MLB team stats, 1998
The New York Yankees led MLB in runs in 1998, 965. The Atlanta Braves gave up the fewest, 581 in all.
Batting, 1998
| HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | 2B: Hits that carried the batter to second base. | 3B: Hits that carried the batter to third base. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches. | SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single. | OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARI | 159 | 621 | 1,353 | 665 | 73 | 235 | 46 | 489 | 1,239 | .246 | .314 | .393 | .707 |
| ATH | 149 | 755 | 1,413 | 804 | 131 | 295 | 13 | 633 | 1,122 | .257 | .338 | .397 | .735 |
| ATL | 215 | 794 | 1,489 | 826 | 98 | 297 | 26 | 548 | 1,062 | .272 | .342 | .453 | .795 |
| BAL | 214 | 783 | 1,520 | 817 | 86 | 303 | 11 | 593 | 903 | .273 | .347 | .447 | .794 |
| BOS | 205 | 827 | 1,568 | 876 | 72 | 338 | 35 | 541 | 1,049 | .280 | .348 | .463 | .810 |
| CHC | 212 | 788 | 1,494 | 831 | 65 | 250 | 34 | 601 | 1,223 | .264 | .337 | .433 | .771 |
| CHW | 198 | 806 | 1,516 | 861 | 127 | 291 | 38 | 551 | 916 | .271 | .339 | .444 | .782 |
| CIN | 138 | 723 | 1,441 | 750 | 95 | 298 | 28 | 608 | 1,107 | .262 | .337 | .402 | .739 |
| CLE | 198 | 811 | 1,530 | 850 | 143 | 334 | 30 | 630 | 1,061 | .272 | .347 | .448 | .795 |
| COL | 183 | 791 | 1,640 | 826 | 67 | 333 | 36 | 469 | 949 | .291 | .347 | .461 | .808 |
| DET | 165 | 691 | 1,494 | 722 | 122 | 306 | 29 | 455 | 1,070 | .264 | .323 | .415 | .738 |
| HOU | 166 | 818 | 1,578 | 874 | 155 | 326 | 28 | 621 | 1,122 | .280 | .356 | .436 | .792 |
| KC | 134 | 686 | 1,459 | 714 | 135 | 274 | 40 | 475 | 984 | .263 | .324 | .399 | .724 |
| LAA | 147 | 739 | 1,530 | 787 | 93 | 314 | 27 | 510 | 1,028 | .272 | .335 | .415 | .751 |
| LAD | 159 | 630 | 1,374 | 669 | 137 | 209 | 27 | 447 | 1,056 | .252 | .310 | .387 | .698 |
| MIA | 114 | 621 | 1,381 | 667 | 115 | 277 | 36 | 525 | 1,120 | .248 | .317 | .373 | .690 |
| MIL | 152 | 673 | 1,439 | 707 | 81 | 266 | 17 | 532 | 1,039 | .260 | .330 | .396 | .726 |
| MIN | 115 | 691 | 1,499 | 734 | 112 | 285 | 32 | 506 | 915 | .266 | .328 | .389 | .717 |
| NYM | 136 | 671 | 1,425 | 706 | 62 | 289 | 24 | 572 | 1,049 | .259 | .330 | .394 | .724 |
| NYY | 207 | 907 | 1,625 | 965 | 153 | 290 | 31 | 653 | 1,025 | .288 | .364 | .460 | .825 |
| PHI | 126 | 672 | 1,482 | 713 | 97 | 286 | 36 | 508 | 1,080 | .264 | .326 | .395 | .721 |
| PIT | 107 | 613 | 1,395 | 650 | 159 | 271 | 35 | 393 | 1,060 | .254 | .311 | .374 | .686 |
| SD | 167 | 715 | 1,390 | 749 | 79 | 292 | 30 | 604 | 1,072 | .253 | .330 | .409 | .739 |
| SF | 161 | 800 | 1,540 | 845 | 102 | 292 | 26 | 678 | 1,040 | .274 | .353 | .421 | .774 |
| SEA | 234 | 822 | 1,553 | 859 | 115 | 321 | 28 | 558 | 1,081 | .276 | .345 | .468 | .812 |
| STL | 223 | 781 | 1,444 | 810 | 133 | 292 | 30 | 676 | 1,179 | .258 | .341 | .441 | .781 |
| TB | 111 | 579 | 1,450 | 620 | 120 | 267 | 43 | 473 | 1,107 | .261 | .321 | .385 | .706 |
| TEX | 201 | 894 | 1,637 | 940 | 82 | 314 | 32 | 595 | 1,045 | .289 | .357 | .462 | .819 |
| TOR | 221 | 776 | 1,482 | 816 | 184 | 316 | 19 | 564 | 1,132 | .266 | .340 | .448 | .787 |
| WSH | 147 | 602 | 1,348 | 644 | 91 | 280 | 32 | 439 | 1,058 | .249 | .310 | .394 | .704 |
What the columns mean: HR · RBI · H · R · SB · 2B · 3B · BB · SO · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS
Pitching and fielding, 1998
| ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARI | 4.63 | 1.36 | 908 | 37 | 65 | 812 | 200 |
| ATH | 4.81 | 1.45 | 922 | 39 | 74 | 866 | 272 |
| ATL | 3.25 | 1.22 | 1,232 | 45 | 106 | 581 | 182 |
| BAL | 4.74 | 1.43 | 1,065 | 37 | 79 | 785 | 162 |
| BOS | 4.18 | 1.33 | 1,025 | 53 | 92 | 729 | 210 |
| CHC | 4.47 | 1.42 | 1,207 | 56 | 90 | 792 | 202 |
| CHW | 5.22 | 1.49 | 911 | 42 | 80 | 931 | 280 |
| CIN | 4.44 | 1.37 | 1,098 | 42 | 77 | 760 | 244 |
| CLE | 4.44 | 1.45 | 1,037 | 47 | 89 | 779 | 220 |
| COL | 4.99 | 1.50 | 951 | 36 | 77 | 855 | 204 |
| DET | 4.93 | 1.48 | 947 | 32 | 65 | 863 | 230 |
| HOU | 3.50 | 1.29 | 1,187 | 44 | 102 | 620 | 216 |
| KC | 5.15 | 1.50 | 999 | 46 | 72 | 899 | 250 |
| LAA | 4.49 | 1.46 | 1,091 | 52 | 85 | 783 | 212 |
| LAD | 3.81 | 1.33 | 1,178 | 47 | 83 | 678 | 268 |
| MIA | 5.18 | 1.61 | 1,016 | 24 | 54 | 923 | 258 |
| MIL | 4.63 | 1.44 | 1,063 | 39 | 74 | 812 | 220 |
| MIN | 4.75 | 1.44 | 952 | 42 | 70 | 818 | 216 |
| NYM | 3.76 | 1.31 | 1,129 | 46 | 88 | 645 | 202 |
| NYY | 3.82 | 1.25 | 1,080 | 48 | 114 | 656 | 196 |
| PHI | 4.64 | 1.38 | 1,176 | 32 | 75 | 808 | 220 |
| PIT | 3.91 | 1.35 | 1,112 | 41 | 69 | 718 | 280 |
| SD | 3.63 | 1.30 | 1,217 | 59 | 98 | 635 | 208 |
| SF | 4.18 | 1.37 | 1,089 | 44 | 89 | 739 | 202 |
| SEA | 4.93 | 1.44 | 1,156 | 31 | 76 | 855 | 250 |
| STL | 4.31 | 1.41 | 972 | 44 | 83 | 782 | 284 |
| TB | 4.35 | 1.43 | 1,008 | 28 | 63 | 751 | 188 |
| TEX | 4.99 | 1.50 | 994 | 46 | 88 | 871 | 242 |
| TOR | 4.28 | 1.39 | 1,154 | 47 | 88 | 768 | 250 |
| WSH | 4.38 | 1.39 | 1,017 | 39 | 65 | 783 | 310 |
- HR
- Home Runs
- RBI
- RBI
- H
- Hits
- R
- Runs
- SB
- Stolen Bases
- 2B
- Doubles
- 3B
- Triples
- BB
- Walks
- SO
- Strikeouts (Batting)
- AVG
- Batting Average
- OBP
- On-Base %
- SLG
- Slugging %
- OPS
- OPS
- ERA
- ERA
- WHIP
- WHIP
- K
- Strikeouts (Pitching)
- SV
- Saves
- W
- Wins
- RA
- Runs Allowed
- E
- Errors
ESPN's team lines, regular season.