This is a list of the Oakland Athletics best single seasons. I decided to select two players for each infield position, six outfielders (regardless of specific position), and one designated hitter for each AL team. Hitters had to play at least 51% of games at their position. For pitching, we selected seven starting pitchers, three non-closers, and two closers. Starting pitchers had to start at least 20 games during the selected season. Relief pitchers were deemed non-closers if they saved less than 10 games. Closers are pitchers that save more than 10 games.
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Mickey Cochrane
wRC+ |
wOBA |
WAR |
G |
PA |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
BB |
SO |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
154 |
.449 |
6.3 |
130 |
542 |
104 |
138 |
30 |
4 |
15 |
60 |
8 |
106 |
22 |
.322 |
.459 |
.515 |
.974 |
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Jimmie Foxx
wRC+ |
wOBA |
WAR |
G |
PA |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
BB |
SO |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
198 |
.522 |
10.5 |
154 |
702 |
151 |
213 |
33 |
9 |
58 |
169 |
3 |
116 |
96 |
.364 |
.469 |
.749 |
1.218 |
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Nap Lajoie
wRC+ |
wOBA |
WAR |
G |
PA |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
BB |
SO |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
186 |
.506 |
8.4 |
131 |
582 |
145 |
232 |
48 |
14 |
14 |
125 |
27 |
24 |
9 |
.426 |
.463 |
.643 |
1.106 |
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Home Run Baker
wRC+ |
wOBA |
WAR |
G |
PA |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
BB |
SO |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
166 |
.441 |
9.3 |
149 |
648 |
116 |
200 |
40 |
21 |
10 |
130 |
40 |
50 |
38 |
.347 |
.404 |
.541 |
.945 |
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Eddie Joost
wRC+ |
wOBA |
WAR |
G |
PA |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
BB |
SO |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
136 |
.417 |
6.9 |
144 |
682 |
128 |
138 |
25 |
3 |
23 |
81 |
2 |
149 |
80 |
.263 |
.429 |
.453 |
.883 |
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Rickey Henderson
wRC+ |
wOBA |
WAR |
G |
PA |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
BB |
SO |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
190 |
.447 |
9.9 |
136 |
594 |
119 |
159 |
33 |
3 |
28 |
61 |
65 |
97 |
60 |
.325 |
.439 |
.577 |
1.016 |
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Reggie Jackson
wRC+ |
wOBA |
WAR |
G |
PA |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
BB |
SO |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
179 |
.442 |
9.2 |
152 |
678 |
123 |
151 |
36 |
3 |
47 |
118 |
13 |
114 |
142 |
.275 |
.410 |
.608 |
1.018 |
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Al Simmons
wRC+ |
wOBA |
WAR |
G |
PA |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
BB |
SO |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
174 |
.480 |
7.8 |
138 |
611 |
152 |
211 |
41 |
16 |
36 |
165 |
9 |
39 |
34 |
.381 |
.423 |
.708 |
1.130 |
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Designated Hitter – John Jaha, 1999

John Jaha
wRC+ |
wOBA |
WAR |
G |
PA |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
BB |
SO |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
149 |
.417 |
4.6 |
142 |
570 |
93 |
126 |
23 |
0 |
35 |
111 |
2 |
101 |
129 |
.276 |
.414 |
.556 |
.970 |
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Starting Pitcher – Lefty Grove, 1931

Lefty Grove
ERA- |
WAR |
G |
GS |
W |
L |
ERA |
IP |
CG |
SHO |
SV |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
SO/9 |
WHIP |
46 |
10.1 |
41 |
30 |
31 |
4 |
2.06 |
288.2 |
27 |
4 |
5 |
84 |
66 |
62 |
175 |
5.5 |
1.077 |
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Starting Pitcher – Jack Coombs, 1910

Jack Coombs
ERA- |
WAR |
G |
GS |
W |
L |
ERA |
IP |
CG |
SHO |
SV |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
SO/9 |
WHIP |
54 |
9.7 |
45 |
38 |
31 |
9 |
1.30 |
353 |
35 |
13 |
1 |
74 |
51 |
115 |
224 |
5.7 |
1.028 |
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Starting Pitcher – Vida Blue, 1971

Vida Blue
ERA- |
WAR |
G |
GS |
W |
L |
ERA |
IP |
CG |
SHO |
SV |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
SO/9 |
WHIP |
56 |
9.0 |
39 |
39 |
24 |
8 |
1.82 |
312 |
24 |
8 |
0 |
73 |
63 |
88 |
301 |
8.7 |
0.952 |
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Starting Pitcher – Rube Waddell, 1905

Rube Waddell
ERA- |
WAR |
G |
GS |
W |
L |
ERA |
IP |
CG |
SHO |
SV |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
SO/9 |
WHIP |
55 |
9.2 |
46 |
34 |
27 |
10 |
1.48 |
328.2 |
27 |
7 |
0 |
86 |
54 |
90 |
287 |
7.9 |
0.977 |
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Starting Pitcher – Bobby Shantz, 1952

Bobby Shantz
ERA- |
WAR |
G |
GS |
W |
L |
ERA |
IP |
CG |
SHO |
SV |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
SO/9 |
WHIP |
66 |
9.1 |
33 |
33 |
24 |
7 |
2.48 |
279.2 |
27 |
5 |
0 |
87 |
77 |
63 |
152 |
4.9 |
1.048 |
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Relief Pitcher – Joey Devine, 2008

Joey Devine
ERA- |
WAR |
G |
GS |
W |
L |
ERA |
IP |
CG |
SHO |
SV |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
SO/9 |
WHIP |
14 |
1.9 |
42 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
0.59 |
45.2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
15 |
49 |
9.7 |
0.832 |
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Fernando Abad
ERA- |
WAR |
G |
GS |
W |
L |
ERA |
IP |
CG |
SHO |
SV |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
SO/9 |
WHIP |
43 |
1.7 |
69 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1.57 |
57.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
10 |
15 |
51 |
8.0 |
0.855 |
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Dennis Eckersley
ERA- |
WAR |
G |
GS |
W |
L |
ERA |
IP |
CG |
SHO |
SV |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
SO/9 |
WHIP |
16 |
3.3 |
63 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0.61 |
73.1 |
0 |
0 |
48 |
9 |
5 |
4 |
73 |
9.0 |
0.614 |
Bench
- Catcher – Gene Tenace, 1975
- First Base – Jason Giambi, 2001
- Second Base – Eddie Collins, 1909
- Third Base – Sal Bando, 1969
- Shortstop – Jimmy Dykes, 1929
- Outfield – Jose Canseco, 1988
- Outfield – Bob Johnson, 1939
- Outfield – Bob Cerv, 1958
- Starting Pitcher – Tim Hudson, 2003
- Starting Pitcher – Harry Krause, 1909
- Relief Pitcher – Gene Nelson, 1990
- Closer – Andrew Bailey, 2009
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