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RKPLAYERTEAMHR
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1Chris DavisBAL24
2Miguel CabreraDET19
3Adam DunnCHW18
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2Domonic BrownPHI19
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1Chris DavisBAL10.6
2Adam DunnCHW12.7
3Nelson CruzTEX13.8
4David OrtizBOS14.1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
1Evan GattisATL11.6
2Bryce HarperWSH12.5
3Carlos GonzalezCOL13.4
4Domonic BrownPHI13.4

AB/HR = The number of at-bats per home run

RKPLAYERTEAM1 YR.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
1Miguel CabreraDET48
2Chris DavisBAL44
3Edwin EncarnacionTOR43
4Adrian BeltreTEX40
NATIONAL LEAGUE
1Pedro AlvarezPIT35
2Adam LaRocheWSH32
3Jay BruceCIN31
 Ryan BraunMIL31

1 YR. = The number of home runs hit in one year from the current date

RKPLAYERTEAMDIST
AMERICAN LEAGUE
1Mike TroutLAA421.3
2Mark ReynoldsCLE418.6
3Mark TrumboLAA417.8
4Colby RasmusTOR411.5
NATIONAL LEAGUE
1Justin UptonATL427.9
2Hunter PenceSF418.1
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RKPLAYERTEAMSPEED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
1Mark TrumboLAA108.8
2Adam JonesBAL108.7
3Albert PujolsLAA107.0
4Mark ReynoldsCLE106.8
NATIONAL LEAGUE
1Justin UptonATL108.5
2Hunter PenceSF107.9
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4Pedro AlvarezPIT105.8

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