FACT/FLUKES: Goldschmidt, C. Hernandez, Axford, Y. Molina, R. Iglesias

Goldschmidt still elite … Paul Goldschmidt (1B, ARI) is in the midst of what could wind up being his best season to date. Entering play on August 5, he ranked second in MLB in BA (.335) and third in RBI (77) while mashing 22 HR and swiping 17 bases. How are his underlying metrics?

Year   AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  HctX  h%  GB/LD/FB   PX  xPX  hr/f  HR/SB  Spd  SBO
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ====  ==  ========  ===  ===  ====  =====  ===  ===
2011  156  .250  .257   11   66   119  33  42/21/37  177  155   21%   8/ 4   89  10%
2012  514  .286  .275   10   75   127  35  40/24/36  149  160   14%  20/18   78  15%
2013  602  .302  .290   14   76   131  35  44/21/35  168  164   23%  36/15   92  11%
2014  406  .300  .296   14   73   139 ...

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