2012 American League Batsmen of the Year

While it may seem a bit late to some, those who know the pains we at the Cheap Seats go through to check our figures will understand. With pitchers and catchers scheduled to report in just a few weeks, we are announcing the final tabulations for our 2012 Batsmen of the Year.

Along with this week’s Hall of Fame announcement, The B.O.T.Y. will be the award an athlete can look back on and say………What???????????  6 of our 20 finalists from last year (and here) are on our list again with a repeat winner in the AL.

 

For those who don’t remember, we take all batting statistics of the top 5 players in each category and assign a value. The top 10 players are then ranked against each other. The results are an unbiased selection of the most feared players at the plate for an entire season.

Here are the National League Batsmen of the Year.

American League Batsman of the Year

 Miguel Cabrera - Detroit Tigers - Batsman Score: 1012.05

Miggy repeats with a massive thrashing of the competition in 2012.

109 Runs

205 Hits

40 Doubles

44 Homers

139 RBI

66 Walks

.333 Average

.606 Slugging

.999 OPS


Runner Up

 Mike Trout - Los Angeles Angels - Batsman Score: 856.85

Trout was the story of the year in the American league. Missing the first month of the season hurt his score, but runner up to a Triple Crown winner ain’t all that bad.

129 Runs

182 Hits

27 Doubles

8 Triples

30 Homers

83 RBI

.326 Avg.

 

Bronze Medal

Josh Hamilton - Texas Rangers - Batsman Score: 851.80

Doing most of his damage the first half of the season, Hamilton will now join Trout and fellow  Top Ten Batsman Albert Pujos for the 2013 season

103 Runs

33 Doubles

43 Homers

128 RBI

.285 Avg

Remainder of American League Top 10

Robinson Cano – NY Yankees – 828.8

Prince Fielder – Detroit Tigers – 825.9

Adrian Beltre – Texas Rangers – 781.6

Edwin Encarnacion – Toronto Blue Jays – 774.6

Billy Butler – Kansas City Royals – 702.9

Curtis Granderson – New York Yankees – 687.45

Albert Pujos – Los Angeles Angels – 667.15