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Who are the projected batting and
pitching leaders for 2007?
John Dewan's Stat of
the Week™
November
9, 2006
Based on
hitting and pitching projections from
The Bill James Handbook 2007, here are 2007’s projected
year-end leaderboards:
|
Batting Average |
|
American League |
|
National League |
|
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1. Joe Mauer |
.331 |
1. Albert Pujols |
.333 |
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2. Vladimir Guerrero |
.328 |
2. Miguel Cabrera |
.328 |
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3. Robinson Cano |
.325 |
3. Ryan Howard |
.326 |
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4. Ichiro Suzkuki |
.318 |
4. Todd Helton |
.322 |
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5. Derek Jeter |
.315 |
5. Freddy Sanchez |
.319 |
|
Home Runs |
|
American League |
|
National League |
|
|
1. David Ortiz |
47 |
1. Ryan Howard |
56 |
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2. Alex Rodriguez |
42 |
2. Albert Pujols |
50 |
|
3. Mark Teixeira |
39 |
3. Adam Dunn |
43 |
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4. Jim Thome |
38 |
4. Andruw Jones |
40 |
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5. 3 tied with |
37 |
5. Alfonso Soriano |
38 |
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Runs Batted In |
|
American League |
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National League |
|
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1. David Ortiz |
138 |
1. Ryan Howard |
148 |
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2. Alex Rodriguez |
124 |
2. Albert Pujols |
141 |
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3. Mark Teixeira |
124 |
3. Miguel Cabrera |
125 |
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4. Vladimir Guerrero |
119 |
4. Lance Berkman |
118 |
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5. Manny Ramirez |
118 |
5. Carlos Delgado |
118 |
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Stolen Bases |
|
American League |
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National League |
|
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1. Carl Crawford |
55 |
1. Jose Reyes |
58 |
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2. Chone Figgins |
46 |
2. Juan Pierre |
49 |
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3. Erick Aybar |
44 |
3. Hanley Ramirez |
46 |
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4. B.J. Upton |
43 |
4. Ryan Freel |
38 |
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5. Scott Podsednik |
40 |
5. Willy Taveras |
34 |
|
On-Base Plus Slugging (OPS) |
|
American League |
|
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National League |
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1. Manny Ramirez |
1.004 |
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1. Barry Bonds |
1.107 |
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2. Travis Hafner |
1.001 |
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2. Albert Pujols |
1.102 |
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3. David Ortiz |
.983 |
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3. Ryan Howard |
1.101 |
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4. Vladimir Guerrero |
.973 |
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4. Lance Berkman |
.999 |
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5. Jason Giambi |
.947 |
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5. Miguel Cabrera |
.986 |
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Wins |
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American League |
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National League |
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1. Johan Santana |
19 |
1. John Smoltz |
18 |
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2. Randy Johnson |
15 |
2. Chris Carpenter |
16 |
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3. 5 tied with |
14 |
3. Tim Hudson |
15 |
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4. Roy Oswalt |
15 |
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5. Dontrelle Willis |
15 |
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Saves |
|
American League |
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National League |
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1. Fran. Rodriguez |
44 |
1. Trevor Hoffman |
45 |
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2. Huston Street |
44 |
2. Fran. Cordero |
43 |
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3. Mariano Rivera |
40 |
3. Bob Wickman |
41 |
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4. Akinori Otsuka |
39 |
4. Mike Gonzalez |
40 |
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5. 2 tied with |
38 |
5. 2 tied with |
38 |
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Strikeouts |
|
American League |
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National League |
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1. Johan Santana |
245 |
1. Rich Hill |
241 |
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2. Felix Hernandez |
197 |
2. Jake Peavy |
219 |
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3. Josh Beckett |
191 |
3. Matt Cain |
201 |
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4. Javier Vazquez |
190 |
4. John Smoltz |
200 |
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5. Randy Johnson |
186 |
5. 2 tied with |
199 |
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ERA |
|
American League |
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National League |
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1. Johan Santana |
2.90 |
1. John Smoltz |
3.17 |
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2. Jon. Papelbon |
2.98 |
2. Clay Hensley |
3.28 |
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3. Jered Weaver |
3.14 |
3. Jason Schmidt |
3.34 |
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4. Rich Harden |
3.33 |
4. Roy Oswalt |
3.38 |
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5. Roy Halladay |
3.38 |
5. Rich Hill |
3.40 |
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