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The 1999 Season as seen through the Prism of Player Won-Lost Records

This article takes a look at the 1999 season as measured by Player won-lost records.

The Best of 1999

I calculate Player won-lost records two ways: pWins, which tie to team wins and eWins, which control for context and the ability of one's teammates. For players with more pWins than eWins, their Player wins contributed to more team wins than one might expect; for players with more eWins than pWins, just the opposite is true: their Player wins translated into fewer team wins than expected. Or more briefly: a player with more pWins than eWins was better in context, a player with more eWins than pWins was worse in context.

The top 10 players in pWins above Positional Average and Replacement Level were as follows.


		pWins over Positional Average Top 10 Players						pWins over Replacement Level Top 10 Players
	Player	pWins	pLosses	pWOPA	pWORL		Player	pWins	pLosses	pWOPA	pWORL
1	Pedro J. Martinez	16.3	6.5	9.9	11.4	1	Pedro J. Martinez	16.3	6.5	9.9	11.4
2	Derek Jeter	26.1	18.1	9.1	11.2	2	Derek Jeter	26.1	18.1	9.1	11.2
3	Robin Ventura	23.4	15.5	7.6	9.5	3	Robin Ventura	23.4	15.5	7.6	9.5
4	Chipper Jones	22.6	15.0	7.3	9.1	4	Chipper Jones	22.6	15.0	7.3	9.1
5	Mike Hampton	17.1	10.9	7.2	8.8	5	Mike Hampton	17.1	10.9	7.2	8.8
6	Jeff Bagwell	22.6	14.1	6.9	8.7	6	Jeff Bagwell	22.6	14.1	6.9	8.7
7	Roberto Alomar	22.7	16.4	6.7	8.6	7	Roberto Alomar	22.7	16.4	6.7	8.6
8	Edgardo Alfonzo	23.0	16.4	6.7	8.6	8	Edgardo Alfonzo	23.0	16.4	6.7	8.6
9	Randy 'Big Unit' Johnson	18.4	13.3	6.5	8.3	9	Randy 'Big Unit' Johnson	18.4	13.3	6.5	8.3
10	Manny Ramirez	23.6	16.3	6.2	8.2	10	Manny Ramirez	23.6	16.3	6.2	8.2

The top 10 players in eWins above Positional Average and Replacement Level were as follows.


		eWins over Positional Average Top 10 Players						eWins over Replacement Level Top 10 Players
	Player	eWins	eLosses	eWOPA	eWORL		Player	eWins	eLosses	eWOPA	eWORL
1	Pedro J. Martinez	15.6	7.2	8.6	10.1	1	Pedro J. Martinez	15.6	7.2	8.6	10.1
2	Derek Jeter	24.6	19.5	6.3	8.4	2	Derek Jeter	24.6	19.5	6.3	8.4
3	J. Kevin Brown	18.1	13.7	5.9	7.8	3	J. Kevin Brown	18.1	13.7	5.9	7.8
4	Roberto Alomar	22.1	16.9	5.7	7.6	4	Roberto Alomar	22.1	16.9	5.7	7.6
5	Manny Ramirez	23.1	16.8	5.5	7.4	5	Manny Ramirez	23.1	16.8	5.5	7.4
6	Chipper Jones	21.7	15.9	5.4	7.3	6	Chipper Jones	21.7	15.9	5.4	7.3
7	Nomar Garciaparra	19.3	15.0	5.3	7.0	7	Nomar Garciaparra	19.3	15.0	5.3	7.0
8	Mike Hampton	16.1	11.9	5.2	6.8	8	Edgardo Alfonzo	22.2	17.2	5.0	6.9
9	John Smoltz	14.2	10.0	5.1	6.4	9	Mike Hampton	16.1	11.9	5.2	6.8
10	Edgardo Alfonzo	22.2	17.2	5.0	6.9	10	Randy 'Big Unit' Johnson	17.6	14.2	5.0	6.8

I take a look at some of the most interesting players of 1999 at the end of this article.

1999 Postseason

The 1999 World Series was the fifth World Series appearance of the decade by the Atlanta Braves. It was only the third World Series appearance of the decade by the New York Yankees, but they already led the Braves in World Series wins for the decade, 2 to 1, including a head-to-head win three years earlier. The winner of the 1999 matchup would have a clear claim as the best team of the 1990s. The New York Yankees won their third World Series in four years and solidified their claim as the best team of the 1990s.

Player	Team	pWins	pLosses	pWORL
	1999 Postseason: Total

Orlando Hernandez	NYA	2.0	0.8	1.4
Chuck Knoblauch	NYA	2.1	1.0	1.3
Mariano Rivera	NYA	1.4	0.2	1.3
Derek Jeter	NYA	2.1	1.1	1.2
John Olerud	NYN	2.1	1.1	1.0
Bernie Williams	NYA	2.1	1.2	1.0
Melvin Mora	NYN	1.4	0.6	0.9
Pedro J. Martinez	BOS	1.0	0.2	0.9
Andy Pettitte	NYA	1.4	0.6	0.9
Darryl Strawberry	NYA	1.0	0.3	0.8

Top postseason players by round were as follows.

Player	Team	pWins	pLosses	Net Wins
	1999 World Series

Chuck Knoblauch	NYA	1.1	0.3	0.8
Derek Jeter	NYA	0.9	0.3	0.6
Tino Martinez	NYA	0.8	0.3	0.5
Mariano Rivera	NYA	0.6	0.1	0.4
Roger Clemens	NYA	0.5	0.1	0.4

Player	Team	pWins	pLosses	Net Wins
	1999 Postseason: League Championship Series

Eddie Perez	ATL	0.9	0.3	0.7
Melvin Mora	NYN	1.1	0.4	0.6
Bernie Williams	NYA	1.1	0.5	0.6
Orlando Hernandez	NYA	0.9	0.3	0.6
Mariano Rivera	NYA	0.5	0.1	0.5

Player	Team	pWins	pLosses	Net Wins
	1999 Postseason: Division Series

Brian Jordan	ATL	1.1	0.4	0.7
John Valentin	BOS	1.2	0.5	0.7
John Olerud	NYN	0.8	0.3	0.6
Kevin Millwood	ATL	0.7	0.2	0.5
Troy O'Leary	BOS	0.9	0.4	0.5

Best of 1999 by Factor and Position

Next, let's look at the top players in various aspects of the game.

Best by Factor: Batting, Baserunning, Pitching, Fielding

There are four basic factors for which players earn Player won-lost records: Batting, Baserunning, Pitching, and Fielding. The top players in 1999 in wins over positional average (WOPA) by factor were as follows.


Batting
		Context-Neutral					Context-Dependent
	Player	eWins	eLoss	eWOPA		Player	pWins	pLoss	pWOPA
1	Manny Ramirez	17.2	11.0	6.3	1	Manny Ramirez	18.1	10.1	8.1
2	Mark McGwire	14.8	8.6	5.9	2	Derek Jeter	18.7	11.4	7.4
3	Jeff Bagwell	17.0	11.2	5.4	3	Jeff Bagwell	17.8	10.3	7.1
4	Chipper Jones	16.4	10.6	5.4	4	Chipper Jones	17.2	9.9	6.9
5	Rafael Palmeiro	16.3	11.3	5.0	5	Rafael Palmeiro	17.0	10.7	6.3
6	Derek Jeter	17.4	12.7	4.7	6	Jay Bell	16.1	10.4	5.3
7	Sammy Sosa	17.0	12.1	4.4	7	Robin Ventura	17.2	11.5	5.2
8	Brian S. Giles	14.5	9.7	4.4	8	Mark McGwire	14.4	9.0	5.0
9	Jason Giambi	15.1	11.0	4.1	9	Barry Bonds	12.3	7.0	5.0
10	Bobby Abreu	14.6	10.2	4.0	10	Ken Griffey Jr.	15.8	10.9	4.9

Positional Average excludes pitcher offense


Baserunning
		Context-Neutral					Context-Dependent
	Player	eWins	eLoss	eWOPA		Player	pWins	pLoss	pWOPA
1	Tony Womack	2.8	1.6	1.1	1	Tony Womack	2.8	1.6	1.1
2	Roberto Alomar	1.9	1.0	0.9	2	Roberto Alomar	2.0	0.9	1.1
3	Doug Glanville	1.9	1.1	0.8	3	Doug Glanville	2.0	1.0	1.0
4	Kenny Lofton	2.1	1.4	0.8	4	Carl Everett	1.8	0.8	1.0
5	Brian L. Hunter	1.7	1.0	0.7	5	Brian L. Hunter	1.8	0.9	0.9
6	Omar Vizquel	1.9	1.3	0.6	6	Derek Jeter	2.0	1.2	0.8
7	Otis Nixon	1.2	0.6	0.6	7	Tom Goodwin	1.5	0.7	0.7
8	Tom Goodwin	1.4	0.8	0.5	8	Johnny Damon	1.5	0.8	0.7
9	Carlos Beltran	1.6	1.1	0.5	9	Otis Nixon	1.2	0.5	0.7
10	Randy Velarde	1.5	1.0	0.5	10	Royce Clayton	1.1	0.5	0.6

Positional Average excludes pitcher offense


Pitching
		Context-Neutral					Context-Dependent
	Player	eWins	eLoss	Net eWins		Player	pWins	pLoss	Net pWins
1	Pedro J. Martinez	14.7	7.9	6.8	1	Pedro J. Martinez	16.1	6.4	9.7
2	J. Kevin Brown	16.6	11.8	4.8	2	Randy 'Big Unit' Johnson	17.4	10.8	6.6
3	Randy 'Big Unit' Johnson	16.2	12.0	4.1	3	Mike Hampton	15.1	9.1	6.0
4	Mike Hampton	13.7	10.5	3.3	4	Roberto M. Hernandez	8.9	3.8	5.1
5	Kevin Millwood	13.4	10.2	3.1	5	J. Kevin Brown	16.7	11.7	5.0
6	John Smoltz	12.1	9.0	3.1	6	Mike Mussina	12.9	8.0	4.9
7	Billy Wagner	6.4	3.4	3.0	7	Billy Wagner	7.2	2.6	4.6
8	Mike Mussina	11.9	9.0	3.0	8	Jose Lima	15.4	11.1	4.3
9	Jamie Moyer	12.8	10.0	2.8	9	John Wetteland	7.5	3.4	4.1
10	Mariano Rivera	5.7	2.9	2.8	10	Kevin Millwood	13.8	9.8	4.0

Fielding by Position


Fielding, P
		Context-Neutral					Context-Dependent
	Player	eWins	eLosses	Net eWins		Player	pWins	pLosses	Net pWins
1	Tom Glavine	0.5	0.1	0.3	1	Orlando Hernandez	0.6	0.2	0.4
2	Mariano Rivera	0.3	0.0	0.3	2	Bret Saberhagen	0.4	0.0	0.4
3	Bret Saberhagen	0.4	0.1	0.3	3	Tom Glavine	0.5	0.1	0.3
4	Livan Hernandez	0.5	0.2	0.3	4	Mariano Rivera	0.4	0.0	0.3
5	Kirk Rueter	0.4	0.2	0.2	5	Livan Hernandez	0.5	0.2	0.3


Fielding, C
		Context-Neutral					Context-Dependent
	Player	eWins	eLosses	Net eWins		Player	pWins	pLosses	Net pWins
1	Ivan Rodriguez	1.8	1.3	0.5	1	Ivan Rodriguez	2.0	1.1	0.9
2	John Flaherty	1.8	1.3	0.5	2	Einar Diaz	1.4	1.0	0.4
3	Brad Ausmus	1.4	1.0	0.4	3	Greg Myers	0.9	0.5	0.4
4	Mike Redmond	1.2	0.9	0.3	4	Paul Bako	0.9	0.5	0.3
5	Alberto T. Castillo	1.1	0.9	0.3	5	John Flaherty	1.7	1.4	0.3


Fielding, 1B
		Context-Neutral					Context-Dependent
	Player	eWins	eLosses	Net eWins		Player	pWins	pLosses	Net pWins
1	Kevin Young	3.5	2.6	0.9	1	Tino Martinez	3.5	2.3	1.2
2	John Olerud	2.4	1.8	0.6	2	Kevin Young	3.4	2.7	0.7
3	Tino Martinez	3.1	2.6	0.5	3	John Olerud	2.4	1.7	0.7
4	Chris Pritchett	0.5	0.2	0.3	4	Jeff Bagwell	3.0	2.4	0.7
5	Mark Loretta	1.3	1.0	0.3	5	Mike Stanley	2.3	1.7	0.6


Fielding, 2B
		Context-Neutral					Context-Dependent
	Player	eWins	eLosses	Net eWins		Player	pWins	pLosses	Net pWins
1	Pokey Reese	5.7	3.9	1.8	1	Pokey Reese	6.0	3.7	2.2
2	Randy Velarde	6.1	4.9	1.2	2	Edgardo Alfonzo	5.3	3.5	1.7
3	Edgardo Alfonzo	5.0	3.9	1.1	3	Homer Bush	4.9	3.9	1.0
4	Roberto Alomar	5.5	5.0	0.6	4	Mark T. McLemore	5.3	4.4	0.9
5	Homer Bush	4.6	4.2	0.4	5	Randy Velarde	5.9	5.1	0.8


Fielding, 3B
		Context-Neutral					Context-Dependent
	Player	eWins	eLosses	Net eWins		Player	pWins	pLosses	Net pWins
1	Scott Rolen	4.2	3.1	1.1	1	Robin Ventura	5.5	3.4	2.2
2	Robin Ventura	4.9	3.9	1.0	2	Scott Rolen	4.4	2.9	1.5
3	John Valentin	3.7	3.1	0.6	3	John Valentin	3.8	3.0	0.9
4	Aaron Boone	4.0	3.5	0.6	4	Bill Spiers	2.5	1.7	0.9
5	Kevin Orie	2.1	1.6	0.5	5	Aaron Boone	4.1	3.3	0.8


Fielding, SS
		Context-Neutral					Context-Dependent
	Player	eWins	eLosses	Net eWins		Player	pWins	pLosses	Net pWins
1	Rey Ordonez	5.3	4.0	1.3	1	Rey Ordonez	5.8	3.5	2.4
2	Barry Larkin	5.7	4.7	1.0	2	Barry Larkin	6.0	4.4	1.6
3	Mike Bordick	6.5	5.6	0.9	3	Mike Bordick	6.8	5.3	1.4
4	Omar Vizquel	5.3	4.4	0.8	4	Omar Vizquel	5.5	4.3	1.2
5	Rey Sanchez	5.6	5.0	0.5	5	Mike Benjamin	3.9	3.0	0.9


Fielding, LF
		Context-Neutral					Context-Dependent
	Player	eWins	eLosses	Net eWins		Player	pWins	pLosses	Net pWins
1	Geoff Jenkins	5.4	4.2	1.2	1	Juan Encarnacion	5.3	3.7	1.6
2	Juan Encarnacion	5.1	4.0	1.2	2	Geoff Jenkins	5.5	4.1	1.5
3	Ray Lankford	4.4	3.3	1.1	3	Luis 'Gonzo' Gonzalez	5.8	4.4	1.3
4	Darin Erstad	3.0	2.0	1.0	4	Gerald Williams	3.5	2.3	1.3
5	Johnny Damon	5.4	4.6	0.8	5	Troy O'Leary	5.9	4.6	1.2


Fielding, CF
		Context-Neutral					Context-Dependent
	Player	eWins	eLosses	Net eWins		Player	pWins	pLosses	Net pWins
1	Andruw Jones	8.3	6.6	1.7	1	Andruw Jones	8.6	6.2	2.4
2	Chris Singleton	6.3	5.2	1.1	2	Chris Singleton	6.7	4.8	1.9
3	J.D. Drew	4.1	3.3	0.8	3	J.D. Drew	4.2	3.2	1.1
4	Tony Phillips	1.6	1.0	0.6	4	Steve Finley	6.1	5.1	1.1
5	Carlos Beltran	6.5	5.9	0.6	5	Jacob Brumfield	2.2	1.2	1.0


Fielding, RF
		Context-Neutral					Context-Dependent
	Player	eWins	eLosses	Net eWins		Player	pWins	pLosses	Net pWins
1	Jermaine Dye	6.8	5.4	1.5	1	Magglio Ordonez	5.7	4.4	1.3
2	Magglio Ordonez	5.6	4.4	1.2	2	Brian Jordan	5.1	3.8	1.3
3	Mark Kotsay	6.1	5.1	1.0	3	Juan Gonzalez	5.5	4.4	1.1
4	Brian Jordan	4.7	4.2	0.5	4	Jermaine Dye	6.6	5.6	1.1
5	Gerald Williams	1.0	0.6	0.4	5	Paul O'Neill	6.7	5.7	0.9

Best by Position

Next, we look at 1999 Major-League leaders by position. The figures shown here only include Player decisions earned while playing this particular position.


Catcher
		Context-Neutral					Context-Dependent
	Player	eWins	eLosses	eWOPA		Player	pWins	pLosses	pWOPA
1	Mike Piazza	17.5	14.0	4.2	1	Mike Piazza	17.9	13.6	4.9
2	Ivan Rodriguez	16.6	14.7	3.1	2	Ivan Rodriguez	16.9	14.4	3.6
3	Mike Lieberthal	14.3	11.9	2.9	3	Eddie Taubensee	12.8	10.2	3.1
4	Dave Nilsson	11.1	8.5	2.9	4	Mike Lieberthal	14.1	12.1	2.6
5	Jason Kendall	9.2	7.2	2.3	5	Dave Nilsson	10.8	8.8	2.4


First Base
		Context-Neutral					Context-Dependent
	Player	eWins	eLosses	eWOPA		Player	pWins	pLosses	pWOPA
1	Mark McGwire	18.2	12.6	4.3	1	Jeff Bagwell	22.4	14.1	6.8
2	Jeff Bagwell	21.2	15.3	4.3	2	John Olerud	19.9	14.0	4.3
3	John Olerud	19.2	14.7	2.8	3	Mark McGwire	17.7	13.0	3.4
4	Fred McGriff	14.2	10.7	2.8	4	Jason Giambi	16.6	13.3	2.4
5	Kevin Young	18.9	15.2	2.1	5	Carlos Delgado	17.9	14.4	2.3


Second Base
		Context-Neutral					Context-Dependent
	Player	eWins	eLosses	eWOPA		Player	pWins	pLosses	pWOPA
1	Roberto Alomar	21.6	17.0	5.0	1	Edgardo Alfonzo	23.0	16.4	6.7
2	Edgardo Alfonzo	22.0	17.4	4.7	2	Roberto Alomar	22.4	16.2	6.6
3	Randy Velarde	20.7	17.8	3.4	3	Jay Bell	21.4	16.3	5.2
4	Jay Bell	20.2	17.5	2.8	4	Jeff Kent	17.8	15.0	2.9
5	Ray Durham	19.6	18.2	1.9	5	Randy Velarde	20.4	18.1	2.8


Third Base
		Context-Neutral					Context-Dependent
	Player	eWins	eLosses	eWOPA		Player	pWins	pLosses	pWOPA
1	Chipper Jones	21.5	16.1	5.1	1	Robin Ventura	23.3	15.3	7.7
2	Robin Ventura	21.6	17.0	4.2	2	Chipper Jones	22.6	15.0	7.3
3	Scott Rolen	14.7	11.6	2.9	3	Matt D. Williams	23.1	17.4	5.5
4	Fernando Tatis Sr.	19.2	16.7	2.2	4	Scott Rolen	15.0	11.2	3.6
5	Tony Fernandez	16.0	14.0	2.1	5	Tony Fernandez	16.5	13.5	3.0


Shortstop
		Context-Neutral					Context-Dependent
	Player	eWins	eLosses	eWOPA		Player	pWins	pLosses	pWOPA
1	Derek Jeter	24.4	19.7	5.9	1	Derek Jeter	26.1	18.1	9.1
2	Nomar Garciaparra	19.0	15.2	4.7	2	Omar Vizquel	20.8	16.1	5.7
3	Alex Rodriguez	18.7	16.0	3.6	3	Barry Larkin	22.4	17.6	5.5
4	Barry Larkin	21.2	18.8	3.1	4	Nomar Garciaparra	18.7	15.5	4.1
5	Omar Vizquel	19.2	17.6	2.7	5	Alex Rodriguez	18.3	16.4	2.7


Left Field
		Context-Neutral					Context-Dependent
	Player	eWins	eLosses	eWOPA		Player	pWins	pLosses	pWOPA
1	Barry Bonds	15.1	10.8	3.6	1	Barry Bonds	15.6	10.8	4.7
2	Luis 'Gonzo' Gonzalez	20.5	16.7	2.9	2	Luis 'Gonzo' Gonzalez	21.2	16.7	4.2
3	Geoff Jenkins	16.3	13.0	2.6	3	Gerald Williams	12.5	9.9	3.1
4	Gary Sheffield	18.9	15.5	2.5	4	Greg Vaughn	20.2	16.5	3.1
5	Greg Vaughn	19.9	16.5	2.4	5	Geoff Jenkins	16.3	13.0	2.5


Center Field
		Context-Neutral					Context-Dependent
	Player	eWins	eLosses	eWOPA		Player	pWins	pLosses	pWOPA
1	Brian S. Giles	16.3	12.4	3.5	1	Ken Griffey Jr.	23.1	17.5	5.4
2	Ken Griffey Jr.	22.1	18.4	3.5	2	Andruw Jones	25.0	19.0	5.4
3	Andruw Jones	23.8	20.2	3.0	3	Carl Everett	18.0	13.4	4.2
4	Carl Everett	17.3	14.1	2.7	4	Steve Finley	20.1	16.0	3.6
5	Bernie Williams	22.2	19.4	2.6	5	Brian S. Giles	15.9	12.7	2.8


Right Field
		Context-Neutral					Context-Dependent
	Player	eWins	eLosses	eWOPA		Player	pWins	pLosses	pWOPA
1	Manny Ramirez	22.8	16.8	4.9	1	Manny Ramirez	23.4	16.2	6.2
2	Bobby Abreu	21.4	16.1	3.8	2	Ellis Burks	15.4	10.3	4.2
3	Larry Walker	16.3	12.3	3.0	3	Juan Gonzalez	19.4	14.5	3.9
4	Shawn Green	20.6	17.0	2.6	4	Bobby Abreu	21.2	16.2	3.5
5	Ellis Burks	14.5	11.2	2.3	5	Brian Jordan	20.9	16.3	3.0


Starting Pitcher
		Context-Neutral					Context-Dependent
	Player	eWins	eLosses	eWOPA		Player	pWins	pLosses	pWOPA
1	Pedro J. Martinez	14.7	7.8	7.1	1	Pedro J. Martinez	16.1	6.4	9.9
2	J. Kevin Brown	17.0	12.1	5.1	2	Randy 'Big Unit' Johnson	17.5	11.1	6.6
3	Randy 'Big Unit' Johnson	16.3	12.3	4.2	3	Mike Hampton	15.5	9.4	6.3
4	Mike Hampton	14.0	10.9	3.3	4	J. Kevin Brown	17.2	12.0	5.4
5	John Smoltz	12.3	9.2	3.3	5	Mike Mussina	13.3	8.2	5.2
6	Mike Mussina	12.3	9.2	3.3	6	Jose Lima	15.5	11.2	4.5
7	Kevin Millwood	13.6	10.5	3.2	7	Kevin Millwood	14.0	10.1	4.1
8	Jamie Moyer	13.2	10.4	3.0	8	Greg Maddux	14.7	11.5	3.3
9	Shane Reynolds	14.0	11.3	2.9	9	Bret Saberhagen	8.0	4.9	3.2
10	Brad Radke	13.7	11.2	2.7	10	Orlando Hernandez	13.7	10.8	3.1


Relief Pitcher
		Context-Neutral					Context-Dependent
	Player	eWins	eLosses	eWOPA		Player	pWins	pLosses	pWOPA
1	Mariano Rivera	6.1	2.9	3.1	1	Roberto M. Hernandez	9.2	4.0	5.1
2	Billy Wagner	6.5	3.5	2.8	2	Billy Wagner	7.3	2.7	4.4
3	Armando Benitez	7.4	4.8	2.5	3	John Wetteland	7.6	3.5	4.0
4	Trevor Hoffman	6.5	4.0	2.4	4	Mariano Rivera	6.5	2.5	3.9
5	Roberto M. Hernandez	7.8	5.3	2.4	5	Derek Lowe	7.7	3.7	3.9
6	Derek Lowe	6.9	4.5	2.3	6	Jeff Zimmerman	6.4	3.2	3.1
7	Keith Foulke	6.2	4.0	2.0	7	Trevor Hoffman	6.9	3.7	3.1
8	Jeff Zimmerman	5.8	3.7	2.0	8	Mike R. Jackson	6.6	3.4	3.1
9	John Rocker	6.5	5.1	1.3	9	Armando Benitez	7.7	4.5	3.0
10	Doug Jones	6.0	4.6	1.3	10	Jeff Shaw	6.1	3.2	2.8


Designated Hitter
		Context-Neutral					Context-Dependent
	Player	eWins	eLosses	eWOPA		Player	pWins	pLosses	pWOPA
1	John Jaha	12.4	8.6	3.3	1	Rafael Palmeiro	14.3	9.5	4.2
2	Rafael Palmeiro	13.7	10.1	3.0	2	John Jaha	12.6	8.3	3.7
3	Edgar Martinez	12.1	9.2	2.3	3	Edgar Martinez	12.3	9.0	2.7

Finally, here are the best at three oft-forgotten positions that can nevertheless matter: pitcher offense, pinch hitting, and pinch running.


Pitcher Offense
		Context-Neutral					Context-Dependent
	Player	eWins	eLosses	eWOPA		Player	pWins	pLosses	pWOPA
1	John Smoltz	1.3	1.4	0.7	1	Darren Dreifort	1.7	1.4	1.0
2	Mike Hampton	1.4	1.6	0.7	2	John Smoltz	1.5	1.2	0.9
3	Livan Hernandez	1.2	1.3	0.6	3	Shane Reynolds	1.7	1.7	0.9


Pinch Hitter
		Context-Neutral					Context-Dependent
	Player	eWins	eLosses	eWOPA		Player	pWins	pLosses	pWOPA
1	Dale Sveum	1.2	0.7	0.5	1	Keith Lockhart	2.2	1.6	0.7
2	Bruce Aven	1.1	0.7	0.5	2	Matt Franco	2.0	1.5	0.6
3	Jim Leyritz	0.9	0.4	0.5	3	Derrick May	0.8	0.3	0.6


Pinch Runner
		Context-Neutral					Context-Dependent
	Player	eWins	eLosses	eWOPA		Player	pWins	pLosses	pWOPA
1	Otis Nixon	0.4	0.1	0.4	1	Otis Nixon	0.4	0.0	0.4
2	Clay Bellinger	0.2	0.0	0.2	2	Clay Bellinger	0.2	0.0	0.2
3	Tripp Cromer	0.1	0.0	0.1	3	Tripp Cromer	0.2	0.0	0.2

Noteworthy Players of 1999

American League

The 1999 American League MVP vote was not the BBWAA's finest moment.

Pedro Martinez pitched 213.1 innings with 313 strikeouts (and only 37 walks), an ERA of 2.07 (in a league with an ERA of 4.86), and a traditional won-lost record of 23-4.

Derek Jeter batted .349 with 134 runs scored and 102 RBI while playing shortstop for a team that won a league-high 98 games and would end the season winning their third World Series in four years.

As the above tables show, Martinez and Jeter were easily the two best players in not merely the American League, but all of Major League Baseball in 1999. In fact, Martinez's and Jeter's 1999 seasons were among the top 50 seasons since integration (in 1947) as measured by pWins over replacement level (pWORL). Yet, they finished 2nd and 6th in MVP voting.

The top 50 seasons in pWORL since 1947 are shown in the next table.

	Player	Season	pWins	pLosses	pWOPA	pWORL
			pWins over Positional Average Top 30 Single Seasons, since 1947
1	Barry Bonds	2001	28.3	15.2	12.1	14.4
2	Sandy Koufax	1965	25.0	14.5	11.7	14.1
3	Steve Carlton	1972	25.0	14.9	11.0	13.4
4	Mickey Mantle	1957	24.8	12.6	11.4	13.3
5	Barry Bonds	2004	23.7	11.4	11.5	13.3
6	Barry Bonds	1993	27.5	15.4	11.1	13.3
7	Willie Mays	1962	29.6	18.1	10.6	13.1
8	Barry Bonds	2002	24.5	12.6	11.1	13.0
9	Dwight Gooden	1985	21.1	11.0	11.1	13.0
10	Larry Doby	1954	27.0	15.0	10.5	13.0
11	Mickey Mantle	1961	26.0	14.6	10.5	12.7
12	Roger Maris	1961	27.2	15.3	10.1	12.4
13	Sandy Koufax	1963	22.5	13.3	10.2	12.4
14	Jackie Robinson	1951	25.6	15.5	10.2	12.4
15	Joe L. Morgan	1972	25.7	16.1	10.2	12.3
16	Bobby Avila	1954	24.8	15.3	9.7	12.0
17	Jim Edmonds	2004	24.1	13.8	10.0	11.9
18	Vern Stephens	1949	27.2	18.2	9.4	11.9
19	Joe L. Morgan	1973	26.8	17.2	9.7	11.9
20	Mickey Mantle	1955	24.6	13.9	9.7	11.7
21	Ted Williams	1948	25.9	15.2	9.5	11.7
22	Roy Campanella	1953	19.9	10.4	9.9	11.7
23	Mickey Mantle	1956	25.2	14.7	9.5	11.6
24	Randy 'Big Unit' Johnson	2002	19.0	10.5	9.6	11.5
25	Minnie Minoso	1954	27.9	17.9	8.8	11.4
26	Duke Snider	1953	23.4	13.2	9.3	11.4
27	Greg Maddux	1995	16.5	7.4	10.0	11.4
28	Pedro J. Martinez	1999	16.3	6.5	9.9	11.4
29	Juan Marichal	1966	22.6	14.3	9.2	11.3
30	Willie Mays	1964	26.2	16.3	9.1	11.2
31	Derek Jeter	1999	26.1	18.1	9.1	11.2
32	Darryl Strawberry	1988	26.7	16.2	9.1	11.2
33	Dick Allen	1972	23.3	12.1	9.4	11.1
34	Dean Chance	1964	19.7	11.7	8.9	11.1
35	Alex Rodriguez	2000	23.5	15.1	9.3	11.1
36	Mickey Mantle	1960	23.5	13.3	9.2	11.1
37	Joe L. Morgan	1976	23.2	14.4	9.2	11.0
38	Jim Rice	1978	26.5	16.9	8.9	11.0
39	Ted Williams	1949	27.2	16.9	8.6	11.0
40	Pedro J. Martinez	2000	16.4	7.1	9.5	11.0
41	Norm Cash	1961	24.0	13.1	8.9	11.0
42	Roger Clemens	1997	18.6	9.7	9.0	10.9
43	Albert Pujols	2006	23.2	12.6	9.2	10.9
44	Jackie Robinson	1949	25.3	16.8	8.5	10.9
45	Joe L. Morgan	1975	24.3	15.4	9.0	10.8
46	Bob Gibson	1970	21.5	13.6	9.0	10.8
47	Willie Mays	1955	27.2	17.4	8.5	10.8
48	Al Rosen	1953	26.7	17.2	8.3	10.8
49	Miguel Tejada	2002	26.5	19.0	8.4	10.8
50	Randy 'Big Unit' Johnson	1995	16.4	7.4	9.1	10.7

Pedro Martinez's career record, as measured by Player won-lost records, is presented next.

Season	Team	Age	Games	pWins	pLosses	pWOPA	pWORL	eWins	eLosses	eWOPA	eWORL
Pedro Martinez Basic Player Won-Lost Records
1992	LAN	20	2	0.2	0.4	-0.1	-0.0	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1
1993	LAN	21	65	7.3	5.5	1.8	3.0	7.1	5.8	1.3	2.4
1994	MON	22	24	9.6	8.0	2.2	3.3	9.4	8.1	1.9	3.0
1995	MON	23	30	11.5	11.4	1.0	2.4	11.3	11.6	0.6	2.0
1996	MON	24	33	13.1	13.2	1.0	2.6	14.1	12.2	3.1	4.8
1997	MON	25	31	17.8	12.0	6.8	8.7	18.2	11.6	7.9	9.8
1998	BOS	26	33	15.5	10.7	5.0	6.8	14.8	11.4	3.7	5.5
1999	BOS	27	31	16.3	6.5	9.9	11.4	15.6	7.2	8.6	10.1
2000	BOS	28	29	16.4	7.1	9.5	11.0	16.6	6.9	9.8	11.4
2001	BOS	29	18	7.4	4.0	3.6	4.3	7.7	3.7	4.1	4.9
2002	BOS	30	30	14.8	7.5	7.6	9.2	14.1	8.3	6.2	7.7
2003	BOS	31	29	13.7	7.3	6.6	8.0	13.9	7.1	7.0	8.4
2004	BOS	32	33	14.6	10.9	3.9	5.5	14.6	11.0	3.6	5.3
2005	NYN	33	31	13.3	11.0	3.3	4.7	14.0	10.3	4.7	6.2
2006	NYN	34	23	8.4	9.9	-0.9	0.2	9.0	9.3	0.6	1.7
2007	NYN	35	5	2.3	1.5	1.0	1.2	2.1	1.7	0.6	0.8
2008	NYN	36	20	6.5	8.0	-0.9	-0.0	6.0	8.5	-1.9	-1.0
2009	PHI	37	9	3.8	2.7	1.2	1.6	2.8	3.7	-0.6	-0.2
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CAREER (reg. season)			476	192.4	137.8	62.4	83.9	191.6	138.6	61.3	82.9
			------	------	------			------	------
PostSeason (career)			16	5.1	4.8		1.1	5.6	4.3		2.1
			------	------	------		------	------	------		------
COMBINED			492	197.6	142.6		85.0	197.2	142.9		85.0

Derek Jeter's career record, as measured by Player won-lost records, is presented next.

Season	Team	Age	Games	pWins	pLosses	pWOPA	pWORL	eWins	eLosses	eWOPA	eWORL
Derek Jeter Basic Player Won-Lost Records
1995	NYA	21	15	1.0	1.6	-0.5	-0.4	1.2	1.4	-0.2	-0.0
1996	NYA	22	157	18.2	19.7	-0.4	1.4	18.5	19.3	0.2	2.0
1997	NYA	23	159	21.1	20.2	2.2	4.2	20.5	20.9	1.1	3.0
1998	NYA	24	149	23.1	16.8	7.3	9.3	21.9	18.0	5.1	7.2
1999	NYA	25	158	26.1	18.1	9.1	11.2	24.6	19.5	6.3	8.4
2000	NYA	26	148	20.5	16.7	4.6	6.4	19.5	17.7	2.8	4.6
2001	NYA	27	150	20.1	17.4	3.6	5.6	20.0	17.6	3.2	5.2
2002	NYA	28	157	20.3	17.6	3.5	5.4	19.6	18.3	2.1	4.0
2003	NYA	29	119	15.8	12.9	3.5	4.9	15.1	13.7	2.0	3.5
2004	NYA	30	154	22.7	18.1	5.5	7.5	21.1	19.7	2.4	4.4
2005	NYA	31	159	23.0	20.5	3.5	5.4	22.9	20.6	3.3	5.2
2006	NYA	32	154	22.7	17.0	6.4	8.2	21.4	18.3	3.8	5.6
2007	NYA	33	156	21.3	18.1	3.8	5.5	20.3	19.1	1.8	3.5
2008	NYA	34	150	18.4	17.7	1.7	3.3	18.1	18.0	1.1	2.8
2009	NYA	35	153	19.4	16.5	3.8	5.5	18.9	17.0	2.6	4.3
2010	NYA	36	157	20.3	20.0	1.4	3.3	19.7	20.6	0.2	2.1
2011	NYA	37	131	15.9	15.4	1.2	2.7	15.5	15.8	0.4	2.0
2012	NYA	38	159	20.3	19.0	2.2	4.2	20.2	19.1	1.9	4.0
2013	NYA	39	17	1.5	1.7	-0.2	-0.0	1.4	1.9	-0.4	-0.2
2014	NYA	40	145	15.9	18.1	-1.6	-0.0	15.4	18.7	-2.8	-1.2
------	------	------	------	------	------	------	------	------	------	------	------
CAREER (reg. season)			2,747	367.7	323.1	60.6	93.7	355.6	335.2	37.1	70.2
			------	------	------			------	------
PostSeason (career)			158	21.3	18.4		5.8	20.9	18.8		5.0
			------	------	------		------	------	------		------
COMBINED			2,905	388.9	341.6		99.5	376.5	354.0		75.2

National League

Meanwhile, National League voters did somewhat better.

Chipper Jones

The 1999 National League MVP award was won by Hall-of-Famer Chipper Jones. Jones's 1999 numbers were outstanding: .319/.441/.633, 45 home runs, 116 runs scored, 110 RBI. He even stole 25 bases while being caught stealing only 3 times.

Jones ranks second among National League players in each of the first four tables of this article: pWOPA, pWORL, eWOPA, and eWORL. But he ranks behind a different player in the pWin-based metrics than in the eWin-based metrics and is closer to first in each than anybody else. That's a somewhat convoluted way of saying that Jones has an excellent argument as the most valuable player in the National League in 1999 as measured by Player won-lost records.

Chipper Jones's career record, as measured by Player won-lost records, is presented next.

Season	Team	Age	Games	pWins	pLosses	pWOPA	pWORL	eWins	eLosses	eWOPA	eWORL
Chipper Jones Basic Player Won-Lost Records
1993	ATL	21	7	0.0	0.0	-0.0	-0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1995	ATL	23	140	20.3	15.5	4.2	5.9	18.7	17.1	1.0	2.8
1996	ATL	24	157	22.8	17.2	5.2	7.1	22.4	17.7	4.4	6.2
1997	ATL	25	157	21.6	17.9	3.1	5.0	21.3	18.2	2.6	4.4
1998	ATL	26	160	23.6	15.9	7.3	9.3	22.5	17.0	4.8	6.8
1999	ATL	27	157	22.6	15.0	7.3	9.1	21.7	15.9	5.4	7.3
2000	ATL	28	156	21.2	16.7	4.5	6.2	20.9	17.0	3.9	5.7
2001	ATL	29	159	21.0	16.3	4.3	6.2	21.1	16.1	4.5	6.5
2002	ATL	30	158	23.6	16.4	5.9	7.9	22.5	17.4	3.7	5.8
2003	ATL	31	153	21.5	17.0	3.1	5.0	20.7	17.8	1.6	3.5
2004	ATL	32	137	17.1	12.8	3.5	5.1	16.5	13.4	2.4	3.9
2005	ATL	33	109	16.0	10.5	5.2	6.3	15.2	11.4	3.5	4.7
2006	ATL	34	110	13.1	12.1	0.3	1.5	14.2	10.9	2.7	3.9
2007	ATL	35	134	19.2	14.3	4.3	5.8	19.8	13.7	5.6	7.1
2008	ATL	36	128	15.5	12.2	2.9	4.1	16.0	11.7	3.8	5.1
2009	ATL	37	143	15.9	14.2	1.5	2.9	15.5	14.6	0.7	2.1
2010	ATL	38	95	12.1	9.4	2.5	3.6	11.7	9.8	1.8	2.8
2011	ATL	39	126	14.9	12.7	2.4	3.7	14.7	12.9	1.9	3.2
2012	ATL	40	112	14.1	11.5	2.2	3.4	13.7	11.9	1.2	2.5
------	------	------	------	------	------	------	------	------	------	------	------
CAREER (reg. season)			2,498	336.2	257.6	69.6	98.3	329.2	264.6	55.5	84.2
			------	------	------			------	------
PostSeason (career)			93	11.1	11.0		0.8	11.4	10.7		1.4
			------	------	------		------	------	------		------
COMBINED			2,591	347.3	268.6		99.1	340.6	275.3		85.6

Robin Ventura

Based on pWins over either positional average or replacement level, the best player in the National League is a definite surprise: New York Mets third baseman Robin Ventura.

Ventura's raw statistics were very good in 1999: he batted over .300 for the only time in his career (.301) with career highs in OBP (.379), SLG (.529), and, of course, OPS (.908). He hit 32 home runs, drove in 120 runs (8th in the NL) and won a Gold Glove (the last of his six career Gold Gloves).

One reason why Ventura looks so much better in pWins than he does in other measures, even other sabermetric measures (Baseball-Reference shows Ventura 6th in the NL in WAR, for example) is because pWins tie to team wins. In Mets victories, Ventura batted .357/.427/.659 with 99 RBI in 96 games. With runners in scoring position, Ventura batted .340/.430/.535 (vs. .285/.352/.534 with nobody on). With the bases loaded, Ventura batted .529/.600/1.659 with 3 grand slams and 24 RBI in 20 plate appearances.

Ventura looking better in context was not just true in 1999, but was true of his career in general. For his career, he batted .340/.370/.676 with the bases loaded with 18 grand slams in 238 plate appearances. That puts him 5th all-time in career major-league grand slams; his 294 career home runs rank 155th.

Robin Ventura's career record, as measured by Player won-lost records, is presented next.

Season	Team	Age	Games	pWins	pLosses	pWOPA	pWORL	eWins	eLosses	eWOPA	eWORL
Robin Ventura Basic Player Won-Lost Records
1989	CHA	21	16	1.7	1.6	0.1	0.3	1.7	1.7	-0.0	0.1
1990	CHA	22	149	14.8	13.6	1.4	2.6	14.1	14.3	0.0	1.3
1991	CHA	23	157	20.9	18.6	2.3	4.1	20.8	18.6	2.2	4.0
1992	CHA	24	157	21.9	17.6	4.1	5.9	21.8	17.7	3.9	5.7
1993	CHA	25	157	18.5	16.5	2.1	3.8	18.5	16.5	1.9	3.6
1994	CHA	26	109	13.0	12.0	1.2	2.4	13.0	12.0	1.2	2.4
1995	CHA	27	135	14.8	14.1	0.4	1.9	15.5	13.4	2.0	3.4
1996	CHA	28	158	18.4	17.2	1.0	2.6	18.6	17.0	1.3	3.0
1997	CHA	29	54	6.8	5.2	1.6	2.2	6.4	5.6	0.8	1.4
1998	CHA	30	161	18.6	16.7	1.7	3.5	18.5	16.8	1.6	3.3
1999	NYN	31	161	23.4	15.5	7.6	9.5	21.8	17.0	4.5	6.4
2000	NYN	32	141	15.6	14.3	1.2	2.7	15.1	14.7	0.4	1.8
2001	NYN	33	140	15.4	14.6	0.4	2.0	15.3	14.7	0.2	1.8
2002	NYA	34	141	17.2	12.9	4.4	6.0	16.3	13.8	2.7	4.2
+– 2003		35	138	11.7	10.0	1.6	2.7	11.0	10.7	0.2	1.3
	LAN		49	2.9	2.8	-0.2	0.1	2.9	2.8	-0.1	0.2
	NYA		89	8.8	7.2	1.8	2.6	8.1	7.9	0.3	1.1
2004	LAN	36	98	5.0	4.2	0.8	1.3	4.8	4.5	0.2	0.7
------	------	------	------	------	------	------	------	------	------	------	------
CAREER (reg. season)			2,072	237.6	204.5	32.0	53.5	233.1	209.0	23.0	44.5
			------	------	------			------	------
PostSeason (career)			37	3.7	3.9		0.1	3.7	4.0		-0.0
			------	------	------		------	------	------		------
COMBINED			2,109	241.4	208.4		53.6	236.7	213.0		44.5

Mike Hampton

Meanwhile, the best pitcher in the National League in 1999, as measured by pWins over either positional average or replacement level was Mike Hampton. Hampton is perhaps best remembered these days - if he is remembered at all - as an underperforming, oft-injured pitcher who ended up being one of the worst free-agent signings ever. Because of how Hampton's career ended (1,007.2 IP, 4.84 ERA, $110.4 million in salary from 2001 - 2010), it's easy to forget what earned him that free-agent contract in the first place.

This season is what earned him that contract. In 1999, Mike Hampton pitched 239 innings with a 2.90 ERA (and remember, this was the late 1990s - the NL ERA that year was 4.56), and amassed a traditional won-lost record of 22-4. And he also batted .311/.373/.432. In 1999, Hampton finished second in Cy Young voting to Randy Johnson. Based on Player won-lost records, Hampton had a very strong case as the best pitcher in the National League in 1999. In fact, based on the above tables, Mike Hampton has a case as one of the 3 - 5 best players in the National League in 1999, regardless of position (he finished 21st in MVP voting).

Mike Hampton's career record, as measured by Player won-lost records, is presented next.

Season	Team	Age	Games	pWins	pLosses	pWOPA	pWORL	eWins	eLosses	eWOPA	eWORL
Mike Hampton Basic Player Won-Lost Records
1993	SEA	20	13	1.1	2.3	-1.3	-1.0	1.2	2.2	-1.1	-0.8
1994	HOU	21	44	1.6	1.8	-0.2	0.1	1.6	1.8	-0.3	0.1
1995	HOU	22	24	8.6	8.6	0.4	1.5	8.8	8.5	0.9	2.0
1996	HOU	23	29	10.3	10.4	0.5	1.8	10.4	10.4	0.7	1.9
1997	HOU	24	34	13.8	13.4	1.3	2.9	13.5	13.7	0.9	2.6
1998	HOU	25	32	12.7	11.6	1.8	3.3	12.3	12.0	1.0	2.6
1999	HOU	26	34	17.1	10.9	7.2	8.8	16.1	11.9	5.2	6.8
2000	NYN	27	35	15.2	12.9	3.2	4.9	15.3	12.7	3.6	5.3
2001	COL	28	43	14.6	15.1	0.4	2.2	14.6	15.1	0.5	2.3
2002	COL	29	36	10.6	15.9	-4.6	-2.8	11.7	14.8	-2.5	-0.8
2003	ATL	30	32	12.4	11.7	1.7	3.2	12.5	11.6	1.8	3.2
2004	ATL	31	36	11.6	11.0	1.4	2.7	11.2	11.5	0.7	2.0
2005	ATL	32	12	4.3	4.0	0.6	1.1	4.5	3.9	0.8	1.3
2008	ATL	35	13	4.2	4.8	-0.2	0.4	4.5	4.5	0.3	0.9
2009	HOU	36	21	7.4	9.0	-1.0	-0.1	8.1	8.3	0.4	1.4
2010	ARI	37	10	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1
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CAREER (reg. season)			448	145.7	143.6	11.2	29.0	146.4	143.0	13.1	30.9
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PostSeason (career)			11	3.8	4.2		0.3	4.1	3.8		1.0
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COMBINED			459	149.5	147.8		29.4	150.5	146.8		31.9

Notable Debuts

There are no players who debuted in 1999 who are obvious or even likely Hall-of-Fame candidates.

Probably the players with the two best careers of players who debuted in 1999 are Tim Hudson and Lance Berkman, both of whom have credible Hall-of-Fame cases as measured by Player won-lost records.

The next table compares the careers of Tim Hudson and Lance Berkman, as measured by Player won-lost records.

Season	Games	pWins	pLoss	Win Pct.	pWOPA	pWORL	Games	pWins	pLoss	Win Pct.	pWOPA	pWORL
	Tim Hudson						Lance Berkman
1999	24	9.0	6.2	0.591	2.9	3.9	34	2.3	2.6	0.473	-0.4	-0.2
2000	33	13.6	10.9	0.554	2.8	4.4	114	12.8	12.2	0.513	-0.1	1.1
2001	36	14.6	11.1	0.567	3.8	5.6	156	25.3	18.7	0.575	5.5	7.8
2002	34	14.0	10.6	0.570	3.7	5.4	158	23.1	17.6	0.568	4.8	6.9
2003	34	15.4	9.5	0.620	6.2	7.9	153	20.7	16.7	0.554	2.5	4.4
2004	27	11.2	8.6	0.564	2.7	4.0	160	23.1	16.9	0.578	5.1	7.1
2005	29	13.1	12.5	0.512	1.6	3.1	132	17.2	13.1	0.568	3.0	4.3
2006	35	13.0	13.9	0.483	0.3	1.9	152	20.2	13.9	0.592	5.1	6.6
2007	34	13.7	10.9	0.558	4.0	5.5	153	17.8	14.5	0.551	2.2	3.6
2008	23	9.0	7.4	0.549	2.2	3.3	159	21.6	13.9	0.608	6.3	7.9
2009	7	2.3	2.3	0.491	0.1	0.4	136	15.9	13.7	0.537	0.4	1.7
2010	35	15.4	12.9	0.544	3.5	5.1	122	12.2	11.1	0.523	0.0	1.2
2011	33	13.9	12.1	0.536	2.8	4.2	145	20.0	13.9	0.591	5.2	6.8
2012	29	12.4	9.6	0.562	3.8	5.0	32	2.1	2.6	0.452	-0.6	-0.4
2013	21	8.6	7.8	0.525	1.5	2.5	73	6.2	5.8	0.518	0.5	1.3
2014	31	11.7	12.1	0.491	0.6	2.0
2015	24	7.0	8.9	0.439	-1.1	-0.2
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CAREER RECORDS	489	197.8	167.5	0.542	41.3	63.8	1,879	240.7	187.1	0.563	39.3	60.2

Last Hurrahs

Finally, 1999 was the final season for Hall-of-Fame third baseman Wade Boggs. The final table of this article presents Wade Boggs's career, as measured by Player won-lost records.

Season	Team	Age	Games	pWins	pLosses	pWOPA	pWORL	eWins	eLosses	eWOPA	eWORL
Wade Boggs Basic Player Won-Lost Records
1982	BOS	24	104	10.4	9.1	1.0	1.9	10.3	9.2	0.9	1.7
1983	BOS	25	153	22.2	18.3	3.5	5.3	22.5	18.0	4.1	5.9
1984	BOS	26	157	18.0	17.6	0.5	2.2	18.8	16.8	2.2	3.9
1985	BOS	27	161	22.9	18.7	4.2	6.2	23.4	18.1	5.4	7.4
1986	BOS	28	149	22.0	15.1	6.5	8.2	20.7	16.3	4.0	5.7
1987	BOS	29	147	19.6	14.8	4.5	6.1	20.1	14.3	5.5	7.1
1988	BOS	30	155	20.0	15.7	4.4	6.1	20.2	15.4	4.8	6.6
1989	BOS	31	156	17.9	15.9	2.0	3.6	18.8	15.1	3.6	5.2
1990	BOS	32	155	18.0	17.7	0.5	2.1	17.9	17.7	0.5	2.1
1991	BOS	33	144	19.5	15.6	3.9	5.4	19.2	15.9	3.2	4.8
1992	BOS	34	143	16.3	16.9	-0.9	0.7	16.6	16.6	-0.2	1.4
1993	NYA	35	143	16.4	15.6	0.9	2.5	15.6	16.4	-0.6	1.0
1994	NYA	36	97	14.1	10.1	4.1	5.3	13.6	10.6	3.1	4.3
1995	NYA	37	126	13.7	12.0	1.6	2.9	13.6	12.2	1.3	2.6
1996	NYA	38	132	13.4	13.3	-0.1	1.2	13.1	13.7	-0.9	0.4
1997	NYA	39	104	9.2	8.7	0.5	1.4	9.2	8.7	0.5	1.4
1998	TBA	40	123	10.5	11.3	-1.1	0.1	10.8	11.0	-0.4	0.8
1999	TBA	41	90	7.8	9.4	-1.6	-0.8	8.1	9.0	-0.8	0.0
------	------	------	------	------	------	------	------	------	------	------	------
CAREER (reg. season)			2,439	291.6	255.8	34.5	60.5	292.5	254.9	36.1	62.2
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PostSeason (career)			39	4.4	4.0		0.7	4.2	4.3		0.2
			------	------	------		------	------	------		------
COMBINED			2,478	296.0	259.8		61.2	296.6	259.2		62.4

Article last updated: November 3, 2019

Wins over positional average and replacement level are calculated using data only for the 1999 season. Positional averages for starting pitching and relief pitching are calculated using single-year data for all starting pitchers and all relief pitchers.

All articles are written so that they pull data directly from the most recent version of the Player won-lost database. Hence, any numbers cited within these articles should automatically incorporate the most recent update to Player won-lost records. In some cases, however, the accompanying text may have been written based on previous versions of Player won-lost records. I apologize if this results in non-sensical text in any cases.

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