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Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1985, 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 |
|---|---|
| Eddie Murray | 5.5 |
| Cal Ripken Jr. | 5.4 |
| Mike Boddicker | 3.7 |
| Mike Young | 3.3 |
| Floyd Rayford | 3.1 |
| Storm Davis | 3.0 |
| Player | 1984 fWAR |
|---|---|
| — | |
WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Orioles. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 1985; everyone else is shown as a 1985 season snapshot.
| Player | Period | fWAR | Tier Market $M | Paid $M | Surplus $M | $ / WAR | Tier | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Boddicker | 1985 | +3.7 | +65.4 | 0.6 | +64.8 | $0.2M | 2.19× | – |
| Cal Ripken Jr. | 1985 | +5.4 | +65.1 | 0.8 | +64.3 | $0.1M | 1.51× | – |
| Eddie Murray | 1985 | +5.5 | +60.3 | 1.5 | +58.8 | $0.3M | 1.37× | – |
| Storm Davis | 1985 | +3.0 | +46.5 | 0.4 | +46.1 | $0.1M | 1.96× | – |
| Mike Young | 1985 | +3.3 | +41.8 | 0.1 | +41.6 | $0.0M | 1.60× | – |
| Floyd Rayford | 1985 | +3.1 | +27.4 | 0.1 | +27.2 | $0.0M | 1.12× | – |
| Rick Dempsey | 1985 | +2.7 | +21.9 | 0.5 | +21.4 | $0.2M | 1.00× | – |
| Fred Lynn | 1985 | +1.8 | +17.1 | 1.1 | +16.0 | $0.6M | 1.22× | – |
| Don Aase | 1985 | +1.5 | +15.8 | 0.5 | +15.3 | $0.4M | 1.34× | – |
| Lee Lacy | 1985 | +1.6 | +15.3 | 0.7 | +14.6 | $0.5M | 1.22× | – |
| Wayne Gross | 1985 | +1.7 | +11.2 | 0.5 | +10.7 | $0.3M | 0.85× | – |
| John Shelby | 1985 | +1.5 | +9.9 | 0.1 | +9.8 | $0.1M | 0.83× | – |
| Jim Dwyer | 1985 | +1.1 | +7.6 | 0.4 | +7.2 | $0.3M | 0.83× | – |
| Gary Roenicke | 1985 | +0.9 | +6.2 | 0.6 | +5.6 | $0.6M | 0.83× | – |
| Scott McGregor | 1985 | +0.6 | +4.8 | 0.5 | +4.3 | $0.9M | 1.02× | – |
| Mike Flanagan | 1985 | +0.3 | +2.8 | 0.6 | +2.2 | $1.9M | 1.02× | – |
| Larry Sheets | 1985 | +0.4 | +1.9 | 0.1 | +1.9 | $0.2M | 0.69× | – |
| Dennis Martinez | 1985 | +0.0 | +0.1 | 0.6 | -0.4 | $41.0M | 1.02× | – |
| Rich Dauer | 1985 | -0.0 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.6 | – | 0.56× | – |
| Tippy Martinez | 1985 | -0.1 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -0.8 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Alan Wiggins↔ | 1985 | -0.1 | -0.5 | 0.5 | -0.9 | – | 0.56× | – |
| Joe Nolan | 1985 | -0.5 | -1.9 | 0.3 | -2.3 | – | 0.52× | – |
| Dan Ford | 1985 | -0.7 | -3.6 | 0.5 | -4.1 | – | 0.69× | – |
| Sammy Stewart | 1985 | -0.3 | -3.5 | 0.6 | -4.1 | – | 1.34× | – |
| Al Pardo | 1985 | -1.1 | -4.6 | – | – | – | 0.52× | – |
| Bill Swaggerty | 1985 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Brad Havens | 1985 | -0.2 | -0.8 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Eric Bell | 1985 | -0.0 | -0.3 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Fritzie Connally | 1985 | +0.4 | +2.0 | – | – | – | 0.58× | – |
| John Habyan | 1985 | +0.1 | +0.5 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| John Lowenstein | 1985 | -0.5 | -2.7 | – | – | – | 0.69× | – |
| Kelly Paris | 1985 | -0.3 | -1.5 | – | – | – | 0.56× | – |
| Ken Dixon | 1985 | +1.2 | +10.2 | – | – | – | 1.02× | – |
| Lenn Sakata | 1985 | -0.1 | -0.5 | – | – | – | 0.56× | – |
| Leo Hernandez | 1985 | -0.5 | -2.8 | – | – | – | 0.69× | – |
| Nate Snell | 1985 | +1.0 | +11.1 | – | – | – | 1.34× | – |
| Phil Huffman | 1985 | -0.1 | -0.8 | – | – | – | 1.02× | – |
| Tom O'Malley | 1985 | -0.1 | -0.7 | – | – | – | 0.58× | – |
| Total | — | +36.2 | +420.2 | 12.5 | +398.6 | — | ||
Every graded 1985 deal involving the Orioles — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 9 total.
What the front office was committed to as of 1985, 1985–1991. 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 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Murray | 29 | 8.000 | $1.5M | $926k | $2.0M | $2.1M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Fred Lynn | 33 | 11.000 | $1.1M | $1.2M | $1.3M | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Lee Lacy | 37 | 13.000 | $725k | $725k | $525k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Mike Flanagan | 33 | 10.000 | $642k | $640k | $435k | FREE AGENT | $250k | ||
| Sammy Stewart | 30 | 7.000 | $581k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dennis Martinez | 31 | 9.000 | $560k | $463k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Gary Roenicke | 30 | 9.000 | $558k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Scott McGregor | 31 | 9.000 | $547k | $911k | $940k | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Don Aase | 30 | 8.000 | $525k | $600k | $625k | $675k | FREE AGENT | ||
| Rick Dempsey | 35 | 16.000 | $512k | $442k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Wayne Gross | 33 | 9.000 | $483k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rich Dauer | 32 | 9.000 | $480k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dan Ford | 33 | 10.000 | $450k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tippy Martinez | 35 | 11.000 | $440k | $487k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jim Dwyer | 35 | 12.000 | $375k | $400k | $308k | $191k | FREE AGENT | ||
| Joe Nolan | 34 | 13.000 | $342k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Lenn Sakata | 31 | 8.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Ripken Jr. | 24 | 4.000 | $800k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mike Boddicker | 27 | 5.000 | $625k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Alan Wiggins | 27 | 4.000 | $453k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Storm Davis | 23 | 3.000 | $438k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| John Shelby | 27 | 4.000 | $130k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Floyd Rayford | 27 | 5.000 | $128k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mike Young | 25 | 3.000 | $121k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Brad Havens | 25 | 4.000 | — | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Tom O'Malley | 24 | 3.000 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Kelly Paris | 27 | 3.000 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Sheets | 25 | 1.000 | $60k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Eric Bell | 21 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Fritzie Connally | 27 | – | — | ||||||
| Ken Dixon | 24 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| John Habyan | 21 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Leo Hernandez | 25 | – | — | ||||||
| Phil Huffman | 27 | – | — | ||||||
| John Lowenstein | 38 | – | — | ||||||
| Al Pardo | 22 | – | — | ||||||
| Nate Snell | 32 | – | — | ||||||
| Bill Swaggerty | 28 | – | — |
How each 1985 acquisition stacked onto Orioles's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.