PER Baseball Statistics (through ALL games of 2008)

American League National League

Top AL Hitters
Rank Player Team Hitting PER
1 Alex Rodriguez NYY 91.95
2 Shin-Soo Choo CLE 91.32
3 Carlos Quentin CHW 91.08
4 Mark Teixeira LAA 90.82
5 Kevin Youkilis BOS 89.13
6 Milton Bradley TEX 88.96
7 J.D. Drew BOS 86.97
8 David Ortiz BOS 85.91
9 Manny Ramirez BOS 85.57
10 Josh Hamilton TEX 85.24
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Top AL Pitchers
Rank PLAYER TEAM Pitching PER
1 Mariano Rivera NYY 84.94
2 Joe Nathan MIN 82.31
3 Joakim Soria KCR 81.07
4 Grant Balfour TBR 80.59
5 Jonathan Papelbon BOS 80.04
6 Brad Ziegler OAK 78.94
7 Jose Arredondo LAA 78.52
8 Scott Downs TOR 77.44
9 Cliff Lee CLE 76.96
10 Matt Thornton CHW 76.93
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Top NL Hitters 
Rank Player Team Hitting PER
1 Manny Ramirez LAD 101.51
2 Albert Pujols STL 98.22
3 Lance Berkman HOU 92.37
4 Ryan Ludwick STL 91.87
5 Chipper Jones ATL 89.60
6 Matt Holliday COL 88.36
7 Ryan Howard PHI 88.19
8 Carlos Lee HOU 87.35
9 David Wright NYM 87.15
10 Carlos Beltran NYM 85.91
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Top NL Pitchers
Rank PLAYER TEAM Pitching PER
1 C.C. Sabathia MIL 79.91
2 Rich Harden CHC 78.59
3 Hong-Chih Kuo LAD 78.47
4 Brad Lidge PHI 78.27
5 Cory Wade LAD 77.78
6 Taylor Buchholz COL 77.61
7 Matt Capps PIT 77.42
8 Mike Adams SDP 77.32
9 Joe Nelson FLA 77.16
10 Brian Fuentes COL 76.72
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Baseball Performance Efficiency Rating
The PER Baseball methodology measure a Baseball hitter's and pitcher's performance relative to plate appearances and innings pitched respectively. It is a very compre-hensive analysis as it assesses a hitter's complete performance at the plate, on the bases, and in the field, and a pitcher's complete performance on the mound.

Hitting PER
For Hitters, the concept of a Batting PER is developed which comprises a player's Run Contribution Average, and Earned Base Average (a statistic measuring all bases earned, whether by hits or walks, or stolen bases, per plate appearance and steal attempt). Accordingly, we've developed the following concepts of Run Contribution Average, Total Earned Bases, and Earned Base Average to complement the Batting Efficiency Rating. Click here to read more ...

Pitching PER
For Pitchers, the concept of a Pitching PER is developed, distinctly for starters and relief pitchers. It comprises that pitchers Earned Run Average (ERA), Walks to Strike outs Average, Opposition On Base Average and a statistic measuring success depending on the role of the pitcher. Click here to read more ...

PER Analysis of the All-Time Greatest Hitters in MLB History

PER Analysis of the All-Time Greatest Pitchers in MLB History

PER Hitting Analysis of the 2007 AL Season

PER Hitting Analysis of the 2007 NL Season

PER 2007 AL Pitching Analysis

PER 2007 NL Pitching Analysis

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