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Athletics OAK

198577–85 (0.475)
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GM: Sandy Alderson

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
$9M
Surplus $M
-2
Win %
0.475
TAB
-4.9
WAB
-4.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
28.5
Dead money %
32%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-5.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1985 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMike Heath112
BMickey Tettleton76
RCharlie O'Brien16

1B

LBruce Bochte128
RDusty Baker Jr.58
RRob Picciolo13
RDave Kingman9

2B

BDonnie Hill122
RMike Gallego42
BTony Phillips25
RRob Picciolo17

3B

RCarney Lansford96
RSteve Kiefer34
BTony Phillips32
RRob Picciolo20
RMike Heath13
RMike Gallego12
LDan Meyer1

SS

BAlfredo Griffin162
RMike Gallego21
RRob Picciolo9

LF

BDave Collins91
RSteve Henderson47
RDusty Baker Jr.32
RMike Heath16
RJosé Canseco13

CF

LDwayne Murphy150
LMike Davis31
RJosé Canseco1

RF

LMike Davis138
RMike Heath24
RJosé Canseco16
RSteve Henderson11
RDusty Baker Jr.5
LDan Meyer1

DH

RDave Kingman149
RDusty Baker Jr.12
RSteve Henderson1

Starters

RDon Sutton⇄2.8 WAR
RChris Codiroli2.5 WAR
RJose Rijo1.3 WAR
LBill Krueger0.9 WAR
RSteve Mura0.2 WAR
LTommy John⇄0.1 WAR
LTim Birtsas0.1 WAR
RRick Langford-0.0 WAR
RSteve McCatty-0.2 WAR
LTim Conroy-0.3 WAR
RMike Warren-1.0 WAR
LCurt Young-1.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJay Howell29 sv
RKeith Atherton0 h
RSteve Ontiveros0 h
RSteve Mura0 h
RRick Langford0 h
LTim Conroy0 h
LJeff Kaiser0 h
RTom Tellmann0 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
Mike Davis4.9
Dwayne Murphy3.0
Don Sutton2.8
Mike Heath2.6
Bruce Bochte2.6
Chris Codiroli2.5

Key subtractions (gone from 1984)

Player1984 fWAR
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Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Athletics. 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 Davis 1985 +4.9 +70.3 0.3 +70.0 $0.1M 1.79× –
Don Sutton↔ 1985 +2.8 +44.5 0.6 +43.9 $0.2M 1.96× –
Chris Codiroli 1985 +2.5 +39.7 0.1 +39.6 $0.1M 1.96× –
Dwayne Murphy 1985 +3.0 +38.2 0.8 +37.4 $0.3M 1.60× –
Jay Howell 1985 +2.3 +35.5 0.3 +35.2 $0.1M 1.95× –
Bruce Bochte 1985 +2.6 +22.2 0.3 +21.8 $0.1M 1.07× –
Mike Heath 1985 +2.6 +20.8 0.4 +20.3 $0.2M 1.00× –
Dusty Baker Jr. 1985 +2.2 +14.1 0.6 +13.6 $0.3M 0.81× –
Tony Phillips 1985 +1.6 +10.7 0.2 +10.4 $0.1M 0.85× –
Dave Collins 1985 +0.9 +5.7 0.7 +5.0 $0.8M 0.83× –
Alfredo Griffin 1985 +0.7 +3.4 0.6 +2.8 $0.9M 0.61× –
Dave Kingman 1985 +0.7 +3.6 1.1 +2.5 $1.7M 0.69× –
Steve Henderson 1985 +0.2 +1.0 0.1 +0.9 $1.0M 0.83× –
Tim Birtsas 1985 +0.1 +0.8 0.1 +0.8 $0.6M 1.02× –
Tommy John↔ 1985 +0.1 +1.1 0.3 +0.8 $2.1M 1.02× –
Carney Lansford 1985 +0.1 +0.7 0.9 -0.2 $6.2M 0.58× –
Rick Langford 1985 -0.0 -0.2 0.6 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Tom Tellmann 1985 -0.2 -1.2 0.2 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Steve McCatty 1985 -0.2 -1.1 0.5 -1.7 – 0.67× –
Rob Picciolo 1985 -0.4 -1.8 0.1 -1.9 – 0.58× –
Keith Atherton 1985 -0.4 -2.2 0.1 -2.3 – 0.67× –
Bill Krueger 1985 +0.9 +7.3 – – – 1.02× –
Charlie O'Brien 1985 +0.2 +1.0 – – – 0.52× –
Curt Young 1985 -1.2 -6.2 – – – 0.67× –
Dan Meyer 1985 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.58× –
Donnie Hill 1985 +1.3 +5.8 – – – 0.56× –
Jeff Kaiser 1985 -0.8 -4.2 – – – 0.67× –
Jose Canseco 1985 +0.6 +3.8 – – – 0.83× –
Jose Rijo 1985 +1.3 +10.4 – – – 1.02× –
Mickey Tettleton 1985 +0.8 +3.2 – – – 0.52× –
Mike Gallego 1985 +0.5 +2.2 – – – 0.56× –
Mike Warren 1985 -1.0 -5.3 – – – 0.67× –
Steve Kiefer 1985 -0.8 -3.6 – – – 0.58× –
Steve Mura 1985 +0.2 +1.0 – – – 0.67× –
Steve Ontiveros 1985 +1.0 +10.7 – – – 1.34× –
Tim Conroy 1985 -0.3 -1.4 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+28.6+329.38.9+296.7—

Trades

Every graded 1985 deal involving the Athletics — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

1985 · STL / OAK
STL · Joe McDonald +$32.0M
Mike Heath, Tim Conroy
OAK · Sandy Alderson −$32.0M
Joaquín Andújar
STL came out ahead by $32.0M
1985 · OAK / ANA
OAK · Sandy Alderson +$9.6M
Bob Sharpnack, Jerome Nelson
ANA · Mike Port −$9.6M
Don Sutton
OAK came out ahead by $9.6M
1985 · OAK / CHC
OAK · Sandy Alderson +$0.0M
Damon Farmar
CHC · Dallas Green +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Even trade
1985 · OAK / MIL
OAK · Sandy Alderson +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
MIL · Harry Dalton +$0.0M
Ed Myers
Even trade
1985 · SFG / OAK
SFG · Tom Haller +$6.4M
Ed Puikunas, Dan Winters
OAK · Sandy Alderson −$6.4M
Dusty Baker
SFG came out ahead by $6.4M
1985 · SDP / OAK
SDP · Jack McKeon +$0.0M
Tim Pyznarski
OAK · Sandy Alderson +$0.0M
Joe Lansford
Even trade
1985 · OAK / DET
OAK · Sandy Alderson +$1.6M
Bárbaro Garbey
DET · Bill Lajoie −$1.6M
Dave Collins
OAK came out ahead by $1.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

1985 payroll
$9.1M

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 (16)

PlayerAgeSvc1985198619871988198919901991
Dave Kingman3614.000$1.1M$730kFREE AGENT
Carney Lansford287.000$900k$1.2M$1.3M$1.3M$1.4M$1.3M$1.3M
Dwayne Murphy307.000$846k$900k$759kFREE AGENT
Dave Collins3210.000$700kFREE AGENT
Don Sutton4019.000$640kFREE AGENT
Alfredo Griffin279.000$610k$578k$608kFREE AGENT
Rick Langford339.000$608k$500kFREE AGENT
Dusty Baker Jr.3617.000$575k$475kFREE AGENT
Steve McCatty318.000$520kFREE AGENT
Mike Heath307.000$425kFREE AGENT
Bruce Bochte3411.000$350k$572kFREE AGENT
Tommy John4222.000$287kFREE AGENT
Tom Tellmann316.000$208kFREE AGENT
Steve Henderson328.000$150k$200k$75kFREE AGENT
Rob Picciolo328.000$100kFREE AGENT
Tim Conroy257.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (4)

PlayerAgeSvc1985198619871988198919901991
Mike Davis265.000$305kFREE AGENT
Jay Howell295.000$262kFREE AGENT
Tony Phillips263.000$220kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Codiroli273.000$142kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (16)

PlayerAgeSvc1985198619871988198919901991
Keith Atherton262.000$107kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Birtsas240.000$60kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Canseco200.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Gallego240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Donnie Hill242.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Kaiser240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Kiefer241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bill Krueger272.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Meyer32–—
Steve Mura30–—
Charlie O'Brien250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Ontiveros240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Rijo201.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mickey Tettleton241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Warren24–—
Curt Young252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

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

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