2015 Batting leaders: a fresh look.

Top ten for the Major Baseball League (MBL):

OPS+

Rk	Player	OPS+	WAR/pos	dWAR	oWAR	Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	Pos
1	Bryce Harper	195	9.9	0.4	8.9	2015	22	WSN	NL	153	654	521	118	172	38	1	42	99	124	15	131	5	0	4	15	6	4	.330	.460	.649	1.109	*98/D
2	Mike Trout	176	9.4	1.0	8.9	2015	23	LAA	AL	159	682	575	104	172	32	6	41	90	92	14	158	10	0	5	11	11	7	.299	.402	.590	.991	*8/D
3	Joey Votto	174	7.6	-0.4	7.0	2015	31	CIN	NL	158	695	545	95	171	33	2	29	80	143	15	135	5	0	2	11	11	3	.314	.459	.541	1.000	*3/H
4	Miguel Cabrera	170	5.2	-0.3	4.8	2015	32	DET	AL	119	511	429	64	145	28	1	18	76	77	15	82	3	0	2	19	1	1	.338	.440	.534	.974	*3D/H
5	Paul Goldschmidt	170	8.8	0.9	6.8	2015	27	ARI	NL	159	695	567	103	182	38	2	33	110	118	29	151	2	0	7	16	21	5	.321	.435	.570	1.005	*3/DH
6	Nelson Cruz	160	5.2	-1.8	6.0	2015	34	SEA	AL	152	655	590	90	178	22	1	44	93	59	9	164	5	0	1	6	3	2	.302	.369	.566	.936	*9D
7	Josh Donaldson	155	8.8	1.5	7.7	2015	29	TOR	AL	158	711	620	122	184	41	2	41	123	73	0	133	6	2	10	16	6	0	.297	.371	.568	.939	*5/DH
8	Edwin Encarnacion	153	4.7	-1.1	4.8	2015	32	TOR	AL	146	624	528	94	146	31	0	39	111	77	5	98	9	0	10	14	3	2	.277	.372	.557	.929	*D3/H
9	Jose Bautista	149	5.1	-1.1	5.4	2015	34	TOR	AL	153	666	543	108	136	29	3	40	114	110	2	106	5	0	8	19	8	2	.250	.377	.536	.913	*9D/H
10	Chris Davis	146	5.2	-0.9	5.2	2015	29	BAL	AL	160	670	573	100	150	31	0	47	117	84	6	208	8	0	5	6	2	3	.262	.361	.562	.923	*39D

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Davis led MBL with 47 HR and 208 SO. Cabrera led MBL in BA. Harper led MBL in OBP, SLG, OPS. Donaldson led American Conference in RBI.

WAR

Rk	Player	WAR/pos	dWAR	oWAR	OPS+	Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	Pos
1	Bryce Harper	9.9	0.4	8.9	195	2015	22	WSN	NL	153	654	521	118	172	38	1	42	99	124	15	131	5	0	4	15	6	4	.330	.460	.649	1.109	*98/D
2	Mike Trout	9.4	1.0	8.9	176	2015	23	LAA	AL	159	682	575	104	172	32	6	41	90	92	14	158	10	0	5	11	11	7	.299	.402	.590	.991	*8/D
3	Josh Donaldson	8.8	1.5	7.7	155	2015	29	TOR	AL	158	711	620	122	184	41	2	41	123	73	0	133	6	2	10	16	6	0	.297	.371	.568	.939	*5/DH
4	Paul Goldschmidt	8.8	0.9	6.8	170	2015	27	ARI	NL	159	695	567	103	182	38	2	33	110	118	29	151	2	0	7	16	21	5	.321	.435	.570	1.005	*3/DH
5	Joey Votto	7.6	-0.4	7.0	174	2015	31	CIN	NL	158	695	545	95	171	33	2	29	80	143	15	135	5	0	2	11	11	3	.314	.459	.541	1.000	*3/H
6	A.J. Pollock	7.4	1.8	5.9	132	2015	27	ARI	NL	157	673	609	111	192	39	6	20	76	53	0	89	2	0	9	19	39	7	.315	.367	.498	.865	*8/H
7	Kevin Kiermaier	7.3	5.0	2.7	97	2015	25	TBR	AL	151	535	505	62	133	25	12	10	40	24	0	95	2	2	2	7	18	5	.263	.298	.420	.718	*8H/9
8	Lorenzo Cain	7.2	2.3	5.3	126	2015	29	KCR	AL	140	604	551	101	169	34	6	16	72	37	4	98	12	0	4	16	28	6	.307	.361	.477	.838	*8/9DH
9	Manny Machado	7.1	1.9	5.7	131	2015	22	BAL	AL	162	713	633	102	181	30	1	35	86	70	2	111	4	2	4	17	20	8	.286	.359	.502	.861	*5/6
10	Jason Heyward	6.5	2.0	3.8	116	2015	25	STL	NL	154	610	547	79	160	33	4	13	60	56	4	90	2	0	3	13	23	3	.293	.359	.439	.797	*98/H

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Notice number 7 Kiermaier (first in dWAR in MBL), who is number 100 in OPS+. Also Heyward with his 13 home runs. Harper and Donaldson MVP.

oWAR

Rk	Player	oWAR	WAR/pos	dWAR	OPS+	Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	Pos
1	Bryce Harper	8.9	9.9	0.4	195	2015	22	WSN	NL	153	654	521	118	172	38	1	42	99	124	15	131	5	0	4	15	6	4	.330	.460	.649	1.109	*98/D
2	Mike Trout	8.9	9.4	1.0	176	2015	23	LAA	AL	159	682	575	104	172	32	6	41	90	92	14	158	10	0	5	11	11	7	.299	.402	.590	.991	*8/D
3	Josh Donaldson	7.7	8.8	1.5	155	2015	29	TOR	AL	158	711	620	122	184	41	2	41	123	73	0	133	6	2	10	16	6	0	.297	.371	.568	.939	*5/DH
4	Joey Votto	7.0	7.6	-0.4	174	2015	31	CIN	NL	158	695	545	95	171	33	2	29	80	143	15	135	5	0	2	11	11	3	.314	.459	.541	1.000	*3/H
5	Paul Goldschmidt	6.8	8.8	0.9	170	2015	27	ARI	NL	159	695	567	103	182	38	2	33	110	118	29	151	2	0	7	16	21	5	.321	.435	.570	1.005	*3/DH
6	Nelson Cruz	6.0	5.2	-1.8	160	2015	34	SEA	AL	152	655	590	90	178	22	1	44	93	59	9	164	5	0	1	6	3	2	.302	.369	.566	.936	*9D
7	A.J. Pollock	5.9	7.4	1.8	132	2015	27	ARI	NL	157	673	609	111	192	39	6	20	76	53	0	89	2	0	9	19	39	7	.315	.367	.498	.865	*8/H
8	Andrew McCutchen	5.8	4.9	-0.6	145	2015	28	PIT	NL	157	685	566	91	165	36	3	23	96	98	12	133	12	0	9	9	11	5	.292	.401	.488	.889	*8/DH
9	Manny Machado	5.7	7.1	1.9	131	2015	22	BAL	AL	162	713	633	102	181	30	1	35	86	70	2	111	4	2	4	17	20	8	.286	.359	.502	.861	*5/6
10	Kris Bryant	5.5	5.9	0.6	133	2015	23	CHC	NL	151	650	559	87	154	31	5	26	99	77	0	199	9	0	5	7	13	4	.275	.369	.488	.858	*5/789HD3
11	Adam Eaton	5.4	3.9	-1.1	122	2015	26	CHW	AL	153	689	610	98	175	28	9	14	56	58	2	131	14	5	2	5	18	8	.287	.361	.431	.792	*8/DH
12	Jose Bautista	5.4	5.1	-1.1	149	2015	34	TOR	AL	153	666	543	108	136	29	3	40	114	110	2	106	5	0	8	19	8	2	.250	.377	.536	.913	*9D/H

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Bryant led National Conference with 199 SO. Votto led MBL with 143 BB. Goldschmidt led MBL with 29 IBB. Donaldson zero IBB; 41 HR.

dWAR

Rk	Player	dWAR	WAR/pos	oWAR	OPS+	Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	Pos
1	Kevin Kiermaier	5.0	7.3	2.7	97	2015	25	TBR	AL	151	535	505	62	133	25	12	10	40	24	0	95	2	2	2	7	18	5	.263	.298	.420	.718	*8H/9
2	Andrelton Simmons	3.5	4.0	1.2	86	2015	25	ATL	NL	147	583	535	60	142	23	2	4	44	39	6	48	6	1	2	19	5	3	.265	.321	.338	.660	*6/H
3	Brandon Crawford	2.9	5.6	3.4	114	2015	28	SFG	NL	143	561	507	65	130	33	4	21	84	39	9	119	11	0	4	18	6	4	.256	.321	.462	.782	*6/H
4	Kevin Pillar	2.8	5.2	2.8	96	2015	26	TOR	AL	159	628	586	76	163	31	2	12	56	28	1	85	5	4	5	9	25	4	.278	.314	.399	.713	*87/9H
5	Ender Inciarte	2.6	5.3	2.0	101	2015	24	ARI	NL	132	561	524	73	159	27	5	6	45	26	0	58	4	2	5	8	21	10	.303	.338	.408	.747	*978H
6	Addison Russell	2.6	3.3	1.2	90	2015	21	CHC	NL	142	523	475	60	115	29	1	13	54	42	2	149	3	1	2	8	4	3	.242	.307	.389	.696	*46/H
7	Ian Kinsler	2.5	6.0	4.0	113	2015	33	DET	AL	154	675	624	94	185	35	7	11	73	43	0	80	3	0	5	13	10	6	.296	.342	.428	.770	*4/HD
8	Lorenzo Cain	2.3	7.2	5.3	126	2015	29	KCR	AL	140	604	551	101	169	34	6	16	72	37	4	98	12	0	4	16	28	6	.307	.361	.477	.838	*8/9DH
9	Adrian Beltre	2.3	5.8	3.9	110	2015	36	TEX	AL	143	619	567	83	163	32	4	18	83	41	4	65	3	0	8	18	1	0	.287	.334	.453	.788	*5/D
10	Nolan Arenado	2.2	5.8	3.8	124	2015	24	COL	NL	157	665	616	97	177	43	4	42	130	34	13	110	4	0	11	17	2	5	.287	.323	.575	.898	*5/H

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Arenado led National Conference in HR and MBL in RBI. Four of the ten dWAR leaders has OPS+ less than MBL average.