As I promised in my piece today on baseball Big 3s, I promised the complete list of teams that qualified under my definition of top-heavy. So here you go. If you're like me, it's a pleasure just to look at some of the player combinations that dominated their teams over the years. You can also get a sense for which teams were dominated by a single player, or a duo, even though we're calling these groupings "Big 3s".
The percentage listed is the portion of a team's overall WARP was posted by its Big 3, and the individual WARP totals of that core trio are listed in parenthesis. Again, my database goes back to 1950, and there are 163 teams over that span that have met my criteria.
2009 Cardinals 55.9% (Albert Pujols 11.5, Adam Wainwright 5.1, Brendan Ryan 4.2)
2008 Cardinals 58.1% (Albert Pujols 10, Ryan Ludwick 6.3, Troy Glaus 3.2)
2006 Cardinals 52.3% (Albert Pujols 7.9, Scott Rolen 5.7, Chris Carpenter 2.9)
2005 Marlins 51.0% (Dontrelle Willis 6.4, Josh Beckett 4.9, Miguel Cabrera 4.7)
2004 Cardinals 51.2% (Albert Pujols 8.6, Scott Rolen 8.2, Jim Edmonds 7.5)
2003 Cardinals 62.1% (Albert Pujols 8.8, Edgar Renteria 5.8, Jim Edmonds 5.8)
2002 Giants 51.9% (Barry Bonds 11, Jeff Kent 6.6, Livan Hernandez 3.3)
2001 Giants 66.6% (Barry Bonds 11.6, Rich Aurilia 6.5, Jeff Kent 6.2)
2000 Angels 66.3% (Darin Erstad 8.3, Troy Glaus 8.1, Tim Salmon 3.9)
2000 Giants 50.3% (Barry Bonds 8.3, Jeff Kent 7.4, Ellis Burks 5.2)
1999 Red Sox 49.5% (Pedro Martinez 9, Nomar Garciaparra 7.8, Bret Saberhagen 2.7)
1998 Giants 50.0% (Barry Bonds 9.3, Jeff Kent 5.2, Bill Mueller 3.3)
1997 Dodgers 56.8% (Mike Piazza 10.1, Raul Mondesi 6.3, Hideo Nomo 3.5)
1997 Mariners 52.4% (Ken Griffey 8.9, Edgar Martinez 5.3, Randy Johnson 4.9)
1996 Mariners 65.4% (Alex Rodriguez 8.3, Ken Griffey 7.6, Edgar Martinez 5.7)
1996 Astros 50.9% (Jeff Bagwell 6.9, Shane Reynolds 4.9, Darryl Kile 3.8)
1995 Angels 57.2% (Tim Salmon 6.7, Jim Edmonds 5.6, Tony Phillips 5.3)
1995 Mariners 56.5% (Randy Johnson 7.3, Edgar Martinez 6.7, Tino Martinez 3.8)
1995 Astros 50.5% (Craig Biggio 6.1, Jeff Bagwell 4.9, Shane Reynolds 3.9)
1994 Astros 62.0% (Jeff Bagwell 8.8, Craig Biggio 5.4, Ken Caminiti 2.8)
1994 Dodgers 49.6% (Brett Butler 4, Kevin Gross 3.5, Mike Piazza 3.3)
1993 Mariners 58.1% (Ken Griffey 7.7, Randy Johnson 6.5, Mike Blowers 3.6)
1993 Dodgers 51.8% (Mike Piazza 6.9, Orel Hershiser 4.5, Tom Candiotti 4.1)
1993 Blue Jays 50.6% (John Olerud 7.9, Paul Molitor 6.2, Roberto Alomar 6.2)
1992 Padres 56.8% (Gary Sheffield 8.5, Andy Benes 5.1, Fred McGriff 3.8)
1992 Pirates 50.9% (Barry Bonds 9.4, Andy Van Slyke 7, Jay Bell 4.4)
1991 Mariners 49.7% (Ken Griffey 6.3, Edgar Martinez 6.2, Erik Hanson 3.1)
1989 Brewers 56.8% (Paul Molitor 7, Robin Yount 6.2, Chris Bosio 3.8)
1989 Giants 54.0% (Will Clark 8.1, Kevin Mitchell 8, Brett Butler 4.4)
1988 Pirates 55.7% (Barry Bonds 6.6, Bobby Bonilla 6.1, Andy Van Slyke 5.8)
1985 Red Sox 60.2% (Wade Boggs 8.4, Dwight Evans 4.9, Rich Gedman 4.7)
1983 Nationals 61.0% (Andre Dawson 7.6, Tim Raines 6.2, Gary Carter 4.9)
1982 Nationals 65.6% (Gary Carter 8.4, Andre Dawson 7.6, Al Oliver 6)
1982 Brewers 56.3% (Robin Yount 10, Paul Molitor 7, Cecil Cooper 5.6)
1981 Phillies 64.0% (Mike Schmidt 8.4, Steve Carlton 3.9, Garry Maddox 2.9)
1981 Nationals 63.7% (Andre Dawson 7.6, Bill Gullickson 4.5, Tim Raines 3.4)
1981 Red Sox 55.1% (Dwight Evans 6.6, Carney Lansford 3.8, Dennis Eckersley 2.6)
1981 Athletics 53.2% (Rickey Henderson 7.7, Dwayne Murphy 3.4, Tony Armas 3.3)
1980 Brewers 66.2% (Ben Oglivie 7.6, Robin Yount 7.5, Cecil Cooper 7.1)
1980 Athletics 65.0% (Rickey Henderson 9.3, Tony Armas 5.7, Dwayne Murphy 5.4)
1980 Phillies 50.0% (Mike Schmidt 9.4, Steve Carlton 5.3, Bake McBride 3.9)
1979 Royals 73.7% (George Brett 9.7, Darrell Porter 7.6, Willie Wilson 6.9)
1979 Red Sox 50.8% (Fred Lynn 8.1, Jim Rice 6.1, Dennis Eckersley 4.9)
1977 Astros 52.2% (Jose Cruz 5.9, Cesar Cedeno 4.9, Joe Ferguson 4.8)
1976 Reds 53.1% (Joe Morgan 10.1, George Foster 7.2, Pete Rose 6.7)
1975 Phillies 53.3% (Mike Schmidt 7.6, Dave Cash 6, Garry Maddox 4.3)
1974 Twins 57.1% (Bert Blyleven 7.2, Rod Carew 6.8, Larry Hisle 3.5)
1974 Braves 50.5% (Darrell Evans 7.4, Ralph Garr 5.5, Dusty Baker 4.8)
1973 Twins 62.9% (Bert Blyleven 9.1, Rod Carew 6.5, Larry Hisle 3.2)
1973 Astros 53.5% (Cesar Cedeno 6.4, Bob Watson 6.1, Lee May 3.9)
1972 Astros 66.7% (Cesar Cedeno 9.7, Jimmy Wynn 7.6, Doug Rader 5.2)
1972 Reds 64.0% (Joe Morgan 9.6, Johnny Bench 9.2, Pete Rose 7.8)
1972 Yankees 57.9% (Bobby Murcer 7.3, Roy White 6.2, Thurman Munson 3.7)
1971 Yankees 60.7% (Roy White 8.9, Bobby Murcer 5.9, Thurman Munson 3.8)
1971 Cubs 55.2% (Fergie Jenkins 7.8, Billy Williams 6, Glenn Beckert 3.5)
1971 Braves 50.3% (Hank Aaron 7, Ralph Garr 5.3, Earl Williams 3.1)
1970 Giants 65.9% (Willie McCovey 8.2, Bobby Bonds 7.2, Dick Dietz 6.7)
1970 Cubs 65.1% (Billy Williams 7.8, Fergie Jenkins 7.3, Jim Hickman 5.8)
1970 Mets 58.7% (Tom Seaver 8.3, Tommie Agee 6.6, Wayne Garrett 3.5)
1970 Reds 50.6% (Johnny Bench 8.6, Tony Perez 8.1, Pete Rose 6.2)
1969 Reds 64.9% (Pete Rose 8.2, Johnny Bench 7.6, Tony Perez 7.4)
1969 Astros 60.5% (Jimmy Wynn 9.1, Joe Morgan 4.8, Denny Lemaster 4.2)
1969 Red Sox 60.4% (Rico Petrocelli 8.6, Carl Yastrzemski 6.1, Reggie Smith 6)
1969 Giants 54.0% (Willie McCovey 7.6, Bobby Bonds 7.2, Juan Marichal 4.9)
1968 Red Sox 62.6% (Carl Yastrzemski 10.7, Reggie Smith 5.3, Ken Harrelson 5)
1968 Athletics 57.4% (Bert Campaneris 7.5, Reggie Jackson 6, Rick Monday 4.1)
1968 Giants 56.3% (Willie Mays 7.9, Willie McCovey 7.2, Ron Hunt 4.6)
1968 Reds 54.8% (Tony Perez 6.1, Pete Rose 6, Johnny Bench 5.1)
1968 Braves 52.8% (Hank Aaron 6.9, Felipe Alou 6, Pat Jarvis 2.9)
1967 Cubs 60.6% (Ron Santo 9.7, Adolfo Phillips 5.9, Billy Williams 5.3)
1967 Pirates 60.2% (Roberto Clemente 8.7, Maury Wills 5, Matty Alou 4.3)
1967 Red Sox 58.0% (Carl Yastrzemski 12, George Scott 5.7, Tony Conigliaro 4.3)
1966 Braves 66.4% (Hank Aaron 8, Felipe Alou 7.3, Joe Torre 6.5)
1966 Giants 56.4% (Willie Mays 9.1, Willie McCovey 6.4, Gaylord Perry 6.4)
1966 Phillies 52.5% (Dick Allen 8.2, Jim Bunning 5.5, Bill White 4.3)
1965 Phillies 61.5% (Jim Bunning 7.9, Johnny Callison 6.4, Dick Allen 6)
1965 Giants 54.8% (Willie Mays 11.2, Willie McCovey 5.5, Jim Ray Hart 5.3)
1965 Braves 53.6% (Hank Aaron 8.2, Eddie Mathews 5.1, Joe Torre 4.7)
1964 Phillies 57.5% (Dick Allen 9.3, Jim Bunning 6.6, Johnny Callison 5.9)
1964 Giants 57.3% (Willie Mays 10.7, Jim Ray Hart 5.2, Juan Marichal 5)
1963 Giants 64.5% (Willie Mays 10, Juan Marichal 6.4, Willie McCovey 6.2)
1963 Braves 59.2% (Hank Aaron 7.5, Eddie Mathews 6.8, Joe Torre 4.7)
1963 Cubs 53.2% (Billy Williams 6.5, Ron Santo 5.9, Dick Ellsworth 3.9)
1962 Tigers 53.0% (Rocky Colavito 7.4, Al Kaline 5.2, Bill Bruton 4.9)
1962 Braves 50.7% (Hank Aaron 8.7, Eddie Mathews 5.3, Del Crandall 3)
1962 Dodgers 49.7% (Tommy Davis 7.6, Don Drysdale 7.6, Maury Wills 7)
1962 Phillies 49.5% (Johnny Callison 6.6, Don Demeter 4.5, Tony Gonzalez 3.8)
1961 Tigers 60.0% (Norm Cash 9.4, Al Kaline 8.8, Rocky Colavito 8.5)
1961 Braves 55.2% (Hank Aaron 8.9, Eddie Mathews 6.3, Frank Thomas 2.9)
1961 Reds 54.4% (Frank Robinson 8.4, Vada Pinson 7.4, Jim O'Toole 6)
1961 Giants 53.7% (Willie Mays 8.8, Orlando Cepeda 5.7, Mike McCormick 3.9)
1960 Giants 64.2% (Willie Mays 9.6, Mike McCormick 5.7, Orlando Cepeda 3.9)
1960 Braves 60.1% (Hank Aaron 9.5, Eddie Mathews 7.6, Del Crandall 4.8)
1959 Braves 65.5% (Hank Aaron 9.7, Eddie Mathews 8.6, Joe Adcock 4.4)
1959 Giants 53.9% (Willie Mays 8.4, Orlando Cepeda 5.2, Mike McCormick 4.1)
1958 Giants 69.2% (Willie Mays 11.8, Daryl Spencer 4.9, Orlando Cepeda 4.5)
1958 Braves 49.5% (Hank Aaron 8, Eddie Mathews 6.8, Del Crandall 4.7)
1957 Reds 50.9% (Frank Robinson 7.3, Joe Nuxhall 4.5, Don Hoak 3.8)
1956 Tigers 64.2% (Al Kaline 7.3, Charlie Maxwell 7, Frank Lary 6.3)
1955 Phillies 61.5% (Richie Ashburn 7.4, Robin Roberts 6, Del Ennis 4.1)
1955 Tigers 50.9% (Al Kaline 7.3, Frank Lary 4.3, Billy Hoeft 3.6)
1954 Giants 50.9% (Willie Mays 11.8, Hank Thompson 5.1, Johnny Antonelli 5)
1953 Dodgers 50.8% (Duke Snider 9.7, Roy Campanella 7.9, Jackie Robinson 7.2)
1953 Indians 50.0% (Al Rosen 10.5, Larry Doby 4.6, Early Wynn 4.6)
1952 Dodgers 50.4% (Jackie Robinson 9, Gil Hodges 7.3, Duke Snider 5.1)
1951 Dodgers 49.7% (Jackie Robinson 8.7, Roy Campanella 7.5, Pee Wee Reese 4.9)
1950 Indians 56.1% (Larry Doby 8.6, Al Rosen 8.2, Bob Lemon 5.3)
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