In my previous base running analysis, I concluded that Pudge Rodriguez was the best base runner on the Tigers in 2006. That is, he netted more bases by taking the extra base on hits and by advancing on ground outs, air outs, stolen bases and other plays than any player on the team last year. Who was the best base runner in the American League? According to the statistics in Table 1 below, it was Orlando Cabrera (40.1 bases gained above average) followed by Grady Sizemore (35.1) and Corey Patterson (33.7). The only Tigers in the top 25 were Ivan Rodriguez (ranking 18th) and Curtis Granderson (22nd).
The National League leaders are listed in Table 2 below. The top base runner in the NL and also in the Majors was Jimmy Rollins with 43.9 bases gained above average. Next in line were Jose Reyes (40.1) and Hanley Ramirez (39.5).
Table 1: American League Bases Gained Leaders in 2006
| Team | BG Hits | BGAA Hits | BG Ground | BGAA Ground | BG Air | BGAA Air | BG Other | BGAA Other | BG Total | BGAA Total | |
| Cabrera | ANA | 32.0 | 5.3 | 18.0 | 4.2 | 8.0 | 0.5 | 38.1 | 30.1 | 96.1 | 40.1 |
| Sizemore | CLE | 39.0 | 13.0 | 24.0 | 6.4 | 12.0 | 3.2 | 21.6 | 12.5 | 96.6 | 35.1 |
| Patterson | BAL | 23.0 | 8.7 | 11.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | -4.0 | 32.3 | 26.8 | 66.3 | 33.7 |
| Figgins | ANA | 36.0 | 13.7 | 11.0 | -3.5 | 16.0 | 5.5 | 21.6 | 13.6 | 84.6 | 29.2 |
| Crawford | TBA | 17.0 | 0.5 | 10.0 | -2.6 | 8.0 | 2.8 | 35.1 | 27.1 | 70.1 | 27.7 |
| Teahen | KCA | 22.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | -0.3 | 10.0 | 5.4 | 18.7 | 13.4 | 55.7 | 25.4 |
| Suzuki | SEA | 14.0 | -12.4 | 26.0 | 2.7 | 11.0 | -0.9 | 44.9 | 35.0 | 95.9 | 24.4 |
| Damon | NYA | 34.0 | 12.4 | 23.0 | 4.3 | 12.0 | 4.5 | 8.7 | 0.8 | 77.7 | 21.9 |
| | TBA | 11.0 | 1.8 | 13.0 | 2.3 | 7.0 | 3.4 | 16.8 | 13.0 | 47.8 | 20.5 |
| Baldelli | TBA | 12.0 | 3.6 | 15.0 | 5.8 | 1.0 | -1.5 | 15.7 | 11.4 | 43.7 | 19.2 |
| Roberts | BAL | 28.0 | 12.2 | 14.0 | -2.4 | 0.0 | -7.5 | 23.4 | 16.0 | 65.4 | 18.3 |
| DeJesus | KCA | 34.0 | 12.4 | 17.0 | 0.6 | 10.0 | 4.3 | 7.8 | 1.0 | 68.8 | 18.3 |
| Crisp | BOS | 19.0 | 6.2 | 6.0 | -0.9 | 3.0 | -2.4 | 19.8 | 14.9 | 47.8 | 17.7 |
| Ellis | OAK | 22.0 | 7.3 | 6.0 | -4.3 | 12.0 | 6.3 | 12.0 | 6.7 | 52.0 | 16.1 |
| Jeter | NYA | 18.0 | -6.2 | 11.0 | 1.8 | 9.0 | -0.0 | 28.6 | 18.2 | 66.6 | 13.8 |
| Tyner | MIN | 12.0 | -0.1 | 13.0 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 9.4 | 6.2 | 39.4 | 12.6 |
| McDonald | TOR | 10.0 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 7.0 | 4.7 | 7.4 | 4.8 | 28.4 | 11.3 |
| Rodriguez | DET | 27.0 | 9.8 | 3.0 | -3.9 | 9.0 | 3.8 | 7.8 | 1.3 | 46.8 | 10.9 |
| Ford | MIN | 16.0 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -2.5 | 9.7 | 7.2 | 31.7 | 10.0 |
| Grudzielanek | KCA | 24.0 | 3.5 | 6.0 | -0.9 | 14.0 | 8.1 | 6.1 | -0.9 | 50.1 | 9.9 |
| Hill | TOR | 24.0 | 7.5 | 10.0 | -0.7 | 7.0 | 1.6 | 9.1 | 1.4 | 50.1 | 9.8 |
| Granderson | DET | 27.0 | 3.9 | 24.0 | 3.8 | 10.0 | 0.4 | 8.9 | 1.6 | 69.9 | 9.6 |
| Inglett | CLE | 4.0 | -0.4 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 10.7 | 7.9 | 20.7 | 9.6 |
| Mauer | MIN | 28.0 | 4.2 | 8.0 | 0.4 | 14.0 | 7.5 | 6.5 | -2.5 | 56.5 | 9.6 |
| Rios | TOR | 19.0 | 7.3 | 4.0 | -4.0 | 12.0 | 6.8 | 4.9 | -0.9 | 39.9 | 9.2 |
Table 2: National League Bases Gained Leaders in 2006
| Player | Team | BG Hits | BGAA Hits | BG Ground | BGAA Ground | BG Air | BGAA Air | BG Other | BGAA Other | BG Total | BGAA Total |
| Rollins | PHI | 27.0 | -1.9 | 29.0 | 11.0 | 15.0 | 5.4 | 37.8 | 29.5 | 108.8 | 43.9 |
| Reyes | NYN | 28.0 | 7.5 | 30.0 | 8.2 | 17.0 | 8.2 | 24.7 | 16.2 | 99.7 | 40.1 |
| Ramirez | FLO | 25.0 | 5.6 | 22.0 | 4.0 | 12.0 | 6.6 | 31.5 | 23.3 | 90.5 | 39.5 |
| Barfield | SDN | 28.0 | 12.2 | 35.0 | 16.3 | 2.0 | -3.2 | 15.5 | 8.6 | 80.5 | 33.8 |
| Duffy | PIT | 18.0 | 4.4 | 13.0 | 3.4 | 7.0 | 4.1 | 23.1 | 19.1 | 61.1 | 31.1 |
| | CHN | 25.0 | 6.3 | 33.0 | 7.0 | 16.0 | 6.6 | 19.1 | 10.0 | 93.1 | 29.9 |
| Utley | PHI | 41.0 | 16.1 | 10.0 | 0.8 | 7.0 | 3.2 | 15.5 | 6.7 | 73.5 | 26.9 |
| Taveras | HOU | 42.0 | 20.8 | 20.0 | 5.1 | 6.0 | -2.2 | 9.8 | 2.4 | 77.8 | 26.0 |
| Roberts | SDN | 22.0 | 1.1 | 16.0 | 3.8 | 7.0 | -1.4 | 27.4 | 20.1 | 72.4 | 23.6 |
| Abreu | PHI | 13.0 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 8.0 | 4.4 | 18.5 | 12.3 | 45.5 | 23.4 |
| Lopez | WAS/CIN | 19.0 | 1.4 | 9.0 | -0.6 | 12.0 | 5.1 | 26.1 | 17.3 | 66.1 | 23.2 |
| Phillips | CIN | 8.0 | -0.8 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | -1.6 | 26.8 | 20.2 | 47.8 | 19.8 |
| Gross | MIL | 14.0 | 7.0 | 17.0 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 8.0 | 4.9 | 42.0 | 19.7 |
| Wright | NYN | 27.0 | 9.1 | 12.0 | 1.3 | 8.0 | 1.9 | 15.5 | 7.2 | 62.5 | 19.5 |
| Beltran | NYN | 22.0 | 4.4 | 9.0 | 0.6 | 12.0 | 5.5 | 15.8 | 8.2 | 58.8 | 18.7 |
| McLouth | PIT | 13.0 | 4.2 | 8.0 | -1.2 | 11.0 | 7.2 | 10.7 | 7.9 | 42.7 | 18.1 |
| Finley | SFN | 22.0 | 6.2 | 9.0 | -1.3 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 17.0 | 11.4 | 53.0 | 17.3 |
| | SLN/HOU | 19.0 | 5.8 | 14.0 | 4.1 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 11.5 | 5.6 | 50.5 | 16.3 |
| Cameron | SDN | 27.0 | 12.0 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | -0.1 | 9.7 | 2.1 | 53.7 | 15.9 |
| Jones | ATL | 20.0 | 6.1 | 16.0 | 5.7 | 8.0 | 2.6 | 8.7 | 1.2 | 52.7 | 15.5 |
| Byrnes | ARI | 22.0 | 5.5 | 7.0 | -5.2 | 6.0 | 1.2 | 20.2 | 13.7 | 55.2 | 15.2 |
| | WAS/CIN | 25.0 | 7.8 | 13.0 | 1.5 | 11.0 | 4.3 | 8.8 | 1.3 | 57.8 | 14.9 |
| Nunez | PHI | 12.0 | 2.5 | 16.0 | 7.6 | 2.0 | -0.3 | 9.0 | 4.7 | 39.0 | 14.5 |
| | HOU | 16.0 | 3.9 | 28.0 | 12.0 | 8.0 | 3.8 | 0.2 | -6.0 | 52.2 | 13.6 |
| Furcal | LAN | 30.0 | 5.8 | 25.0 | 5.5 | 2.0 | -8.7 | 20.1 | 10.9 | 77.1 | 13.5 |
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