MLB Team Rankings for 1997


Rank Team Wins Losses Runs Scored Runs Allowed Bill James Difference Combined
1 Atlanta Braves 101 61 791 581 103.467 -2.467 126.214
2 New York Yankees 96 66 891 688 100.724 -4.724 121.435
3 Baltimore Orioles 98 64 812 681 94.355 3.645 118.738
4 Florida Marlins 92 70 740 669 88.578 3.422 111.468
5 Los Angeles Dodgers 88 74 742 645 91.45 -3.45 110.771
6 Seattle Mariners 90 72 925 833 89.381 0.619 110.729
7 Houston Astros 84 78 777 660 93.271 -9.271 109.427
8 New York Mets 88 74 777 709 87.989 0.011 108.635
9 Cleveland Indians 86 75 868 815 85.467 0.533 106.501
10 San Francisco Giants 90 72 784 793 80.112 9.888 105.007
11 Anaheim Angels 84 78 829 794 84.383 -0.383 103.940
12 Colorado Rockies 83 79 923 908 82.331 0.669 102.056
13 Detroit Tigers 79 83 784 790 80.407 -1.407 98.399
14 Boston Red Sox 78 84 851 857 80.441 -2.441 97.803
15 Texas Rangers 77 85 807 823 79.458 -2.458 96.579
16 Pittsburgh Pirates 79 83 725 760 77.396 1.604 96.541
17 Chicago White Sox 80 81 779 833 75.282 4.718 96.448
18 Montreal Expos 78 84 691 740 75.822 2.178 94.952
19 Milwaukee Brewers 78 83 681 742 74.06 3.94 94.447
20 Toronto Blue Jays 76 86 654 694 76.588 -0.588 94.190
21 St. Louis Cardinals 73 89 689 708 78.956 -5.956 93.800
22 San Diego Padres 76 86 795 891 71.994 4.006 91.354
23 Cincinnati Reds 76 86 651 764 69.014 6.986 89.515
24 Chicago Cubs 68 94 687 759 73.456 -5.456 87.319
25 Kansas City Royals 67 94 747 820 73.308 -6.308 87.148
26 Minnesota Twins 68 94 772 861 72.455 -4.455 86.701
27 Philadelphia Phillies 68 94 668 840 63.669 4.331 81.277
28 Oakland Athletics 65 97 764 946 64.227 0.773 79.770