In this edition of Stats Don't Lie, I wanted to see who were the best hitters this season. When I run this report, batting average is not really a factor. The goal is to looks for hitters with high walk rates, good strikeout rates and power potential. Check out the list below.
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2B |
3B |
HR |
BB% |
K% |
ISO |
BB/K |
| Royce Lewis |
29 |
0 |
10 |
8.50% |
15.10% |
0.161 |
0.56 |
| Isaac Paredes |
20 |
2 |
13 |
10.10% |
15.10% |
0.185 |
0.67 |
| Jeter Downs |
22 |
2 |
11 |
9.60% |
19.70% |
0.154 |
0.49 |
| Gavin Lux |
23 |
7 |
12 |
10.40% |
16.90% |
0.199 |
0.61 |
| Carter Kieboom |
24 |
0 |
13 |
10.30% |
19.60% |
0.162 |
0.52 |
| Jahmai Jones |
14 |
7 |
9 |
12.80% |
19.80% |
0.141 |
0.64 |
| Seth Beer |
11 |
0 |
7 |
10.80% |
15.40% |
0.194 |
0.70 |
| Daulton Varsho |
10 |
4 |
9 |
9.60% |
18.50% |
0.196 |
0.52 |
| Kyle Tucker |
24 |
2 |
14 |
9.70% |
19.20% |
0.208 |
0.51 |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes |
27 |
6 |
6 |
10.90% |
15.70% |
0.167 |
0.69 |
| Bryan Reynolds |
15 |
1 |
5 |
12.10% |
19.40% |
0.152 |
0.63 |
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| * Min of 175 Plate Appearances | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Ke'Bryan Hayes - Still a bargain bin buy. Scouts are skeptical that he can develop power. |
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| Issac Paredes, Daulton Varsho & Carter Kieboom - All need a Chrome auto. |
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| Jeter Downs - Still affordable and a strong buy. |
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| Gavin Lux - Great bounceback season. |
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| Jahmai Jones - Still a strong buy for me. | | | |
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| Seth Beer - I hope he is in 2018 Bowman Draft. |
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