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Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1988, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).
Each position shows its top 3 by games (top = starter) — click "+more" for the rest. The letter is bats/throws; ⇄ marks a player traded mid-season. Starters are ranked by WAR, bullpen by holds; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Terry Clark | 1.1 |
| Sherman Corbett | 0.3 |
| Dan Petry | 0.3 |
| Thad Bosley | 0.2 |
| Ray Krawczyk | 0.1 |
| Rich Monteleone | 0.1 |
| Player | 1987 fWAR |
|---|---|
| John Candelaria | 2.1 |
| Don Sutton | 1.1 |
| Doug DeCinces | 1.1 |
| Gary Pettis | 0.9 |
| Jerry Reuss | 0.4 |
| Ruppert Jones | 0.3 |
WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Angels. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 1988; everyone else is shown as a 1988 season snapshot.
| Player | Period | fWAR | Tier Market $M | Paid $M | Surplus $M | $ / WAR | Tier | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Witt | 1988 | +4.4 | +76.3 | 1.4 | +74.9 | $0.3M | 2.19× | – |
| Kirk McCaskill | 1988 | +2.6 | +40.9 | 0.3 | +40.7 | $0.1M | 1.96× | – |
| Bryan Harvey | 1988 | +2.3 | +36.3 | 0.1 | +36.2 | $0.0M | 1.95× | – |
| Chuck Finley | 1988 | +2.4 | +28.1 | 0.1 | +28.0 | $0.0M | 1.49× | – |
| Wally Joyner | 1988 | +3.1 | +26.1 | 0.3 | +25.8 | $0.1M | 1.07× | – |
| Bob Boone | 1988 | +3.2 | +25.8 | 0.9 | +24.9 | $0.3M | 1.00× | – |
| Devon White | 1988 | +2.4 | +23.3 | 0.2 | +23.2 | $0.1M | 1.22× | – |
| Brian Downing | 1988 | +2.5 | +19.9 | 0.9 | +19.0 | $0.4M | 1.01× | – |
| Dick Schofield | 1988 | +2.4 | +17.1 | 0.6 | +16.5 | $0.2M | 0.89× | – |
| Johnny Ray | 1988 | +2.5 | +16.1 | 0.7 | +15.4 | $0.3M | 0.82× | – |
| Greg Minton | 1988 | +1.2 | +12.3 | 0.5 | +11.8 | $0.4M | 1.34× | – |
| Terry Clark | 1988 | +1.1 | +8.8 | 0.1 | +8.8 | $0.1M | 1.02× | – |
| Jack Howell | 1988 | +1.3 | +5.9 | 0.2 | +5.7 | $0.2M | 0.58× | – |
| Mark McLemore | 1988 | +0.8 | +3.4 | 0.1 | +3.2 | $0.2M | 0.56× | – |
| Sherman Corbett | 1988 | +0.3 | +1.7 | 0.1 | +1.6 | $0.2M | 0.67× | – |
| Tony Armas | 1988 | +0.2 | +1.6 | 0.1 | +1.5 | $0.4M | 0.83× | – |
| Butch Wynegar | 1988 | +0.5 | +2.1 | 0.7 | +1.3 | $1.5M | 0.52× | – |
| Dan Petry | 1988 | +0.3 | +2.1 | 0.8 | +1.3 | $3.0M | 1.02× | – |
| Thad Bosley↔ | 1988 | +0.2 | +1.5 | 0.3 | +1.2 | $1.3M | 0.83× | – |
| DeWayne Buice | 1988 | +0.2 | +0.9 | 0.1 | +0.8 | $0.9M | 0.67× | – |
| Jim Eppard | 1988 | +0.1 | +0.4 | 0.1 | +0.3 | $1.1M | 0.83× | – |
| Darrell Miller | 1988 | +0.1 | +0.2 | 0.1 | +0.1 | $2.0M | 0.52× | – |
| Donnie Moore | 1988 | +0.2 | +1.1 | 1.0 | +0.1 | $4.8M | 0.67× | – |
| Chili Davis | 1988 | +0.1 | +0.4 | 0.8 | -0.4 | $13.7M | 0.83× | – |
| Jack Lazorko | 1988 | -0.1 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.7 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Bill Buckner↔ | 1988 | -0.3 | -1.2 | 0.1 | -1.3 | – | 0.56× | – |
| George Hendrick | 1988 | -0.1 | -0.5 | 1.0 | -1.5 | – | 0.83× | – |
| Frank DiMichele | 1988 | -0.3 | -1.6 | 0.1 | -1.7 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Stu Cliburn | 1988 | -0.6 | -3.0 | 0.1 | -3.0 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Chico Walker | 1988 | -0.7 | -5.0 | 0.1 | -5.0 | – | 0.83× | – |
| Gus Polidor | 1988 | -1.1 | -5.4 | 0.1 | -5.5 | – | 0.61× | – |
| Willie Fraser | 1988 | -0.7 | -5.5 | 0.1 | -5.6 | – | 1.02× | – |
| Brian Dorsett | 1988 | -0.1 | -0.5 | – | – | – | 0.52× | – |
| Dante Bichette | 1988 | -0.3 | -1.9 | – | – | – | 0.83× | – |
| Domingo Ramos↔ | 1988 | -0.2 | -0.9 | – | – | – | 0.58× | – |
| Doug Davis | 1988 | -0.4 | -2.0 | – | – | – | 0.58× | – |
| Joe Redfield | 1988 | -0.0 | -0.2 | – | – | – | 0.58× | – |
| Junior Noboa | 1988 | -0.2 | -0.7 | – | – | – | 0.56× | – |
| Mike Brown | 1988 | -0.3 | -1.9 | – | – | – | 0.83× | – |
| Mike Cook | 1988 | +0.0 | +0.2 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Ray Krawczyk | 1988 | +0.1 | +0.7 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Rich Monteleone | 1988 | +0.1 | +0.5 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Urbano Lugo | 1988 | -0.1 | -0.4 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Vance Lovelace | 1988 | -0.3 | -1.4 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Total | — | +28.8 | +321.0 | 12.2 | +317.6 | — | ||
Every graded 1988 deal involving the Angels — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.
What the front office was committed to as of 1988, 1988–1994. Pre-2015 has no contract-terms data — forward italic $ are realized actuals (hindsight, not commitments known then). Control labels (ARB/FA) are point-in-time.
| Player | Age | Svc | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Witt | 27 | 7.000 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $800k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Donnie Moore | 34 | 13.000 | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| George Hendrick | 38 | 17.000 | $989k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brian Downing | 37 | 15.000 | $900k | $1.2M | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Bob Boone | 40 | 16.000 | $883k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chili Davis | 28 | 7.000 | $850k | $1.5M | $1.4M | FREE AGENT | $2.4M | $2.9M | |
| Dan Petry | 29 | 9.000 | $785k | $785k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Butch Wynegar | 32 | 12.000 | $733k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Johnny Ray | 31 | 7.000 | $732k | $850k | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Greg Minton | 36 | 13.000 | $500k | $830k | $850k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Thad Bosley | 31 | 11.000 | $280k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tony Armas | 34 | 12.000 | $100k | $525k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Chico Walker | 30 | 8.000 | $88k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Bill Buckner | 38 | 19.000 | $70k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Domingo Ramos | 30 | 10.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Schofield | 25 | 5.000 | $552k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Kirk McCaskill | 27 | 3.000 | $262k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jack Howell | 26 | 3.000 | $200k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Devon White | 25 | 3.000 | $185k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Darrell Miller | 30 | 4.000 | $108k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Gus Polidor | 26 | 3.000 | $97k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jack Lazorko | 32 | 4.000 | $97k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Stu Cliburn | 31 | 4.000 | $70k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Ray Krawczyk | 28 | 4.000 | — | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Junior Noboa | 23 | 4.000 | — | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wally Joyner | 26 | 2.000 | $340k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| DeWayne Buice | 30 | 1.000 | $150k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Willie Fraser | 24 | 2.000 | $125k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Mark McLemore | 23 | 2.000 | $122k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Chuck Finley | 25 | 2.000 | $111k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Bryan Harvey | 25 | 1.000 | $62k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Terry Clark | 27 | 0.000 | $62k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jim Eppard | 28 | 1.000 | $62k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Frank DiMichele | 23 | 0.000 | $62k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Sherman Corbett | 25 | 0.000 | $62k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Dante Bichette | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mike Brown | 28 | – | — | ||||||
| Mike Cook | 24 | – | — | ||||||
| Doug Davis | 25 | – | — | ||||||
| Brian Dorsett | 27 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Vance Lovelace | 24 | – | — | ||||||
| Urbano Lugo | 25 | – | — | ||||||
| Rich Monteleone | 25 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Joe Redfield | 27 | – | — |
How each 1988 acquisition stacked onto Angels's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.