Who are the projected batting and pitching leaders for 2007?
By
John Dewan
November 8, 2006
Based on hitting and pitching projections from
The Bill James Handbook 2007
, here are 2007’s projected year-end leaderboards:
Batting Average
American League
National League
1. Joe Mauer
.331
1. Albert Pujols
.333
2. Vladimir Guerrero
.328
2. Miguel Cabrera
.328
3. Robinson Cano
.325
3. Ryan Howard
.326
4. Ichiro Suzuki
.318
4. Todd Helton
.322
5. Derek Jeter
.315
5. Freddy Sanchez
.319
Home Runs
American League
National League
1. David Ortiz
47
1. Ryan Howard
56
2. Alex Rodriguez
42
2. Albert Pujols
50
3. Mark Teixeira
39
3. Adam Dunn
43
4. Jim Thome
38
4. Andruw Jones
40
5. 3 tied with
37
5. Alfonso Soriano
38
Runs Batted In
American League
National League
1. David Ortiz
138
1. Ryan Howard
148
2. Alex Rodriguez
124
2. Albert Pujols
141
3. Mark Teixeira
124
3. Miguel Cabrera
125
4. Vladimir Guerrero
119
4. Lance Berkman
118
5. Manny Ramirez
118
5. Carlos Delgado
118
Stolen Bases
American League
National League
1. Carl Crawford
55
1. Jose Reyes
58
2. Chone Figgins
46
2. Juan Pierre
49
3. Erick Aybar
44
3. Hanley Ramirez
46
4. B.J. Upton
43
4. Ryan Freel
38
5. Scott Podsednik
40
5. Willy Taveras
34
On-Base Plus Slugging (OPS)
American League
National League
1. Manny Ramirez
1.004
1. Barry Bonds
1.107
2. Travis Hafner
1.001
2. Albert Pujols
1.102
3. David Ortiz
.983
3. Ryan Howard
1.101
4. Vladimir Guerrero
.973
4. Lance Berkman
.999
5. Jason Giambi
.947
5. Miguel Cabrera
.986
Wins
American League
National League
1. Johan Santana
19
1. John Smoltz
18
2. Randy Johnson
15
2. Chris Carpenter
16
3. 5 tied with
14
3. Tim Hudson
15
4. Roy Oswalt
15
5. Dontrelle Willis
15
Saves
American League
National League
1. Fran. Rodriguez
44
1. Trevor Hoffman
45
2. Huston Street
44
2. Fran. Cordero
43
3. Mariano Rivera
40
3. Bob Wickman
41
4. Akinori Otsuka
39
4. Mike Gonzalez
40
5. 2 tied with
38
5. 2 tied with
38
Strikeouts
American League
National League
1. Johan Santana
245
1. Rich Hill
241
2. Felix Hernandez
197
2. Jake Peavy
219
3. Josh Beckett
191
3. Matt Cain
201
4. Javier Vazquez
190
4. John Smoltz
200
5. Randy Johnson
186
5. 2 tied with
199
ERA
American League
National League
1. Johan Santana
2.90
1. John Smoltz
3.17
2. Jon. Papelbon
2.98
2. Clay Hensley
3.28
3. Jered Weaver
3.14
3. Jason Schmidt
3.34
4. Rich Harden
3.33
4. Roy Oswalt
3.38
5. Roy Halladay
3.38
5. Rich Hill
3.40
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