Yordan Álvarez is having a career year and is definitely the top candidate for the American League’s Most Valuable Player. At the a bit after the mid-season point he is leading in batting average (.324), homeruns (33), runs batted in (75), OBP (.432),SLG (.653), OPS (1.085) and hits (118).
Looking at these stats he is also ahead of Miguel Cabrera’s MVP and triple crown season of 2012, which was a stellar season in its own right. The only statistical categories that Cabrera leads the giant from Las Tunas, Cuba is in runs batted in (83).
Álvarez which has already garnered four All-Star selections, a Silver Slugger and a Rookie of the Year Award is looking to add a batting title and a Most Valuable Player Award to his trophy case. The 29-year-old Cuban who slashes .300/.394/.583/.977 with 846 hits, 203 longballs and 568 runs batted in is halfway to an enshrinement in Cooperstown.
To put Yordan Álvarez’s season into perspective:
Through 102 games, here’s how his numbers compare to Miguel Cabrera’s at the same point of the 2012 season, the year he won the American League Triple Crown.
👉🏻 Miguel Cabrera (102 games): .324 AVG (131-for-404), 25 HR, 83 RBI, .965 OPS, 158 wRC+.
👉🏻 Yordan Álvarez (102 games): .324 AVG (118-for-364), 33 HR, 75 RBI, 1.083 OPS, 193 wRC+.
The comparison highlights the extraordinary offensive level the Cuban superstar is producing this season.