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1Chris DavisBAL26
2Miguel CabreraDET19
 Edwin EncarnacionTOR19
4Adam DunnCHW18
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2Domonic BrownPHI19
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1Chris DavisBAL10.2
2Adam DunnCHW12.9
3Raul IbanezSEA13.5
4Nelson CruzTEX13.9
NATIONAL LEAGUE
1Evan GattisATL11.6
2Bryce HarperWSH12.5
3Carlos GonzalezCOL13.6
4Domonic BrownPHI13.6

AB/HR = The number of at-bats per home run

RKPLAYERTEAM1 YR.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
1Miguel CabreraDET49
2Chris DavisBAL45
3Edwin EncarnacionTOR43
4Adrian BeltreTEX39
NATIONAL LEAGUE
1Pedro AlvarezPIT33
2Adam LaRocheWSH31
 Ryan BraunMIL31
 Jay BruceCIN31

1 YR. = The number of home runs hit in one year from the current date

RKPLAYERTEAMDIST
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2Mark TrumboLAA419.3
3Mark ReynoldsCLE418.6
4Nelson CruzTEX412.7
NATIONAL LEAGUE
1Justin UptonATL427.9
2Hunter PenceSF418.1
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RKPLAYERTEAMSPEED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
1Mark TrumboLAA109.0
2Adam JonesBAL107.9
3Mark ReynoldsCLE106.8
4J.P. ArencibiaTOR106.8
NATIONAL LEAGUE
1Justin UptonATL108.5
2Hunter PenceSF107.9
3John BuckNYM106.3
4Pedro AlvarezPIT105.8

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