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Who are the top five outfielders, offensively and defensively, in the National League?

With the calendar turning towards June it seems like we have a better idea of who the top players at each position are this season. Who would you list as the top five outfielders in the National League and why would you rank them in that order. For this question I would like there to be a list of top five offensive, and a separate top five defensive outfielders. Of course there can be some overlap, but I will be interested to see if someone picks someone on one list, that is clearly not suited for the other list
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kerryk | 1 year, 10 months ago
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With the Major League Baseball season at the halfway point, here are the top 5 offensive outfielders in the National League. I am using the OPS (on base percentage plus slugging percentage) as the measure. To me that's the single most comprehensive offensive statistic as it measures how often a player gets on base plus the nature of his hits, which determines the slugging percentage.

1. Andre Eithier, Los Angeles Dodgers 21 doubles, 14 home runs, .945 OPS
2. Josh Willingham, Washington Nationals 12 doubles, 15 home runs, .918 OPS
3. Corey Hart, Milwaukee Brewers 19 doubles, 19 home runs, .911 OPS
4. Colby Rasmus, St. Louis Cardinals 14 doubles, 16 home runs, .906 OPS
5. Jayson Werth, Philadelphia Phillies 26 doubles, 13 home runs, .890 OPS

For the top defensive outfielders of the season, I used a combination of fielding percentage, assists and range factor and wanted at least one player from each outfield position.

1. Michael Bourn, Houston Astros, centerfield. Bourn has a .995 fielding percentage, a league leading 8 assists and fourth among centerfielders in range factor
2. Angel Pagan, New York Mets, centerfield. Pagan has a .990 fielding percentage, 6 assists and second best among centerfielders in range factor
3. Nate Schierholtz, St. Louis Cardinals, rightfield. Shierholtz has a .989 fielding percentage, 7 assits and second best range factor among rightfielders
4. Aaron Rowand, San Francisco Giants, centerfield. Rowand has a 1.000 fielding percentage, 4 assists and middle of the pack range, but the 1.000 fielding percentage is hard to overlook at the centerfield position
5. Ryan Braun, Milwaukee Brewers, leftfield. Braun has a .993 fielding percentage, 4 assists and second best range factor among leftfielders.

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optimadesign | 1 year, 12 months ago
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These are the top 5 hitting OF in the NL, if you want to go by the reported stats.

For the fielding, there are quite a few top-named OF with 1.000 fielding percentage by all 3 positions.

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