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1998 Major League Baseball Team Starting Lineups
1998 Most Common Starters
Players listed have the most games at that position · (WAR)
| Rk | Team | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | DH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANA (85-77, 12.3 batWAR) | M.Walbeck (0.2) | C.Fielder (-0.3) | J.Baughman (-0.3) | D.Hollins (-0.3) | G.Disarcina (3.3) | D.Erstad (2.6) | J.Edmonds (4.7) | G.Anderson (0.2) | T.Salmon (3.7) |
| 2 | ARI (65-97, 10.1 batWAR) | K.Stinnett (1.6) | T.Lee (1.1) | A.Stankiewicz (-0.6) | M.Williams (2.6) | J.Bell (3.9) | D.Dellucci (-0.6) | D.White (3.7) | K.Garcia (-1.5) | M.Robertson (-0.2) |
| 3 | ATL (106-56, 37.4 batWAR) | J.Lopez (3.3) | A.Galarraga (5.0) | K.Lockhart (1.2) | C.Jones (7.0) | W.Weiss (2.8) | R.Klesko (2.9) | A.Jones (7.4) | M.Tucker (0.7) | C.Pride (0.3) |
| 4 | BAL (79-83, 25.4 batWAR) | L.Webster (1.2) | R.Palmeiro (6.3) | R.Alomar (3.8) | C.Ripken (1.9) | M.Bordick (3.3) | B.Surhoff (1.4) | B.Anderson (1.5) | E.Davis (3.2) | H.Baines (0.9) |
| 5 | BOS (92-70, 31.8 batWAR) | S.Hatteberg (1.9) | M.Vaughn (5.6) | M.Benjamin (2.0) | J.Valentin (4.7) | N.Garciaparra (7.1) | T.O'Leary (1.1) | D.Lewis (2.2) | D.Bragg (2.5) | R.Jefferson (0.9) |
| 6 | CHC (90-73, 18.9 batWAR) | S.Servais (-0.3) | M.Grace (2.7) | M.Morandini (3.8) | J.Hernandez (2.2) | J.Blauser (-0.6) | H.Rodriguez (1.0) | L.Johnson (-0.0) | S.Sosa (6.4) | M.Alexander (-1.0) |
| 7 | CHW (80-82, 26.7 batWAR) | C.Kreuter (0.4) | W.Cordero (1.3) | R.Durham (4.3) | R.Ventura (5.8) | M.Caruso (2.6) | A.Belle (7.0) | M.Cameron (1.4) | M.Ordonez (0.5) | F.Thomas (3.5) |
| 8 | CIN (77-85, 16.9 batWAR) | E.Taubensee (1.4) | S.Casey (0.9) | B.Boone (1.5) | W.Greene (2.4) | B.Larkin (5.7) | D.Young (1.6) | R.Sanders (2.4) | J.Nunnally (-0.1) | M.Nieves (-0.1) |
| 9 | CLE (89-73, 27.6 batWAR) | S.Alomar (-0.2) | J.Thome (3.3) | D.Bell (0.6) | T.Fryman (2.9) | O.Vizquel (3.4) | B.Giles (4.0) | K.Lofton (6.0) | M.Ramirez (5.3) | D.Justice (2.1) |
| 10 | COL (77-85, 17.8 batWAR) | K.Manwaring (-0.4) | T.Helton (3.1) | M.Lansing (0.3) | V.Castilla (5.6) | N.Perez (-1.1) | D.Bichette (1.0) | E.Burks (1.0) | L.Walker (5.7) | G.Colbrunn (0.3) |
| 11 | DET (65-97, 19.6 batWAR) | P.Bako (0.7) | T.Clark (3.4) | D.Easley (5.6) | J.Randa (1.8) | D.Cruz (2.2) | L.Gonzalez (2.3) | B.Hunter (1.3) | B.Higginson (2.3) | G.Berroa (-0.5) |
| 12 | FLA (54-108, 11.2 batWAR) | G.Zaun (-1.1) | D.Lee (0.8) | C.Counsell (2.0) | T.Zeile (1.1) | E.Renteria (0.9) | C.Floyd (2.3) | T.Dunwoody (1.6) | M.Kotsay (3.9) | R.Jackson (-0.8) |
| 13 | HOU (102-60, 31.7 batWAR) | B.Ausmus (1.7) | J.Bagwell (6.3) | C.Biggio (6.5) | B.Spiers (1.2) | R.Gutierrez (-1.2) | M.Alou (6.2) | C.Everett (3.4) | D.Bell (5.4) | D.Clark (-1.1) |
| 14 | KCR (72-89, 9.1 batWAR) | M.Sweeney (-0.0) | J.King (1.9) | J.Offerman (5.3) | D.Palmer (1.6) | M.Lopez (0.3) | J.Conine (0.1) | J.Damon (1.7) | J.Dye (-0.6) | T.Pendleton (-0.7) |
| 15 | LAD (83-79, 10.9 batWAR) | C.Johnson (0.6) | E.Karros (1.8) | E.Young (2.5) | A.Beltre (0.2) | J.Vizcaino (0.3) | M.Luke (1.3) | R.Mondesi (2.4) | G.Sheffield (3.4) | P.Konerko (-0.6) |
| 16 | MIL (74-88, 14.6 batWAR) | M.Matheny (-0.8) | M.Loretta (2.6) | F.Vina (3.0) | J.Cirillo (5.9) | J.Valentin (2.0) | G.Jenkins (-0.4) | M.Grissom (0.9) | J.Burnitz (3.4) | J.Jaha (0.0) |
| 17 | MIN (70-92, 2.3 batWAR) | T.Steinbach (1.4) | D.Ortiz (0.7) | T.Walker (1.9) | B.Gates (-0.1) | P.Meares (0.2) | M.Cordova (-1.0) | O.Nixon (0.2) | M.Lawton (3.9) | P.Molitor (0.1) |
| 18 | NYM (88-74, 14.0 batWAR) | M.Piazza (5.4) | J.Olerud (7.6) | C.Baerga (-0.1) | E.Alfonzo (2.6) | R.Ordonez (-1.7) | B.Gilkey (-0.2) | B.McRae (2.6) | B.Huskey (0.4) | M.Franco (0.3) |
| 19 | NYY (114-48, 39.6 batWAR) | J.Posada (2.9) | T.Martinez (3.2) | C.Knoblauch (2.8) | S.Brosius (5.3) | D.Jeter (7.5) | C.Curtis (2.4) | B.Williams (5.2) | P.O'Neill (5.8) | D.Strawberry (1.5) |
| 20 | OAK (74-88, 13.3 batWAR) | A.Hinch (0.8) | J.Giambi (2.6) | S.Spiezio (0.6) | M.Blowers (-0.2) | M.Tejada (-0.2) | R.Henderson (2.3) | R.Christenson (0.7) | B.Grieve (2.1) | M.Stairs (3.4) |
| 21 | PHI (75-87, 15.2 batWAR) | M.Lieberthal (0.7) | R.Brogna (-0.1) | M.Lewis (-1.1) | S.Rolen (6.6) | D.Relaford (-0.5) | G.Jefferies (1.0) | D.Glanville (2.4) | B.Abreu (6.4) | K.Jordan (-0.4) |
| 22 | PIT (69-93, 3.2 batWAR) | J.Kendall (5.6) | K.Young (1.3) | T.Womack (0.8) | A.Ramirez (-1.5) | L.Collier (-0.2) | A.Martin (-0.9) | J.Allensworth (1.6) | J.Guillen (-0.1) | M.Smith (-0.9) |
| 23 | SDP (98-64, 18.4 batWAR) | C.Hernandez (0.4) | W.Joyner (2.0) | Q.Veras (3.6) | K.Caminiti (2.7) | C.Gomez (1.7) | G.Vaughn (6.3) | S.Finley (-0.1) | T.Gwynn (1.5) | M.Sweeney (-0.3) |
| 24 | SEA (76-85, 29.2 batWAR) | D.Wilson (0.5) | D.Segui (3.2) | J.Cora (2.5) | R.Davis (-0.5) | A.Rodriguez (8.5) | G.Hill (0.9) | K.Griffey (6.6) | J.Buhner (0.4) | E.Martinez (5.6) |
| 25 | SFG (89-74, 30.4 batWAR) | B.Johnson (0.9) | J.Snow (0.7) | J.Kent (4.4) | B.Mueller (3.0) | R.Aurilia (2.0) | B.Bonds (8.1) | D.Hamilton (3.0) | S.Javier (1.9) | C.Hayes (1.3) |
| 26 | STL (83-79, 25.0 batWAR) | E.Marrero (0.8) | M.McGwire (7.5) | D.DeShields (1.6) | G.Gaetti (1.2) | R.Clayton (0.8) | R.Gant (1.8) | R.Lankford (6.2) | B.Jordan (7.0) | W.McGee (-0.5) |
| 27 | TBD (63-99, 14.6 batWAR) | J.Flaherty (-0.7) | F.McGriff (2.9) | M.Cairo (3.2) | B.Smith (2.2) | K.Stocker (0.9) | M.Kelly (-0.2) | Q.McCracken (2.1) | D.Martinez (0.5) | P.Sorrento (-0.5) |
| 28 | TEX (88-74, 32.3 batWAR) | I.Rodriguez (6.4) | W.Clark (2.9) | M.McLemore (2.4) | F.Tatis (0.1) | K.Elster (0.3) | R.Greer (3.8) | T.Goodwin (3.0) | J.Gonzalez (4.9) | L.Stevens (0.8) |
| 29 | TOR (88-74, 23.2 batWAR) | D.Fletcher (0.9) | C.Delgado (5.4) | C.Grebeck (1.0) | E.Sprague (0.5) | A.Gonzalez (0.5) | S.Stewart (3.4) | J.Cruz (1.5) | S.Green (3.9) | J.Canseco (1.4) |
| 30 | MON (65-97, 13.2 batWAR) | C.Widger (0.6) | B.Fullmer (0.1) | J.Vidro (-1.3) | S.Andrews (2.0) | M.Grudzielanek (0.2) | F.Santangelo (1.0) | R.White (3.5) | V.Guerrero (7.4) | S.Livingstone (-0.9) |
