70. ‘S All Good
From 1978 to 1983, while there was no one dominant player at the position, almost every major league team had a quality second baseman. At least two of these players, Willie Randolph and Lou Whitaker, were of Hall of Fame or near-Hall of Fame quality. Davey Lopes had an outstanding career. Joe Morgan, while not the MVP-anytime-you-choose-to-focus-on-him player that he was from 1972 to 1976, was still an extremely effective player. Phil Garner was a good player. Paul Molitor and Bill Madlock, while we don’t remember them as second basemen, had good seasons while playing second base.
Frank White won eight Gold Gloves, had over 2,000 hits, twice hit 22 homers in a season, batted cleanup in the World Series for a World Championship team and was in double figures in stolen bases every season. He barely makes any of the lists. Manny Trillo was in the majors for 17 seasons, played in four All-Star games, won three Gold Gloves, hit .280 and better several times as a regular, had one of the best throwing arms I have ever seen at second base, and was the MVP of the National League Championship Series for a team that then won the World Series. I’m not sure if he ever makes a list.
Part of the problem for the long-time quality players like White and Trillo is that there were also several players who were really good for a period of two or three years and then vanished, like Bump Wills and Tony Bernazard. Dommo Garcia was pretty good, and Johnny Ray was, and Tommie Herr, and Phil Garner.
Randolph and Whitaker and Grich may have been good enough to have been dominant players with lesser competition. There was no dominant second baseman from 1960 to 1966, and there was no dominant second baseman from 1978 to 1983, but these eras are not the same. In 1961 and 1964 no second baseman rates at 18.00—a number which would indicate a weak All Star. In 1978 18.00 wouldn’t make the list of top second basemen; in several other years it would barely make the list.
Another point relating here is that the second basemen of this era are far better than the shortstops. The second basemen are great; the shortstops are weak. Probably related somehow.
|
YEAR
|
Rank
|
First
|
Last
|
HR
|
RBI
|
Avg
|
OBA
|
SPct
|
Value
|
|
1978
|
1
|
Willie
|
Randolph
|
3
|
42
|
.279
|
.381
|
.357
|
24.55
|
|
1978
|
2
|
Bill
|
Madlock
|
15
|
44
|
.309
|
.378
|
.481
|
23.82
|
|
1978
|
3
|
Joe
|
Morgan
|
13
|
75
|
.236
|
.347
|
.385
|
23.36
|
|
1978
|
4
|
Davey
|
Lopes
|
17
|
58
|
.278
|
.355
|
.421
|
22.75
|
|
1978
|
5
|
Bobby
|
Grich
|
6
|
42
|
.251
|
.357
|
.329
|
22.49
|
|
1978
|
6
|
Phil
|
Garner
|
10
|
66
|
.261
|
.345
|
.400
|
20.20
|
|
1978
|
7
|
Bump
|
Wills
|
9
|
57
|
.250
|
.331
|
.347
|
18.26
|
|
1978
|
8
|
Jorge
|
Orta
|
13
|
53
|
.274
|
.340
|
.421
|
18.11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1979
|
1
|
Bobby
|
Grich
|
30
|
101
|
.294
|
.365
|
.537
|
24.98
|
|
1979
|
2
|
Willie
|
Randolph
|
5
|
61
|
.270
|
.374
|
.368
|
24.55
|
|
1979
|
3
|
Paul
|
Molitor
|
9
|
62
|
.322
|
.372
|
.469
|
22.90
|
|
1979
|
4
|
Davey
|
Lopes
|
28
|
73
|
.265
|
.372
|
.464
|
22.19
|
|
1979
|
5
|
Joe
|
Morgan
|
9
|
32
|
.250
|
.379
|
.376
|
21.41
|
|
1979
|
6
|
Phil
|
Garner
|
11
|
59
|
.293
|
.359
|
.441
|
19.43
|
|
1979
|
7
|
Lou
|
Whitaker
|
3
|
42
|
.286
|
.395
|
.378
|
18.36
|
|
1979
|
8
|
Bump
|
Wills
|
5
|
46
|
.273
|
.340
|
.350
|
17.99
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1980
|
1
|
Willie
|
Randolph
|
7
|
46
|
.294
|
.427
|
.407
|
26.97
|
|
1980
|
2
|
Bobby
|
Grich
|
14
|
62
|
.271
|
.377
|
.408
|
23.17
|
|
1980
|
3
|
Joe
|
Morgan
|
11
|
49
|
.243
|
.367
|
.373
|
22.20
|
|
1980
|
4
|
Paul
|
Molitor
|
9
|
37
|
.304
|
.372
|
.438
|
21.96
|
|
1980
|
5
|
Bump
|
Wills
|
5
|
58
|
.263
|
.322
|
.360
|
18.05
|
|
1980
|
6
|
Phil
|
Garner
|
5
|
58
|
.259
|
.315
|
.358
|
17.26
|
|
1980
|
7
|
Davey
|
Lopes
|
10
|
49
|
.251
|
.321
|
.344
|
17.01
|
|
1980
|
8
|
Jorge
|
Orta
|
10
|
64
|
.291
|
.379
|
.403
|
16.84
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
YEAR
|
Rank
|
First
|
Last
|
HR
|
RBI
|
Avg
|
OBA
|
SPct
|
Value
|
|
1981
|
1
|
Bobby
|
Grich
|
22
|
61
|
.304
|
.378
|
.543
|
24.83
|
|
1981
|
2
|
Joe
|
Morgan
|
8
|
31
|
.240
|
.371
|
.377
|
21.72
|
|
1981
|
3
|
Willie
|
Randolph
|
2
|
24
|
.232
|
.336
|
.305
|
18.78
|
|
1981
|
4
|
Lou
|
Whitaker
|
5
|
36
|
.263
|
.340
|
.373
|
18.22
|
|
1981
|
5
|
Rich
|
Dauer
|
4
|
38
|
.263
|
.317
|
.369
|
15.15
|
|
1981
|
6
|
Phil
|
Garner
|
1
|
26
|
.248
|
.326
|
.310
|
14.49
|
|
1981
|
7
|
Julio
|
Cruz
|
2
|
24
|
.256
|
.332
|
.324
|
14.47
|
|
1981
|
8
|
Tony
|
Bernazard
|
6
|
34
|
.276
|
.367
|
.380
|
13.95
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1982
|
1
|
Joe
|
Morgan
|
14
|
61
|
.289
|
.400
|
.438
|
26.25
|
|
1982
|
2
|
Bobby
|
Grich
|
19
|
65
|
.261
|
.371
|
.449
|
22.71
|
|
1982
|
3
|
Lou
|
Whitaker
|
15
|
65
|
.286
|
.341
|
.434
|
21.97
|
|
1982
|
4
|
Willie
|
Randolph
|
3
|
36
|
.280
|
.368
|
.349
|
20.19
|
|
1982
|
5
|
Tony
|
Bernazard
|
11
|
56
|
.256
|
.337
|
.396
|
17.54
|
|
1982
|
6
|
Damaso
|
Garcia
|
5
|
42
|
.310
|
.338
|
.399
|
17.48
|
|
1982
|
7
|
Phil
|
Garner
|
13
|
83
|
.274
|
.320
|
.423
|
17.48
|
|
1982
|
8
|
Johnny
|
Ray
|
7
|
63
|
.281
|
.318
|
.382
|
16.71
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1983
|
1
|
Lou
|
Whitaker
|
12
|
72
|
.320
|
.380
|
.457
|
25.79
|
|
1983
|
2
|
Bobby
|
Grich
|
16
|
62
|
.292
|
.414
|
.460
|
22.41
|
|
1983
|
3
|
Ryne
|
Sandberg
|
8
|
48
|
.261
|
.316
|
.351
|
21.71
|
|
1983
|
4
|
Joe
|
Morgan
|
16
|
59
|
.230
|
.370
|
.403
|
20.66
|
|
1983
|
5
|
Willie
|
Randolph
|
2
|
38
|
.279
|
.361
|
.348
|
19.36
|
|
1983
|
6
|
Johnny
|
Ray
|
5
|
53
|
.283
|
.323
|
.399
|
18.32
|
|
1983
|
7
|
Tom
|
Herr
|
2
|
31
|
.323
|
.403
|
.412
|
18.24
|
|
1983
|
8
|
Damaso
|
Garcia
|
3
|
38
|
.307
|
.336
|
.390
|
17.64
|
Joe Morgan is the dominant player at the position from 1969 to 1977—comparable to Lajoie, Collins, Hornsby or Gehringer—but also had off-peak seasons when he was the #1 man at the position four years BEFORE his peak (1965) and five years after (1982). I don’t know of any other player who did that. He ranked as the best second baseman in baseball for at least one season in the 60s, the 70s and the 80s.
71. The Sandberg Time
From 1984 to 1992 the best second baseman in baseball was Ryne Sandberg.
|
YEAR
|
Rank
|
First
|
Last
|
HR
|
RBI
|
Avg
|
OBA
|
SPct
|
Value
|
|
1984
|
1
|
Ryne
|
Sandberg
|
19
|
84
|
.314
|
.367
|
.520
|
30.36
|
|
1984
|
2
|
Lou
|
Whitaker
|
13
|
56
|
.289
|
.357
|
.407
|
24.32
|
|
1984
|
3
|
Juan
|
Samuel
|
15
|
69
|
.272
|
.307
|
.442
|
22.18
|
|
1984
|
4
|
Tom
|
Herr
|
4
|
49
|
.276
|
.335
|
.346
|
21.49
|
|
1984
|
5
|
Willie
|
Randolph
|
2
|
31
|
.287
|
.377
|
.348
|
21.28
|
|
1984
|
6
|
Johnny
|
Ray
|
6
|
67
|
.312
|
.354
|
.434
|
20.06
|
|
1984
|
7
|
Bobby
|
Grich
|
18
|
58
|
.256
|
.357
|
.452
|
19.76
|
|
1984
|
8
|
Frank
|
White
|
17
|
56
|
.271
|
.311
|
.445
|
18.82
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1985
|
1
|
Ryne
|
Sandberg
|
26
|
83
|
.305
|
.364
|
.504
|
27.68
|
|
1985
|
2
|
Tom
|
Herr
|
8
|
110
|
.302
|
.379
|
.416
|
24.77
|
|
1985
|
3
|
Lou
|
Whitaker
|
21
|
73
|
.279
|
.362
|
.456
|
23.86
|
|
1985
|
4
|
Juan
|
Samuel
|
19
|
74
|
.264
|
.303
|
.436
|
22.63
|
|
1985
|
5
|
Willie
|
Randolph
|
5
|
40
|
.276
|
.382
|
.356
|
21.34
|
|
1985
|
6
|
Bill
|
Doran
|
14
|
59
|
.287
|
.362
|
.434
|
19.49
|
|
1985
|
7
|
Johnny
|
Ray
|
7
|
70
|
.274
|
.325
|
.375
|
18.67
|
|
1985
|
8
|
Tony
|
Bernazard
|
11
|
59
|
.274
|
.361
|
.404
|
17.89
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1986
|
1
|
Steve
|
Sax
|
6
|
56
|
.332
|
.390
|
.441
|
24.13
|
|
1986
|
2
|
Ryne
|
Sandberg
|
14
|
76
|
.284
|
.330
|
.411
|
23.89
|
|
1986
|
3
|
Juan
|
Samuel
|
16
|
78
|
.266
|
.302
|
.448
|
23.19
|
|
1986
|
4
|
Lou
|
Whitaker
|
20
|
73
|
.269
|
.338
|
.437
|
21.63
|
|
1986
|
5
|
Willie
|
Randolph
|
5
|
50
|
.276
|
.393
|
.346
|
20.69
|
|
1986
|
6
|
Tom
|
Herr
|
2
|
61
|
.252
|
.342
|
.331
|
20.01
|
|
1986
|
7
|
Johnny
|
Ray
|
7
|
78
|
.301
|
.363
|
.394
|
19.15
|
|
1986
|
8
|
Tony
|
Bernazard
|
17
|
73
|
.301
|
.362
|
.456
|
18.97
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
YEAR
|
Rank
|
First
|
Last
|
HR
|
RBI
|
Avg
|
OBA
|
SPct
|
Value
|
|
1987
|
1
|
Ryne
|
Sandberg
|
16
|
59
|
.294
|
.367
|
.442
|
23.08
|
|
1987
|
2
|
Juan
|
Samuel
|
28
|
100
|
.272
|
.335
|
.502
|
23.07
|
|
1987
|
3
|
Willie
|
Randolph
|
7
|
67
|
.305
|
.411
|
.414
|
22.30
|
|
1987
|
4
|
Lou
|
Whitaker
|
16
|
59
|
.265
|
.341
|
.427
|
21.98
|
|
1987
|
5
|
Steve
|
Sax
|
6
|
46
|
.280
|
.331
|
.369
|
21.33
|
|
1987
|
6
|
Bill
|
Doran
|
16
|
79
|
.283
|
.365
|
.406
|
19.01
|
|
1987
|
7
|
Johnny
|
Ray
|
5
|
69
|
.289
|
.334
|
.374
|
18.22
|
|
1987
|
8
|
Tom
|
Herr
|
2
|
83
|
.263
|
.346
|
.331
|
17.63
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1988
|
1
|
Ryne
|
Sandberg
|
19
|
69
|
.264
|
.322
|
.419
|
24.32
|
|
1988
|
2
|
Lou
|
Whitaker
|
12
|
55
|
.275
|
.376
|
.419
|
23.21
|
|
1988
|
3
|
Julio
|
Franco
|
10
|
54
|
.303
|
.361
|
.409
|
23.14
|
|
1988
|
4
|
Steve
|
Sax
|
5
|
57
|
.277
|
.325
|
.343
|
22.50
|
|
1988
|
5
|
Johnny
|
Ray
|
6
|
83
|
.306
|
.345
|
.429
|
20.14
|
|
1988
|
6
|
Juan
|
Samuel
|
12
|
67
|
.243
|
.298
|
.380
|
19.64
|
|
1988
|
7
|
Roberto
|
Alomar
|
9
|
41
|
.266
|
.328
|
.382
|
19.50
|
|
1988
|
8
|
Willie
|
Randolph
|
2
|
34
|
.230
|
.322
|
.300
|
18.55
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1989
|
1
|
Ryne
|
Sandberg
|
30
|
76
|
.290
|
.356
|
.497
|
28.78
|
|
1989
|
2
|
Julio
|
Franco
|
13
|
92
|
.316
|
.386
|
.462
|
27.80
|
|
1989
|
3
|
Lou
|
Whitaker
|
28
|
85
|
.251
|
.361
|
.462
|
24.71
|
|
1989
|
4
|
Roberto
|
Alomar
|
7
|
56
|
.295
|
.347
|
.376
|
21.96
|
|
1989
|
5
|
Steve
|
Sax
|
5
|
63
|
.315
|
.364
|
.387
|
20.61
|
|
1989
|
6
|
Willie
|
Randolph
|
2
|
36
|
.282
|
.366
|
.326
|
19.76
|
|
1989
|
7
|
Robby
|
Thompson
|
13
|
50
|
.241
|
.321
|
.400
|
18.76
|
|
1989
|
8
|
Jody
|
Reed
|
3
|
40
|
.288
|
.376
|
.393
|
18.21
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
YEAR
|
Rank
|
First
|
Last
|
HR
|
RBI
|
Avg
|
OBA
|
SPct
|
Value
|
|
1990
|
1
|
Ryne
|
Sandberg
|
40
|
100
|
.306
|
.354
|
.559
|
33.03
|
|
1990
|
2
|
Julio
|
Franco
|
11
|
69
|
.296
|
.383
|
.402
|
26.80
|
|
1990
|
3
|
Paul
|
Molitor
|
12
|
45
|
.285
|
.343
|
.464
|
26.52
|
|
1990
|
4
|
Lou
|
Whitaker
|
18
|
60
|
.237
|
.338
|
.407
|
23.92
|
|
1990
|
5
|
Roberto
|
Alomar
|
6
|
60
|
.287
|
.340
|
.381
|
22.95
|
|
1990
|
6
|
Bip
|
Roberts
|
9
|
44
|
.309
|
.375
|
.433
|
20.61
|
|
1990
|
7
|
Gregg
|
Jefferies
|
15
|
68
|
.283
|
.337
|
.434
|
18.92
|
|
1990
|
8
|
Jody
|
Reed
|
5
|
51
|
.289
|
.371
|
.390
|
18.76
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1991
|
1
|
Ryne
|
Sandberg
|
26
|
100
|
.291
|
.379
|
.485
|
34.03
|
|
1991
|
2
|
Lou
|
Whitaker
|
23
|
78
|
.279
|
.391
|
.489
|
26.23
|
|
1991
|
3
|
Roberto
|
Alomar
|
9
|
69
|
.295
|
.354
|
.436
|
26.22
|
|
1991
|
4
|
Julio
|
Franco
|
15
|
78
|
.341
|
.408
|
.474
|
25.70
|
|
1991
|
5
|
Carlos
|
Baerga
|
11
|
69
|
.288
|
.346
|
.398
|
20.23
|
|
1991
|
6
|
Willie
|
Randolph
|
0
|
54
|
.327
|
.424
|
.374
|
19.53
|
|
1991
|
7
|
Steve
|
Sax
|
10
|
56
|
.304
|
.345
|
.414
|
18.95
|
|
1991
|
8
|
Robby
|
Thompson
|
19
|
48
|
.262
|
.352
|
.447
|
18.88
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1992
|
1
|
Ryne
|
Sandberg
|
26
|
87
|
.304
|
.371
|
.510
|
30.36
|
|
1992
|
2
|
Roberto
|
Alomar
|
8
|
76
|
.310
|
.405
|
.427
|
30.04
|
|
1992
|
3
|
Craig
|
Biggio
|
6
|
39
|
.277
|
.378
|
.369
|
28.07
|
|
1992
|
4
|
Lou
|
Whitaker
|
19
|
71
|
.278
|
.386
|
.461
|
24.99
|
|
1992
|
5
|
Carlos
|
Baerga
|
20
|
105
|
.312
|
.354
|
.455
|
24.52
|
|
1992
|
6
|
Tony
|
Phillips
|
10
|
64
|
.276
|
.387
|
.388
|
23.48
|
|
1992
|
7
|
Chuck
|
Knoblauch
|
2
|
56
|
.297
|
.384
|
.358
|
20.89
|
|
1992
|
8
|
Bip
|
Roberts
|
4
|
45
|
.323
|
.393
|
.432
|
19.65
|
72. The A and B options at Second Base
Craig Biggio came to the majors in 1988 as a catcher. As a catcher he was a mixed blessing, a singles-hitting catcher who ran exceptionally well for a C but couldn’t throw out Orrin Hatch stealing second base. He led the league in stolen bases allowed every season; in 1991 he led in passed balls as well. In 1992 he moved to second base. I was skeptical that this would work, but in his second season at second he hit 21 homers and 41 doubles, and emerged as one of the top second basemen in baseball.
Roberto Alomar also came to the majors in 1988, as a Padre. After the 1990 season he was traded to Toronto in a two-for-two trade of four players of near-Hall of Fame quality: Alomar, Joe Carter, Fred McGriff and Tony Fernandez. I am not sure there has ever been any other trade in major league history with four stars of that magnitude.
By 1993 Biggio and Alomar were the two best second basemen in baseball. Alomar would help the Blue Jays to two World Series championships. Craig Biggio was my favorite player in the years after the Royals ceased to be interesting and before I worked for the Red Sox, and this method shows Biggio to be the stronger of the two Hall of Famers. But I should also point out that Alomar had enormous impact on pennant races. I once did a study of pennant race impact which showed that the two position players who had the most impact on pennant races, post-1900, were Babe Ruth and Roberto Alomar. It is really not clear to me who was the greater player, Alomar or Biggio.
Note that Lou Whitaker, who was the #1 second baseman in baseball for a year before Sandberg, survived to be one of the top men at the start of the Alomar/Biggio era.
|
YEAR
|
Rank
|
First
|
Last
|
HR
|
RBI
|
Avg
|
OBA
|
SPct
|
Value
|
|
1993
|
1
|
Craig
|
Biggio
|
21
|
64
|
.287
|
.373
|
.474
|
28.05
|
|
1993
|
2
|
Roberto
|
Alomar
|
17
|
93
|
.326
|
.408
|
.492
|
27.90
|
|
1993
|
3
|
Carlos
|
Baerga
|
21
|
114
|
.321
|
.355
|
.486
|
24.97
|
|
1993
|
4
|
Lou
|
Whitaker
|
9
|
67
|
.290
|
.412
|
.449
|
21.42
|
|
1993
|
5
|
Ryne
|
Sandberg
|
9
|
45
|
.309
|
.359
|
.412
|
21.39
|
|
1993
|
6
|
Chuck
|
Knoblauch
|
2
|
41
|
.277
|
.354
|
.346
|
20.25
|
|
1993
|
7
|
Jeff
|
Blauser
|
15
|
73
|
.305
|
.401
|
.436
|
19.59
|
|
1993
|
8
|
Robby
|
Thompson
|
19
|
65
|
.312
|
.375
|
.496
|
17.76
|
|
1993
|
9
|
Delino
|
DeShields
|
2
|
29
|
.295
|
.389
|
.372
|
16.82
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1994
|
1
|
Craig
|
Biggio
|
6
|
56
|
.318
|
.411
|
.483
|
30.46
|
|
1994
|
2
|
Chuck
|
Knoblauch
|
5
|
51
|
.312
|
.381
|
.461
|
24.60
|
|
1994
|
3
|
Roberto
|
Alomar
|
8
|
38
|
.306
|
.386
|
.452
|
22.37
|
|
1994
|
4
|
Carlos
|
Baerga
|
19
|
80
|
.314
|
.333
|
.525
|
22.34
|
|
1994
|
5
|
Jeff
|
Kent
|
14
|
68
|
.292
|
.341
|
.475
|
17.27
|
|
1994
|
6
|
Ryne
|
Sandberg
|
5
|
24
|
.238
|
.312
|
.390
|
15.27
|
|
1994
|
7
|
Lou
|
Whitaker
|
12
|
43
|
.301
|
.377
|
.491
|
14.65
|
|
1994
|
8
|
Bret
|
Boone
|
12
|
68
|
.320
|
.368
|
.491
|
14.60
|
|
1994
|
9
|
Jeff
|
Blauser
|
6
|
45
|
.258
|
.329
|
.382
|
14.38
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1995
|
1
|
Craig
|
Biggio
|
22
|
77
|
.302
|
.406
|
.483
|
31.47
|
|
1995
|
2
|
Chuck
|
Knoblauch
|
11
|
63
|
.333
|
.424
|
.487
|
27.69
|
|
1995
|
3
|
Roberto
|
Alomar
|
13
|
66
|
.300
|
.354
|
.449
|
21.95
|
|
1995
|
4
|
Carlos
|
Baerga
|
15
|
90
|
.314
|
.355
|
.452
|
19.89
|
|
1995
|
5
|
Eric
|
Young
|
6
|
36
|
.317
|
.404
|
.473
|
17.47
|
|
1995
|
6
|
Mike
|
Lansing
|
10
|
62
|
.255
|
.299
|
.392
|
15.31
|
|
1995
|
7
|
Jeff
|
Kent
|
20
|
65
|
.278
|
.327
|
.464
|
15.13
|
|
1995
|
8
|
Joey
|
Cora
|
3
|
39
|
.297
|
.359
|
.372
|
14.80
|
|
1995
|
9
|
Bret
|
Boone
|
15
|
68
|
.267
|
.326
|
.429
|
14.69
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
YEAR
|
Rank
|
First
|
Last
|
HR
|
RBI
|
Avg
|
OBA
|
SPct
|
Value
|
|
1996
|
1
|
Craig
|
Biggio
|
15
|
75
|
.288
|
.386
|
.415
|
33.05
|
|
1996
|
2
|
Chuck
|
Knoblauch
|
13
|
72
|
.341
|
.448
|
.517
|
29.28
|
|
1996
|
3
|
Roberto
|
Alomar
|
22
|
94
|
.328
|
.411
|
.527
|
26.45
|
|
1996
|
4
|
Eric
|
Young
|
8
|
74
|
.324
|
.393
|
.421
|
19.44
|
|
1996
|
5
|
Mike
|
Lansing
|
11
|
53
|
.285
|
.341
|
.406
|
17.11
|
|
1996
|
6
|
Ray
|
Durham
|
10
|
65
|
.275
|
.350
|
.406
|
17.06
|
|
1996
|
7
|
Ryne
|
Sandberg
|
25
|
92
|
.244
|
.316
|
.444
|
16.69
|
|
1996
|
8
|
Joey
|
Cora
|
6
|
45
|
.291
|
.340
|
.417
|
16.17
|
|
1996
|
9
|
Carlos
|
Baerga
|
12
|
66
|
.254
|
.293
|
.381
|
15.20
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1997
|
1
|
Craig
|
Biggio
|
22
|
81
|
.309
|
.415
|
.501
|
35.41
|
|
1997
|
2
|
Roberto
|
Alomar
|
14
|
60
|
.333
|
.390
|
.500
|
25.92
|
|
1997
|
3
|
Chuck
|
Knoblauch
|
9
|
58
|
.291
|
.390
|
.411
|
25.62
|
|
1997
|
4
|
John
|
Valentin
|
18
|
77
|
.306
|
.372
|
.499
|
21.52
|
|
1997
|
5
|
Jeff
|
Kent
|
29
|
121
|
.250
|
.316
|
.472
|
21.11
|
|
1997
|
6
|
Eric
|
Young
|
8
|
61
|
.280
|
.359
|
.397
|
19.02
|
|
1997
|
7
|
Tony
|
Phillips
|
8
|
57
|
.275
|
.392
|
.391
|
18.66
|
|
1997
|
8
|
Ray
|
Durham
|
11
|
53
|
.271
|
.337
|
.382
|
18.50
|
|
1997
|
9
|
Jeff
|
Blauser
|
17
|
70
|
.308
|
.405
|
.482
|
18.36
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1998
|
1
|
Craig
|
Biggio
|
20
|
88
|
.325
|
.403
|
.503
|
33.26
|
|
1998
|
2
|
Jeff
|
Kent
|
31
|
128
|
.297
|
.359
|
.555
|
25.76
|
|
1998
|
3
|
Roberto
|
Alomar
|
14
|
56
|
.282
|
.347
|
.418
|
24.50
|
|
1998
|
4
|
Chuck
|
Knoblauch
|
17
|
64
|
.265
|
.361
|
.405
|
23.63
|
|
1998
|
5
|
Ray
|
Durham
|
19
|
67
|
.285
|
.363
|
.455
|
21.14
|
|
1998
|
6
|
Jose
|
Offerman
|
7
|
66
|
.315
|
.403
|
.438
|
20.28
|
|
1998
|
7
|
Damion
|
Easley
|
27
|
100
|
.271
|
.332
|
.478
|
19.49
|
|
1998
|
8
|
Eric
|
Young
|
8
|
43
|
.285
|
.355
|
.396
|
17.30
|
|
1998
|
9
|
Todd
|
Walker
|
12
|
62
|
.316
|
.372
|
.473
|
17.24
|
|
1998
|
10
|
Fernando
|
Vina
|
7
|
45
|
.311
|
.386
|
.427
|
16.88
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
YEAR
|
Rank
|
First
|
Last
|
HR
|
RBI
|
Avg
|
OBA
|
SPct
|
Value
|
|
1999
|
1
|
Roberto
|
Alomar
|
24
|
120
|
.323
|
.422
|
.533
|
29.76
|
|
1999
|
2
|
Craig
|
Biggio
|
16
|
73
|
.294
|
.386
|
.457
|
29.56
|
|
1999
|
3
|
Jeff
|
Kent
|
23
|
101
|
.290
|
.366
|
.511
|
27.49
|
|
1999
|
4
|
Chuck
|
Knoblauch
|
18
|
68
|
.292
|
.393
|
.454
|
22.17
|
|
1999
|
5
|
Randy
|
Velarde
|
16
|
76
|
.317
|
.390
|
.455
|
21.08
|
|
1999
|
6
|
Ray
|
Durham
|
13
|
60
|
.296
|
.373
|
.435
|
20.36
|
|
1999
|
7
|
Jose
|
Offerman
|
8
|
69
|
.294
|
.391
|
.435
|
18.79
|
|
1999
|
8
|
Bret
|
Boone
|
20
|
63
|
.252
|
.310
|
.416
|
18.15
|
|
1999
|
9
|
Damion
|
Easley
|
20
|
65
|
.266
|
.346
|
.434
|
17.84
|
|
1999
|
10
|
Tony
|
Womack
|
4
|
41
|
.277
|
.332
|
.370
|
16.82
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2000
|
1
|
Jeff
|
Kent
|
33
|
125
|
.334
|
.424
|
.596
|
32.16
|
|
2000
|
2
|
Roberto
|
Alomar
|
19
|
89
|
.310
|
.378
|
.475
|
25.49
|
|
2000
|
3
|
Craig
|
Biggio
|
8
|
35
|
.268
|
.388
|
.393
|
21.48
|
|
2000
|
4
|
Jose
|
Vidro
|
24
|
97
|
.330
|
.379
|
.540
|
21.00
|
|
2000
|
5
|
Ray
|
Durham
|
17
|
75
|
.280
|
.361
|
.450
|
20.84
|
|
2000
|
6
|
Bret
|
Boone
|
19
|
74
|
.251
|
.326
|
.421
|
20.67
|
|
2000
|
7
|
Eric
|
Young
|
6
|
47
|
.297
|