Men's Playoff Player Of The Year / 2021
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.
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	G	AB	R	R%	H	1B	1B%	2B	2B%	3B	3B%	HR	HR%	RBI	RBI%	Avg	Slg	BB	BB%	Pts
Shawn Hines	12	38	29	76	30	14	37	2	5	0	0	14	37	39	103	789	1947	7	16	1167
Tom Shields	9	39	23	59	32	15	38	6	15	3	8	8	21	36	92	821	1744	2	5	1070
Kyle Rossi	9	40	26	65	32	16	40	8	20	1	3	7	18	32	80	800	1575	3	7	1024
Pat Kelley	12	41	28	68	28	12	29	6	15	1	2	9	22	36	88	683	1537	4	9	977
Kevin Roche	13	40	27	68	29	19	48	1	3	1	3	8	20	31	78	725	1400	8	17	969
Dan Powell	11	33	19	58	23	13	39	4	12	0	0	6	18	23	70	697	1364	7	18	914
Andrew Parker	9	34	20	59	24	11	32	6	18	3	9	4	12	26	76	706	1412	1	3	913
Brian Wrigley	11	40	26	65	28	12	30	9	23	2	5	5	13	25	63	700	1400	3	7	908
Brendan Parker	9	34	18	53	22	9	26	5	15	3	9	5	15	23	68	647	1412	2	6	861
Jake Haber	11	37	15	41	25	12	32	5	14	0	0	8	22	25	68	676	1459	2	5	858
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
James McLaughlin	16	51	25	49	31	10	20	10	20	5	10	6	12	41	80	608	1353	5	9	849
Jarred Gardner	7	29	13	45	21	13	45	6	21	0	0	2	7	18	62	724	1138	0	0	810
Ryan Maley	9	31	18	58	20	12	39	3	10	0	0	5	16	14	45	645	1226	2	6	799
Nick Marchese	9	36	23	64	22	11	31	8	22	0	0	3	8	21	58	611	1083	5	12	799
Evan Porter	8	28	18	64	17	8	29	4	14	1	4	4	14	14	50	607	1250	0	0	793
John Erb	12	42	21	50	29	18	43	6	14	2	5	3	7	22	52	690	1143	0	0	792
Sean Taylor	7	29	15	52	19	13	45	3	10	0	0	3	10	21	72	655	1069	0	0	790
Scott Runzer	9	34	13	38	20	8	24	6	18	2	6	4	12	28	82	588	1235	0	0	775
Brandon Birkhead	12	42	22	52	21	7	17	4	10	0	0	10	24	30	71	500	1310	2	5	766
Tom Signore	10	31	10	32	19	10	32	3	10	2	6	4	13	22	71	613	1226	1	3	761
Jake Engleman	11	39	24	62	22	15	38	0	0	1	3	6	15	20	51	564	1077	2	5	743
JT Thompson	9	35	24	69	19	12	34	3	9	0	0	4	11	15	43	543	971	9	20	742
Tom Koelzer, Jr.	23	78	36	46	42	16	21	12	15	2	3	12	15	41	53	538	1205	6	7	736
Jonn Poore	19	65	29	45	42	36	55	0	0	0	0	6	9	36	55	646	923	4	6	733
Justin Kelly	8	29	14	48	18	14	48	1	3	2	7	1	3	19	66	621	897	2	6	732
Joe DiMezza	14	51	32	63	35	30	59	3	6	2	4	0	0	10	20	686	824	8	14	731
Chris Hackney	13	37	21	57	22	16	43	4	11	1	3	1	3	21	57	595	838	6	14	727
Ryan Russell	7	29	16	55	21	20	69	1	3	0	0	0	0	9	31	724	759	3	9	727
Mike Trivino	7	28	14	50	17	8	29	7	25	1	4	1	4	14	50	607	1036	1	3	726
Carl Motts, III	10	43	18	42	27	17	40	5	12	2	5	3	7	21	49	628	1047	1	2	721
Jacob McDevitt	16	58	22	38	35	17	29	13	22	2	3	3	5	34	59	603	1052	2	3	720
Ben Vitelli	8	26	15	58	16	12	46	2	8	0	0	2	8	9	35	615	923	4	13	719
Jarrett Kerns	11	40	19	48	22	12	30	5	13	1	3	4	10	23	58	550	1025	5	11	717
Eric Cohen	7	20	11	55	12	8	40	4	20	0	0	0	0	8	40	600	800	7	26	713
Dennis D'Angelo	8	25	10	40	17	14	56	2	8	0	0	1	4	9	36	680	880	3	11	704
Mike Zahradnick	8	29	13	45	16	10	34	2	7	0	0	4	14	18	62	552	1034	1	3	704
Rob Lyons	10	41	23	56	26	19	46	4	10	3	7	0	0	10	24	634	878	5	11	700
Jason McLaughlin	9	34	16	47	17	2	6	12	35	0	0	3	9	18	53	500	1118	2	6	689
Andy Springer	7	29	10	34	20	16	55	3	10	0	0	1	3	11	38	690	897	0	0	684
Joey Pittman	9	31	12	39	18	13	42	1	3	0	0	4	13	14	45	581	1000	3	9	684
Wilson Miller	11	41	19	46	27	22	54	4	10	0	0	1	2	13	32	659	829	1	2	677
Axel Alicea	11	38	15	39	21	15	39	1	3	0	0	5	13	21	55	553	974	2	5	675
Josh Graef	7	21	13	62	10	5	24	3	14	0	0	2	10	8	38	476	905	6	22	672
Jack Stepnowski	7	23	9	39	13	8	35	3	13	0	0	2	9	9	39	565	957	4	15	669
Matt Schaub	15	43	17	40	22	11	26	5	12	1	2	5	12	20	47	512	1023	6	12	665
Mike Bitterlich	13	49	22	45	22	10	20	1	2	1	2	10	20	28	57	449	1122	2	4	664
Tom Ivers	15	59	25	42	38	28	47	6	10	4	7	0	0	12	20	644	881	2	3	659
Joe Horchuck	7	28	14	50	17	15	54	0	0	2	7	0	0	12	43	607	750	1	3	658
Tom Finn	11	35	19	54	21	17	49	4	11	0	0	0	0	7	20	600	714	9	20	656
Dave Fehr	10	33	16	48	19	17	52	1	3	1	3	0	0	16	48	576	667	4	11	646
KC Ingram	15	48	17	35	25	14	29	5	10	0	0	6	13	20	42	521	1000	5	9	644
Shane Hanna	11	36	18	50	20	12	33	6	17	1	3	1	3	13	36	556	861	1	3	643
Josh Keszczyk	11	41	18	44	23	14	34	7	17	1	2	1	2	15	37	561	854	3	7	641
Jon Motts	8	28	11	39	15	8	29	5	18	1	4	1	4	13	46	536	893	1	3	631
Ryan Goodman	20	69	21	30	36	24	35	4	6	1	1	7	10	34	49	522	913	5	7	628
Dan Jensen	8	26	12	46	13	8	31	5	19	0	0	0	0	15	58	500	692	4	13	623
Gene Walczak	17	54	18	33	27	17	31	3	6	5	9	2	4	28	52	500	852	8	13	623
Jake Steinberg	9	42	18	43	24	18	43	4	10	1	2	1	2	15	36	571	786	1	2	621
CJ Snyder	16	44	10	23	24	16	36	5	11	0	0	3	7	24	55	545	864	4	8	620
Cody Runner	10	31	20	65	13	7	23	2	6	2	6	2	6	10	32	419	806	6	16	609
Kevin Murray	9	37	16	43	21	18	49	3	8	0	0	0	0	13	35	568	649	3	8	600
Matt Poust	11	39	14	36	23	17	44	4	10	2	5	0	0	7	18	590	795	3	7	598
John Hogan	8	29	16	55	16	13	45	3	10	0	0	0	0	8	28	552	655	1	3	598
Jose Rodriguez	22	79	36	46	41	26	33	8	10	7	9	0	0	22	28	519	797	2	2	596
Brett Keszczyk	11	39	19	49	20	16	41	2	5	2	5	0	0	15	38	513	667	4	9	596
Ryan Calabro	10	37	11	30	21	17	46	2	5	1	3	1	3	13	35	568	757	2	5	588
Connor Thorpe	10	27	13	48	14	11	41	3	11	0	0	0	0	8	30	519	630	4	13	581
Charlie Hooker	9	34	14	41	17	9	26	7	21	0	0	1	3	11	32	500	794	1	3	575
Greg Thompson	9	32	9	28	17	11	34	4	13	2	6	0	0	13	41	531	781	1	3	574
Zach Martin	21	76	32	42	37	22	29	12	16	3	4	0	0	27	36	487	724	4	5	573
Rob McKenna	17	56	17	30	30	25	45	2	4	2	4	1	2	18	32	536	696	7	11	571
Kevin Raymond	9	40	13	33	23	19	48	3	8	1	3	0	0	10	25	575	700	2	5	571
Matt Fronheiser	8	30	10	33	16	11	37	5	17	0	0	0	0	9	30	533	700	3	9	565
Jay Stein	8	28	12	43	13	6	21	5	18	1	4	1	4	10	36	464	821	0	0	563
Dave Rothenberger	9	32	16	50	16	11	34	5	16	0	0	0	0	6	19	500	656	2	6	551
Dylan Brooks	10	38	9	24	18	11	29	4	11	0	0	3	8	16	42	474	816	2	5	547
Greg Guarino	14	50	25	50	23	18	36	4	8	1	2	0	0	16	32	460	580	5	9	545
Mike Skrzat	11	34	14	41	17	14	41	2	6	1	3	0	0	8	24	500	618	4	11	541
Jesse Grasso	7	30	13	43	16	14	47	2	7	0	0	0	0	7	23	533	600	0	0	539
Anthony Ciliberto	9	37	14	38	20	14	38	6	16	0	0	0	0	4	11	541	703	1	3	538
Mike Testa	7	27	9	33	13	9	33	3	11	0	0	1	4	9	33	481	704	1	4	532
Mark Rothenberger	9	33	12	36	18	15	45	3	9	0	0	0	0	6	18	545	636	0	0	530
John Scott	7	25	12	48	12	10	40	2	8	0	0	0	0	5	20	480	560	3	11	527
Sean Nonemacher	15	53	18	34	26	18	34	6	11	1	2	1	2	11	21	491	698	3	5	526
Bill Groff	7	26	11	42	12	9	35	1	4	1	4	1	4	5	19	462	692	2	7	523
Rob Wardrop	8	28	13	46	13	13	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	36	464	464	3	10	519
Tyler Gower	11	33	7	21	17	14	42	1	3	1	3	1	3	8	24	515	697	3	8	518
Colin Leach	8	25	7	28	10	4	16	5	20	0	0	1	4	12	48	400	720	3	11	516
Harry Murray	8	27	10	37	14	14	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	22	519	519	2	7	512
Keith Crowell	12	36	13	36	16	14	39	1	3	0	0	1	3	14	39	444	556	3	8	507
Collin Murray	7	22	7	32	10	9	41	0	0	1	5	0	0	6	27	455	545	6	21	507
Ted Peck	10	34	12	35	16	14	41	1	3	0	0	1	3	7	21	471	588	4	11	502
Bill Brancato	13	42	12	29	20	17	40	2	5	1	2	0	0	12	29	476	571	5	11	502
Jason Pane	14	44	15	34	20	15	34	3	7	1	2	1	2	7	16	455	636	6	12	498
Paul Elliott	10	34	13	38	14	10	29	3	9	0	0	1	3	9	26	412	588	6	15	495
Jeff Hess	8	25	7	28	13	12	48	1	4	0	0	0	0	3	12	520	560	3	11	493
Brett Anker	10	31	8	26	16	16	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	23	516	516	3	9	491
Jay Cybok	18	58	17	29	28	25	43	2	3	1	2	0	0	16	28	483	552	2	3	490
Clay Snyder	7	24	10	42	11	11	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	21	458	458	4	14	489
Adrian Reyes	12	36	13	36	16	14	39	2	6	0	0	0	0	8	22	444	500	7	16	487
Tyler Cohen	9	29	10	34	14	13	45	1	3	0	0	0	0	7	24	483	517	1	3	484
Joe Stankovics	10	35	10	29	16	14	40	2	6	0	0	0	0	12	34	457	514	3	8	482
Justin Miller	14	55	20	36	25	22	40	2	4	1	2	0	0	13	24	455	527	0	0	473
Andrew Hildebrand	8	26	6	23	13	13	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	23	500	500	2	7	470
Tony Casper	11	40	17	43	16	14	35	1	3	1	3	0	0	8	20	400	475	7	15	466
AJ Bagushinski	11	40	13	33	16	14	35	1	3	0	0	1	3	13	33	400	500	5	11	462
Bryan Peterman	18	50	20	40	21	21	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	16	420	420	9	15	457
Jim Craig	14	40	11	28	17	13	33	4	10	0	0	0	0	13	33	425	525	2	5	457
Frank Staber	13	43	11	26	20	15	35	5	12	0	0	0	0	7	16	465	581	1	2	456
Glen Hipple	8	32	10	31	15	15	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	25	469	469	0	0	455
Neal Hebert	8	24	8	33	11	11	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	458	458	3	11	452
Ryan Black	8	26	9	35	10	7	27	3	12	0	0	0	0	8	31	385	500	3	10	451
Shawn Collins	9	30	6	20	13	10	33	3	10	0	0	0	0	9	30	433	533	3	9	450
Mat Crowell	11	36	11	31	16	14	39	2	6	0	0	0	0	8	22	444	500	1	3	449
Jim Muhlberger	9	36	7	19	13	7	19	3	8	0	0	3	8	16	44	361	694	0	0	448
Roc Akers	7	25	13	52	9	7	28	2	8	0	0	0	0	3	12	360	440	3	11	435
Brandon Garges	10	31	8	26	13	11	35	1	3	0	0	1	3	5	16	419	548	1	3	425
Bill Shallcross	10	39	11	28	15	12	31	2	5	0	0	1	3	11	28	385	513	1	3	424
RJ Kahler	12	33	14	42	12	12	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	18	364	364	3	8	408
Chris Abato	16	50	11	22	21	19	38	1	2	1	2	0	0	10	20	420	480	0	0	407
Dan Cymerman	14	42	8	19	18	14	33	4	10	0	0	0	0	6	14	429	524	0	0	404
Matt Huhn	8	26	7	27	10	7	27	3	12	0	0	0	0	3	12	385	500	2	7	399
Nick Pittman	9	29	7	24	10	9	31	1	3	0	0	0	0	10	34	345	379	5	15	398
Mike Fischer	10	36	12	33	12	7	19	3	8	0	0	2	6	5	14	333	583	0	0	394
Matt Wass	12	37	6	16	14	11	30	3	8	0	0	0	0	12	32	378	459	1	3	390
Alex Metz	10	30	10	33	10	7	23	3	10	0	0	0	0	7	23	333	433	2	6	389
Joe Giampietro	10	32	7	22	11	11	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	25	344	344	6	16	374
Dave Demko	8	27	5	19	10	10	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	30	370	370	1	4	369
Connie Georgiadis	9	33	9	27	12	11	33	1	3	0	0	0	0	5	15	364	394	0	0	361
Tom Rider	14	46	13	28	15	15	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	22	326	326	2	4	350
Mike Gallo	8	28	4	14	10	9	32	1	4	0	0	0	0	8	29	357	393	0	0	349
Haeyden Cruz	8	25	7	28	8	8	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	16	320	320	2	7	338
TJ Lillo	11	29	1	3	10	9	31	1	3	0	0	0	0	7	24	345	379	0	0	310
Corey Gomez	11	38	4	11	12	11	29	1	3	0	0	0	0	4	11	316	342	2	5	292
Tom Gallo	10	35	5	14	9	7	20	2	6	0	0	0	0	8	23	257	314	1	3	278
Sean Butrica	10	31	7	23	7	6	19	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	226	258	2	6	243