Rob Neyer's Beane Count - 2009
League | Overall
| American League | Batters | Pitchers | Tot | |||||||
| RNK | TEAM | HR | RK | BB | RK | HR | RK | BB | RK | BC |
| 1 | Boston | 93 | 4.5 | 321 | 3.0 | 69 | 2.0 | 257 | 6.5 | 16.0 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay | 105 | 3.0 | 332 | 1.0 | 86 | 8.0 | 269 | 11.0 | 23.0 |
| 3 | Toronto | 92 | 4.6 | 287 | 6.0 | 89 | 9.0 | 255 | 4.0 | 23.6 |
| 4 | Chicago Sox | 93 | 4.5 | 262 | 8.0 | 79 | 5.0 | 257 | 6.5 | 24.0 |
| 5 | Minnesota | 83 | 9.0 | 297 | 5.0 | 92 | 11.0 | 218 | 1.0 | 26.0 |
| 6 | NY Yankees | 117 | 1.3 | 327 | 2.0 | 99 | 13.0 | 289 | 12.0 | 28.3 |
| 7 | Oakland | 64 | 14.0 | 263 | 7.0 | 73 | 3.0 | 256 | 5.0 | 29.0 |
| 8 | Kansas City | 67 | 13.0 | 216 | 13.0 | 67 | 1.0 | 254 | 3.0 | 30.0 |
| 9 | Texas | 117 | 1.3 | 229 | 12.0 | 91 | 10.0 | 260 | 9.0 | 32.3 |
| 10 | Detroit | 90 | 7.0 | 253 | 9.0 | 81 | 6.0 | 294 | 13.0 | 35.0 |
| 11 | LA Angels | 76 | 11.4 | 252 | 10.0 | 83 | 7.0 | 259 | 8.0 | 36.4 |
| 12 | Baltimore | 82 | 10.0 | 244 | 11.0 | 100 | 14.0 | 250 | 2.0 | 37.0 |
| 13 | Cleveland | 87 | 8.0 | 316 | 3.6 | 93 | 12.0 | 317 | 14.0 | 37.6 |
| 14 | Seattle | 76 | 11.4 | 203 | 14.0 | 74 | 4.0 | 268 | 10.0 | 39.4 |
| National League | Batters | Pitchers | Tot | |||||||
| RNK | TEAM | HR | RK | BB | RK | HR | RK | BB | RK | BC |
| 1 | Colorado | 93 | 2.0 | 311 | 3.0 | 69 | 4.9 | 237 | 2.0 | 11.9 |
| 2 | St. Louis | 83 | 5.0 | 262 | 13.0 | 69 | 4.9 | 233 | 1.0 | 23.9 |
| 3 | Arizona | 79 | 7.0 | 293 | 6.0 | 80 | 10.0 | 264 | 3.0 | 26.0 |
| 4 | Milwaukee | 92 | 3.0 | 316 | 2.0 | 98 | 15.0 | 281 | 8.0 | 28.0 |
| 5 | Philadelphia | 107 | 1.0 | 287 | 7.0 | 112 | 16.0 | 273 | 5.0 | 29.0 |
| 6 | Atlanta | 63 | 12.0 | 263 | 11.5 | 52 | 1.0 | 278 | 6.0 | 30.5 |
| 7 | LA Dodgers | 59 | 13.0 | 308 | 4.0 | 61 | 2.0 | 305 | 14.0 | 33.0 |
| 8 | Washington | 72 | 9.3 | 318 | 1.0 | 72 | 7.5 | 311 | 16.0 | 33.8 |
| 9 | Chicago Cubs | 85 | 4.0 | 274 | 9.0 | 82 | 11.0 | 295 | 11.0 | 35.0 |
| 10 | San Diego | 73 | 8.0 | 278 | 8.0 | 85 | 12.0 | 289 | 9.0 | 37.0 |
| 11 | Florida | 80 | 6.0 | 269 | 10.0 | 74 | 9.0 | 309 | 15.0 | 40.0 |
| 12 | NY Mets | 50 | 16.0 | 302 | 5.0 | 72 | 7.5 | 297 | 13.0 | 41.5 |
| 13 | Pittsburgh | 51 | 15.0 | 243 | 14.0 | 71 | 6.0 | 280 | 7.0 | 42.0 |
| 14 | San Francisco | 52 | 14.0 | 181 | 16.0 | 65 | 3.0 | 292 | 10.0 | 43.0 |
| 15 | Houston | 64 | 11.0 | 239 | 15.0 | 92 | 14.0 | 266 | 4.0 | 44.0 |
| 16 | Cincinnati | 72 | 9.3 | 263 | 11.5 | 87 | 13.0 | 296 | 12.0 | 45.8 |
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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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