1997 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 | ANA (84-78, 24.69 oWAR) | C.Kreuter (0.39) | D.Erstad (3.28) | L.Alicea (2.90) | D.Hollins (3.47) | G.Disarcina (0.53) | G.Anderson (3.31) | J.Edmonds (3.65) | T.Salmon (4.96) | E.Murray (-0.96) |
| 2 | ATL (101-61, 27.09 oWAR) | J.Lopez (3.45) | F.McGriff (0.17) | M.Lemke (1.15) | C.Jones (3.94) | J.Blauser (4.82) | R.Klesko (0.36) | K.Lofton (4.96) | M.Tucker (2.80) | K.Lockhart (1.07) |
| 3 | BAL (98-64, 25.78 oWAR) | L.Webster (0.69) | R.Palmeiro (3.18) | R.Alomar (3.43) | C.Ripken (1.80) | M.Bordick (0.84) | B.Surhoff (3.47) | B.Anderson (3.68) | T.Tarasco (0.45) | G.Berroa (0.05) |
| 4 | BOS (78-84, 30.86 oWAR) | S.Hatteberg (0.98) | M.Vaughn (3.93) | J.Frye (1.89) | T.Naehring (2.29) | N.Garciaparra (6.60) | W.Cordero (2.32) | D.Bragg (3.48) | T.O'Leary (2.15) | R.Jefferson (1.06) |
| 5 | CHC (68-94, 13.71 oWAR) | S.Servais (0.63) | M.Grace (4.19) | R.Sandberg (0.81) | K.Orie (2.38) | S.Dunston (0.11) | D.Glanville (1.98) | B.McRae (2.11) | S.Sosa (2.49) | D.Clark (0.53) |
| 6 | CHW (80-81, 19.27 oWAR) | J.Fabregas (0.47) | F.Thomas (7.27) | R.Durham (0.94) | C.Snopek (-1.09) | O.Guillen (-1.10) | A.Belle (1.52) | M.Cameron (4.40) | D.Martinez (3.05) | H.Baines (1.22) |
| 7 | CIN (76-86, 7.61 oWAR) | J.Oliver (0.51) | H.Morris (-0.53) | B.Boone (-1.13) | W.Greene (1.46) | P.Reese (-0.82) | C.Stynes (2.41) | D.Sanders (0.16) | R.Sanders (1.99) | E.Taubensee (-0.06) |
| 8 | CLE (86-75, 31.89 oWAR) | S.Alomar (3.88) | J.Thome (5.46) | T.Fernandez (2.22) | M.Williams (4.25) | O.Vizquel (3.53) | B.Giles (2.00) | M.Grissom (1.86) | M.Ramirez (4.60) | D.Justice (3.84) |
| 9 | COL (83-79, 21.94 oWAR) | K.Manwaring (-2.46) | A.Galarraga (3.79) | E.Young (1.64) | V.Castilla (3.14) | W.Weiss (1.95) | D.Bichette (0.24) | Q.McCracken (0.09) | L.Walker (9.84) | J.Vander Wal (-0.90) |
| 10 | DET (79-83, 12.10 oWAR) | R.Casanova (-0.29) | T.Clark (3.52) | D.Easley (3.02) | T.Fryman (3.49) | D.Cruz (-0.52) | B.Higginson (3.16) | B.Hunter (1.14) | M.Nieves (-0.41) | B.Hamelin (1.14) |
| 11 | FLA (92-70, 20.26 oWAR) | C.Johnson (4.38) | J.Conine (1.30) | L.Castillo (-0.83) | B.Bonilla (2.02) | E.Renteria (0.89) | M.Alou (3.47) | D.White (1.26) | G.Sheffield (2.63) | J.Eisenreich (0.26) |
| 12 | HOU (84-78, 29.49 oWAR) | B.Ausmus (2.29) | J.Bagwell (7.67) | C.Biggio (9.38) | S.Berry (0.00) | T.Bogar (2.43) | L.Gonzalez (1.95) | C.Carr (1.03) | D.Bell (2.75) | B.Abreu (0.39) |
| 13 | KCR (67-94, 20.89 oWAR) | M.Macfarlane (0.34) | J.King (3.66) | J.Offerman (1.87) | C.Paquette (-0.07) | J.Bell (5.44) | B.Roberts (1.66) | T.Goodwin (0.69) | J.Dye (-0.54) | C.Davis (2.40) |
| 14 | LAD (88-74, 17.59 oWAR) | M.Piazza (8.67) | E.Karros (0.96) | W.Guerrero (0.14) | T.Zeile (2.00) | G.Gagne (-0.28) | T.Hollandsworth (0.10) | R.Cedeno (1.07) | R.Mondesi (5.71) | B.Butler (-0.45) |
| 15 | MIL (78-83, 15.39 oWAR) | M.Matheny (0.52) | D.Nilsson (1.92) | F.Vina (1.08) | J.Cirillo (5.34) | J.Valentin (1.35) | G.Williams (1.07) | J.Burnitz (4.85) | M.Mieske (-0.58) | J.Franco (0.42) |
| 16 | MIN (68-94, 17.10 oWAR) | T.Steinbach (0.61) | S.Stahoviak (-0.16) | C.Knoblauch (6.76) | R.Coomer (1.69) | P.Meares (2.13) | M.Cordova (-0.05) | R.Becker (2.65) | M.Lawton (1.05) | P.Molitor (1.48) |
| 17 | MON (78-84, 16.12 oWAR) | C.Widger (-1.23) | D.Segui (2.13) | M.Lansing (3.86) | D.Strange (1.19) | M.Grudzielanek (1.50) | H.Rodriguez (0.66) | R.White (4.82) | V.Guerrero (1.76) | J.Vidro (-0.30) |
| 18 | NYM (88-74, 21.06 oWAR) | T.Hundley (3.75) | J.Olerud (4.07) | C.Baerga (1.07) | E.Alfonzo (6.21) | R.Ordóñez (0.32) | B.Gilkey (2.36) | C.Everett (0.18) | A.Ochoa (-0.33) | B.Huskey (0.77) |
| 19 | NYY (96-66, 23.43 oWAR) | J.Girardi (0.13) | T.Martinez (5.09) | L.Sojo (0.37) | C.Hayes (0.49) | D.Jeter (4.96) | T.Raines (1.35) | B.Williams (5.51) | P.O'Neill (2.40) | C.Fielder (0.76) |
| 20 | OAK (65-97, 14.93 oWAR) | B.Mayne (1.77) | M.McGwire (3.10) | S.Spiezio (1.62) | S.Brosius (-0.12) | R.Bournigal (0.45) | J.Giambi (1.78) | D.Mashore (0.78) | M.Stairs (1.86) | J.Canseco (0.22) |
| 21 | PHI (68-94, 10.08 oWAR) | M.Lieberthal (1.48) | R.Brogna (-2.47) | M.Morandini (1.99) | S.Rolen (4.50) | K.Stocker (1.70) | G.Jefferies (1.11) | M.Cummings (1.76) | D.Daulton (1.81) | K.Jordan (-0.81) |
| 22 | PIT (79-83, 4.87 oWAR) | J.Kendall (4.12) | K.Young (2.83) | T.Womack (-0.86) | J.Randa (3.46) | K.Polcovich (0.23) | A.Martin (0.22) | J.Allensworth (-0.99) | J.Guillen (-3.26) | M.Smith (1.03) |
| 23 | SDP (76-86, 11.53 oWAR) | J.Flaherty (0.57) | W.Joyner (3.72) | Q.Veras (-0.08) | K.Caminiti (4.05) | C.Gomez (-2.49) | G.Vaughn (0.20) | S.Finley (1.51) | T.Gwynn (4.27) | R.Henderson (1.73) |
| 24 | SEA (90-72, 37.40 oWAR) | D.Wilson (3.75) | P.Sorrento (2.35) | J.Cora (2.58) | R.Davis (1.75) | A.Rodriguez (5.65) | J.Cruz (1.57) | K.Griffey (9.11) | J.Buhner (3.30) | E.Martinez (6.22) |
| 25 | SFG (90-72, 25.49 oWAR) | R.Wilkins (0.37) | J.Snow (2.91) | J.Kent (4.13) | B.Mueller (2.53) | J.Vizcaino (2.53) | B.Bonds (8.17) | D.Hamilton (0.54) | G.Hill (0.04) | M.Benard (-0.20) |
| 26 | STL (73-89, 17.16 oWAR) | M.Difelice (-0.23) | D.Young (0.31) | D.DeShields (4.19) | G.Gaetti (1.93) | R.Clayton (2.71) | R.Gant (0.79) | R.Lankford (5.26) | J.Mabry (0.27) | W.McGee (0.72) |
| 27 | TEX (77-85, 20.60 oWAR) | I.Rodriguez (6.54) | W.Clark (3.41) | M.McLemore (0.43) | D.Palmer (0.89) | B.Gil (0.93) | R.Greer (4.56) | D.Buford (0.55) | J.Gonzalez (2.71) | L.Stevens (1.01) |
| 28 | TOR (76-86, 10.95 oWAR) | B.Santiago (0.81) | C.Delgado (1.86) | C.Garcia (-2.01) | E.Sprague (0.35) | A.Gonzalez (2.22) | J.Cruz (0.59) | O.Nixon (1.20) | O.Merced (2.47) | J.Carter (-0.80) |
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