2009 Leaders
2008 Leaders
2007 Leaders
I normally do this at the beginning of November, but it slipped my mind this year. It's good to have something to read on Thanksgiving (not all of us are lucky enough to be with our families and need some form of distraction, whether at home or at work), and these aren't exactly leaderboards that people memorize either. Enjoy!
Minimum plate appearances: 150
Stats courtesy of FanGraphs
| Name | wOBA | Name | P/PA |
| Justin Morneau | .447 | Jim Thome | 4.23 |
| Jim Thome | .437 | Jason Kubel | 4.04 |
| Joe Mauer | .373 | J.J. Hardy | 3.99 |
| Delmon Young | .352 | Nick Punto | 3.98 |
| Danny Valencia | .351 | Justin Morneau | 3.90 |
| Name | Line Drive % | Name | BABIP |
| Joe Mauer | 24.2 | Justin Morneau | .385 |
| Justin Morneau | 22.0 | Joe Mauer | .348 |
| Jim Thome | 21.4 | Danny Valencia | .345 |
| Orlando Hudson | 20.6 | Delmon Young | .312 |
| Jason Kubel | 19.2 | Orlando Hudson | .312 |
| Name | Isolated Power | Name | Clutch |
| Jim Thome | .344 | Delmon Young | 1.74 |
| Justin Morneau | .274 | Alexi Casilla | 1.52 |
| Delmon Young | .195 | Joe Mauer | 0.71 |
| Jason Kubel | .178 | Denard Span | 0.29 |
| Michael Cuddyer | .146 | Danny Valencia | 0.25 |
| Name | Walk Rate | Name | Strikeout Rate |
| Jim Thome | 17.6 | Jim Thome | 29.7 |
| Justin Morneau | 14.4 | Jason Kubel | 22.4 |
| Joe Mauer | 11.1 | Justin Morneau | 20.9 |
| Nick Punto | 9.7 | Nick Punto | 19.8 |
| Jason Kubel | 9.6 | Drew Butera | 17.6 |
| Name | O-Zone Swing % | Name | WAR |
| Delmon Young | 40.9 | Justin Morneau | 5.3 |
| Michael Cuddyer | 34.1 | Joe Mauer | 5.1 |
| Alexi Casilla | 33.1 | Jim Thome | 3.6 |
| Justin Morneau | 30.9 | Orlando Hudson | 3.1 |
| Jason Kubel | 28.6 | Denard Span | 2.9 |
Just a few notes.
- Jason Repko struck out more often than Thome, he just didn't have enough plate appearances to make the leaderboard.
- On the same list, Brendan Harris struck out more often than Morneau.
- Other than Kubel and Morneau, look at the difference between strikeout rates and swinging outside the strike zone. They're definitely not the same thing.
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