Daddy's Hitter Analysis

Well guys, sorry it took so long but here is the DAFV Hitter Analysis I promised a few weeks ago. This analysis is based solely on last year’s stats so it devalues players who were injured or had down years as well as younger players who saw infrequent playing time. For example, we all know Howie Kendrick is likely to be a stud 2B for years to come yet he ranked behind the likes of Jamey Carroll and Mark Ellis. It will also neglect rookies with good potential like Alex Gordon and Kevin Kouzmanoff. Conversely, this analysis will overvalue players who had a career year. No offense to Raul Ibanez, but I doubt his #10 ranking among all OFs and #24 ranking overall is accurate.

Now, before I get into the rankings, let me explain how they were compiled. I began by taking the weekly scoring stats off the website and copying them into excel. Anyone who scored over 150 points was included. I then had a formula calculate how many weeks the player actually played. If there was a "0," the week did not count. This helped normalize the analysis for injuries and call-ups. I then divided the players overall score for the year and divided by their weeks played to get an average score per week.

Next, I took an average points per week for each position. I then took each players points per week and subtracted their respective average position points per week to find out how much more (or less) the player scored versus the average at his position. This thought process is similar to VORP for those familiar with that. So, to turn this into an example I’ll use Brian Roberts. Overall, Roberts was #52 in average points per week among all major leaguer hitters. However, when comparing Roberts to his peers he jumps up to #33 overall and #2 among 2nd baseman proving his high worth as a player. So now onto the results.

I don’t see the need for much writing from here on out, so I’ll just post the rankings one by one. First, here are the first and second teams overall:

1st Team				2nd Team
C	J Mauer	M-Stars		C	V Martinez	Herzogs
1B	A Pujols	Isotopes		1B	R Howard	Rabbits
2B	C Utley	M-Stars		2B	B Roberts	Rabbits
SS	J Reyes	E-Balls		SS	J Rollins	Satanists
3B	G Atkins	M-Stars		3B	M Cabrera	DLB
OF	A Soriano	Slum Lords		OF	C Lee	Isotopes
OF	G Sizemore	Lynchmob		OF	M Holliday	Slum Lords
OF	C Beltran	Herzogs		OF	B Abreu	Isotopes
DH	D Ortiz	DLB		DH	T Hafner	Rabbits

Now, here are the best teams by division. Numbers in parenthesis are the position ranking for a player who did not make the first or second team overall.

Thon				Jeltz
C	B McCann	DLB (3)		C	J Mauer	M-Stars
1B	A Pujols	Isotopes		1B	L Berkman	M-Stars (3)
2B	B Roberts	Rabbits		2B	C Utley	M-Stars
SS	J Reyes	E-Balls		SS	M Tejada	M-Stars (6)
3B	M Cabrera	DLB		3B	G Atkins	M-Stars
OF	C Lee	Isotopes (4)		OF	A Soriano	Slum Lords
OF	B Abreu	Isotopes (6)		OF	G Sizemore	Lynchmob
OF	A Jones	T-Bags (8)		OF	C Beltran	Herzogs
DH	D Ortiz	DLB		DH	J Thome	M-Stars (3)

Next, here are the top 25 hitters overall followed by the top 10 at each position. OF will be the top 15 due to the depth at the position and DH will be excluded because of the lack of players at the position.

Top 25 Overall:

1.) Albert Pujols (1B) – Isotopes
2.) Jose Reyes (SS) – Elephant Balls
3.) Chase Utley (2B) – MattroStars
4.) Alfonso Soriano (OF) – Norris Slum Lords
5.) Ryan Howard (1B) – Jackrabbits
6.) Joe Mauer (C) – MattroStars
7.) Grady Sizemore (OF) – Limerick Lynchmob
8.) Carlos Beltran (OF) – Hells Kitchen Herzogs
9.) Jimmy Rollins (SS) – Bashful Satanists
10.) David Ortiz (DH) – Daddy’s Little Boys
11.) Victor Martinez (C) – Hells Kitchen Herzogs
12.) Derek Jeter (SS) – Jackrabbits
13.) Carlos Lee (OF) – Isotopes
14.) Matt Holliday (OF) – Norris Slum Lords
15.) Travis Hafner (DH) – Jackrabbits
16.) Bobby Bobby Bobby Abreu (OF) – Isotopes
17.) Jason Bay (OF) – Limerick Lynchmob
18.) Lance Berkman (1B) – MattroStars
19.) Andruw Jones (OF) – T-Baggers
20.) Brian McCann (C) – Daddy’s Little Boys
21.) Jermaine Dye (OF) – T-Baggers
22.) Hanley Ramierez (SS) – Isotopes
23.) Garrett Atkins (3B) – MattroStars
24.) Raul Ibanez (OF) – T-Baggers
25.) Vernon Wells (OF) – Elephant Balls

Top 25 hitters by the numbers:

4 - MattroStars
3 – Isotopes, Jackrabbits
2 – Daddy’s Little Boys, Elephant Balls, Hells Kitchen Herzogs, Limerick Lynchmob, Norris Slum Lords, T-Baggers
1 – Bashful Satanists
0 – AC’s Gun Show, Blunted Stophers

Top 10 Catchers:

1.) Joe Mauer – MattroStars
2.) Victor Martinez – Hells Kitchen Herzogs
3.) Brian McCann – Daddy’s Little Boys
4.) Jorge Posada – Elephant Balls
5.) Russell Martin – Blunted Stophers
6.) Ramon Hernandez – Norris Slum Lords
7.) Ivan Rodriguez – Isotopes
8.) Michael Barrett – Limerick Lynchmob
9.) Kenji Johjima – Elephant Balls
10.) Jason Kendall – Free Agent

Top 10 First Basemen:

1.) Albert Pujols – Isotopes
2.) Ryan Howard – Jackrabbits
3.) Lance Berkman – MattroStars
4.) Mark Teixeira – Daddy’s Little Boys
5.) Justin Morneau – Bashful Satanists
6.) Paul Konerko – T-Baggers
7.) Nick Johnson – AC’s Gun Show
8.) Jason Giambi – Limerick Lynchmob
9.) Carlos Delgado – Hells Kitchen Herzogs
10.) Todd Helton – T-Baggers

Top 10 Second Basemen:

1.) Chase Utley – MattroStars
2.) Brian Roberts – Jackrabbits
3.) Ray Durham – Free Agent
4.) Robinson Cano – Isotopes
5.) Dan Uggla – AC’s Gun Show
6.) Orlando Hudson – Norris Slum Lords
7.) Mark DeRosa – Free Agent
8.) Tadahito Iguchi – Free Agent
9.) Brandon Phillips – Blunter Stophers
10.) Rickie Weeks – Limerick Lynchmob

Top 10 Shortstops:

1.) Jose Reyes – Elephant Balls
2.) Jimmy Rollins – Bashful Satanists
3.) Derek Jeter – Jackrabbits
4.) Hanley Ramirez – Isotopes
5.) Rafael Furcal – T-Baggers
6.) Miguel Tejada – MattroStars
7.) Michael Young – Norris Slum Lords
8.) Carlos Guillen – Elephant Balls
9.) Bill Hall – Norris Slum Lords
10.) Edgar Renteria – Daddy’s Little Boys

Top 10 Third Basemen:

1.) Garrett Atkins – MattroStars
2.) Miguel Cabrera – Daddy’s Little Boys
3.) Alex Rodriguez – Blunted Stophers
4.) David Wright – Elephant Balls
5.) Aramis Ramirez – Hells Kitchen Herzogs
6.) Chipper Jones – Bashful Satanists
7.) Troy Glaus – Limerick Lynchmob
8.) Ryan Zimmerman – Isotopes
9.) Adrian Beltre – MattroStars
10.) Scott Rolen – Isotopes

Top 15 Outfielders:

1.) Alfonso Soriano – Norris Slum Lords
2.) Grady Sizemore – Limerick Lynchmob
3.) Carlos Beltran – Hells Kitchen Herzogs
4.) Carlos Lee – Isotopes
5.) Matt Holliday – Norris Slum Lords
6.) Bobby Abreu – Isotopes
7.) Jason Bay – Limerick Lynchmob
8.) Andruw Jones – T-Baggers
9.) Jermaine Dye – T-Baggers
10.) Raul Ibanez – T-Baggers
11.) Vernon Wells – Elephant Balls
12.) Vladimir Guerrero – MattroStars
13.) Manny Ramirez – Hells Kitchen Herzogs
14.) Carl Crawford – Daddy’s Little Boys
15.) Mike Cameron – Norris Slum Lords