The 1986 Season as seen through the Prism of Player Won-Lost Records
pWins over Positional Average Top 10 Players |
pWins over Replacement Level Top 10 Players |
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Player | pWins | pLosses | pWOPA | pWORL | Player | pWins | pLosses | pWOPA | pWORL | ||||
1 | Mike Scott | 19.0 | 12.6 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 1 | Mike Scott | 19.0 | 12.6 | 3.8 | 5.1 | ||
2 | Roger Clemens | 17.3 | 9.9 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 2 | Roger Clemens | 17.3 | 9.9 | 3.7 | 5.0 | ||
3 | Wade Boggs | 21.9 | 15.0 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 3 | Wade Boggs | 21.9 | 15.0 | 3.2 | 4.6 | ||
4 | Teddy Higuera | 17.8 | 11.4 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 4 | Teddy Higuera | 17.8 | 11.4 | 3.2 | 4.6 | ||
5 | Bob Ojeda | 14.8 | 10.0 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 5 | Jesse Barfield | 24.7 | 18.9 | 2.5 | 4.1 | ||
6 | Gary Carter | 17.8 | 13.3 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 6 | Bob Ojeda | 14.8 | 10.0 | 2.8 | 3.9 | ||
7 | Dwight Gooden | 16.3 | 12.4 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 7 | Jim Rice | 24.6 | 19.3 | 2.2 | 3.8 | ||
8 | Jesse Barfield | 24.7 | 18.9 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 8 | Fernando Valenzuela | 18.3 | 15.0 | 2.4 | 3.8 | ||
9 | Darryl Strawberry | 20.4 | 14.3 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 9 | Darryl Strawberry | 20.4 | 14.3 | 2.4 | 3.7 | ||
10 | Ron Darling | 15.7 | 11.9 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 10 | Dwight Gooden | 16.3 | 12.4 | 2.5 | 3.7 |
eWins over Positional Average Top 10 Players |
eWins over Replacement Level Top 10 Players |
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Player | eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | eWORL | Player | eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | eWORL | ||||
1 | Mike Scott | 18.8 | 12.8 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 1 | Mike Scott | 18.8 | 12.8 | 3.6 | 4.9 | ||
2 | Roger Clemens | 16.4 | 10.8 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 2 | Roger Clemens | 16.4 | 10.8 | 2.8 | 4.1 | ||
3 | Jesse Barfield | 24.7 | 18.9 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 3 | Jesse Barfield | 24.7 | 18.9 | 2.5 | 4.1 | ||
4 | Eric Davis | 19.3 | 13.4 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4 | Mike Schmidt | 21.2 | 15.3 | 2.4 | 3.8 | ||
5 | Mike Schmidt | 21.2 | 15.3 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 5 | Eric Davis | 19.3 | 13.4 | 2.5 | 3.7 | ||
6 | Alan Trammell | 20.1 | 17.2 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 6 | Cal Ripken | 22.2 | 19.9 | 2.1 | 3.7 | ||
7 | Fernando Valenzuela | 18.2 | 15.1 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 7 | Alan Trammell | 20.1 | 17.2 | 2.3 | 3.6 | ||
8 | Mike Witt | 16.0 | 11.6 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 8 | Fernando Valenzuela | 18.2 | 15.1 | 2.2 | 3.6 | ||
9 | Cal Ripken | 22.2 | 19.9 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 9 | Mike Witt | 16.0 | 11.6 | 2.2 | 3.5 | ||
10 | Wade Boggs | 20.7 | 16.3 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 10 | Wade Boggs | 20.7 | 16.3 | 2.0 | 3.3 |
Top Pitchers of 1986Looking at the above lists, 1986 looks to have been something of a "Year of the Pitcher". Measured by pWins over positional average, 7 of the top 10 players in major-league baseball in 1986 were pitchers, including 3 starting pitchers from the 108-regular-season-win (and eventual World Series champion) New York Mets (who have players 6-10 on that list).
Games | pWins | pLosses | pWin Pct. | pWOPA | pWORL | eWins | eLosses | eWin Pct. | eWOPA | eWORL | |
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Mike Scott | 38 | 19.0 | 12.6 | 0.602 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 18.8 | 12.8 | 0.594 | 3.6 | 4.9 |
Teddy Higuera | 34 | 17.8 | 11.4 | 0.609 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 16.5 | 12.7 | 0.564 | 1.9 | 3.3 |
Fernando Valenzuela | 39 | 18.3 | 15.0 | 0.551 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 18.2 | 15.1 | 0.546 | 2.2 | 3.6 |
Roger Clemens | 33 | 17.3 | 9.9 | 0.637 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 16.4 | 10.8 | 0.604 | 2.8 | 4.1 |
Games | pWins | pLosses | pWin Pct. | pWOPA | pWORL | eWins | eLosses | eWin Pct. | eWOPA | eWORL | |
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Mike Scott | 348 | 130.6 | 130.3 | 0.501 | 4.3 | 15.7 | 129.6 | 131.2 | 0.497 | 3.3 | 14.8 |
Teddy Higuera | 213 | 86.2 | 68.9 | 0.556 | 8.7 | 16.4 | 84.4 | 70.8 | 0.544 | 6.8 | 14.5 |
Fernando Valenzuela | 474 | 188.4 | 182.0 | 0.509 | 9.3 | 25.8 | 185.3 | 185.1 | 0.500 | 6.2 | 22.7 |
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Sum of Scott, Higuera, and Valenzuela | 405.2 | 381.2 | 0.515 | 22.2 | 58.0 | 399.2 | 387.2 | 0.508 | 16.3 | 52.0 | |
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Roger Clemens | 709 | 318.1 | 228.1 | 0.582 | 46.3 | 74.6 | 315.4 | 230.7 | 0.578 | 43.6 | 71.9 |
Top Position Player of 1986: Wade BoggsThe top position player in major-league baseball in 1986, as measured by pWins over either positional average or replacement level, was Boston Red Sox third baseman Wade Boggs.
Wade Boggs Basic Player Won-Lost Records |
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Value Decomposition | |||||||||||||
Season | Team | Age | Games | pWins | pLosses | pWin Pct. | pWOPA | pWORL | eWins | eLosses | eWin Pct. | eWOPA | eWORL |
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1982 | BOS | 24 | 104 | 10.4 | 9.0 | 0.537 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 10.3 | 9.1 | 0.530 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
1983 | BOS | 25 | 153 | 22.2 | 18.3 | 0.547 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 22.5 | 18.1 | 0.555 | 2.0 | 3.5 |
1984 | BOS | 26 | 157 | 17.9 | 17.6 | 0.506 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 18.7 | 16.8 | 0.528 | 1.1 | 2.4 |
1985 | BOS | 27 | 161 | 22.8 | 18.6 | 0.551 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 23.4 | 18.0 | 0.565 | 2.7 | 4.2 |
1986 | BOS | 28 | 149 | 21.9 | 15.0 | 0.594 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 20.7 | 16.3 | 0.559 | 2.0 | 3.3 |
1987 | BOS | 29 | 147 | 19.5 | 14.8 | 0.569 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 20.0 | 14.3 | 0.584 | 2.8 | 4.1 |
1988 | BOS | 30 | 155 | 19.9 | 15.4 | 0.563 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 20.1 | 15.2 | 0.570 | 2.5 | 3.8 |
1989 | BOS | 31 | 156 | 18.0 | 15.8 | 0.532 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 18.8 | 15.0 | 0.555 | 1.9 | 3.1 |
1990 | BOS | 32 | 155 | 18.1 | 17.7 | 0.506 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 18.1 | 17.8 | 0.504 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
1991 | BOS | 33 | 144 | 19.5 | 15.3 | 0.560 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 19.0 | 15.8 | 0.546 | 1.6 | 3.0 |
1992 | BOS | 34 | 143 | 16.3 | 16.7 | 0.493 | -0.3 | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.4 | 0.501 | -0.1 | 1.2 |
1993 | NYA | 35 | 143 | 16.3 | 15.5 | 0.513 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 15.5 | 16.3 | 0.487 | -0.4 | 0.9 |
1994 | NYA | 36 | 97 | 14.3 | 10.2 | 0.584 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 13.8 | 10.7 | 0.563 | 1.6 | 2.6 |
1995 | NYA | 37 | 126 | 13.8 | 11.9 | 0.537 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 13.5 | 12.2 | 0.526 | 0.6 | 1.7 |
1996 | NYA | 38 | 132 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 0.500 | -0.1 | 1.0 | 13.1 | 13.7 | 0.488 | -0.4 | 0.7 |
1997 | NYA | 39 | 104 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 0.515 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 0.513 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
1998 | TBA | 40 | 123 | 10.5 | 11.3 | 0.483 | -0.5 | 0.5 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 0.497 | -0.2 | 0.8 |
1999 | TBA | 41 | 90 | 7.7 | 9.3 | 0.454 | -0.8 | -0.1 | 8.1 | 8.9 | 0.476 | -0.4 | 0.3 |
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CAREER (reg. season) | 2,439 | 291.9 | 254.4 | 0.534 | 18.0 | 39.3 | 292.0 | 254.2 | 0.535 | 18.1 | 39.5 | ||
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PostSeason (career) | 39 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 0.521 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 0.492 | 0.2 | ||||
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COMBINED | 2,478 | 296.2 | 258.4 | 0.534 | 39.8 | 296.2 | 258.6 | 0.535 | 39.7 |
1986 Postseason: Total | ||||
pWins | pLosses | pWORL | ||
Mike Scott | HOU | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
Bruce Hurst | BOS | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.7 |
Bob Ojeda | NYN | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
Lenny Dykstra | NYN | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 |
Dave Henderson | BOS | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
Darryl Strawberry | NYN | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.4 |
Marty G. Barrett | BOS | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 |
Jesse Orosco | NYN | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
1986 Postseason: World Series | ||||
pWins | pLosses | pWORL | ||
Bruce Hurst | BOS | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
Bob Ojeda | NYN | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1986 Postseason: League Championship Series | ||||
pWins | pLosses | pWORL | ||
Mike Scott | HOU | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
Lenny Dykstra | NYN | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Darryl Strawberry | NYN | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Best by Factor: Batting, Baserunning, Pitching, FieldingThere are four basic factors for which players earn Player won-lost records: Batting, Baserunning, Pitching, and Fielding. The top players in 1986 in eWOPA by factor were as follows.
Batting | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Jesse Barfield | 15.2 | 11.0 | 2.1 |
Mike Schmidt | 15.0 | 10.2 | 2.1 |
Don Mattingly | 16.6 | 12.4 | 2.1 |
Wade Boggs | 14.8 | 11.1 | 1.9 |
Positional Average excludes pitcher offense
Baserunning | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Vince Coleman | 3.5 | 1.7 | 0.8 |
Tim Raines Sr. | 3.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 |
Positional Average excludes pitcher offense
Pitching | |||
eWins | eLosses | Net Wins | |
Mike Scott | 14.6 | 9.6 | 5.0 |
Roger Clemens | 14.3 | 10.1 | 4.2 |
Fielding, P | |||
eWins | eLosses | Net Wins | |
Fernando Valenzuela | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
Fielding, C | |||
eWins | eLosses | Net Wins | |
Jody Davis | 2.9 | 2.2 | 0.7 |
Fielding, 1B | |||
eWins | eLosses | Net Wins | |
Greg Brock | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.5 |
Sid Bream | 3.1 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
Fielding, 2B | |||
eWins | eLosses | Net Wins | |
Tom Herr | 5.5 | 4.8 | 0.7 |
Fielding, 3B | |||
eWins | eLosses | Net Wins | |
Terry Pendleton | 6.2 | 4.3 | 1.8 |
Fielding, SS | |||
eWins | eLosses | Net Wins | |
Ozzie Guillen | 6.3 | 5.1 | 1.2 |
Fielding, LF | |||
eWins | eLosses | Net Wins | |
Gary Redus | 3.9 | 3.3 | 0.6 |
Fielding, CF | |||
eWins | eLosses | Net Wins | |
Brett Butler | 5.8 | 4.6 | 1.2 |
Gary Pettis | 6.7 | 5.5 | 1.2 |
Fielding, RF | |||
eWins | eLosses | Net Wins | |
Jesse Barfield | 7.5 | 6.5 | 1.0 |
Best by PositionNext, we look at 1986 Major-League leaders in eWOPA by position. The figures shown here only include Player decisions earned while playing this particular position, and include no contextual adjustments (expected or actual).
Catcher | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Lance Parrish | 8.9 | 7.1 | 1.2 |
First Base | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Glenn Davis | 17.6 | 13.9 | 1.1 |
Second Base | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Lou Whitaker | 17.7 | 16.3 | 1.2 |
Third Base | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Wade Boggs | 20.1 | 16.1 | 1.7 |
Shortstop | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Alan Trammell | 20.0 | 17.4 | 2.1 |
Left Field | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Brian Downing | 18.3 | 15.2 | 1.2 |
Center Field | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Rickey Henderson | 19.7 | 16.9 | 1.2 |
Right Field | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Jesse Barfield | 22.1 | 17.8 | 1.7 |
Starting Pitcher | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Mike Scott | 14.9 | 9.9 | 2.5 |
Relief Pitcher | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Mark Eichhorn | 9.3 | 5.6 | 1.8 |
Top Relief Pitchers of 1986, based on pWORL | |||||
Player | pWins | pLosses | pWin Pct. | pWOPA | pWORL |
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Dave Righetti | 10.3 | 6.2 | 0.625 | 2.1 | 3.1 |
Mark Eichhorn | 9.2 | 5.4 | 0.631 | 1.9 | 2.8 |
Dan Plesac | 8.3 | 4.2 | 0.662 | 2.0 | 2.8 |
Tom Henke | 7.8 | 4.2 | 0.651 | 1.8 | 2.5 |
Jeff Reardon | 9.2 | 6.5 | 0.585 | 1.4 | 2.4 |
Designated Hitter | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Ken Phelps | 5.0 | 2.9 | 0.9 |
Johnny Grubb | 4.4 | 2.6 | 0.8 |
Larry Parrish | 9.5 | 7.6 | 0.7 |
Don Baylor | 13.3 | 11.4 | 0.7 |
Pitcher Offense | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Rick Rhoden | 1.7 | 1.9 | 0.5 |
Pinch Hitter | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Candy Maldonado | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
Pinch Runner | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Eric Davis | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Pete Rose Sr. | Barry Bonds | |||||||||||
Age | Games | pWins | pLoss | Win Pct. | pWOPA | pWORL | Games | pWins | pLoss | Win Pct. | pWOPA | pWORL |
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21 | 113 | 15.5 | 15.1 | 0.507 | -0.1 | 1.0 | ||||||
22 | 157 | 18.4 | 20.5 | 0.474 | -0.6 | 0.9 | 150 | 18.8 | 17.0 | 0.525 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
23 | 136 | 15.2 | 15.3 | 0.499 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 144 | 21.4 | 15.9 | 0.574 | 2.2 | 3.6 |
24 | 162 | 21.4 | 19.0 | 0.530 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 159 | 21.1 | 19.1 | 0.526 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
25 | 156 | 19.6 | 20.0 | 0.495 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 151 | 24.1 | 16.5 | 0.593 | 3.0 | 4.5 |
26 | 148 | 21.4 | 18.7 | 0.534 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 153 | 24.3 | 15.8 | 0.606 | 3.7 | 5.3 |
27 | 149 | 21.3 | 18.7 | 0.532 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 140 | 22.2 | 14.7 | 0.602 | 3.2 | 4.6 |
28 | 156 | 23.9 | 17.9 | 0.572 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 159 | 26.9 | 15.6 | 0.633 | 5.0 | 6.6 |
29 | 159 | 22.4 | 18.5 | 0.547 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 112 | 18.6 | 13.2 | 0.585 | 2.3 | 3.6 |
30 | 160 | 22.0 | 19.5 | 0.530 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 144 | 24.7 | 17.2 | 0.590 | 3.1 | 4.8 |
31 | 154 | 22.5 | 18.6 | 0.548 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 158 | 25.6 | 17.7 | 0.592 | 3.1 | 4.9 |
32 | 160 | 24.1 | 19.8 | 0.549 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 159 | 24.9 | 17.4 | 0.588 | 3.3 | 5.0 |
33 | 163 | 22.4 | 19.9 | 0.530 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 156 | 24.6 | 16.8 | 0.595 | 3.4 | 5.1 |
34 | 162 | 22.7 | 17.7 | 0.561 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 102 | 15.6 | 11.0 | 0.588 | 1.9 | 3.0 |
35 | 162 | 21.7 | 17.1 | 0.560 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 142 | 23.8 | 15.3 | 0.609 | 3.6 | 5.1 |
36 | 162 | 17.4 | 16.7 | 0.510 | -0.0 | 1.3 | 153 | 28.0 | 15.5 | 0.643 | 5.3 | 7.2 |
37 | 159 | 20.0 | 17.1 | 0.539 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 143 | 25.4 | 13.2 | 0.657 | 5.3 | 6.8 |
38 | 163 | 16.7 | 16.3 | 0.506 | -0.6 | 0.7 | 130 | 21.0 | 11.6 | 0.644 | 4.0 | 5.3 |
39 | 162 | 17.2 | 15.4 | 0.527 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 147 | 23.2 | 11.5 | 0.668 | 5.1 | 6.5 |
40 | 107 | 11.3 | 10.1 | 0.528 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 14 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.559 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
41 | 162 | 15.2 | 16.2 | 0.485 | -1.1 | 0.1 | 130 | 15.2 | 11.7 | 0.565 | 1.3 | 2.3 |
42 | 151 | 12.4 | 13.9 | 0.471 | -1.2 | -0.2 | 126 | 15.3 | 11.9 | 0.562 | 1.3 | 2.3 |
43 | 121 | 10.5 | 11.4 | 0.480 | -0.8 | 0.0 | ||||||
44 | 119 | 12.1 | 10.5 | 0.535 | 0.2 | 1.0 | ||||||
45 | 72 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 0.487 | -0.4 | 0.0 | ||||||
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CAREER RECORDS | 3,562 | 437.3 | 394.6 | 0.526 | 11.3 | 44.2 | 2,985 | 462.0 | 314.9 | 0.595 | 61.0 | 91.4 |