MLB Players Power Rankings: Top 10 Hitters in Week-17
By Manny Gómez
Who was the best hitter during Week-16 of the baseball season? Find out in this latest edition of MLB Players Power Rankings.
In this week’s “MLB Players Power Rankings,” ALL but one hitter belongs to a playoff-contending team. Also, in week-17 some of baseball’s best players over the last several years make their debut in the top 10.
Now, before we jump into this week’s top 10 hitters, we’ve made some changes into how make our determinations. No longer will we use rubrics. Instead, each hitter’s individual stats (SLG, wOBA, wRC+, and fWAR) are ranked and then added together for a final score.
Here’s a full list of the best hitters during week-17 of the MLB season.
With that being said, here are your 10-6 hitters in this week’s MLB Players Power Rankings.
T10. Renato Nunez, Baltimore Orioles
Week-17 stats: 0.714 SLG | 0.483 wOBA | 208 wRC+ | 0.5 fWAR
T10. Paul DeJong, St. Louis Cardinals
Week-17 stats: 0.833 SLG | 0.473 wOBA | 198 wRC+ | 0.6 fWAR
T10. Xander Bogaerts, Boston Red Sox
Week-17 stats: 0.742 SLG | 0.482 wOBA | 203 wRC+ | 0.6 fWAR
9. J.D. Martinez, Boston Red Sox
Week-17 stats: 0.839 SLG | 0.502 wOBA | 216 wRC+ | 0.5 fWAR
8. Didi Gregorius, New York Yankees
Week-17 stats: 0.885 SLG | 0.522 wOBA | 234 wRC+ | 0.6 fWAR
7. Jose Ramirez, Cleveland Indians
Week-17 stats: 0.900 SLG | 0.525 wOBA | 233 wRC+ | 0.7 fWAR
6. Jose Altuve, Houston Astros
Week-17 stats: 0.826 SLG | 0.562 wOBA | 266 wRC+ | 0.6 fWAR