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.

• Catcher – Mickey Cochrane, 1933



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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• First Base – Jimmie Foxx, 1932



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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• Second Base – Nap Lajoie, 1901



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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• Third Base – Home Run Baker, 1912



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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• Shortstop – Eddie Joost, 1949



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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• Outfield – Rickey Henderson, 1990



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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• Outfield – Reggie Jackson, 1969



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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• Outfield – Al Simmons, 1930



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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• Relief Pitcher – Fernando Abad, 2014



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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• Closer – Dennis Eckersley, 1990



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

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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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