Albert’s season through 62 games

We all know about the success the St. Louis Cardinals are having to start the 2008 season. The Cardinals sit in second place in the competitive National League Central, with a current record of 36-26, .581 win percentage. That record places them 3.5 games behind the Cubs, who are playing .639 baseball, right now with a clip of 39-22. The Cardinals are tied with the Phillies for the second best record in the National League, and trail only Boston and Anaheim in the AL, and have an even record with Tampa Bay. With 100 games to go, if the playoffs started today, the Cardinals would be the NL wildcard representative, leading that race by 2.5 games over the Florida Marlins.  The Brewers sit three back of the Cardinals, and the Astros are 4.5 back.

Albert Pujols is having yet another MVP type season. Is he the MVP? Maybe, maybe not. Here are his numbers and how they compare to the rest of the NL.

• 61 games
• 76-209
• .364 batting average(3rd in NL)
• 39 runs(t-18th in NL)
• 76 hits(4th in NL)
• 15 doubles
• 15 homeruns(t-6th in NL)
• 40 rbi’s(t-14th in NL)
• 47 walks(3rd in NL)
• 21 strikeouts
• .485 OBP(2nd in NL)
• .651 SLG(5th in NL)
• 1.135 OPS(3rd in NL)