1980 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 (81-80, 16.43 oWAR) | B.Benedict (0.88) | C.Chambliss (2.76) | G.Hubbard (2.31) | B.Horner (4.35) | L.Gomez (-1.15) | J.Burroughs (0.74) | D.Murphy (6.57) | G.Matthews (1.05) | D.Alexander (0.46) |
| 2 | BAL (100-62, 29.84 oWAR) | R.Dempsey (3.11) | E.Murray (4.45) | R.Dauer (2.93) | D.DeCinces (3.88) | M.Belanger (0.45) | J.Lowenstein (0.93) | A.Bumbry (6.08) | K.Singleton (3.99) | T.Crowley (1.13) |
| 3 | BOS (83-77, 23.23 oWAR) | C.Fisk (3.85) | T.Perez (0.67) | D.Stapleton (3.01) | G.Hoffman (1.11) | R.Burleson (2.44) | J.Rice (2.00) | F.Lynn (4.68) | D.Evans (2.99) | C.Yastrzemski (0.81) |
| 4 | CAL (65-95, 10.28 oWAR) | T.Donohue (-1.25) | R.Carew (3.44) | B.Grich (4.15) | C.Lansford (0.71) | F.Patek (0.48) | J.Rudi (0.71) | R.Miller (0.91) | L.Harlow (1.41) | J.Thompson (3.58) |
| 5 | CHC (64-98, 2.29 oWAR) | T.Blackwell (3.00) | B.Buckner (1.49) | M.Tyson (-0.73) | L.Randle (1.42) | I.de Jesus (1.93) | D.Kingman (0.86) | J.Martin (-1.22) | M.Vail (0.92) | L.Biittner (-0.67) |
| 6 | CHW (70-90, 5.21 oWAR) | B.Kimm (-0.56) | M.Squires (1.04) | J.Morrison (2.14) | K.Bell (-0.54) | T.Cruz (-0.28) | B.Molinaro (0.96) | C.Lemon (4.16) | H.Baines (-0.71) | L.Johnson (1.59) |
| 7 | CIN (89-73, 23.81 oWAR) | J.Bench (3.35) | D.Driessen (2.67) | J.Kennedy (1.09) | R.Knight (2.38) | D.Concepcion (1.69) | G.Foster (4.07) | D.Collins (3.31) | K.Griffey (3.85) | R.Auerbach (0.24) |
| 8 | CLE (79-81, 17.83 oWAR) | R.Hassey (3.75) | M.Hargrove (3.33) | J.Brohamer (-0.83) | T.Harrah (4.43) | T.Veryzer (-0.18) | M.Dilone (2.98) | R.Manning (-0.10) | J.Orta (2.60) | J.Charboneau (2.38) |
| 9 | DET (84-78, 23.28 oWAR) | L.Parrish (3.26) | R.Hebner (2.12) | L.Whitaker (1.87) | T.Brookens (2.52) | A.Trammell (4.82) | S.Kemp (3.49) | R.Peters (2.04) | A.Cowens (0.95) | C.Summers (2.15) |
| 10 | HOU (93-70, 26.43 oWAR) | A.Ashby (0.55) | A.Howe (1.74) | J.Morgan (3.70) | E.Cabell (-0.13) | C.Reynolds (0.52) | J.Cruz (4.78) | C.Cedeno (5.05) | T.Puhl (6.19) | J.Andujar (0.23) |
| 11 | KCR (97-65, 31.37 oWAR) | D.Porter (2.38) | W.Aikens (1.55) | F.White (1.96) | G.Brett (9.40) | U.Washington (2.32) | W.Wilson (8.53) | A.Otis (1.38) | C.Hurdle (1.49) | H.McRae (2.73) |
| 12 | LAD (92-71, 26.75 oWAR) | S.Yeager (-0.20) | S.Garvey (3.06) | D.Lopes (1.00) | R.Cey (5.00) | B.Russell (2.17) | D.Baker (4.56) | R.Law (1.86) | R.Smith (4.32) | J.Beckwith (1.22) |
| 13 | MIL (86-76, 33.99 oWAR) | C.Moore (1.43) | C.Cooper (6.81) | P.Molitor (3.78) | J.Gantner (2.35) | R.Yount (7.11) | B.Oglivie (6.48) | G.Thomas (3.03) | S.Lezcano (1.42) | D.Davis (-0.61) |
| 14 | MIN (77-84, 11.45 oWAR) | B.Wynegar (2.38) | R.Jackson (0.20) | R.Wilfong (1.12) | J.Castino (4.49) | R.Smalley (3.43) | R.Sofield (-0.20) | K.Landreaux (-0.16) | H.Powell (0.75) | J.Morales (1.00) |
| 15 | MON (90-72, 24.28 oWAR) | G.Carter (6.50) | W.Cromartie (1.58) | R.Scott (0.95) | L.Parrish (0.86) | C.Speier (1.39) | R.LeFlore (2.49) | A.Dawson (6.83) | E.Valentine (3.99) | B.Almon (-0.27) |
| 16 | NYM (67-95, 12.57 oWAR) | A.Trevino (1.16) | L.Mazzilli (3.29) | D.Flynn (1.00) | E.Maddox (1.69) | F.Taveras (-0.19) | S.Henderson (2.55) | J.Morales (-0.20) | J.Youngblood (2.50) | N.Allen (0.42) |
| 17 | NYY (103-59, 27.31 oWAR) | R.Cerone (4.19) | B.Watson (2.38) | W.Randolph (6.58) | G.Nettles (1.38) | B.Dent (3.99) | L.Piniella (-0.19) | R.Jones (0.53) | R.Jackson (4.75) | E.Soderholm (1.82) |
| 18 | OAK (83-79, 31.70 oWAR) | J.Essian (1.17) | D.Revering (3.64) | D.McKay (0.48) | W.Gross (3.20) | M.Guerrero (-0.41) | R.Henderson (8.82) | D.Murphy (6.90) | T.Armas (5.91) | M.Page (0.86) |
| 19 | PHI (91-71, 23.71 oWAR) | B.Boone (0.32) | P.Rose (-0.39) | M.Trillo (3.38) | M.Schmidt (8.88) | L.Bowa (0.67) | G.Luzinski (0.42) | G.Maddox (1.91) | B.McBride (3.23) | L.Aguayo (0.37) |
| 20 | PIT (83-79, 23.15 oWAR) | E.Ott (1.80) | J.Milner (0.06) | P.Garner (3.78) | B.Madlock (1.45) | T.Foli (1.52) | M.Easler (4.11) | O.Moreno (1.45) | D.Parker (1.57) | M.Alexander (0.33) |
| 21 | SDP (73-89, 23.08 oWAR) | G.Tenace (3.89) | W.Montanez (-0.61) | D.Cash (-0.55) | A.Rodriguez (-0.42) | O.Smith (5.07) | G.Richards (4.63) | J.Mumphrey (3.63) | D.Winfield (3.89) | M.Armstrong (-0.39) |
| 22 | SEA (59-103, 3.72 oWAR) | L.Cox (0.20) | B.Bochte (2.80) | J.Cruz (1.39) | T.Cox (-0.37) | M.Mendoza (-0.61) | D.Meyer (-0.48) | J.Beniquez (-0.39) | L.Roberts (1.31) | W.Horton (-1.10) |
| 23 | SFG (75-86, 8.28 oWAR) | M.May (1.56) | M.Ivie (-0.18) | R.Stennett (-0.83) | D.Evans (4.07) | J.LeMaster (-1.33) | T.Whitfield (0.66) | B.North (2.30) | J.Clark (4.65) | V.Blue (4.58) |
| 24 | STL (74-88, 26.26 oWAR) | T.Simmons (5.16) | K.Hernandez (6.65) | K.Oberkfell (3.18) | K.Reitz (-0.64) | G.Templeton (4.54) | B.Bonds (-0.43) | T.Scott (0.86) | G.Hendrick (3.94) | P.Borbon (-0.05) |
| 25 | TEX (76-85, 17.06 oWAR) | J.Sundberg (3.65) | P.Putnam (-0.28) | B.Wills (2.22) | B.Bell (6.52) | P.Frias (-1.87) | A.Oliver (3.46) | M.Rivers (3.46) | J.Grubb (0.32) | R.Zisk (0.66) |
| 26 | TOR (67-95, 6.50 oWAR) | E.Whitt (0.06) | J.Mayberry (1.12) | D.Garcia (1.26) | R.Howell (2.20) | A.Griffin (-0.03) | A.Woods (2.49) | B.Bonnell (1.24) | L.Moseby (-0.65) | O.Velez (1.44) |
We're Social...for Statheads
Every Sports Reference Social Media Account
Site Last Updated: Friday, February 26, 10:53PM
Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction?
Are you a Stathead, too? Subscribe to our Free Newsletter
This Month in Sports Reference
Find out when we add a feature or make a change
Do you have a sports website? Or write about sports? We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Find out more.