02 February 2013

2010 National League

The pennant races were good this season, with Philadelphia leading the way at 97 victories, Finishing six ahead of Atlanta, with 91 wins and a wild card.  San Francisco won 92 edging San Diego with 90.  Cincinnati took the Central with 91 wins, ahead of St. Louis at 86.  Pittsburgh lost 105, Arizona 97, and Washington 93.

Carlos Gonzalez won the batting title at .336, followed by Joey Votto at .324 and Omar Infante at .321.  Votto led both on-base and slugging.  Albert Pujols led with 115 runs scored, Rickie Weeks had 112 and Gonzalez 111.  Gonzalez led with 197 hits.  Jayson Werth had 46 doubles, Matt Holliday and Ryan Braun 45.  Dexter Fowler had 14 triples.  Pujols led with 42 homers, Adam Dunn had 38 and Votto 37.  Pujols led with 118 RBI, Gonzalez had 117 and Votto 113.  Michael Bourn had 52 steals.

Roy Halladay won 21 games, Adam Wainright 20, Ubaldo Jiminez 19.  Josh Johnson led with a 2.30 ERA, Wainright 2.42, Halladay 2.44.  Halladay led with 251 innings.  Tim Lincecum had 231 strikeouts, Halladay 219, Jimenez 214.  Brian Wilson had 48 saves and Heath Bell 47.

Win Shares leaders, position players:  Adrian Gonzalez (San Diego) 35, Joey Votto (Cincinnati) 33, Albert Pujols (St. Louis) 32, Rickie Weeks (Milwaukee) 29, Aubrey Huff (San Francisco) 28, Ryan Braun (Milwaukee), Carlos Gonzalez (Colorado), Matt Holliday (St. Louis), Troy Tulowitski (Colorado), Chase Utley (Philadelphia), and David Wright (New York) 25, Dan Uggla (Florida) 24, Prince Fielder (Milwaukee), Jason Heyward (Atlanta), Angel Pagan (New York), Andres Torres (San Francisco), Shane Victorino (Philadelphia), Ryan Zimmerman (Washington) 23.

Win Shares leaders, pitchers:  Roy Halladay (Philadelphia) 25, Ubaldo Jimenez (Colorado) 22, Tim Hudson (Atlanta) and Adam Wainright (St. Louis) 20, Roy Oswalt (Houston/Philadelphia) 18, Brett Myers (Houston), Billy Wagner (Atlanta), and Brian Wilson (San Francisco) 17, Cole Hamels (Philadelphia), Josh Johnson (Florida), and Carlos Marmol (Chicago) 16.

WAR (Fangraphs) leaders, position players:  Pujols 7.5, Votto 7.3, Zimmerman 7.2, Torres 6.9, Holliday 6.6, Weeks 6.4, Tulowitski 6.3, Gonzalez and Huff 6.2, Kelly Johnson (Atlanta) 5.8, McCann 5.5, Jay Bruce (Cincinnati), Pagan, and Utley 5.4, Werth 5.3.

WAR leaders, pitchers:  Jiminez 6.7, Halladay 6.5, Johnson 6.3, Wainright 6.1, Yovani Galladro (Milwaukee), Tim Lincecum (San Francisco), and Roy Oswalt (Houston/Philadelphia) 4.7, Clayton Kershaw (Los Angeles) 4.5, Chad Billingsley (Los Angeles), Tommy Hanson (Atlanta), and Anibal Sanchez (Florida) 4.4.

Actual award voting (BBWAA)
MVP (top 16):

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Points
Joey Votto, Cincinnati 31 1 443
Albert Pujols, St. Louis 1 21 8 1 1 279
Carlos Gonzalez, Colorado 7 13 5 4 2 1 240
Adrian Gonzalez, San Diego 1 3 15 8 2 1 197
Troy Tulowitzki, Colorado 2 1 7 8 4 3 2 132
Roy Halladay, Philadelphia 1 3 4 3 5 2 5 3 130
Aubrey Huff, San Francisco 3 2 2 3 1 4 4 70
Jayson Werth, Philadelphia 3 3 1 3 2 2 52
Martin Prado, Atlanta 1 1 4 4 5 2 51
Ryan Howard, Philadelphia 1 1 1 2 2 1 50
Buster Posey, San Francisco 1 1 1 1 2 4 1 40
Matt Holliday, St. Louis 1 4 1 4 32
Brian Wilson, San Francisco 1 2 2 1 2 28
Scott Rolen, Cincinnati 1 1 3 3 2 26
Ryan Braun, Milwaukee 1 2 1 1 1 19
Ryan Zimmerman, Washington 2 1 2 3 18

Cy Young:

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Points
Roy Halladay, Philadelphia Phillies 32 224
Adam Wainwright, St. Louis Cardinals 28 3 1 122
Ubaldo Jimenez, Colorado Rockies 4 19 8 1 90
Tim Hudson, Atlanta Braves 3 13 4 39
Josh Johnson, Florida Marlins 5 5 9 34
Roy Oswalt, Houston Astros/Philadelphia Phillies 1 3 5 14
Brian Wilson, San Francisco Giants 1 5 7
Heath Bell, San Diego Padres 1 1 4
Mat Latos, San Diego Padres 1 2 4
Brett Myers, Houston Astros 1 2
Tim Lincecum, San Francisco Giants 2 2
Bronson Arroyo, Cincinnati Reds 1 1
Matt Cain, San Francisco Giants 1 1

Rookie of the Year:

1st 2nd 3rd Points
Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants 20 9 2 129
Jason Heyward, Atlanta Braves 9 20 2 107
Jaime Garcia, St. Louis Cardinals 1 1 16 24
Gaby Sanchez, Florida Marlins 2 1 5 18
Neil Walker, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 3
Starlin Castro, Chicago Cubs 3 3
Ike Davis, New York Mets 2 2
Jose Tabata, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 1
Jonny Venters, Atlanta Braves 1 1

Manager of the Year:

1st 2nd 3rd Points
Bud Black, San Diego Padres 16 7 3 104
Dusty Baker, Cincinnati Reds 13 12 2 103
Bruce Bochy, San Francisco Giants 1 4 13 30
Bobby Cox, Atlanta Braves 1 4 11 28
Charlie Manuel, Philadelphia Phillies 1 4 3 20
Brad Mills, Houston Astros 1 3

Top Player:  Joey Votto.  The Reds not only played over .500 for the first time in years, they won the division, and Votto was the biggest reason why.
1. Joey Votto, 2. Adrian Gonzalez, 3. Albert Pujols, 4. Aubrey Huff, 5. Carlos Gonzalez, 6. Ryan Zimmerman.

Top pitcher:  Roy Halladay.  The workhorse of the league's top winners was the best pitcher in the league.
1. Roy Halladay, 2. Ubaldo Jimenez, 3. Adam Wainright, 4. Josh Johnson, 5. Tim Lincecum.

Top Rookie:  Buster Posey.  Catcher for the pennant winners.

Top manager:  Dusty Baker, leading the first winners in Cincinnati in a decade.