{"id":11240,"date":"2017-03-24T08:16:41","date_gmt":"2017-03-24T14:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=11240"},"modified":"2017-02-11T09:46:21","modified_gmt":"2017-02-11T15:46:21","slug":"active-batting-leaders-through-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/active-batting-leaders-through-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Active Batting Leaders \u2013 Through 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/baseballs2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8804\" src=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/baseballs2.jpg\" alt=\"baseballs2\" width=\"375\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/baseballs2.jpg 375w, http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/baseballs2-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/baseballs2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a>Last month, we looked at the overall leaders on both sides of the ball from all of the games I&#8217;ve attended between 1984 and 2015.\u00a0 Now that Opening Day\u00a0is right around the corner,\u00a0let&#8217;s take another look at those numbers, limiting it to players that are still active heading in to the 2016 season.\u00a0\u00a0A few notable retirements, chief among them Carlos Quentin, will add some new names to this list.<\/p>\n<p>Home Runs<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Name<\/span><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Total<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Alexei Ramirez<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">34<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Alex Rios<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">24<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">A.J. Pierzynski<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">20<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Jose Abreu<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">17<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Juan Uribe<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">16<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tfoot><\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n<p>Hits<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Name<\/span><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Total<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Alexei Ramirez<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">300<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">A.J. Pierzynski<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">239<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Alex Rios<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">153<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Gordon Beckham<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">144<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Adam Eaton<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">102<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Runs<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Name<\/span><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Total<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Alexei Ramirez<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">134<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">A.J. Pierzynski<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">106<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Alex Rios<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">86<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Gordon Beckham<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">83<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Alejandro de Aza<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">57<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tfoot><\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n<p>RBI<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Name<\/span><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Total<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Alexei Ramirez<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">140<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">A.J. Pierzynski<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">98<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Alex Rios<!--more--><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">81<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Gordon Beckham<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">70<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Juan Uribe<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">58<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tfoot><\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n<p>Doubles<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Name<\/span><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Total<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Alexei Ramirez<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">49<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">A.J. Pierzynski<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">43<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Gordon Beckham<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">29<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Alex Rios<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">27<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Juan Uribe<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">22<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Melky Cabrera<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">22<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tfoot><\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n<p>Triples<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Name<\/span><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Total<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Alejandro de Aza<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">7<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Alexei Ramirez<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Adam Eaton<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Alex Rios<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">19 with<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tfoot><\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n<p>Batting Average (&gt;\u00a030 AB)<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Name<\/span><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Total<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Ryan Braun<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">0.377<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Victor Martinez<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">0.362<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Jason Kipnis<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">0.353<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Justin Smoak<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">0.344<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Justin Upton<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">0.344<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tfoot><\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n<p>Batting Average (&gt; 100 AB)<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Name<\/span><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Total<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Matt Murton<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">0.327<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Melky Cabrera<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">0.319<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Ronny Cedeno<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">0.307<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Alexei Ramirez<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">0.295<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Geovany Soto<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">0.293<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tfoot><\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n<p>Stolen Bases<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Name<\/span><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Total<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Alexei Ramierz<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">24<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Alex Rios<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">22<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Alejandro de Aza<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">15<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Adam Eaton<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">11<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; 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