Rotisserie vs. Reality

Are the standard Rotisserie Baseball categories an accurate way to measure what it takes to put together a winning team in real life? Using Sean Lahman’s baseball database (specifically the totals from the “Teams” file), I imported the following information into R Studio in order to explore this question further:

• Year, League, Team Name, Rank (Position in Final League Standings)
• Batting Categories (Batting Average, Runs Scored, Home Runs, Stolen Bases)
• Pitching Categories (Wins, Strikeouts, Earned Run Average, WHIP)

Runs Batted In (RBI) are redundant with runs scored and therefore omitted as a category for this exercise. In order to maintain a similar number of batting and pitching categories, I dropped Saves (SV) since the statistic was not officially recognized until 1969. I inserted Rotisserie Points columns immediately to the right of each category (denoted by an asterisk on either side of the category, such as *BA*). Total batting, pitching and overall points are included towards the right side of the main table (expressed as *BAT*, *PIT* and *TOTAL*). Adjusted category point totals are based on a 16-team league for all seasons after 1960, suffixed with an “adj”. For instance the 1976 Reds tallied 48 Roto batting points. In order to compare this total with ball clubs in a sixteen-team league, the raw score (48) is multiplied by 16/12 or 1.333 (maximum # of teams / # teams in league). This calculation (48 * 1.333) yields an answer of 64, which is consistent with the maximum amount of points earned in four Rotisserie batting (or pitching) categories in a sixteen-team league (16 points times 4 categories = 64). The adjustment is not necessary for teams listed in the Pre-Expansion Era (1901-1960) as the number of teams remained constant at eight American and eight National League entries during that span. RotoRank references each team’s position in the final standings based on their total overall Rotisserie points. Rank denotes each team’s position in the League standings based on winning percentage. The spreadsheet is available via Google Sheets along with the table below. You can add and remove columns as necessary in order to view specific category results, download the entire file in CSV, Excel or PDF format or print the contents. [gdoc key=”https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1v914gkR1JKNu3k_eYBFdZJLoPOAVbiQDFxTHINI6uB8/pubhtml”] Fascinating Findings As expected, the teams with the highest winning percentage (WPCT) in their respective leagues since 1901 fared extremely well when tabulating their Rotisserie points. The WPCT league leaders placed first in Roto points in nearly two-thirds of the league-seasons in this timeframe (64.6%), with another 22.5% earning a runner-up finish. The far-right tail on the chart denotes two clubs which recorded the sixth-best winning percentage in their league while achieving the highest Roto tally. Toronto compiled a mark of 86-76 in the American League during the 1986 campaign. However the Jays registered 96 adjusted Roto points to top the circuit. Tony Fernandez sparked the lineup with 213 base knocks and a .310 BA while Jesse Barfield (.289/40/108) and George Bell (.309/31/108) supplied considerable clout in the middle of the order. Mark Eichhorn (14-6, 1.72) and Tom “Terminator” Henke (27 SV, 3.35) secured the late-inning leads. Likewise the ‘69 Pirates finished in the middle of the pack (6^th of 12 teams) with a record of 88-74, but topped the NL Roto rankings at 87.3 adjusted points. Pittsburgh’s attack featured five .300 hitters in the starting lineup along with a .348 batting average by part-time 1B/OF Carl Taylor. Matty Alou rapped 231 safeties and scored 105 runs. Roberto Clemente (.345/19/91) and Willie “Pops” Stargell (.307/29/92) provided steady production and leadership. The 1987 Minnesota Twins (85-77) achieved the lowest RotoRank (9.5) for a divisional leader, followed closely by the 2005 San Diego Padres (82-80), 2007 Arizona Diamondbacks (90-72) and the 2014 St. Louis Cardinals (90-72) at 9.0. With the exception of Frank Viola (17-10, 2.90), the Twins’ pitching staff failed to fashion statistics consistent with a World Series champion. Every starter besides Viola posted an ERA north of 4.00. Bert Blyleven served up 46 gopher balls while the back-end of the rotation (Mike Smithson, Joe Niekro, Mark Portugal and Steve Carlton) yielded a 10-24 record with a combined ERA of 6.43. In the Modern Era (1901-present), only five teams with the #1 RotoRank finished lower than third in their division: 1904 Cleveland Naps (86-65, 4^th in American League) 1906 St. Louis Browns (76-73, 5^th in American League) 1960 Los Angeles Dodgers (82-72, 4^th in National League) 1984 Philadelphia Phillies (81-81, 4^th in National League East) 1986 Toronto Blue Jays (86-76, 4^th in American League East) Seven teams secured pennants despite earning fewer than 40 Rotisserie points (or 80 adjusted total points post-1960). Despite a wretched offense that placed last in BA (.230) and home runs (7), the White Sox aka “The Hitless Wonders” defeated the Cubs in six games to claim the World Series in 1906.  George Davis (.277/0/80) led the Pale Hose in doubles (26), RBI and SLG (.355) while placing runner-up to Frank Isbell (.279/0/57) in batting average. 1906 Chicago White Sox (93-58, 39 Roto points) 1908 Detroit Tigers (90-63, 39.5 Roto points) 1916 Boston Red Sox (91-63, 38.5 Roto points) 1987 St. Louis Cardinals (95-67, 77.3 Roto points) 2007 Arizona Diamondbacks (90-72, 71.5 Roto points) 2015 St. Louis Cardinals (100-62, 77.3 Roto points) 2016 Texas Rangers (95-67, 75.2 Roto points) Team batting average leaders compiled the highest WPCT in their leagues 29.1% of the time (74 of 254) since 1901. Three clubs finished 14^th in the overall league standings while posting the premier BA including the Rockies in 2012 and 2014 along with the Tigers in 2015. Four members of the 2012 squad eclipsed the .300 mark including Jordan Pacheco, Carlos Gonzalez, Chris Nelson and Dexter Fowler. Troy Tulowitzki supplied a .340 BA in 315 at-bats for the 2014 crew. Miguel Cabrera captured his fourth batting title with a .338 mark for Detroit in 2015. 43.8% of team run leaders (103 of 235) registered the top WPCT in their leagues while only 4.2% finished eighth or worse. Colorado notched 755 tallies to pace the NL in scoring during the 2014 campaign, yet the Rockies were foiled by atrocious mound work (5.3 adjusted pitching points). Adam Dunn (107), Felipe Lopez (97) and Ken Griffey Jr. (85) boosted Cincinnati to a League-leading 820 runs scored in 2005. The Reds’ baserunning proficiency was unable to compensate for the dreadful results from a starting staff consisting of Eric Milton (6.47 ERA in 34 starts), Luke Hudson (6.38 ERA in 16 starts) and Ramon Ortiz (5.36 ERA in 30 starts). The long ball does not necessarily correlate with victory as only 28.4% of the team HR leaders seized the crown in their leagues. Sammy Sosa (49), Fred “Crime Dog” McGriff (30) and Mark Bellhorn (27) mashed 200 taters for the 2002 Cubs to pace the circuit. Nonetheless Chicago along with 2014 Rockies managed to finish fourteenth. Only 18% of the team stolen base frontrunners claimed the peak WPCT in their leagues, further evidence that the tactic has been overvalued in the construction of winning organizations throughout several periods in the history of the National Pastime. Essentially the same proportion of ball clubs (42 of 235, 17.6%) ended the season in eighth place or worse despite swiping the most bags. Exhibit “A” – the 1982 Oakland Athletics, led by “The Man of Steal”, Rickey Henderson with an MLB record 130 SB, pilfered 232 bases. Billy Martin’s aggressive managerial strategies known as “Billy Ball” procured a mere 690 runs (9^th) and the A’s placed twelfth in WPCT (68-94, .420) The trailblazers in team strikeouts by pitchers achieve a 22% relationship with the clubs atop the WPCT charts. The 2006 Cubs are the only ball club in the Modern Era to lead in any of the Rotisserie categories while placing sixteenth in WPCT. Carlos “El Toro” Zambrano paced the squad with 210 whiffs but the “Lovable Losers” lived up to their moniker, compiling a mark of 66-96. Along with runs scored, ERA provides the strongest correlation to winning percentage with a ratio of 106/235 (44.7%). None of the Modern Era teams has led the League in ERA with a finishing position below tenth.  Pittsburgh topped the NL in ERA (3.11) and WHIP (1.256) during the 1984 campaign. The Bucs’ starting rotation featured Rick Rhoden (14-9, 2.72), John “Candy Man” Candelaria (12-11, 2.72), Larry McWilliams (12-11, 2.93), John Tudor (12-11, 3.27) and Jose DeLeon (7-13, 3.74). Kent Tekulve fashioned an ERA of 2.66 and saved 13 contests in 73 appearances. Don “Caveman” Robinson contributed 5 wins and 10 saves. Negated by a pedestrian offense, the club amassed a 75-87 record and placed last in the NL East (10^th overall in WPCT). Another category that delivers a fairly persuasive connection with winning percentage is WHIP (Walks + Hits / Innings Pitched) with a 91/235 ratio (38.7%). The 1993 Red Sox (80-82) ranked ninth in the American League with a .494 WPCT through no fault of their pitching staff. The Boston hurlers led the Junior Circuit in WHIP (1.330), placed runner-up in ERA (3.77) and third in strikeouts with 997. Danny “Dr. Death” Darwin (15-11, 3.26) paced the club in victories, games started (34), innings pitched (229.1) and WHIP (1.068). Frank “Sweet Music” Viola (11-8, 3.14) and rookie RHP Aaron Sele (7-2, 2.74) excelled. Jeff Russell notched 33 saves with a 2.70 ERA.  Pre-Expansion Era (1901-1960) Rankings By Actual League Standings The following tables reveal the mean statistics for all teams based on their position in the league standings. For example, the first-place teams in the Pre-Expansion Era batted .275 with 770 runs, 88 home runs and 112 stolen bases while the last-place clubs produced a .253 BA with only 577 tallies, 57 round-trippers and 84 steals. The pitching staffs on the top squads fashioned an ERA more than one run better than the bottom-dwellers.

RotoRank	Rank	BA	*BA*	R	*R*	HR	*HR*	SB	*SB*
1.4	1	0.275	6.6	770	7.1	88	6.2	112	5.1
2.3	2	0.272	5.9	732	6.2	78	5.5	107	4.9
3.2	3	0.270	5.3	712	5.5	74	4.7	105	4.9
3.9	4	0.267	5.0	692	5.1	67	4.5	105	4.9
4.9	5	0.264	4.2	655	4.0	65	4.1	101	4.5
5.8	6	0.261	3.6	633	3.4	60	3.9	99	4.5
7.0	7	0.257	3.0	606	2.5	58	3.4	91	4.0
7.6	8	0.253	2.2	577	1.9	57	3.6	84	3.1

 

RotoRank	Rank	W	*W*	K	*K*	ERA	*ERA*	WHIP	*WHIP*
1.4	1	97	8.0	607	6.3	3.13	7.2	1.277	6.8
2.3	2	90	7.0	587	5.5	3.32	6.1	1.297	6.3
3.2	3	85	6.0	566	5.0	3.43	5.6	1.328	5.5
3.9	4	79	5.0	551	4.7	3.56	4.8	1.348	4.9
4.9	5	74	4.0	546	4.4	3.61	4.6	1.363	4.2
5.8	6	68	3.0	528	3.9	3.81	3.4	1.397	3.6
7.0	7	61	2.0	510	3.2	4.02	2.5	1.432	2.6
7.6	8	53	1.0	499	3.0	4.27	1.8	1.471	1.9

 

RotoRank	Rank	*BAT*	*PIT*	*TOTAL*	W-	L	WPCT
1.4	1	25.0	28.3	53.3	97	55	0.637
2.3	2	22.6	24.9	47.5	90	62	0.591
3.2	3	20.5	22.2	42.7	85	67	0.558
3.9	4	19.6	19.3	38.9	79	72	0.523
4.9	5	17.0	17.1	34.1	74	78	0.488
5.8	6	15.5	13.9	29.3	68	84	0.446
7.0	7	12.9	10.2	23.1	61	90	0.405
7.6	8	10.8	7.7	18.5	53	99	0.346

  Expansion Era (1961-2016) Rankings By Actual League Standings Similarly, the tables below divulge the mean figures for all Expansion Era teams based on their position in the league standings. The first-place teams batted at a .266 clip and delivered 770 runs, 163 home runs and 113 stolen bases on average while the sixteenth-place clubs supplied a .254 BA with 655 runs, 135 dingers and 90 steals.

RotoRank	Rank	BA	BA*adj	R	R*adj	HR	HR*adj	SB	SB*adj
1.9	1	0.266	12.1	770	13.3	163	11.7	113	10.3
2.7	2	0.263	11.1	751	12.3	157	11.2	103	9.2
3.7	3	0.264	11.1	743	11.7	155	10.7	101	9.0
4.3	4	0.261	9.9	727	11.0	153	10.3	108	9.3
5.0	5	0.261	9.9	721	10.4	149	9.5	99	8.5
6.0	6	0.261	9.7	707	9.3	142	8.7	96	8.0
6.9	7	0.258	8.5	693	8.6	145	8.9	98	8.8
8.0	8	0.257	8.1	683	7.6	137	7.5	95	8.1
9.1	9	0.256	7.5	670	6.7	132	6.6	94	7.8
9.9	10	0.253	6.5	672	6.5	137	7.6	102	9.0
10.9	11	0.255	6.2	666	5.9	134	7.3	98	7.9
11.8	12	0.254	6.0	653	4.8	128	6.1	103	8.1
12.5	13	0.257	6.0	679	4.5	144	6.2	92	7.7
12.9	14	0.255	5.0	661	3.9	143	6.4	97	8.2
14.4	15	0.252	5.1	668	4.1	147	5.0	84	7.5
15.2	16	0.254	5.3	655	2.8	135	3.7	90	8.2

 

RotoRank	Rank	W	W*adj	K	K*adj	ERA	ERA*adj	WHIP	WHIP*adj
1.9	1	98	16.0	993	10.4	3.52	13.6	1.268	13.4
2.7	2	93	14.6	996	10.5	3.61	12.7	1.280	12.7
3.7	3	90	13.4	990	9.8	3.73	11.2	1.306	11.2
4.3	4	87	12.2	989	9.6	3.78	10.5	1.313	10.6
5.0	5	85	10.9	966	9.6	3.83	10.1	1.318	10.6
6.0	6	82	9.6	970	9.3	3.84	9.8	1.331	9.5
6.9	7	80	8.6	976	9.1	3.95	8.7	1.344	8.5
8.0	8	77	7.1	964	8.7	3.98	8.3	1.353	8.2
9.1	9	74	6.0	938	7.9	4.12	7.0	1.374	7.2
9.9	10	71	4.8	939	6.7	4.19	6.1	1.392	5.9
10.9	11	70	4.2	932	7.3	4.32	5.2	1.413	5.1
11.8	12	67	3.0	952	7.6	4.36	4.9	1.424	4.4
12.5	13	66	2.7	959	5.9	4.68	4.1	1.449	4.8
12.9	14	63	1.7	965	6.0	4.66	4.2	1.450	4.7
14.4	15	64	1.6	1077	5.3	4.62	3.9	1.436	3.8
15.2	16	59	1.0	1057	5.8	4.86	2.4	1.482	2.7

 

RotoRank	Rank	BatAdj	PitAdj	*TOTAL*	W-	L	WPCT
1.9	1	47.5	53.4	83.3	98	62	0.613
2.7	2	43.8	50.6	77.5	93	67	0.583
3.7	3	42.5	45.5	73.1	90	69	0.565
4.3	4	40.5	42.9	68.9	87	72	0.546
5.0	5	38.3	41.2	65.7	85	75	0.533
6.0	6	35.7	38.3	61	82	77	0.517
6.9	7	34.8	34.8	58.4	80	79	0.501
8.0	8	31.4	32.3	53.3	77	83	0.482
9.1	9	28.5	28.2	47.3	74	85	0.465
9.9	10	29.6	23.4	44.8	71	89	0.446
10.9	11	27.4	21.7	42.7	70	89	0.438
11.8	12	25.1	20.0	39.1	67	93	0.418
12.5	13	24.4	17.4	38.3	66	93	0.414
12.9	14	23.5	16.7	37.1	63	97	0.394
14.4	15	21.7	14.7	35.6	64	98	0.396
15.2	16	20.0	11.9	31.9	59	103	0.366

Pre-Expansion Era (1901-1960) Rankings By Team Averages The Giants top the Pre-Expansion Era charts for the Senior Circuit in every category except strikeouts (Dodgers, 602). Likewise the Bronx Bombers pace the American League in all but batting average (Tigers, .271) and stolen bases (White Sox, 125). 

name	RotoRank	Rank	BA	*BA*	R	*R*	HR	*HR*	SB	*SB*
Giants	3.0	3.2	0.269	5.4	706	5.9	93	6.5	112	4.9
Pirates	4.2	4.0	0.269	5.2	681	4.9	59	3.5	103	4.8
Cubs	4.0	4.1	0.264	4.4	673	4.8	75	4.9	106	5.2
Cardinals	4.2	4.1	0.269	5.5	686	5.2	72	4.6	95	4.7
Dodgers	4.0	4.2	0.264	4.5	670	4.6	74	4.7	101	5.2
Reds	5.1	5.0	0.263	4.1	636	3.7	62	3.5	103	4.8
Braves	5.7	5.3	0.258	3.1	611	3.2	65	3.9	82	3.4
Phillies	6.0	5.8	0.262	3.7	631	3.5	72	4.4	83	3.2
name	RotoRank	Rank	W	*W*	K	*K*	ERA	*ERA*	WHIP	*WHIP*
Giants	3.0	3.2	84	5.8	576	5.4	3.38	5.4	1.302	5.7
Pirates	4.2	4.0	79	4.9	508	3.5	3.53	4.9	1.321	5.1
Cubs	4.0	4.1	80	4.9	581	5.8	3.43	5.1	1.328	4.7
Cardinals	4.2	4.1	78	4.8	564	4.9	3.60	4.2	1.355	4.2
Dodgers	4.0	4.2	78	4.8	602	6.1	3.55	4.8	1.340	4.6
Reds	5.1	5.0	73	4.0	507	3.5	3.52	4.5	1.336	4.4
Braves	5.7	5.3	69	3.7	502	3.3	3.64	4.1	1.366	4.1
Phillies	6.0	5.8	66	3.1	517	3.5	3.98	3.0	1.412	3.3
name	RotoRank	Rank	*BAT*	*PIT*	*TOTAL*	W-	L	WPCT
Giants	3.0	3.2	22.8	22.2	45.0	84	68	0.553
Pirates	4.2	4.0	18.4	18.4	36.8	79	73	0.521
Cubs	4.0	4.1	19.2	20.5	39.7	80	72	0.526
Cardinals	4.2	4.1	20.1	18.0	38.1	78	74	0.514
Dodgers	4.0	4.2	18.9	20.3	39.2	78	74	0.511
Reds	5.1	5.0	16.0	16.4	32.5	73	79	0.482
Braves	5.7	5.3	13.6	15.2	28.9	69	82	0.457
Phillies	6.0	5.8	14.9	12.9	27.8	66	86	0.435
name	RotoRank	Rank	BA	*BA*	R	*R*	HR	*HR*	SB	*SB*
Yankees	2.6	2.8	0.270	5.5	761	6.4	102	6.8	104	4.9
Indians	3.9	3.8	0.270	5.4	699	5.0	70	4.6	93	4.1
Tigers	3.9	4.1	0.271	5.6	720	5.6	68	4.8	107	5.1
Red Sox	4.5	4.4	0.265	4.7	685	4.6	66	4.7	86	3.4
White Sox	4.6	4.5	0.261	3.7	657	3.8	45	2.5	125	6.2
Athletics	5.2	5.2	0.265	4.2	671	3.9	71	5.6	86	3.2
Senators	5.4	5.4	0.261	3.6	651	3.5	46	2.9	111	5.5
Browns / Orioles	6.0	5.8	0.259	3.3	636	3.1	61	4.2	89	3.6
name	RotoRank	Rank	W	*W*	K	*K*	ERA	*ERA*	WHIP	*WHIP*
Yankees	2.6	2.8	87	6.2	591	5.8	3.46	5.7	1.341	5.8
Indians	3.9	3.8	80	5.2	563	4.7	3.53	5.3	1.371	4.9
Tigers	3.9	4.1	78	4.9	565	5.0	3.74	4.3	1.393	4.1
Red Sox	4.5	4.4	76	4.6	546	4.5	3.72	4.4	1.379	4.6
White Sox	4.6	4.5	77	4.5	535	3.9	3.53	5.4	1.341	5.6
Athletics	5.2	5.2	71	3.8	558	4.2	3.98	3.6	1.422	3.6
Senators	5.4	5.4	70	3.6	546	4.3	3.81	4.1	1.401	4.1
Browns / Orioles	6.0	5.8	66	3.2	517	3.6	4.01	3.3	1.435	3.4
name	RotoRank	Rank	*BAT*	*PIT*	*TOTAL*	W-	L	WPCT
Yankees	2.6	2.8	23.6	23.4	47.0	87	64	0.575
Indians	3.9	3.8	19.1	20.1	39.3	81	71	0.530
Tigers	3.9	4.1	21.1	18.3	39.4	78	74	0.515
Red Sox	4.5	4.4	17.4	18.1	35.4	76	75	0.504
White Sox	4.6	4.5	16.3	19.4	35.7	77	75	0.506
Athletics	5.2	5.2	16.9	15.1	32.0	71	80	0.470
Senators	5.4	5.4	15.6	16.1	31.7	70	81	0.465
Browns / Orioles	6.0	5.8	14.1	13.5	27.6	66	86	0.435

  Expansion Era (1961-2016) Rankings By Team Averages Since 1961 the Dodgers are the class of the National League in terms of Rotisserie pitching categories. The Rockies vault to the front of the pack on offense without accounting for park factors and the shorter lifespan of the franchise. The Reds pace the old guard in the batting departments. The Yankees hold a slight edge over the Red Sox in both batting and pitching sectors. Every team achieved a RotoRank within one position of their actual mean Rank excepting two of the more recent expansion franchises (Rays and Rockies) along with the American League version of the Astros, due to insufficient data.

name	RotoRank	Rank	BA	BA*adj	R	R*adj	HR	HR*adj	SB	SB*adj
Dodgers	4.2	4.8	0.257	9.0	670	8.1	131	7.9	115	10.6
Cardinals	6.1	5.2	0.264	11.9	702	10.4	121	6.0	122	10.5
Giants	6.6	5.8	0.256	8.4	695	9.5	143	10.1	91	6.8
Braves	6.6	5.9	0.257	8.6	694	9.6	152	11.7	85	5.9
Reds	6.0	6.3	0.259	9.4	711	10.6	151	11.5	121	11.1
Phillies	7.3	6.9	0.256	8.2	689	9.0	138	9.1	101	8.5
Colt .45’s / Astros (NL)	6.8	7.1	0.255	7.8	663	7.5	118	5.9	119	10.4
Mets	7.3	7.5	0.250	6.4	650	6.8	128	7.7	96	7.5
Pirates	8.0	7.6	0.261	10.0	681	8.7	127	7.4	101	8.1
Cubs	7.8	8.2	0.256	8.6	684	9.0	147	10.9	84	5.5
Expos / Nationals	8.3	8.2	0.254	6.9	658	6.6	130	7.4	118	9.3
Diamondbacks	8.4	8.7	0.258	8.3	732	9.4	167	9.1	92	8.0
Padres	9.4	9.0	0.250	5.8	639	5.2	121	5.5	109	8.8
Marlins	10.3	9.7	0.258	8.1	681	6.1	142	5.9	105	9.3
Rockies	8.7	9.8	0.275	14.6	807	14.2	180	12.0	104	9.4
Brewers (NL)	9.4	9.9	0.256	7.2	717	8.2	177	10.6	100	8.9
name	RotoRank	Rank	W	W*adj	K	K*adj	ERA	ERA*adj	WHIP	WHIP*adj
Dodgers	4.2	4.8	86	11.4	1059	12.6	3.44	13.3	1.260	13.0
Cardinals	6.1	5.2	84	10.5	923	5.6	3.72	10.0	1.317	9.7
Giants	6.6	5.8	83	10.0	970	7.7	3.77	9.3	1.322	9.5
Braves	6.6	5.9	82	9.5	965	7.6	3.78	9.1	1.326	9.2
Reds	6.0	6.3	83	9.8	983	9.0	3.95	7.7	1.342	8.1
Phillies	7.3	6.9	79	8.6	1000	9.4	3.98	7.1	1.348	7.7
Colt .45’s / Astros (NL)	6.8	7.1	78	8.3	1016	11.5	3.79	8.9	1.322	9.2
Mets	7.3	7.5	77	7.8	1005	9.7	3.76	9.8	1.318	9.5
Pirates	8.0	7.6	79	8.2	940	6.5	3.86	8.5	1.352	7.6
Cubs	7.8	8.2	77	7.1	1007	9.7	4.04	6.3	1.358	6.8
Expos / Nationals	8.3	8.2	77	7.6	983	8.1	3.86	9.2	1.334	9.3
Diamondbacks	8.4	8.7	79	8.1	1177	10.0	4.27	8.0	1.351	9.1
Padres	9.4	9.0	74	6.4	979	8.0	3.94	8.4	1.353	8.2
Marlins	10.3	9.7	75	6.8	1101	8.1	4.25	7.3	1.409	5.7
Rockies	8.7	9.8	74	6.8	1006	3.6	5.00	2.3	1.499	2.9
Brewers (NL)	9.4	9.9	76	6.7	1140	8.2	4.38	6.2	1.398	6.4
name	RotoRank	Rank	BatAdj	PitAdj	*TOTAL*	W-	L	WPCT
Dodgers	4.2	4.8	35.5	50.4	85.9	86	74	0.538
Cardinals	6.1	5.2	38.8	35.9	74.7	84	75	0.530
Giants	6.6	5.8	34.9	36.5	71.5	83	77	0.519
Braves	6.6	5.9	35.7	35.4	71.2	82	77	0.516
Reds	6.0	6.3	42.5	34.5	77.1	83	76	0.521
Phillies	7.3	6.9	34.9	32.8	67.7	79	80	0.497
Colt .45’s / Astros (NL)	6.8	7.1	31.6	37.9	69.4	78	81	0.492
Mets	7.3	7.5	28.4	36.8	65.2	77	83	0.481
Pirates	8.0	7.6	34.2	30.8	65.0	79	80	0.496
Cubs	7.8	8.2	34.1	29.9	64.0	77	83	0.481
Expos / Nationals	8.3	8.2	30.2	34.1	64.3	77	82	0.485
Diamondbacks	8.4	8.7	34.8	35.1	69.9	79	83	0.488
Padres	9.4	9.0	25.3	30.9	56.2	74	86	0.463
Marlins	10.3	9.7	29.4	27.9	57.4	75	84	0.469
Rockies	8.7	9.8	50.2	15.5	65.7	74	85	0.466
Brewers (NL)	9.4	9.9	35.0	27.4	62.4	76	86	0.469

 

name	RotoRank	Rank	BA	BA*adj	R	R*adj	HR	HR*adj	SB	SB*adj
Yankees	4.4	4.0	0.264	10.6	753	10.9	167	11.0	92	8.7
Red Sox	5.4	5.3	0.269	12.5	769	12.2	163	10.4	67	4.8
Browns / Orioles	6.9	6.2	0.258	7.8	714	8.5	165	10.8	82	7.2
Athletics	7.0	6.8	0.253	5.5	707	8.3	149	8.9	113	10.4
Tigers	7.2	6.8	0.260	8.6	728	10.0	166	11.3	78	6.3
White Sox	7.1	7.1	0.260	8.1	706	8.0	147	8.0	99	9.4
Angels	7.7	7.2	0.258	7.4	691	6.9	137	6.6	96	8.7
Blue Jays	6.5	7.3	0.262	8.1	737	8.8	166	9.9	101	8.6
Twins	7.9	7.6	0.264	10.7	718	8.9	136	6.5	87	7.9
Indians	7.4	7.7	0.261	9.4	713	8.7	149	8.5	97	9.0
Senators II / Rangers	7.7	7.8	0.260	8.7	717	8.6	155	9.0	92	8.4
Pilots / Brewers (AL)	8.8	8.1	0.260	7.7	697	8.1	131	7.2	108	9.6
Royals	8.4	8.2	0.265	9.5	701	6.6	120	3.5	128	12.1
Mariners	8.7	9.6	0.260	6.5	706	6.3	155	8.1	106	9.4
(Devil) Rays	8.9	10.0	0.257	4.9	712	4.8	160	6.8	119	11.3
Astros (AL)	8.5	10.3	0.245	2.9	673	6.1	185	10.0	114	13.6
name	RotoRank	Rank	W	W*adj	K	K*adj	ERA	ERA*adj	WHIP	WHIP*adj
Yankees	4.4	4.0	89	12.1	961	9.9	3.84	11.0	1.315	11.1
Red Sox	5.4	5.3	85	10.7	991	11.3	4.09	8.1	1.364	8.2
Browns / Orioles	6.9	6.2	83	9.7	911	7.6	4.00	9.8	1.343	9.6
Athletics	7.0	6.8	80	8.8	919	7.5	3.98	9.6	1.353	9.1
Tigers	7.2	6.8	80	9.0	928	8.2	4.20	7.2	1.376	7.9
White Sox	7.1	7.1	80	8.7	932	8.4	3.99	9.4	1.347	9.3
Angels	7.7	7.2	80	8.3	951	9.1	3.95	9.8	1.349	9.0
Blue Jays	6.5	7.3	79	8.8	977	10.0	4.21	9.2	1.374	9.3
Twins	7.9	7.6	79	8.1	917	8.1	4.16	7.4	1.360	8.5
Indians	7.4	7.7	78	7.7	970	9.9	4.15	7.5	1.378	7.3
Senators II / Rangers	7.7	7.8	76	7.4	922	7.9	4.25	6.8	1.399	6.5
Pilots / Brewers (AL)	8.8	8.1	76	7.3	754	4.1	4.07	7.8	1.382	7.7
Royals	8.4	8.2	77	7.6	892	6.1	4.19	8.7	1.382	8.4
Mariners	8.7	9.6	75	6.1	992	10.3	4.33	7.9	1.396	7.9
(Devil) Rays	8.9	10.0	75	5.9	1123	9.8	4.42	8.6	1.384	9.2
Astros (AL)	8.5	10.3	73	5.9	1224	7.7	4.13	8.3	1.329	7.7
name	RotoRank	Rank	BatAdj	PitAdj	*TOTAL*	W-	L	WPCT
Yankees	4.4	4.0	41.2	44.2	85.4	89	70	0.558
Red Sox	5.4	5.3	39.9	38.3	78.2	85	75	0.530
Browns / Orioles	6.9	6.2	34.2	36.7	70.9	83	76	0.520
Athletics	7.0	6.8	33.1	35.1	68.1	80	79	0.504
Tigers	7.2	6.8	36.2	32.4	68.6	80	80	0.501
White Sox	7.1	7.1	33.6	35.9	69.4	80	79	0.503
Angels	7.7	7.2	29.6	36.1	65.7	80	80	0.501
Blue Jays	6.5	7.3	35.4	37.2	72.6	79	80	0.498
Twins	7.9	7.6	34.0	32.0	66.0	79	81	0.494
Indians	7.4	7.7	35.7	32.4	68.1	78	81	0.489
Senators II / Rangers	7.7	7.8	34.7	28.5	63.2	76	83	0.479
Pilots / Brewers (AL)	8.8	8.1	32.6	26.9	59.5	76	82	0.482
Royals	8.4	8.2	31.6	30.8	62.4	77	82	0.485
Mariners	8.7	9.6	30.3	32.2	62.5	75	84	0.470
(Devil) Rays	8.9	10.0	27.8	33.5	61.3	75	87	0.462
Astros (AL)	8.5	10.3	32.7	29.6	62.3	73	89	0.449

  Batting Average Leaders (Modern Era, 1901-present)

YearLgID	name	BA	*BA*	RotoRank	Rank
1930_NL	New York Giants	0.319	8	2	3
1921_AL	Detroit Tigers	0.316	8	4	6
1930_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	0.315	7	7	8
1930_NL	St. Louis Cardinals	0.314	6	1	1
1922_AL	St. Louis Browns	0.313	8	1	2
1928_NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	0.309	8	5	4
1929_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	0.309	8	5	5
1930_AL	New York Yankees	0.309	8	3	3
1930_NL	Chicago Cubs	0.309	5	3	2
1920_AL	St. Louis Browns	0.308	8	4	4
1921_AL	Cleveland Indians	0.308	7	2	2
1921_NL	St. Louis Cardinals	0.308	8	3	3
1922_NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	0.308	8	1	3
1925_AL	Philadelphia Athletics	0.307	8	2	2
1925_NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	0.307	8	1	1
1927_AL	New York Yankees	0.307	8	1	1
1922_AL	Detroit Tigers	0.306	7	3	3
1922_NL	New York Giants	0.305	7	2	1
1927_NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	0.305	8	3	1
1921_AL	St. Louis Browns	0.304	6	3	3
1930_AL	Cleveland Indians	0.304	7	5	4
1930_NL	Brooklyn Robins	0.304	4	4	4
1936_AL	Cleveland Indians	0.304	8	2.5	5
1920_AL	Cleveland Indians	0.303	7	2	1
1925_AL	Washington Senators	0.303	7	1	1
1927_AL	Philadelphia Athletics	0.303	7	2	2
1929_NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	0.303	6.5	3	2
1929_NL	Chicago Cubs	0.303	6.5	1	1
1930_NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	0.303	3	5	5

  Batting Average Trailers (Modern Era, 1901-present)

YearLgID	name	BA	*BA*	RotoRank	Rank
1910_AL	Chicago White Sox	0.211	1	5	6
1908_NL	Brooklyn Superbas	0.213	1	5.5	7
1968_AL	New York Yankees	0.214	1	7	5
1972_AL	Texas Rangers	0.217	1	11.5	6
1910_AL	St. Louis Browns	0.218	2	8	8
1963_NL	New York Mets	0.219	1	10	10
1963_NL	Houston Colt .45’s	0.220	2	9	9
1909_AL	Chicago White Sox	0.221	1	4	4
1965_NL	New York Mets	0.221	1	10	10
1908_AL	Philadelphia Athletics	0.223	1	6.5	6
1908_NL	St. Louis Cardinals	0.223	2	8	8
1909_AL	Washington Senators	0.223	2	8	8
1909_NL	Boston Doves	0.223	1	8	8
1967_AL	Washington Senators	0.223	1	10	6
1905_AL	Washington Senators	0.224	1	8	7
1908_AL	Chicago White Sox	0.224	2	5	3
1968_AL	Washington Senators	0.224	2	10	10
1967_AL	New York Yankees	0.225	2.5	8	9
1967_AL	Chicago White Sox	0.225	2.5	5	4
1968_AL	Baltimore Orioles	0.225	3	2	2
1969_NL	San Diego Padres	0.225	1	12	6
1972_NL	New York Mets	0.225	1	8	3
1906_NL	Boston Beaneaters	0.226	1	8	8
1981_AL	Toronto Blue Jays	0.226	1	13	7
2014_NL	San Diego Padres	0.226	1	11	3

  Runs Scored Leaders (Modern Era, 1901-present)

YearLgID	name	R	*R*	RotoRank	Rank
1931_AL	New York Yankees	1067	8	1	2
1936_AL	New York Yankees	1065	8	1	1
1930_AL	New York Yankees	1062	8	3	3
1950_AL	Boston Red Sox	1027	8	4	3
1999_AL	Cleveland Indians	1009	14	1	1
1930_NL	St. Louis Cardinals	1004	8	1	1
1932_AL	New York Yankees	1002	8	1	1
1930_NL	Chicago Cubs	998	7	3	2
1996_AL	Seattle Mariners	993	14	5.5	2
1929_NL	Chicago Cubs	982	8	1	1
1932_AL	Philadelphia Athletics	981	7	2	2
1937_AL	New York Yankees	979	8	1	1
2000_AL	Chicago White Sox	978	14	1	1
1927_AL	New York Yankees	975	8	1	1
2000_NL	Colorado Rockies	968	16	9	4
2007_AL	New York Yankees	968	14	3	2
1939_AL	New York Yankees	967	8	1	1
1938_AL	New York Yankees	966	8	1	1
1998_AL	New York Yankees	965	14	1	1
2003_AL	Boston Red Sox	961	14	2	2
1996_NL	Colorado Rockies	961	14	7	3
1930_NL	New York Giants	959	6	2	3
1934_AL	Detroit Tigers	958	8	1	1
1953_NL	Brooklyn Dodgers	955	8	1	1
1996_AL	Cleveland Indians	952	13	1	1
1930_AL	Philadelphia Athletics	951	7	1	1
2000_AL	Cleveland Indians	950	13	2	2

  Runs Scored Trailers (Modern Era, 1901-present)

YearLgID	name	R	*R*	RotoRank	Rank
1981_AL	Toronto Blue Jays	329	1	13	7
1981_NL	New York Mets	348	1	10	5
1918_NL	Brooklyn Robins	360	1	5	5
1981_NL	Chicago Cubs	370	2	12	6
1908_NL	St. Louis Cardinals	371	1	8	8
1908_NL	Brooklyn Superbas	377	2	5.5	7
1981_AL	Minnesota Twins	378	2	14	7
1909_AL	Washington Senators	380	1	8	8
1981_NL	San Diego Padres	382	3	11	6
1981_NL	Houston Astros	394	4	5	3
1942_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	394	1	8	8
1981_NL	Atlanta Braves	395	5	9	5
1981_AL	Kansas City Royals	397	3	10	4
1902_NL	New York Giants	401	1	7	8
1981_NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	407	6	8	4
1906_NL	Boston Beaneaters	408	1	8	8
1918_AL	Philadelphia Athletics	412	1	8	8
1907_NL	St. Louis Cardinals	419	1	7	8
1981_AL	New York Yankees	421	4	2	4
1918_NL	Boston Braves	424	2	7	7
1918_AL	St. Louis Browns	426	2	5	5
1981_AL	Seattle Mariners	426	5	12	6
1981_AL	Detroit Tigers	427	6	5	3
1981_NL	San Francisco Giants	427	7	6	4
1981_AL	Baltimore Orioles	429	7	11	2

  Home Run Leaders (Modern Era, 1901-present)

YearLgID	name	HR	*HR*	RotoRank	Rank
1997_AL	Seattle Mariners	264	14	2	1
2005_AL	Texas Rangers	260	14	10	3
2010_AL	Toronto Blue Jays	257	14	8	4
1996_AL	Baltimore Orioles	257	14	5.5	2
2016_AL	Baltimore Orioles	253	15	9	3
2000_NL	Houston Astros	249	16	8	4
2001_AL	Texas Rangers	246	14	9	4
2012_AL	New York Yankees	245	14	1	1
1996_AL	Seattle Mariners	245	13	5.5	2
1999_AL	Seattle Mariners	244	14	8	3
2000_AL	Toronto Blue Jays	244	14	7	3
2009_AL	New York Yankees	244	14	1	1
1996_AL	Oakland Athletics	243	12	12	3
2004_AL	Chicago White Sox	242	13.5	6	2
2004_AL	New York Yankees	242	13.5	3	1
1961_AL	New York Yankees	240	10	2	1
2003_AL	Texas Rangers	239	14	10	4
1997_NL	Colorado Rockies	239	14	5	3
2000_AL	Oakland Athletics	239	13	5	1
2003_AL	Boston Red Sox	238	13	2	2
2000_AL	Anaheim Angels	236	12	9	3
2006_AL	Chicago White Sox	236	14	3	3
2004_NL	Chicago Cubs	235	16	2	3
2001_NL	San Francisco Giants	235	16	7	2
2008_AL	Chicago White Sox	235	14	5	1
2000_NL	St. Louis Cardinals	235	15	3	1
1999_AL	Oakland Athletics	235	13	7	2
2003_NL	Atlanta Braves	235	16	1	1

  Home Run Trailers (Modern Era, 1901-present)

YearLgID	name	HR	*HR*	RotoRank	Rank
1908_AL	Chicago White Sox	3	1	5	3
1918_AL	Washington Senators	4	1	2.5	3
1909_AL	Chicago White Sox	4	1	4	4
1917_AL	Washington Senators	4	1	6	5
1918_AL	St. Louis Browns	5	2	5	5
1902_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	5	1	8	7
1907_AL	Chicago White Sox	5	1	3	3
1902_NL	Chicago Orphans	6	2	4	5
1910_AL	Chicago White Sox	7	1	5	6
1906_AL	Chicago White Sox	7	1	5	1
1902_NL	New York Giants	8	3	7	8
1918_AL	Chicago White Sox	8	3	6	6
1908_AL	Washington Senators	8	2	6.5	7
1903_NL	St. Louis Cardinals	8	1	8	8
1913_AL	New York Yankees	8	1	8	7
1909_AL	Washington Senators	9	2	8	8
1917_NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	9	1	8	8
1910_AL	Washington Senators	9	2.5	6	7
1918_AL	Cleveland Indians	9	4	1	2
1910_AL	Cleveland Naps	9	2.5	7	5
1903_NL	Chicago Cubs	9	2	3.5	3
1918_NL	Brooklyn Robins	10	1	5	5
1904_AL	Washington Senators	10	1.5	8	8
1909_AL	St. Louis Browns	10	3.5	7	7
1906_NL	St. Louis Cardinals	10	1	7	7
1904_AL	St. Louis Browns	10	1.5	6	6
1909_AL	Cleveland Naps	10	3.5	6	6
1902_NL	St. Louis Cardinals	10	4	6	6
1906_AL	Detroit Tigers	10	2	7	6
1914_AL	Cleveland Naps	10	1	8	8
1907_AL	St. Louis Browns	10	2	8	6

  Stolen Base Leaders (Modern Era, 1901-present)

YearLgID	name	SB	*SB*	RotoRank	Rank
1911_NL	New York Giants	347	8	1	1
1976_AL	Oakland Athletics	341	12	3	2
1912_NL	New York Giants	319	8	1	1
1985_NL	St. Louis Cardinals	314	12	3	1
1910_NL	Cincinnati Reds	310	8	5	5
1913_NL	New York Giants	296	8	1	1
1905_NL	New York Giants	291	8	1	1
1911_NL	Cincinnati Reds	289	7	4.5	6
1906_NL	New York Giants	288	8	2	2
1910_AL	New York Highlanders	288	8	3	2
1913_AL	Washington Senators	287	8	2	2
1906_NL	Chicago Cubs	283	7	1	1
1904_NL	New York Giants	283	8	1	1
1910_NL	New York Giants	282	7	1	2
1909_AL	Detroit Tigers	280	8	2	1
1909_NL	Cincinnati Reds	280	8	4	4
1901_AL	Chicago White Sox	280	8	1	1
1911_AL	Detroit Tigers	276	8	4	2
1912_AL	Washington Senators	274	8	2	2
1903_NL	Brooklyn Superbas	273	8	5	5
1914_FL	Indianapolis Hoosiers	273	8	1	1
1912_AL	Detroit Tigers	270	7	6	6
1911_AL	New York Highlanders	269	7	6	6
1905_NL	Chicago Cubs	267	7	2	3
1902_AL	Chicago White Sox	265	8	4.5	4

  Stolen Base Trailers (Modern Era, 1901-present)

YearLgID	name	SB	*SB*	RotoRank	Rank
1957_AL	Washington Senators	13	1	8	8
1960_AL	Kansas City Athletics	16	1	8	8
1949_NL	St. Louis Cardinals	17	1	2	2
1953_AL	St. Louis Browns	17	1	8	8
1972_AL	Detroit Tigers	17	1	3	1
1953_NL	St. Louis Cardinals	18	1	3	3
1964_AL	Boston Red Sox	18	1	7	8
1945_AL	Cleveland Indians	19	1	6	5
1950_AL	Chicago White Sox	19	1	6	6
1938_NL	Cincinnati Reds	19	1	3	4
1934_NL	New York Giants	19	1	2	2
2016_AL	Baltimore Orioles	19	1	9	3
1935_NL	Boston Braves	20	1	8	8
1951_AL	Boston Red Sox	20	1	4	3
1954_NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	21	1	8	8
1947_NL	Chicago Cubs	22	1	8	6
1948_AL	Detroit Tigers	22	1	4	5
1955_NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	22	1	8	8
1958_AL	Washington Senators	22	1.5	8	8
1955_AL	Kansas City Athletics	22	1	6	6
1958_AL	Kansas City Athletics	22	1.5	7	7
1967_NL	San Francisco Giants	22	1	2	2
1936_NL	Boston Bees	23	1	8	6
1946_AL	St. Louis Browns	23	1	7	7
1950_NL	St. Louis Cardinals	23	1	5	5
1950_AL	Detroit Tigers	23	2	3	2
1973_NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	23	1	7	3

  Win Leaders (Modern Era, 1901-present)

YearLgID	name	W	*W*	RotoRank	Rank
2001_AL	Seattle Mariners	116	14	1	1
1906_NL	Chicago Cubs	116	8	1	1
1998_AL	New York Yankees	114	14	1	1
1954_AL	Cleveland Indians	111	8	2	1
1927_AL	New York Yankees	110	8	1	1
1909_NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	110	8	2	1
1961_AL	New York Yankees	109	10	2	1
1969_AL	Baltimore Orioles	109	12	1	1
1970_AL	Baltimore Orioles	108	12	1	1
1986_NL	New York Mets	108	12	1	1
1975_NL	Cincinnati Reds	108	12	1	1
1931_AL	Philadelphia Athletics	107	8	2	1
1932_AL	New York Yankees	107	8	1	1
1907_NL	Chicago Cubs	107	8	2	1
1942_NL	St. Louis Cardinals	106	8	1	1
1939_AL	New York Yankees	106	8	1	1
1998_NL	Atlanta Braves	106	16	2	1
1904_NL	New York Giants	106	8	1	1
1944_NL	St. Louis Cardinals	105	8	1	1
1943_NL	St. Louis Cardinals	105	8	1	1
1953_NL	Brooklyn Dodgers	105	8	1	1
2004_NL	St. Louis Cardinals	105	16	1	1
1912_AL	Boston Red Sox	105	8	1	1
1905_NL	New York Giants	105	8	1	1
1963_AL	New York Yankees	104	10	1	1
1946_AL	Boston Red Sox	104	8	2	1
1929_AL	Philadelphia Athletics	104	8	1	1
1942_NL	Brooklyn Dodgers	104	7	2	2
1984_AL	Detroit Tigers	104	14	1	1
1993_NL	Atlanta Braves	104	14	1	1
1988_AL	Oakland Athletics	104	14	1	1
1910_NL	Chicago Cubs	104	8	2	1
1909_NL	Chicago Cubs	104	7	3	2

  Win Trailers (Modern Era, 1901-present)

YearLgID	name	W	*W*	RotoRank	Rank
1919_AL	Philadelphia Athletics	36	1	8	8
1916_AL	Philadelphia Athletics	36	1	8	8
1981_AL	Toronto Blue Jays	37	1	13	7
1935_NL	Boston Braves	38	1	8	8
1981_NL	Chicago Cubs	38	1	12	6
1904_AL	Washington Senators	38	1	8	8
1962_NL	New York Mets	40	1	10	10
1981_AL	Minnesota Twins	41	2	14	7
1981_NL	San Diego Padres	41	2.5	11	6
1981_NL	New York Mets	41	2.5	10	5
1942_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	42	1	8	8
1952_NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	42	1	8	8
1909_AL	Washington Senators	42	1	8	8
1932_AL	Boston Red Sox	43	1	8	8
1939_AL	St. Louis Browns	43	1	8	8
1928_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	43	1	7	8
1941_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	43	1	8	8
2003_AL	Detroit Tigers	43	1	14	5
1915_AL	Philadelphia Athletics	43	1	8	8
1903_AL	Washington Senators	43	1	8	8
1903_NL	St. Louis Cardinals	43	1	8	8
1981_AL	Seattle Mariners	44	3	12	6
1911_NL	Boston Rustlers	44	1	6.5	8
1938_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	45	1	8	8
1939_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	45	1	8	8
1911_AL	St. Louis Browns	45	1	8	8
1909_NL	Boston Doves	45	1	8	8

  Strikeout Leaders (Modern Era, 1901-present)

YearLgID	name	K	*K*	RotoRank	Rank
2016_NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	1510	15	3	1
2016_NL	Washington Nationals	1476	14	1	1
2014_AL	Cleveland Indians	1450	15	5	3
2016_NL	Chicago Cubs	1441	13	2	1
2014_AL	Tampa Bay Rays	1437	14	10	4
2015_NL	Chicago Cubs	1431	15	2	3
2013_AL	Detroit Tigers	1428	15	2	1
2015_AL	Cleveland Indians	1407	15	4.5	3
2003_NL	Chicago Cubs	1404	16	4	1
2012_NL	Milwaukee Brewers	1402	16	2	3
2016_AL	Cleveland Indians	1398	15	1	1
2016_AL	Houston Astros	1396	14	5	3
2016_NL	New York Mets	1396	12	5	2
2015_NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	1396	14	3	1
2015_NL	San Diego Padres	1393	13	10	4
2016_AL	New York Yankees	1393	13	8	4
2012_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	1385	15	4	3
2012_AL	Tampa Bay Rays	1383	14	3	3
2016_NL	Miami Marlins	1379	11	8	3
2013_AL	Cleveland Indians	1379	14	5	2
2014_NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	1373	15	1	1
2014_AL	New York Yankees	1370	13	9	2
2015_AL	New York Yankees	1370	14	4.5	2
2016_AL	Boston Red Sox	1362	12	2	1
2015_AL	Chicago White Sox	1359	13	15	4

  Strikeout Trailers (Modern Era, 1901-present)

YearLgID	name	K	*K*	RotoRank	Rank
1902_AL	Detroit Tigers	245	1	8	7
1902_AL	Baltimore Orioles	258	2	7	8
1901_AL	Baltimore Orioles	271	1	5	5
1918_AL	Philadelphia Athletics	277	1	8	8
1902_AL	Washington Senators	300	3	6	6
1901_AL	Detroit Tigers	307	2	4	3
1901_AL	Washington Senators	308	3	6	6
1925_AL	Boston Red Sox	310	1	8	8
1933_NL	Cincinnati Reds	310	1	8	8
1918_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	312	1	8	6
1924_AL	Cleveland Indians	315	1	5	6
1931_NL	Cincinnati Reds	317	1	8	8
1918_NL	Cincinnati Reds	321	2	4	3
1929_AL	Chicago White Sox	328	1	7	7
1918_NL	New York Giants	330	3	3	2
1926_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	331	1	7	8
1921_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	333	1	8	8
1901_AL	Cleveland Blues	334	4	8	7
1926_AL	Boston Red Sox	336	1	8	8
1926_AL	St. Louis Browns	337	2	7	7
1918_NL	Boston Braves	340	4	7	7
1919_NL	New York Giants	340	1	1	2
1933_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	341	2	7	7
1928_NL	Boston Braves	343	1	8	7
1925_AL	Cleveland Indians	345	2	7	6
1931_NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	345	2	5	5

  ERA Leaders (Modern Era, 1901-present)

YearLgID	name	ERA	*ERA*	RotoRank	Rank
1907_NL	Chicago Cubs	1.73	8	2	1
1909_NL	Chicago Cubs	1.75	8	3	2
1906_NL	Chicago Cubs	1.75	8	1	1
1910_AL	Philadelphia Athletics	1.79	8	1	1
1909_AL	Philadelphia Athletics	1.93	8	1	2
1905_AL	Chicago White Sox	1.99	8	2	2
1908_AL	Cleveland Naps	2.02	8	1	2
1910_AL	Chicago White Sox	2.03	7	5	6
1905_NL	Chicago Cubs	2.04	8	2	3
1909_AL	Chicago White Sox	2.05	7	4	4
1909_NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	2.07	7	2	1
1906_AL	Cleveland Naps	2.09	8	2.5	3
1908_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	2.10	8	4	4
1908_NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	2.12	7	3	2
1904_AL	Boston Americans	2.12	8	3	1
1916_NL	Brooklyn Robins	2.12	8	1	1
1906_AL	Chicago White Sox	2.13	7	5	1
1918_AL	Washington Senators	2.14	8	2.5	3
1908_NL	New York Giants	2.14	5.5	2	2
1908_NL	Chicago Cubs	2.14	5.5	1	1
1908_AL	St. Louis Browns	2.15	7	2	4
1917_AL	Chicago White Sox	2.16	8	1	1
1915_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	2.17	8	1	1
1904_NL	New York Giants	2.17	8	1	1
1918_NL	Chicago Cubs	2.18	8	1	1

  ERA Trailers (Modern Era, 1901-present)

YearLgID	name	ERA	*ERA*	RotoRank	Rank
1930_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	6.71	1	7	8
1996_AL	Detroit Tigers	6.38	1	14	5
1936_AL	St. Louis Browns	6.24	1	7	7
1929_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	6.13	1	5	5
1936_AL	Philadelphia Athletics	6.08	2	8	8
1999_NL	Colorado Rockies	6.02	1	9	5
1939_AL	St. Louis Browns	6.01	1	8	8
1937_AL	St. Louis Browns	6.00	1	8	8
1938_AL	St. Louis Browns	5.80	1	7	7
1939_AL	Philadelphia Athletics	5.79	2	7	7
1995_AL	Minnesota Twins	5.76	1	12	5
2001_AL	Texas Rangers	5.71	1	9	4
1994_AL	Minnesota Twins	5.68	1	11.5	4
2003_AL	Texas Rangers	5.67	1	10	4
2006_AL	Kansas City Royals	5.65	1	14	5
1996_NL	Colorado Rockies	5.60	1	7	3
1928_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	5.56	1	7	8
2004_NL	Colorado Rockies	5.54	1	12	4
2007_AL	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	5.53	1	8	5
2000_AL	Texas Rangers	5.52	1	14	4
1950_AL	Philadelphia Athletics	5.49	1	7	8
1995_AL	Detroit Tigers	5.49	2	14	4
2005_AL	Kansas City Royals	5.49	1	14	5
1997_AL	Oakland Athletics	5.49	1	14	4
1938_AL	Philadelphia Athletics	5.48	2	8	8
2000_AL	Kansas City Royals	5.48	2	11	4

  WHIP Leaders (Modern Era, 1901-present)

YearLgID	name	WHIP	*WHIP*	RotoRank	Rank
1904_AL	Boston Americans	1.025	8	3	1
1908_AL	Chicago White Sox	1.028	8	5	3
1909_NL	Chicago Cubs	1.042	8	3	2
1905_AL	Chicago White Sox	1.046	8	2	2
1908_AL	Cleveland Naps	1.053	7	1	2
1906_NL	Chicago Cubs	1.055	8	1	1
1909_AL	Philadelphia Athletics	1.056	8	1	2
1907_NL	Chicago Cubs	1.060	8	2	1
1904_AL	Chicago White Sox	1.061	7	4.5	3
1910_AL	Chicago White Sox	1.063	8	5	6
1908_NL	New York Giants	1.064	8	2	2
1909_AL	Chicago White Sox	1.064	7	4	4
1906_AL	St. Louis Browns	1.066	8	1	5
1909_NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	1.066	7	2	1
1906_AL	Chicago White Sox	1.067	7	5	1
1904_NL	New York Giants	1.074	8	1	1
1904_AL	New York Highlanders	1.080	6	2	2
1905_NL	Chicago Cubs	1.080	8	2	3
1916_NL	Boston Braves	1.082	8	4	3
1917_NL	New York Giants	1.086	8	1	1
1910_AL	Philadelphia Athletics	1.093	7	1	1
1915_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	1.094	8	1	1
1907_AL	Philadelphia Athletics	1.096	8	1	2
1908_NL	Chicago Cubs	1.098	7	1	1
1905_AL	Boston Americans	1.099	7	3	4

  WHIP Trailers (Modern Era, 1901-present)

YearLgID	name	WHIP	*WHIP*	RotoRank	Rank
1930_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	1.848	1	7	8
1939_AL	St. Louis Browns	1.796	1	8	8
1937_AL	St. Louis Browns	1.776	1	8	8
1936_AL	St. Louis Browns	1.769	1	7	7
1929_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	1.750	1	5	5
1996_AL	Detroit Tigers	1.734	1	14	5
1936_AL	Philadelphia Athletics	1.732	2	8	8
1938_AL	St. Louis Browns	1.727	1	7	7
1928_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	1.727	1	7	8
1923_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	1.708	1	7	8
1999_NL	Colorado Rockies	1.706	1	9	5
1951_AL	St. Louis Browns	1.698	1	8	8
1949_AL	St. Louis Browns	1.691	1	7	7
1939_AL	Philadelphia Athletics	1.689	2	7	7
1950_AL	Philadelphia Athletics	1.677	1	7	8
1935_AL	St. Louis Browns	1.672	1	8	7
1950_AL	St. Louis Browns	1.670	2	8	7
1956_AL	Washington Senators	1.659	1	8	7
1935_AL	Washington Senators	1.658	2	5	6
1935_AL	Philadelphia Athletics	1.652	3	7	8
1949_AL	Washington Senators	1.648	2	8	8
1929_AL	Detroit Tigers	1.645	1	3	6
1997_AL	Oakland Athletics	1.644	1	14	4
1934_AL	Chicago White Sox	1.644	1	8	8
1925_AL	St. Louis Browns	1.641	1	4	3

  Combined Rotisserie Batting Points Leaders (1901-1960) During the Modern Era, 11 teams ran the table in the four Rotisserie batting categories (BA, R, HR, SB). Through 1960, the eight teams to achieve this feat all played within the five boroughs of New York City. Skippered by John “Mugsy” McGraw, the Giants achieved the feat in back-to-back campaigns (1904–05) and again in 1912. Shortstop “Bad” Bill Dahlen averaged 80 ribbies and 42 steals for the ’04-’05 squad while left fielder Sam Mertes pilfered 99 bags and knocked in 186 baserunners in the same timeframe. “Turkey” Mike Donlin (.356/7/80) tallied 124 aces and accrued 37 Win Shares for the ’05 crew. “Laughing” Larry Doyle (.330/10/91) and Chief Meyers (.358/6/60) paced the Giants’ attack in 1912. Babe Ruth (.373/46/162) and Lou Gehrig (.341/46/185) anchored the heart of the 1931 Yankees’ batting order as the Bronx Bombers outscored the Tribe by nearly 200 runs. The Boys from Brooklyn excelled on offense from 1949-1955, scoring a perfect 32 points in four out of seven seasons. Jackie Robinson compiled a .320 BA and appeared in six consecutive All-Star contests in that timeframe. The Dodgers swept the MVP Awards in the odd-numbered years as Robinson claimed NL MVP honors in 1949 while Roy Campanella claimed the prize in ’51, ’53 and ’55. “Campy” walloped 200 long balls and drove in 676 baserunners during this period.

YearLgID	name	*BAT*	RotoRank	Rank
1904_NL	New York Giants	32	1	1
1905_NL	New York Giants	32	1	1
1912_NL	New York Giants	32	1	1
1931_AL	New York Yankees	32	1	2
1950_NL	Brooklyn Dodgers	32	1	2
1951_NL	Brooklyn Dodgers	32	1	2
1953_NL	Brooklyn Dodgers	32	1	1
1955_NL	Brooklyn Dodgers	32	1	1
1913_AL	Philadelphia Athletics	31	1	1
1917_NL	New York Giants	31	1	1
1922_AL	St. Louis Browns	31	1	2
1934_NL	St. Louis Cardinals	31	1	1
1949_NL	Brooklyn Dodgers	31	1	1
1932_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	30.5	2.5	4
1902_NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	30	1	1
1906_NL	Chicago Cubs	30	1	1
1909_AL	Detroit Tigers	30	2	1
1914_AL	Philadelphia Athletics	30	1	1
1915_AL	Detroit Tigers	30	2	2
1919_NL	New York Giants	30	1	2
1933_AL	New York Yankees	30	1.5	2
1935_AL	Detroit Tigers	30	1	1
1940_NL	St. Louis Cardinals	30	2.5	3
1952_NL	Brooklyn Dodgers	30	1	1
1904_AL	Cleveland Naps	29.5	1	4
1907_NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	29.5	1	2
1911_AL	Philadelphia Athletics	29.5	1	1
1915_FL	Brooklyn Tip-Tops	29.5	4	7
1936_AL	New York Yankees	29.5	1	1
1958_AL	New York Yankees	29.5	1	1

  Combined Rotisserie Batting Points Leaders (1961-2016)

• BatAdj = adjusted point values for 16-team league 

“The Big Red Machine” achieved a perfect score on offense in 1976 along with the 1995 Indians and the 1996 Rockies. Joe L. Morgan (.320/27/111) collected his second straight MVP Award and notched career-highs in home runs, RBI and slugging percentage (.576). “Little Joe” also contributed 111 runs and nabbed 60 bags in 69 attempts. Pete Rose registered 215 safeties, George Foster drove in 121 baserunners and five Reds eclipsed the .300 mark in batting average led by Ken Griffey Sr. at .336. Six members of the Tribe’s starting lineup delivered a .300 BA or better, paced by “Steady” Eddie Murray. Colorado’s lumber crew included a quartet with 30+ bombs and 100+ ribbies. 

YearLgID	name	BatAdj	*BAT*	RotoRank	Rank
1976_NL	Cincinnati Reds	64.0	48	1	1
1995_AL	Cleveland Indians	64.0	56	1	1
1996_NL	Colorado Rockies	64.0	56	7	3
1994_AL	Cleveland Indians	62.3	54.5	1.5	2
2001_NL	Colorado Rockies	62.0	62	8.5	5
1974_NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	61.3	46	1	1
1984_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	61.3	46	1	4
2004_NL	St. Louis Cardinals	61.0	61	1	1
1967_AL	Boston Red Sox	60.8	38	1	1
2006_AL	New York Yankees	60.6	53	1	1
2007_AL	New York Yankees	60.6	53	3	2
1975_NL	Cincinnati Reds	60.0	45	1	1
1979_NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	60.0	45	1	1
2012_NL	Milwaukee Brewers	59.5	59.5	2	3
1985_AL	New York Yankees	59.4	52	1	2
1994_NL	Cincinnati Reds	59.4	52	1	1
1969_NL	Cincinnati Reds	59.3	44.5	5	3
2015_AL	Toronto Blue Jays	59.2	55.5	1	1
1977_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	58.7	44	2	1
1961_AL	Detroit Tigers	58.4	36.5	1	2
1995_NL	Colorado Rockies	58.3	51	5	2
1997_NL	Colorado Rockies	58.3	51	5	3
1998_AL	New York Yankees	58.3	51	1	1
1981_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	58.0	43.5	3	3
2010_NL	Cincinnati Reds	58.0	58	2	1

  Combined Rotisserie Batting Points Trailers (1901-1960) Ward Miller (.294/4/50), Jack Tobin (.270/7/35) and pitcher / second baseman Doc Crandall (.309/2/41) were unable to prevent the 1914 Terriers from finishing last in the four Rotisserie batting categories. The offensive futility of the St. Louis’ Federal League entry is matched by the ’23 Braves, ’30 Red Sox and the Pirates in back-to-back seasons (1954–55). Stuffy McInnis (.315/2/95) and Billy Southworth (.319/6/78) provided adequate output for Boston’s NL franchise but not nearly enough to overtake the competition. Earl Webb’s 30 doubles in 1930 was just a pre-cursor to his record-setting 67 two-baggers in the subsequent campaign. Yet the Red Sox offense paled in comparison to their American League counterparts.

YearLgID	name	*BAT*	RotoRank	Rank
1914_FL	St. Louis Terriers	4	8	8
1923_NL	Boston Braves	4	8	7
1930_AL	Boston Red Sox	4	8	8
1954_NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	4	8	8
1955_NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	4	8	8
1911_AL	St. Louis Browns	5	8	8
1913_NL	St. Louis Cardinals	5	8	8
1922_NL	Boston Braves	5	8	8
1925_AL	Boston Red Sox	5	8	8
1929_NL	Boston Braves	5	8	8
1932_NL	Cincinnati Reds	5	8	8
1933_NL	Cincinnati Reds	5	8	8
1940_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	5	8	8
1942_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	5	8	8
1960_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	5	8	8
1909_NL	Boston Doves	5.5	8	8
1926_AL	Boston Red Sox	5.5	8	8
1902_AL	Detroit Tigers	6	8	7
1902_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	6	8	7
1905_NL	Boston Beaneaters	6	8	7
1910_AL	Chicago White Sox	6	5	6
1924_NL	Boston Braves	6	8	8
1927_AL	Boston Red Sox	6	8	8
1932_AL	Boston Red Sox	6	8	8
1936_NL	Boston Bees	6	8	6
1944_NL	Philadelphia Blue Jays	6	8	8
1951_NL	Cincinnati Reds	6	6	6
1960_AL	Kansas City Athletics	6	8	8

  Combined Rotisserie Batting Points Trailers (1961-2016)

• BatAdj = adjusted point values for 16-team league

The franchise formerly known as the Expos failed to impress their new fan base from a run-production perspective as the Nationals placed last in the four Roto batting categories in ’05. Primary shortstop Cristian Guzman (.219/4/31) registered a -1.1 WAR and Brad Wilkerson paced Washington with 8 stolen bases in 18 tries. The Colt .45’s edged the Mets in batting average during their first two seasons in the National League (1962–63), allowing them to avoid the “batting totals” basement. Houston’s double play combo in their inaugural campaign (Joey Amalfitano and Bob Lillis) combined to hit .244/2/57. Yet Lillis and his ‘63 partner (Ernie Fazio) stretched hitting futility to new depths in the subsequent season, coalescing in a .194 BA with two jacks and only 24 RBI.

YearLgID	name	BatAdj	*BAT*	RotoRank	Rank
2005_NL	Washington Nationals	4.0	4	14	5
1962_NL	Houston Colt .45’s	8.0	5	8	8
1963_NL	Houston Colt .45’s	8.0	5	9	9
2001_NL	New York Mets	8.5	8.5	12	3
1997_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	8.6	7.5	14	5
1977_AL	Toronto Blue Jays	9.1	8	14	7
1981_AL	Minnesota Twins	9.1	8	14	7
1992_AL	Boston Red Sox	9.1	8	10	7
1995_NL	St. Louis Cardinals	9.1	8	13.5	4
2002_AL	Detroit Tigers	9.1	8	14	5
1969_NL	San Diego Padres	9.3	7	12	6
1989_NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	9.3	7	7	4
2016_AL	Oakland Athletics	9.6	9	15	5
1965_NL	New York Mets	9.6	6	10	10
1966_NL	New York Mets	9.6	6	10	9
1991_AL	Cleveland Indians	9.7	8.5	14	7
1969_AL	California Angels	10.0	7.5	11	3
1973_AL	California Angels	10.0	7.5	9.5	4
1988_NL	Atlanta Braves	10.0	7.5	12	6
2008_NL	San Diego Padres	10.0	10	14	5
1979_AL	Toronto Blue Jays	10.3	9	14	7
1994_NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	10.3	9	14	3
2002_NL	San Diego Padres	10.5	10.5	14	5
1973_NL	New York Mets	10.7	8	8	1
1977_NL	New York Mets	10.7	8	10	6

  Combined Rotisserie Pitching Points Leaders (1901-1960)  The Cardinals and Yankees attained a perfect pitching score three times apiece. Mort Cooper and the Redbirds delivered the goods over three successive seasons (1942-44). During the span Cooper managed 22 victories per year and fashioned an ERA of 2.17 with a 1.080 WHIP. Max Lanier supplied 15 wins and a 2.47 ERA in the same interval. Johnny Beazley contributed a 21-6 mark with a 2.13 ERA over 43 outings (23 starts) for the ’42 squad. The Yankees accomplished the feat three times in just over a decade. Carl “Sub” Mays (27-9, 3.05) topped the American League in wins, saves (7), games (49) and innings pitched (336.2) in 1921. Two years later the Pinstripers counted five starters with at least 16 victories and ERA’s below 3.65: Bullet Joe Bush, Waite Hoyt, Sad Sam Jones, Herb Pennock and Bob Shawkey. Skipping ahead to 1932, Lefty Gomez tallied 24 wins albeit with a 4.21 ERA while Red Ruffing, Johnny Allen and George Pipgras amassed 16+ victories. The ’04 Giants paired Joe McGinnity (35-8, 1.61) and Christy Mathewson (33-12, 2.03) atop the rotation. Mordecai Brown (26-6, 1.04) and ’06 Cubs compiled a 1.75 team ERA. Lefty Grove (20-6, 2.81) and George Earnshaw (24-8, 3.29) sustained the ’29 Athletics pennant chase. Don “Newk” Newcombe (20-5, 3.20) anchored the ‘55 Dodgers’ staff. 

YearLgID	name	*PIT*	RotoRank	Rank
1923_AL	New York Yankees	32	1	1
1929_AL	Philadelphia Athletics	32	1	1
1921_AL	New York Yankees	32	1	1
1943_NL	St. Louis Cardinals	32	1	1
1942_NL	St. Louis Cardinals	32	1	1
1944_NL	St. Louis Cardinals	32	1	1
1932_AL	New York Yankees	32	1	1
1906_NL	Chicago Cubs	32	1	1
1904_NL	New York Giants	32	1	1
1955_NL	Brooklyn Dodgers	32	1	1
1924_AL	Washington Senators	31	3	1
1956_AL	Cleveland Indians	31	2	2
1921_NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	31	2	2
1933_NL	New York Giants	31	1	1
1915_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	31	1	1
1945_NL	Chicago Cubs	31	1	1
1951_NL	New York Giants	31	2	1
1935_AL	New York Yankees	31	2	2
1928_AL	Philadelphia Athletics	31	1	2
1937_AL	New York Yankees	31	1	1
1934_AL	New York Yankees	31	2	2
1913_NL	New York Giants	31	1	1
1947_AL	New York Yankees	31	1	1
1939_NL	Cincinnati Reds	31	1	1
1909_AL	Philadelphia Athletics	31	1	2
1910_AL	Philadelphia Athletics	31	1	1
1943_AL	New York Yankees	31	1	1
1956_NL	Brooklyn Dodgers	31	1	1
1903_AL	Boston Americans	31	1	1
1911_NL	New York Giants	31	1	1
1918_NL	Chicago Cubs	31	1	1
1942_AL	New York Yankees	31	1	1
1936_AL	New York Yankees	31	1	1
1902_NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	31	1	1
1912_NL	New York Giants	31	1	1

  Combined Rotisserie Pitching Points Leaders (1961-2016)

• PitAdj = adjusted point values for 16-team league

No surprises here… Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale anchored the Dodgers’ rotation in 1963 and 1966 along with a supporting cast including Johnny Podres (14-12, 3.54 in ’63), Claude Osteen (17-14, 2.85 in ’66) and Don Sutton (12-12, 2.99 in ’66). Phil “The Vulture” Regan contributed 14 victories and 21 saves with an ERA of 1.62 to the ’66 crew. Sutton (19-9, 3.23) shared top billing with Andy “Bluto” Messersmith (20-6, 2.59) on the ’74 Dodgers. Rubber-armed relief ace Mike G. Marshall (21 SV, 2.42) notched 15 wins and established an MLB record with 106 appearances. Atlanta’s aces dominated the opposition in the Nineties. Greg Maddux (19-2, 1.63) posted a career-best 0.811 WHIP and merited his fourth consecutive NL Cy Young Award for the 1995 Braves. Three years later, Tom Glavine (20-6, 2.47) received his second Cy Young Award. Joe Niekro (20-12, 3.55), Nolan Ryan (11-10, 3.35) and J.R. Richard (10-4, 1.90) highlighted the 1980 Astros’ mound crew. The 1988 Mets reinforced their stout staff with the promotions of David Cone (20-3, 2.22) and Randy Myers (26 SV, 1.72).

YearLgID	name	PitAdj	*PIT*	RotoRank	Rank
1995_NL	Atlanta Braves	64.0	56	4	1
1966_NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	64.0	40	1	1
1980_NL	Houston Astros	64.0	48	3	1
1963_NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	64.0	40	1	1
1998_NL	Atlanta Braves	64.0	64	2	1
1988_NL	New York Mets	64.0	48	1	1
1974_NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	64.0	48	1	1
1996_NL	Atlanta Braves	62.9	55	1	1
1978_AL	New York Yankees	62.9	55	1	1
2009_NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	62.5	62.5	1	1
1965_NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	62.4	39	2	1
2011_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	62.0	62	2	1
1999_NL	Atlanta Braves	62.0	62	2	1
2012_NL	Washington Nationals	62.0	62	1	1
2016_NL	Chicago Cubs	61.9	58	2	1
1979_AL	Baltimore Orioles	61.7	54	1	1
2010_AL	Tampa Bay Rays	61.7	54	1	1
1997_NL	Atlanta Braves	61.7	54	1	1
1987_AL	Toronto Blue Jays	61.7	54	1	2
1994_NL	Montreal Expos	61.7	54	2	1
1995_AL	Cleveland Indians	61.7	54	1	1
1981_NL	Houston Astros	61.3	46	5	3
1986_NL	Houston Astros	61.3	46	2	1
1973_NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	61.3	46	1	2
1983_NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	61.3	46	1	1
1977_NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	61.3	46	1	1
1986_NL	New York Mets	61.3	46	1	1

  Combined Rotisserie Pitching Points Trailers (1901-1960) The Phillies labored on the mound during the Roaring Twenties, scoring last in all Roto pitching categories on three occasions. Four hurlers on the 1921 staff yielded more than 100 runs and George A. Smith (4-20, 4.76) allowed 303 hits in 221.1 innings. Not to be outdone, a quintet on the 1926 troop permitted 100+ aces. Jack Scott (9-21, 5.09) and company completed the trifecta in 1927 with 103 losses, a 5.36 ERA and 1.603 WHIP.

YearLgID	name	*PIT*	RotoRank	Rank
1954_NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	4	8	8
1911_AL	St. Louis Browns	4	8	8
1913_NL	St. Louis Cardinals	4	8	8
1932_AL	Boston Red Sox	4	8	8
1952_NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	4	8	8
1904_AL	Washington Senators	4	8	8
1954_AL	Philadelphia Athletics	4	8	8
1921_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	4	8	8
1937_AL	St. Louis Browns	4	8	8
1926_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	4	7	8
1927_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	4	8	8
1911_NL	Boston Rustlers	4	6.5	8
1950_NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	4	8	8
1916_NL	St. Louis Cardinals	4.5	8	7
1925_AL	Boston Red Sox	5	8	8
1909_NL	Boston Doves	5	8	8
1935_NL	Boston Braves	5	8	8
1953_NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	5	8	8
1910_AL	St. Louis Browns	5	8	8
1935_AL	St. Louis Browns	5	8	7
1903_AL	Washington Senators	5	8	8
1939_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	5	8	8
1939_AL	St. Louis Browns	5	8	8
1918_AL	Philadelphia Athletics	5	8	8
1931_AL	Chicago White Sox	5	8	8
1910_NL	St. Louis Cardinals	5	8	7
1936_AL	St. Louis Browns	5	7	7
1949_AL	St. Louis Browns	5	7	7
1924_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	5	7	7
1907_NL	Boston Doves	5	8	7
1921_AL	Chicago White Sox	5	7	7
1923_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	5	7	8
1950_AL	Philadelphia Athletics	5	7	8
1930_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	5	7	8
1936_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	5	7	8

  Combined Rotisserie Pitching Points Trailers (1961-2016)

• PitAdj = adjusted point values for 16-team league

Bert Blyleven notwithstanding, the mound crew on the 1985 Indians were outclassed and overmatched. Neal Heaton (9-17, 4.90) took his turn in the rotation every fifth day with consistently inferior outcomes. Inexplicably the following rag-tag collection started at least 10 games: Ramon Romero (2-3, 6.58), Vern Ruhle (2-10, 4.32), Don Schulze (4-10, 6.01), Roy Smith (1-4, 5.34) and Curt Wardle (7-6, 6.68). Combined with disastrous bullpen results from Rich Thompson (3-8, 6.30 in 57 games) and Bryan Clark (3-4, 6.32 in 31 games), it is remarkable that the Tribe only lost 102 games.

YearLgID	name	PitAdj	*PIT*	RotoRank	Rank
2010_NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	4.0	4	16	6
2009_NL	Washington Nationals	4.0	4	15	5
1988_AL	Baltimore Orioles	4.6	4	14	7
2004_AL	Kansas City Royals	4.6	4	14	5
2009_AL	Baltimore Orioles	4.6	4	14	5
1985_AL	Cleveland Indians	4.6	4	13	7
2013_AL	Houston Astros	5.3	5	15	5
1970_AL	Chicago White Sox	5.3	4	12	6
2014_NL	Colorado Rockies	5.3	5	10	4
2006_AL	Kansas City Royals	5.7	5	14	5
1987_AL	Cleveland Indians	5.7	5	13	7
1965_NL	New York Mets	6.4	4	10	10
1963_NL	New York Mets	6.4	4	10	10
1964_NL	New York Mets	6.4	4	10	10
1962_NL	New York Mets	6.4	4	10	10
1963_AL	Washington Senators	6.4	4	10	10
1968_AL	Washington Senators	6.4	4	10	10
2014_AL	Texas Rangers	6.4	6	15	5
1975_AL	Milwaukee Brewers	6.7	5	11	5
1979_AL	Toronto Blue Jays	6.9	6	14	7
2005_AL	Kansas City Royals	6.9	6	14	5
2011_AL	Minnesota Twins	6.9	6	14	5
2003_AL	Detroit Tigers	6.9	6	14	5
1978_AL	Seattle Mariners	6.9	6	14	7
2012_AL	Cleveland Indians	6.9	6	14	4
1997_AL	Oakland Athletics	6.9	6	14	4

  Combined Rotisserie Total Points Leaders (1901-1960) The ’04 Giants and ’55 Dodgers paced the Senior Circuit in every Roto category during their respective seasons. Led by “Iron Man” Joe McGinnity (35-8, 1.61) and “Big Six” Christy Mathewson (33-12, 2.03), the 1904 squad are among the All-Time single-season team leaders in wins (106), ERA (2.17), WHIP (1.074) and stolen bases (283). “The Boys of Summer” featured a quartet with at least 25 home runs and 95 RBI: Duke Snider (.309/42/136), Roy Campanella (.318/32/107), Gil Hodges (.289/27/102) and Carl Furillo (.314/26/95). Don Newcombe (20-5, 3.20) fronted the Brooklyn rotation. “Matty” (23-12, 2.12), Rube Marquard (26-11, 2.57) and the 1912 Giants came within a dozen strikeouts of sweeping every Roto category. John McGraw’s gang almost pulled off consecutive 64-point seasons in ’05, finishing second to the Cubs in ERA and WHIP.  Mordecai “Three-Finger” Brown and his mound mates fashioned the second-best team ERA since 1901 (1.75) and tallied 62 Roto points overall during the ’06 campaign.

YearLgID	name	*TOTAL*	RotoRank	Rank
1904_NL	New York Giants	64	1	1
1955_NL	Brooklyn Dodgers	64	1	1
1912_NL	New York Giants	63	1	1
1905_NL	New York Giants	62	1	1
1906_NL	Chicago Cubs	62	1	1
1902_NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	61	1	1
1922_AL	St. Louis Browns	61	1	2
1934_NL	St. Louis Cardinals	61	1	1
1949_NL	Brooklyn Dodgers	61	1	1
1936_AL	New York Yankees	60.5	1	1
1932_AL	New York Yankees	60	1	1
1953_NL	Brooklyn Dodgers	60	1	1
1942_AL	New York Yankees	59.5	1	1
1958_AL	New York Yankees	59.5	1	1
1903_AL	Boston Americans	59	1	1
1911_NL	New York Giants	59	1	1
1917_NL	New York Giants	59	1	1
1918_NL	Chicago Cubs	59	1	1
1931_AL	New York Yankees	59	1	2
1931_NL	New York Giants	58.5	1	2
1944_NL	St. Louis Cardinals	58.5	1	1
1934_AL	Detroit Tigers	58	1	1
1935_AL	Detroit Tigers	58	1	1
1935_NL	Chicago Cubs	58	1	1
1942_NL	St. Louis Cardinals	58	1	1
1948_AL	Cleveland Indians	58	1	1
1952_NL	Brooklyn Dodgers	58	1	1
1957_AL	New York Yankees	58	1	1

  Combined Rotisserie Total Points Leaders (1961-2016)

• PitAdj = adjusted point values for 16-team league

Albert Belle (.317/50/126) topped the Junior Circuit in doubles (52), home runs, RBI, runs (121) and slugging percentage (.690). Kenny Lofton led the League with 13 triples and 54 stolen bases. The 1995 Indians collected 110 out of a possible 112 Roto points, leading every category except strikeouts. Andy “Bluto” Messersmith (20-6, 2.59), Don Sutton (19-9, 3.23), and Mike G. Marshall (15-12, 2.42 in 106 relief appearances) flourished as the ’74 Dodgers swept the pitching categories while placing runner-up in batting average and stolen bases. The moundsmen for the ’88 Mets squad likewise dominated the opposition. David Cone secured 20 victories, whiffed 213 batsmen and established a personal-best with an ERA of 2.22 while placing third in the NL Cy Young balloting.

YearLgID	name	TotAdj	*TOTAL*	RotoRank	Rank
1995_AL	Cleveland Indians	125.7	110	1	1
1974_NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	125.3	94	1	1
1988_NL	New York Mets	121.3	91	1	1
1998_AL	New York Yankees	118.9	104	1	1
1979_NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	117.3	88	1	1
2001_AL	Seattle Mariners	115.4	101	1	1
2004_NL	St. Louis Cardinals	115.0	115	1	1
1998_NL	Houston Astros	115.0	115	1	1
1999_NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	115.0	115	1	1
1996_AL	Cleveland Indians	114.9	100.5	1	1
2009_AL	New York Yankees	114.9	100.5	1	1
1984_AL	Detroit Tigers	114.9	100.5	1	1
1998_NL	Atlanta Braves	114.5	114.5	2	1
2014_NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	114.1	107	1	1
1988_AL	Oakland Athletics	113.7	99.5	1	1
1970_AL	Baltimore Orioles	113.3	85	1	1
1985_AL	New York Yankees	113.1	99	1	2
1994_NL	Cincinnati Reds	112.6	98.5	1	1
2012_NL	Washington Nationals	112.5	112.5	1	1
1976_NL	Cincinnati Reds	112.0	84	1	1
2002_AL	New York Yankees	112.0	98	1	1
2008_NL	Chicago Cubs	112.0	112	1	1
1987_AL	Toronto Blue Jays	112.0	98	1	2
1994_NL	Montreal Expos	112.0	98	2	1
2016_AL	Cleveland Indians	111.5	104.5	1	1

  Combined Rotisserie Total Points Trailers (1901-1960) The 1954 Pirates placed dead-last in every Roto category. Frank J. Thomas (.298/23/94) and Sid Gordon (.306/12/49) aside, this crew deserved to walk the plank. Shortstop Gair Allie (.199/3/30) produced a -2.1 WAR in his lone MLB campaign. The 1911 Browns out-homered the Senators 17-16 to collect two Roto points for home runs (9 points overall) while the 1913 Cardinals out-swiped the Phillies to avoid the bottom of the barrel. The Redbirds received a combined -6.8 WAR from starting pitchers Dan Griner (10-22, 5.08) and Pol Perritt (6-14, 5.25).

YearLgID	name	*TOTAL*	RotoRank	Rank
1954_NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	8	8	8
1911_AL	St. Louis Browns	9	8	8
1913_NL	St. Louis Cardinals	9	8	8
1925_AL	Boston Red Sox	10	8	8
1932_AL	Boston Red Sox	10	8	8
1955_NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	10	8	8
1909_NL	Boston Doves	10.5	8	8
1923_NL	Boston Braves	11	8	7
1942_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	11	8	8
1952_NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	11	8	8
1960_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	11	8	8
1904_AL	Washington Senators	12	8	8
1929_NL	Boston Braves	12	8	8
1935_NL	Boston Braves	12	8	8
1940_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	12	8	8
1953_NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	12	8	8
1960_AL	Kansas City Athletics	12	8	8
1926_AL	Boston Red Sox	12.5	8	8
1945_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	12.5	8	8
1951_AL	St. Louis Browns	12.5	8	8
1910_AL	St. Louis Browns	13	8	8
1922_NL	Boston Braves	13	8	8
1931_NL	Cincinnati Reds	13	8	8
1938_NL	Philadelphia Phillies	13	8	8
1935_AL	St. Louis Browns	13.5	8	7
1954_AL	Philadelphia Athletics	13.5	8	8

  Combined Rotisserie Total Points Trailers (1961-2016)

• PitAdj = adjusted point values for 16-team league

The award for the worst team in the Expansion Era based on total Rotisserie points goes to the 2010 Pirates. Scoring last in all categories excepting home runs and stolen bases, the Bucs’ rotation in particular took a beating. Charlie Morton (2-12, 7.57) registered -3.1 WAR while mound mate Zach Duke (8-15, 5.72) recorded a -2.5 WAR. The ’65 Mets (107 HR) outslugged the Dodgers (78 HR) and Astros (97 HR), preventing the club from finishing last in every category.

YearLgID	name	TotAdj	*TOTAL*	RotoRank	Rank
2010_NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	16.0	16	16	6
1965_NL	New York Mets	16.0	10	10	10
1979_AL	Toronto Blue Jays	17.1	15	14	7
1963_NL	New York Mets	17.6	11	10	10
1988_AL	Baltimore Orioles	18.3	16	14	7
1969_NL	San Diego Padres	18.7	14	12	6
1966_NL	New York Mets	19.2	12	10	9
1988_NL	Atlanta Braves	19.3	14.5	12	6
2004_AL	Kansas City Royals	19.4	17	14	5
2005_AL	Kansas City Royals	20.6	18	14	5
2011_AL	Minnesota Twins	20.6	18	14	5
1977_AL	Toronto Blue Jays	20.6	18	14	7
1964_NL	New York Mets	21.6	13.5	10	10
1999_NL	Florida Marlins	22.0	22	16	5
2006_AL	Kansas City Royals	22.3	19.5	14	5
2013_AL	Houston Astros	22.9	21.5	15	5
2002_AL	Detroit Tigers	23.4	20.5	14	5
2013_AL	Minnesota Twins	24.0	22.5	14	4
1982_AL	Texas Rangers	24.0	21	14	6
1989_AL	Detroit Tigers	25.1	22	14	7
1981_AL	Minnesota Twins	25.1	22	14	7
2001_NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	25.5	25.5	16	6
2012_NL	Chicago Cubs	25.5	25.5	16	5
1962_NL	New York Mets	25.6	16	10	10
2016_AL	Oakland Athletics	25.6	24	15	5

 

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About the Author

I am a New Jersey native with a passion for baseball, statistics, computers and video games who enjoys spending quality time with his family.

“Hardball Retrospective” is available in paperback and digital (Kindle) format at Amazon.com. Supplemental Statistics, Charts and Graphs along with a discussion forum are offered at TuataraSoftware.com.

Don Daglow (Intellivision World Series Major League Baseball, Earl Weaver Baseball, Tony LaRussa Baseball) contributed the foreword for Hardball Retrospective. The foreword and preview of my book are accessible here.

“Hardball Retrospective – Addendum 2014 to 2016” supplements my research for Hardball Retrospective, providing retroactive standings based on Wins Above Replacement (WAR) and Win Shares (WS) for each “original” team over the past three seasons (2014-2016). Team totals from 2010 – 2013 are included for reference purposes. “Addendum” is available in paperback and digital (Kindle) format at Amazon.com. 

“Hardball Retroactive”, published in June 2018, is available in paperback and digital (Kindle) format at Amazon.com. A cross-section of essays that I penned for Seamheads.com along with my Baseball Analytics blog spanning nearly a decade touching on subjects including “Taking the Extra Base”, “General Manager Scorecard”, “Worst Trades”, “BABIP By Location” and “Baseball Birthplaces and the Retro World Baseball Classic”. Rediscover your favorite hardball arcade and simulations in “Play Retro Baseball Video Games In Your Browser” or take a deep dive into every franchise’s minor league successes and failures in relation to their major league operations in “Minors vs. Majors”.

“Hardball Architects” examines the trades, free agent acquisitions, draft picks and other transactions for the 30 Major League Baseball franchises, divided into a 2-volume set (American League and National League). All key moves are scrutinized for every team and Sabermetric principles are applied to the roster construction throughout the lifetime of the organization to encapsulate the hits and misses by front office executives. “Volume 1 – American League Teams” is available in paperback and digital (Kindle) format at Amazon.com. “Volume 2 – National League Teams” is tentatively scheduled for publication in the spring of 2022.