2005 Oakland Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 2005 Oakland Athletics finished with a record of 88-74. They scored 772 runs and belted 155 home runs to go along with a .262 batting average. The offense was powered by Eric Chavez, who led the team with 27 home runs, 101 RBI, and 168 hits.
The team allowed 658 runs and had a team ERA of 3.70. Dan Haren and Barry Zito were tied for the team lead in wins with 14. Barry Zito struck out 171 batters to lead the team. Huston Street led the team with 23 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Freddie Bynum | 2B | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .429 | .715 | .286 |
| Eric Chavez | 3B | 160 | 625 | 92 | 168 | 27 | 101 | 6 | .329 | .466 | .795 | .269 |
| Jermaine Clark | 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 |
| Bobby Crosby | SS | 84 | 333 | 66 | 92 | 9 | 38 | 0 | .346 | .456 | .802 | .276 |
| Mark Ellis | 2B | 122 | 434 | 76 | 137 | 13 | 52 | 1 | .384 | .477 | .861 | .316 |
| Keith Ginter | 2B | 51 | 137 | 12 | 22 | 3 | 25 | 0 | .234 | .263 | .497 | .161 |
| Dan Johnson | 1B | 109 | 375 | 54 | 103 | 15 | 58 | 0 | .355 | .451 | .806 | .275 |
| Marco Scutaro | SS | 118 | 381 | 48 | 94 | 9 | 37 | 5 | .310 | .391 | .701 | .247 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Hiram Bocachica | OF | 9 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .105 | .105 | .210 | .105 |
| Eric Byrnes | OF | 59 | 192 | 30 | 51 | 7 | 24 | 2 | .336 | .474 | .810 | .266 |
| Bobby Kielty | OF | 116 | 377 | 55 | 99 | 10 | 57 | 3 | .350 | .395 | .745 | .263 |
| Mark Kotsay | OF | 139 | 582 | 75 | 163 | 15 | 82 | 5 | .325 | .421 | .746 | .280 |
| Jay Payton | OF | 69 | 275 | 38 | 74 | 13 | 42 | 0 | .302 | .451 | .753 | .269 |
| Nick Swisher | OF | 131 | 462 | 66 | 109 | 21 | 74 | 0 | .322 | .446 | .768 | .236 |
| Charles Thomas | OF | 30 | 46 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .255 | .109 | .364 | .109 |
| Matt Watson | OF | 19 | 48 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .220 | .250 | .470 | .188 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Alberto Castillo | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jason Kendall | C | 150 | 601 | 70 | 163 | 0 | 53 | 8 | .345 | .321 | .666 | .271 |
| Adam Melhuse | C | 39 | 97 | 11 | 24 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .284 | .381 | .665 | .247 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Erubiel Durazo | DH | 41 | 152 | 15 | 36 | 4 | 16 | 1 | .305 | .368 | .673 | .237 |
| Scott Hatteberg | DH | 134 | 464 | 52 | 119 | 7 | 59 | 0 | .334 | .343 | .677 | .256 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5627 | 772 | 1476 | 155 | 739 | 31 | .329 | .407 | .736 | .262 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Joe Blanton | 33 | 33 | 201.3 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 0 | 116 | 67 | 3.53 | 1.217 | |||
| Kiko Calero | 58 | 0 | 55.7 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1 | 52 | 18 | 3.23 | 1.131 | |||
| Santiago Casilla | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 | 1.000 | |||
| Juan Cruz | 28 | 0 | 32.7 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 34 | 22 | 7.44 | 1.835 | |||
| Octavio Dotel | 15 | 0 | 15.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 3.52 | 1.373 | |||
| Justin Duchscherer | 65 | 0 | 85.7 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 5 | 85 | 19 | 2.21 | 1.004 | |||
| Seth Etherton | 3 | 3 | 17.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6.62 | 1.186 | |||
| Ron Flores | 11 | 0 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1.04 | 0.920 | |||
| Ryan Glynn | 5 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 6.88 | 1.824 | |||
| Rich Harden | 22 | 19 | 128 | 10 | 5 | .667 | 0 | 121 | 43 | 2.53 | 1.063 | |||
| Dan Haren | 34 | 34 | 217 | 14 | 12 | .538 | 0 | 163 | 53 | 3.73 | 1.221 | |||
| Tim Harikkala | 8 | 0 | 12.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6.39 | 1.575 | |||
| Joe Kennedy | 19 | 8 | 60.7 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 0 | 45 | 20 | 4.45 | 1.384 | |||
| Britt Reames | 2 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9.53 | 2.105 | |||
| Ricardo Rincon | 67 | 0 | 37.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 27 | 20 | 4.34 | 1.448 | |||
| Kirk Saarloos | 29 | 27 | 159.7 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 0 | 53 | 54 | 4.17 | 1.403 | |||
| Huston Street | 67 | 0 | 78.3 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 23 | 72 | 26 | 1.72 | 1.009 | |||
| Jay Witasick | 28 | 0 | 27.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 33 | 17 | 3.25 | 1.552 | |||
| Keiichi Yabu | 40 | 0 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 44 | 26 | 4.50 | 1.552 | |||
| Barry Zito | 35 | 35 | 228.3 | 14 | 13 | .519 | 0 | 171 | 89 | 3.86 | 1.200 | |||
| Team Totals | 572 | 162 | 1450.5 | 88 | 74 | .543 | 38 | 1075 | 504 | 3.70 | 1.254 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Eric Chavez | 160 |
| At Bats | Eric Chavez | 625 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Eric Chavez | 694 |
| Batting Average | Mark Kotsay | .280 |
| On-Base % | Jason Kendall | .345 |
| Slugging % | Eric Chavez | .466 |
| OPS | Eric Chavez | .795 |
| Runs | Eric Chavez | 92 |
| Hits | Eric Chavez | 168 |
| Total Bases | Eric Chavez | 291 |
| Doubles | Eric Chavez | 40 |
| Triples | Mark Ellis | 5 |
| Home Runs | Eric Chavez | 27 |
| RBI | Eric Chavez | 101 |
| Walks | Eric Chavez | 58 |
| Strikeouts | Eric Chavez | 129 |
| Stolen Bases | Jason Kendall | 8 |
| Caught Stealing | Mark Kotsay | 5 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Mark Ellis and Marco Scutaro | 4 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Eric Chavez | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Jason Kendall | 27 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Dan Haren and Barry Zito | 14 |
| Losses | Barry Zito | 13 |
| Saves | Huston Street | 23 |
| Won-Loss % | Rich Harden | .667 |
| ERA | Joe Blanton | 3.53 |
| WHIP | Barry Zito | 1.200 |
| Innings Pitched | Barry Zito | 228.3 |
| Games | Ricardo Rincon and Huston Street | 67 |
| Games Started | Barry Zito | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Barry Zito | 171 |
| Complete Games | Dan Haren | 3 |
| Shutouts | Rich Harden and Kirk Saarloos | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Barry Zito | 953 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Barry Zito | 98 |
| Hits Allowed | Dan Haren | 212 |
| Walks Allowed | Barry Zito | 89 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Dan Haren and Barry Zito | 26 |
| Doubles Allowed | Joe Blanton | 42 |
| Triples Allowed | Joe Blanton and Dan Haren | 4 |
| Wild Pitches | Rich Harden and Dan Haren | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Barry Zito | 13 |
| Double Plays Induced | Dan Haren | 26 |
