1981 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 (50-56, 8.85 oWAR) | B.Benedict (2.57) | C.Chambliss (1.29) | G.Hubbard (1.03) | B.Horner (2.00) | R.Ramirez (0.45) | R.Linares (0.64) | D.Murphy (1.71) | C.Washington (1.60) | J.Alvarez (0.07) |
| 2 | BAL (59-46, 13.59 oWAR) | R.Dempsey (1.59) | E.Murray (3.74) | R.Dauer (2.29) | D.DeCinces (2.59) | M.Belanger (-0.27) | J.Lowenstein (-0.93) | A.Bumbry (0.95) | K.Singleton (1.20) | T.Crowley (0.33) |
| 3 | BOS (59-49, 17.22 oWAR) | R.Gedman (0.79) | T.Perez (0.43) | J.Remy (1.91) | C.Lansford (3.71) | G.Hoffman (-0.61) | J.Rice (2.47) | R.Miller (0.48) | D.Evans (6.69) | C.Yastrzemski (0.52) |
| 4 | CAL (51-59, 16.54 oWAR) | E.Ott (0.28) | R.Carew (2.98) | B.Grich (5.45) | B.Hobson (-0.94) | R.Burleson (4.51) | B.Downing (1.13) | F.Lynn (0.12) | D.Ford (1.84) | D.Baylor (1.42) |
| 5 | CHC (38-65, -3.37 oWAR) | T.Blackwell (0.15) | B.Buckner (1.21) | M.Tyson (-0.78) | K.Reitz (-0.82) | I.de Jesus (-1.27) | S.Henderson (0.70) | J.Morales (-0.90) | L.Durham (0.96) | D.Bird (1.46) |
| 6 | CHW (54-52, 18.94 oWAR) | C.Fisk (2.81) | M.Squires (0.10) | T.Bernazard (3.70) | J.Morrison (0.31) | B.Almon (2.13) | R.LeFlore (0.84) | C.Lemon (4.06) | H.Baines (2.20) | G.Luzinski (2.70) |
| 7 | CIN (66-42, 18.46 oWAR) | J.Nolan (1.03) | D.Driessen (0.36) | R.Oester (3.21) | R.Knight (1.32) | D.Concepcion (3.73) | G.Foster (3.67) | K.Griffey (2.79) | D.Collins (2.19) | D.Bair (-0.81) |
| 8 | CLE (52-51, 6.91 oWAR) | R.Hassey (0.97) | M.Hargrove (3.08) | D.Kuiper (-0.78) | T.Harrah (2.00) | T.Veryzer (-1.13) | M.Dilone (-0.05) | R.Manning (2.18) | J.Orta (0.06) | A.Thornton (-0.32) |
| 9 | DET (60-49, 18.30 oWAR) | L.Parrish (1.81) | R.Hebner (-0.32) | L.Whitaker (3.81) | T.Brookens (0.44) | A.Trammell (3.77) | S.Kemp (3.78) | A.Cowens (0.54) | L.Jones (0.39) | J.Wockenfuss (0.22) |
| 10 | HOU (61-49, 16.28 oWAR) | A.Ashby (2.21) | C.Cedeno (0.39) | J.Pittman (-0.20) | A.Howe (3.53) | C.Reynolds (1.54) | J.Cruz (3.15) | T.Scott (1.31) | T.Puhl (1.90) | J.Andujar (-0.66) |
| 11 | KCR (50-53, 15.23 oWAR) | J.Wathan (-0.39) | W.Aikens (1.86) | F.White (1.26) | G.Brett (3.32) | U.Washington (1.47) | W.Wilson (4.14) | A.Otis (2.05) | C.Geronimo (0.46) | H.McRae (0.70) |
| 12 | LAD (63-47, 18.87 oWAR) | M.Scioscia (1.66) | S.Garvey (2.00) | D.Lopes (0.77) | R.Cey (3.47) | B.Russell (0.55) | D.Baker (2.80) | K.Landreaux (0.91) | P.Guerrero (2.88) | M.Bradley (-0.04) |
| 13 | MIL (62-47, 16.14 oWAR) | T.Simmons (0.28) | C.Cooper (4.21) | J.Gantner (1.46) | D.Money (0.13) | R.Yount (4.90) | B.Oglivie (0.45) | G.Thomas (3.12) | M.Brouhard (-0.21) | L.Hisle (0.36) |
| 14 | MIN (41-68, -1.89 oWAR) | S.Butera (1.01) | D.Goodwin (-0.86) | R.Wilfong (0.72) | J.Castino (2.17) | R.Smalley (0.54) | G.Ward (0.51) | M.Hatcher (-0.83) | D.Engle (0.75) | G.Adams (-1.67) |
| 15 | MON (60-48, 17.93 oWAR) | G.Carter (3.81) | W.Cromartie (2.11) | R.Scott (0.60) | L.Parrish (0.00) | C.Speier (-0.12) | T.Raines (3.50) | A.Dawson (7.45) | T.Wallach (0.75) | S.Bahnsen (-0.52) |
| 16 | NYM (41-62, 8.35 oWAR) | J.Stearns (1.92) | D.Kingman (0.69) | D.Flynn (-0.34) | H.Brooks (2.64) | F.Taveras (-1.57) | L.Mazzilli (-0.70) | M.Wilson (1.52) | E.Valentine (-0.12) | N.Allen (1.05) |
| 17 | NYY (59-48, 16.96 oWAR) | R.Cerone (-0.11) | B.Watson (-0.14) | W.Randolph (2.43) | G.Nettles (2.72) | B.Dent (1.73) | D.Winfield (2.53) | J.Mumphrey (3.21) | R.Jackson (0.95) | B.Murcer (0.41) |
| 18 | OAK (64-45, 21.65 oWAR) | M.Heath (1.42) | J.Spencer (-0.66) | S.Babitt (0.33) | W.Gross (1.63) | R.Picciolo (1.34) | R.Henderson (6.67) | D.Murphy (4.38) | T.Armas (4.22) | C.Johnson (1.53) |
| 19 | PHI (59-48, 17.38 oWAR) | B.Boone (-1.18) | P.Rose (1.70) | M.Trillo (1.77) | M.Schmidt (7.67) | L.Bowa (1.84) | G.Matthews (2.45) | G.Maddox (1.56) | B.McBride (-0.33) | L.Aguayo (-0.27) |
| 20 | PIT (46-56, 9.13 oWAR) | T.Pena (1.60) | J.Thompson (1.47) | P.Garner (-0.44) | B.Madlock (3.46) | T.Foli (-0.63) | M.Easler (0.90) | O.Moreno (1.02) | D.Parker (0.05) | G.Alexander (0.10) |
| 21 | SDP (41-69, 10.22 oWAR) | T.Kennedy (2.50) | B.Perkins (-0.09) | J.Bonilla (0.62) | L.Salazar (1.55) | O.Smith (0.99) | G.Richards (2.76) | R.Jones (1.59) | J.Lefebvre (1.86) | M.Armstrong (-0.37) |
| 22 | SEA (44-65, 6.07 oWAR) | J.Narron (-1.25) | B.Bochte (0.62) | J.Cruz (2.39) | L.Randle (0.59) | J.Anderson (0.05) | T.Paciorek (4.30) | J.Simpson (0.03) | J.Burroughs (-0.28) | R.Zisk (1.72) |
| 23 | SFG (56-55, 12.52 oWAR) | M.May (1.38) | E.Cabell (-1.40) | J.Morgan (2.06) | D.Evans (2.96) | J.LeMaster (0.40) | L.Herndon (2.03) | J.Martin (-0.93) | J.Clark (3.09) | D.Alexander (3.54) |
| 24 | STL (59-43, 20.36 oWAR) | D.Porter (1.52) | K.Hernandez (4.18) | T.Herr (2.09) | K.Oberkfell (3.25) | G.Templeton (2.40) | D.Iorg (0.15) | G.Hendrick (2.73) | S.Lezcano (0.55) | J.Andujar (0.02) |
| 25 | TEX (57-48, 20.12 oWAR) | J.Sundberg (3.93) | P.Putnam (1.14) | B.Wills (1.08) | B.Bell (6.18) | M.Mendoza (1.02) | B.Sample (1.92) | M.Rivers (2.13) | J.Grubb (-0.25) | A.Oliver (1.47) |
| 26 | TOR (37-69, -2.45 oWAR) | E.Whitt (0.24) | J.Mayberry (1.14) | D.Garcia (-0.87) | D.Ainge (-1.11) | A.Griffin (-2.00) | A.Woods (-0.34) | L.Moseby (0.38) | B.Bonnell (-0.62) | O.Velez (0.88) |
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