Diamond Index · 2017-2018
Player Leaders
Compare New Jersey hitters and pitchers across core production and advanced performance metrics.
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| # | Player | Team | iPlate Appearances Completed trips to the plate recorded by NJ.com. FormulaSource totalDirectionMore is greater volume, not necessarily better.QualificationQualified hitters require at least 50 PA; use Minimum PA to change the cutoff.Open glossary → | iHome Runs Hits on which the batter scores without another play. FormulaSource totalDirectionHigher is better.QualificationQualified hitters require at least 50 PA; use Minimum PA to change the cutoff.Open glossary → | iRuns Times the player scores. FormulaSource totalDirectionHigher is better.QualificationQualified hitters require at least 50 PA; use Minimum PA to change the cutoff.Open glossary → | iRuns Batted In Runs credited to the batter’s plate appearance. FormulaSource totalDirectionHigher is better.QualificationQualified hitters require at least 50 PA; use Minimum PA to change the cutoff.Open glossary → | iStolen Bases Successful stolen-base attempts. FormulaSource totalDirectionHigher is better.QualificationQualified hitters require at least 50 PA; use Minimum PA to change the cutoff.Open glossary → | iWalk Rate Walks as a percentage of plate appearances. FormulaBB ÷ PA × 100DirectionHigher is better.QualificationQualified hitters require at least 50 PA; use Minimum PA to change the cutoff.Open glossary → | iIsolated Power Extra bases per at-bat beyond batting average. FormulaSLG − AVGDirectionHigher is better.QualificationQualified hitters require at least 50 PA; use Minimum PA to change the cutoff.Open glossary → | iBatting Average Hits per official at-bat. FormulaH ÷ ABDirectionHigher is better.QualificationQualified hitters require at least 50 PA; use Minimum PA to change the cutoff.Open glossary → | iOn-Base Percentage Share of plate appearances ending in a hit, walk, or hit-by-pitch. Formula(H + BB + HBP) ÷ PADirectionHigher is better.QualificationQualified hitters require at least 50 PA; use Minimum PA to change the cutoff.Open glossary → | iSlugging Percentage Total bases per at-bat. Formula(1B + 2×2B + 3×3B + 4×HR) ÷ ABDirectionHigher is better.QualificationQualified hitters require at least 50 PA; use Minimum PA to change the cutoff.Open glossary → | iWeighted On-Base Average Values each way of reaching base by its estimated run impact. Formula[0.7×(BB+HBP) + 0.9×1B + 1.3×2B + 1.6×3B + 2.0×HR] ÷ PADirectionHigher is better.QualificationQualified hitters require at least 50 PA; use Minimum PA to change the cutoff.Open glossary → | iWeighted Runs Created Plus Run creation indexed to league average. 100 is average; 120 is 20% above average. Formula{[(wOBA − league wOBA) ÷ 1.12 + 0.177] ÷ 0.177} × 100DirectionHigher is better.QualificationQualified hitters require at least 50 PA; use Minimum PA to change the cutoff.Open glossary → | iBaserunning Runs A simple Diamond Index estimate of value from steals and triples. Formula0.2×SB + 0.1×3BDirectionHigher is better.QualificationQualified hitters require at least 50 PA; use Minimum PA to change the cutoff.Open glossary → | iOffensive Runs Total hitting and baserunning value above average. FormulawRAA + BsRDirectionHigher is better.QualificationQualified hitters require at least 50 PA; use Minimum PA to change the cutoff.Open glossary → |
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| 1 | BWBruce WeyandSenior | North Plainfield | 69 | 5 | 28 | 12 | 0 | 18.8% | 0.482 | 0.518 | 0.609 | 1.000 | 0.654 | 242 | 0.4 | 17.7 |
| 2 | MTMichael TaylorSophomore | Gill St. Bernard's | 104 | 9 | 30 | 57 | 1 | 15.4% | 0.488 | 0.500 | 0.587 | 0.988 | 0.645 | 237 | 0.3 | 25.5 |
| 3 | NLNolan LegerSenior | Immaculata | 52 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 3.8% | 0.440 | 0.440 | 0.462 | 0.880 | 0.565 | 197 | 0.0 | 8.9 |
| 4 | RMRyan MorashSenior | Gill St. Bernard's | 117 | 2 | 51 | 20 | 26 | 7.7% | 0.287 | 0.465 | 0.538 | 0.752 | 0.550 | 189 | 5.7 | 24.2 |
| 5 | ADAJ DonofrioJunior | Gill St. Bernard's | 106 | 1 | 29 | 35 | 3 | 19.8% | 0.179 | 0.462 | 0.604 | 0.641 | 0.542 | 185 | 0.6 | 16.6 |
| 6 | MGMike GolankiewiczSenior | Immaculata | 60 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 8.3% | 0.218 | 0.491 | 0.533 | 0.709 | 0.540 | 184 | 0.8 | 9.7 |
| 7 | BGBrett GodownJunior · P, 1B | Delaware Valley | 79 | 3 | 18 | 22 | 2 | 10.1% | 0.268 | 0.465 | 0.519 | 0.732 | 0.537 | 183 | 0.6 | 12.2 |
| 8 | TMThomas MooreSenior · IF, P | Warren Hills | 74 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 4.1% | 0.344 | 0.422 | 0.500 | 0.766 | 0.535 | 182 | 0.7 | 11.4 |
| 9 | NHNate HefnerJunior · OF, DH | Pingry | 70 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 21.4% | 0.176 | 0.451 | 0.600 | 0.627 | 0.534 | 181 | 2.6 | 12.7 |
| 10 | MSMax ScherzerSenior · P, 3B | Pingry | 61 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 13.1% | 0.143 | 0.469 | 0.574 | 0.612 | 0.520 | 174 | 0.6 | 8.6 |
| 11 | BHBrandon HyltonSenior · 1B | Ridge | 56 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 25.0% | 0.317 | 0.366 | 0.536 | 0.683 | 0.516 | 172 | 1.8 | 8.9 |
| 12 | TBThomas BabalisSenior · P, 1B | Somerville | 93 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 1 | 9.7% | 0.305 | 0.415 | 0.484 | 0.720 | 0.514 | 171 | 0.3 | 12.0 |
| 13 | FDFelix DiazJunior | Immaculata | 54 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 13.0% | 0.467 | 0.333 | 0.444 | 0.800 | 0.513 | 171 | 0.3 | 7.0 |
| 14 | GEGeorge EberleJunior · 3B, P | Voorhees | 77 | 2 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 14.3% | 0.200 | 0.417 | 0.545 | 0.617 | 0.506 | 167 | 2.4 | 11.5 |
| 15 | MNMike NeeSenior | Immaculata | 79 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 13.9% | 0.164 | 0.448 | 0.532 | 0.612 | 0.503 | 165 | 0.0 | 9.2 |
| 16 | KJKyle JohnsJunior · 3B, C | Rutgers Prep | 85 | 2 | 25 | 22 | 6 | 14.1% | 0.164 | 0.452 | 0.529 | 0.616 | 0.502 | 165 | 1.2 | 11.0 |
| 17 | CTColin TongSenior · OF, P | Voorhees | 78 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 14.1% | 0.152 | 0.455 | 0.538 | 0.606 | 0.501 | 164 | 2.3 | 11.2 |
| 18 | PHPJ HanisakSenior · C, P | Warren Hills | 70 | 2 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 7.1% | 0.286 | 0.413 | 0.471 | 0.698 | 0.501 | 164 | 0.8 | 8.8 |
| 19 | KPKendall PiersonSenior · C, DH | Voorhees | 93 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 22.6% | 0.261 | 0.362 | 0.527 | 0.623 | 0.496 | 162 | 3.7 | 13.9 |
| 20 | BSBlair SauerhoeferSenior · C, IF | Manville | 67 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 14.9% | 0.193 | 0.421 | 0.507 | 0.614 | 0.490 | 159 | 0.2 | 7.2 |
| 21 | PMPhil MahlikSenior · SS, P | Bernards | 56 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 10.7% | 0.160 | 0.440 | 0.500 | 0.600 | 0.486 | 157 | 0.4 | 6.0 |
| 22 | RNRyan NagleSenior · 2B, 3B | Bridgewater-Raritan | 51 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 27.5% | 0.147 | 0.353 | 0.569 | 0.500 | 0.482 | 155 | 1.2 | 6.2 |
| 23 | DKDavid KurzrockSenior · OF, P | Voorhees | 74 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 9.5% | 0.209 | 0.418 | 0.473 | 0.627 | 0.477 | 152 | 2.3 | 9.2 |
| 24 | LLLuke LongoJunior · C | Hunterdon Central | 91 | 1 | 17 | 22 | 3 | 14.3% | 0.184 | 0.395 | 0.495 | 0.579 | 0.473 | 150 | 0.6 | 8.7 |
| 25 | ZZZach ZuchowskiSophomore · P, IF | Delaware Valley | 81 | 5 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 11.1% | 0.290 | 0.362 | 0.457 | 0.652 | 0.472 | 150 | 0.4 | 7.5 |
| 26 | BCBenjamin CuccoloFreshman · C, LF | Rutgers Prep | 88 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 21.6% | 0.176 | 0.368 | 0.511 | 0.544 | 0.469 | 148 | 0.8 | 8.3 |
| 27 | JGJames GeierSenior · 3B, P | Belvidere | 59 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 5.1% | 0.145 | 0.436 | 0.475 | 0.582 | 0.463 | 145 | 2.4 | 7.1 |
| 28 | MKMatt KrollJunior · 2B, P | Voorhees | 85 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 7.1% | 0.203 | 0.380 | 0.424 | 0.582 | 0.438 | 133 | 2.6 | 7.5 |
| 29 | MGMike GiammarinoJunior | Gill St. Bernard's | 96 | 0 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 15.6% | 0.027 | 0.387 | 0.521 | 0.413 | 0.433 | 130 | 1.6 | 6.7 |
| 30 | GVGreg VeranoJunior · P, 3B | Bridgewater-Raritan | 66 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 12.1% | 0.196 | 0.339 | 0.439 | 0.536 | 0.427 | 127 | 0.7 | 3.9 |
| 31 | IKIan KulikSenior · SS, P | Delaware Valley | 85 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 7.1% | 0.158 | 0.368 | 0.435 | 0.526 | 0.424 | 126 | 1.9 | 5.8 |
| 32 | MTMichael TyleSenior · P, LF | Manville | 67 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 9.0% | 0.167 | 0.367 | 0.433 | 0.533 | 0.424 | 126 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| 33 | PSPreston ScottSenior · IF | Somerville | 92 | 0 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 12.0% | 0.049 | 0.407 | 0.478 | 0.457 | 0.423 | 125 | 1.5 | 5.6 |
| 34 | AMAthan MagalioJunior · 1B, C | Voorhees | 77 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 14.3% | 0.109 | 0.359 | 0.468 | 0.469 | 0.422 | 125 | 1.6 | 5.0 |
| 35 | ARAnthony RubinoSophomore · IF | Pingry | 68 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 10.3% | 0.136 | 0.356 | 0.441 | 0.492 | 0.418 | 123 | 1.8 | 4.5 |
| 36 | PCPete CiuffredaJunior · OF, P | Hunterdon Central | 88 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 12.5% | 0.149 | 0.338 | 0.443 | 0.486 | 0.415 | 121 | 0.4 | 3.7 |
| 37 | DHDevin HackJunior · OF | Somerville | 66 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 18.2% | 0.057 | 0.358 | 0.485 | 0.415 | 0.414 | 121 | 1.5 | 3.9 |
| 38 | MTMatt TaylorSenior · 3B | Hunterdon Central | 52 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 11.5% | 0.067 | 0.378 | 0.462 | 0.444 | 0.410 | 119 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| 39 | TCTyler CassellaSophomore · IF | Hunterdon Central | 90 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 11.1% | 0.068 | 0.351 | 0.467 | 0.419 | 0.407 | 117 | 0.6 | 3.3 |
| 40 | JBJoe BrongJunior · OF | Somerville | 71 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9.9% | 0.068 | 0.356 | 0.465 | 0.424 | 0.406 | 117 | 0.9 | 3.0 |
| 41 | MKMatt KalinakFreshman | Gill St. Bernard's | 104 | 0 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 23.1% | 0.013 | 0.333 | 0.500 | 0.346 | 0.404 | 116 | 1.6 | 4.5 |
| 42 | DIDan IcazaSenior · LF | Hunterdon Central | 79 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 3.8% | 0.068 | 0.384 | 0.430 | 0.452 | 0.397 | 112 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| 43 | MLMatt LeeSophomore · IF | Pingry | 76 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 22.4% | 0.103 | 0.293 | 0.461 | 0.397 | 0.397 | 112 | 2.9 | 4.5 |
| 44 | GLGarrison LeGrosSenior · SS | Hunterdon Central | 85 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 3.5% | 0.091 | 0.351 | 0.412 | 0.442 | 0.385 | 106 | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| 45 | BKBryce KatstraJunior · IF, P | Warren Hills | 69 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 2.9% | 0.054 | 0.321 | 0.449 | 0.375 | 0.384 | 105 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| 46 | JSJack SandstedtJunior · SS, OF | Rutgers Prep | 83 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 13.3% | 0.056 | 0.347 | 0.434 | 0.403 | 0.383 | 105 | 1.8 | 2.5 |
| 47 | RKRyan KokawskiSenior · C, P | Belvidere | 60 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 15.0% | 0.157 | 0.294 | 0.400 | 0.451 | 0.382 | 104 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 48 | ENEvan NejadFreshman · P, CF | Rutgers Prep | 67 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 17.9% | 0.127 | 0.291 | 0.418 | 0.418 | 0.381 | 104 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| 49 | DJDerek JimenezSenior · CF | Bound Brook | 66 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 12.1% | 0.038 | 0.308 | 0.455 | 0.346 | 0.379 | 103 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| 50 | SSSean SpinaSenior · C | Ridge | 54 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 11.1% | 0.106 | 0.319 | 0.407 | 0.426 | 0.378 | 102 | 0.2 | 0.4 |