The previous half-decade has been an excellent interval for Freddie Freeman.
The primary baseman, then with Atlanta, launched the five-year span by securing the Nationwide League’s Most Useful Participant Award for the Covid-shortened 2020 season. He adopted up by profitable a World Sequence ring with the Braves in 2021.
Freeman returned to his native California as a free agent in 2022, becoming a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers. He topped the NL in on-base share that yr (.407) and in doubles (59) in 2023. He added one other world championship to his resumé within the season that ended final month — and, for good measure, was voted the MVP of the World Sequence.
Freeman dominated his fellow first basemen in offensive output throughout the 2020-2024 interval, as measured by total base worth. His five-year OBV of plus-575 was a full 200 bases higher than the full for Matt Olson, who arrived from Oakland to switch Freeman at first base in Atlanta.
At this time’s rankings embody all big-league gamers who made not less than 1,400 plate appearances throughout the previous 5 seasons — and who spent not less than half of their time as first basemen. They’re ranked by OBV, which compares the variety of bases they reached (by hits, walks, hit batters, stolen bases, and sacrifices) with the quantity that a median hitter would have attained below the identical circumstances.
4 first basemen posted base values larger than plus-300, with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Toronto Blue Jays and Paul Goldschmidt of the St. Louis Cardinals following Freeman and Olson.
Look beneath to see the half-decade’s prime 10 first basemen. Every is listed with fundamental stats for 2020-2024: video games, residence runs, runs batted in, batting common, and total base worth.
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1. Freddie Freeman (G 686, HR 116, RBI 427, BA .313) — OBV +575
2. Matt Olson (G 702, HR 170, RBI 493, BA .255) — OBV +375
3. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (G 696, HR 145, RBI 438, BA .291) — OBV +359
4. Paul Goldschmidt (G 675, HR 119, RBI 380, BA .282) — OBV +324
5. Pete Alonso (G 685, HR 173, RBI 466, BA .246) — OBV +278
6. Yandy Diaz (G 587, HR 60, RBI 275, BA .292) — OBV +168
7. Christian Walker (G 619, HR 112, RBI 361, BA .251) — OBV +145
8. Nathaniel Lowe (G 636, HR 82, RBI 310, BA .272) — OBV +140
9. Rhys Hoskins (G 435, HR 93, RBI 258, BA .237) — OBV +130
10. C.J. Cron (G 376, HR 73, RBI 239, BA .262) — OBV +101
