
1,181.7
 
9.7
8.2
9.7
 
0.2
0.2
25 Dwight Evans
RF
144
1,218.3
 
9.7
7.9
8.8
0.9
 
1.5
1.6
-0.1
26 Willie Wilson
CF
63
524.0
 
9.4
18.0
10.2
-0.7
 
5.6
7.1
-1.6
27 Bobby Brown
CF
81
714.7
 
9.3
13.0
10.4
-1.2
 
6.8
7.3
-0.5
28 Omar Moreno
CF
162
1,434.3
 
9.2
6.4
9.1
0.0
 
14.9
12.3
2.6
29 Ron Jackson
1B
119
830.0
 
8.7
10.5
8.7
 
22.2
22.2
30 Darrell Evans
3B
140
1,237.3
 
8.6
6.9
8.6
 
10.2
10.2
31 Reggie Smith
RF
82
668.0
 
8.0
12.0
6.0
2.0
 
5.6
1.2
4.4
32 Lee Lacy
LF
86
624.0
 
7.8
12.5
8.5
-0.7
 
13.0
13.5
-0.5
33 George Brett
3B
112
994.7
 
7.8
7.8
7.8
 
5.8
5.8
34 Jerry Dybzinski
SS
73
498.7
 
7.8
15.5
7.8
 
7.4
7.4
35 Gene Richards
LF
156
1,383.3
 
7.7
5.6
3.4
4.3
 
16.7
11.7
5.0
36 Ernie Whitt
C
105
825.7
 
7.7
9.3
8.0
-0.4
 
5.0
5.6
-1.5
4.2
0.8
37 Joel Youngblood
RF
96
695.7
 
7.6
10.9
5.9
1.7
 
17.6
17.1
0.6
38 Bruce Bochte
1B
133
1,125.0
 
7.1
6.3
7.1
 
11.6
11.6
39 Hosken Powell
RF
129
1,092.7
 
6.9
6.3
7.3
-0.4
 
13.8
13.8
0.0
40 Terry Puhl
RF
107
921.3
 
6.9
7.5
7.1
-0.2
 
16.6
15.6
1.0
41 Alan Ashby
C
114
912.3
 
6.9
7.5
3.6
3.3
 
2.8
7.6
-6.2
1.5
1.3
42 Ron Cey
3B
157
1,354.7
 
6.7
5.0
6.7
 
9.6
9.6
43 Greg Pryor
SS
76
584.3
 
6.5
11.2
6.5
 
10.3
10.3
44 Willie Montanez
MULT
1B
128
1,125.3
 
6.5
5.7
6.5
 
2.7
2.7
45 Craig Reynolds
SS
135
962.7
 
6.4
6.6
6.4
 
11.1
11.1
46 Tim Foli
SS
125
1,070.0
 
6.3
5.9
6.3
 
9.5
9.5
47 Doug DeCinces
3B
142
1,189.0
 
6.2
5.2
6.2
 
18.9
18.9
48 Bobby Clark
LF
34
263.0
 
6.1
23.2
5.6
0.5
 
14.3
14.0
0.3
49 Tony Scott
CF
134
980.0
 
6.0
6.1
5.8
0.2
 
4.2
5.6
-1.4
50 Lance Parrish
C
121
1,013.7
 
5.9
5.8
6.4
-0.5
 
11.4
8.0
1.8
9.8
1.6
51 Dave Concepcion
SS
155
1,348.0
 
5.9
4.3
5.9
 
-6.7
-6.7
52 Al Bumbry
CF
160
1,410.0
 
5.7
4.0
7.1
-1.4
 
19.3
21.4
-2.2
53 Ron Hassey
C
113
898.7
 
5.6
6.3
1.7
3.9
 
2.9
-0.8
-0.2
-1.0
3.8
54 Butch Wynegar
C
142
1,211.0
 
5.6
4.6
4.1
1.4
 
11.3
2.0
6.5
8.5
2.8
55 Jim Essian
C
68
602.7
 
5.5
9.1
5.1
0.4
 
5.9
-0.9
5.7
4.8
1.1
56 Jim Sundberg
C
151
1,301.0
 
5.5
4.2
4.2
1.3
 
4.0
1.9
-0.9
1.0
3.1
57 Jerry Mumphrey
CF
152
1,279.3
 
5.4
4.2
6.4
-0.9
 
2.3
3.3
-1.0
58 Paul Molitor
2B
91
798.3
 
5.4
6.8
5.4
 
-0.4
-0.4
59 Bob Watson
1B
104
827.0
 
5.4
6.5
5.4
 
-4.2
-4.2
60 Steve Henderson
LF
136
1,188.0
 
5.1
4.3
7.0
-1.9
 
6.7
8.7
-2.0
61 Bruce Benedict
C
120
968.7
 
5.1
5.3
5.2
-0.1
 
6.9
5.7
3.8
9.5
-2.5
62 Kevin Bell
3B
83
537.7
 
5.1
9.5
5.1
 
2.6
2.6
63 Ken Oberkfell
2B
101
871.3
 
5.1
5.8
5.1
 
0.4
0.4
64 Bill Russell
SS
129
1,081.3
 
5.0
4.7
5.0
 
3.9
3.9
65 Larry Herndon
LF
53
406.3
 
5.0
12.3
4.2
0.8
 
2.6
0.9
1.7
66 Rick Cerone
C
147
1,254.3
 
4.9
3.9
4.7
0.2
 
8.7
-2.3
11.5
9.2
-0.5
67 Junior Kennedy
2B
103
839.3
 
4.9
5.8
4.9
 
10.1
10.1
68 Gary Roenicke
LF
87
585.0
 
4.9
8.3
5.1
-0.3
 
0.5
-0.3
0.8
69 Dwayne Murphy
CF
158
1,404.7
 
4.9
3.5
4.0
0.8
 
22.9
22.0
0.9
70 John Stearns
C
74
618.0
 
4.8
7.8
2.8
2.0
 
0.1
0.7
-0.3
0.3
-0.2
71 Alex Trevino
C
86
720.3
 
4.7
6.6
8.3
-3.6
 
9.8
-0.1
8.2
8.1
1.7
72 Elliott Maddox
3B
115
962.3
 
4.7
4.9
4.7
 
5.9
5.9
73 Ruppert Jones
CF
82
732.7
 
4.7
6.4
4.2
0.4
 
10.4
11.6
-1.2
74 Ben Oglivie
LF
150
1,311.0
 
4.6
3.5
4.5
0.1
 
19.7
16.5
3.3
75 Lloyd Moseby
RF
84
709.7
 
4.6
6.5
4.6
-0.0
 
9.4
8.5
0.9
76 Rich Murray
1B
53
455.7
 
4.5
10.0
4.5
 
9.1
9.1
77 George Hendrick
RF
120
879.0
 
4.5
5.1
2.6
1.9
 
5.2
5.8
-0.6
78 Tim Blackwell
C
103
858.3
 
4.4
5.2
3.8
0.7
 
17.0
5.2
8.6
13.7
3.3
79 Jay Johnstone
RF
57
413.7
 
4.4
10.6
3.4
1.0
 
5.9
3.6
2.3
80 Steve Yeager
C
95
613.3
 
4.2
6.9
1.3
2.9
 
0.6
2.6
-3.7
-1.1
1.7
81 Larvell Blanks
3B
43
284.3
 
4.2
14.8
4.2
 
8.8
8.8
82 Andre Dawson
CF
147
1,273.7
 
4.1
3.2
3.6
0.5
 
4.5
2.4
2.1
83 Chris Speier
SS
127
1,053.7
 
3.9
3.7
3.9
 
5.3
5.3
84 Eric Soderholm
3B
37
250.0
 
3.8
15.1
3.8
 
0.6
0.6
85 Buck Martinez
C
76
622.0
 
3.8
6.1
3.1
0.6
 
1.4
-0.9
1.4
0.5
1.0
86 Dave McKay
2B
62
435.0
 
3.7
8.6
3.7
 
1.3
1.3
87 Julio Cruz
2B
115
954.0
 
3.7
3.9
3.7
 
-2.4
-2.4
88 Glenn Hubbard
2B
117
1,007.7
 
3.6
3.6
3.6
 
16.3
16.3
89 Bob Boone
C
138
1,173.7
 
3.5
3.0
1.4
2.1
 
5.1
0.5
2.3
2.8
2.3
90 Rod Carew
1B
103
913.0
 
3.5
3.8
3.5
 
4.2
4.2
91 Leon Durham
RF
43
308.0
 
3.5
11.3
2.9
0.6
 
17.2
12.5
4.8
92 Lou Piniella
LF
102
687.7
 
3.5
5.0
2.2
1.2
 
-1.7
-2.6
0.8
93 Jeff Newman
C
55
474.3
 
3.4
7.2
2.0
1.4
 
-2.9
-1.5
-1.3
-2.7
-0.2
94 Ron Oester
2B
79
617.3
 
3.3
5.4
3.3
 
-7.8
-7.8
95 Lamar Johnson
1B
80
628.3
 
3.3
5.2
3.3
 
6.6
6.6
96 George Foster
LF
141
1,234.0
 
3.2
2.6
4.8
-1.6
 
8.2
11.1
-2.8
97 Alan Trammell
SS
144
1,251.7
 
3.1
2.5
3.1
 
-3.1
-3.1
98 Bert Campaneris
SS
64
511.3
 
3.1
6.1
3.1
 
-6.4
-6.4
99 Cesar Geronimo
CF
86
358.0
 
3.1
8.7
2.7
0.4
 
0.7
1.1
-0.4
100 Jim Gantner
2B
66
547.0
 
3.0
5.5
3.0
 
0.6
0.6
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