| Rank | Team | Wins | Losses | Runs Scored | Runs Allowed | Bill James | Difference | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oakland Athletics | 104 | 58 | 800 | 620 | 99.894 | 4.106 | 125.860 |
| 2 | New York Mets | 100 | 60 | 703 | 532 | 99.633 | 0.367 | 124.771 |
| 3 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 94 | 67 | 628 | 544 | 90.662 | 3.338 | 114.697 |
| 4 | Boston Red Sox | 89 | 73 | 813 | 689 | 93.597 | -4.597 | 112.714 |
| 5 | Minnesota Twins | 91 | 71 | 759 | 672 | 90.174 | 0.826 | 111.836 |
| 6 | Toronto Blue Jays | 87 | 75 | 763 | 680 | 89.703 | -2.703 | 109.076 |
| 7 | Milwaukee Brewers | 87 | 75 | 682 | 616 | 88.469 | -1.469 | 108.314 |
| 8 | Detroit Tigers | 88 | 74 | 703 | 658 | 85.929 | 2.071 | 107.363 |
| 9 | Cincinnati Reds | 87 | 74 | 641 | 596 | 85.752 | 1.248 | 107.300 |
| 10 | Kansas City Royals | 84 | 77 | 704 | 648 | 86.633 | -2.633 | 105.983 |
| 11 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 85 | 75 | 651 | 616 | 84.0 | 1.0 | 105.625 |
| 12 | San Francisco Giants | 83 | 79 | 670 | 626 | 85.99 | -2.99 | 104.315 |
| 13 | New York Yankees | 85 | 76 | 772 | 748 | 82.92 | 2.08 | 104.298 |
| 14 | Montreal Expos | 81 | 81 | 628 | 592 | 85.264 | -4.264 | 102.632 |
| 15 | San Diego Padres | 83 | 78 | 594 | 583 | 81.831 | 1.169 | 102.380 |
| 16 | Houston Astros | 82 | 80 | 617 | 631 | 79.368 | 2.632 | 99.610 |
| 17 | Chicago Cubs | 77 | 85 | 660 | 694 | 77.261 | -0.261 | 95.223 |
| 18 | Cleveland Indians | 78 | 84 | 666 | 731 | 74.018 | 3.982 | 93.838 |
| 19 | St. Louis Cardinals | 76 | 86 | 578 | 633 | 74.457 | 1.543 | 92.875 |
| 20 | California Angels | 75 | 87 | 714 | 771 | 75.135 | -0.135 | 92.676 |
| 21 | Seattle Mariners | 68 | 93 | 664 | 744 | 72.0 | -4.0 | 86.957 |
| 22 | Texas Rangers | 70 | 91 | 637 | 735 | 69.909 | 0.091 | 86.900 |
| 23 | Chicago White Sox | 71 | 90 | 631 | 757 | 67.03 | 3.97 | 85.733 |
| 24 | Philadelphia Phillies | 65 | 96 | 597 | 734 | 65.434 | -0.434 | 81.015 |
| 25 | Atlanta Braves | 54 | 106 | 555 | 741 | 59.401 | -5.401 | 70.875 |
| 26 | Baltimore Orioles | 54 | 107 | 550 | 789 | 54.76 | -0.76 | 67.553 |