2009 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 | ARI (70-92, 15.92 oWAR) | M.Montero (3.25) | C.Tracy (-0.76) | F.Lopez (1.25) | M.Reynolds (3.28) | S.Drew (2.95) | G.Parra (0.23) | C.Young (-0.03) | J.Upton (4.00) | E.Byrnes (0.04) |
| 2 | ATL (86-76, 18.34 oWAR) | B.McCann (3.17) | C.Kotchman (1.04) | K.Johnson (0.16) | C.Jones (2.33) | Y.Escobar (4.26) | G.Anderson (-1.37) | N.McLouth (1.76) | J.Francoeur (-0.31) | M.Prado (2.97) |
| 3 | BAL (64-98, 13.51 oWAR) | M.Wieters (1.38) | A.Huff (-0.95) | B.Roberts (2.95) | M.Mora (-0.07) | C.Izturis (1.33) | N.Reimold (2.64) | A.Jones (2.62) | N.Markakis (2.92) | L.Scott (1.19) |
| 4 | BOS (95-67, 26.59 oWAR) | J.Varitek (1.50) | K.Youkilis (6.55) | D.Pedroia (5.64) | M.Lowell (-0.01) | N.Green (0.13) | J.Bay (5.22) | J.Ellsbury (2.76) | J.Drew (4.40) | D.Ortiz (0.73) |
| 5 | CHC (83-78, 10.36 oWAR) | G.Soto (0.24) | D.Lee (5.43) | M.Fontenot (0.09) | A.Ramirez (1.69) | R.Theriot (1.06) | A.Soriano (-1.63) | K.Fukudome (2.09) | M.Bradley (0.27) | J.Fox (-0.22) |
| 6 | CHW (79-83, 9.31 oWAR) | A.Pierzynski (1.50) | P.Konerko (2.08) | C.Getz (0.29) | G.Beckham (2.07) | A.Ramírez (2.39) | C.Quentin (-0.62) | B.Anderson (-0.47) | J.Dye (0.15) | J.Thome (1.44) |
| 7 | CIN (78-84, 13.67 oWAR) | R.Hanigan (0.85) | J.Votto (4.81) | B.Phillips (2.80) | A.Rosales (-0.42) | P.Janish (0.62) | L.Nix (0.98) | W.Taveras (-0.08) | J.Bruce (1.27) | J.Gomes (0.94) |
| 8 | CLE (65-97, 23.39 oWAR) | K.Shoppach (1.07) | R.Garko (1.67) | L.Valbuena (1.01) | J.Peralta (1.00) | A.Cabrera (4.23) | B.Francisco (1.35) | G.Sizemore (2.20) | S.Choo (5.50) | T.Hafner (1.51) |
| 9 | COL (92-70, 19.98 oWAR) | C.Iannetta (1.74) | T.Helton (3.30) | C.Barmes (2.22) | I.Stewart (0.68) | T.Tulowitzki (6.53) | S.Smith (2.33) | D.Fowler (1.19) | B.Hawpe (1.40) | G.Atkins (-1.15) |
| 10 | DET (86-77, 19.41 oWAR) | G.Laird (1.51) | M.Cabrera (5.08) | P.Polanco (2.45) | B.Inge (2.83) | A.Everett (0.73) | R.Raburn (2.28) | C.Granderson (4.35) | M.Ordonez (0.76) | M.Thames (0.08) |
| 11 | FLA (87-75, 16.00 oWAR) | J.Baker (0.63) | J.Cantu (0.79) | D.Uggla (2.12) | E.Bonifacio (-0.69) | H.Ramirez (7.36) | C.Coghlan (1.07) | C.Ross (2.40) | J.Hermida (0.18) | A.De Aza (0.41) |
| 12 | HOU (74-88, 13.40 oWAR) | I.Rodriguez (0.52) | L.Berkman (3.49) | K.Matsui (0.39) | G.Blum (-0.34) | M.Tejada (1.89) | C.Lee (1.85) | M.Bourn (4.97) | H.Pence (3.95) | A.Arias (0.33) |
| 13 | KCR (65-97, 3.36 oWAR) | M.Olivo (1.43) | B.Butler (2.29) | A.Callaspo (2.46) | M.Teahen (-0.19) | Y.Betancourt (-1.37) | D.DeJesus (2.19) | M.Maier (0.55) | J.Guillen (-1.98) | M.Jacobs (-0.34) |
| 14 | LAA (97-65, 37.31 oWAR) | M.Napoli (2.96) | K.Morales (4.34) | H.Kendrick (3.08) | C.Figgins (7.68) | E.Aybar (3.44) | J.Rivera (3.81) | T.Hunter (5.25) | B.Abreu (3.16) | V.Guerrero (0.74) |
| 15 | LAD (95-67, 29.34 oWAR) | R.Martin (2.40) | J.Loney (2.11) | O.Hudson (4.12) | C.Blake (4.63) | R.Furcal (3.42) | M.Ramirez (2.17) | M.Kemp (4.86) | A.Ethier (3.02) | M.Loretta (-0.41) |
| 16 | MIL (80-82, 25.10 oWAR) | J.Kendall (0.14) | P.Fielder (6.31) | F.Lopez (2.01) | C.McGehee (1.28) | J.Hardy (0.49) | R.Braun (6.19) | M.Cameron (3.04) | C.Hart (1.11) | M.Gamel (0.22) |
| 17 | MIN (87-76, 21.80 oWAR) | J.Mauer (7.83) | J.Morneau (3.47) | A.Casilla (-1.52) | J.Crede (2.32) | N.Punto (0.56) | D.Young (-0.59) | C.Gomez (0.52) | M.Cuddyer (2.77) | J.Kubel (3.45) |
| 18 | NYM (70-92, 18.75 oWAR) | O.Santos (0.13) | D.Murphy (1.62) | L.Castillo (1.41) | D.Wright (3.17) | A.Cora (0.59) | J.Reed (-0.72) | C.Beltran (3.58) | J.Francoeur (1.63) | G.Sheffield (0.29) |
| 19 | NYY (103-59, 33.46 oWAR) | J.Posada (1.62) | M.Teixeira (5.27) | R.Cano (4.49) | A.Rodriguez (4.15) | D.Jeter (6.55) | J.Damon (4.18) | M.Cabrera (1.16) | N.Swisher (1.97) | H.Matsui (2.70) |
| 20 | OAK (75-87, 13.46 oWAR) | K.Suzuki (3.42) | J.Giambi (-0.33) | M.Ellis (1.12) | A.Kennedy (1.07) | O.Cabrera (-0.58) | M.Holliday (2.96) | R.Davis (3.25) | R.Sweeney (2.98) | J.Cust (0.98) |
| 21 | PHI (93-69, 28.72 oWAR) | C.Ruiz (2.65) | R.Howard (3.79) | C.Utley (8.23) | P.Feliz (1.18) | J.Rollins (1.75) | R.Ibanez (2.90) | S.Victorino (3.73) | J.Werth (4.50) | C.Coste (0.18) |
| 22 | PIT (62-99, 14.84 oWAR) | R.Doumit (1.40) | A.LaRoche (0.19) | F.Sanchez (1.66) | A.LaRoche (2.35) | J.Wilson (3.16) | N.Morgan (1.16) | A.McCutchen (2.34) | B.Moss (-0.40) | E.Hinske (0.40) |
| 23 | SDP (75-87, 15.05 oWAR) | N.Hundley (0.99) | A.Gonzalez (6.93) | D.Eckstein (0.95) | K.Kouzmanoff (1.43) | E.Cabrera (1.41) | C.Headley (0.63) | T.Gwynn (2.94) | W.Venable (0.92) | K.Blanks (0.91) |
| 24 | SEA (85-77, 21.02 oWAR) | R.Johnson (0.38) | R.Branyan (2.57) | J.Lopez (2.14) | A.Beltre (3.29) | Y.Betancourt (-0.62) | W.Balentien (0.23) | F.Gutierrez (6.58) | I.Suzuki (4.71) | K.Griffey (0.59) |
| 25 | SFG (88-74, 8.34 oWAR) | B.Molina (-0.50) | T.Ishikawa (0.86) | E.Burriss (-1.21) | P.Sandoval (4.33) | E.Renteria (-1.37) | F.Lewis (1.26) | A.Rowand (0.93) | R.Winn (1.27) | R.Aurilia (-1.08) |
| 26 | STL (91-71, 24.19 oWAR) | Y.Molina (3.15) | A.Pujols (9.73) | S.Schumaker (1.58) | J.Thurston (-0.14) | B.Ryan (4.47) | C.Duncan (-0.53) | C.Rasmus (1.88) | R.Ludwick (1.26) | N.Stavinoha (-0.57) |
| 27 | TBR (84-78, 31.85 oWAR) | D.Navarro (-0.39) | C.Pena (3.14) | B.Zobrist (8.61) | E.Longoria (7.04) | J.Bartlett (6.16) | C.Crawford (5.02) | M.Upton (1.09) | G.Gross (0.78) | P.Burrell (-0.78) |
| 28 | TEX (87-75, 19.03 oWAR) | J.Saltalamacchia (0.38) | C.Davis (-0.90) | I.Kinsler (5.99) | M.Young (2.80) | E.Andrus (3.57) | D.Murphy (1.22) | M.Byrd (2.24) | N.Cruz (2.29) | A.Jones (0.30) |
| 29 | TOR (75-87, 29.94 oWAR) | R.Barajas (0.86) | L.Overbay (2.86) | A.Hill (5.80) | S.Rolen (3.92) | M.Scutaro (5.36) | T.Snider (0.51) | V.Wells (0.85) | A.Rios (1.45) | A.Lind (3.94) |
| 30 | WSN (59-103, 12.88 oWAR) | J.Bard (-1.18) | N.Johnson (1.12) | A.Hernandez (0.31) | R.Zimmerman (7.34) | C.Guzman (1.59) | J.Willingham (2.51) | W.Harris (0.06) | E.Dukes (-0.32) | A.Dunn (-0.36) |
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