Core Playoff Player Of The Year / 2017
The candidates listed below have been nominated for Playoff Player Of The Year and are listed alphabetically (first name).  Their nominations are a result of formula based on the following categories: R%, RBI%, Avg, Slg, BB%. Total ABs are taken into consideration as well.  A player is required to have a minimum of 27 ABs (including BBs) to qualify. The winner will be announced in the Softball America - Year In Review magazine.
Legend
G AB R R% H 1B 1B% 2B 2B% 3B 3B% HR HR% RBI RBI% Avg Slg BB BB% Pts
Zach Martin  13 43 31 72 31 15 35 5 12 7 16 4 9 22 51 721 1442 1 2 679
Jarred Gardner  10 37 23 62 24 12 32 4 11 1 3 7 19 35 95 649 1378 1 3 666
John Erb  34 119 67 56 78 36 30 18 15 7 6 17 14 89 75 655 1353 6 5 658
Chris Hackney  29 104 73 70 74 50 48 18 17 4 4 2 2 50 48 712 1019 10 9 647
Keith Keppley  19 73 43 59 52 28 38 16 22 2 3 6 8 32 44 712 1233 1 1 625
Jason Falcone  10 28 14 50 20 14 50 4 14 0 0 2 7 12 43 714 1071 3 10 602
Gene Walczak  18 52 22 42 33 15 29 12 23 2 4 4 8 36 69 635 1173 3 5 586
Bill Shipe  9 26 12 46 16 7 27 6 23 1 4 2 8 16 62 615 1154 2 7 573
Jose Rodriguez  14 48 26 54 27 11 23 8 17 5 10 3 6 31 65 563 1125 4 8 569
Jay Muir  12 52 27 52 35 26 50 5 10 2 4 2 4 26 50 673 962 1 2 567
The player rankings listed below are a result of formula based on the following categories: R%, RBI%, Avg, Slg, BB%.  Total ABs are taken into consideration as well.  Point totals are listed. 
G AB R R% H 1B 1B% 2B 2B% 3B 3B% HR HR% RBI RBI% Avg Slg BB BB% Pts
Gary Thompson  12 40 17 43 26 16 40 7 18 2 5 1 3 20 50 650 1000 4 9 561
Mike Koszowski  16 57 30 53 33 20 35 4 7 2 4 7 12 39 68 579 1088 1 2 560
Bryan Bart  10 31 10 32 18 8 26 2 6 1 3 7 23 22 71 581 1387 0 0 554
James McLaughlin  10 35 17 49 19 6 17 5 14 3 9 5 14 21 60 543 1286 1 3 550
Justin Glennon  13 36 16 44 22 13 36 7 19 0 0 2 6 23 64 611 972 1 3 540
Glenn Strattis  13 43 14 33 30 26 60 2 5 1 2 1 2 22 51 698 860 1 2 533
Dave Monico  8 29 14 48 16 8 28 2 7 2 7 4 14 17 59 552 1172 0 0 530
Dan Heckman  15 51 24 47 31 21 41 8 16 2 4 0 0 27 53 608 843 3 6 527
Bill Shallcross  7 25 10 40 14 7 28 4 16 2 8 1 4 10 40 560 1000 3 11 507
Greg Reilly  11 43 22 51 28 20 47 7 16 1 2 0 0 5 12 651 860 1 2 504
Tom Montvydas  15 56 21 38 31 15 27 8 14 5 9 3 5 29 52 554 1036 2 3 504
Gary Ehly  11 35 13 37 21 13 37 7 20 0 0 1 3 14 40 600 886 3 8 502
Jay Cybok  27 93 33 35 60 54 58 5 5 1 1 0 0 26 28 645 720 9 9 502
Jeff Perrone  11 30 9 30 19 15 50 3 10 0 0 1 3 8 27 633 833 4 12 494
Jeff Uter  8 27 14 52 16 10 37 4 15 1 4 1 4 7 26 593 926 0 0 493
Shane Foley  8 28 9 32 16 8 29 5 18 2 7 1 4 16 57 571 1000 0 0 490
Adam Lightkep  19 64 28 44 37 28 44 6 9 0 0 3 5 15 23 578 813 5 7 482
Mike Dura  10 34 15 44 20 13 38 5 15 2 6 0 0 11 32 588 853 0 0 477
Andrew Bravo  15 40 15 38 21 15 38 3 8 3 8 0 0 15 38 525 750 8 17 473
John Zeits  11 30 8 27 19 17 57 1 3 1 3 0 0 7 23 633 733 4 12 473
Alex Elmore  8 32 20 63 15 5 16 8 25 2 6 0 0 13 41 469 844 0 0 461
Greg Thompson  13 45 18 40 22 14 31 4 9 2 4 2 4 24 53 489 800 3 6 458
Rob Lyons  9 34 15 44 20 15 44 4 12 0 0 1 3 2 6 588 794 1 3 451
Tom Mason  12 44 14 32 26 21 48 3 7 2 5 0 0 10 23 591 750 1 2 443
Harrsion Miller  9 30 10 33 16 11 37 2 7 2 7 1 3 9 30 533 833 1 3 437
Adam Spier  8 28 13 46 14 10 36 2 7 1 4 1 4 8 29 500 750 1 3 433
Jesse Kuiper  8 32 8 25 19 17 53 2 6 0 0 0 0 13 41 594 656 0 0 432
Wayne Horger, Jr  10 33 13 39 17 11 33 5 15 1 3 0 0 9 27 515 727 2 6 430
Craig Rodenbaugh  7 25 10 40 11 7 28 2 8 0 0 2 8 10 40 440 760 3 11 425
Dan Wehlau  13 44 17 39 21 14 32 4 9 3 7 0 0 17 39 477 705 1 2 414
Mike Zahradnick  10 35 12 34 17 10 29 5 14 1 3 1 3 12 34 486 771 1 3 414
Curt Hensman  10 35 9 26 18 14 40 1 3 3 9 0 0 16 46 514 714 0 0 410
Kevin Shinkunas  11 36 17 47 17 14 39 2 6 0 0 1 3 9 25 472 611 2 5 408
Jason Pane  22 82 27 33 39 26 32 7 9 3 4 3 4 22 27 476 744 2 2 405
JJ Wunderlich  9 34 10 29 18 15 44 2 6 1 3 0 0 7 21 529 647 2 6 404
CJ Brancato  9 32 7 22 17 14 44 2 6 0 0 1 3 9 28 531 688 1 3 397
JR Hilsee  9 31 8 26 15 14 45 1 3 0 0 0 0 12 39 484 516 4 11 394
Constantine Georgiadis  12 39 13 33 19 15 38 3 8 0 0 1 3 14 36 487 641 0 0 393
Craig Richards  10 34 5 15 15 7 21 7 21 0 0 1 3 12 35 441 735 3 8 371
Dan Keith  14 48 8 17 23 17 35 2 4 3 6 1 2 15 31 479 708 0 0 366
Chase Luxton  12 41 8 20 18 11 27 3 7 4 10 0 0 12 29 439 707 2 5 361
Bryan Peterman  13 40 10 25 18 13 33 4 10 1 3 0 0 9 23 450 600 2 5 356
John Kiefer  21 56 11 20 25 21 38 4 7 0 0 0 0 19 34 446 518 4 7 355
Mauricio Calero  11 33 6 18 15 14 42 1 3 0 0 0 0 12 36 455 485 3 8 355
Wayne Wiley  25 66 22 33 25 25 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 21 379 379 8 11 332
Kevin Riffel  9 19 6 32 5 3 16 2 11 0 0 0 0 2 11 263 368 10 34 315
Bill Thomas  8 28 5 18 11 9 32 1 4 1 4 0 0 10 36 393 500 1 3 314
Chris Hesdon  16 44 9 20 19 17 39 2 5 0 0 0 0 4 9 432 477 1 2 307