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Saturday, November 28, 2015
Radical Constitutional amendments for team sports revisited.
It started with:
Constitutional amendments for team sports. Friday, June 8, 2012
Team sports really means baseball, football and basketball, the only sports that count.
Why constitutional amendments? Obviously, the dominant professional organizations (MLB, NFL, NBA) have not understood the urgent need for fundamental reform. Constitutional amendments will provide the much needed framework for the reforms. The professional leagues will then need to change their rules to conform.
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15 were listed. Later each was addressed with implementation suggestions. There were other posts that referenced them. Here is a link to all my posts with the word constitutional:
http://radicalbaseball.blogspot.com/search/label/Constitutional
They are in order by date, with the most recent first. Cruise back through them. When you get to the bottom of a page, click on "Older Posts".
This link is on the right side of all posts along with other "Labels".
Labels:
Conduct,
Constitutional,
Rules
Thursday, November 26, 2015
Conflicted: fans, teams, maybe even players - over service time rules.
Two recent posts had me annoyed with the Yankees and sympathetic to the players: Greg Bird and Rob Refsnyder.
Greg Bird: is he being sent to the minors in 2016 so the Yankees can limit his free agency and salary arbitration eligibility? Monday, November 23, 2015 1:00 AM
"If Bird begins the year in AAA and remains there for at least 2 weeks, then NYY could delay his eligibility for FA (free agency) for one additional year. In order to prevent Bird from getting early arbitration eligibility, they would need to keep him the in minors thru mid-June (most likely)."
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Rob Refsnyder: will he start 2016 in the minors for the same reason as Greg Bird: service time? Monday, November 23, 2015 9:14 AM
... does it mean that teams, including the Yankees, will do it with any young players they consider potential starters who could be paid much more than the minimum?
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I instinctively sided with the players. I also was annoyed that the Yankees would not be fielding their best team. But after I had thought about it, Yankee management might have a point. Keeping good young players an extra year helps the team in the long run, especially if the only down side for the team is that it does not have those players for relatively short periods.
I was conflicted.
Team management must also be conflicted. They want to win, especially now when their jobs are on the line. They are sacrificing the current season for additional control six years from now. Even salary arbitration is four years away.
So how might the players be conflicted? Young players would not be. But veteran players have nothing to gain from making this an issue You're only young once, particularly in this context. This young v. old conflict has applied to many issues for many years. To their credit the baseball players have been pretty unified.
Still it's a bit unfair for major league players to be setting the rules that apply exclusively to minor league players, most of whom cannot vote as union members.
https://www.mlbpa.org/faq.aspx
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) answers:
The MLBPA is the collective bargaining representative for all current Major League Baseball players...
All players, managers, coaches and trainers who hold a signed contract with a Major League club are eligible for membership in the Association. In collective bargaining, the Association represents around 1,200 players, or the number of players on each club's 40-man roster, in addition to any players on the disabled list...
In 2013, the average salary was $3,386,212.
A player with three or more years of service, but less than six years, may file for salary arbitration. In addition, a player can be classified as a "Super Two" and be eligible for arbitration with less than three years of service. A player with at least two but less than three years of Major League service shall be eligible for salary arbitration if he has accumulated at least 86 days of service during the immediately preceding season and he ranks in the top 22 percent (increased from 17 percent in previous agreements) in total service in the class of Players who have at least two but less than three years of Major League service, however accumulated, but with at least 86 days of service accumulated during the immediately preceding season.
A player with six or more years of Major League service who has not executed a contract for the next season is eligible to become a free agent.
Since 1974, and including 2012, arbitrators have ruled on behalf of the players 214 times and clubs 286 times. Although the number of players filing for salary arbitration varies per year, the majority of cases are settled before the arbitration hearing date. Approximately 90 percent of the players filing for arbitration typically reach new agreements before a hearing.
The current CBA expires on Dec. 1, 2016.
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I may have missed it but I did not read how a player gets voting rights. If there were a vote now, would Bird be eligible after 46 games? How about Refsnyder with 16 games? Probably since both are on the 40 man roster. But the Yankees just made a couple of changes to that roster with players with no major league experience. Apparently the players removed would not be able to vote.
The Chicago Cubs played their first 2015 game Sunday April 5; Cubs lost at home to the Cardinals 3-0. Kris Bryant made his major league debut with the Cubs Friday April 17, 2015; Cubs lost at home 5-4 to the Padres. The Cubs were then 5-4. It was widely understood that Bryant had started the 2015 season in the minors so that Bryant would have this status:
Service Time (01/2016)
Arbitration Eligible: 2018
Free Agent: 2022
See that was easy. Cubs play without their prize kid for eight games but gain a year in the two big categories. Cubs fans were concerned that the games played without Bryant might cost the team dearly. Cubs fans were a bit upset at the time but it all ended well. Cubs won 97 and made it to the semi-final series. Bryant was voted Rookie of the Year. But wait ...
We're back where we started:
- team benefits
- so fans benefit
- player gets screwed.
Do we fans really like our players? Clearly we do not. We resent that they make so much money. We reject safety rules. We hate player agents who do a good job. At best we're conflicted.
Greg Bird: is he being sent to the minors in 2016 so the Yankees can limit his free agency and salary arbitration eligibility? Monday, November 23, 2015 1:00 AM
"If Bird begins the year in AAA and remains there for at least 2 weeks, then NYY could delay his eligibility for FA (free agency) for one additional year. In order to prevent Bird from getting early arbitration eligibility, they would need to keep him the in minors thru mid-June (most likely)."
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Rob Refsnyder: will he start 2016 in the minors for the same reason as Greg Bird: service time? Monday, November 23, 2015 9:14 AM
... does it mean that teams, including the Yankees, will do it with any young players they consider potential starters who could be paid much more than the minimum?
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I instinctively sided with the players. I also was annoyed that the Yankees would not be fielding their best team. But after I had thought about it, Yankee management might have a point. Keeping good young players an extra year helps the team in the long run, especially if the only down side for the team is that it does not have those players for relatively short periods.
I was conflicted.
Team management must also be conflicted. They want to win, especially now when their jobs are on the line. They are sacrificing the current season for additional control six years from now. Even salary arbitration is four years away.
So how might the players be conflicted? Young players would not be. But veteran players have nothing to gain from making this an issue You're only young once, particularly in this context. This young v. old conflict has applied to many issues for many years. To their credit the baseball players have been pretty unified.
Still it's a bit unfair for major league players to be setting the rules that apply exclusively to minor league players, most of whom cannot vote as union members.
Major League Baseball Players Association
https://www.mlbpa.org/faq.aspx
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) answers:
The MLBPA is the collective bargaining representative for all current Major League Baseball players...
All players, managers, coaches and trainers who hold a signed contract with a Major League club are eligible for membership in the Association. In collective bargaining, the Association represents around 1,200 players, or the number of players on each club's 40-man roster, in addition to any players on the disabled list...
In 2013, the average salary was $3,386,212.
A player with three or more years of service, but less than six years, may file for salary arbitration. In addition, a player can be classified as a "Super Two" and be eligible for arbitration with less than three years of service. A player with at least two but less than three years of Major League service shall be eligible for salary arbitration if he has accumulated at least 86 days of service during the immediately preceding season and he ranks in the top 22 percent (increased from 17 percent in previous agreements) in total service in the class of Players who have at least two but less than three years of Major League service, however accumulated, but with at least 86 days of service accumulated during the immediately preceding season.
A player with six or more years of Major League service who has not executed a contract for the next season is eligible to become a free agent.
Since 1974, and including 2012, arbitrators have ruled on behalf of the players 214 times and clubs 286 times. Although the number of players filing for salary arbitration varies per year, the majority of cases are settled before the arbitration hearing date. Approximately 90 percent of the players filing for arbitration typically reach new agreements before a hearing.
The current CBA expires on Dec. 1, 2016.
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I may have missed it but I did not read how a player gets voting rights. If there were a vote now, would Bird be eligible after 46 games? How about Refsnyder with 16 games? Probably since both are on the 40 man roster. But the Yankees just made a couple of changes to that roster with players with no major league experience. Apparently the players removed would not be able to vote.
The Chicago Cubs played their first 2015 game Sunday April 5; Cubs lost at home to the Cardinals 3-0. Kris Bryant made his major league debut with the Cubs Friday April 17, 2015; Cubs lost at home 5-4 to the Padres. The Cubs were then 5-4. It was widely understood that Bryant had started the 2015 season in the minors so that Bryant would have this status:
Service Time (01/2016)
Arbitration Eligible: 2018
Free Agent: 2022
See that was easy. Cubs play without their prize kid for eight games but gain a year in the two big categories. Cubs fans were concerned that the games played without Bryant might cost the team dearly. Cubs fans were a bit upset at the time but it all ended well. Cubs won 97 and made it to the semi-final series. Bryant was voted Rookie of the Year. But wait ...
We're back where we started:
- team benefits
- so fans benefit
- player gets screwed.
Do we fans really like our players? Clearly we do not. We resent that they make so much money. We reject safety rules. We hate player agents who do a good job. At best we're conflicted.
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
MVP criteria: MONEY! Does the value of Mike Trout decrease as his salary increases?
MVP: should money be considered? Thursday, November 8, 2012
Miguel Cabrera v. Mike Trout. Cabrera is a classic great hitter who does not contribute in any other significant way. Trout is a rookie whom I've compared to Mickey Mantle.
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Mike Trout: Mickey Mantle 1952?
... the point that none of us has considered: money. How much money did their respective teams allocate to each of these individuals and what players could have been on the Tiger and Angel rosters because of that difference in money spent to pay Cabrera and Trout.
baseball-reference.com does not show how much Trout was paid in 2012 but let's assume half a million. It does show that Cabrera was paid $21,000,000. Let's say that the difference is about $20 million. We know that for the 2012 season the Angels added former Texas pitcher C.J. Wilson to its starting rotation; Wilson was paid $10 million in 2012, about half the difference of the money paid to Cabrera and Trout. So let's guess that a team could add at least two pretty good starting pitchers for that $20 million difference. Or Albert Pujols: $12 million, WAR 4.6.
And even though I do not embrace WAR let's try it for this purpose: determining a dollar value for wins. Let's use WAR as calculated by baseball-reference.com. What, you thought there was one intergalactically accepted WAR? And since Cabrera is ranked third because his fielding is considered below average, let's throw in the number two player, Yankee second baseman Robinson Cano who was paid $14 million.
salary / WAR = $$$ per WAR:
Trout $500,000 / 10.7 = $46,729
Cano $14,000,000 / 8.2 = $1,707,317
Cabrera $21,000,000 / 6.9 = $3,043,478
Well, that puts MVP into an entirely different perspective.
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Mike Trout:
Miguel Cabrera v. Mike Trout. Cabrera is a classic great hitter who does not contribute in any other significant way. Trout is a rookie whom I've compared to Mickey Mantle.
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Mike Trout: Mickey Mantle 1952?
... the point that none of us has considered: money. How much money did their respective teams allocate to each of these individuals and what players could have been on the Tiger and Angel rosters because of that difference in money spent to pay Cabrera and Trout.
baseball-reference.com does not show how much Trout was paid in 2012 but let's assume half a million. It does show that Cabrera was paid $21,000,000. Let's say that the difference is about $20 million. We know that for the 2012 season the Angels added former Texas pitcher C.J. Wilson to its starting rotation; Wilson was paid $10 million in 2012, about half the difference of the money paid to Cabrera and Trout. So let's guess that a team could add at least two pretty good starting pitchers for that $20 million difference. Or Albert Pujols: $12 million, WAR 4.6.
And even though I do not embrace WAR let's try it for this purpose: determining a dollar value for wins. Let's use WAR as calculated by baseball-reference.com. What, you thought there was one intergalactically accepted WAR? And since Cabrera is ranked third because his fielding is considered below average, let's throw in the number two player, Yankee second baseman Robinson Cano who was paid $14 million.
salary / WAR = $$$ per WAR:
Trout $500,000 / 10.7 = $46,729
Cano $14,000,000 / 8.2 = $1,707,317
Cabrera $21,000,000 / 6.9 = $3,043,478
Well, that puts MVP into an entirely different perspective.
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Mike Trout:
Year | Age | Team | Salary | ServTm(OpnDay) | Sources | Notes/Other Sources |
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2013 | 21 | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | $510,000 | 1.070 | contracts | |
2014 | 22 | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | $1,000,000 | 2.070 | contracts | |
2015 | 23 | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | $6,083,000 | 3.070 | contracts | |
2016 | 24 | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | $16,083,000 | 4.070 | ||
2017 | 25 | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | $20,083,000 | |||
2018 | 26 | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | $34,083,000 | |||
2019 | 27 | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | $34,083,000 | |||
2020 | 28 | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | $34,085,000 | |||
Earliest Free Agent: 2021 | ||||||
Career to date (may be incomplete) | $7,593,000 | Does not include future salaries ($138.4M) |
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
40 homers, 40 doubles same season done 38 times, including 2 in 2015.
No, not both 2015 MVP, just one of them. Guess and then look at the complete list below. Nolan Arenado of Colorado is the non MVP 2015 40/40 guy.
Albert Belle in 1995 became the only 50/50 guy ever: 50 homers, 52 doubles. Ruth is at the top of the list in homers: 59. Among the 38 are 11 seasons with at least 50 doubles, led by Klein and Helton with 59 doubles.
Multiple times:
3: Gehrig, Pujols
2: Ruth, Klein, Greenberg, Belle, Helton, Ortiz
Slugging average:
high: Ruth 1921 .846
low: Soriano 2006 .560
six under .600
seven at least .700
League leaders:
14 led in homers.
12 led in doubles.
Leading in both: Hornsby, Greenberg, Stargell, Belle
15 led in SLG.
6 led in BA; Hornsby: .401.
Only Ruth led in SO: 93 in 1923.
2 scored fewer than 100 runs: Ortiz, Arenado.
Greenberg led in RBI: 184.
19, exactly half, led in RBI.
Soriano: only one with fewer than 100 RBI: 95.
OK, the 2015 40/40 MVP: Josh Donaldson, not Bryce Harper (42 homers, 38 doubles). Pretty close, so Harper was a good guess.
Albert Belle in 1995 became the only 50/50 guy ever: 50 homers, 52 doubles. Ruth is at the top of the list in homers: 59. Among the 38 are 11 seasons with at least 50 doubles, led by Klein and Helton with 59 doubles.
Multiple times:
3: Gehrig, Pujols
2: Ruth, Klein, Greenberg, Belle, Helton, Ortiz
Slugging average:
high: Ruth 1921 .846
low: Soriano 2006 .560
six under .600
seven at least .700
League leaders:
14 led in homers.
12 led in doubles.
Leading in both: Hornsby, Greenberg, Stargell, Belle
15 led in SLG.
6 led in BA; Hornsby: .401.
Only Ruth led in SO: 93 in 1923.
2 scored fewer than 100 runs: Ortiz, Arenado.
Greenberg led in RBI: 184.
19, exactly half, led in RBI.
Soriano: only one with fewer than 100 RBI: 95.
OK, the 2015 40/40 MVP: Josh Donaldson, not Bryce Harper (42 homers, 38 doubles). Pretty close, so Harper was a good guess.
Rk | Player | HR | 2B | Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 3B | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | SH | SF | GDP | SB | CS | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | Pos |
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1 | Babe Ruth | 59 | 44 | 1921 | 26 | NYY | AL | 152 | 693 | 540 | 177 | 204 | 16 | 168 | 145 | 81 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | .378 | .512 | .846 | 1.359 | *78/13 | |||
2 | Chris Davis | 53 | 42 | 2013 | 27 | BAL | AL | 160 | 673 | 584 | 103 | 167 | 1 | 138 | 72 | 12 | 199 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .286 | .370 | .634 | 1.004 | *3/D |
3 | Albert Belle | 50 | 52 | 1995 | 28 | CLE | AL | 143 | 631 | 546 | 121 | 173 | 1 | 126 | 73 | 5 | 80 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 5 | 2 | .317 | .401 | .690 | 1.091 | *7/D |
4 | Todd Helton | 49 | 54 | 2001 | 27 | COL | NL | 159 | 697 | 587 | 132 | 197 | 2 | 146 | 98 | 15 | 104 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 5 | .336 | .432 | .685 | 1.116 | *3/H |
5 | Albert Belle | 49 | 48 | 1998 | 31 | CHW | AL | 163 | 706 | 609 | 113 | 200 | 2 | 152 | 81 | 10 | 84 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 4 | .328 | .399 | .655 | 1.055 | *7/D |
6 | Larry Walker | 49 | 46 | 1997 | 30 | COL | NL | 153 | 664 | 568 | 143 | 208 | 4 | 130 | 78 | 14 | 90 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 8 | .366 | .452 | .720 | 1.172 | *9/3H8D |
7 | Lou Gehrig | 49 | 40 | 1934 | 31 | NYY | AL | 154 | 690 | 579 | 128 | 210 | 6 | 166 | 109 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | .363 | .465 | .706 | 1.172 | *3/6 | |||
8 | Albert Pujols | 47 | 45 | 2009 | 29 | STL | NL | 160 | 700 | 568 | 124 | 186 | 1 | 135 | 115 | 44 | 64 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 16 | 4 | .327 | .443 | .658 | 1.101 | *3/HD |
9 | David Ortiz | 47 | 40 | 2005 | 29 | BOS | AL | 159 | 713 | 601 | 119 | 180 | 1 | 148 | 102 | 9 | 124 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .300 | .397 | .604 | 1.001 | *D3/H |
10 | Lou Gehrig | 47 | 52 | 1927 | 24 | NYY | AL | 155 | 717 | 584 | 149 | 218 | 18 | 173 | 109 | 84 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 8 | .373 | .474 | .765 | 1.240 | *3 | |||
11 | Alfonso Soriano | 46 | 41 | 2006 | 30 | WSN | NL | 159 | 728 | 647 | 119 | 179 | 2 | 95 | 67 | 16 | 160 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 17 | .277 | .351 | .560 | .911 | *7/H |
12 | Derrek Lee | 46 | 50 | 2005 | 29 | CHC | NL | 158 | 691 | 594 | 120 | 199 | 3 | 107 | 85 | 23 | 109 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 3 | .335 | .418 | .662 | 1.080 | *3 |
13 | Albert Pujols | 46 | 51 | 2004 | 24 | STL | NL | 154 | 692 | 592 | 133 | 196 | 2 | 123 | 84 | 12 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 5 | .331 | .415 | .657 | 1.072 | *3/DH |
14 | Chipper Jones | 45 | 41 | 1999 | 27 | ATL | NL | 157 | 701 | 567 | 116 | 181 | 1 | 110 | 126 | 18 | 94 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 3 | .319 | .441 | .633 | 1.074 | *5/6 |
15 | Juan Gonzalez | 45 | 50 | 1998 | 28 | TEX | AL | 154 | 669 | 606 | 110 | 193 | 2 | 157 | 46 | 9 | 126 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 1 | .318 | .366 | .630 | .997 | *9D/H |
16 | Miguel Cabrera | 44 | 40 | 2012 | 29 | DET | AL | 161 | 697 | 622 | 109 | 205 | 0 | 139 | 66 | 17 | 98 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 4 | 1 | .330 | .393 | .606 | .999 | *5/D3 |
17 | Richard Hidalgo | 44 | 42 | 2000 | 25 | HOU | NL | 153 | 644 | 558 | 118 | 175 | 3 | 122 | 56 | 3 | 110 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 6 | .314 | .391 | .636 | 1.028 | *897/H |
18 | Willie Stargell | 44 | 43 | 1973 | 33 | PIT | NL | 148 | 609 | 522 | 106 | 156 | 3 | 119 | 80 | 22 | 129 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .299 | .392 | .646 | 1.038 | *7/H |
19 | Mark Teixeira | 43 | 41 | 2005 | 25 | TEX | AL | 162 | 730 | 644 | 112 | 194 | 3 | 144 | 72 | 5 | 124 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 0 | .301 | .379 | .575 | .954 | *3/D |
20 | Manny Ramirez | 43 | 44 | 2004 | 32 | BOS | AL | 152 | 663 | 568 | 108 | 175 | 0 | 130 | 82 | 15 | 124 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 4 | .308 | .397 | .613 | 1.009 | *7D/H |
21 | Albert Pujols | 43 | 51 | 2003 | 23 | STL | NL | 157 | 685 | 591 | 137 | 212 | 1 | 124 | 79 | 12 | 65 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 1 | .359 | .439 | .667 | 1.106 | *73/HD |
22 | Frank Thomas | 43 | 44 | 2000 | 32 | CHW | AL | 159 | 707 | 582 | 115 | 191 | 0 | 143 | 112 | 18 | 94 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 3 | .328 | .436 | .625 | 1.061 | *D3/H |
23 | Jeff Bagwell | 43 | 40 | 1997 | 29 | HOU | NL | 162 | 717 | 566 | 109 | 162 | 2 | 135 | 127 | 27 | 122 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 10 | .286 | .425 | .592 | 1.017 | *3/HD |
24 | Chuck Klein | 43 | 45 | 1929 | 24 | PHI | NL | 149 | 679 | 616 | 126 | 219 | 6 | 145 | 54 | 61 | 0 | 9 | 5 | .356 | .407 | .657 | 1.065 | *98 | ||||
25 | Nolan Arenado | 42 | 43 | 2015 | 24 | COL | NL | 157 | 665 | 616 | 97 | 177 | 4 | 130 | 34 | 13 | 110 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 5 | .287 | .323 | .575 | .898 | *5/H |
Rk | Player | HR | 2B | Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 3B | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | SH | SF | GDP | SB | CS | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | Pos |
26 | Todd Helton | 42 | 59 | 2000 | 26 | COL | NL | 160 | 697 | 580 | 138 | 216 | 2 | 147 | 103 | 22 | 61 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3 | .372 | .463 | .698 | 1.162 | *3/H |
27 | Shawn Green | 42 | 45 | 1999 | 26 | TOR | AL | 153 | 696 | 614 | 134 | 190 | 0 | 123 | 66 | 4 | 117 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 7 | .309 | .384 | .588 | .972 | *9/H |
28 | Hal Trosky | 42 | 45 | 1936 | 23 | CLE | AL | 151 | 671 | 629 | 124 | 216 | 9 | 162 | 36 | 58 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | .343 | .382 | .644 | 1.026 | *3/4 | |||
29 | Rogers Hornsby | 42 | 46 | 1922 | 26 | STL | NL | 154 | 704 | 623 | 141 | 250 | 14 | 152 | 65 | 50 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 12 | .401 | .459 | .722 | 1.181 | *4 | |||
30 | Josh Donaldson | 41 | 41 | 2015 | 29 | TOR | AL | 158 | 711 | 620 | 122 | 184 | 2 | 123 | 73 | 0 | 133 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 0 | .297 | .371 | .568 | .939 | *5/DH |
31 | David Ortiz | 41 | 47 | 2004 | 28 | BOS | AL | 150 | 669 | 582 | 94 | 175 | 3 | 139 | 75 | 8 | 133 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .301 | .380 | .603 | .983 | *D3/H |
32 | Carlos Delgado | 41 | 57 | 2000 | 28 | TOR | AL | 162 | 711 | 569 | 115 | 196 | 1 | 137 | 123 | 18 | 104 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | .344 | .470 | .664 | 1.134 | *3 |
33 | Hank Greenberg | 41 | 50 | 1940 | 29 | DET | AL | 148 | 670 | 573 | 129 | 195 | 8 | 150 | 93 | 75 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 3 | .340 | .433 | .670 | 1.103 | *7 | ||
34 | Lou Gehrig | 41 | 42 | 1930 | 27 | NYY | AL | 154 | 703 | 581 | 143 | 220 | 17 | 173 | 101 | 63 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 14 | .379 | .473 | .721 | 1.194 | *3/7 | |||
35 | Babe Ruth | 41 | 45 | 1923 | 28 | NYY | AL | 152 | 697 | 522 | 151 | 205 | 13 | 130 | 170 | 93 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 21 | .393 | .545 | .764 | 1.309 | 97/83 | |||
36 | Ellis Burks | 40 | 45 | 1996 | 31 | COL | NL | 156 | 685 | 613 | 142 | 211 | 8 | 128 | 61 | 2 | 114 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 32 | 6 | .344 | .408 | .639 | 1.047 | *78/H |
37 | Hank Greenberg | 40 | 49 | 1937 | 26 | DET | AL | 154 | 701 | 594 | 137 | 200 | 14 | 184 | 102 | 101 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | .337 | .436 | .668 | 1.105 | *3 | |||
38 | Chuck Klein | 40 | 59 | 1930 | 25 | PHI | NL | 156 | 721 | 648 | 158 | 250 | 8 | 170 | 54 | 50 | 4 | 13 | 4 | .386 | .436 | .687 | 1.123 | *9 |