Players reaching base in 2007
Posted by Andy on July 3, 2007
Leaders so far in reaching base for this season:
Reaching base at least once in a game:
Orlando Hudson 2007 76 Ind. Games Eric Byrnes 2007 76 Ind. Games Jose Reyes 2007 73 Ind. Games Ichiro Suzuki 2007 72 Ind. Games Aaron Rowand 2007 72 Ind. Games Matt Holliday 2007 72 Ind. Games Casey Blake 2007 72 Ind. Games David Wright 2007 71 Ind. Games Chase Utley 2007 71 Ind. Games Alex Rodriguez 2007 71 Ind. Games Derek Jeter 2007 71 Ind. Games Grady Sizemore 2007 70 Ind. Games Jimmy Rollins 2007 70 Ind. Games Carlos Lee 2007 70 Ind. Games Prince Fielder 2007 70 Ind. Games Orlando Cabrera 2007 70 Ind. Games
A few surprising names on that list, starting with Hudson. His career OBP is just .341. Byrnes is even more surprising, with a career mark of .328. Casey Blake and Orlando Cabrera also stick out
Looking at the leaders of reaching base at least twice in a game, it's interesting to note that it's a fairly different list:
Ichiro Suzuki 2007 53 Ind. Games Todd Helton 2007 52 Ind. Games Vladimir Guerrero 2007 51 Ind. Games Barry Bonds 2007 50 Ind. Games Kevin Youkilis 2007 49 Ind. Games Jose Reyes 2007 49 Ind. Games Derek Jeter 2007 49 Ind. Games Brian Roberts 2007 48 Ind. Games Albert Pujols 2007 48 Ind. Games Grady Sizemore 2007 47 Ind. Games Alex Rodriguez 2007 47 Ind. Games Chase Utley 2007 46 Ind. Games Edgar Renteria 2007 46 Ind. Games Magglio Ordonez 2007 46 Ind. Games Travis Hafner 2007 46 Ind. Games
Ichiro, Reyes, Jeter, Sizemore, A-rod, and Utley appear on both lists. But, unsurprisingly, all those guys with low OBPs drop off.
And finally, players reaching base at least 3 times the most:
Todd Helton 2007 26 Ind. Games David DeJesus 2007 26 Ind. Games Grady Sizemore 2007 24 Ind. Games Magglio Ordonez 2007 24 Ind. Games Vladimir Guerrero 2007 24 Ind. Games Chase Utley 2007 23 Ind. Games Ichiro Suzuki 2007 23 Ind. Games Derek Jeter 2007 23 Ind. Games Gary Sheffield 2007 22 Ind. Games Brian Roberts 2007 22 Ind. Games Jose Reyes 2007 22 Ind. Games Albert Pujols 2007 22 Ind. Games Derrek Lee 2007 22 Ind. Games
A very similar list to at least twice per game, with the exception of the very-out-of-place David DeJesus.