Rob Neyer's Beane Count - 2008

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American League		Batters				Pitchers				Tot
RNK	TEAM	HR	RK	BB	RK	HR	RK	BB	RK	BC
1	Chicago Sox	117	1.0	290	7.0	74	6.0	236	2.0	16.0
2	Tampa Bay	90	5.0	321	2.6	71	3.5	269	8.0	19.1
3	Oakland	61	12.0	317	5.0	60	1.0	267	6.0	24.0
4	Boston	101	3.0	332	1.0	79	9.0	324	11.0	24.0
5	Toronto	60	13.0	321	2.6	71	3.5	259	5.0	24.1
6	Texas	104	2.0	321	2.6	84	10.0	352	14.0	28.6
7	Detroit	89	6.0	285	8.0	71	3.5	334	12.0	29.5
8	NY Yankees	85	7.0	292	6.0	78	8.0	274	9.0	30.0
9	LA Angels	71	9.0	233	13.0	77	7.0	249	4.0	33.0
10	Cleveland	79	8.0	275	10.0	94	13.0	240	3.0	34.0
11	Seattle	64	10.0	244	11.0	73	5.0	309	10.0	36.0
12	Minnesota	57	14.0	243	12.0	93	12.0	201	1.0	39.0
13	Baltimore	93	4.0	283	9.0	96	14.0	341	13.0	40.0
14	Kansas City	63	11.0	216	14.0	88	11.0	268	7.0	43.0
National League		Batters				Pitchers				Tot
RNK	TEAM	HR	RK	BB	RK	HR	RK	BB	RK	BC
1	St. Louis	90	6.0	342	2.0	76	3.5	273	2.0	13.5
2	Arizona	86	8.1	309	7.0	75	2.0	248	1.0	18.1
3	Chicago Cubs	96	4.0	348	1.0	87	9.3	292	7.0	21.3
4	Philadelphia	117	2.0	325	5.5	92	11.0	282	5.0	23.5
5	Atlanta	82	10.0	332	3.0	76	3.5	298	9.1	25.6
6	LA Dodgers	58	15.0	265	12.0	64	1.0	277	3.0	31.0
7	San Diego	76	11.5	282	10.0	81	6.0	283	6.0	33.5
8	Cincinnati	95	5.0	325	5.5	112	15.0	296	8.0	33.5
9	Colorado	75	13.0	299	8.0	83	7.0	298	9.1	37.1
10	NY Mets	76	11.5	326	4.0	87	9.3	313	12.5	37.3
11	Florida	122	1.0	263	14.9	85	8.0	340	14.0	37.9
12	Milwaukee	110	3.0	267	11.0	99	14.0	305	11.0	39.0
13	Houston	89	7.0	238	16.0	120	16.0	281	4.0	43.0
14	Washington	65	14.0	288	9.0	95	12.2	313	12.5	47.8
15	San Francisco	56	16.0	264	13.0	77	5.0	346	16.0	50.0
16	Pittsburgh	86	8.1	263	14.9	95	12.2	341	15.0	50.2

The Beane Count

Concocted by ESPN.com's Rob Neyer and named for Oakland A's General Manager Billy Beane, the Beane Count is derived by summing a team's ranks in home runs hit, walks drawn, home runs allowed, and walks allowed.

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