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WHBL’s Top 25 All-Time Players – Part I

Just one man’s opinion here through 4 full seasons. Apologies to anyone I might have missed. Listed in alphabetical order:

Stats key:
Position Players (AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS, HR, RBI, SB)
Pitchers (W-L, ERA, WHIP, K/9)

Rene Castro, OF (Mexico City 00-02, Guatemala City 03)
Average Season: .302/.427/.541, .968, 33, 98, 19
Best Season: 2002 - .328/.455/.589, 1.043, 31, 102, 20
Top 5 career in walks and runs scored. 4-time All-Star.

William “Mirror Man” Correa, OF (Port-au-Prince 00-03)
Average Season: .330/.427/.662, 1.089, 44, 114, 21
Best Season: 2003 - .326/.432/.685, 1.116, 49, 116, 16
2-time SA MVP, tied for 3rd on all-time HR list and is only 24.

Robert Cowen, SS (Salt Lake City 00-03)
Average Season: .301/.422/.567, .988, 34, 91, 50
Best Season: 2002 - .330/.458/.607, 1.065, 35, 108, 57
4 30/30 seasons, 4 time All-Star, all-time leader in runs scored, 3rd in SB

Steven Crosby, 1B (San Juan 00-03)
Average Season: .346/.430/.549, .978, 24, 99, 0
Best Season: 2002 - .362/.457/.563, 1.021, 24, 85, 0
2-time batting champ, all-time leader in batting average

Earl Dement, CF (Salt Lake City 00-03)
Average Season: .310/.411/.592, 1.004, 42, 106, 19
Best Season: 2000 - .343/.437/.661, 1.098, 47, 119, 21
2000 NA MVP, only player with at least 40 HR in first 4 seasons

Galen Dorey, 1B (Calgary 00-04)
Average Season: .296/.388/.599, 45, 134, 1
Best Season: 2003 - .323/.411/.647, 1.058, 48, 140, 3
All-time HR and RBI leader, ’03 MVP candidate

Serafin Doriva, OF (San Juan 00-04)
Average Season: .322/.447/.629, 1.076, 37, 114, 2
Best Season: 2003 - .362/.492/.700, 1.192, 39, 118, 1
2002 SA MVP, probable repeat in 2003.

Benny Frisina, SP (Rio de Janeiro 00, New Orleans 01-03, Caracas 03)
Average Season: 14-8, 2.72, 0.99, 9.79
Best Season: 2003 – 17-6, 2.31, 0.92, 9.63
Suffers from Steve Carlton Syndrome – great pitcher, bad teams

Kyle Gallucci, 2B (Indianapolis 00-2002, Mexico City 03)
Average Season: .322/.398/.583, .981, 39, 118, 9
Best Season: 2002 - .334/.411/.608, 1.018, 44, 147, 9
Top 2B by far; Top 10 in average, hits, HR, and RBI

William “Godzilla” Gipe (Austin 00-01, Jacksonville 02, Las Vegas 03)
Average Season: .305/.381/.597, .978, 43, 123, 33
Best Season: 2001 - .299/.365/.641, 1.006, 56, 134, 34
Awesome combo of power and speed. Had highest HR total between 00-02.

James Gracey, OF (Jacksonville 00-03)
Average Season: .300/.397/.576, .946, 36, 101, 15
Best Season: 2001 - .317/.419/.579, .999, 36, 95, 23
Osprey clean-up hitter, 2-time All-Star

Nick Hadsell, SP (Indianapolis 00-03)
Average Season: 17-7, 2.28, 0.98, 10.60
Best Season: 2001 – 17-5, 1.87, 0.91, 10.54
2-time Ryan Award winner, widely regarded as league’s best SP.