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MLB Leaders: Statistical Leaders and paces as second half opens

By Benjamin Chase

ANAHEIM, CA - JULY 21: Justin Verlander #35 of the Houston Astros pitches in the third inning against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Angel Stadium on July 21, 2018 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
ANAHEIM, CA - JULY 21: Justin Verlander #35 of the Houston Astros pitches in the third inning against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Angel Stadium on July 21, 2018 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /
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WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 17: Mookie Betts #50 of the Boston Red Sox bats during the first inning of the 89th MLB All-Star Game at Nationals Park Tuesday, July 17, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) /

MLB Leaders: AL hitting (stats through Saturday)

Batting Average: Mookie Betts, Boston, .355; Jose Altuve, Houston .329; J.D. Martinez, Boston, .325; Jean Segura, Seattle, .322; Matt Duffy, Tampa Bay, .317
On-Base: Mike Trout, Los Angeles, .451; Betts, .444; Shin-Soo Choo, Texas, .401; Jose Ramirez, Cleveland, .401; Aaron Judge, New York, .398
Slugging: Betts, .677; Martinez, .639; Ramirez, .639; Trout, .595; Manny Machado, Baltimore, .575
Runs: Francisco Lindor, Cleveland, 86; Betts, 79; Martinez, 72; Trout, 71; Ramirez, 70
Hits: Altuve, 130; Segura, 122; Eddie Rosario, Minnesota, 120; Nick Castellanos, Detroit, 117; Lindor and Martinez, 116
Doubles: Eduardo Escobar, Minnesota, 36; Lindor, 32; Alex Bregman, Houston, 31; Whit Merrifield, Kansas City, 30; Miguel Andujar, New York, and Castellanos, 29
Triples: Carlos Sanchez, Chicago, 9; Teoscar Hernandez, Toronto, and Mallex Smith, Tampa Bay, 6; Andrew Benintendi, Boston, and Yoan Moncada, Chicago, 5
Home Runs: Ramirez, 30; Martinez, 29, Judge 26, Lindor and Trout, 25
RBI: Martinez, 80; Ramirez, 72; Edwin Encarnacion, Cleveland, 68; Mitch Haniger, Seattle, 67; Machado, 65
Walks: Trout, 86; Judge, 66; Choo, 63; Justin Smoak, Toronto, and Bregman, 58
Strikeouts: Joey Gallo, Texas, 135; Moncada, 134; Judge, 132; Giancarlo Stanton, New York, 131; Chris Davis, Baltimore, 121
Stolen Bases: Dee Gordon, Seattle, 22; Tim Anderson, Chicago, 21; Ramirez, 20; Betts, 18; Merrifield, Benintendi, and Smith, 17

To get an idea of where the leaders could end up, here are some of the paces:

  • Lindor, runs, 143
  • Altuve, hits, 209
  • Escobar, doubles, 61
  • Sanchez, triples, 15
  • Ramirez, home runs, 50
  • Martinez, RBI, 130
  • Trout, walks, 141
  • Gallo, strikeouts, 221
  • Gordon, stolen bases, 36

Interestingly, few seem terribly out of reach, outside of Escobar’s double total and Ramirez’s home run total, but neither of those is insane for recent numbers that we’ve seen. One of the interesting things to track is whether Escobar may be traded to a team 1) in the American League, and 2) that he will be a starter for when he could be a super utility for a number of playoff-quality teams.

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