Advanced Baseball Statistics

GITNUXREPORT 2026

Advanced Baseball Statistics

Find out how the leaders in 2026 ABHR, MLB K, and WHIP are separating themselves from the rest, where strikeout gains and run prevention no longer move in the same direction. This Advanced Baseball breakdown turns those key splits into a clear question you can test against every lineup and every start.

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Key Statistics

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Ronald Acuna Jr. led MLB with 73 SB in 2023

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Corbin Carroll had 54 SB and 80.6% success rate in 2023

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Elly De La Cruz stole 67 bases at 75.3% success in 2023

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Jazz Chisholm Jr. posted 40 SB with 82.6% success rate 2023

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Brice Turang led NL with 50 SB in 2023

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Esteury Ruiz had 50 SB but 67.7% success in 2023

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Nolan Jones stole 33 SB at 84.6% in 2023

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Jarren Duran had 24 SB and top BsR of 8.2 in 2023

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Ha-Seong Kim posted 38 SB with 90.5% success 2023

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Will Benson had 22 SB but high 82% success

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Michael Harris II stole 23 at 82.1% in 2023

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Bobby Witt Jr. had 49 SB and 7.1 BsR in 2023

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Trea Turner posted 30 SB despite injury in 2023

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Josh Rojas had 25 SB at 86.2% success 2023

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Joey Wiemer stole 21 with 80.8% rate

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Jake McCarthy had 26 SB and 6.4 BsR in 2023

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Garrett Mitchell posted 22 SB pre-injury 2023

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Sal Frelick had high sprint speed 29.0 ft/sec in 2023 debut

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Victor Scott II stole 20 in minors but MLB pace high 2023

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Masyn Winn had 12 SB at 92.3% success early 2023

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Jordan Westburg posted positive BsR in limited action 2023

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Andrelton Simmons led MLB with +25 Defensive Runs Saved at SS in 2017

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Mookie Betts had +12 Outs Above Average in RF in 2023

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Matt Chapman topped 3B with +29 DRS in 2022

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Francisco Lindor led SS with +15 OAA in 2023

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Dansby Swanson had +10 DRS at SS in 2023

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Will Smith posted +12 FRV at C in 2023 per Statcast

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J.T. Realmuto led catchers with +8 DRS in 2023

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Adley Rutschman had top pop time avg 1.92 sec in 2023

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Sean Murphy's arm strength 85.2 mph avg in 2023

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Christian Vazquez had +15 FRV at C in 2022

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Kevin Kiermaier led CF with +28 DRS in 2023

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Cedric Mullins had +12 OAA in CF 2023

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Jarren Duran posted +9 Defensive Runs in CF 2023

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Steven Kwan led LF with +15 DRS in 2023

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Ian Happ had +11 OAA across LF/CF in 2023

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Brice Turang topped 2B with +12 DRS in 2023

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Ketel Marte had +8 UZR/150 at 2B in 2023

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Nico Hoerner led NL 2B with +10 OAA in 2023

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Ha-Seong Kim had +14 DRS at 2B/SS in 2023

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Jose Altuve posted +5 FRV despite age in 2023

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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. improved to +3 OAA at 1B in 2023

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Paul Goldschmidt had +4 DRS at 1B 2023

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Christian Walker led 1B with +12 DRS in 2023

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Rhys Hoskins had negative but relative +2 UZR at 1B 2023

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Nolan Arenado topped 3B with +10 DRS career but +2 in 2023

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Austin Riley had -5 OAA at 3B 2023

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Ke'Bryan Hayes posted +9 DRS at 3B 2023

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Elly De La Cruz had +4 OAA at SS despite errors in 2023

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Ezequiel Tovar +7 DRS at SS 2023

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Bobby Witt Jr. had +5 OAA at SS 2023

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In 2023, Aaron Judge recorded the highest average exit velocity in MLB at 95.9 mph

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Ronald Acuna Jr. led MLB with a 13.9% Barrel rate in 2023

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Shohei Ohtani's 2023 xwOBA was .446, the highest in MLB

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Juan Soto had a 17.8% walk rate in 2023, second highest among qualified hitters

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Mookie Betts posted a .419 wOBA in 2023 with a 155 wRC+

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Corey Seager's 2023 Hard Hit% was 49.2%, top 5 in MLB

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Freddie Freeman led NL with a .977 OPS in 2023 regular season

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Yordan Alvarez had a .627 SLG in 2023, highest among qualified AL hitters

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Matt Olson's 2023 ISO was .278, leading qualified players

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Bryce Harper's 2023 xSLG was .595, elite projection

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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had a 14.2% Barrel% in 2023 second half

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Ketel Marte posted a .376 wOBA in 2023 with 142 wRC+

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Marcell Ozuna's 2023 Hard Hit% reached 48.1%, top 3

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Rafael Devers had .300/.385/.581 slash in 2023

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Adolis Garcia led MLB with 39 HR in 2023 despite .469 SLG

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Elly De La Cruz's 2023 Sprint Speed avg 29.5 ft/sec, elite

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Jazz Chisholm Jr. had 15.1% Barrel% in 2023

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Oneil Cruz avg exit velo 95.1 mph in 2023, top 10

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Pete Alonso's 2023 xwOBA was .392

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Austin Riley had .281/.332/.511 slash with 16.8% K-rate in 2023

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Randy Arozarena posted .254/.341/.475 with 20 SB in 2023

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Ian Happ's 2023 wRC+ was 134

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Christian Walker had .247/.370/.468 with 155 wRC+ in 2023

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J.T. Realmuto's 2023 Barrel% was 11.2%

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Dansby Swanson had .253/.322/.390 with 12.4% walk rate in 2023

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Teoscar Hernandez's 2023 Hard Hit% was 46.7%

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Nolan Gorman posted .177/.266/.417 early 2023 but improved to .250 wOBA later

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Ezequiel Tovar's 2023 xSLG was .450 despite .441 actual

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Josh Naylor had .248/.320/.456 with 14.1% Barrel% in 2023

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LaMonte Wade Jr. had .256/.338/.398 with 15.2% walk rate in 2023

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Corbin Burnes led MLB with 2.45 ERA in 2023 among qualified starters

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Spencer Strider's 2023 K/9 was 13.56, highest among qualified

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Blake Snell posted 11.01 K/9 and 2.19 FIP in 2023

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Gerrit Cole's 2023 SwStr% was 14.5%, top 5

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Zack Wheeler had .233 opp AVG and 2.87 ERA in 2023

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Logan Gilbert's 2023 Stuff+ was 112, elite rating

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Framber Valdez led MLB with 2.36 BB/9 in 2023

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Sonny Gray's 2023 CSW% was 29.8%, highest among qualifiers

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George Kirby had 2.45 FIP and .220 opp BABIP in 2023

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Tanner Bibee's 2023 Whiff% was 28.2% on fastballs

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Joe Ryan posted 11.37 K/9 with 3.45 SIERA in 2023

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Kodai Senga's 2023 Ghost Fork had 35% whiff rate

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Luis Castillo's 2023 xERA was 3.12, under actual 3.34

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Pablo Lopez had 10.58 K/9 and 194 ERA+ in 2023

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Hunter Greene's avg fastball velo 97.8 mph in 2023

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Triston McKenzie's 2023 SwStr% was 14.2%

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Nestor Cortes had 25.3% K% and 3.65 FIP in 2023

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Cristian Javier's 2023 xwOBA was .246, best in MLB

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MacKenzie Gore posted 10.5 K/9 with 27.1% Chase% in 2023

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Edward Cabrera's 2023 Stuff+ was 105 despite control issues

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Jordan Montgomery had 3.20 ERA and 1.09 WHIP in 2023

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Clarke Schmidt's 2023 CSW% was 28.5%

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Reese Olson had 9.2 K/9 and 3.53 SIERA late 2023

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Landon Knack's 2023 debut Whiff% was 30.1%

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Kyle Harrison's 2023 xERA was 3.85

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Bobby Miller posted 95.5 mph avg FB velo in 2023

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Matt Strahm had 10.8 K/9 with 2.45 FIP in 2023 relief

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Yennier Cano's 2023 SwStr% was 15.8%

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Andres Muñoz led relievers with 14.9 K/9 in 2023

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Emmanuel Clase had 0.66 ERA and 12.5 K/9 in 2023

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Edwin Díaz posted 13.1 K/9 post-injury in 2023

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Devin Williams' 2023 Airbender had 42% whiff rate

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Mason Miller's 2023 avg FB velo was 101.2 mph, fastest reliever

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Jhoan Duran had 10.8 K/9 and 1.47 FIP in 2023

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Adbert Alzolay's 2023 SwStr% was 15.2%

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Camilo Doval posted 2.21 ERA with 11.2 K/9 in 2023

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Aroldis Chapman's 2023 CSW% was 30.2%

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Trevor Megill had 12.4 K/9 in 2023 relief role

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Ryan Helsley led NL relievers with 1.01 ERA in 2023

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Jason Adam's 2023 xERA was 2.45

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A.J. Minter posted 2.79 ERA and 10.9 K/9 in 2023

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Shohei Ohtani led MLB with 10.1 WAR in 2023

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Mookie Betts had 8.3 fWAR and 7.4 bWAR in 2023

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Corbin Carroll posted 5.6 WAR despite injury 2023

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Francisco Lindor had 6.8 fWAR at SS in 2023

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Ronald Acuna Jr. achieved 8.3 bWAR with MVP 2023

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Matt Olson led with 6.2 WAR among 1B in 2023

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Freddie Freeman had 6.9 fWAR and Gold Glove 2023

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Ketel Marte posted 5.5 WAR with 138 wRC+ 2023

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Christian Yelich had 4.8 fWAR rebound 2023

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Yordan Alvarez 5.9 WAR despite limited games 2023

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Corey Seager achieved 5.4 fWAR post-injury 2023

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Dansby Swanson had 4.7 WAR with elite defense 2023

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Ian Happ posted 4.5 fWAR utility 2023

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Willson Contreras 3.2 WAR at C/1B 2023

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J.T. Realmuto had 3.8 fWAR behind plate 2023

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Corbin Burnes led pitchers with 5.9 fWAR in 2023

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Zack Wheeler posted 5.5 fWAR and 3.08 ERA 2023

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Spencer Strider had 4.6 fWAR pre-injury 2023

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Logan Webb achieved 5.2 fWAR with Cy Young case 2023

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Framber Valdez 4.8 fWAR innings eater 2023

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Sonny Gray posted 4.4 fWAR breakout 2023

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George Kirby had 4.1 fWAR control artist 2023

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Blake Snell 3.9 fWAR Cy Young winner 2023

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Gerrit Cole 4.7 fWAR strikeout king 2023

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Pablo Lopez 4.3 fWAR breakout 2023

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Baserunning Metrics

1Ronald Acuna Jr. led MLB with 73 SB in 2023
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2Corbin Carroll had 54 SB and 80.6% success rate in 2023
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3Elly De La Cruz stole 67 bases at 75.3% success in 2023
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4Jazz Chisholm Jr. posted 40 SB with 82.6% success rate 2023
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5Brice Turang led NL with 50 SB in 2023
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6Esteury Ruiz had 50 SB but 67.7% success in 2023
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7Nolan Jones stole 33 SB at 84.6% in 2023
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8Jarren Duran had 24 SB and top BsR of 8.2 in 2023
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9Ha-Seong Kim posted 38 SB with 90.5% success 2023
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10Will Benson had 22 SB but high 82% success
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11Michael Harris II stole 23 at 82.1% in 2023
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12Bobby Witt Jr. had 49 SB and 7.1 BsR in 2023
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13Trea Turner posted 30 SB despite injury in 2023
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14Josh Rojas had 25 SB at 86.2% success 2023
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15Joey Wiemer stole 21 with 80.8% rate
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16Jake McCarthy had 26 SB and 6.4 BsR in 2023
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17Garrett Mitchell posted 22 SB pre-injury 2023
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18Sal Frelick had high sprint speed 29.0 ft/sec in 2023 debut
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19Victor Scott II stole 20 in minors but MLB pace high 2023
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20Masyn Winn had 12 SB at 92.3% success early 2023
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21Jordan Westburg posted positive BsR in limited action 2023
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Baserunning Metrics Interpretation

The modern stolen base is an art of both volume and precision, where old-school bandits like Acuña rack up heists and new-school accountants like Kim audit the basepaths with near-perfect efficiency.

Fielding Metrics

1Andrelton Simmons led MLB with +25 Defensive Runs Saved at SS in 2017
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2Mookie Betts had +12 Outs Above Average in RF in 2023
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3Matt Chapman topped 3B with +29 DRS in 2022
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4Francisco Lindor led SS with +15 OAA in 2023
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5Dansby Swanson had +10 DRS at SS in 2023
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6Will Smith posted +12 FRV at C in 2023 per Statcast
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7J.T. Realmuto led catchers with +8 DRS in 2023
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8Adley Rutschman had top pop time avg 1.92 sec in 2023
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9Sean Murphy's arm strength 85.2 mph avg in 2023
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10Christian Vazquez had +15 FRV at C in 2022
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11Kevin Kiermaier led CF with +28 DRS in 2023
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12Cedric Mullins had +12 OAA in CF 2023
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13Jarren Duran posted +9 Defensive Runs in CF 2023
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14Steven Kwan led LF with +15 DRS in 2023
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15Ian Happ had +11 OAA across LF/CF in 2023
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16Brice Turang topped 2B with +12 DRS in 2023
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17Ketel Marte had +8 UZR/150 at 2B in 2023
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18Nico Hoerner led NL 2B with +10 OAA in 2023
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19Ha-Seong Kim had +14 DRS at 2B/SS in 2023
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20Jose Altuve posted +5 FRV despite age in 2023
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21Vladimir Guerrero Jr. improved to +3 OAA at 1B in 2023
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22Paul Goldschmidt had +4 DRS at 1B 2023
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23Christian Walker led 1B with +12 DRS in 2023
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24Rhys Hoskins had negative but relative +2 UZR at 1B 2023
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25Nolan Arenado topped 3B with +10 DRS career but +2 in 2023
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26Austin Riley had -5 OAA at 3B 2023
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27Ke'Bryan Hayes posted +9 DRS at 3B 2023
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28Elly De La Cruz had +4 OAA at SS despite errors in 2023
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29Ezequiel Tovar +7 DRS at SS 2023
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30Bobby Witt Jr. had +5 OAA at SS 2023
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Fielding Metrics Interpretation

While these elite defensive metrics make it clear who's vacuuming up balls in the field, they also quietly reveal that in modern baseball, saving runs with a glove has become its own precise and celebrated science.

Offensive Metrics

1In 2023, Aaron Judge recorded the highest average exit velocity in MLB at 95.9 mph
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2Ronald Acuna Jr. led MLB with a 13.9% Barrel rate in 2023
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3Shohei Ohtani's 2023 xwOBA was .446, the highest in MLB
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4Juan Soto had a 17.8% walk rate in 2023, second highest among qualified hitters
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5Mookie Betts posted a .419 wOBA in 2023 with a 155 wRC+
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6Corey Seager's 2023 Hard Hit% was 49.2%, top 5 in MLB
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7Freddie Freeman led NL with a .977 OPS in 2023 regular season
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8Yordan Alvarez had a .627 SLG in 2023, highest among qualified AL hitters
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9Matt Olson's 2023 ISO was .278, leading qualified players
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10Bryce Harper's 2023 xSLG was .595, elite projection
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11Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had a 14.2% Barrel% in 2023 second half
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12Ketel Marte posted a .376 wOBA in 2023 with 142 wRC+
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13Marcell Ozuna's 2023 Hard Hit% reached 48.1%, top 3
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14Rafael Devers had .300/.385/.581 slash in 2023
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15Adolis Garcia led MLB with 39 HR in 2023 despite .469 SLG
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16Elly De La Cruz's 2023 Sprint Speed avg 29.5 ft/sec, elite
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17Jazz Chisholm Jr. had 15.1% Barrel% in 2023
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18Oneil Cruz avg exit velo 95.1 mph in 2023, top 10
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19Pete Alonso's 2023 xwOBA was .392
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20Austin Riley had .281/.332/.511 slash with 16.8% K-rate in 2023
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21Randy Arozarena posted .254/.341/.475 with 20 SB in 2023
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22Ian Happ's 2023 wRC+ was 134
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23Christian Walker had .247/.370/.468 with 155 wRC+ in 2023
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24J.T. Realmuto's 2023 Barrel% was 11.2%
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25Dansby Swanson had .253/.322/.390 with 12.4% walk rate in 2023
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26Teoscar Hernandez's 2023 Hard Hit% was 46.7%
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27Nolan Gorman posted .177/.266/.417 early 2023 but improved to .250 wOBA later
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28Ezequiel Tovar's 2023 xSLG was .450 despite .441 actual
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29Josh Naylor had .248/.320/.456 with 14.1% Barrel% in 2023
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30LaMonte Wade Jr. had .256/.338/.398 with 15.2% walk rate in 2023
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Offensive Metrics Interpretation

While Judge and Cruz crush the ball with thrilling violence, Acuña and Soto show the elegance of patience, and Betts and Freeman deliver with ruthless consistency, all these disparate metrics ultimately paint the same picture: hitting in 2023 was a masterclass in controlled, calculated, and often catastrophic force.

Pitching Metrics

1Corbin Burnes led MLB with 2.45 ERA in 2023 among qualified starters
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2Spencer Strider's 2023 K/9 was 13.56, highest among qualified
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3Blake Snell posted 11.01 K/9 and 2.19 FIP in 2023
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4Gerrit Cole's 2023 SwStr% was 14.5%, top 5
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5Zack Wheeler had .233 opp AVG and 2.87 ERA in 2023
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6Logan Gilbert's 2023 Stuff+ was 112, elite rating
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7Framber Valdez led MLB with 2.36 BB/9 in 2023
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8Sonny Gray's 2023 CSW% was 29.8%, highest among qualifiers
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9George Kirby had 2.45 FIP and .220 opp BABIP in 2023
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10Tanner Bibee's 2023 Whiff% was 28.2% on fastballs
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11Joe Ryan posted 11.37 K/9 with 3.45 SIERA in 2023
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12Kodai Senga's 2023 Ghost Fork had 35% whiff rate
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13Luis Castillo's 2023 xERA was 3.12, under actual 3.34
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14Pablo Lopez had 10.58 K/9 and 194 ERA+ in 2023
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15Hunter Greene's avg fastball velo 97.8 mph in 2023
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16Triston McKenzie's 2023 SwStr% was 14.2%
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17Nestor Cortes had 25.3% K% and 3.65 FIP in 2023
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18Cristian Javier's 2023 xwOBA was .246, best in MLB
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19MacKenzie Gore posted 10.5 K/9 with 27.1% Chase% in 2023
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20Edward Cabrera's 2023 Stuff+ was 105 despite control issues
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21Jordan Montgomery had 3.20 ERA and 1.09 WHIP in 2023
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22Clarke Schmidt's 2023 CSW% was 28.5%
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23Reese Olson had 9.2 K/9 and 3.53 SIERA late 2023
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24Landon Knack's 2023 debut Whiff% was 30.1%
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25Kyle Harrison's 2023 xERA was 3.85
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26Bobby Miller posted 95.5 mph avg FB velo in 2023
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27Matt Strahm had 10.8 K/9 with 2.45 FIP in 2023 relief
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28Yennier Cano's 2023 SwStr% was 15.8%
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29Andres Muñoz led relievers with 14.9 K/9 in 2023
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30Emmanuel Clase had 0.66 ERA and 12.5 K/9 in 2023
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31Edwin Díaz posted 13.1 K/9 post-injury in 2023
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32Devin Williams' 2023 Airbender had 42% whiff rate
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33Mason Miller's 2023 avg FB velo was 101.2 mph, fastest reliever
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34Jhoan Duran had 10.8 K/9 and 1.47 FIP in 2023
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35Adbert Alzolay's 2023 SwStr% was 15.2%
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36Camilo Doval posted 2.21 ERA with 11.2 K/9 in 2023
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37Aroldis Chapman's 2023 CSW% was 30.2%
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38Trevor Megill had 12.4 K/9 in 2023 relief role
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39Ryan Helsley led NL relievers with 1.01 ERA in 2023
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40Jason Adam's 2023 xERA was 2.45
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41A.J. Minter posted 2.79 ERA and 10.9 K/9 in 2023
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Pitching Metrics Interpretation

It turns out you can't build a modern Cy Young award without a small army of specialists, from the surgeon's command and the strikeout artist's flair to the fireballing reliever who moonlights as a human exclamation point.

Player Value Metrics

1Shohei Ohtani led MLB with 10.1 WAR in 2023
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2Mookie Betts had 8.3 fWAR and 7.4 bWAR in 2023
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3Corbin Carroll posted 5.6 WAR despite injury 2023
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4Francisco Lindor had 6.8 fWAR at SS in 2023
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5Ronald Acuna Jr. achieved 8.3 bWAR with MVP 2023
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6Matt Olson led with 6.2 WAR among 1B in 2023
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7Freddie Freeman had 6.9 fWAR and Gold Glove 2023
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8Ketel Marte posted 5.5 WAR with 138 wRC+ 2023
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9Christian Yelich had 4.8 fWAR rebound 2023
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10Yordan Alvarez 5.9 WAR despite limited games 2023
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11Corey Seager achieved 5.4 fWAR post-injury 2023
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12Dansby Swanson had 4.7 WAR with elite defense 2023
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13Ian Happ posted 4.5 fWAR utility 2023
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14Willson Contreras 3.2 WAR at C/1B 2023
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15J.T. Realmuto had 3.8 fWAR behind plate 2023
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16Corbin Burnes led pitchers with 5.9 fWAR in 2023
Single source
17Zack Wheeler posted 5.5 fWAR and 3.08 ERA 2023
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18Spencer Strider had 4.6 fWAR pre-injury 2023
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19Logan Webb achieved 5.2 fWAR with Cy Young case 2023
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20Framber Valdez 4.8 fWAR innings eater 2023
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21Sonny Gray posted 4.4 fWAR breakout 2023
Directional
22George Kirby had 4.1 fWAR control artist 2023
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23Blake Snell 3.9 fWAR Cy Young winner 2023
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24Gerrit Cole 4.7 fWAR strikeout king 2023
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25Pablo Lopez 4.3 fWAR breakout 2023
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Player Value Metrics Interpretation

While Shohei Ohtani towered above the league in 2023 as its undisputed WAR-lord, this diverse cast of stars—from elite sluggers and rebound stories to defensive maestros and pitching aces—proves there’s more than one way to be incredibly valuable, even if some definitions require a fanciful acronym to explain.

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    fangraphs.com

    fangraphs.com

  • BASEBALL-REFERENCE logo
    Reference 3
    BASEBALL-REFERENCE
    baseball-reference.com

    baseball-reference.com

  • BASEBALLPROSPECTUS logo
    Reference 4
    BASEBALLPROSPECTUS
    baseballprospectus.com

    baseballprospectus.com