Who was the best hitter during Week-25 of the baseball season? Find out in this latest edition of MLB Players Power Rankings.
This week’s “MLB Players Power Rankings” includes a powerhouse of sluggers as well as up and coming rookies. This list, compiled of 12 hitters vying for the number one spot, but the top hitter is not quite who you might expect.
Remember, to make this list we rank hitters based on advanced stats (SLG, wOBA, wRC+, and fWAR). This spreadsheet includes all 15 hitters who qualified.
T-10. Starlin Castro, Miami Marlins
Week-25 Stats: 0.875 SLG | 0.488 wOBA | 210 wRC+ | 0.5 fWAR
T-10. Kyle Schwarber, Chicago Cubs
Week-25 Stats: 0.783 SLG | 0.508 wOBA | 219 wRC+ | 0.5 fWAR
9. Trey Mancini, Baltimore Orioles
Week-25 Stats: 0.846 SLG | 0.519 wOBA | 230 wRC+ | 0.5 fWAR
T-8. Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
Week-25 Stats: 0.895 SLG | 0.508 wOBA | 225 wRC+ | 0.5 fWAR
T-8. Yoan Moncada, Chicago Cubs
Week-25 Stats: 0.808 SLG | 0.521 wOBA | 236 wRC+ | 0.6 fWAR
7. Miguel Sano, Minnesota Twins
Week-25 Stats: 0.889 SLG | 0.512 wOBA | 227 wRC+ | 0.6 fWAR
6. Marcus Semien, Oakland Athletics
Week-25 Stats: 0.808 SLG | 0.528 wOBA | 242 wRC+ | 0.7 fWAR
5. Mark Canha, Oakland Athletics
Week-25 Stats: 0.818 SLG | 0.537 wOBA | 249 wRC+ | 0.6 fWAR
4. Ronald Acuna Jr., Atlanta Braves
Week-25 Stats: 0.875 SLG | 0.548 wOBA | 243 wRC+ | 0.5 fWAR
3. Eloy Jimenez, Chicago White Sox
Week-25 Stats: 0.893 SLG | 0.541 wOBA | 249 wRC+ | 0.6 fWAR
2. Shed Long, Seattle Mariners
Week-25 Stats: 0.880 SLG | 0.552 wOBA | 258 wRC+ | 0.6 fWAR
And the number one hitter in week-25’s MLB players power rankings is…