2008 NL
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League Standings     Minor League Standings
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Central Division
Team W L WPct GB
Houston 101 60 .627 --
Cincinnati 90 71 .559 11
Chicago (N) 89 72 .553 12
St. Louis 85 76 .528 16
Milwaukee 74 87 .460 27
Pittsburgh 72 89 .447 29
Eastern Division
Team W L WPct GB
Montreal 76 85 .472 --
Philadelphia 74 87 .460 2
New York (N) 74 87 .460 2
Atlanta 70 91 .435 6
Florida 63 98 .391 13
Western Division
Team W L WPct GB
San Francisco 91 71 .562 --
Los Angeles 90 72 .556 1
Arizona 84 77 .522 6.5
San Diego 79 82 .491 11.5
Colorado 77 84 .478 13.5
Post-Season Results
World Championship (4-2) Minnesota Twins over San Francisco Giants
NL League Series (4-3) San Francisco Giants over Houston Astros
NL Divisional Series (3-2) San Francisco Giants over Cincinnati Reds
NL Divisional Series (3-2) Houston Astros over Montreal Expos
League Batting Stats     Help
Team R/G R G AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
HOU 6.1 986 161 5565 1544 316 60 231 570 1098 .277 .345 .480 .825
CIN 5.5 878 161 5594 1577 310 29 208 492 804 .282 .340 .459 .799
MIL 5.2 844 161 5568 1477 299 30 182 576 1155 .265 .334 .428 .762
SFN 5.1 834 162 5547 1429 296 40 172 661 1159 .258 .337 .418 .755
ARI 5.1 819 161 5606 1517 332 35 179 533 1092 .271 .334 .438 .772
CHN 4.9 790 161 5504 1402 301 33 178 587 996 .255 .327 .418 .745
LAN 4.9 789 162 5656 1525 264 26 184 474 1013 .270 .326 .423 .749
SLN 4.8 771 161 5548 1454 294 37 171 499 1188 .262 .323 .421 .744
SDN 4.8 771 161 5537 1473 311 27 153 436 912 .266 .320 .415 .734
PHI 4.8 767 161 5473 1318 284 35 213 519 1174 .241 .307 .422 .729
NYN 4.6 736 161 5530 1432 277 32 122 486 984 .259 .319 .387 .706
ATL 4.5 731 161 5486 1393 255 33 158 522 878 .254 .319 .399 .718
PIT 4.5 723 161 5530 1420 264 29 197 417 824 .257 .309 .422 .731
MON 4.5 718 161 5500 1360 284 30 129 460 996 .247 .305 .380 .686
COL 4.4 705 161 5387 1260 272 28 185 533 1143 .234 .303 .398 .701
FLO 4.3 700 161 5600 1448 246 47 134 484 1103 .259 .318 .391 .709
Totals 4.9 12562 2578 88631 23029 4605 551 2796 8249 16519 .260 .323 .419 .742
Average   785 161 5539 1439 288 34 175 516 1032  
League Pitching Stats     Help
Team R/G R G ERA IP H H/G BB BB/G SO SO/G SV
LAN 4.3 703 162 3.90 1469.3 1344 8.3 577 3.6 1181 7.3 44
MON 4.5 725 161 3.88 1446.0 1399 8.7 531 3.3 901 5.6 28
HOU 4.5 726 161 4.12 1437.7 1338 8.3 590 3.7 1028 6.4 43
CHN 4.5 730 161 4.04 1454.0 1399 8.7 458 2.8 1067 6.6 48
CIN 4.6 741 161 4.13 1429.7 1368 8.5 440 2.7 1084 6.7 48
NYN 4.6 748 161 4.26 1431.7 1471 9.1 467 2.9 973 6.0 33
SFN 4.7 758 162 4.17 1444.7 1433 8.8 503 3.1 1045 6.5 45
SLN 4.7 756 161 4.29 1451.3 1426 8.9 468 2.9 1032 6.4 44
SDN 4.8 780 161 4.50 1431.0 1452 9.0 558 3.5 1082 6.7 45
COL 5.0 797 161 4.64 1429.7 1448 9.0 535 3.3 985 6.1 47
ARI 5.0 805 161 4.46 1444.7 1470 9.1 483 3.0 1032 6.4 45
FLO 5.2 831 161 4.54 1440.0 1444 9.0 486 3.0 950 5.9 35
PIT 5.2 839 161 4.74 1428.3 1423 8.8 582 3.6 1128 7.0 38
PHI 5.3 847 161 4.86 1425.7 1491 9.3 518 3.2 1031 6.4 37
ATL 5.3 853 161 4.69 1427.0 1531 9.5 481 3.0 1040 6.5 34
MIL 5.8 926 161 5.16 1434.3 1557 9.7 624 3.9 1005 6.2 37
Totals 4.9 12565 2578 4.40 23024.9 22994 8.9 8301 3.2 16564 6.4 651
Average   785 161   1439 1437   519   1035   41
League Miscellaneous Stats     Help
Team ExpW ExpL Diff AS aAS BAW PAW RAW FAW PRF PHrF Attendance   Manager
HOU 102 59 -1 5 7 2 0 0 1 1.01 0.98 2,955,727   Jimy Williams
CIN 93 68 -3 3 4 0 0 1 2 1.08 1.27 2,221,764   Alvaro Espinoza
PHI 73 88 1 3 5 0 0 0 1 0.91 0.74 3,688,099   Davey Johnson
SFN 88 74 3 3 6 0 0 0 2 1.00 0.81 3,117,206   Shawon Dunston
ARI 82 79 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 1.16 1.12 2,678,493   Rickey Henderson
ATL 69 92 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0.98 0.94 1,816,222   Dusty Baker
CHN 86 75 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 0.85 0.90 2,037,212   Dusty Baker
FLO 68 93 -5 1 1 0 0 0 1 1.04 1.01 976,783   Jeff Torborg
LAN 90 72 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0.83 0.89 2,292,892   Jeff Cobb
MIL 74 87 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0.98 1.03 1,189,828   Paul Molitor
MON 80 81 -4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.87 0.89 2,674,684   Mike Bressard
NYN 79 82 -5 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.09 1.13 1,894,053   Art Howe
PIT 70 91 2 1 2 0 0 1 2 1.04 0.87 1,875,579   Nathan
SDN 80 81 -1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0.91 0.87 1,807,254   Jeremy Shirley
SLN 82 79 3 1 3 0 0 0 1 0.98 1.02 3,249,430   Tony LaRussa
COL 72 89 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.14 1.47 1,592,079   Tom Kelly
League Win Shares     Help
Team Total Offensive Pitching Fielding C 1B 2B 3B SS OF
HOU 303 166.89 94.82 41.25 7.88 0.79 2.98 3.53 11.51 14.58
SFN 273 133.49 95.25 44.22 7.03 3.05 6.73 7.28 8.32 11.83
CIN 270 130.17 96.30 43.50 8.24 3.12 4.71 8.12 5.92 13.40
LAN 270 132.35 92.15 45.47 9.13 2.63 9.45 2.41 10.27 11.59
CHN 267 136.11 91.83 39.02 10.55 2.12 3.19 2.63 11.17 9.36
SLN 255 115.36 96.53 43.08 8.20 3.07 6.15 5.90 7.84 11.94
ARI 252 110.39 95.61 45.98 7.96 2.34 6.30 6.84 8.18 14.36
SDN 237 121.73 76.65 38.60 10.13 1.07 9.96 2.72 2.55 12.18
COL 231 83.73 99.64 47.60 4.93 0.35 9.58 1.64 9.94 21.17
MON 228 102.40 88.21 37.35 5.56 3.34 5.41 4.93 6.09 12.04
PHI 222 124.99 65.91 31.06 8.79 4.10 3.89 6.10 0.00 8.20
NYN 222 85.08 95.69 41.19 9.45 4.34 2.96 7.31 6.12 11.01
MIL 222 139.95 53.24 28.79 1.88 3.88 6.05 5.01 5.96 6.02
PIT 216 97.50 80.23 38.24 4.55 1.51 10.39 3.15 7.26 11.39
ATL 210 105.57 72.03 32.38 10.40 3.50 3.64 4.45 5.48 4.91
FLO 189 78.52 73.12 37.34 8.26 4.38 5.02 6.60 6.35 6.75
League Award Winners
MVP: Lance Berkman HOU .337, 42 HR, 132 RBI
Cy Young: Rafael Soriano NYN 19-7, 2.06, 240.3 IP, 263 K
Rookie Of The Year: Jorge Cortes PIT .300, 44 HR, 102 RBI
 
Gold Glove Winners
 
P Peter Munro PIT .971, 24 PO, 43 A, 2 E
C John Buck CHN .991, 743 PO, 70 A, 7 E
41.4% (55-133) Runners Thrown Out
1B Josh Willingham FLO .995, 1427 PO, 111 A, 8 E
2B Ray Durham SFN .971, 286 PO, 510 A, 24 E
3B Casimiro Diaz MIL .953, 87 PO, 299 A, 19 E
SS Wilson Betemit SFN .970, 176 PO, 441 A, 19 E
LF Cristian Guerrero MIL .963, 251 PO, 10 A, 10 E
CF Vernon Wells SDN .995, 405 PO, 9 A, 2 E
RF Jayson Werth HOU 1.000, 308 PO, 6 A, 0 E
League Batting Leaderboards     Help
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances requirement.
Batting Average
GiambiSFN.360
BerkmanHOU.337
BlalockHOU.335
WilsonHOU.334
TorcatoCIN.333
On-Base Pct
GiambiSFN.466
BerkmanHOU.454
CrosbyHOU.407
WilsonHOU.398
CastilloFLO.398
Slugging Pct
BerkmanHOU.682
PhelpsHOU.617
PenaCIN.599
CortesPIT.593
HeltonHOU.577
OPS
BerkmanHOU1.136
PenaCIN.994
GiambiSFN.990
PhelpsHOU.968
CortesPIT.956
XR
BerkmanHOU136.7
PenaCIN124.3
GiambiSFN122.6
AlexanderARI118.7
SorianoPHI112.0
Games
MurtonLAN161
WilsonPIT161
AlexanderARI158
CamachoPIT158
HinskeMON158
At-Bats
WilsonPIT678
MurtonLAN633
TorcatoCIN633
RenteriaSLN619
JansenFLO615
Runs
BerkmanHOU133
CrosbyHOU129
AlexanderARI120
HinskeMON118
PenaCIN113
Hits
TorcatoCIN211
WilsonHOU199
KotsayLAN196
GiambiSFN195
BlalockHOU192
Total Bases
BerkmanHOU336
PenaCIN335
SorianoPHI329
CortesPIT324
HinskeMON324
Singles
TorcatoCIN154
WilsonHOU151
CastilloFLO148
PaganNYN147
RenteriaSLN144
Doubles
OverbayARI50
NakashimaMIL47
KearnsSFN46
BlalockHOU45
HollandsworthPHI44
Triples
FreelCIN11
KnottSDN11
SorianoPHI11
TackerCHN10
BlalockHOU9
Homeruns
PhelpsHOU45
CortesPIT44
PenaCIN44
BerkmanHOU42
JonesPHI41
RBIs
PhelpsHOU140
BerkmanHOU132
HeltonHOU125
TejadaLAN120
BetemitSFN115
Stolen Bases
MachadoMON78
WeeksSDN67
CastilloFLO63
RenteriaSLN61
SorianoPHI58
Caught Stealing
CastilloFLO31
MachadoMON31
WebbCHN28
KotsayLAN27
JansenFLO26
Walks
BerkmanHOU104
DunnCOL101
DurazoCHN97
HairstonARI97
GiambiSFN91
Strikeouts
DurhamSFN163
BaldirisNYN161
AlexanderARI159
SorianoPHI155
DyeARI147
 
League Pitching Leaderboards     Help
ERA
SorianoNYN2.06
OswaltHOU2.94
OrtizMON2.96
KingCIN3.13
OquendoPIT3.20
Wins
MegrewLAN 19
SorianoNYN 19
FordMIL 17
CashCHN 16
HeilmanHOU 16
Losses
PonsonATL 22
LackeyNYN 18
MunroPIT 18
ShaffarCOL 17
DayMON 16
Winning Pct
OswaltHOU.800
LowrySFN.778
MegrewLAN.760
ShortellHOU.737
SorianoNYN.731
Saves
JonejanCHN 43
GagneLAN 40
WagnerHOU 38
RiedlingCIN 37
SpooneybargerSDN 37
Games Pitched
LugoHOU 92
DurocherMIL 90
RodriguezSFN 90
AndersonSFN 89
SeguraMIL 89
Games Started
FordMIL 36
NageotteMON 36
AlbakdejoPIT 35
BallouliMIL 35
KingCIN 35
Complete Games
MillerSDN 4
OquendoPIT 4
SorianoNYN 4
HallCIN 3
JournellSLN 3
Shutouts
KingCIN 2
LoewenNYN 2
OquendoPIT 2
PignatielloCHN 2
SorianoNYN 2
Innings Pitched
SorianoNYN240.3
OquendoPIT239.0
ThigpenCIN232.0
MegrewLAN230.3
FordMIL228.0
Hits Allowed
WeaverATL 239
FordMIL 235
HudsonSFN 234
StaufferNYN 230
JournellSLN 225
Homeruns Allowed
AlbakdejoPIT 35
FoppertSFN 34
ThigpenCIN 34
CervantesARI 33
PonsonATL 33
Strikeouts
SorianoNYN 263
AlbakdejoPIT 252
ThigpenCIN 226
Van DusenLAN 209
ParkARI 203
Walks Allowed
Van DusenLAN 100
BurnettPHI 96
HudsonSFN 96
ChaconLAN 95
NageotteMON 92
Walks per 9IP
MooreSDN1.4
KingCIN1.5
LowrySFN1.6
StaufferNYN1.8
MegrewLAN1.8
Hits per 9IP
SorianoNYN6.1
Van DusenLAN7.0
OquendoPIT7.2
AlbakdejoPIT7.3
OswaltHOU7.3
Strikeouts per 9IP
AlbakdejoPIT10.6
SorianoNYN9.8
ParkARI9.1
ThigpenCIN8.8
Van DusenLAN8.8
WHiP
SorianoNYN0.91
LowrySFN1.06
ThigpenCIN1.08
KingCIN1.09
MegrewLAN1.14
OAVG
SorianoNYN.191
Van DusenLAN.216
AlbakdejoPIT.219
OswaltHOU.220
OquendoPIT.224
OOBP
SorianoNYN.238
LowrySFN.269
ThigpenCIN.276
KingCIN.276
PintoCHN.287
OSLG
SorianoNYN.284
OquendoPIT.323
OswaltHOU.324
BurnettPHI.349
GarciaMON.359
OOPS
SorianoNYN.522
OswaltHOU.619
OquendoPIT.619
KingCIN.648
GarciaMON.653
   
League All-Stars
Lance Berkman Wilson Betemit Luis Castillo
Travis Chapman Jorge Cortes Mike Crudale
Ryan Freel Jason Giambi Scott Hairston
Todd Helton Eric Hinske Todd Hollandsworth
Ferenc Jonejan Andruw Jones O.J. King
Justin Knoedler Jon Knott Noah Lowry
Roy Oswalt Josh Phelps Richard Sheldon
Alfonso Soriano Rafael Soriano Miguel Tejada
Billy Wagner  
League Top Salaries
Rank    Name Team Salary  
1.    Austin Kearns SFN $ 15,000,000  
  Miguel Tejada LAN $ 15,000,000  
3.    Giles Contract COL $ 12,800,000  
4.    Wilson Betemit SFN $ 12,600,000  
5.    Rafael Soriano NYN $ 12,000,000  
6.    Barry Zito ATL $ 11,500,000  
7.    Jason Giambi SFN $ 11,200,000  
8.    Albert Pujols SLN $ 10,500,000  
9.    Todd Helton HOU $ 10,255,000  
10.    Lance Berkman HOU $ 10,000,000  
  Chris Snelling ATL $ 10,000,000  
12.    Bobby Abreu SLN $ 9,400,000  
13.    Roy Halladay SLN $ 9,020,000  
14.    Ken Griffey Jr. SFN $ 8,750,000  
15.    Cliff Floyd SLN $ 8,700,000  
16.    Erubiel Durazo CHN $ 8,200,000  
17.    Mike Sweeney PHI $ 8,100,000  
18.    Todd Hollandsworth PHI $ 8,000,000  
  Brad Lidge ATL $ 8,000,000  
20.    Alfonso Soriano PHI $ 7,850,000  
21.    Brad Radke ARI $ 7,750,000  
22.    Jose Vidro LAN $ 7,500,000  
23.    Mark Kotsay LAN $ 7,000,000  
  Matt Mantei SLN $ 7,000,000  
  Hideki Matsui CHN $ 7,000,000  
  Adam Dunn COL $ 7,000,000  
  Matt Murton LAN $ 7,000,000  
  Fullmer Contract COL $ 7,000,000