Ray’s Ramblings: Hitters of Note

Published: Oct 02, 2015

* Players listed by wOBA.
** For more on what the categories stand for check out our Sabermetric Primer.

Player	Team	ISO	BABIP	AVG	OBP	SLG	wOBA	WAR
Bryce Harper	Nationals	0.315	0.372	0.331	0.461	0.646	0.461	9.5
Joey Votto	Reds	0.233	0.373	0.317	0.463	0.550	0.431	7.5
Mike Trout	Angels	0.288	0.340	0.297	0.399	0.585	0.412	8.6
Paul Goldschmidt	D'backs	0.242	0.378	0.317	0.432	0.559	0.412	7.1
Miguel Cabrera	Tigers	0.191	0.381	0.334	0.438	0.525	0.409	4.1
Josh Donaldson	Blue Jays	0.277	0.316	0.300	0.375	0.577	0.402	8.8
Nelson Cruz	Mariners	0.269	0.347	0.301	0.370	0.570	0.397	4.8
Jose Bautista	Blue Jays	0.290	0.238	0.252	0.376	0.542	0.390	4.3
Edwin Encarnacion	Blue Jays	0.275	0.266	0.275	0.371	0.549	0.388	4.3
Anthony Rizzo	Cubs	0.234	0.289	0.277	0.387	0.511	0.384	5.1
Chris Davis	Orioles	0.291	0.315	0.258	0.355	0.549	0.383	4.9
Andrew McCutchen	Pirates	0.195	0.340	0.293	0.405	0.488	0.382	5.8
David Peralta	D'backs	0.210	0.368	0.312	0.371	0.522	0.380	3.6
David Ortiz	Red Sox	0.275	0.264	0.272	0.359	0.547	0.376	2.7
J.D. Martinez	Tigers	0.256	0.342	0.284	0.346	0.540	0.375	5.1
Kris Bryant	Cubs	0.217	0.381	0.279	0.369	0.495	0.373	6.2
Matt Carpenter	Cardinals	0.234	0.320	0.271	0.365	0.505	0.372	5.1
A.J. Pollock	D'backs	0.180	0.338	0.314	0.367	0.494	0.370	6.4
Manny Machado	Orioles	0.211	0.300	0.287	0.360	0.498	0.369	6.7
Nolan Arenado	Rockies	0.284	0.282	0.286	0.322	0.570	0.368	4.1

Harper leads the way. Shocker. Check out those ratios. Truly arrived. Not bad for a 22 year old.

Votto is sporting a .463 OBP.

Trout has a near .300 Isolated Power mark.

Miggy hasn’t displayed the power he once did, but the rest of his game is still elite.

Cruz has been stupendous this season. I’m impressed and didn’t see it coming.

McCutchen isn’t stealing bases (11 thefts) but the rest of the game has been as strong as ever.

Ortiz keeps getting it done even as he’s mere weeks from his fourth decade on the planet.

Player	Team	ISO	BABIP	AVG	OBP	SLG	wOBA	WAR
Michael Brantley	Indians	0.170	0.318	0.310	0.379	0.480	0.368	3.8
Yoenis Cespedes	Det/Nym	0.252	0.322	0.291	0.328	0.543	0.367	6.6
Ryan Braun	Brewers	0.213	0.322	0.285	0.356	0.498	0.366	2.8
Buster Posey	Giants	0.155	0.322	0.319	0.380	0.474	0.365	5.6
Kendrys Morales	Royals	0.196	0.320	0.291	0.362	0.487	0.364	2.2
Prince Fielder	Rangers	0.161	0.326	0.309	0.381	0.470	0.364	1.8
Shin-Soo Choo	Rangers	0.184	0.334	0.274	0.374	0.459	0.363	3.3
Jose Abreu	White Sox	0.213	0.335	0.292	0.348	0.506	0.363	3.1
Alex Rodriguez	Yankees	0.239	0.281	0.252	0.357	0.491	0.363	2.8
Carlos Gonzalez	Rockies	0.271	0.281	0.269	0.324	0.540	0.363	2.5
Lucas Duda	Mets	0.245	0.287	0.247	0.353	0.492	0.361	3.1
Brandon Belt	Giants	0.197	0.363	0.280	0.356	0.478	0.359	4.3
Lorenzo Cain	Royals	0.168	0.343	0.303	0.357	0.472	0.357	6.3
Adam Lind	Brewers	0.187	0.316	0.283	0.367	0.407	0.357	2.5
Eric Hosmer	Royals	0.163	0.340	0.301	0.363	0.463	0.356	3.4
Adrian Gonzalez	Dodgers	0.208	0.295	0.276	0.352	0.484	0.356	3.1
Jason Kipnis	Indians	0.149	0.355	0.302	0.372	0.452	0.355	5.1
Mookie Betts	Red Sox	0.191	0.313	0.295	0.343	0.486	0.355	4.9
Curtis Granderson	Mets	0.194	0.304	0.257	0.364	0.452	0.355	4.8
Yunel Escobar	Nationals	0.102	0.351	0.318	0.378	0.420	0.352	2.3

Brantley’s back ended his season early but there is nothing wrong with his game as long as you find your power elsewhere.

Posey is starting to climb the leaderboard of all-time greats at the catcher’s position. It’s early, but he’s got his hiking boots worn in for the climb.

Where Morales pulled this rabbit out of his hat is anyone’s guess.

Choo’s post All-Star break numbers: .343/.457/.555.

ARod had the greatest comeback since the return of bellbottoms.

Cain stayed healthy, for the most part, and the results were spectacular.

Betts was good all year but he’s been phenomenal since the calendar flipped to September: .384/.440/.625 with five homers, two steals and 26 runs scored over 27 games.

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Player	Team	ISO	BABIP	AVG	OBP	SLG	wOBA	WAR
Ben Zobrist	Oak/KC	0.176	0.29	0.278	0.362	0.454	0.352	2.1
Mike Moustakas	Royals	0.187	0.29	0.282	0.344	0.469	0.351	3.5
Mitch Moreland	Rangers	0.207	0.32	0.28	0.332	0.487	0.351	2.2
Logan Forsythe	Rays	0.163	0.323	0.281	0.359	0.444	0.350	4.1
Charlie Blackmon	Rockies	0.164	0.326	0.289	0.350	0.453	0.347	2.1
Jason Heyward	Cardinals	0.147	0.327	0.292	0.358	0.439	0.345	5.8
Francisco Cervelli	Pirates	0.107	0.363	0.299	0.375	0.406	0.345	3.9
Todd Frazier	Reds	0.246	0.269	0.256	0.309	0.502	0.344	4.6
Adam Eaton	White Sox	0.145	0.341	0.284	0.359	0.429	0.344	3.4
Carlos Beltran	Yankees	0.197	0.294	0.273	0.333	0.470	0.344	1.8
Jose Altuve	Astros	0.138	0.328	0.31	0.351	0.448	0.343	3.9
Justin Upton	Padres	0.203	0.304	0.251	0.336	0.454	0.340	3.6
Josh Reddick	Athletics	0.181	0.275	0.272	0.334	0.452	0.340	2.9
Xander Bogaerts	Red Sox	0.101	0.373	0.322	0.356	0.423	0.339	4.4
Kyle Seager	Mariners	0.188	0.284	0.272	0.332	0.460	0.339	4
Ian Kinsler	Tigers	0.132	0.326	0.299	0.345	0.431	0.337	4.4
Russell Martin	Blue Jays	0.214	0.26	0.237	0.327	0.452	0.337	3.2
Stephen Vogt	Athletics	0.186	0.29	0.261	0.341	0.447	0.337	2.3
Starling Marte	Pirates	0.155	0.333	0.286	0.334	0.441	0.335	3.3
Matt Duffy	Giants	0.135	0.339	0.298	0.337	0.433	0.334	4.9

Zobrist gets it done every year. It’s never great, but it’s always productive with dual position eligibility.

Moose had his first strong season. It only took him five seasons to reach his potential.

Cervelli might be spotty as a thrower, but the guy is a solid offensive performer who knows how to get on base.

Eaton started slowly but in the end he’s had one hell of a season.

Carlos Beltran wasn’t great in the fantasy game (.273-19-66-56), but he was still a solid offensive performer.

Reddick has appeared in 120 games for the second time in his career. The results include his second season of 20 homers, 75 RBIs, 60 runs scored and 10 steals.

Duffy. From the waiver-wire in every single mixed league to one of the best offensive performers from an infielder in the National League once you move past the elite performers.

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