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Tracking the top home run hitters leading up to the Home Run Derby on July 15 (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET)

RKPLAYERTEAMHR
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1Chris DavisBAL24
2Miguel CabreraDET19
 Edwin EncarnacionTOR19
4Adam DunnCHW18
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1Carlos GonzalezCOL20
2Domonic BrownPHI19
3Carlos BeltranSTL17
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
1Chris DavisBAL10.8
2Adam DunnCHW12.9
3Raul IbanezSEA13.3
4Nelson CruzTEX13.9
NATIONAL LEAGUE
1Evan GattisATL11.6
2Bryce HarperWSH12.5
3Carlos GonzalezCOL13.6
4Domonic BrownPHI13.6

AB/HR = The number of at-bats per home run

RKPLAYERTEAM1 YR.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
1Miguel CabreraDET49
2Chris DavisBAL45
3Edwin EncarnacionTOR43
4Adrian BeltreTEX39
NATIONAL LEAGUE
1Pedro AlvarezPIT33
2Jay BruceCIN32
3Adam LaRocheWSH31
 Ryan BraunMIL31

1 YR. = The number of home runs hit in one year from the current date

RKPLAYERTEAMDIST
AMERICAN LEAGUE
1Mike TroutLAA421.3
2Mark ReynoldsCLE418.6
3Mark TrumboLAA417.8
4Nelson CruzTEX412.7
NATIONAL LEAGUE
1Justin UptonATL427.9
2Hunter PenceSF418.1
3Lucas DudaNYM410.5
4Marlon ByrdNYM409.1

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RKPLAYERTEAMSPEED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
1Mark TrumboLAA108.8
2Adam JonesBAL108.7
3Albert PujolsLAA107.0
4Mark ReynoldsCLE106.8
NATIONAL LEAGUE
1Justin UptonATL108.5
2Hunter PenceSF107.9
3John BuckNYM106.3
4Pedro AlvarezPIT105.8

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