There has been a lot of press on Mike Trout being MVP caliber. Over the past few years this data model showed he was a good player, far above average, but clearly not near the best. I found it interesting that when the numbers ran today Mike Trout cracked the top batters spot for the first time this year. I didn’t have this model put together last year so he could have had Cabrera like numbers mid season then as well.
Mike Trout’s career numbers can be seen here.
Note: Rank column represents rank amongst both pitchers and batters.
Top Ten Batters
| Rank | WAA | BA | OBP | PA | RBI | R | Name_Tm | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 5.3 | 0.310 | 0.401 | 394 | 68 | 63 | Mike_Trout_ANA | CF |
| 5 | 5.3 | 0.277 | 0.368 | 375 | 70 | 57 | Edwin_Encarnacion_TOR | 1B-DH |
| 6 | 5.3 | 0.287 | 0.337 | 338 | 71 | 48 | Jose_Abreu_CHA | 1B-DH |
| 7 | 5.2 | 0.315 | 0.376 | 375 | 73 | 57 | Miguel_Cabrera_DET | 1B-DH |
| 8 | 5.2 | 0.291 | 0.357 | 387 | 74 | 55 | Nelson_Cruz_BAL | DH-LF |
| 9 | 4.8 | 0.350 | 0.441 | 354 | 49 | 70 | Troy_Tulowitzki_COL | SS |
| 10 | 4.8 | 0.241 | 0.322 | 398 | 65 | 60 | Josh_Donaldson_OAK | 3B |
| 11 | 4.8 | 0.327 | 0.389 | 378 | 62 | 61 | Michael_Brantley_CLE | LF-CF |
| 13 | 4.6 | 0.312 | 0.404 | 407 | 61 | 66 | Paul_Goldschmidt_ARI | 1B |
| 14 | 4.4 | 0.299 | 0.396 | 402 | 63 | 61 | Giancarlo_Stanton_MIA | RF |
Top Ten Pitchers
| Rank | WAA | IP | ERA | G | W | L | Name_Tm | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6.3 | 131.0 | 1.79 | 18 | 11 | 4 | Adam_Wainwright_SLN | PITCH |
| 2 | 6.0 | 137.7 | 2.03 | 19 | 9 | 6 | Johnny_Cueto_CIN | PITCH |
| 3 | 5.7 | 136.3 | 2.11 | 19 | 10 | 2 | Felix_Hernandez_SEA | PITCH |
| 12 | 4.6 | 96.3 | 1.78 | 14 | 11 | 2 | Clayton_Kershaw_LAN | PITCH |
| 15 | 4.3 | 115.0 | 2.27 | 18 | 6 | 3 | Henderson_Alvarez_MIA | PITCH |
| 16 | 4.1 | 129.3 | 2.51 | 18 | 12 | 4 | Masahiro_Tanaka_NYA | PITCH |
| 17 | 3.9 | 95.0 | 2.08 | 14 | 8 | 1 | Chris_Sale_CHA | PITCH |
| 19 | 3.8 | 117.3 | 2.38 | 19 | 11 | 3 | Scott_Kazmir_OAK | PITCH |
| 20 | 3.8 | 129.3 | 2.57 | 19 | 8 | 6 | Julio_Teheran_ATL | PITCH |
| 22 | 3.7 | 103.7 | 2.26 | 17 | 6 | 5 | Josh_Beckett_LAN | PITCH |