ABL 2022-23 - Mid-Season All-Stars (Part 1)

Now that we've reached the half-way point of the 2022-23 ABL season, let us have a look at the best batters at each position, by the numbers!

*To qualify for this list, I had to account for the fact that some teams have only played 15 games out of the scheduled 20 thus far, so I set the minimum Plate Appearance at 45, with exceptions for Catchers & players of Geelong-Korea, at 30 & 35, respectively.

Also, I assume many of you are unfamiliar with the batting stat "GPA". Check out my Stats Glossary page for a primer on how it is calculated. For context, an average GPA in the ABL this season is between .240 - .265 .

Let's get to it!

Catcher

Anthony Quirion (Adelaide Giants)

• .368 GPA

• .436 OBP

• .315 ISO

First Baseman

Seok Hwan Kim (Geelong-Korea)

• .362 GPA

• .429 OBP 

• .383 ISO

Second Baseman

Nick Ward (Adelaide Giants)

• .402 GPA

• .473 OBP

• .371 ISO

Third Baseman

T.J. Bennett (Brisbane Bandits)

• .339 GPA

• .352 OBP

• .410 ISO

Shortstop

Tzu-Wei Lin (Auckland Tuatara)

• .383 GPA

• .492 OBP

• .271 ISO

• 124.0 BS Index (100% SB%, 24% Take-Off Rate)

Outfielders

Tim Kennelly (Perth Heat)

• .362 GPA

• .469 OBP

• .312 ISO

Chan Eui Song (Geelong-Korea)

• .347 GPA

• .404 OBP

• .273 ISO

Tyler Tolbert (Brisbane Bandits)

• .324 GPA

• .436 OBP

• .192 ISO

• 119.9 BS Index (90.9% SB%, 28.9% Take-Off Rate)

DH

Zac Shepherd (Sydney Blue Sox)

• .329 GPA

• .370 OBP

• .325 ISO

Mid-Season All-Star Line-Up

1. Tzu-Wei Lin (Tuatara)

2. Nick Ward (Giants)

3. Anthony Quirion (Giants)

4. T.J. Bennett (Bandits)

5. Seok Hwan Kim (Geelong-Korea)

6. Tim Kennelly (Heat)

7. Chan Eui Song (Geelong-Korea)

8. Zac Shepherd (Blue Sox)

9. Tyler Tolbert (Bandits)

Honourable Mentions

• Boss Moanaroa (.298 GPA)

• Robbie Glendinning (.305 GPA)

All right - so what do you guys make of my picks? Do you guys agree, or do you guys think I'm out of my mind?

Stick around for Part 2, where I'll pick my top-5 starting pitchers and top-5 relief pitchers, coming tomorrow!

*I ended up not doing a pitchers' list because I just didn't have time with the other things I have going on in life. Might do one up this weekend (17-18th Dec.)