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Dodgers LADGM: Al Campanis
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 |
|---|---|
| Pedro Guerrero | 7.8 |
| Orel Hershiser | 5.9 |
| Fernando Valenzuela | 5.9 |
| Mike Scioscia | 5.5 |
| Mike Marshall | 3.1 |
| Tom Niedenfuer | 2.7 |
| Player | 1984 fWAR |
|---|---|
| — | |
WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Dodgers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Guerrero | 1985 | +7.8 | +127.3 | 1.3 | +126.0 | $0.2M | 2.05× | – |
| Orel Hershiser | 1985 | +5.9 | +117.8 | 0.2 | +117.6 | $0.0M | 2.50× | – |
| Fernando Valenzuela | 1985 | +5.9 | +117.1 | 1.2 | +115.9 | $0.2M | 2.50× | – |
| Mike Scioscia | 1985 | +5.5 | +56.6 | 0.4 | +56.1 | $0.1M | 1.28× | – |
| Tom Niedenfuer | 1985 | +2.7 | +56.4 | 0.4 | +56.0 | $0.1M | 2.57× | – |
| Mike Marshall | 1985 | +3.1 | +39.4 | 0.3 | +39.1 | $0.1M | 1.60× | – |
| Jerry Reuss | 1985 | +2.5 | +29.3 | 1.0 | +28.4 | $0.4M | 1.49× | – |
| Bob Welch | 1985 | +2.3 | +27.4 | 0.6 | +26.7 | $0.3M | 1.49× | – |
| Ken Landreaux | 1985 | +1.9 | +18.6 | 0.5 | +18.1 | $0.3M | 1.22× | – |
| Rick Honeycutt | 1985 | +1.6 | +18.5 | 0.7 | +17.8 | $0.5M | 1.49× | – |
| Greg Brock | 1985 | +2.4 | +15.7 | 0.1 | +15.5 | $0.1M | 0.81× | – |
| Mariano Duncan | 1985 | +1.2 | +6.0 | 0.1 | +5.9 | $0.0M | 0.61× | – |
| Bill Madlock↔ | 1985 | +1.3 | +6.0 | 0.2 | +5.8 | $0.2M | 0.58× | – |
| Carlos Diaz | 1985 | +0.8 | +4.2 | 0.1 | +4.1 | $0.2M | 0.67× | – |
| Enos Cabell↔ | 1985 | +1.0 | +4.3 | 0.1 | +4.1 | $0.1M | 0.56× | – |
| Steve Sax | 1985 | +1.0 | +4.5 | 0.5 | +4.1 | $0.5M | 0.56× | – |
| Len Matuszek↔ | 1985 | +0.4 | +2.9 | 0.1 | +2.8 | $0.2M | 0.83× | – |
| Candy Maldonado | 1985 | +0.4 | +2.6 | 0.1 | +2.5 | $0.4M | 0.83× | – |
| Bob Bailor | 1985 | +0.5 | +2.3 | 0.3 | +1.9 | $0.7M | 0.58× | – |
| Terry Whitfield | 1985 | +0.2 | +1.4 | 0.3 | +1.1 | $1.5M | 0.83× | – |
| Bill Russell | 1985 | +0.2 | +1.0 | 0.5 | +0.6 | $2.1M | 0.61× | – |
| Steve Yeager | 1985 | +0.2 | +1.0 | 0.5 | +0.5 | $2.0M | 0.52× | – |
| Jay Johnstone | 1985 | -0.2 | -1.1 | 0.1 | -1.2 | – | 0.83× | – |
| Alejandro Pena | 1985 | -0.2 | -1.3 | 0.3 | -1.7 | – | 1.02× | – |
| Al Oliver↔ | 1985 | -0.3 | -2.1 | 0.3 | -2.3 | – | 0.83× | – |
| Bobby Castillo | 1985 | -0.4 | -2.4 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Brian Holton | 1985 | +0.0 | +0.2 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Dave Anderson | 1985 | +0.8 | +3.6 | – | – | – | 0.58× | – |
| Dennis Powell | 1985 | -0.6 | -3.4 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Franklin Stubbs | 1985 | -0.1 | -0.3 | – | – | – | 0.56× | – |
| Gilberto Reyes | 1985 | +0.1 | +0.2 | – | – | – | 0.52× | – |
| Jose Gonzalez | 1985 | +0.2 | +1.6 | – | – | – | 0.83× | – |
| Ken Howell | 1985 | +0.8 | +8.9 | – | – | – | 1.34× | – |
| Mike Ramsey | 1985 | -0.2 | -0.8 | – | – | – | 0.61× | – |
| R.J. Reynolds↔ | 1985 | +0.5 | +3.0 | – | – | – | 0.83× | – |
| Ralph Bryant | 1985 | +0.0 | +0.1 | – | – | – | 0.83× | – |
| Reggie Williams | 1985 | -0.2 | -1.1 | – | – | – | 0.83× | – |
| Sid Bream↔ | 1985 | -0.3 | -1.1 | – | – | – | 0.56× | – |
| Steve Howe↔ | 1985 | +0.0 | +0.1 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Stu Pederson | 1985 | -0.1 | -0.8 | – | – | – | 0.83× | – |
| Tom Brennan | 1985 | +0.3 | +1.5 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Total | — | +48.9 | +665.1 | 10.2 | +645.4 | — | ||
Every graded 1985 deal involving the Dodgers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.
SEA · Hal Keller
+$4.0M
LAD · Al Campanis
−$4.0M
PHI · Bill Giles
+$12.0M
LAD · Al Campanis
−$12.0M
LAD · Al Campanis
+$10.4M
TOR · Pat Gillick
−$10.4M
HOU · Al Rosen
+$9.6M
LAD · Al Campanis
−$9.6M
SFG · Tom Haller
+$8.0M
LAD · Al Campanis
−$8.0M
PIT · Joe Brown
+$93.6M
LAD · Al Campanis
−$93.6M
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Guerrero | 29 | 7.000 | $1.3M | $1.4M | $1.5M | $985k | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jerry Reuss | 36 | 16.000 | $980k | $1.0M | $748k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Rick Honeycutt | 31 | 8.000 | $705k | $755k | $639k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Bob Welch | 28 | 7.000 | $644k | $744k | $838k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Ken Landreaux | 30 | 8.000 | $538k | $638k | $738k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Steve Yeager | 36 | 13.000 | $500k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Bill Russell | 36 | 16.000 | $450k | $450k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Bob Bailor | 33 | 10.000 | $330k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Terry Whitfield | 32 | 11.000 | $317k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Al Oliver | 38 | 17.000 | $273k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Bill Madlock | 34 | 12.000 | $230k | $842k | $685k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jay Johnstone | 39 | 19.000 | $150k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Enos Cabell | 35 | 13.000 | $142k | $450k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Valenzuela | 24 | 5.000 | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Steve Sax | 25 | 4.000 | $465k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mike Scioscia | 26 | 5.000 | $435k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tom Niedenfuer | 25 | 4.000 | $370k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Alejandro Pena | 26 | 4.000 | $350k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mike Marshall | 25 | 4.000 | $333k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Greg Brock | 28 | 3.000 | $150k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Candy Maldonado | 24 | 4.000 | $140k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Carlos Diaz | 27 | 3.000 | $120k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Len Matuszek | 30 | 4.000 | $76k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Steve Howe | 27 | 5.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orel Hershiser | 26 | 2.000 | $212k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Mariano Duncan | 22 | 0.000 | $60k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Dave Anderson | 24 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Sid Bream | 24 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Tom Brennan | 32 | – | — | ||||||
| Ralph Bryant | 24 | – | — | ||||||
| Bobby Castillo | 30 | – | — | ||||||
| Jose Gonzalez | 20 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Brian Holton | 25 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ken Howell | 24 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Stu Pederson | 25 | – | — | ||||||
| Dennis Powell | 21 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mike Ramsey | 31 | – | — | ||||||
| Gilberto Reyes | 21 | – | — | ||||||
| R.J. Reynolds | 26 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Franklin Stubbs | 24 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Reggie Williams | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
How each 1985 acquisition stacked onto Dodgers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.