Baseball Evolution's Daily Top 10
by Richard Van Zandt, BaseballEvolution.com
June 18, 2007

Every weekday, Richard Van Zandt provides three Top 10 lists: One for pitchers, one for hitters, and one miscellaneous list. Enjoy!

Pitchers – Top Ten – Save Percentage
10. Francisco Cordero – Mil – 92.6% (25-for-27)
9. Jason Isringhausen – StL – 93.3% (14-for-15)
8. Billy Wagner – NYM – 93.8% (15-for-16)
7. Jonathan Papelbon – Bos – 94.1% (16-for-17)
6. Bobby Jenks – ChW – 94.4% (17-for-18)
5. Takashi Saito – LAD – 95.0% (19-for-20)
4. Francisco Rodriguez – LAA – 95.7% (22-for-23)
1t. Kevin Gregg – Fla – 100.0% (11-for-11)
1t. Al Reyes – TB – 100.0% (16-for-16)
1t. J.J. Putz – Sea – 100.0% (19-for-19)

Hitters – Top Ten – Extra Bases Taken as a Runner
8t. Jason Bartlett – Min – 66.7% (12 Extra Bases – 18 Opportunities)
8t. Troy Tulowitzki – Col – 66.7% (14 – 21)
8t. Raul Ibanez – Sea – 66.7% (14 – 21)
7. Marcus Giles – SD – 67.9% (19 – 28)
4t. Brandon Phillips – Cin – 70.0% (14 – 20)
4t. Cristian Guzman – Wsh – 70.0% (14 – 20)
4t. Chris Duncan – StL – 70.0% (14 – 20)
3. Chone Figgins – LAA – 75.0% (15 – 20)
2. Scott Rolen – StL – 76.5% (13 – 17)
1. Akinori Iwamura – TB – 78.9 (15 – 19)

Miscellaneous – Top Ten – Team On-Base Plus Slugging vs LHP
10. Oakland Athletics - .781
9. Los Angeles Angels - .785
8. Milwaukee Brewers - .795
7. Toronto Blue Jays - .814
6. New York Mets - .816
5. Texas Rangers - .817
4. Tampa Bay Devil Rays - .822
3. Boston Red Sox - .830
2. Florida Marlins - .842
1. Detroit Tigers - .889




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