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MLB Player Ratings

Season: 2008 | 2009
What is this?

ESPN Rating

Elias Rating

PLAYER		RAT
Albert Pujols	1. Albert Pujols, STL	85.1
	2. Ryan Braun, MIL	75.7
	3. Prince Fielder, MIL	74.8
	4. Hanley Ramirez, FLA	71.1
	5. Justin Morneau, MIN	70.1
ESPN Rating

PLAYER		RAT
Zack Greinke	1. Zack Greinke, KC	96.4
	2. Albert Pujols, STL	96.3
	3. Prince Fielder, MIL	94.6
	4. Chase Utley, PHI	93.1
	5. Jonathan Broxton, LAD	92.6
Elias Rating

Inside Edge Rating

The Baseball Encyclopedia Rating

PLAYER		RAT
Joe Mauer	1. Joe Mauer, MIN	99.9
	1. Dan Haren, ARI	99.9
	3. Albert Pujols, STL	99.8
	3. Roy Halladay, TOR	99.8
	5. Prince Fielder, MIL	99.7
Inside Edge Rating

PLAYER		RAT
Albert Pujols	1. Albert Pujols, STL	5.2
	2. Dan Haren, ARI	3.8
	3. Zack Greinke, KC	3.5
	4. Joe Mauer, MIN	3.4
	4. Chase Utley, PHI	3.4
The Baseball Encyclopedia Rating

MLB Top 100 Ratings
				ESPN		ELIAS		INSIDE EDGE		TBE
	PLAYER	TEAM	POS	RNK	RAT	RNK	RAT	RNK	RAT	RNK	RAT	AVG RNK
1	Albert Pujols	STL	1B	1	85.1	2	96.3	3	99.8	1	5.2	1.8
2	Dan Haren	ARI	SP	10	61.2	8	90.8	1	99.9	2	3.8	5.3
3	Zack Greinke	KC	SP	7	66.0	1	96.4	15	99.2	3	3.5	6.5
4	Tim Lincecum	SF	SP	7	66.0	14	88.8	5	99.7	7	2.5	8.3
5	Chase Utley	PHI	2B	9	65.5	4	93.1	17	99.1	4	3.4	8.5
6	Roy Halladay	TOR	SP	18	57.3	7	91.0	3	99.8	8	2.4	9.0
7	Raul Ibanez	PHI	LF	15	58.4	12	89.9	13	99.3	20	2.1	15.0
8	Josh Johnson	FLA	SP	19	57.0	23	85.9	7	99.6	20	2.1	17.3
9	Ryan Braun	MIL	LF	2	75.7	16	88.3	51	92.3	13	2.2	20.5
10	Edwin Jackson	DET	SP	36	46.1	15	88.5	24	96.2	13	2.2	22.0
11	Hanley Ramirez	FLA	SS	4	71.1	17	87.2	44	92.7	24	2.0	22.3
	Prince Fielder	MIL	1B	3	74.8	3	94.6	5	99.7	78	1.1	22.3
13	Kevin Youkilis	BOS	1B	22	55.0	33	83.6	15	99.2	25	1.9	23.8
14	Ben Zobrist	TB	RF	47	43.1	32	83.7	7	99.6	10	2.3	24.0
15	Joe Mauer	MIN	C	31	48.7	61	78.0	1	99.9	4	3.4	24.3
16	Felix Hernandez	SEA	SP	24	53.9	50	79.8	9	99.5	20	2.1	25.8
17	Matt Cain	SF	SP	32	48.6	27	85.3	37	93.4	8	2.4	26.0
18	Yovani Gallardo	MIL	SP	30	49.1	24	85.8	27	95.0	25	1.9	26.5
19	David Wright	NYM	3B	6	66.4	11	90.2	55	91.4	52	1.4	31.0
20	Carlos Beltran	NYM	CF	52	40.9	26	85.6	35	93.7	13	2.2	31.5
21	Brad Hawpe	COL	RF	16	57.7	35	83.2	9	99.5	68	1.2	32.0
22	Torii Hunter	LAA	CF	14	59.4	57	78.6	53	92.1	13	2.2	34.3
23	Justin Morneau	MIN	1B	5	70.1	89	74.4	21	97.0	25	1.9	35.0
24	Adrian Gonzalez	SD	1B	29	50.2	59	78.5	45	92.6	10	2.3	35.8
25	Jason Bay	BOS	LF	17	57.4	13	89.3	88	88.3	32	1.8	37.5
26	Adam Lind	TOR	DH	13	59.7	44	81.5	39	93.0	59	1.3	38.8
27	Jered Weaver	LAA	SP	48	42.8	47	80.3	38	93.3	32	1.8	41.3
28	Mark Teixeira	NYY	1B	11	60.7	34	83.4	33	93.8	95	1.0	43.3
29	Russell Branyan	SEA	1B	51	41.0	60	78.5	31	94.0	40	1.6	45.5
30	Jonathan Broxton	LAD	RP	35	47.7	5	92.6	13	99.3	130	0.8	45.8
31	Chris Carpenter	STL	SP	69	34.5	49	80.1	20	97.3	52	1.4	47.5
32	Kevin Millwood	TEX	SP	50	41.9	40	82.6	85	88.4	20	2.1	48.8
33	Ryan Franklin	STL	RP	41	45.3	30	84.3	49	92.4	78	1.1	49.5
34	Justin Verlander	DET	SP	74	33.1	28	85.2	19	97.9	78	1.1	49.8
35	Javier Vazquez	ATL	SP	58	39.7	84	74.7	11	99.4	52	1.4	51.3
36	Evan Longoria	TB	3B	27	51.7	113	71.1	66	90.6	6	2.8	53.0
37	Mark Buehrle	CWS	SP	54	40.4	38	83.0	92	87.9	32	1.8	54.0
38	Lance Berkman	HOU	1B	55	40.2	80	74.9	23	96.3	59	1.3	54.3
39	Justin Upton	ARI	RF	40	45.4	55	79.0	82	88.6	49	1.5	56.5
40	Casey Blake	LAD	3B	117	19.8	51	79.6	25	95.2	37	1.7	57.5
41	Cliff Lee	CLE	SP	90	27.8	43	82.1	59	91.0	40	1.6	58.0
42	Johnny Damon	NYY	LF	43	45.2	20	86.4	79	88.9	95	1.0	59.3
43	Brandon Inge	DET	3B	56	39.8	25	85.7	125	85.1	32	1.8	59.5
44	Johnny Cueto	CIN	SP	49	42.0	52	79.4	111	86.2	32	1.8	61.0
45	Jair Jurrjens	ATL	SP	91	27.0	36	83.2	82	88.6	37	1.7	61.5
46	Joe Nathan	MIN	RP	32	48.6	94	74.0	30	94.2	95	1.0	62.8
47	Rafael Soriano	ATL	RP	89	28.2	42	82.2	54	91.7	68	1.2	63.3
48	Heath Bell	SD	RP	41	45.3	31	84.2	89	88.2	95	1.0	64.0
49	Pablo Sandoval	SF	3B	70	34.2	22	85.9	118	85.6	49	1.5	64.8
50	Miguel Cabrera	DET	1B	21	55.5	132	69.0	68	89.8	40	1.6	65.3

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