50TH ENTRY EXTRAVAGANZA!!!

 

Double sized issue! Mike Gallego hologram cover! If you read only one entry this is the entry you must read!

 

Anyways, after watching You Know Who of the San Franciso Baby Killers getting a curtain call in Oakland I needed to find something positive to talk about the A's. Since it's entry #50 figured I'd do the Top 50 individual seasons in Oakland A's history. Now the list is based almost solely on Win Shares and I used Baseball Prospectus' Wins Above Replacement Level (WARP3) to break ties. I'm only taking into account full seasons with the A's so for example Rickey Henderson had 30 Win Shares in 1989 but the A's acquired him midseason from the Yankees and 20 of his Win Shares came with the A's so thus that season didn't crack the Top 50.

 

#50 Miguel Tejada, 2003, 25 Win Shares

.278/.336/.472, 703 PA, 98 R, 177 H, 42 2B, 27 HR, 106 RBI, 10 SB, 53 BB 6.9 WARP3

 

#49 Dave Henderson, 1991, 25 Win Shares

.276/.346/.465, 637 PA, 86 R, 158 H, 33 2B, 25 HR, 85 RBI, 6 SB, 55 BB 8.0 WARP3

 

#48 Rickey Henderson, 1991, 25 Win Shares

.268/.400/.423, 578 PA, 105 R, 126 H, 17 2B, 18 HR, 57 RBI, 58 SB, 98 BB, 8.4 WARP3

 

#47 Billy North, 1973, 25 Win Shares

.285/.376/.348, 642 PA, 98 R, 158 H, 10 2B, 5 3B, 5 HR, 34 RBI, 53 SB, 78 BB, 8.6 WARP3

 

#46 Rickey Henderson, 1992, 25 Win Shares

.283/.426/.457, 500 PA, 77 R, 112 H, 18 2B, 15 HR, 46 RBI, 48 SB, 95 BB, 8.9 WARP3

 

#45 Carney Lansford, 1984, 25 Win Shares

.300/.342/.439, 651 PA, 70 R, 179 H, 31 2B, 5 3B, 14 HR, 74 RBI, 9 SB, 40 BB, 9.0 WARP3

 

#44 Barry Zito, 2002, 25 Win Shares

23-5, 2.75 ERA, 35 GS, 229 1/3 IP, 78 BB, 182 SO, 1.13 WHIP, 10.1 WARP3

 

#43 Vida Blue, 1976, 25 Win Shares

18-13, 2.35 ERA, 37 GS, 298 1/3 IP, 20 CG, 6 SHO, 63 BB, 166 SO, 1.11 WHIP, 10.2 WARP3

 

#42 Eric Chavez, 2003, 25 Win Shares

.282/.350/.514, 654 PA, 94 R, 166 H, 39 2B, 5 3B, 29 HR, 101 RBI, 8 SB, 62 BB, 10.3 WARP3

 

#41 Mike Norris, 1980, 25 Win Shares

22-9, 2.53 ERA, 33 GS, 284 1/3 IP, 24 CG, 83 BB, 180 SO, 1.05 WHIP, 10.7 WARP3

 

#40 Rick Monday, 1968, 26 Win Shares

.274/.371/.402, 563 PA, 56 R, 132 H, 24 2B, 7 3B, 8 HR, 49 RBI, 14 SB, 72 BB, 6.5 WARP3

 

#39 Gene Tenace, 1973, 26 Win Shares

.259/.387/.443, 636 PA, 83 R, 132 H, 18 2B, 24 HR, 84 RBI, 101 BB, 6.5 WARP3

 

#38 Reggie Jackson, 1972, 26 Win Shares

.265/.350/.473, 572 PA, 72 R, 132 H, 25 2B, 25 HR, 75 RBI, 9 SB, 59 BB, 7.0 WARP3

 

#37 Dave Henderson, 1988, 26 Win Shares

.304/.363/.525, 570 PA, 100 R, 154 H, 38 2B, 24 HR, 94 RBI, 47 BB, 8.0 WARP3

 

#36 Jose Canseco, 1990, 26 Win Shares

.274/.371/.543, 563 PA, 83 R, 132 H, 14 2B, 37 HR, 101 RBI, 19 SB, 72 BB, 8.5 WARP3

 

#35 Bert Campaneris, 1970, 26 Win Shares

.279/.321/.448, 650 PA, 97 R, 168 H, 28 2B, 22 HR, 64 RBI, 42 SB, 36 BB, 9.8 WARP3

 

#34 Eric Chavez, 2001, 26 Win Shares

.288/.338/.540, 604 PA, 91 R, 159 H, 43 2B, 32 HR, 114 RBI, 8 SB, 41 BB, 10.2 WARP3

 

#33 Mike Epstein, 1972, 27 Win Shares

.270/.376/.490, 537 PA, 63 R, 123 H, 18 2B, 26 HR, 70 RBI, 68 BB, 7.2 WARP3

 

#32 Dwayne Murphy, 1980, 27 Win Shares

.274/.384/.380, 702 PA, 86 R, 157 H, 18 2B, 13 HR, 68 RBI, 26 SB, 102 BB, 8.2 WARP3

 

#31 Reggie Jackson, 1975, 27 Win Shares

.253/.329/.511, 669 PA, 91 R, 150 H, 39 2B, 36 HR, 104 RBI, 17 SB, 67 BB, 8.3 WARP3

 

#30 Mark McGwire, 1990, 27 Win Shares

.235/.370/.489, 650 PA, 87 R, 123 H, 16 2B, 39 HR, 108 RBI, 110 BB, 9.5 WARP3

 

#29 Catfish Hunter, 1974, 27 Win Shares

25-12, 2.49 ERA, 41 GS, 318 1/3 IP, 23 CG, 6 SHO, 46 BB, 143 SO, 0.99 WHIP, 9.9 WARP3

 

#28 Rickey Henderson, 1981, 27 Win Shares

.319/.408/.437, 493 PA, 89 R, 135 H, 18 2B, 7 3B, 6 HR, 35 RBI, 56 SB, 64 BB, 11.1 WARP3

 

#27 Mark McGwire, 1988, 28 Win Shares

.260/.352/.478, 635 PA, 87 R, 143 H, 22 2B, 32 HR, 99 RBI, 76 BB, 7.4 WARP3

 

#26 Rickey Henderson, 1982, 28 Win Shares

.267/.398/.382, 656 PA, 119 R, 143 H, 24 2B, 10 HR, 51 RBI, 130 SB, 116 BB, 7.5 WARP3

 

#25 Rickey Henderson, 1984, 28 Win Shares

.293/.399/.458, 597 PA, 113 R, 147 H, 27 2B, 16 HR, 58 RBI, 66 SB, 86 BB, 8.3 WARP3

 

#24 Sal Bando, 1971, 29 Win Shares

.271/.377/.452, 643 PA, 75 R, 146 H, 23 2B, 24 HR, 94 RBI, 86 BB, 6.4 WARP3

 

#23 Joe Rudi, 1972, 29 Win Shares

.305/.345/.486, 653 PA, 94 R, 181 H, 32 2B, 9 3B, 19 HR, 75 RBI, 37 BB, 8.3 WARP3

 

#22 Mark McGwire, 1996, 29 Win Shares

.312/.467/.730, 548 PA, 104 R, 132 H, 21 2B, 52 HR, 113 RBI, 116 BB, 9.5 WARP3

 

#21 Mark McGwire, 1992, 29 Win Shares

.268/.385/.585, 571 PA, 87 R, 125 H, 22 2B, 42 HR, 104 RBI, 90 BB, 9.7 WARP3

 

#20 Bert Campaneris, 1968, 29 Win Shares

.276/.330/.361, 707 PA, 87 R, 177 H, 25 2B, 9 3B, 4 HR, 38 RBI, 62 SB, 50 BB, 9.8 WARP3

 

#19 Jason Giambi, 1999, 30 Win Shares

.351/.422/.553, 695 PA, 115 R, 181 H, 36 2B, 33 HR, 123 RBI, 105 BB, 7.9 WARP3

 

#18 Mark McGwire, 1987, 30 Win Shares

.289/.370/.618, 641 PA, 97 R, 161 H, 28 2B, 49 HR, 118 RBI, 71 BB, 8.5 WARP3

 

#17 Mitchell Page, 1977, 30 Win Shares

.307/.405/.521, 592 PA, 85 R, 154 H, 28 2B, 8 3B, 21 HR, 75 RBI, 42 SB, 78 BB, 8.6 WARP3

 

#16 Rickey Henderson, 1983, 30 Win Shares

.292/.414/.421, 622 PA, 105 R, 150 H, 25 2B, 7 3B, 9 HR, 48 RBI, 108 SB, 103 BB, 9.6 WARP3

 

#15 Reggie Jackson, 1974, 30 Win Shares

.289/.391/.514, 604 PA, 90 R, 146 H, 25 2B, 29 HR, 93 RBI, 25 SB, 86 BB, 10.0 WARP3

 

#14 Vida Blue, 1971, 30 Win Shares

24-8, 1.82 ERA, 39 GS, 312 IP, 24 CG, 8 SHO, 88 BB, 301 SO, 0.95 WHIP, 11.4 WARP3

 

#13 Sal Bando, 1973, 31 Win Shares

.287/.375/.498, 689 PA, 97 R, 170 H, 32 2B, 29 HR, 98 RBI, 82 BB, 7.7 WARP3

 

#12 Jose Canseco, 1991, 31 Win Shares

.266/.359/.556, 665 PA, 115 R, 152 H, 32 2B, 44 HR, 122 RBI, 26 SB, 78 BB, 9.0 WARP3

 

#11 Reggie Jackson, 1971, 32 Win Shares

.277/.352/.508, 642 PA, 87 R, 157 H, 29 2B, 32 HR, 80 RBI, 16 SB, 63 BB, 8.9 WARP3

 

#10 Reggie Jackson, 1973, 32 Win Shares

.293/.383/.531, 629 PA, 99 R, 158 H, 28 2B, 32 HR, 117 RBI, 22 SB, 76 BB, 9.0 WARP3

 

#9 Miguel Tejada, 2002, 32 Win Shares

.308/.354/.508, 715 PA, 108 R, 204 H, 30 2B, 34 HR, 131 RBI, 7 SB, 38 BB, 9.0 WARP3

 

#8 Gene Tenace, 1975, 32 Win Shares

.255/.395/.464, 623 PA, 83 R, 127 H, 17 2B, 29 HR, 87 RBI, 7 SB, 106 BB, 9.9 WARP3

 

#7 Rickey Henderson, 1980, 34 Win Shares

.303/.420/.399, 722 PA, 111 R, 179 H, 22 2B, 9 HR, 53 RBI, 100 SB, 117 BB, 10.3 WARP3

 

#6 Sal Bando, 1969, 36 Win Shares

.281/.400/.484, 734 PA, 106 R, 171 H, 25 2B, 31 HR, 113 RBI, 111 BB, 9.2 WARP3

 

#5 Jason Giambi, 2000, 38 Win Shares

.333/.476/.647, 664 PA, 108 R, 170 H, 29 2B, 43 HR, 137 RBI, 137 BB, 10.8 WARP3

 

#4 Jason Giambi, 2001, 38 Win Shares

.342/.477/.660, 671 PA, 109 R, 178 H, 47 2B, 38 HR, 120 RBI, 129 BB, 11.9 WARP3

 

#3 Jose Canseco, 1988, 39 Win Shares

.307/.391/.569, 705 PA, 120 R, 187 H, 34 2B, 42 HR, 124 RBI, 40 SB, 78 BB, 12.1 WARP3

 

#2 Rickey Henderson, 1990, 39 Win Shares

.325/.439/.577, 594 PA, 119 R, 159 H, 33 2B, 28 HR, 61 RBI, 65 SB, 97 BB, 13.6 WARP3

 

#1 Reggie Jackson, 1969, 41 Win Shares

.275/.410/.608, 677 PA, 123 R, 151 H, 36 2B, 47 HR, 118 RBI, 13 SB, 114 BB, 11.5 WARP3