1989 Most Common Starters
- Players listed have the most games at that position
- (WAR)
| Rk | Tm | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | DH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ATL (63-97, 10.77 oWAR) | J.Davis (-1.02) | G.Perry (-0.22) | J.Treadway (1.88) | J.Blauser (1.35) | A.Thomas (-1.55) | L.Smith (8.81) | D.Murphy (1.60) | T.Gregg (-0.16) | J.Acker (1.74) |
| 2 | BAL (87-75, 26.20 oWAR) | B.Melvin (0.52) | R.Milligan (3.69) | B.Ripken (1.40) | C.Worthington (1.67) | C.Ripken (6.65) | P.Bradley (2.87) | M.Devereaux (2.29) | J.Orsulak (2.00) | L.Sheets (-0.42) |
| 3 | BOS (83-79, 25.64 oWAR) | R.Cerone (0.72) | N.Esasky (3.90) | M.Barrett (0.38) | W.Boggs (8.43) | L.Rivera (0.78) | M.Greenwell (3.59) | E.Burks (3.51) | D.Evans (3.01) | J.Rice (-0.69) |
| 4 | CAL (91-71, 23.21 oWAR) | L.Parrish (1.69) | W.Joyner (2.67) | J.Ray (1.28) | J.Howell (2.64) | D.Schofield (2.46) | C.Davis (2.85) | D.White (3.99) | C.Washington (2.03) | B.Downing (2.27) |
| 5 | CHC (93-69, 19.96 oWAR) | D.Berryhill (0.99) | M.Grace (3.95) | R.Sandberg (6.11) | V.Law (-0.39) | S.Dunston (2.27) | D.Smith (2.28) | J.Walton (1.88) | A.Dawson (2.00) | P.Assenmacher (-0.42) |
| 6 | CHW (69-92, 18.53 oWAR) | C.Fisk (3.30) | G.Walker (-0.44) | S.Lyons (0.62) | C.Martinez (0.80) | O.Guillen (2.57) | D.Boston (0.50) | D.Gallagher (0.17) | I.Calderon (1.83) | H.Baines (2.64) |
| 7 | CIN (75-87, 9.34 oWAR) | J.Reed (0.40) | T.Benzinger (-0.52) | R.Oester (0.10) | C.Sabo (0.15) | B.Larkin (3.84) | K.Griffey (0.60) | E.Davis (2.89) | P.O'Neill (2.58) | J.Armstrong (-0.08) |
| 8 | CLE (73-89, 10.72 oWAR) | A.Allanson (0.22) | P.O'Brien (1.63) | J.Browne (3.76) | B.Jacoby (3.34) | F.Fermin (2.01) | O.McDowell (-0.62) | J.Carter (1.69) | C.Snyder (0.00) | D.Clark (-0.66) |
| 9 | DET (59-103, 11.99 oWAR) | M.Heath (2.66) | D.Bergman (0.60) | L.Whitaker (5.33) | R.Schu (0.00) | A.Trammell (3.73) | F.Lynn (0.80) | G.Pettis (2.42) | C.Lemon (-0.36) | K.Moreland (0.67) |
| 10 | HOU (86-76, 19.81 oWAR) | C.Biggio (2.68) | G.Davis (4.42) | B.Doran (1.36) | K.Caminiti (4.87) | R.Ramirez (-0.97) | B.Hatcher (0.49) | G.Young (2.95) | T.Puhl (2.06) | J.Agosto (0.42) |
| 11 | KCR (92-70, 15.90 oWAR) | B.Boone (2.43) | G.Brett (1.70) | F.White (1.74) | K.Seitzer (2.43) | K.Stillwell (2.26) | B.Jackson (2.70) | W.Wilson (1.84) | D.Tartabull (1.93) | P.Tabler (-2.26) |
| 12 | LAD (77-83, 12.05 oWAR) | M.Scioscia (2.99) | E.Murray (2.02) | W.Randolph (4.11) | J.Hamilton (-0.18) | A.Griffin (0.74) | K.Gibson (0.88) | J.Shelby (-1.78) | M.Marshall (0.66) | D.Anderson (0.26) |
| 13 | MIL (81-81, 16.18 oWAR) | B.Surhoff (0.37) | G.Brock (0.84) | J.Gantner (0.85) | P.Molitor (5.67) | B.Spiers (0.60) | G.Braggs (0.85) | R.Yount (5.78) | R.Deer (0.25) | J.Meyer (-0.20) |
| 14 | MIN (80-82, 20.38 oWAR) | B.Harper (2.75) | K.Hrbek (3.79) | W.Backman (-0.66) | G.Gaetti (1.66) | G.Gagne (4.05) | D.Gladden (1.39) | K.Puckett (4.91) | R.Bush (-0.22) | J.Dwyer (0.83) |
| 15 | MON (81-81, 15.37 oWAR) | N.Santovenia (1.53) | A.Galarraga (2.02) | T.Foley (1.27) | T.Wallach (4.09) | S.Owen (0.51) | T.Raines (3.71) | D.Martinez (1.55) | H.Brooks (-1.16) | M.Aldrete (-0.13) |
| 16 | NYM (87-75, 30.40 oWAR) | B.Lyons (-0.13) | D.Magadan (2.66) | G.Jefferies (0.70) | H.Johnson (6.91) | K.Elster (2.29) | K.McReynolds (3.58) | J.Samuel (1.31) | D.Strawberry (4.75) | D.Aase (-0.39) |
| 17 | NYY (74-87, 26.38 oWAR) | D.Slaught (1.83) | D.Mattingly (4.21) | S.Sax (4.40) | M.Pagliarulo (-0.98) | A.Espinoza (1.48) | R.Henderson (3.56) | R.Kelly (3.08) | J.Barfield (4.10) | S.Balboni (-0.09) |
| 18 | OAK (99-63, 27.39 oWAR) | T.Steinbach (0.66) | M.McGwire (3.57) | T.Phillips (2.47) | C.Lansford (4.58) | M.Gallego (2.05) | R.Henderson (5.10) | D.Henderson (4.27) | S.Javier (1.04) | D.Parker (0.32) |
| 19 | PHI (67-95, 10.65 oWAR) | D.Daulton (-0.12) | R.Jordan (1.65) | T.Herr (2.80) | C.Hayes (0.24) | D.Thon (2.22) | J.Kruk (1.18) | L.Dykstra (-0.20) | V.Hayes (5.08) | J.Adduci (0.12) |
| 20 | PIT (74-88, 23.62 oWAR) | J.Ortiz (-0.80) | G.Redus (2.14) | J.Lind (-0.04) | B.Bonilla (4.87) | J.Bell (0.71) | B.Bonds (7.99) | A.Van Slyke (3.55) | G.Wilson (3.32) | D.Bair (1.29) |
| 21 | SDP (89-73, 11.49 oWAR) | B.Santiago (2.33) | J.Clark (3.80) | R.Alomar (4.46) | L.Salazar (1.16) | G.Templeton (0.50) | C.Martinez (-1.88) | T.Gwynn (2.54) | C.James (-0.78) | S.Abner (-1.23) |
| 22 | SEA (73-89, 17.97 oWAR) | D.Valle (2.23) | A.Davis (3.76) | H.Reynolds (4.31) | J.Presley (-0.55) | O.Vizquel (0.65) | G.Briley (2.23) | K.Griffey (3.26) | D.Coles (-0.26) | J.Leonard (0.69) |
| 23 | SFG (92-70, 31.80 oWAR) | T.Kennedy (1.28) | W.Clark (8.61) | R.Thompson (6.08) | E.Riles (1.88) | J.Uribe (0.29) | K.Mitchell (6.93) | B.Butler (1.92) | C.Maldonado (0.75) | B.Bathe (-0.04) |
| 24 | STL (86-76, 25.49 oWAR) | T.Pena (0.87) | P.Guerrero (1.93) | J.Oquendo (5.39) | T.Pendleton (4.44) | O.Smith (7.29) | V.Coleman (1.72) | M.Thompson (4.27) | T.Brunansky (1.68) | R.Booker (-0.06) |
| 25 | TEX (83-79, 20.29 oWAR) | C.Kreuter (-1.48) | R.Palmeiro (2.64) | J.Franco (5.31) | S.Buechele (1.01) | S.Fletcher (0.43) | P.Incaviglia (0.80) | C.Espy (1.60) | R.Sierra (5.89) | H.Baines (-0.01) |
| 26 | TOR (89-73, 28.07 oWAR) | E.Whitt (2.67) | F.McGriff (6.63) | N.Liriano (2.77) | K.Gruber (5.00) | T.Fernandez (4.26) | G.Bell (3.03) | L.Moseby (1.38) | J.Felix (2.49) | R.Mulliniks (0.05) |
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