2012 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 (81-81, 21.63 oWAR) | M.Montero (4.47) | P.Goldschmidt (3.43) | A.Hill (5.05) | R.Roberts (0.65) | W.Bloomquist (-0.13) | J.Kubel (1.28) | C.Young (1.92) | J.Upton (2.39) | L.Overbay (0.28) |
| 2 | ATL (94-68, 24.94 oWAR) | B.McCann (1.12) | F.Freeman (2.37) | D.Uggla (2.85) | C.Jones (2.82) | P.Janish (-0.18) | M.Prado (5.41) | M.Bourn (5.99) | J.Heyward (5.51) | E.Hinske (-1.09) |
| 3 | BAL (93-69, 15.40 oWAR) | M.Wieters (4.06) | M.Reynolds (0.20) | R.Andino (0.19) | W.Betemit (0.77) | J.Hardy (3.25) | N.McLouth (0.88) | A.Jones (4.14) | N.Markakis (1.72) | C.Davis (1.92) |
| 4 | BOS (69-93, 22.94 oWAR) | J.Saltalamacchia (1.61) | A.Gonzalez (2.97) | D.Pedroia (5.11) | W.Middlebrooks (1.31) | M.Aviles (2.46) | D.Nava (1.63) | J.Ellsbury (0.93) | C.Ross (2.22) | D.Ortiz (3.17) |
| 5 | CHC (61-101, 10.93 oWAR) | G.Soto (0.13) | A.Rizzo (2.24) | D.Barney (4.59) | L.Valbuena (0.39) | S.Castro (3.46) | A.Soriano (1.88) | T.Campana (0.99) | D.DeJesus (1.42) | J.Baker (-0.38) |
| 6 | CHW (85-77, 20.71 oWAR) | A.Pierzynski (3.26) | P.Konerko (1.93) | G.Beckham (0.79) | K.Youkilis (1.40) | A.Ramírez (2.69) | D.Viciedo (1.03) | A.De Aza (2.33) | A.Rios (4.75) | A.Dunn (1.55) |
| 7 | CIN (97-65, 19.50 oWAR) | R.Hanigan (2.29) | J.Votto (5.90) | B.Phillips (4.00) | S.Rolen (0.56) | Z.Cozart (2.76) | R.Ludwick (2.26) | D.Stubbs (0.13) | J.Bruce (2.21) | M.Cairo (-1.27) |
| 8 | CLE (68-94, 17.55 oWAR) | C.Santana (3.71) | C.Kotchman (-0.90) | J.Kipnis (3.89) | J.Hannahan (0.78) | A.Cabrera (3.27) | S.Duncan (-0.43) | M.Brantley (3.28) | S.Choo (3.58) | T.Hafner (0.79) |
| 9 | COL (64-98, 8.40 oWAR) | W.Rosario (1.57) | T.Helton (0.13) | M.Scutaro (0.05) | C.Nelson (-0.75) | J.Rutledge (-0.02) | C.Gonzalez (1.61) | D.Fowler (2.63) | M.Cuddyer (0.62) | J.Giambi (-0.20) |
| 10 | DET (88-74, 16.69 oWAR) | A.Avila (2.21) | P.Fielder (4.73) | R.Santiago (-0.75) | M.Cabrera (7.14) | J.Peralta (1.11) | Q.Berry (0.48) | A.Jackson (5.48) | B.Boesch (-0.96) | D.Young (-0.90) |
| 11 | HOU (55-107, 2.79 oWAR) | J.Castro (1.23) | C.Lee (0.15) | J.Altuve (1.44) | C.Johnson (0.50) | J.Lowrie (2.22) | J.Martinez (-0.57) | J.Schafer (-0.67) | B.Bogusevic (-0.22) | F.Abad (-0.10) |
| 12 | KCR (72-90, 16.88 oWAR) | S.Perez (2.99) | E.Hosmer (-0.45) | C.Getz (0.48) | M.Moustakas (3.12) | A.Escobar (3.40) | A.Gordon (6.31) | J.Dyson (1.45) | J.Francoeur (-2.15) | B.Butler (3.03) |
| 13 | LAA (89-73, 38.77 oWAR) | C.Iannetta (1.29) | A.Pujols (4.81) | H.Kendrick (2.92) | A.Callaspo (3.36) | E.Aybar (4.12) | V.Wells (0.47) | M.Trout (10.54) | T.Hunter (5.35) | K.Morales (2.08) |
| 14 | LAD (86-76, 13.80 oWAR) | A.Ellis (3.39) | J.Loney (-0.75) | M.Ellis (2.58) | L.Cruz (2.30) | D.Strange-Gordon (-1.19) | S.Victorino (1.11) | M.Kemp (2.77) | A.Ethier (3.51) | B.Abreu (-0.26) |
| 15 | MIA (69-93, 4.24 oWAR) | J.Buck (0.68) | C.Lee (-0.39) | O.Infante (1.88) | H.Ramirez (0.58) | J.Reyes (2.96) | L.Morrison (-0.31) | J.Ruggiano (2.27) | G.Stanton (5.35) | A.Kearns (0.30) |
| 16 | MIL (83-79, 23.46 oWAR) | J.Lucroy (3.30) | C.Hart (1.77) | R.Weeks (-0.42) | A.Ramirez (5.58) | C.Izturis (-0.59) | R.Braun (6.87) | C.Gomez (2.22) | N.Aoki (3.19) | T.Green (-0.27) |
| 17 | MIN (66-96, 24.40 oWAR) | J.Mauer (4.42) | J.Morneau (1.22) | A.Casilla (2.02) | T.Plouffe (1.09) | B.Dozier (0.67) | J.Willingham (3.32) | D.Span (4.92) | B.Revere (2.79) | R.Doumit (1.27) |
| 18 | NYM (74-88, 13.59 oWAR) | J.Thole (-0.14) | I.Davis (1.00) | D.Murphy (1.53) | D.Wright (7.07) | R.Tejada (2.13) | J.Bay (-1.01) | A.Torres (1.50) | L.Duda (-1.09) | J.Valdespin (-0.14) |
| 19 | NYY (95-67, 29.73 oWAR) | R.Martin (1.80) | M.Teixeira (3.79) | R.Cano (8.44) | A.Rodriguez (2.23) | D.Jeter (2.16) | R.Ibanez (0.45) | C.Granderson (3.31) | N.Swisher (4.03) | E.Chavez (1.56) |
| 20 | OAK (94-68, 24.20 oWAR) | K.Suzuki (-0.10) | C.Carter (1.16) | J.Weeks (-0.64) | B.Inge (1.05) | C.Pennington (2.01) | S.Smith (1.79) | C.Crisp (3.04) | J.Reddick (4.58) | J.Gomes (1.82) |
| 21 | PHI (81-81, 18.04 oWAR) | C.Ruiz (4.57) | T.Wigginton (-1.43) | C.Utley (3.14) | P.Polanco (0.39) | J.Rollins (2.49) | J.Pierre (2.13) | S.Victorino (1.84) | H.Pence (1.01) | J.Thome (0.48) |
| 22 | PIT (79-83, 15.23 oWAR) | R.Barajas (-1.03) | C.McGehee (0.38) | N.Walker (2.56) | P.Alvarez (2.60) | C.Barmes (1.19) | A.Presley (0.02) | A.McCutchen (6.94) | J.Tabata (-0.06) | M.Hague (-0.37) |
| 23 | SDP (76-86, 21.37 oWAR) | J.Baker (0.29) | Y.Alonso (1.49) | L.Forsythe (0.89) | C.Headley (6.35) | E.Cabrera (1.78) | C.Quentin (1.62) | C.Maybin (2.79) | W.Venable (1.93) | J.Guzman (0.97) |
| 24 | SEA (75-87, 15.66 oWAR) | M.Olivo (0.39) | J.Smoak (-0.34) | D.Ackley (2.57) | K.Seager (2.79) | B.Ryan (3.38) | C.Wells (0.94) | M.Saunders (2.45) | I.Suzuki (1.49) | J.Montero (-0.10) |
| 25 | SFG (94-68, 30.00 oWAR) | B.Posey (7.56) | B.Belt (2.77) | R.Theriot (-0.34) | P.Sandoval (2.15) | B.Crawford (2.41) | M.Cabrera (4.82) | A.Pagan (4.17) | H.Pence (0.31) | J.Christian (-0.38) |
| 26 | STL (88-74, 29.28 oWAR) | Y.Molina (7.19) | A.Craig (2.36) | D.Descalso (-0.07) | D.Freese (3.78) | R.Furcal (1.29) | M.Holliday (4.04) | J.Jay (3.30) | C.Beltran (3.91) | M.Adams (-0.09) |
| 27 | TBR (90-72, 21.48 oWAR) | J.Molina (1.07) | C.Pena (0.62) | B.Zobrist (5.78) | J.Keppinger (2.62) | E.Johnson (0.60) | D.Jennings (3.36) | M.Upton (2.70) | M.Joyce (2.13) | L.Scott (0.26) |
| 28 | TEX (93-69, 23.77 oWAR) | M.Napoli (1.76) | M.Moreland (0.50) | I.Kinsler (2.37) | A.Beltre (7.24) | E.Andrus (3.96) | D.Murphy (3.54) | C.Gentry (2.64) | N.Cruz (0.81) | M.Young (-1.72) |
| 29 | TOR (73-89, 22.00 oWAR) | J.Arencibia (1.47) | E.Encarnacion (5.03) | K.Johnson (1.81) | B.Lawrie (4.50) | Y.Escobar (2.78) | R.Davis (0.82) | C.Rasmus (1.76) | J.Bautista (3.81) | A.Lind (0.28) |
| 30 | WSN (98-64, 22.01 oWAR) | J.Flores (-0.62) | A.LaRoche (4.17) | D.Espinosa (2.59) | R.Zimmerman (3.90) | I.Desmond (3.38) | M.Morse (0.52) | B.Harper (5.18) | J.Werth (0.76) | R.Ankiel (-0.52) |
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