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Uniform Number 11-20
Here is part 2 of our best player at each uniform number. Enjoy!
11: The best player that wears number 11 is Ryan Zimmerman.
All Star, Gold Glove and Silver Slugger winner, I mean why wouldn’t he be the
best? Jimmy Rollins is also a good baseball player that wears number 11 so
let’s compare the two All-Stars. Rollins had more doubles (43-37), triples
(5-3), and more stolen bases (31-2). In fact he crushes in the stolen bases.
But Zimmerman has more hits (178-168), more runs scored (110-100), more RBI’s
(77-106), more homers (33-21), and a better average (.292-.250). They both had
fine defensive seasons and both won the Gold Glove. Both were All-Stars and you
have to give some credit to Jimmy Rollins, he had 21 homers in the leadoff
spot. 21. Ryan Zimmerman was also
more valuable to his team. Yes he is more valuable to the Nats then Rollins is
to the Phils. The Phillies have Chase Utley, Ryan Howard, Polanco, Ibanez,
Werth, and Halladay and they would be stacked even without Rollins. The Nats do
have players but without Zimmerman, they would be nothing at all. They have Dunn
and Marquis but Zimmerman is the best. Therefore, he is the better of the two.
12: Alfonso Soriano is the best player that wears number 12.
There aren’t any others that are amazing so I can’t compare him. To anybody;
Jeff Kent is retired; Freddy Sanchez was traded and changed his number. It will
be too easy to compare him to a back-up, and therefore, Alfonso Soriano is the
best baseball player that wears number 12
13: Alex Rodriguez is clearly the best baseball player that
wears number thirteen only challenged by Carl Crawford. This will be very hard
because Crawford is one of the fastest players in baseball, while A-Rod is one
of the best homerun hitters in baseball. I will do it though and it will look
really odd. Crawford had a better average (.305- .286), more triples (8-1),
more doubles (28-17), more hits (185-127), more stolen bases (60-14), and more
runs scored (96-78). This seems pretty overwhelming, but you will see how A-Rod
wins. He has 2 times as many homers (30-15), more RBI’s (100-68), less
strikeouts (97-99), more walks (80-51), better OBP (.402 to .364), and a better
SLG (.532-.452). As you see, A-Rod is
the better player.
14: Paul Konerko is the best player who wears number 14 but
it is close. David Price is the other one. It is nearly impossible to compare a
pitcher and a position player so we will compare them to the league averages to
see who is more over the league average.
David Price has a 4.42 ERA which is above the 4.32 average. Paul Konerko
has a .277 BA which is just above the .274 league average. David Price is well
over the 42 strikeout league average with his 102 K’s. Konerko has 28 homers which is 2 times as
many as the league average (14). Price has a 1.35 WHIP which is just under the
1.39 league average. Konerko has 88 RBI’s well over the league average of 49.
Price has 7 more wins than the league average (10-3). And lastly, Konerko has
one less than the league average in stolen bases (1-2). Konerko is well above
the league average in the important categories and therefore, he is the best
baseball player that wears number 14.
15: Carlos Beltran or Tim Hudson? We will have to compare
them to their league averages. Beltran has a .325 BA to the .266 league
average. He had 2 more homers than the league average of 8 in homers. More RBI
(48-34) and one less stolen base (11-12). Remember Beltran was injured for most
of the year. He only played 81 games. Hudson only started 7 games as well
though. 42 innings. He had a 3.61 ERA compared to 4.32. 30 K’s compared to the
league average of 47. He had 1.46 WHIP to 1.39 league average. Lastly he had one less win then the league
average (3-2). Both used to be very good but Beltran still has the advantage.
16: Brian McCann and Andre Ethier are very good, but who is
better? McCann has a better average (.281-.272), but that is just about it.
Ethier has more homers (31-21), more RBI’s (106-94), and a better SLG
(.508-.486). Ethier and McCann are both All-Stars and Silver Sluggers. But
obviously Ethier is better.
17: Lance Berkman or Todd Helton? They are both good, but
who is better and who has recently been better. According to us, it is Todd
Helton. Last year Helton hit .325 compared to Berkman’s .274 but he was
injured. Now if you step back to 2008 Berkman hit .312. That year he also hit 29
homers which were almost 2 times as much as Helton’s 15. In 09 he hit 25 which are
still 10 more than Helton. Helton has 6 more RBI’s than Berkman had in 09, but
was 20 less than what Lance hit in 08. They are pretty even right now is Helton’s
defense. Personally I thought that Helton should have won the Gold Glove. That
is what wins over Berkman who is starting to become a DH-type hitter.
18: Johnny Damon against Geovany Soto. Seems pretty easy to
choose Johnny Damon. Right? It is easy to say Damon is a better offensive
player, but Soto is a better defensive player especially because Damon has a
horrible arm and cannot play defensive making it easy to say Soto is better
when it comes to playing in the field. But Damon is a way better offensive
player, perhaps by such a margin that he is a better overall player. Let’s see.
Damon is obviously worse defensively. Damon hit a decent .282 which was WAY
higher than Soto’s mere .218. Damon had more than 2 times as many homers as
Soto (24-11) and had nearly 2 times as many doubles than Soto. Clearly, Damon is
better.
19: Josh Beckett or Joey Votto? Both play very well at their
respective positions. Pitcher and 1st Baseman so we will have to go
back to comparing them to their league averages. Votto had a .322 batting
average which was well higher than the league average (.274). Beckett has a
3.86 ERA and the league average is 4.32. Big difference. Votto, with 25 homers,
had 11 more than the league average. Beckett had almost 3 and a half time as
many strikeouts as the league average (199-47). Votto had 84 RBI’s well over
the league average of 49. Beckett had 1.39 WHIP which was better than the
league average of 1.39. Clearly both of them are above average and seem equal.
But what wins it for Beckett is that he has guided his team to the post season
a few times. Joey Votto can’t do that with the Reds. There is where Josh
Beckett wins it.
20: The Red Sox once again. Kevin Youkilis wins it. Even if
it is against Jorge Posada. I am sad, very sad to admit it but yes. Let’s just
get this over with. Youkilis hits more homeruns (27-22), has a better average
(.305-.285), has better defense, had more RBI’s (94-81) and I am just going to
stop there. Don’t want to hear it from my friends that are Red Sox fans…
Thank you, thank you. Any comments, questions or disagreements?
Feel free to comment.
Top Ten Time: Best Position Players of the Decade
Welcome to our weekly top ten, this one about the top ten POSITION players of the decade. To be on this prestigious list you have to be a good hitter,
at least an average fielder, have a strong impact on your team (being clutch),
and also have a good list of awards to prove your case. You might also want a
World Series championship but lots of good players don’t have rings. Most of
the players on this list will have World Series ring because you become great
with championships, or so they say.
1. Albert Pujols
There is no doubt that Pujols is probably the best player in baseball right
now. Why not the best in the decade? He
played 9 years in the 2000′s starting with his debut in 01. In this decade he
has hit 366 homeruns, 1717 hits, 1071 runs scored, a .334 batting average, and
has had 1112 RBIS. He has been proven he can be clutch, proven by his .411
career batting average and 11 grand slams with the bases loaded. And to back this up I will refer to when King
Albert hit a 3 run homer in the top of the ninth of Brad Lidge, in the NLCS, to
keep his Cardinal’s season alive. Phat Albert can also play defense proven by
his excellent .992 fielding percentage in 09. He also won a gold glove in 2006
which starts on how many awards he has won over the amazing decade of his. He
is an 8 time all star, 5 time silver slugger, 06 gold glove winner, 3 time MVP,
01 rookie of the year, along with a World Series championship in 06.
2. Alex Rodriguez
Alex Rodriguez was on track to be perhaps the best player in baseball history
at one point but then settled down and Pujols also came along. A-Rod also had
amazing, amazing numbers in this decade with 435 career homers in this decade
alone. He also has 1243 RBI’s, 1190 runs, and 1883 hits. Alexander the Great
has also been proven more clutch than everybody says. Though he was horrible in
the post season up until this past post-season he still sends Yankee fans to
bed with happiness rushing through their head. Some examples of how much better at being clutch then people says
are: All of his grand slams (18), his game tying homeruns off Joe Nathan and
the Twins in the ALDS, his game tying homer off Brian Fuentes and the Angels,
his walk-off homer against Junichi Tazawa and the BoSox, and these are only
from this year. Here come the awards. 9 time all star, 3 time MVP, 9 silver
sluggers, 2 gold gloves, 4 time Hank Aaron award winner, and a World Series
champion.
3. Ichiro Suzuki
There isn’t enough to say about Ichiro. He isn’t a homer guy, but that doesn’t
matter if you have a career batting average of .333. He also has 2030 hits in
just 9 years. He has played over 160 games 5 times and the rest of the season
except for 09, he played at least 155. 341 stolen bases, 6099 AB’s, and 1426
games played. Ichiro is clutch as he is the owner of a .342 average when the
game is tied; a .353 BA when there are 2 outs with RISP, .332 batting average
from the 7th to 9th inning, and has a career, 427 batting
average with the bases loaded. Not good enough? Well too bad. Now here come the awards. He is a 9 time MLB
all star and a 16 time international all star. He has one 4 MVP’s in his time
here and in Japan, he has 9 Gold Glove, 3 silver sluggers and is a 2 time
batting champion. Though Ichiro doesn’t have any World Series rings to show
off, he is still one of the best players of the decade.
4. Derek Jeter
Derek Jeter, also known as Captain Clutch, has had a career that every Major
League Player would like to have. 1940 hits, a 317 BA, and 1088 runs scored all
in this decade. Jeter is also clutch and that is why he was given the name Captain
Clutch. He owns a .308 BA with RISP, a .353 BA with the bases loaded, .318 BA
with runners on second and third, and a .320 with a runner on third and 3 outs.
Though he doesn’t have the best average in the ninth inning, he owns a ********
.325 BA and .449 OBP in extras. To back up that Jeter is clutch, he has a .313
BA in the postseason in 559 AB’s. Like everybody else Jeter has plenty of
awards. He is a 10 time all star, 4 time Gold Glove winner, 4 time Sliver
Slugger winner, 2 time Hank Aaron award winner, and he has 5 championship
rings.
5. Chipper Jones
Chipper Jones has
always been consistent and has a dominated career .307 average. His best year
average wise was just back in 08 when he hit .364 and had a .470 OPS. He has
426 homers, .406 OPS, and 1445 RBI’s. Chipper Jones is clutcher then he seems.
He has a .301 BA with RISP, .321 BA with the bases loaded, a .369 average with
runners on 2nd and 3rd, and a .372 with runners on third
with 2 outs. Lastly, Chipper has less awards then everybody else but still has
a decent amount of awards. 2 x Silver Slugger, 6 x All-Star, NL MVP in 1999,
and has a World Series ring in 95.
6. Barry Bonds
Barry Bonds was a very, very good player up until he started steroids. He
was a skinny fast outfielder that had potential to steal A LOT of bases. Then he started taking steroids and became
fast, and big, and his defense became much worse. He hit many more homeruns and
became a liar. Even though Bonds is perhaps the biggest enemies of the decade,
he is one of the best. He has the MLB record for homeruns and walks. He has
1996 RBI’s and 2935 hits. A career .298 BA, .444 OPB, and a .607 slugging.
Barry Bonds isn’t the clutchest player ever but he makes up for that with his
enormous amount of homers and RBI’s. Here come the plenty of awards Bonds has
won. 14 time All Star, 8 time Gold Glove winner, 12 time Silver Slugger, 7 time
MVP along with all the MLB records.
7. Manny Ramirez
Man-Ram is a very different character on the baseball field. His left field
door in the Green Monster and Mannywood in LA, Manny is admired by plenty of
fans. His fan-base isn’t the only reason that Manny is one of the best players
of this decade. He is very talented proven by his stats. Manny has 348 homers,
1106 RBI’s, and a .313 BA in this decade. Manny is clutch backed by his .327
average with RISP, .317 average with a runner on 3rd and 2 outs, and
a .329 BA with the bases loaded. Here come the awards. 12 time All Star, 9 time
Silver Slugger, 2 time Hank Aaron Award winner, a he is a 2 time World Series
champion. Manny being Manny.
8. Todd Helton
Todd Helton was overshadowed by all the other amazing first baseman in the
NL mainly in 08 and 09. Helton has always be an over average 1st
baseman on defense and offense. He has 260 homers, 981 RBI’s, 1 856 hits, and
.350 BA in this decade. Here comes how clutch Todd Helton is. He has a .325 BA
with 2 outs, a .365 BA with the bases loaded, and a .341 BA with runners in
scoring position. If you need more let me give you an example. With the Rockies
down 8-7 in the bottom of the ninth with 2 outs against Takashi Saito and the
Dodgers, Todd Helton hit an emotional 2 out, 2 strike homer to keep the Rockies
season alive in 2007. Todd Helton is also a 5 time all star, 3 time Gold Glove
winner, and a 4 time Silver Slugger winner. He is also the only person ever to
hit 35 doubles in his first ten complete season.
9. Carlos Beltran
Carlos Beltran is debatably the best center fielder in baseball. He is a 5
tool player with power and phenomenal defense. He isn’t the best guy when it
comes to hitting for average but has hit 275 career homers and has 286 stolen
bases. Beltran is a very good fielder with a career .986 fielding percentage
and 104 assists from the outfield. He also has 3989 PO. Moving on to how clutch
he is. He has a .305 BA with RISP, a
.290 average and 10 homers with the bases loaded, and ******* .396 BA with a
runner on third and 2 outs. Lastly Beltran has 5 All Star births, 3 Gold
Gloves, and 2 Silver Sluggers.
10. Vladimir Guerrero
To finish off our top ten players of the decade we have Vladimir Guerrero
who used to hit amazingly back in his prime. In 09 he cooled off after an
injury. Vlad has 315 homers, 1037 RBI’s, and 1751 hits this decade. Vlad also
has a .321 BA this decade. How clutch is Vladimir Guerrero? Well we saw him
this past post-season and he impressed me at least. He has a career .323 BA in
the ALDS and had a .370 BA in the past ALCS. Vlad has a career .306 average
with the bases loaded, a .326 average with a runner on third and 2 outs, and a
.321 average with RISP. To wrap up our top ten we will list Vlad’s numerous
awards. 8 time all-star, 2004 AL MVP, 7 time silver slugger, and the 07 homerun
derby winner just to say.
I am sure that we will have an amazing next decade full of plenty of amazing
games, players, and homers. Any comments, questions, disagreements? Feel free
to comment and tell us you opinion.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2009 NL SILVER SLUGGER WINNERS!
The 2009 NL Silver Sluggers have been announced, and Yankeeholics offers our heartiest congratulations to them. Here they are:
C: Brian McCann
1B: Albert Pujols
2B: Chase Utley
3B: Ryan Zimmerman
SS: Hanley Ramirez
OF: Ryan Braun
OF: Andre Ethier
OF: Matt Kemp
P: Carlos Zambrano
And now for our in depth analysis…
Catcher: Brian McCann
Our Prediction: Brian McCann
Brian McCann is the deserved winner of the Silver Slugger this year, posting a .281 average with 21 homers and 94 RBIs. He led all catchers in homers, was 14 RBIs ahead of the second placed catcher, and only Yadier Molina, who hit .294, posted a better batting average. Though McCann was also second in the league in strikeouts by catchers, his homeruns, average, RBIs, and slugging (1st in the league among catchers at .486, 44 points higher than second place) earned him the Silver Slugger.
First Baseman: Albert Pujols
Our Prediction: Albert Pujols
Albert Pujols won the Silver Slugger award…what’s new? Just Pujols having another crazily incredible year. If Ryan Howard or Prince Fielder or Todd Helton had been in the American League, they would have certainly taken the silver home…but Pujols has outdone them once again. He hit .327 (1st among all first basemen in baseball) with 47 homers (1st among all players in baseball) 135 RBIs (3rd among all players in baseball, 3rd among NL first basemen) a .658 slugging percentage (first among all players in baseball) a .443 OBP (second among all players in baseball) and a 115 walks (3rd among all players in baseball, second among all NL first basemen). As you can see, there is no possible way Pujols could NOT have gotten the Silver Slugger this season.
Second Baseman: Chase Utley
Our Prediction: Chase Utley
The typical Silver Slugger has a year to brag about, a year that stands out and is noted by the baseball community. Chase Utley really did not have that kind of year, but he got the job done enough to bring home the silver. His OBP and slugging both were first among second basemen in the league (at .397 and .508 respectively). He hit .282, good but not great, and only 6th among NL second basemen. Not a Silver Slugger average. He also hit 31 homers, which was joint first among second basemen in the league (along with Dan Uggla) while knocking in 93, second among second baseman in the NL to Brandon Phillips. None of these numbers are exemplary, but no other NL second baseman put together average, RBIs, and home runs like Utley did. This is not a Silver Slugger award Utley will cherish…he merely won because the other second basemen in his league were very mediocre.
Third Baseman: Ryan Zimmerman
Our Prediction: Pablo Sandoval
What? You’re asking us. Who is Pablo Sandoval? Why not Ryan Zimmerman? Or Mark Reynolds? Well, let’s do a full comparison of the three. Home runs wise Reynolds walloped the other two, hitting 44 big flies. Zimmerman hit a respectable 33, while Sandoval brought up the rear with 25 (which came in joint third among NL third basemen, behind Zimmerman and Reynolds). In RBIs as well, Sandoval came in last among the three, but not by much; his 90 RBIs (which came in third among NL third basemen, again behind Zimmerman and Reynolds) were only 12 shy of Zimmerman’s and only 16 shy of Reynold’s. Take into account that Sandoval had fewer at bats than both of them (he had 572, Reynolds had 578, and Zimmerman had 610) and you realize that the RBI totals are actually very similar. We move on to batting average, and we find that Sandoval hit an unbelievable .330, 70 points higher than Reynolds and 38 points higher than Zimmerman. According to us, batting average is one of the most important numbers, and the fact that Sandoval had such a high BA showed that he had a fantastic year (his batting average was second in the whole NL). Next we go to OBP, in which Sandoval comes in 3rd among NL third basemen, but ahead of Zimmerman and Reynolds. Sandoval posted a .387 OBP, Zimmerman came in 4th among NL third basemen with a .364 OBP, and Reynolds came in 6th among NL third basemen with a .349 OBP. In slugging, Sandoval put up .556, which led NL third basemen. Reynolds came in second among third basemen in the NL with a .543 slugging percentage, and Zimmerman put up .525 which was good enough for third among NL third basemen. Also factor in the fact that Sandoval only struck out 83 times, which was well behind Zimmerman’s 119 and way behind Reynold’s record-breaking 223, and you see that Sandoval hit very well among NL third basemen in 2009. It was a tight race, but in the end we just had to give the honors to Pablo Sandoval. But what do you think?
Shortstop: Hanley Ramirez
Our Prediction: Hanley Ramirez
Troy Tulowitzki put up a fight, but Hanley outdid him to take home his 2nd Silver Slugger award. Han-Ram led the NL with a .342 average, and his 24 homers were second among NL shortstops to Tulo (who had 32). Hanley also knocked in 106 runs (1st among NL shortstops) had a .410 OBP (again 1st) and a .543 slugging (2nd to Tulowitzki’s .552). Hanley had a fantastic season, and he richly deserves the Silver Slugger.
Outfielders: Ryan Braun, Andre Ethier, Matt Kemp
Our Prediction: Ryan Braun, Justin Upton, Carlos Lee
Ryan Braun was far and away the best outfielder in the National League. He hit 31 homers, which was third among NL outfielders, and his 114 RBIs topped the charts for NL outfielders. His .320 batting average was 2nd among NL outfielders to the talented rookie Chris Coghlan, and he also landed second to Coghlan in OBP, posting .386. In slugging though he topped the charts of NL outfielders again; putting up .551. Those impressive numbers made it very easy to choose Ryan Braun as a Silver Slugger.
Andre Ethier put up good numbers this season, but we feel like Justin Upton edged him out. Though Justin Upton only hit 26 homers (5 less than Ethier) and only knocked in 86 runs (20 less than Ethier), Upton has a solid reason: he bats at the top of the lineup, while Ethier bats cleanup. At the top of the lineup, your job is not to hit homers and knock in runs; it is to get a hit and get on base. Justin Upton did that very well; he hit .300 with a .366 OBP, while Ethier could only manage .272 with a .361 OBP. Upton also edged Ethier out in slugging; .532 to .508. So despite the fact that Justin Upton knocked in fewer runs and hit less big flies, he did his job very well and his contribution to his team was better than Ethier’s contribution to the Dodgers.
Matt Kemp and Carlos Lee had scarily similar seasons. Both had 26 homers. Lee had 1 more RBI (102 to 101) and a 3 point higher batting average (.300 to .297). Kemp had an 9 point higher OBP (.352 to .343) and a 1 point higher slugging (.490 to .489). The only thing that tips the scale in Lee’s favor is that he only struck out 51 times, while Kemp struck out 139 times. For us, this gives Lee the Silver Slugger, but it is a very close decision.
Pitcher: Carlos Zambrano
Our Prediction: Carlos Zambrano
As well as having a decent year with the ball, Big Z had a (relatively) great year with the bat, posting a .217 average with 4 homers and 11 RBIs. Those numbers were good enough to earn him his third Silver Slugger. Do we have a batting champion on our hands?
And that will wrap up the National League Silver Slugger awards! Thank you for reading and be sure to post your questions, comments, and opinions. Till next time!
Congratulations to the 2009 NL Gold Glove winners
Congrats to the 2009 NL Gold Glove winners! Here they are
C: Yadier Molina
1B: Adrian Gonzalez
2B: Orlando Hudson
SS: Jimmy Rollins
3B: Ryan Zimmerman
OF: Michael Bourn
OF: Matt Kemp
OF: Shane Victorino
P: Adam Wainwright
Here comes our analyzing…
Catcher: Yadier Molina
Our Prediction: Yadier Molina
Yadier, the youngest of the three Molina brothers, won his
second consecutive Gold Glove because of his 5 errors in 971 chances. He threw out 22 baserunners allowing only 32 stolen bases which means he threw out a ******** 41% percent of potential baserunners.
Do I need to say more?
First baseman: Adrian Gonzalez
Our Prediction: Todd Helton
Adrian Gonzalez did well; just a few people did better.
Todd Helton made 3 errors in 1448 chances, had 1349 putouts and had a 10.20
range factor. Gonzalez made 7 errors in 1367 chances which is obviously worse
than Todd Helton. But Gonzo won it again so all we can do is clap for him.
Second Baseman: Orlando Hudson
Our Prediction: Kazuo Matsui
First off Kaz Matsui (no he is not Hideki’s brother) made 2
less errors than O-Dog (6 E’s to 8) in just 30 less chances. Kaz had a better
range factor (5.33 to 4.84), had more assists (373 to 359). Kaz Matsui clearly
deserved it but once again, all we can do is clap our hands for the O-Dog.
Shortstop: Jimmy Rollins
Our Prediction: Troy Tulowitzki
Jimmy Rollins had 3 less errors (6 E’s to 9) but
Tulowitzki had better in everything else. He had more putouts (215 to 212), had more
chances (657 to 607), had more assists (433 to 389) started more DP’s (89 to
72) and finally had a better range factor (4.51 to 3.96). Therefore, Tulo
deserves the Gold Glove
Third Baseman: Ryan Zimmerman
Our Prediction: Kevin Kouzmanoff
Zimmerman, in my opinion, only won because of his web gems.
He made 17 errors and still won the Gold Glove. That is not a golden glove he
holds, it is a slippery one. Kouzmanoff made just 3 errors in 311 chances. He
had 214 assists. He started 24 DP’s as well. The only thing that Zimmerman had
over Kouzmanoff was his range factor (2.97 to 2.40).
Outfield: Shane Victorino, Matt Kemp, Michael Bourn
Our Prediction: Shane Victorino, Matt Kemp, And Jeff Franceour
Victorino made 1 error in 345 chances, 8 assists, and 336
putouts. He clearly deserves it. Kemp had 2 errors in 383 chances and had 14 assists. He clearly deserves it as
well. Then finally Jeff Franceour had as many assists as Bourn (11) and less
errors (1-3) and also switched teams in the middle of the year. We fell that Jeff should have won, but the MLB panel disagreed.
Pitcher: Adam Wainwright
Our Prediction: Adam Wainwright
Wainwright had a very good year and part of that was good
fielding. He had 0 errors in 56 chances. He also had 27 putouts, 29 assists,
and a phenomenal 2.16 range factor. Story over.
Those were the NL Gold Glove award winners and predictions. Thank you.
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