Pick a season to see who ran each team and how they performed — WAB/TAB (resource-controlled), surplus, and postseason result. Click a name for that executive's full profile, or a team for its dashboard.
| Team | Head of baseball ops (1991) | Role | GM WAR | Record | Regime | Payroll | Δ Pay | TAB | WAB | Surplus $M | Postseason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pirates | Larry Doughty | GM | +4.5 | 98–64 | CONTEND | $23M | +9 | +13.5 | +16.0 | +3.5 | Playoffs |
| 2 | White Sox | Ron Schueler | GM | +3.6 | 87–75 | WINDOW | $17M | +7 | +9.0 | +9.1 | +7.3 | — |
| 3 | Blue Jays | Pat Gillick | GM | +7.0 | 91–71 | WINDOW | $22M | +3 | +8.7 | +9.5 | -3.5 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Twins | Andy MacPhail | GM | -2.1 | 95–67 | CONTEND | $23M | +9 | +8.1 | +12.8 | -2.1 | World Series |
| 5 | Orioles | Roland Hemond | GM | +3.0 | 67–95 | WINDOW | $15M | +6 | +7.0 | -9.7 | +5.8 | — |
| 6 | Reds | Bob Quinn | GM | +0.4 | 74–88 | CONTEND | $24M | +10 | +5.0 | -8.6 | +0.6 | — |
| 7 | Tigers | Joe McDonald | GM | +3.9 | 84–78 | CONTEND | $23M | +4 | +4.6 | +1.7 | +0.5 | — |
| 8 | Rangers | Tom Grieve | GM | +0.4 | 85–77 | WINDOW | $19M | +4 | +3.4 | +5.7 | -1.8 | — |
| 9 | Nationals | Dave Dombrowski | GM | +1.3 | 71–90 | WINDOW | $10M | -6 | +3.1 | -0.3 | +0.1 | — |
| 10 | Padres | Joe McIlvaine | GM | -0.4 | 84–78 | WINDOW | $22M | +5 | +2.7 | +2.5 | -4.1 | — |
| 11 | Braves | John Schuerholz | GM | +6.5 | 94–68 | WINDOW | $16M | +3 | +2.2 | +16.6 | +1.6 | Pennant |
| 12 | Cardinals | Dal Maxvill | GM | -0.2 | 84–78 | WINDOW | $20M | +0 | +1.8 | +3.9 | +0.8 | — |
| 13 | Dodgers | Fred Claire | GM | -3.0 | 93–69 | CONTEND | $34M | +14 | +0.1 | +5.8 | -10.8 | — |
| 14 | Red Sox | Lou Gorman | GM | -0.0 | 84–78 | FORCED-SPEND | $34M | +13 | -1.3 | -3.1 | -13.7 | — |
| 15 | Cubs | Jim Frey | GM | -0.9 | 77–83 | FORCED-SPEND | $23M | +8 | -1.3 | -4.0 | -9.9 | — |
| 16 | Royals | Herk Robinson | GM | -1.0 | 82–80 | FORCED-SPEND | $27M | +4 | -2.2 | -2.2 | -9.2 | — |
| 17 | Guardians | Hank Peters | GM | -3.2 | 57–105 | REBUILD | $15M | +0 | -3.1 | -19.1 | +0.8 | — |
| 18 | Mets | Frank Cashen | GM | +5.1 | 77–84 | FORCED-SPEND | $31M | +9 | -3.1 | -8.4 | -9.9 | — |
| 19 | Mariners | Woody Woodward | GM | +0.8 | 83–79 | REBUILD | $16M | +5 | -3.2 | +6.0 | +0.1 | — |
| 20 | Brewers | Harry Dalton | GM | -3.7 | 83–79 | REBUILD | $23M | +3 | -5.1 | +1.2 | -7.0 | — |
| 21 | Astros | Bill Wood | GM | -3.5 | 65–97 | REBUILD | $13M | -6 | -6.0 | -9.5 | -2.7 | — |
| 22 | Giants | Al Rosen | GM | +0.7 | 75–87 | FORCED-SPEND | $31M | +11 | -9.1 | -11.1 | -17.0 | — |
| 23 | Yankees | Gene Michael | GM | +0.7 | 71–91 | FORCED-SPEND | $26M | +6 | -10.2 | -12.7 | -12.9 | — |
| 24 | Phillies | Lee Thomas | GM | -3.5 | 78–84 | REBUILD | $19M | +6 | -10.2 | -1.8 | -7.2 | — |
| 25 | Angels | Mike Port | GM | +1.3 | 81–81 | FORCED-SPEND | $29M | +7 | -10.9 | -4.2 | -14.2 | — |
| 26 | Athletics | Sandy Alderson | GM | -0.9 | 84–78 | FORCED-SPEND | $38M | +18 | -11.4 | -4.7 | -19.8 | — |
| 27 | Diamondbacks | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 28 | Rockies | Bob Gebhard | GM | -5.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | Marlins | Dave Dombrowski | GM | +1.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Rays | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
TAB = roster WAR above what payroll predicted — the resource-controlled GM-skill signal (year-to-year ≈+0.47). WAB = realized wins above payroll expectation: TAB plus the non-repeatable luck of converting talent into wins (the scoreboard anchor, not a skill metric). Surplus = WAR × season market $/WAR − salary (fWAR; 1985–2026). Regime = quadrant of payroll × TAB. Δ Pay = payroll change vs the prior season. "pace" = provisional 162-game estimate for the in-progress season. Decision-maker = President of Baseball Ops if the team has one, otherwise GM. Ranked by TAB; click a row for the team, or a header to re-sort.
| Regime | Seasons | Win % | Playoff % | Pennant % | WS % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINDOW | 281 | 52.1 | 31.0 | 5.0 | 1.1 |
| CONTEND | 300 | 56.9 | 64.7 | 19.7 | 10.3 |
| FORCED-SPEND | 256 | 48.0 | 9.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| REBUILD | 321 | 43.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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