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(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances requirement.
Catchers     C - 1B - 2B - 3B - SS - LF - CF - RF
Batting Average
HofmanBRK.323
SilveraCIN.318
SawatskiBSN.276
RiceSTL.274
SouchockSDP.243*
On-Base Pct
SilveraCIN.386
HofmanBRK.383
LopataPIT.378
SawatskiBSN.359
RiceSTL.348
Slugging Pct
HofmanBRK.521
SawatskiBSN.514
LopataPIT.491
RiceSTL.476
SouchockSDP.403*
OPS
HofmanBRK.904
SawatskiBSN.872
LopataPIT.869
RiceSTL.825
SilveraCIN.778
XR
HofmanBRK101.6
SawatskiBSN90.8
LopataPIT86.6
RiceSTL78.6
SilveraCIN69.3
Games
SouchockSDP 147
SawatskiBSN 147
HofmanBRK 146
LopataPIT 139
SilveraCIN 139
At-Bats
HofmanBRK 541
SawatskiBSN 510
SilveraCIN 490
RiceSTL 485
LopataPIT 458
Runs
HofmanBRK 88
SawatskiBSN 87
RiceSTL 81
LopataPIT 76
SilveraCIN 67
Hits
HofmanBRK 175
SilveraCIN 156
SawatskiBSN 141
RiceSTL 133
SouchockSDP 115
Total Bases
HofmanBRK 282
SawatskiBSN 262
RiceSTL 231
LopataPIT 225
SilveraCIN 192
Singles
HofmanBRK 133
SilveraCIN 129
SawatskiBSN 84
RiceSTL 80
SouchockSDP 75
Doubles
LopataPIT 33
RiceSTL 30
SawatskiBSN 24
SilveraCIN 22
SouchockSDP 19
Triples
SouchockSDP 6
HofmanBRK 5
LopataPIT 4
SawatskiBSN 2
LollarMON 2
KluttzNYG 2
Homeruns
SawatskiBSN 31
HofmanBRK 30
LopataPIT 26
RiceSTL 22
SouchockSDP 15
RBIs
SawatskiBSN 114
RiceSTL 109
HofmanBRK 94
LopataPIT 93
SouchockSDP 61
Stolen Bases
SouchockSDP 3
ThroneberryCIN 2
CourtneyBSN 1
Caught Stealing
SilveraCIN 3
SouchockSDP 2
ThroneberryCIN 1
SawatskiBSN 1
RiceSTL 1
LamannoPIT 1
CrandallCIN 1
Walks
LopataPIT 108
SawatskiBSN 67
SalkeldNYG 65
RiceSTL 58
SilveraCIN 55
Strikeouts
LopataPIT 131
SawatskiBSN 96
RiceSTL 78
HofmanBRK 76
WestrumMON 64

Salary
SchultzCIN6,000,000
RiceSTL3,592,857
SilveraCIN1,892,857
SouchockSDP1,500,000
BattsSTL1,068,571

First Basemen     C - 1B - 2B - 3B - SS - LF - CF - RF
Batting Average
FainMON.302
AdcockPIT.289
BrownSTL.288
TorgesonSTL.280
JacksonBRK.280
On-Base Pct
TorgesonSTL.423
FainMON.400
LenhardtBRK.383
YostPIT.383
BrownSTL.378
Slugging Pct
AdcockPIT.603
TorgesonSTL.534
BilkoNYG.532
LenhardtBRK.491
JacksonBRK.469
OPS
AdcockPIT.960
TorgesonSTL.957
LenhardtBRK.874
FainMON.867
BilkoNYG.858
XR
TorgesonSTL117.2
AdcockPIT107.7
FainMON106.7
LenhardtBRK100.0
BilkoNYG99.4
Games
BilkoNYG 158
LenhardtBRK 155
TorgesonSTL 155
YostPIT 154
FainMON 152
At-Bats
BilkoNYG 590
FainMON 579
AdcockPIT 537
LenhardtBRK 534
TorgesonSTL 532
Runs
TorgesonSTL 117
LenhardtBRK 105
FainMON 105
BilkoNYG 101
AdcockPIT 101
Hits
FainMON 175
AdcockPIT 155
TorgesonSTL 149
JacksonBRK 147
BrownSTL 143
Total Bases
AdcockPIT 324
BilkoNYG 314
TorgesonSTL 284
FainMON 270
LenhardtBRK 262
Singles
FainMON 113
BrownSTL 111
JacksonBRK 102
AdcockPIT 85
GoldsberryBSN 84
Doubles
FainMON 44
TorgesonSTL 30
BilkoNYG 29
BrownSTL 25
YostPIT 24
Triples
TorgesonSTL 6
YostPIT 3
Lukon  3
LongCIN 3
LenhardtBRK 3
FainMON 3
AdcockPIT 3
Homeruns
AdcockPIT 48
BilkoNYG 47
LenhardtBRK 33
TorgesonSTL 31
LongCIN 27
RBIs
AdcockPIT 132
BilkoNYG 119
TorgesonSTL 103
JacksonBRK 88
YostPIT 83
Stolen Bases
HoppBRK 13
JacksonBRK 12
BrownSTL 9
TorgesonSTL 6
YostPIT 1
SimpsonBSN 1
SchemerBRK 1
ReyesBSN 1
Lukon  1
AddisSTL 1
Caught Stealing
HoppBRK 17
JacksonBRK 7
TorgesonSTL 5
BrownSTL 3
SchemerBRK 1
ReyesBSN 1
KellerSDP 1
BoydPIT 1
Walks
TorgesonSTL 132
YostPIT 121
LenhardtBRK 113
FainMON 96
BilkoNYG 74
BrownSTL 74
Strikeouts
BilkoNYG 149
YostPIT 114
LenhardtBRK 111
LongCIN 97
TorgesonSTL 90

Salary
FainMON5,900,000
KellerSDP5,500,000
HoppBRK5,350,000
TorgesonSTL5,292,857
YostPIT3,907,143

Second Basemen     C - 1B - 2B - 3B - SS - LF - CF - RF
Batting Average
ReeseMON.326
RunnelsBSN.275*
GlavianoSTL.225*
ThompsonCIN.214
UptonSDP.206*
On-Base Pct
ReeseMON.416
GlavianoSTL.350*
RunnelsBSN.349*
ThompsonCIN.330
RobertsonMON.291*
Slugging Pct
ReeseMON.433
ThompsonCIN.410
GlavianoSTL.360*
RunnelsBSN.347*
GoodmanBSN.321*
OPS
ReeseMON.849
ThompsonCIN.740
GlavianoSTL.710*
RunnelsBSN.696*
GoodmanBSN.570*
XR
ReeseMON105.6
ThompsonCIN67.5
GlavianoSTL60.4
RunnelsBSN55.5
GoodmanBSN48.7
Games
ReeseMON 152
ThompsonCIN 143
GlavianoSTL 141
UptonSDP 137
RunnelsBSN 133
At-Bats
ReeseMON 580
ThompsonCIN 485
RunnelsBSN 412
GlavianoSTL 383
RobertsonMON 383
Runs
ReeseMON 119
ThompsonCIN 70
RunnelsBSN 67
GlavianoSTL 64
RobertsonMON 55
UptonSDP 55
Hits
ReeseMON 189
RunnelsBSN 122
ThompsonCIN 104
GoodmanBSN 97
GlavianoSTL 94
Total Bases
ReeseMON 251
ThompsonCIN 199
RunnelsBSN 154
GoodmanBSN 151
GlavianoSTL 150
Singles
ReeseMON 154
RunnelsBSN 97
UptonSDP 74
GoodmanBSN 67
GlavianoSTL 61
Doubles
ReeseMON 21
RunnelsBSN 20
GlavianoSTL 20
ThompsonCIN 19
GoodmanBSN 18
Triples
ThompsonCIN 5
RunnelsBSN 3
GlavianoSTL 3
StringerSDP 2
SmalleyNYG 2
RobertsonMON 2
Homeruns
ThompsonCIN 22
ReeseMON 13
GoodmanBSN 12
GlavianoSTL 10
RobertsonMON 7
RBIs
ReeseMON 81
ThompsonCIN 75
GoodmanBSN 62
GlavianoSTL 53
UptonSDP 48
Stolen Bases
ReeseMON 20
UptonSDP 17
RobertsonMON 13
ThompsonCIN 12
GlavianoSTL 4
Caught Stealing
ReeseMON 10
ThompsonCIN 8
RobertsonMON 5
UptonSDP 1
RunnelsBSN 1
Walks
ReeseMON 91
ThompsonCIN 84
GlavianoSTL 77
RobertsonMON 65
RunnelsBSN 51
Strikeouts
RobertsonMON 92
GlavianoSTL 80
ThompsonCIN 57
StringerSDP 57
BeroNYG 48

Salary
ReeseMON6,650,000
RobertsonMON6,500,000
ThompsonCIN3,978,571
StankyBSN3,000,000
BeroNYG450,054

Third Basemen     C - 1B - 2B - 3B - SS - LF - CF - RF
Batting Average
RobinsonCIN.282
KurowskiBRK.264
ClarySDP.263
RosenMON.249
KerrSDP.194*
On-Base Pct
ClarySDP.367
RobinsonCIN.364
KurowskiBRK.327
RosenMON.322
KerrSDP.293*
Slugging Pct
RosenMON.460
RobinsonCIN.399
KurowskiBRK.361
ClarySDP.330
KerrSDP.278*
OPS
RosenMON.782
RobinsonCIN.763
ClarySDP.697
KurowskiBRK.688
KerrSDP.571*
XR
RosenMON72.7
RobinsonCIN67.6
ClarySDP67.6
KurowskiBRK60.8
KerrSDP41.6
Games
KurowskiBRK 153
ClarySDP 149
RosenMON 146
RobinsonCIN 144
KerrSDP 133
At-Bats
KurowskiBRK 527
RosenMON 522
ClarySDP 509
RobinsonCIN 461
KerrSDP 395
Runs
RosenMON 68
RobinsonCIN 60
KurowskiBRK 60
ClarySDP 52
SmithBSN 36
KerrSDP 36
Hits
KurowskiBRK 139
ClarySDP 134
RosenMON 130
RobinsonCIN 130
KerrSDP 84
Total Bases
RosenMON 240
KurowskiBRK 190
RobinsonCIN 184
ClarySDP 168
SmithBSN 124
Singles
ClarySDP 115
KurowskiBRK 105
RobinsonCIN 90
RosenMON 67
KerrSDP 55
Doubles
RosenMON 38
RobinsonCIN 31
KurowskiBRK 25
KerrSDP 24
SmithBSN 17
Triples
RobinsonCIN 4
SmithBSN 3
RosenMON 3
KerrSDP 3
ClarySDP 3
Homeruns
RosenMON 22
MathewsBRK 9
KurowskiBRK 8
SmithBSN 7
OlmoPIT 6
ClarySDP 6
RBIs
RosenMON 110
KurowskiBRK 72
ClarySDP 52
RobinsonCIN 50
SmithBSN 38
Stolen Bases
RobinsonCIN 13
SmithBSN 2
KerrSDP 2
MathewsBRK 1
BockmanCIN 1
Caught Stealing
RobinsonCIN 3
OlmoPIT 2
KerrSDP 2
ClarySDP 2
MathewsBRK 1
Walks
ClarySDP 84
KerrSDP 62
RosenMON 56
RobinsonCIN 53
KurowskiBRK 48
Strikeouts
ClarySDP 116
KurowskiBRK 96
RosenMON 83
SmithBSN 59
KerrSDP 56

Salary
KurowskiBRK13,500,000
RobinsonCIN4,070,000
RosenMON3,328,571
OlmoPIT2,500,000
ClarySDP2,000,000

Shortstops     C - 1B - 2B - 3B - SS - LF - CF - RF
Batting Average
KellSTL.317*
RizzutoBSN.301
BlattnerSTL.294
BanksCIN.267
LohrkePIT.262
On-Base Pct
BlattnerSTL.388
LohrkePIT.349
KellSTL.343*
JonesPIT.340
BanksCIN.326
Slugging Pct
BlattnerSTL.477
JonesPIT.464
KellSTL.461*
BanksCIN.460
LohrkePIT.404
OPS
BlattnerSTL.865
KellSTL.805*
JonesPIT.804
BanksCIN.786
LohrkePIT.753
XR
BlattnerSTL98.3
JonesPIT86.7
LohrkePIT76.6
BanksCIN72.8
KellSTL69.2
Games
BlattnerSTL 152
JonesPIT 151
LohrkePIT 150
BanksCIN 147
MesnerBRK 147
At-Bats
BlattnerSTL 558
JonesPIT 543
LohrkePIT 535
MesnerBRK 506
BanksCIN 502
RizzutoBSN 502
Runs
BlattnerSTL 97
JonesPIT 83
LohrkePIT 80
BanksCIN 68
RizzutoBSN 59
Hits
BlattnerSTL 164
KellSTL 151
RizzutoBSN 151
JonesPIT 142
LohrkePIT 140
Total Bases
BlattnerSTL 266
JonesPIT 252
BanksCIN 231
KellSTL 220
LohrkePIT 216
Singles
RizzutoBSN 124
BlattnerSTL 106
MesnerBRK 98
KellSTL 95
LohrkePIT 93
Doubles
KellSTL 45
BlattnerSTL 34
LohrkePIT 30
PhillipsNYG 29
BanksCIN 25
Triples
KellSTL 9
LohrkePIT 5
RizzutoBSN 4
JonesPIT 4
BlattnerSTL 4
Homeruns
JonesPIT 26
BanksCIN 22
BlattnerSTL 20
LohrkePIT 12
MesnerBRK 9
RBIs
BlattnerSTL 89
JonesPIT 88
KellSTL 73
BanksCIN 73
LohrkePIT 68
Stolen Bases
RizzutoBSN 27
BanksCIN 12
BlattnerSTL 6
LohrkePIT 3
ColemanCIN 3
Caught Stealing
RizzutoBSN 7
BlattnerSTL 5
BanksCIN 5
PriddySDP 1
LohrkePIT 1
LakeSDP 1
KennedyPIT 1
Walks
BlattnerSTL 85
LohrkePIT 73
JonesPIT 67
BanksCIN 45
MorganBRK 44
Strikeouts
MorganBRK 86
BanksCIN 66
PhillipsNYG 59
BlattnerSTL 52
LakeSDP 51

Salary
BoudreauSDP10,100,000
BlattnerSTL9,180,000
LakeSDP4,000,000
AdamsMON2,809,286
JonesPIT2,760,000

Left Fielders     C - 1B - 2B - 3B - SS - LF - CF - RF
Batting Average
Edwards .337
NiemanBSN.321
WaitkusSDP.310
IrvinMON.287
MaxwellCIN.258
On-Base Pct
NiemanBSN.385
IrvinMON.385
Edwards .384
KinerSTL.370
WaitkusSDP.363
Slugging Pct
Edwards .562
NiemanBSN.536
IrvinMON.496
MaxwellCIN.487
KinerSTL.450
OPS
Edwards .946
NiemanBSN.921
IrvinMON.881
MaxwellCIN.832
KinerSTL.820
XR
IrvinMON109.0
NiemanBSN107.2
Edwards 98.5
KinerSTL87.7
MaxwellCIN83.0
Games
IrvinMON 155
NiemanBSN 154
KinerSTL 152
BorkowskiNYG 151
WaitkusSDP 148
At-Bats
NiemanBSN 582
IrvinMON 558
KinerSTL 549
BorkowskiNYG 533
Edwards  514
Runs
IrvinMON 114
NiemanBSN 102
KinerSTL 92
Edwards  88
MaxwellCIN 87
Hits
NiemanBSN 187
Edwards  173
IrvinMON 160
WaitkusSDP 155
KinerSTL 133
BorkowskiNYG 133
Total Bases
NiemanBSN 312
Edwards  289
IrvinMON 277
KinerSTL 247
MaxwellCIN 236
Singles
NiemanBSN 119
WaitkusSDP 115
Edwards  110
BorkowskiNYG 106
IrvinMON 104
Doubles
NiemanBSN 38
Edwards  36
WaitkusSDP 34
IrvinMON 22
KinerSTL 19
Triples
IrvinMON 7
CaseNYG 6
TreadwayBRK 4
KinerSTL 4
WaitkusSDP 3
TerwilligerBRK 3
NiemanBSN 3
MaxwellCIN 3
Homeruns
MaxwellCIN 30
KinerSTL 29
NiemanBSN 27
IrvinMON 27
Edwards  26
RBIs
IrvinMON 108
KinerSTL 99
NiemanBSN 96
Edwards  91
MaxwellCIN 80
Stolen Bases
IrvinMON 19
MaxwellCIN 18
CaseNYG 13
TreadwayBRK 4
Caught Stealing
MaxwellCIN 11
IrvinMON 4
CaseNYG 3
TreadwayBRK 1
Walks
KinerSTL 113
IrvinMON 90
MaxwellCIN 67
NiemanBSN 62
WaitkusSDP 42
Strikeouts
MaxwellCIN 99
KinerSTL 92
Edwards  79
NiemanBSN 78
BorkowskiNYG 71

Salary
IrvinMON8,300,000
KinerSTL5,300,000
EdwardsSTL5,000,000
WaitkusSDP2,500,000
TreadwayBRK1,414,286

Center Fielders     C - 1B - 2B - 3B - SS - LF - CF - RF
Batting Average
SieversPIT.327
MeleSTL.319
AshburnBSN.313
MaysCIN.313
MantleBRK.300
On-Base Pct
MantleBRK.440
SieversPIT.395
MaysCIN.384
AshburnBSN.380
MeleSTL.359
Slugging Pct
MantleBRK.655
MaysCIN.554
SieversPIT.512
MeleSTL.507
RossNYG.463
OPS
MantleBRK1.095
MaysCIN.938
SieversPIT.907
MeleSTL.865
RossNYG.787
XR
MantleBRK142.5
SieversPIT122.8
MaysCIN113.2
MeleSTL100.1
AshburnBSN82.4
Games
MantleBRK 156
MaysCIN 155
WestlakeSDP 155
MeleSTL 155
RossNYG 154
At-Bats
SieversPIT 621
MeleSTL 602
MaysCIN 585
WestlakeSDP 583
AshburnBSN 572
RossNYG 572
Runs
MantleBRK 126
MaysCIN 122
SieversPIT 114
MeleSTL 99
AshburnBSN 91
Hits
SieversPIT 203
MeleSTL 192
MaysCIN 183
AshburnBSN 179
RossNYG 168
Total Bases
MantleBRK 338
MaysCIN 324
SieversPIT 318
MeleSTL 305
RossNYG 265
Singles
AshburnBSN 150
SieversPIT 142
MeleSTL 139
MaysCIN 119
WestlakeSDP 109
Doubles
RossNYG 41
SieversPIT 31
MaysCIN 23
AshburnBSN 22
MeleSTL 22
Triples
SieversPIT 6
WestlakeSDP 6
MaysCIN 5
CervPIT 5
HolmesSDP 4
PopeNYG 4
Homeruns
MantleBRK 52
MaysCIN 36
MeleSTL 29
SieversPIT 24
CervPIT 22
RBIs
MantleBRK 132
MaysCIN 113
MeleSTL 100
RossNYG 90
SieversPIT 88
Stolen Bases
MaysCIN 30
MantleBRK 13
PopeNYG 12
AshburnBSN 12
RiveraPIT 8
Caught Stealing
MaysCIN 14
PopeNYG 10
AshburnBSN 9
RappNYG 5
RiveraPIT 2
Walks
MantleBRK 132
SieversPIT 73
MaysCIN 68
AshburnBSN 63
WestlakeSDP 60
Strikeouts
RossNYG 128
WestlakeSDP 107
MantleBRK 102
SieversPIT 81
MeleSTL 81

Salary
WestlakeSDP4,000,000
SieversPIT3,364,286
MeleSTL3,085,714
MinosoMON2,931,429
AshburnBSN2,142,857

Right Fielders     C - 1B - 2B - 3B - SS - LF - CF - RF
Batting Average
WakefieldMON.285
ZernialPIT.270
HermanskiNYG.228
PafkoPIT.223*
KokosBSN.215
On-Base Pct
WakefieldMON.377
ZernialPIT.348
HermanskiNYG.340
KokosBSN.326
PafkoPIT.269*
Slugging Pct
WakefieldMON.531
ZernialPIT.483
KokosBSN.371
HermanskiNYG.357
PafkoPIT.328*
OPS
WakefieldMON.908
ZernialPIT.830
HermanskiNYG.697
KokosBSN.697
PafkoPIT.596*
XR
WakefieldMON106.2
ZernialPIT81.6
HermanskiNYG78.5
KokosBSN69.7
PafkoPIT48.6
Games
WakefieldMON 158
HermanskiNYG 156
KokosBSN 150
ZernialPIT 133
MitchellMON 124
At-Bats
WakefieldMON 561
HermanskiNYG 549
KokosBSN 534
ZernialPIT 489
PafkoPIT 361
Runs
WakefieldMON 101
ZernialPIT 83
HermanskiNYG 83
KokosBSN 77
PafkoPIT 44
Hits
WakefieldMON 160
ZernialPIT 132
HermanskiNYG 125
KokosBSN 115
PafkoPIT 104
Total Bases
WakefieldMON 298
ZernialPIT 236
KokosBSN 198
HermanskiNYG 196
PafkoPIT 153
Singles
ZernialPIT 90
WakefieldMON 90
HermanskiNYG 86
PafkoPIT 81
KokosBSN 73
Doubles
WakefieldMON 32
HermanskiNYG 21
KokosBSN 20
MitchellMON 12
ZernialPIT 11
Triples
WakefieldMON 8
HermanskiNYG 4
KokosBSN 3
PafkoPIT 2
MitchellMON 1
Homeruns
ZernialPIT 31
WakefieldMON 30
KokosBSN 19
HermanskiNYG 14
PafkoPIT 12
RBIs
WakefieldMON 123
KokosBSN 89
ZernialPIT 81
PafkoPIT 55
HermanskiNYG 53
Stolen Bases
HermanskiNYG 15
AdamsSDP 3
PafkoPIT 1
KokosBSN 1
Caught Stealing
HermanskiNYG 3
PafkoPIT 2
AdamsSDP 2
ZarillaSTL 1
Walks
HermanskiNYG 93
KokosBSN 89
WakefieldMON 86
ZernialPIT 59
MitchellMON 32
Strikeouts
KokosBSN 115
ZernialPIT 114
HermanskiNYG 105
WakefieldMON 60
PafkoPIT 30

Salary
WakefieldMON4,400,000
ZernialPIT4,150,000
PafkoPIT4,000,000
KokosBSN3,978,571
SauerCIN1,200,000