League 4
.

Name	Season	Team	OPS	.	OPS#	.	OPS Diff
Williams, Ted	1946	46 Red Sox 47 Yankees 47Braves	0.925		1.173		-0.248
Musial, Stan	1946	44 Reds, 46 Cardinals, 45 Tigers	0.788		1.035		-0.247
Musial, Stan	1949	1949 Red Sox/1949 Cardinals/1948 Braves	0.820		1.056		-0.236
Boudreau, Lou	1948	Lg 04 - 48 CLE / 50 NYY / 50 STL	0.761		0.976		-0.215
Doerr, Bobby	1948	1948 Bosox/Cards/Braves	0.667		0.880		-0.213
Kurowski, Whitey	1946	46STL/47NYG/48NYY	0.671		0.868		-0.197
Gordon, Joe	1942	1943 Cardinals/1942 Yankees/1942 Giants	0.722		0.914		-0.192
Doby, Larry	1948	Lg 04 - 48 CLE / 50 NYY / 50 STL	0.674		0.863		-0.189
Boudreau, Lou	1944	46NYY 44NYY 44CLE	0.675		0.861		-0.186
Williams, Ted	1948	1948 Bosox/Cards/Braves	0.920		1.100		-0.180
Campanella, Roy	1949	49BRK 49CLE 50NYG	0.699		0.877		-0.178
Greenberg, Hank	1940	Lg 04 - 39 CIN / 40 DET / 40 BOS	0.907		1.084		-0.177
Foxx, Jimmie	1940	Lg 04 - 39 CIN / 40 DET / 40 BOS	0.798		0.973		-0.175
Vaughan, Arky	1940	1942 STLC/ 1942 NYY/1940 PITT	0.678		0.850		-0.172
Dimaggio, Joe	1950	Lg 04 - 48 CLE / 50 NYY / 50 STL	0.782		0.954		-0.172
Doerr, Bobby	1944	1944 STL / 1946 DET / 1944 BOS	0.773		0.945		-0.172
Dimaggio, Joe	1940	1940 CIN / 1940 NYY / 1938 BOS	0.862		1.031		-0.169
Dimaggio, Dom	1948	Truman's Buckstoppers	0.609		0.774		-0.165
Dimaggio, Joe	1940	1940 CIN, 1940 NYY, 1942 BOS	0.867		1.031		-0.164

League 5
.

Name	Season	Team	OPS	.	OPS#	.	OPS Diff
Nieman, Bob	1956	1956 Yankees (56 CHI - 55 MIL)	0.685		0.918		-0.233
Gentile, Jim	1961	1961 Yankees (61 BAL - 62 LAD)	0.846		1.063		-0.217
Robinson, Jackie	1951	1951 Dodgers/1950 Giants/1952 Indians	0.760		0.951		-0.191
Snider, Duke	1955	1956 CLE / 1955 BRK / 1954 CHW	0.845		1.034		-0.189
Mantle, Mickey	1957	56 Braves 57 Dodgers 57 Yankees	0.993		1.178		-0.185
Aaron, Hank	1955	1956 Yankees (56 CHI - 55 MIL)	0.710		0.894		-0.184
Campanella, Roy	1951	1951 Dodgers/1950 Giants/1952 Indians	0.799		0.978		-0.179
Maris, Roger	1960	60 Yankees, 59 Cubs, 60 Braves	0.775		0.950		-0.175
Clemente, Roberto	1960	59MIL 59BAL 60PIT	0.644		0.817		-0.173
Snider, Duke	1953	Lg 05 - 53 BRK / 52 PHI / 53 STL	0.864		1.028		-0.164
Furillo, Carl	1954	54 & 56 Brooklyn Dodgers + 54 Phillies	0.620		0.784		-0.164
Robinson, Jackie	1953	Lg 05 - 53 BRK / 52 PHI / 53 STL	0.745		0.908		-0.163
Minoso, Minnie	1954	1956 CLE / 1955 BRK / 1954 CHW	0.787		0.950		-0.163
Rosen, Al	1954	1954 Indians 1952 Cardinals 1954 Dodgers	0.751		0.914		-0.163
Kuenn, Harvey	1959	58NYY, 59 CHISOX, 59 DET	0.743		0.906		-0.163
Mantle, Mickey	1961	1961 Yankees (61 BAL - 62 LAD)	0.969		1.129		-0.160
Mathews, Eddie	1955	1956 Yankees (56 CHI - 55 MIL)	0.843		1.002		-0.159
Mathews, Eddie	1956	56 Braves 57 Dodgers 57 Yankees	0.731		0.886		-0.155
Berra, Yogi	1954	54NYG/52CLE/54NYY	0.706		0.859		-0.153

League 6
,

Name	Season	Team	OPS	.	OPS#	.	OPS Diff
McCovey, Willie	1966	1966 SFG / 1968 DET / 1966 BAL	0.697		0.984		-0.287
Robinson, Brooks	1964	64 Orioles,63 Giants, 62 NYY	0.621		0.897		-0.276
Powell, Boog	1966	1966 SFG / 1968 DET / 1966 BAL	0.674		0.923		-0.249
Epstein, Mike	1972	1972 OAK/1970 MINN/1970 HOU	0.652		0.900		-0.248
Howard, Elston	1964	1964 White Sox (64 NYY - 64 MIL)	0.599		0.833		-0.234
White, Bill	1963	1963 Cardinals/1963 Dodgers/1964 Yankees	0.646		0.873		-0.227
Mays, Willie	1963	64 Orioles,63 Giants, 62 NYY	0.758		0.984		-0.226
Carbo, Bernie	1970	Lg 06 - 70 CIN / 69 LAD / 70 MIN	0.773		0.999		-0.226
Killebrew, Harmon	1969	1969 NYM / 1968 DET / 1969 MIN	0.799		1.022		-0.223
Pinson, Vada	1965	Lg 06 - 66 SFG / 65 CIN / 65 LAD	0.627		0.850		-0.223
Aaron, Hank	1966	64 Orioles, 66 Dodgers, 66 Braves	0.680		0.902		-0.222
Garr, Ralph	1974	72 CIN 73 BALT 74 ATL	0.676		0.896		-0.220
Mantle, Mickey	1964	1964 White Sox (64 NYY - 64 MIL)	0.804		1.023		-0.219
Morgan, Joe	1974	1974 Reds (72 LAD - 72 CHI )	0.716		0.931		-0.215
Carbo, Bernie	1970	70CIN 71BAL 71OAK	0.785		0.999		-0.214
McAuliffe, Dick	1966	1966 LAD/1968 BAL/1966 DET	0.688		0.902		-0.214
Aaron, Hank	1973	72OAK/73LAD/73ATL	0.839		1.052		-0.213
Boyer, Ken	1963	1963 Cardinals/1963 Dodgers/1964 Yankees	0.621		0.834		-0.213
Robinson, Frank	1969	1969 Orioles/1968 Cardinals/1970 Giants	0.759		0.966		-0.207

League 7
.

Name	Season	Team	OPS	.	OPS#	.	OPS Diff
Barfield, Jesse	1986	85 Mets, 85 Expos, 86 Blue Jays	0.671		0.913		-0.242
Morgan, Joe	1977	1977 CIN/1978 PHI/1978 MIL	0.666		0.888		-0.222
Winfield, Dave	1981	1982 Brewers/1982 Expos/1981 Yankees	0.616		0.833		-0.217
Smith, Ozzie	1985	1985 STL - 1985 NYY - 1985 KCR	0.512		0.726		-0.214
Henderson, Rickey	1985	1985 STL - 1985 NYY - 1985 KCR	0.712		0.923		-0.211
Carew, Rod	1977	1977 Minnesota	0.801		1.006		-0.205
Trillo, Manny	1980	1978 Brewers/1980 Phillies/1979 Cards	0.551		0.755		-0.204
Strawberry, Darryl	1985	85 Mets, 85 Expos, 86 Blue Jays	0.753		0.957		-0.204
Oliver, Al	1982	1982 Brewers/1982 Expos/1981 Yankees	0.713		0.916		-0.203
Lynn, Fred	1979	79BOS/79HOU/80OAK	0.841		1.044		-0.203
Lemon, Chet	1984	Orioles/Tigers/Jays 1983/84 Bash	0.644		0.846		-0.202
Foster, George	1977	1977 CIN/1978 PHI/1978 MIL	0.814		1.006		-0.192
Rice, Jim	1986	84 BALT - 85 LAD - 86 BOS	0.672		0.860		-0.188
Murray, Eddie	1984	1982 LAD / 1982 CAL / 1984 BAL	0.728		0.912		-0.184
DeCinces, Doug	1982	1982 LAD / 1982 CAL / 1984 BAL	0.725		0.907		-0.182
Carter, Gary	1986	84Tigers 86Mets 86Astros	0.600		0.781		-0.181
Morgan, Joe	1975	1975 Reds/1975 Mets/1976 Phillies	0.806		0.982		-0.176
Jackson, Reggie	1982	1982 LAD / 1982 CAL / 1984 BAL	0.730		0.897		-0.167
Bench, Johnny	1977	1977 CIN/1978 PHI/1978 MIL	0.715		0.882		-0.167

League 8
.

Name	Season	Team	OPS	.	OPS#	.	OPS Diff
Williams, Matt	1993	Lg 08 - 94 ATL / 93 SFG / 94 CLE	0.592		0.878		-0.286
Belle, Albert	1994	Lg 08 - 94 ATL / 93 SFG / 94 CLE	0.845		1.121		-0.276
Gwynn, Tony	1994	93 ATL - 94 HTN - 94 SD	0.740		1.003		-0.263
Bagwell, Jeff	1994	93 ATL - 94 HTN - 94 SD	0.929		1.186		-0.257
Clark, Jack	1987	86 HOU/87 STL/88 MIL under the Dome	0.803		1.045		-0.242
Castilla, Vinny	1995	1994 ATL, 1994 MON, 1995 COL	0.663		0.897		-0.234
Karros, Eric	1995	1994 Yankees/ 1995 Indians/ 1995 Dodgers	0.657		0.890		-0.233
Galarraga, Andres	1997	1997 Braves 1997 Rockies 1998 Padres	0.724		0.957		-0.233
Canseco, Jose	1990	1990 OAK / 1988 BOS / 1990 CIN	0.684		0.912		-0.228
Bonds, Barry	1993	Lg 08 - 94 ATL / 93 SFG / 94 CLE	0.902		1.129		-0.227
Bell, George	1987	1988 CIN/1987 TOR/1987 SFG	0.706		0.933		-0.227
Clark, Will	1989	1988 Reds/1989 Giants/1990 Blue Jays	0.746		0.971		-0.225
Wallach, Tim	1990	1990 A's (90 CIN - 90 MON)	0.599		0.814		-0.215
Martinez, Tino	1997	1998 Atlanta	0.711		0.919		-0.208
McGriff, Fred	1994	Lg 08 - 94 ATL / 93 SFG / 94 CLE	0.790		0.994		-0.204
Belle, Albert	1996	Indians-Mariners-Yanks 96-98	0.790		0.990		-0.200
Justice, David	1994	Lg 08 - 94 ATL / 93 SFG / 94 CLE	0.740		0.939		-0.199
Barfield, Jesse	1986	1986 BOS - 1988 LAD - 1986 TOR	0.716		0.913		-0.197
Galarraga, Andres	1998	1998 Atlanta	0.781		0.976		-0.195

League 9
.

Name	Season	Team	OPS	.	OPS#	.	OPS Diff
Bonds, Barry	2004	2005 HOU/2005 NYY/2004 SFG	1.129		1.406		-0.277
Griffey Jr., Ken	1998	99 Red Sox / 98 Padres / 98 Mariners	0.697		0.946		-0.249
Hamilton, Josh	2010	08MIL 09BOS 10TEX	0.799		1.033		-0.234
Rodriguez, Alex	2007	2006 Twins 2007 Yankees 2008 Dodgers	0.823		1.043		-0.220
Walker, Larry	2001	Lg 09 - 01 OAK / 01 SFG / 01 COL	0.875		1.090		-0.215
Palmeiro, Rafael	1999	1998 NYY - 1999 ATL - 1999 TEX	0.798		1.012		-0.214
Morneau, Justin	2006	2006 Twins (05 NYM - 05 STL)	0.690		0.901		-0.211
Edmonds, Jim	2005	2006 Twins (05 NYM - 05 STL)	0.691		0.901		-0.210
Howard, Ryan	2007	07 Red Sox/08 Brewers/07 Phillies	0.745		0.953		-0.208
Bonds, Barry	2003	2002 ARI, 2003 BOS, 2003 SF	1.055		1.262		-0.207
Gonzalez, Luis	2001	2001 Mariners/01 D'backs/2000 Braves	0.889		1.096		-0.207
Rodriguez, Alex	2005	2005 HOU/2005 NYY/2004 SFG	0.812		1.009		-0.197
Jones, Chipper	1999	1998 NYY - 1999 ATL - 1999 TEX	0.847		1.044		-0.197
Fielder, Prince	2008	08MIL 09BOS 10TEX	0.667		0.862		-0.195
Matsui, Hideki	2005	2005 HOU/2005 NYY/2004 SFG	0.653		0.840		-0.187
Gonzalez, Luis	2003	2003 OAK/2003 ARIZ/2003 NYY	0.727		0.914		-0.187
Green, Shawn	2000	1998 Braves (99 ARI - 00 LAD)	0.621		0.807		-0.186
Pujols, Albert	2010	2010 PHI / 2009 NYY / 2010 STL	0.820		1.005		-0.185
Lopez, Javy	2003	Bigwig's LG09 - BOS/ATL/LAD	0.864		1.047		-0.183

League 10
.

Name	Season	Team	OPS	.	OPS#	.	OPS Diff
Turner, Justin	2019	19 Dodgers/19 Mets/20 White Sox	0.605		0.859		-0.254
Encarnacion, Edwin	2015	2015 Dodgers/2015 Blue Jays/2014 Angels	0.668		0.919		-0.251
Martinez, J.D.	2018	2019 Astros 2020 Indians 2018 Red Sox	0.771		1.021		-0.250
Holliday, Matt	2010	2011 BOS/2011 ANH/2010 STL	0.670		0.915		-0.245
Altuve, Jose	2021	Dodgers ‘22/Astros ‘21/Giants ‘21	0.585		0.829		-0.244
Ozuna, Marcell	2020	2020 SD/ATL/CIN	0.806		1.050		-0.244
Ozuna, Marcell	2017	2017 LAD - 2017 CLE - 2017 MIA	0.664		0.905		-0.241
Tatis Jr., Fernando	2020	2020 Padres / 2020 Dodgers / 2021 Jays	0.679		0.919		-0.240
Martinez, J.D.	2014	Raising Matt Cain	0.678		0.914		-0.236
Gonzalez, Adrian	2011	2011 BOS/2011 ANH/2010 STL	0.711		0.947		-0.236
Tucker, Kyle	2021	Dodgers ‘22/Astros ‘21/Giants ‘21	0.680		0.907		-0.227
Tatis Jr., Fernando	2020	2020 SD/ATL/CIN	0.695		0.919		-0.224
Gordon, Dee	2014	2012 Nationals/2013 Mariners/14 Dodgers	0.489		0.712		-0.223
d'Arnaud, Travis	2020	2020 SD/ATL/CIN	0.680		0.901		-0.221
Alvarez, Yordan	2021	Dodgers ‘22/Astros ‘21/Giants ‘21	0.648		0.867		-0.219
Albies, Ozzie	2019	20 Dodgers, 18 Indians, 19 Braves	0.613		0.830		-0.217
Bellinger, Cody	2017	2017 LAD - 2017 CLE - 2017 MIA	0.699		0.915		-0.216
Tulowitzki, Troy	2015	2015 Dodgers/2015 Blue Jays/2014 Angels	0.555		0.768		-0.213
Turner, Justin	2022	Dodgers ‘22/Astros ‘21/Giants ‘21	0.578		0.788		-0.210

At least I can take some solace knowing that my '56 Yankees were not only extremely unlucky in close games (up until recently, they were positive run differential and 22 games below .500), but they are also have the biggest underachieving offense in the entire league. They have three of the league's top 20 underachieving batters.

In fact, pretty much all of my teams with poor W-L records are near the top in underachieving offenses (relative to the normalized real life stats).

My four worst teams by W-L record
2015 Cubs (3rd biggest underachieving offense in the league)
1956 Yankees (1st)
1918 Cubs (4th)
2006 Twins (7th)

Massively underachieving expectations
1906 Cubs (4th)
1961 Yankees (4th)
1974 Reds (2nd)
1964 White Sox (4th)

Posted by schwarze on 5/22/2023 12:25:00 PM (view original):
League 9
.

Name	Season	Team	OPS	.	OPS#	.	OPS Diff
Bonds, Barry	2004	2005 HOU/2005 NYY/2004 SFG	1.129		1.406		-0.277
Griffey Jr., Ken	1998	99 Red Sox / 98 Padres / 98 Mariners	0.697		0.946		-0.249
Hamilton, Josh	2010	08MIL 09BOS 10TEX	0.799		1.033		-0.234
Rodriguez, Alex	2007	2006 Twins 2007 Yankees 2008 Dodgers	0.823		1.043		-0.220
Walker, Larry	2001	Lg 09 - 01 OAK / 01 SFG / 01 COL	0.875		1.090		-0.215
Palmeiro, Rafael	1999	1998 NYY - 1999 ATL - 1999 TEX	0.798		1.012		-0.214
Morneau, Justin	2006	2006 Twins (05 NYM - 05 STL)	0.690		0.901		-0.211
Edmonds, Jim	2005	2006 Twins (05 NYM - 05 STL)	0.691		0.901		-0.210
Howard, Ryan	2007	07 Red Sox/08 Brewers/07 Phillies	0.745		0.953		-0.208
Bonds, Barry	2003	2002 ARI, 2003 BOS, 2003 SF	1.055		1.262		-0.207
Gonzalez, Luis	2001	2001 Mariners/01 D'backs/2000 Braves	0.889		1.096		-0.207
Rodriguez, Alex	2005	2005 HOU/2005 NYY/2004 SFG	0.812		1.009		-0.197
Jones, Chipper	1999	1998 NYY - 1999 ATL - 1999 TEX	0.847		1.044		-0.197
Fielder, Prince	2008	08MIL 09BOS 10TEX	0.667		0.862		-0.195
Matsui, Hideki	2005	2005 HOU/2005 NYY/2004 SFG	0.653		0.840		-0.187
Gonzalez, Luis	2003	2003 OAK/2003 ARIZ/2003 NYY	0.727		0.914		-0.187
Green, Shawn	2000	1998 Braves (99 ARI - 00 LAD)	0.621		0.807		-0.186
Pujols, Albert	2010	2010 PHI / 2009 NYY / 2010 STL	0.820		1.005		-0.185
Lopez, Javy	2003	Bigwig's LG09 - BOS/ATL/LAD	0.864		1.047		-0.183

This is my surprised face that my 2007 A-Rod is on this list:

(Not complaining; I have fewer players on these lists than I would've expected. Just commenting on A-Rod's perpetual underachievement.)