MLB Players Power Rankings (7): Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels
May Stats: 0.604 SLG | 0.425 wOBA | 174 wRC+ | 1.8 fWAR
Mike Trout has held the reputation of the best MLB player since just about his rookie season, and with good reason. In fact, since breaking into the league in 2012, Trout has a higher fWAR (68.1) than any other MLB player. The next best player, Buster Posey, only has 46.5 fWAR.
The impressive thing about Trout’s play is that he’ll very rarely light up the stat sheet in a given week. Especially if you focus your attention on traditional stats like batting average and strikeouts. As a matter of fact, compared to all the hitters on this list, Trout features the lowest AVG (.275) for the month of May.
However, what makes his game great is that he is the master of creating runs. In fact, since his rookie season, Trout leads baseball in wRC+ (175). The next best player, Joey Votto has a wRC+ more than 20 points lower.
Quite similarly, on this list, while Trout isn’t the top run creator, in wRC+ he ranks higher than he is placed in this ranking. Having a 174 wRC+ for the May is the fifth best in this MLB Players Power Rankings.
This season, the 2x MVP is likely headed to yet another AL MVP award, and when it’s all said in done, we may even consider him the G.O.A.T.