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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
PocorobaPIT.308
EllisMON.267
BlombergMON.264
FaheyLAD.253*
TenaceSDP.251
On-Base Pct
PocorobaPIT.378
TenaceSDP.373
PorterMIA.325
BlombergMON.322
WockenfussCLN.313
Slugging Pct
BenchCOL.447
PocorobaPIT.443
BlombergMON.424
PorterMIA.414
EllisMON.394
OPS
PocorobaPIT.821
BenchCOL.751
BlombergMON.745
PorterMIA.739
TenaceSDP.735
XR
BlombergMON79.4
BenchCOL74.2
PocorobaPIT69.0
TenaceSDP68.9
PorterMIA59.4
Games
BlombergMON 154
TenaceSDP 145
WockenfussCLN 143
BenchCOL 143
Downing  143
At-Bats
BlombergMON 576
BenchCOL 552
EllisMON 520
Downing  487
TenaceSDP 475
Runs
BenchCOL 84
BlombergMON 70
TenaceSDP 65
DietzBSN 65
PocorobaPIT 63
Hits
BlombergMON 152
EllisMON 139
PocorobaPIT 136
BenchCOL 134
FaheyLAD 119
TenaceSDP 119
Total Bases
BenchCOL 247
BlombergMON 244
EllisMON 205
PocorobaPIT 196
PorterMIA 188
Singles
BlombergMON 102
EllisMON 100
PocorobaPIT 96
FaheyLAD 92
TenaceSDP 89
Doubles
BenchCOL 35
PocorobaPIT 29
BlombergMON 27
EllisMON 23
OttMIA 22
Triples
PorterMIA 8
TenaceSDP 5
EllisMON 5
BlombergMON 4
NordhagenPHN 4
Homeruns
BenchCOL 24
BlombergMON 19
DietzBSN 18
PorterMIA 15
WockenfussCLN 12
FaheyLAD 12
RBIs
BlombergMON 97
BenchCOL 91
DietzBSN 70
TenaceSDP 69
PocorobaPIT 65
Stolen Bases
VarneyMIL 6
PorterMIA 4
OttMIA 3
BlackwellPHN 3
WockenfussCLN 2
TenaceSDP 2
SanguillenNYG 2
AshbyMON 2
Caught Stealing
WockenfussCLN 3
YeagerNYG 2
SwisherPIT 2
PorterMIA 2
OttMIA 2
Walks
TenaceSDP 93
Downing  71
WockenfussCLN 62
PorterMIA 58
DietzBSN 54
BlombergMON 54
Strikeouts
BenchCOL 85
WockenfussCLN 84
DempseyMIL 82
PorterMIA 82
TenaceSDP 75

Salary
TenaceSDP11,000,000
BenchCOL6,400,000
BlombergMON5,200,000
DietzBSN4,400,000
DowningNYG3,785,714

First Basemen     C - 1B - 2B - 3B - SS - LF - CF - RF
Batting Average
BucknerMIA.278
ParkerMON.270
KempNYG.257
PerkinsPHN.245*
TurnerLAD.233*
On-Base Pct
BlefaryCLN.350
SolaitaLAD.337
KempNYG.332
BucknerMIA.312
ParkerMON.308
Slugging Pct
KempNYG.470
ParkerMON.433
BucknerMIA.406
SolaitaLAD.405
BlefaryCLN.386
OPS
KempNYG.802
SolaitaLAD.742
ParkerMON.741
BlefaryCLN.736
BucknerMIA.718
XR
KempNYG92.9
BlefaryCLN82.9
SolaitaLAD80.0
ParkerMON71.9
BucknerMIA59.9
Games
ParkerMON 158
BlefaryCLN 156
KempNYG 155
SolaitaLAD 153
BucknerMIA 149
At-Bats
KempNYG 579
ParkerMON 575
SolaitaLAD 553
BlefaryCLN 544
BucknerMIA 515
Runs
KempNYG 91
SolaitaLAD 87
ParkerMON 80
BlefaryCLN 72
BucknerMIA 59
Hits
ParkerMON 155
KempNYG 149
BucknerMIA 143
SolaitaLAD 127
BlefaryCLN 122
Total Bases
KempNYG 272
ParkerMON 249
SolaitaLAD 224
BlefaryCLN 210
BucknerMIA 209
Singles
ParkerMON 108
PerkinsPHN 99
BucknerMIA 96
KempNYG 86
SolaitaLAD 85
Doubles
BucknerMIA 36
KempNYG 30
BlefaryCLN 24
ParkerMON 22
ThomasMIA 21
Triples
MolinaroMIL 7
KempNYG 6
StaubCOL 3
ParkerWAS 3
ParkerMON 3
BucknerMIA 3
Homeruns
KempNYG 27
SolaitaLAD 27
ParkerMON 22
BlefaryCLN 20
ThomasMIA 16
RBIs
KempNYG 110
ParkerMON 100
SolaitaLAD 84
BlefaryCLN 68
BucknerMIA 57
Stolen Bases
MolinaroMIL 22
KempNYG 11
YountMIL 9
BaldwinWAS 4
PerkinsPHN 3
Caught Stealing
MolinaroMIL 13
PerkinsPHN 5
KempNYG 4
ColbertSDP 3
YountMIL 2
HowellCOL 2
BucknerMIA 2
Walks
BlefaryCLN 102
SolaitaLAD 89
KempNYG 68
ThomasMIA 57
JorgensenMIA 51
Strikeouts
SolaitaLAD 134
BlefaryCLN 125
ThomasMIA 94
ParkerMON 74
BucknerMIA 55

Salary
StaubCOL8,610,000
BlefaryCLN7,250,000
SolaitaLAD4,000,000
ParkerMON3,300,000
JorgensenMIA1,350,000

Second Basemen     C - 1B - 2B - 3B - SS - LF - CF - RF
Batting Average
ThomasMON.288
ManningCOL.282
LacyNYG.279*
GarciaBSN.273
GrichBSN.267
On-Base Pct
EllisLAD.359
ThomasMON.352
GrichBSN.348
ManningCOL.332
YoungbloodPIT.323
Slugging Pct
GarciaBSN.444
LacyNYG.429*
GrichBSN.383
YoungbloodPIT.364
ThomasMON.362
OPS
GarciaBSN.747
LacyNYG.747*
GrichBSN.731
ThomasMON.715
YoungbloodPIT.687
XR
GrichBSN71.1
ThomasMON69.7
GarciaBSN65.1
LacyNYG60.8
MulliniksCLN59.4
Games
MulliniksCLN 152
BrohamerCLN 151
ThomasMON 151
TerrellSDP 151
DuncanMIA 151
At-Bats
DuncanMIA 584
ThomasMON 566
ManningCOL 532
MulliniksCLN 530
GrichBSN 520
GarciaBSN 520
Runs
ThomasMON 99
GarciaBSN 72
GrichBSN 68
DuncanMIA 64
LacyNYG 63
Hits
ThomasMON 163
DuncanMIA 153
ManningCOL 150
GarciaBSN 142
GrichBSN 139
Total Bases
GarciaBSN 231
ThomasMON 205
LacyNYG 203
GrichBSN 199
DuncanMIA 196
Singles
ThomasMON 133
ManningCOL 123
DuncanMIA 118
TerrellSDP 107
EllisLAD 102
GrichBSN 102
Doubles
GarciaBSN 34
LacyNYG 32
DuncanMIA 29
YoungbloodPIT 25
GrichBSN 24
Triples
GarciaBSN 8
LacyNYG 6
ThomasMON 6
DuncanMIA 4
MillanPHN 4
ManningCOL 4
Homeruns
GarciaBSN 13
GonzalezMIL 12
GrichBSN 10
MulliniksCLN 10
FuentesMON 9
LacyNYG 9
RBIs
GarciaBSN 68
MulliniksCLN 64
LacyNYG 61
FuentesMON 58
GrichBSN 58
Stolen Bases
TerrellSDP 16
GarciaWAS 8
MillanPHN 7
GarciaBSN 7
LacyNYG 6
ThomasMON 6
Caught Stealing
ThomasMON 8
LacyNYG 8
MillanPHN 6
GarciaBSN 5
TerrellSDP 4
Walks
EllisLAD 67
GrichBSN 63
MulliniksCLN 61
ThomasMON 57
YoungbloodPIT 41
Strikeouts
GrichBSN 112
EllisLAD 75
MulliniksCLN 68
GarciaBSN 58
YoungbloodPIT 58

Salary
HortonMIA4,800,000
GrichBSN4,064,286
BoswellPIT3,600,000
FuentesMON3,520,000
LacyNYG2,400,000

Third Basemen     C - 1B - 2B - 3B - SS - LF - CF - RF
Batting Average
MadlockLAD.326
WallingPHN.298
BandoBSN.288
SchmidtSDP.275
BraunSDP.271
On-Base Pct
SchmidtSDP.392
MadlockLAD.376
BraunSDP.369
BandoBSN.358
WallingPHN.345
Slugging Pct
SchmidtSDP.538
MadlockLAD.509
Scott .468
BandoBSN.451
SoderholmCOL.446
OPS
SchmidtSDP.930
MadlockLAD.885
BandoBSN.809
Scott .772
SoderholmCOL.767
XR
SchmidtSDP115.2
MadlockLAD100.3
BandoBSN84.1
WallingPHN78.7
Scott 76.4
Games
SchmidtSDP 153
MadlockLAD 153
WallingPHN 152
RandolphWAS 151
NettlesMIA 150
At-Bats
MadlockLAD 576
SchmidtSDP 574
WallingPHN 561
Scott  543
BandoBSN 541
Runs
SchmidtSDP 117
MadlockLAD 100
BandoBSN 82
BraunSDP 78
Scott  78
Hits
MadlockLAD 188
WallingPHN 167
SchmidtSDP 158
BandoBSN 156
Scott  143
Total Bases
SchmidtSDP 309
MadlockLAD 293
Scott  254
BandoBSN 244
SoderholmCOL 237
Singles
MadlockLAD 135
WallingPHN 119
BandoBSN 107
RandolphWAS 97
BraunSDP 92
Doubles
DunnMIL 35
Scott  34
WallingPHN 33
SoderholmCOL 30
BandoBSN 28
Triples
WallingPHN 11
HarrahPHN 10
RandolphWAS 5
Scott  4
RemyPHN 4
NettlesMIA 4
MadlockLAD 4
DriessenPIT 4
Homeruns
SchmidtSDP 40
MadlockLAD 24
SoderholmCOL 23
Scott  23
CeyNYG 19
RBIs
SchmidtSDP 107
MadlockLAD 95
Scott  82
SoderholmCOL 79
CeyNYG 77
Stolen Bases
WallingPHN 32
RemyPHN 31
WashingtonPHN 17
RandolphWAS 15
HarrahPHN 13
Caught Stealing
RemyPHN 16
WashingtonPHN 11
WallingPHN 6
HarrahPHN 5
SchmidtSDP 4
Walks
SchmidtSDP 108
BraunSDP 70
RandolphWAS 65
DunnMIL 63
CeyNYG 59
Strikeouts
SchmidtSDP 116
Scott  107
CeyNYG 102
BandoBSN 94
NettlesMIA 94

Salary
SchmidtSDP6,171,429
BandoBSN5,000,000
BraunSDP4,600,000
LachemannLAD3,600,000
MadlockLAD3,500,000

Shortstops     C - 1B - 2B - 3B - SS - LF - CF - RF
Batting Average
HebnerMON.302
MoneyPIT.280
FergusonCOL.261
TempletonMIL.259*
AllenCOL.245
On-Base Pct
FergusonCOL.382
HebnerMON.358
LintzNYG.331*
MoneyPIT.322
AllenCOL.315
Slugging Pct
AllenCOL.430
FergusonCOL.415
TempletonMIL.389*
HebnerMON.388
MoneyPIT.381
OPS
FergusonCOL.797
HebnerMON.746
AllenCOL.745
MoneyPIT.703
TempletonMIL.681*
XR
HebnerMON81.9
FergusonCOL81.1
AllenCOL74.5
MoneyPIT71.0
TempletonMIL50.6
Games
RenickCLN 153
MatchickSDP 152
GilbreathMIA 151
AllenCOL 149
MoneyPIT 149
At-Bats
MoneyPIT 603
HebnerMON 600
AllenCOL 507
FergusonCOL 506
GilbreathMIA 476
Runs
HebnerMON 99
FergusonCOL 75
MoneyPIT 72
AllenCOL 69
LintzNYG 65
Hits
HebnerMON 181
MoneyPIT 169
FergusonCOL 132
AllenCOL 124
TempletonMIL 123
Total Bases
HebnerMON 233
MoneyPIT 230
AllenCOL 218
FergusonCOL 210
TempletonMIL 185
Singles
HebnerMON 141
MoneyPIT 127
FergusonCOL 91
LintzNYG 88
MatchickSDP 84
TempletonMIL 84
Doubles
HebnerMON 32
MoneyPIT 32
AllenCOL 26
TempletonMIL 23
FergusonCOL 21
GantnerWAS 21
Triples
TempletonMIL 9
AllenCOL 7
HebnerMON 4
GilbreathMIA 3
FergusonCOL 3
Homeruns
AllenCOL 18
FergusonCOL 17
RenickCLN 15
MoneyPIT 9
TempletonMIL 7
RBIs
MoneyPIT 72
AllenCOL 68
FergusonCOL 67
HebnerMON 54
RenickCLN 53
Stolen Bases
LintzNYG 66
AllenCOL 32
TempletonMIL 7
GarnerNYG 5
HebnerMON 4
GantnerWAS 4
Caught Stealing
LintzNYG 23
GilbreathMIA 5
MatchickSDP 4
GantnerWAS 4
SpeierLAD 2
HernandezCOL 2
GarnerNYG 2
AllenCOL 2
Walks
FergusonCOL 101
LintzNYG 62
AllenCOL 54
RenickCLN 53
SpeierLAD 49
Strikeouts
AllenCOL 107
MatchickSDP 99
FergusonCOL 96
RenickCLN 82
MoneyPIT 81

Salary
AllenCOL7,750,000
HebnerMON6,860,000
FergusonCOL4,200,000
MoneyPIT3,950,000
SpeierLAD3,500,000

Left Fielders     C - 1B - 2B - 3B - SS - LF - CF - RF
Batting Average
HargroveSDP.350
ElliottWAS.318
OliverPIT.315
McRaeMON.312
OglivieBSN.291
On-Base Pct
HargroveSDP.419
ThomasWAS.374
MayLAD.363
ElliottWAS.362
MurphyPHN.357
Slugging Pct
MurphyPHN.519
McRaeMON.476
OglivieBSN.472
HargroveSDP.464
ThomasWAS.453
OPS
HargroveSDP.883
MurphyPHN.876
McRaeMON.833
ThomasWAS.827
ElliottWAS.812
XR
ThomasWAS95.6
MurphyPHN95.5
McRaeMON94.4
ElliottWAS86.5
OglivieBSN83.4
Games
OglivieBSN 156
AdamsCLN 153
AyalaMIL 153
McRaeMON 152
ElliottWAS 152
At-Bats
AdamsCLN 604
ElliottWAS 591
McRaeMON 584
ThomasWAS 580
OglivieBSN 570
Runs
McRaeMON 98
MurphyPHN 90
ThomasWAS 89
ElliottWAS 81
OglivieBSN 78
Hits
ElliottWAS 188
McRaeMON 182
ThomasWAS 168
OliverPIT 168
OglivieBSN 166
Total Bases
McRaeMON 278
MurphyPHN 277
OglivieBSN 269
ElliottWAS 266
ThomasWAS 263
Singles
ElliottWAS 140
HargroveSDP 132
AdamsCLN 125
OliverPIT 123
McRaeMON 121
Doubles
McRaeMON 42
MurphyPHN 38
OliverPIT 30
ElliottWAS 29
LemonPHN 26
PuhlPHN 26
Triples
ThomasWAS 14
OliverPIT 12
ElliottWAS 8
PuhlPHN 7
BochteNYG 6
Homeruns
MurphyPHN 30
OglivieBSN 25
AyalaMIL 16
McRaeMON 16
SummersSDP 14
ThomasWAS 14
RBIs
McRaeMON 124
MurphyPHN 111
ThomasWAS 90
OglivieBSN 88
HargroveSDP 87
Stolen Bases
LawPHN 43
WilsonLAD 31
PuhlPHN 13
MurphyPHN 11
OliverPIT 10
Caught Stealing
LawPHN 16
PuhlPHN 14
WilsonLAD 11
HargroveSDP 7
ThomasWAS 6
Walks
MurphyPHN 81
ThomasWAS 78
JonesCLN 64
MayLAD 60
LemonPHN 57
Strikeouts
JonesCLN 95
MurphyPHN 91
ThomasWAS 83
AdamsCLN 78
ElliottWAS 67

Salary
MayLAD8,100,000
McRaeMON5,100,000
HargroveSDP4,028,571
OliverPIT3,800,000
OglivieBSN3,021,429

Center Fielders     C - 1B - 2B - 3B - SS - LF - CF - RF
Batting Average
Griffey Sr.SDP.327
WhiteNYG.319
GrossMIL.303
BrooksMON.289
AdamsSDP.289
On-Base Pct
AdamsSDP.428
BrooksMON.421
WhiteNYG.394
GrossMIL.376
Griffey Sr.SDP.368
Slugging Pct
Griffey Sr.SDP.476
FordPIT.474
AdamsSDP.453
GrossMIL.419
GrubbCOL.403
OPS
AdamsSDP.882
Griffey Sr.SDP.843
FordPIT.813
BrooksMON.802
GrossMIL.796
XR
AdamsSDP113.9
WhiteNYG97.3
Griffey Sr.SDP94.2
FordPIT87.9
BrooksMON86.7
Games
WhiteNYG 156
FordPIT 156
AdamsSDP 156
GrossMIL 154
BrooksMON 153
At-Bats
WhiteNYG 624
FordPIT 587
Griffey Sr.SDP 572
AdamsSDP 558
LynnBSN 553
Runs
AdamsSDP 114
WhiteNYG 104
BrooksMON 85
FordPIT 85
Griffey Sr.SDP 85
Hits
WhiteNYG 199
Griffey Sr.SDP 187
FordPIT 167
GrossMIL 162
AdamsSDP 161
Total Bases
FordPIT 278
Griffey Sr.SDP 272
AdamsSDP 253
WhiteNYG 248
GrossMIL 224
Singles
WhiteNYG 161
Griffey Sr.SDP 139
GrossMIL 129
AdamsSDP 119
BrooksMON 118
Doubles
LynnBSN 30
WhiteNYG 30
FordPIT 27
Griffey Sr.SDP 26
GrubbCOL 22
Triples
BumbryLAD 7
RichardsMIL 7
Griffey Sr.SDP 7
GrossMIL 7
ArmasWAS 6
Homeruns
FordPIT 26
AdamsSDP 25
Griffey Sr.SDP 15
ReichardtCLN 13
LynnBSN 12
RBIs
Griffey Sr.SDP 109
FordPIT 92
ArmasWAS 75
AdamsSDP 73
GrossMIL 72
Stolen Bases
RichardsMIL 64
WhiteNYG 31
BumbryLAD 18
RosarioCOL 17
Griffey Sr.SDP 15
Caught Stealing
RichardsMIL 26
WhiteNYG 15
BumbryLAD 8
RosarioCOL 6
FordPIT 6
Walks
AdamsSDP 131
BrooksMON 117
WhiteNYG 79
GrossMIL 66
RosarioCOL 64
Strikeouts
ReichardtCLN 87
BrooksMON 85
RosarioCOL 84
AdamsSDP 81
ArmasWAS 80

Salary
BrooksMON6,400,000
GrossMIL4,630,000
LynnBSN4,178,571
AdamsSDP3,957,143
EaslerNYG3,664,286

Right Fielders     C - 1B - 2B - 3B - SS - LF - CF - RF
Batting Average
BondsMON.333
WhitfieldWAS.302
BakerLAD.302
BurroughsNYG.294
ValentinePIT.284
On-Base Pct
BondsMON.423
BurroughsNYG.366
BakerLAD.349
WhitfieldWAS.334
EvansBSN.327
Slugging Pct
BondsMON.638
BurroughsNYG.537
EvansBSN.500
BakerLAD.492
SpencerCLN.439
OPS
BondsMON1.061
BurroughsNYG.902
BakerLAD.841
EvansBSN.827
SpencerCLN.760
XR
BondsMON146.1
BurroughsNYG106.6
EvansBSN95.4
BakerLAD90.8
SpencerCLN81.4
Games
SpencerCLN 156
BakerLAD 155
BurroughsNYG 155
BondsMON 153
ValentinePIT 152
EvansBSN 152
At-Bats
SpencerCLN 608
EvansBSN 598
WhitfieldWAS 593
BondsMON 591
BurroughsNYG 589
Runs
BondsMON 127
BurroughsNYG 96
EvansBSN 95
BakerLAD 90
WhitfieldWAS 82
Hits
BondsMON 197
WhitfieldWAS 179
BakerLAD 177
BurroughsNYG 173
SpencerCLN 159
Total Bases
BondsMON 377
BurroughsNYG 316
EvansBSN 299
BakerLAD 289
SpencerCLN 267
Singles
WhitfieldWAS 131
BondsMON 118
BakerLAD 114
ValentinePIT 109
SpencerCLN 108
Doubles
BakerLAD 37
ValentinePIT 36
WhitfieldWAS 34
BurroughsNYG 32
CrawfordBSN 25
Triples
BondsMON 9
WhitfieldWAS 8
SwobodaMIA 8
EvansBSN 6
GibsonMIL 5
CrawfordBSN 5
Homeruns
BondsMON 46
EvansBSN 40
BurroughsNYG 37
SpencerCLN 28
BakerLAD 23
RBIs
BondsMON 126
BurroughsNYG 106
BakerLAD 103
EvansBSN 97
ValentinePIT 73
Stolen Bases
BondsMON 46
ThompsonCLN 25
BergmanWAS 6
GibsonMIL 5
EvansBSN 4
CrawfordBSN 4
Caught Stealing
BondsMON 17
ThompsonCLN 10
CrawfordBSN 6
SwobodaMIA 4
HendersonNYG 4
BergmanWAS 4
Walks
BondsMON 90
EvansBSN 70
BurroughsNYG 69
SpencerCLN 51
BergmanWAS 50
Strikeouts
BondsMON 106
GibsonMIL 96
SwobodaMIA 95
EvansBSN 92
BurroughsNYG 74

Salary
BondsMON9,500,000
HendersonNYG6,069,069
SpencerCLN5,500,000
CrawfordBSN5,400,000
BurroughsNYG4,940,000