| 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 |