| Rank | Team | Wins | Losses | Runs Scored | Runs Allowed | Bill James | Difference | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland Indians | 100 | 44 | 840 | 607 | 93.957 | 6.043 | 134.693 |
| 2 | Atlanta Braves | 90 | 54 | 645 | 540 | 83.61 | 6.39 | 120.563 |
| 3 | Cincinnati Reds | 85 | 59 | 747 | 623 | 84.351 | 0.649 | 117.605 |
| 4 | Boston Red Sox | 86 | 58 | 791 | 698 | 80.76 | 5.24 | 115.806 |
| 5 | California Angels | 78 | 67 | 801 | 697 | 82.294 | -4.294 | 110.548 |
| 6 | Seattle Mariners | 79 | 66 | 796 | 708 | 80.774 | -1.774 | 110.189 |
| 7 | New York Yankees | 79 | 65 | 749 | 688 | 77.905 | 1.095 | 108.962 |
| 8 | Houston Astros | 76 | 68 | 747 | 674 | 79.118 | -3.118 | 107.721 |
| 9 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 78 | 66 | 634 | 609 | 74.687 | 3.313 | 106.033 |
| 10 | Baltimore Orioles | 71 | 73 | 704 | 640 | 78.496 | -7.496 | 103.817 |
| 11 | Colorado Rockies | 77 | 67 | 785 | 783 | 72.182 | 4.818 | 103.599 |
| 12 | Chicago Cubs | 73 | 71 | 693 | 671 | 74.214 | -1.214 | 102.232 |
| 13 | New York Mets | 69 | 75 | 657 | 618 | 76.115 | -7.115 | 100.774 |
| 14 | Texas Rangers | 74 | 70 | 691 | 720 | 69.152 | 4.848 | 99.411 |
| 15 | San Diego Padres | 70 | 74 | 668 | 672 | 71.592 | -1.592 | 98.328 |
| 16 | Chicago White Sox | 68 | 76 | 755 | 758 | 71.72 | -3.72 | 97.028 |
| 17 | Florida Marlins | 67 | 76 | 673 | 673 | 71.5 | -4.5 | 96.853 |
| 18 | Philadelphia Phillies | 69 | 75 | 615 | 658 | 67.459 | 1.541 | 94.763 |
| 19 | Milwaukee Brewers | 65 | 79 | 740 | 747 | 71.338 | -6.338 | 94.679 |
| 20 | Montreal Expos | 66 | 78 | 621 | 638 | 70.189 | -4.189 | 94.576 |
| 21 | Oakland Athletics | 67 | 77 | 730 | 761 | 69.073 | -2.073 | 94.495 |
| 22 | Kansas City Royals | 70 | 74 | 629 | 691 | 65.625 | 4.375 | 94.184 |
| 23 | San Francisco Giants | 67 | 77 | 652 | 776 | 60.005 | 6.995 | 88.198 |
| 24 | St. Louis Cardinals | 62 | 81 | 563 | 658 | 61.255 | 0.745 | 86.193 |
| 25 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 58 | 86 | 629 | 736 | 61.295 | -3.295 | 82.844 |
| 26 | Toronto Blue Jays | 56 | 88 | 642 | 777 | 58.899 | -2.899 | 79.791 |
| 27 | Detroit Tigers | 60 | 84 | 654 | 844 | 54.383 | 5.617 | 79.432 |
| 28 | Minnesota Twins | 56 | 88 | 703 | 889 | 55.458 | 0.542 | 77.402 |