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Out
In
Diff
 Marquee Player
12
8
1899
LS3
41.4
332.4
291.0
 
1.4
21.1
19.7
Honus Wagner (PIT)
1
10
1991
BAL
0.7
139.7
139.0
 
0.5
9.5
9.0
Curt Schilling (HOU)
12
5
1988
CHN
4.9
113.9
109.0
 
1.2
2.9
1.7
Rafael Palmeiro (TEX)
12
15
1900
CIN
-0.7
102.3
103.1
 
-0.7
9.0
9.7
Christy Mathewson (NY1)
7
29
1988
BOS
14.2
114.5
100.3
 
2.6
-0.8
-3.3
Curt Schilling (BAL)
1
20
1965
CLE, KC1
3.6
92.8
89.2
 
1.4
4.3
2.9
Tommy John (CHA)
4
21
1966
PHI
10.8
97.9
87.2
 
4.0
6.9
2.8
Fergie Jenkins (CHN)
12
9
1982
NYA
-0.7
84.7
85.3
 
-0.4
1.7
2.1
Fred McGriff (TOR)
12
10
1971
NYN
2.9
85.9
83.0
 
0.4
8.0
7.6
Nolan Ryan (CAL)
11
29
1971
HOU
14.4
95.6
81.2
 
3.4
12.6
9.2
Joe Morgan (CIN)
5
25
1989
MON
30.8
109.8
79.0
 
4.9
2.3
-2.6
Randy Johnson (SEA)
11
21
1934
San Francisco
0.0
78.3
78.3
 
0.0
0.0
0.0
Joe DiMaggio (NYA)
7
29
1989
TEX
17.5
95.3
77.8
 
1.2
1.4
0.2
Sammy Sosa (CHA)
1
8
2001
KCA, TBA
3.2
80.1
76.9
 
0.8
5.8
5.0
Johnny Damon (OAK)
8
30
1990
BOS
4.0
79.5
75.5
 
1.3
0.0
-1.3
Jeff Bagwell (HOU)
4
2
1992
HOU
5.0
79.6
74.6
 
0.0
5.9
5.9
Curt Schilling (PHI)
6
27
2002
MON
16.6
90.3
73.7
 
2.2
1.2
-1.0
Bartolo Colon (MON)
2
28
1893
CL4
6.3
77.6
71.3
 
3.5
5.7
2.2
George Davis (NY1)
8
8
1923
Danville
0.0
70.3
70.3
 
0.0
0.0
0.0
Red Ruffing (BOS)
7
23
1910
PHA
6.1
73.4
67.4
 
2.6
1.5
-1.1
Joe Jackson (CLE)
12
11
1975
PIT
8.5
75.6
67.1
 
0.9
10.4
9.5
Willie Randolph (NYA)
11
29
1971
SFN
0.2
67.2
66.9
 
-0.6
13.6
14.2
Gaylord Perry (CLE)
1
27
1982
PHI
2.2
68.9
66.7
 
1.3
2.2
0.9
Ryne Sandberg (CHN)
11
19
1993
LAN
14.4
80.7
66.4
 
1.7
2.2
0.6
Pedro Martinez (MON)
7
18
1939
BOS
0.0
66.2
66.2
 
0.0
0.0
0.0
Pee Wee Reese (BRO)
12
15
1923
Milwaukee
3.2
68.6
65.4
 
0.7
1.5
0.8
Al Simmons (PHA)
12
14
1948
WS1
11.0
76.0
65.0
 
1.4
4.0
2.6
Early Wynn (CLE)
3
27
1987
KCA
-1.6
62.6
64.2
 
-0.7
0.8
1.5
David Cone (NYN)
9
15
1897
Syracuse
-0.1
63.5
63.6
 
0.0
0.0
0.0
Vic Willis (BSN)
8
12
1987
DET
6.5
69.5
63.0
 
4.4
0.0
-4.4
John Smoltz (ATL)
6
25
1908
Reading
0.0
62.7
62.7
 
0.0
0.3
0.3
Frank Baker (PHA)
12
14
1917
PHA
2.3
64.3
62.0
 
2.2
7.8
5.5
Wally Schang (BOS)
8
28
1983
ATL
0.5
61.5
61.0
 
0.3
3.6
3.2
Brett Butler (CLE)
12
6
1959
CHA
8.4
69.2
60.8
 
1.9
3.2
1.3
Norm Cash (CLE)
3
30
1992
CHA
-2.7
57.9
60.6
 
-0.2
0.0
0.2
Sammy Sosa (CHN)
12
10
1991
HOU
8.4
67.9
59.5
 
-0.3
6.3
6.7
Kenny Lofton (CLE)
12
11
1917
PHI
1.5
60.8
59.3
 
1.9
1.0
-0.8
Pete Alexander (CHN)
5
6
1930
BOS
-0.6
57.8
58.3
 
-0.6
4.2
4.8
Red Ruffing (NYA)
7
31
1997
SEA
1.6
59.5
58.0
 
0.3
0.3
-0.0
Derek Lowe (BOS)
11
18
1997
TBA
2.5
60.0
57.5
 
0.9
6.4
5.4
Bobby Abreu (PHI)
5
22
1913
NY1
0.1
56.8
56.7
 
-0.2
3.7
3.9
Heinie Groh (CIN)
Mission
12
15
1932
BSN
-0.3
54.9
55.2
 
0.2
0.5
0.3
Bucky Walters (Mission)
12
15
1967
PIT
-0.9
54.0
54.8
 
-1.7
2.7
4.5
Jim Bunning (PIT)
10
30
1922
DET
15.5
69.3
53.9
 
1.2
6.2
5.0
Del Pratt (DET)
6
15
1975
OAK
3.6
57.4
53.8
 
1.1
2.2
1.1
Chet Lemon (CHA)
8
25
1912
Columbus
0.0
53.7
53.7
 
0.0
1.4
1.4
Wilbur Cooper (PIT)
9
10
1936
Indianapolis
0.0
53.5
53.5
 
0.0
0.0
0.0
Dizzy Trout (DET)
Kansas City
8
23
1912
WS1
13.6
66.7
53.1
 
0.1
0.0
-0.1
Hippo Vaughn (Kansas City)
11
17
1924
Portland
-0.6
52.1
52.6
 
0.0
2.7
2.7
Mickey Cochrane (PHA)
Rochester
8
12
1912
NYA
-0.2
52.2
52.4
 
-0.2
0.0
0.2
Jack Quinn (Rochester)
8
31
1980
MON
-1.3
50.8
52.1
 
-0.2
0.0
0.2
Tony Phillips (SDN)
4
12
1960
CLE
-0.2
51.8
52.0
 
-0.2
2.9
3.0
Norm Cash (DET)
12
13
1999
FLO
0.0
51.4
51.4
 
0.0
0.1
0.1
Johan Santana (MIN)
3
27
1981
SDN
-0.3
50.9
51.2
 
-0.6
0.0
0.6
Tony Phillips (OAK)
1
1
1894
BRO
9.0
59.6
50.7
 
4.6
7.6
3.0
Dan Brouthers (BLN)
8
1
1925
Salt Lake City
-0.3
50.0
50.3
 
0.0
0.0
0.0
Tony Lazzeri (NYA)
11
10
1948
DET
3.7
53.3
49.5
 
2.5
1.0
-1.5
Billy Pierce (CHA)
12
4
1974
MON
-1.4
47.9
49.3
 
-0.6
8.6
9.2
Ken Singleton (BAL)
7
29
1996
NYN
-0.2
48.3
48.5
 
0.2
0.9
0.7
Jeff Kent (CLE)
11
28
1966
PIT
2.7
50.2
47.6
 
-0.7
0.4
1.1
Wilbur Wood (CHA)
12
3
1969
NYN
2.9
50.0
47.1
 
1.9
8.4
6.6
Amos Otis (KCA)
12
12
1933
PHA
4.5
51.4
46.8
 
0.2
3.0
2.8
Lefty Grove (BOS)
11
27
1972
CLE
2.5
49.3
46.7
 
0.7
5.6
4.9
Graig Nettles (NYA)
2
25
1972
SLN
21.8
68.3
46.5
 
5.2
12.5
7.3
Steve Carlton (PHI)
1
19
1931
Oakland
-0.3
45.9
46.2
 
0.0
0.8
0.8
Ernie Lombardi (BRO)
5
25
1913
CLE
0.2
45.6
45.4
 
0.2
1.5
1.3
Roger Peckinpaugh (NYA)
5
2
1927
WS1
0.7
46.0
45.3
 
0.7
2.1
1.4
Buddy Myer (BOS)
12
15
1920
BOS
27.5
72.4
44.9
 
5.2
10.8
5.7
Waite Hoyt (NYA)
7
26
1993
COL
-2.5
42.3
44.8
 
-1.1
0.6
1.8
Bruce Hurst (COL)
12
18
2004
SLN
0.5
45.3
44.8
 
2.5
4.4
1.9
Dan Haren (OAK)
12
4
1964
LAN
30.3
75.0
44.7
 
3.6
11.9
8.3
Claude Osteen (LAN)
12
10
1981
SDN
20.6
65.4
44.7
 
11.2
4.9
-6.3
Ozzie Smith (SLN)
10
19
1949
PHA
4.3
48.3
44.0
 
0.5
-0.4
-0.9
Nellie Fox (CHA)
2
19
1957
KC1
3.1
46.7
43.6
 
0.0
4.4
4.3
Bobby Shantz (NYA)
7
28
1928
Fort Wayne
0.0
43.5
43.5
 
0.0
2.2
2.2
Chuck Klein (PHI)
8
9
1938
PHA
-1.4
42.1
43.5
 
0.0
0.0
0.0
Bill Nicholson (WS1)
8
1
1936
BRO
0.5
43.9
43.5
 
0.1
-0.2
-0.3
Dutch Leonard (SLN)
2
27
1894
WSN
-1.5
41.9
43.4
 
-1.5
12.6
14.1
Jouett Meekin (NY1)
12
10
1935
PHA
-0.1
42.8
43.0
 
-0.1
9.2
9.3
Jimmie Foxx (BOS)
12
22
1999
MON
-0.3
42.7
43.0
 
-0.5
-0.3
0.2
Ted Lilly (NYA)
6
11
1934
CHN
-0.9
41.9
42.9
 
-0.9
0.3
1.2
Dolph Camilli (PHI)
Rochester
1
2
1919
NY1
14.4
56.6
42.2
 
0.2
1.0
0.9
Waite Hoyt (Rochester)
11
14
1929
Los Angeles
0.0
42.0
42.0
 
0.0
4.2
4.2
Wally Berger (BSN)
1
7
1924
Louisville
0.6
42.6
42.0
 
0.0
0.4
0.4
Earle Combs (NYA)
2
3
1898
CIN
2.6
44.4
41.8
 
2.2
3.1
0.9
Claude Ritchey (LS3)
1
9
1918
PIT
16.1
57.7
41.6
 
4.0
4.5
0.4
Burleigh Grimes (BRO)
6
15
1964
CHN
-0.1
41.5
41.6
 
2.8
5.3
2.4
Lou Brock (SLN)
9
16
1961
CIN
0.6
42.2
41.6
 
0.6
-0.0
-0.7
Claude Osteen (WS2)
7
20
1916
NY1
3.4
44.8
41.5
 
2.0
2.5
0.5
Christy Mathewson (CIN)
4
1
1987
SLN
2.3
43.6
41.3
 
-1.1
10.8
11.9
Andy Van Slyke (PIT)
11
21
1935
PIT
4.6
45.8
41.2
 
0.3
5.6
5.3
Claude Passeau (PHI)
8
17
1903
Columbus
-3.2
37.9
41.2
 
0.0
0.0
0.0
Terry Turner (CLE)
12
10
1897
WSN
8.1
49.3
41.2
 
1.6
17.7
16.1
Dan McGann (BLN)
8
9
1913
Kansas City
0.0
41.1
41.1
 
0.0
1.8
1.8
Hippo Vaughn (CHN)
4
5
1972
NYN
13.7
54.4
40.7
 
0.7
4.1
3.4
Rusty Staub (NYN)
1
6
2006
TEX
1.1
41.4
40.3
 
2.7
5.8
3.2
Adrian Gonzalez (SDN)
12
1
2003
ARI
5.2
45.5
40.3
 
-0.1
2.3
2.5
Craig Counsell (MIL)
12
13
1927
DET
9.1
49.1
40.0
 
4.9
12.0
7.1
Heinie Manush (SLA)
11
13
1996
CLE
11.6
51.3
39.8
 
4.3
6.3
2.1
Jeff Kent (SFN)
4
21
1887
PIT
2.8
42.5
39.7
 
2.8
1.3
-1.5
Jim McCormick (PIT)
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