2009 Oakland Athletics
75 - 87
2008 / 2010 (Organization)
4th place in the AL West (22 GB)
Home Record:
Away Record: 		40 - 41 (.494)
35 - 46 (.432)		 -4.7 wins
-1.9 wins
   
Scored/Expected: 759 / 765 ( -6 )
Allowed/Expected: 761 / 762 ( +1 )
Pyth Record: 81 - 81 (-6)
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Attendance: 1,408,783 Avg Att: 17,392 (0.61)
Att Rank: 14 / 14 Lg Avg: 28,434
       
Park Factor: 0.97    
HR Factor: 0.93 R/L HR: 0.93 / 0.94
Notes:


Fielding


Left Field
Matt Holliday
29.5
813
-0.9
Scott Hairston
29.1
361
4.3
Eric Patterson
26.2
179
1.7
Ryan Sweeney
24.4
44
-0.3
Travis Buck
25.6
29
-0.3
Aaron Cunningham
23.2
17
-0.0
Matt Carson
28.0
2
0.0
Chris Denorfia
29.0
2
0.0
8
28.7
1447
4.4

Center Field
Rajai Davis 28.7
856
3.3
Ryan Sweeney 24.4
453
-2.9
Scott Hairston 29.1
106
-2.3
Eric Patterson 26.2
30
-0.4
Chris Denorfia 29.0
2
0.0
5
27.3
1447
-2.3


Right Field
Ryan Sweeney 24.4
600
8.6
Jack Cust 30.5
402
-5.1
Travis Buck 25.6
218
1.6
Aaron Cunningham 23.2
119
-0.0
Matt Carson 28.0
54
-0.1
Rajai Davis 28.7
35
0.2
Eric Patterson 26.2
12
0.1
Adam Kennedy 33.5
5
0.0
Chris Denorfia 29.0
2
-0.0
Bobby Crosby 29.5
1
-0.0
10
26.4
1447
5.2
Shortstop
Orlando Cabrera 34.7
888
-5.7
Cliff Pennington 25.0
534
6.2
Bobby Crosby 29.5
26
-0.1
3
31.0
1447
0.4
Second Base
Mark Ellis 32.1
907
7.2
Adam Kennedy 33.5
421
-0.9
Gregorio Petit 24.6
50
0.1
Bobby Crosby 29.5
37
-0.5
Eric Patterson 26.2
31
-0.4
Jack Hannahan 29.3
2
-0.0
6
32.0
1447
5.5
Third Base
Adam Kennedy 33.5
692
1.0
Jack Hannahan 29.3
335
1.9
Bobby Crosby 29.5
297
0.5
Eric Chavez 31.6
67
-0.1
Nomar Garciaparra 35.9
32
-0.1
Gregorio Petit 24.6
24
-0.1
6
31.5
1447
3.2
First Base
Jason Giambi 38.5
450
-4.3
Daric Barton 23.9
417
2.9
Bobby Crosby 29.5
268
0.1
Tommy Everidge 26.2
166
0.5
Nomar Garciaparra 35.9
101
-0.9
Landon Powell 27.3
40
0.2
Adam Kennedy 33.5
3
0.0
Jack Hannahan 29.3
2
0.0
8
30.7
1447
-1.4
 
Catcher
Kurt Suzuki 25.7
1173
0.4
Landon Powell 27.3
274
-0.5
2
26.0
1447
-0.1
 
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James