1969 Rewind: League Leaders

Much more information than anyone is interested in regarding where the 1969 Twins ranked in various statistical categories.

WAR (all)

1 Rico Petrocelli, Boston, 10.0
7.  Jim Perry, 6.5
9.  Harmon Killebrew, 6.2

WAR (position players)

1 Petrocelli, Boston, 10
6.  Killebrew. 6.2
10.  Rod Carew, 5.5

OFFENSIVE WAR

1 Reggie Jackson, Oakland, 8.5
4.  Killebrew, 7.9
10.  Carew, 5.1

DEFENSIVE WAR

1 Eddie Brinkman, Washington, 3.3
3.  Leo Cardenas, 2.9

BATTING LEADERS

AVERAGE

  1.  Rod Carew, .332
  2. (tie) Tony Oliva, .309

ON-BASE

  1. Killebrew, .427

SLUGGING

1 Jackson, Oakland, .608
3.  Killebrew, .584

OPS

1 Jackson, Oakland, 1.018
2. Killebrew, 1.011

GAMES PLAYED

1 (tie) Killebrew, 162
6.  Cardenas, 160
10 (tie) Cesar Tovar, 158

AT-BATS

1 Horace Clarke, New York, 641
2. Tony Oliva, 637

PLATE APPEARANCES

1 Sal Bando, Oakland, 734
2. Killebrew, 709
6. Oliva, 692

RUNS

1 Jackson, Oakland, 123
4. (tie) Killebrew, 106
7. (tie) Tovar, 99
9.  Oliva, 97

HITS

Oliva, 197

TOTAL BASES

1 Frank Howard, Washington, 340
3. Killebrew, 324
4.  Oliva, 316

DOUBLES

Oliva, 39
8 (tie) Carew, 30

TRIPLES

1 Del Unser, Washington 8
9 (tie) Tovar, 5

HOME RUNS

Killebrew, 49

RBI

Killebrew, 140
Oliva, 101

WALKS

Killebrew, 145

STOLEN BASES

1 Tommy Harper, Seattle, 75
3. Tovar, 45

SINGLES

1 Clarke, New York, 146
5. Oliva, 130
8. Cardenas, 124
9 (tie) Ted Uhlaender, 123

ADJUSTED OPS+

1 Jackson, Oakland 189
3. Killebrew, 177

RUNS CREATED

Killebrew, 146
9. Oliva, 107

ADJUSTED BATTING RUNS

1 Jackson, Oakland, 68
2.  Killebrew, 64

ADJUSTED BATTING WINS

1 Jackson, Oakland, 6.9
2. Killebrew, 6.5

EXTRA BASE HITS

1 Jackson, Oakland, 86
3. Killebrew, 71
5 (tie), Oliva, 67

TIMES ON BASE

Killebrew, 303
9 (tie) Oliva, 245

OFFENSIVE WIN PERCENTAGE

1 Jackson, Oakland, .813
2. Killebrew, .809
8. Carew, .708

HIT BY PITCH

1 Frank Robinson, Baltimore, 13
5 (tie) Tovar, 9

SACRIFICE FLIES

1 Roy White, New York, 11
3 (tie) Cardenas, 9

INTENTIONAL WALKS

1 (tie) Killebrew, 20
6 (tie) Oliva, 12
Cardenas, 12
Johnny Roseboro, 12

GIDP

1 Howard, Washington, 29
6 (tie) Cardenas, 19

CAUGHT STEALING

1 (tie) Harper, Seattle, 18
Don Buford, Baltimore, 18
5 (tie) Oliva, 13
Tovar, 12

STOLEN BASE PERCENTAGE

1 Bert Campaneris, Oakland, 88.6
Tovar, 79.0

POWER/SPEED NUMBER

1 Paul Blair, Baltimore, 22.6
Tovar, 17.7

AB PER K

1 Luis Aparicio, Chicago, 20.7
4. Tovar, 14.5

AB PER HR

Killebrew, 11.3

OUTS MADE

1 Brooks Robinson, Baltimore, 491
9. Oliva, 470

BASE/OUT RUNS ADDED

Killebrew, 84.1
10. Carew, 37.8

WPA

1 Frank Robinson, Baltimore, 7.3
2. Killebrew, 7.3
10.  Rich Reese, 3.6

SITUATIONAL WINS ADDED

1 Jackson, Oakland, 8.4
3.  Killebrew, 7.3

BASE/OUT WINS ADDED

Killebrew, 8.3
10. Carew, 3.8

PITCHING LEADERS

WAR (pitchers)

1 Denny McLain, Detroit, 8.1
3. Jim Perry, 6.3
9. Ron Perranoski, 4.5

ERA

1 Dick Bosman, Washington, 2.19
8. Perry, 2.82

WINS

1 McLain, Detroit, 24
3 (tie) Perry, 20
3 (tie) Dave Boswell, 20

WIN/LOSS PERCENTAGE

1 Jim Palmer, Baltimore, .800
2. Perry, .769

HITS PER 9 INNINGS

1 Andy Messersmith, California, 6.08
10. Boswell, 7.55

WALKS PER 9 INNINGS

1 Fritz Peterson, New York, 1.42
4. Perry, 2.27
8. Jim Kaat, 2.79

K PER 9 INNINGS

1 Sam McDowell, Cleveland, 8.81
8. Boswell, 6.67

GAMES

1 Wilbur Wood, Chicago, 76
2. Perranoski, 75

SAVES

Perranoski, 31

INNINGS

1 McLain, Detroit, 325
8. Perry, 261.1
9. Boswell, 256.1

STRIKEOUTS

1 McDowell, Cleveland, 279
4. Boswell, 190

STARTS

1 McLain, Detroit, 41
5 (tie) Boswell, 38
9 (tie) Perry, 36

COMPLETE GAMES

1 Mel Stottlemyre, New York, 24
7 (tie) Perry, 12

SHUTOUTS

1 McLain, Detroit, 9
10 (tie) Perry, 3

WALKS ALLOWED

1 Luis Tiant, Cleveland, 129
10. Boswell, 99

HITS ALLOWED

1 McLain, Detroit, 288
3. Kaat, 252
4 (tie) Perry, 244

K/BB RATIO

1 Peterson, 3.49
5. Perry, 2.32

WILD PITCHES

1 Tom Murphy, Andy Messersmith, California, 16
9 (tie) Boswell, 10

HIT BATSMEN

1 Murphy, California, 21
6 (tie) Kaat, 9
6 (tie) Perry, 9
8 (tie) Boswell, 8

BATTERS FACED

1 McLain, Detroit, 1304
8. Perry, 1079
9. Boswell, 1070

GAMES FINISHED

Perranoski, 52

ADJUSTED ERA+

1 Bosman, Washington, 158
7. Perry, 131

FIP

1 McDowell, Cleveland, 2.29
9. Perry, 3.09
10. Boswell, 3.19

ADJUSTED PITCHING RUNS

1 McLain, Detroit, 37
3. Perry, 28

ADJUSTED PITCHING WINS

1 McLain, Detroit 4.1
4. Perry, 3.0

BASE/OUT RUNS SAVED

1 McLain, Detroit, 51.7
4. Perry, 32.8

WPA

1 McLain, Detroit, 7.2
4. Perranoski, 4.2
7. Perry, 3.2

SITUATIONAL WINS SAVED

1 Mike Cuellar, Baltimore, 5.3
9. Perry, 2.5
10. Perranoski, 2.4

BASE/OUT WINS SAVED

1 McLain, Detroit, 5.8
4. Perry, 3.6