1997 Season
1996 / 1998
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Top HitterLarry
Walker
Top PitcherRoger
Clemens

All-1997 Team
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Divisions
Players
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com


Left Field
Tm
SFN
8.2
6.8
0.7
TEX
4.6
5.4
-1.4
CLE
3.8
4.7
-1.7
BAL
3.5
2.1
0.7
FLO
3.5
3.8
-0.8
ANA
3.3
1.6
1.2

Center Field
Tm
SEA
9.1
7.6
1.8
NYA
5.5
6.2
-0.4
SLN
5.2
5.5
-0.1
ATL
4.9
3.1
2.0
MON
4.8
2.4
2.6
CHA
4.4
2.6
1.8


Right Field
Tm
COL
9.8
8.9
0.3
LAN
5.7
4.6
0.4
ANA
5.0
4.9
-0.6
ML4
4.9
4.0
0.4
CLE
4.6
5.3
-1.3
SDN
4.3
5.8
-2.2
Shortstop
Tm
BOS
6.6
5.6
2.0
SEA
5.6
6.1
0.4
KCA
5.4
4.3
2.0
NYA
5.0
5.2
0.7
ATL
4.8
5.0
0.6
CLE
3.5
3.3
1.1
Second Base
Tm
HOU
9.4
7.5
2.2
MIN
6.7
5.0
2.0
BOS
4.7
4.5
0.5
SLN
4.2
3.9
0.5
SFN
4.1
2.7
1.7
MON
3.8
3.0
1.2
Third Base
Tm
NYN
6.2
4.4
2.0
ML4
5.3
3.5
2.1
PHI
4.5
4.2
0.4
HOU
4.4
3.5
1.2
CLE
4.2
2.6
1.9
SDN
4.0
5.2
-1.0
First Base
Tm
HOU
7.7
6.8
-0.2
CHA
7.3
7.6
-1.3
CLE
5.5
6.0
-1.2
MULT
5.1
6.1
-1.8
NYA
5.1
4.7
-0.5
CHN
4.2
3.0
0.3
 
Catcher
Tm
LAN
8.7
8.9
0.5
TEX
6.5
4.4
2.9
FLO
4.4
2.4
2.6
PIT
4.1
3.7
1.2
CLE
3.9
3.7
0.8
SEA
3.8
2.6
1.9
Designated Hitter
Tm
SEA
6.2
6.1
-1.3
TEX
2.7
3.3
-1.5
KCA
2.4
2.4
-1.2
Starting Pitcher
Tm
IP
TOR
264.0
12.2
11.9
0.2
MON
241.3
8.8
9.0
-0.2
NYA
240.3
8.4
8.4
0.0
SEA
213.0
8.0
8.0
0.0
DET
223.3
7.7
7.7
0.0
ATL
232.7
7.7
7.8
-0.1
FLO
237.3
6.9
7.0
-0.1
NYA
195.0
6.7
6.8
-0.0
ATL
240.0
6.5
5.5
0.9
PHI
254.3
6.4
6.3
0.1
TOR
264.0
5.7
5.8
-0.1
BAL
224.7
5.6
5.5
0.0
KCA
235.7
5.5
5.6
-0.1
ATL
256.0
5.5
4.8
0.7
HOU
255.7
5.3
5.4
-0.0
LAN
196.7
5.0
5.3
-0.4
NYN
208.3
4.8
4.4
0.4
Swingman
Tm
IP
CIN
124.0
1.7
1.6
0.1
MON
95.0
1.6
1.6
-0.1
BOS
84.3
1.6
1.5
0.0
ANA
116.7
1.3
1.3
0.0
MULT
131.0
1.2
1.3
-0.1
BOS
124.7
1.0
0.9
0.0
Relief Pitcher
Tm
IP
NYA
71.7
3.7
3.7
0.0
CIN
94.7
3.6
3.6
-0.0
TOR
88.0
3.2
3.2
0.0
SDN
81.3
3.2
3.1
0.1
BAL
59.7
3.1
3.1
0.0
ML4
80.3
3.1
3.0
0.1
TEX
65.0
3.0
2.8
0.1
NYA
66.7
2.9
2.8
0.0
MULT
80.7
2.7
2.7
0.1
MIN
115.7
2.7
2.7
0.0
ML4
95.7
2.7
2.6
0.0
BAL
73.3
2.5
2.5
0.0
BAL
95.3
2.3
2.3
0.0
CLE
82.3
2.2
2.2
0.0
DET
78.0
2.2
2.2
0.0
PIT
72.7
2.1
2.1
0.0
BAL
50.3
2.1
2.0
0.1
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James