Rob Neyer's Beane Count - 2008
League | Overall
| American League | Batters | Pitchers | Tot | |||||||
| RNK | TEAM | HR | RK | BB | RK | HR | RK | BB | RK | BC |
| 1 | Chicago Sox | 198 | 1.0 | 461 | 5.0 | 124 | 6.0 | 372 | 4.0 | 16.0 |
| 2 | Boston | 145 | 6.0 | 520 | 1.0 | 123 | 4.9 | 462 | 9.0 | 20.9 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay | 143 | 7.0 | 484 | 3.0 | 123 | 4.9 | 420 | 7.0 | 21.9 |
| 4 | NY Yankees | 142 | 8.0 | 445 | 9.0 | 119 | 2.8 | 401 | 6.0 | 25.8 |
| 5 | Cleveland | 146 | 5.0 | 441 | 10.0 | 137 | 9.0 | 368 | 2.0 | 26.0 |
| 6 | Toronto | 97 | 12.0 | 458 | 7.0 | 119 | 2.8 | 384 | 5.0 | 26.8 |
| 7 | Oakland | 103 | 11.0 | 459 | 6.0 | 106 | 1.0 | 481 | 10.0 | 28.0 |
| 8 | Detroit | 158 | 3.0 | 465 | 4.0 | 139 | 10.5 | 521 | 12.0 | 29.5 |
| 9 | Texas | 164 | 2.0 | 495 | 2.0 | 151 | 13.0 | 530 | 13.0 | 30.0 |
| 10 | LA Angels | 125 | 9.0 | 390 | 12.0 | 132 | 8.0 | 371 | 3.0 | 32.0 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 95 | 13.0 | 410 | 11.0 | 139 | 10.5 | 321 | 1.0 | 35.5 |
| 12 | Baltimore | 153 | 4.0 | 450 | 8.0 | 156 | 14.0 | 547 | 14.0 | 40.0 |
| 13 | Seattle | 104 | 10.0 | 363 | 13.0 | 130 | 7.0 | 507 | 11.0 | 41.0 |
| 14 | Kansas City | 91 | 14.0 | 326 | 14.0 | 142 | 12.0 | 431 | 8.0 | 48.0 |
| National League | Batters | Pitchers | Tot | |||||||
| RNK | TEAM | HR | RK | BB | RK | HR | RK | BB | RK | BC |
| 1 | Philadelphia | 178 | 1.0 | 489 | 5.0 | 132 | 6.2 | 448 | 8.0 | 20.2 |
| 2 | St. Louis | 144 | 6.0 | 496 | 4.0 | 135 | 8.0 | 413 | 3.0 | 21.0 |
| 3 | Chicago Cubs | 154 | 4.0 | 538 | 1.0 | 140 | 11.7 | 434 | 6.0 | 22.7 |
| 4 | Arizona | 130 | 11.0 | 473 | 7.0 | 121 | 4.0 | 352 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 5 | Milwaukee | 173 | 2.6 | 444 | 9.0 | 138 | 10.0 | 425 | 4.0 | 25.6 |
| 6 | Atlanta | 110 | 13.0 | 507 | 3.0 | 118 | 3.0 | 469 | 11.0 | 30.0 |
| 7 | LA Dodgers | 102 | 14.0 | 406 | 13.0 | 105 | 1.0 | 406 | 2.0 | 30.0 |
| 8 | Colorado | 133 | 9.0 | 486 | 6.0 | 125 | 5.0 | 457 | 10.0 | 30.0 |
| 9 | NY Mets | 138 | 8.0 | 508 | 2.0 | 140 | 11.7 | 473 | 12.0 | 33.7 |
| 10 | Florida | 173 | 2.6 | 432 | 10.0 | 136 | 9.0 | 502 | 14.0 | 35.6 |
| 11 | Cincinnati | 152 | 5.0 | 458 | 8.0 | 164 | 15.0 | 449 | 9.0 | 37.0 |
| 12 | San Diego | 129 | 12.0 | 412 | 12.0 | 132 | 6.2 | 445 | 7.0 | 37.2 |
| 13 | Houston | 143 | 7.0 | 371 | 16.0 | 174 | 16.0 | 426 | 5.0 | 44.0 |
| 14 | San Francisco | 74 | 16.0 | 375 | 15.0 | 115 | 2.0 | 535 | 15.0 | 48.0 |
| 15 | Washington | 93 | 15.0 | 413 | 11.0 | 153 | 13.8 | 478 | 13.0 | 52.8 |
| 16 | Pittsburgh | 131 | 10.0 | 394 | 14.0 | 153 | 13.8 | 541 | 16.0 | 53.8 |
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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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