1978 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 (69-93, 0.59 oWAR) | B.Pocoroba (-1.09) | D.Murphy (-0.58) | J.Royster (-0.03) | B.Horner (2.12) | D.Chaney (0.10) | J.Burroughs (4.61) | R.Office (0.46) | G.Matthews (2.69) | B.Asselstine (0.20) |
| 2 | BAL (90-71, 29.93 oWAR) | R.Dempsey (3.27) | E.Murray (4.28) | R.Dauer (1.75) | D.DeCinces (6.79) | M.Belanger (3.50) | P.Kelly (1.01) | L.Harlow (0.76) | K.Singleton (4.67) | L.May (0.73) |
| 3 | BOS (99-64, 24.45 oWAR) | C.Fisk (5.94) | G.Scott (-0.21) | J.Remy (1.87) | B.Hobson (0.25) | R.Burleson (1.53) | J.Rice (7.57) | F.Lynn (4.42) | D.Evans (3.10) | B.Bailey (-0.29) |
| 4 | CAL (87-75, 19.82 oWAR) | B.Downing (2.84) | R.Fairly (-0.31) | B.Grich (3.45) | C.Lansford (2.64) | D.Chalk (1.26) | J.Rudi (0.94) | R.Miller (1.98) | L.Bostock (2.78) | D.Baylor (1.58) |
| 5 | CHC (79-83, 11.51 oWAR) | D.Rader (-0.33) | B.Buckner (0.92) | M.Trillo (1.00) | S.Ontiveros (0.65) | I.de Jesus (3.70) | D.Kingman (2.42) | G.Gross (0.04) | B.Murcer (0.05) | L.Biittner (-0.87) |
| 6 | CHW (71-90, 14.08 oWAR) | B.Nahorodny (0.07) | L.Johnson (1.13) | J.Orta (1.20) | E.Soderholm (2.61) | D.Kessinger (-0.16) | R.Garr (0.88) | C.Lemon (4.86) | C.Washington (-0.07) | R.Blomberg (-0.11) |
| 7 | CIN (92-69, 23.25 oWAR) | J.Bench (4.45) | D.Driessen (2.14) | J.Morgan (1.60) | P.Rose (3.38) | D.Concepcion (3.75) | G.Foster (4.86) | C.Geronimo (0.09) | K.Griffey (2.55) | R.Auerbach (1.18) |
| 8 | CLE (69-90, 16.82 oWAR) | G.Alexander (1.35) | A.Thornton (5.35) | D.Kuiper (1.32) | B.Bell (4.40) | T.Veryzer (0.78) | J.Grubb (2.32) | R.Manning (0.89) | P.Dade (0.54) | B.Carbo (0.31) |
| 9 | DET (86-76, 26.25 oWAR) | M.May (1.36) | J.Thompson (5.55) | L.Whitaker (3.84) | A.Rodriguez (1.73) | A.Trammell (2.82) | S.Kemp (3.31) | R.LeFlore (4.05) | T.Corcoran (-0.04) | R.Staub (1.47) |
| 10 | HOU (74-88, 15.58 oWAR) | L.Pujols (-1.59) | B.Watson (2.97) | A.Howe (2.65) | E.Cabell (2.79) | J.Sexton (0.40) | D.Walling (0.94) | T.Puhl (3.66) | J.Cruz (5.29) | J.Alou (0.22) |
| 11 | KCR (92-70, 30.01 oWAR) | D.Porter (4.24) | P.LaCock (0.91) | F.White (3.97) | G.Brett (5.37) | F.Patek (1.72) | W.Wilson (0.98) | A.Otis (7.38) | A.Cowens (1.89) | H.McRae (1.13) |
| 12 | LAD (95-67, 33.18 oWAR) | S.Yeager (1.71) | S.Garvey (4.73) | D.Lopes (4.89) | R.Cey (5.35) | B.Russell (2.83) | D.Baker (2.37) | B.North (1.80) | R.Smith (4.53) | G.Burke (-0.22) |
| 13 | MIL (93-69, 37.82 oWAR) | C.Moore (1.32) | C.Cooper (3.00) | P.Molitor (2.74) | S.Bando (5.66) | R.Yount (5.01) | L.Hisle (5.31) | G.Thomas (3.27) | S.Lezcano (4.03) | D.Davis (-0.66) |
| 14 | MIN (73-89, 22.02 oWAR) | B.Wynegar (1.46) | R.Carew (4.96) | B.Randall (1.97) | M.Cubbage (2.68) | R.Smalley (5.92) | W.Norwood (0.37) | D.Ford (1.30) | H.Powell (1.16) | G.Adams (-0.30) |
| 15 | MON (76-86, 27.22 oWAR) | G.Carter (5.81) | T.Perez (3.27) | D.Cash (1.06) | L.Parrish (2.65) | C.Speier (3.14) | W.Cromartie (4.46) | A.Dawson (4.78) | E.Valentine (5.58) | B.Atkinson (-0.39) |
| 16 | NYM (66-96, 14.07 oWAR) | J.Stearns (5.27) | W.Montanez (0.41) | D.Flynn (-1.01) | L.Randle (0.86) | T.Foli (0.88) | S.Henderson (2.50) | L.Mazzilli (3.32) | E.Maddox (0.93) | B.Benton (0.10) |
| 17 | NYY (100-63, 31.07 oWAR) | T.Munson (3.25) | C.Chambliss (3.15) | W.Randolph (5.85) | G.Nettles (5.67) | B.Dent (2.70) | L.Piniella (3.72) | M.Rivers (3.51) | R.Jackson (3.52) | C.Johnson (-0.19) |
| 18 | OAK (69-93, 4.75 oWAR) | J.Essian (2.32) | D.Revering (1.21) | M.Edwards (0.15) | W.Gross (-0.20) | M.Guerrero (0.43) | M.Page (2.27) | J.Wallis (-0.62) | T.Armas (0.22) | G.Alexander (0.08) |
| 19 | PHI (90-72, 33.70 oWAR) | B.Boone (3.63) | R.Hebner (2.47) | T.Sizemore (-0.32) | M.Schmidt (6.22) | L.Bowa (5.75) | G.Luzinski (5.24) | G.Maddox (5.14) | B.McBride (2.66) | D.Boitano (0.05) |
| 20 | PIT (88-73, 13.79 oWAR) | E.Ott (0.91) | W.Stargell (3.10) | P.Garner (2.26) | D.Berra (-0.22) | F.Taveras (0.07) | B.Robinson (0.37) | O.Moreno (2.32) | D.Parker (7.01) | M.Alexander (0.01) |
| 21 | SDP (84-78, 18.33 oWAR) | R.Sweet (0.58) | G.Tenace (5.21) | F.Gonzalez (0.35) | B.Almon (0.06) | O.Smith (3.25) | G.Richards (3.27) | D.Winfield (4.34) | O.Gamble (1.85) | T.Ashford (-0.80) |
| 22 | SEA (56-104, 8.93 oWAR) | B.Stinson (3.17) | D.Meyer (-2.69) | J.Cruz (2.29) | B.Stein (1.04) | C.Reynolds (2.65) | B.Bochte (1.09) | R.Jones (0.49) | L.Roberts (4.36) | L.Stanton (-1.34) |
| 23 | SFG (89-73, 16.89 oWAR) | M.Hill (0.91) | W.McCovey (-0.66) | B.Madlock (4.78) | D.Evans (3.78) | J.LeMaster (0.77) | T.Whitfield (1.78) | L.Herndon (0.83) | J.Clark (5.94) | R.Andrews (-0.20) |
| 24 | STL (69-93, 8.54 oWAR) | T.Simmons (5.51) | K.Hernandez (2.55) | M.Tyson (-1.73) | K.Reitz (1.23) | G.Templeton (3.02) | L.Brock (-1.85) | G.Hendrick (2.81) | J.Morales (-0.62) | T.Bruno (1.46) |
| 25 | TEX (87-75, 22.04 oWAR) | J.Sundberg (5.36) | M.Hargrove (1.44) | B.Wills (3.54) | T.Harrah (3.76) | B.Campaneris (-0.59) | A.Oliver (3.56) | J.Beniquez (-0.11) | B.Bonds (3.98) | R.Zisk (1.42) |
| 26 | TOR (59-102, 6.93 oWAR) | R.Cerone (-0.12) | J.Mayberry (-0.46) | D.McKay (-0.06) | R.Howell (2.23) | L.Gomez (-1.46) | A.Woods (-0.34) | R.Bosetti (2.26) | B.Bailor (1.81) | R.Carty (1.85) |
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