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MLB.com sortable leaderboards set to launch this week ahead of the All-Star Game
NEW YORK, July 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- MLB.com will debut this week the first phase of its online leaderboards showcasing new player metrics generated from MLBAM's tracking technology, winner of this year's MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference Alpha Award for Best Analytics Innovation/Technology. The system has been fully operational in all 30 Major League ballparks since Opening Day.
Below is a sampling of individual performances via new hitting (Exit Velocity, Projected Distance) and fielding (Route Efficiency) metrics generated by the tracking technology. All rankings below represent data from 2015 MLB regular season games through July 7.
EXIT VELOCITY: Velocity of the ball off the bat on batted balls. |
|
American League |
National League |
1. 118.99 mph Nelson Cruz, SEA |
1. 120.30 mph Giancarlo Stanton, MIA* |
2. 117.71 Mike Trout, LAA |
2. 117.07 Carlos Gonzalez, COL |
3. 116.54 Alex Rodriguez, NYY |
3. 116.24 Jorge Soler, CHI |
4. 116.48 Hanley Ramirez, BOS |
4. 116.05 David Peralta, ARI |
5. 116.08 Avisail Garcia, CWS |
5. 115.96 Bryce Harper, WSH |
TOP INDIVIDUAL – HOME RUN (measured in mph; *has more than one in top five overall) |
|
American League |
National League |
1. 116.54 mph Alex Rodriguez, NYY |
1. 119.20 mph Giancarlo Stanton, MIA* |
2. 115.89 Nelson Cruz, SEA |
2. 115.27 David Peralta, ARI |
3. 113.46 Mike Trout, LAA |
3. 112.87 Ryan Braun, MIL |
4. 113.11 Kennys Vargas, MIN |
4. 112.37 Mark Reynolds, STL |
5. 112.92 Eric Hosmer, KC |
5. 112.29 Pedro Alvarez, PIT |
PROJECTED DISTANCE (Home Runs): Calculates the distance of projected landing point at ground level on over-the-fence home runs. |
|
American League |
National League |
1. 483 ft Nelson Cruz, SEA |
1. 479 ft Giancarlo Stanton, MIA* |
2. 481 Josh Donaldson, TOR |
2. 477 Kris Bryant, CHI |
3. 481 Hanley Ramirez, BOS |
3. 477 Joc Pederson, LAD |
4. 474 Justin Smoak, TOR |
4. 475 Brandon Belt, SF |
5. 471 Alex Rodriguez, NYY |
5. 474 Ryan Braun, MIL |
DISTANCE COVERED: The total distance covered from batted ball contact to fielding the ball.
TOP SPEED: Measures the maximum speed at any point while tracking any ball hit into play.
ROUTE EFFICIENCY (Outfield): Divide the distance covered by the fielder by a straight-line distance between the player's position at batted ball contact and where the ball was fielded.
10 ALL-STAR DEFENSIVE PLAYS
Josh Donaldson, TOR, June 24
Top Speed: 16.1 mph; Distance Covered: 80.6 feet
http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/73955164/v195392883
Andrew McCutchen, PIT, June 18
Top Speed: 19.3 mph; Distance Covered: 64.5 feet; Route Efficiency: 99.1%
http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/73955164/v177959383
Alex Gordon, KC, April 26
Top Speed: 18.6 mph; Distance Covered: 87 feet; Route Efficiency: 98.9%
http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/73955164/v237967883/
Jose Altuve, HOU, June 28
Top Speed: 18.8 mph; Distance Covered: 119 feet
http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/73955164/v208367783
Lorenzo Cain, KC, April 9
Top Speed: 20.2 mph; Distance Covered: 101 feet; Route Efficiency: 98.8%
http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/135271260/v237845583
Mike Trout, LAA, May 13
Top Speed: 17.2 mph; Distance Covered: 71 feet; Route Efficiency: 98.0%
http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/73955164/v238756083
A.J. Pollock, ARI, April 19
Top Speed: 16.2 mph; Distance Covered: 34 feet; Route Efficiency: 98.3%
http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/73955164/v238936183
Bryce Harper, WSH, May 23
Top Speed: 19.6 mph; Distance Covered: 58 feet; Route Efficiency: 98.7%
http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/73955164/v238028283
Brett Gardner, NYY, April 20
Top Speed: 17.2 mph; Distance Covered: 78.5 feet; Route Efficiency: 97.8%
http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/73955164/v237845483
Joc Pederson, LAD, June 19
Top Speed: 19.0 mph; Distance Covered: 52 feet; Route Efficiency: 95.9%
http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/73955164/v238028183
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