| Divisional Championship Series | Seattle over Kansas City, 3-2 | | Divisional Championship Series | Toronto over Milwaukee, 3-0 | | Divisional Championship Series | Houston over San Francisco, 3-1 | | Divisional Championship Series | Philadelphia over Montreal, 3-1 | | League Championship Series | Toronto over Seattle, 4-3 | | League Championship Series | Philadelphia over Houston, 4-1 | | World Series | Toronto over Philadelphia, 4-1 | |
| Team | ExpW | ExpL | Diff | AS | aAS | BAW | PAW | RAW | FAW | Attendance | Payroll | Balance | | Pittsburgh Pirates | 70 | 92 | -3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2,511,791 | $71,932,261 | $6,439,549 | | Philadelphia Phillies | 103 | 59 | -1 | 4 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3,881,276 | $84,793,803 | $7,837,703 | | San Francisco Giants | 99 | 63 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3,582,269 | $79,659,907 | $6,086,461 | | Montreal Expos | 95 | 67 | -5 | 6 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 3,601,915 | $84,437,961 | $1,884,496 | | Houston Astros | 92 | 70 | 6 | 2 | 48 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3,765,858 | $82,867,809 | $7,091,445 | | New York Mets | 75 | 87 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2,234,935 | $77,030,040 | $-275,763 | | St. Louis Cardinals | 77 | 85 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3,209,929 | $73,239,831 | $10,321,561 | | Cincinnati Reds | 73 | 89 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,872,977 | $79,048,623 | $-4,309,526 | | San Diego Padres | 65 | 97 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,965,528 | $59,951,282 | $15,451,693 | | Atlanta Braves | 72 | 90 | -3 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1,927,087 | $82,524,423 | $-7,191,967 | | Chicago Cubs | 64 | 98 | -3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1,787,044 | $30,983,133 | $44,196,938 | | Los Angeles Dodgers | 86 | 76 | -2 | 5 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3,323,636 | $89,032,355 | $-2,555,871 |
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| Most Valuable Player Award | Mike Stanley | LAN | .358/.527/.631, 35 HR, 97 RBI, 117.0 VORP | | | Cy Young Award | Dave Stieb | SFN | 19-8, 3.07 ERA, 243.1 IP, 163 K, 67.1 VORP | | | Rookie of the Year Award | John Olerud | PHI | .331/.419/.576, 35 HR, 121 RBI, 73.8 VORP | | | Gold Glove Award | Pitcher Mel Stottlemyre Jr. | NYN | 1.000 PCT., 18 PO, 38 A, 2.29 RANGE | | | | Catcher Jeff Tackett | NYN | .997 PCT., 971 PO, 86 A, 43.6 CS % | | | | First Base Keith Hernandez | MON | .996 PCT., 1099 PO, 76 A, 9.25 RANGE | | | | Second Base Jose Lind | SDN | .988 PCT., 317 PO, 455 A, 5.34 RANGE | | | | Third Base Robin Ventura | LAN | .974 PCT., 66 PO, 275 A, 3.25 RANGE | | | | Shortstop Omar Vizquel | HOU | .983 PCT., 233 PO, 405 A, 4.16 RANGE | | | | Left Field Dion James | SFN | .990 PCT., 297 PO, 8 A, 2.39 RANGE | | | | Center Field Lenny Dykstra | SFN | .998 PCT., 399 PO, 2 A, 3.13 RANGE | | | | Right Field Jose Canseco | NYN | .982 PCT., 221 PO, 3 A, 1.94 RANGE | | |