Rosternomics

Orioles BAL

198583–78 (0.516)
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GM: Hank Peters

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1985, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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Front Office

PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$12M
Win %
0.516
TAB
-0.8
WAB
-1.5
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
36.2
Dead money %
32%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-4.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1985 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RRick Dempsey131
BAl Pardo29
RFloyd Rayford29
LJoe Nolan5

1B

BEddie Murray154
LWayne Gross9
RFritzie Connally2
LLarry Sheets1
RLeo Hernandez1
RRich Dauer1

2B

BAlan Wiggins85
RRich Dauer73
RLenn Sakata50
RKelly Paris2
BJohn Shelby1

3B

RFloyd Rayford78
LWayne Gross67
RFritzie Connally46
RRich Dauer17
RLeo Hernandez6
LTom O'Malley3

SS

RCal Ripken Jr.161

LF

BMike Young83
RGary Roenicke76
LJim Dwyer46
BJohn Shelby9
LJohn Lowenstein4
LLarry Sheets1
RLeo Hernandez1

CF

LFred Lynn123
BJohn Shelby43
RGary Roenicke9
RLee Lacy1

RF

RLee Lacy115
LJim Dwyer33
BMike Young20
BJohn Shelby10
RGary Roenicke9
LLarry Sheets8

DH

LLarry Sheets86
BMike Young32
RDan Ford16
RLee Lacy4
LJohn Lowenstein4
RGary Roenicke4
RLeo Hernandez4
LWayne Gross4
BEddie Murray2
RFritzie Connally1
LJoe Nolan1
LJim Dwyer1
RKelly Paris1
BJohn Shelby1

Starters

RMike Boddicker3.7 WAR
RStorm Davis3.0 WAR
RKen Dixon1.2 WAR
LScott McGregor0.6 WAR
LMike Flanagan0.3 WAR
RDennis Martinez0.0 WAR
RPhil Huffman-0.1 WAR
LBrad Havens-0.2 WAR
RSammy Stewart-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

RDon Aase14 sv
RSammy Stewart0 h
LTippy Martinez0 h
RNate Snell0 h
LBrad Havens0 h
LEric Bell0 h
RJohn Habyan0 h
RPhil Huffman0 h

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.

Key additions (new vs 1984)

PlayerfWAR
Eddie Murray5.5
Cal Ripken Jr.5.4
Mike Boddicker3.7
Mike Young3.3
Floyd Rayford3.1
Storm Davis3.0

Key subtractions (gone from 1984)

Player1984 fWAR

Contract Value

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.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
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+420.212.5+398.6

Trades

Every graded 1985 deal involving the Orioles — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 9 total.

Current & Historical Payroll

1985 payroll
$12.5M

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.

current $ guaranteed $ actual $ (hindsight) arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent

Guaranteed / signed (17)

PlayerAgeSvc1985198619871988198919901991
Eddie Murray298.000$1.5M$926k$2.0M$2.1MFREE AGENT
Fred Lynn3311.000$1.1M$1.2M$1.3M$1.2MFREE AGENT
Lee Lacy3713.000$725k$725k$525kFREE AGENT
Mike Flanagan3310.000$642k$640k$435kFREE AGENT$250k
Sammy Stewart307.000$581kFREE AGENT
Dennis Martinez319.000$560k$463kFREE AGENT
Gary Roenicke309.000$558kFREE AGENT
Scott McGregor319.000$547k$911k$940k$1.1MFREE AGENT
Don Aase308.000$525k$600k$625k$675kFREE AGENT
Rick Dempsey3516.000$512k$442kFREE AGENT
Wayne Gross339.000$483kFREE AGENT
Rich Dauer329.000$480kFREE AGENT
Dan Ford3310.000$450kFREE AGENT
Tippy Martinez3511.000$440k$487kFREE AGENT
Jim Dwyer3512.000$375k$400k$308k$191kFREE AGENT
Joe Nolan3413.000$342kFREE AGENT
Lenn Sakata318.000FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc1985198619871988198919901991
Cal Ripken Jr.244.000$800kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Boddicker275.000$625kFREE AGENT
Alan Wiggins274.000$453kARB 3FREE AGENT
Storm Davis233.000$438kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Shelby274.000$130kARB 3FREE AGENT
Floyd Rayford275.000$128kFREE AGENT
Mike Young253.000$121kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Havens254.000ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom O'Malley243.000ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kelly Paris273.000ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (11)

PlayerAgeSvc1985198619871988198919901991
Larry Sheets251.000$60kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Bell210.000Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Fritzie Connally27
Ken Dixon241.000Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Habyan210.000Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Leo Hernandez25
Phil Huffman27
John Lowenstein38
Al Pardo22
Nate Snell32
Bill Swaggerty28

Graphs

How each 1985 acquisition stacked onto Orioles's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.