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Season Almanac

2006 MLB Season

League Leaders

Led multiple categories: Ryan Howard (HR, RBI)

Home Runs
  1. 1Ryan HowardPHI58
  2. 2David OrtizBOS54
  3. 3Albert PujolsSTL49
Hits
  1. 1Ichiro SuzukiSEA224
  2. 2Michael YoungTEX217
  3. 3Derek JeterNYY214
Runs Batted In
  1. 1Ryan HowardPHI149
  2. 2Albert PujolsSTL137
  3. 3David OrtizBOS137
Runs
  1. 1Grady SizemoreCLE134
  2. 2Chase UtleyPHI131
  3. 3Carlos BeltránNYM127
Stolen Bases
  1. 1José ReyesNYM64
  2. 2Carl CrawfordTB58
  3. 3Juan PierreCHC58
Pitching Strikeouts
  1. 1Johan SantanaMIN245
  2. 2Aaron HarangCIN216
  3. 3Jake PeavySD215
Pitching Wins
  1. 1Chien-Ming WangNYY19
  2. 2Johan SantanaMIN19
  3. 3Jon GarlandCWS18
Saves
  1. 1Francisco RodríguezLAA47
  2. 2Trevor HoffmanSD46
  3. 3Bobby JenksCWS41

Best Players by VAL

  1. 1Albert PujolsBAT19.8
  2. 2Ryan HowardBAT19.3
  3. 3David OrtizBAT19
  4. 4Lance BerkmanBAT18.1
  5. 5Jonathan PapelbonPITCH17.4
  6. 6Jermaine DyeBAT17.2
  7. 7Carlos BeltránBAT17.1
  8. 8Travis HafnerBAT17
  9. 9Joe NathanPITCH16.9
  10. 10Jim ThomeBAT16.5
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Arrivals & Departures

Debuts (by career VAL)

  1. 1Ian Kinsler2B150.2
  2. 2Matt KempCF146.8
  3. 3Nick MarkakisRF144.9
  4. 4Jon LesterP141.2
  5. 5Cole HamelsP140.1
  6. 6Adam JonesCF135.3
  7. 7Andrew MillerP119.3
  8. 8Ben Zobrist2B118.3

Final season in the corpus

  1. 1Bernie WilliamsCF180.9
  2. 2Ruben SierraRF163.7
  3. 3Tim SalmonRF146.2
  4. 4Jeff FasseroP137.4
  5. 5Terry MulhollandP137.1
  6. 6Vinny Castilla3B134.2
  7. 7Jeromy BurnitzRF130.9
  8. 8Jeff NelsonP129.2

Teams · 30

TeamRecordRoster VALTop playerResult
New York Mets97-65276.1Carlos BeltránPlayoffs
New York Yankees97-65269Alex RodriguezPlayoffs
Minnesota Twins96-66293.2Joe NathanPlayoffs
Detroit Tigers95-67276.2Carlos GuillénPlayoffs
Athletics93-69256.8Frank ThomasPlayoffs
Chicago White Sox90-72252.9Jermaine Dye
Los Angeles Angels89-73249.7Vladimir Guerrero
San Diego Padres88-74311.5Cla MeredithPlayoffs
Los Angeles Dodgers88-74258.9Takashi SaitoPlayoffs
Toronto Blue Jays87-75243.7B.J. Ryan
Boston Red Sox86-76225.7David Ortiz
Philadelphia Phillies85-77231.6Ryan Howard
St. Louis Cardinals83-78271.5Albert PujolsPlayoffs
Houston Astros82-80266.8Lance Berkman
Cincinnati Reds80-82225Adam Dunn
Texas Rangers80-82224Akinori Otsuka
Atlanta Braves79-83274.6Andruw Jones
Miami Marlins78-84279.8Miguel Cabrera
Seattle Mariners78-84220.9J.J. Putz
Cleveland Indians78-84213.4Travis Hafner
San Francisco Giants76-85250.1Barry Bonds
Arizona Diamondbacks76-86262.2Brandon Webb
Colorado Rockies76-86256Matt Holliday
Milwaukee Brewers75-87234.6Bill Hall
Washington Nationals71-91231.4Alfonso Soriano
Baltimore Orioles70-92224.3Chris Ray
Pittsburgh Pirates67-95246.1Jason Bay
Chicago Cubs66-96262.8Aramis Ramirez
Kansas City Royals62-100147.4Joe Nelson
Tampa Bay Devil Rays61-101184.2Carl Crawford

Record basis: summed pitcher wins and losses.