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MLB 13 The Show Player Ratings For Every Team

08:40 AM - February 25, 2013 by Steve_OS

Interested in MLB 13 The Show player ratings? Our friend chrisjohnson83 (with the only confirmed copy of the game so far) has provided them to us. Below are the top rated players at each position, to see the rest of the player ratings, check out the MLB 13 The Show screenshots page.

Updated rosters will no doubt be released before the March 5th release date, so keep that in mind.

Top Rated Players at Each Position

Top Rated First Basemen

99 Albert Pujols, Angels
98 Joey Votto, Reds
95 Prince Fielder, Tigers
94 Paul Konerko, White Sox
93 Adrian Gonzalez, Dodgers
92 Corey Hart, Brewers
92 Allen Craig, Cardinals
91 Mark Teixeira, Yankees
89 Mike Napoli, Boston
88 Ryan Howard, Phillies

Top Rated Second Basemen

99 Robinson Cano, Yankees
98 Dustin Pedroia, Boston
95 Ian Kinsler, Rangers
93 Brandon Phillips, Reds
90 Jose Altuve, Astros
89 Ben Zobrist, Rays
88 Chase Utley, Phillies
88 Omar Infante, Tigers
87 Emilio Bonifacio, Blue Jays
87 Howie Kendrick, Rangers

Top Rated Third Basemen

99 Miguel Cabrera, Tigers
96 Adrian Beltre, Rangers
93 Evan Longoria, Rays
93 David Wright, Mets
91 Chase Headley, Padres
91 Ryan Zimmerman, Nationals
89 Aramis Ramirez, Brewers
88 Alex Rodriguez, Yankees
86 Pablo Sandoval, Giants
85 Michael Young, Phillies
85 David Freese, Cardinals

Top Rated Shortstops

99 Troy Tulowitzki, Rockies
95 Jose Reyes, Blue Jays
93 Jimmy Rollins, Phillies
90 Derek Jeter, Yankees
90 Starlin Castro, Cubs
88 Elvis Andrus, Rangers
88 Rafael Furcal, Cardinals
88 Hanley Ramirez, Dodgers
85 Asdrubal Cabrera, Indians
85 Erick Aybar, Angels

Top Rated Catchers

99 Buster Posey, Giants
98 Yadier Molina, Cardinals
94 Carlos Ruiz, Phillies
93 Joe Mauer, Twins
93 Matt Wieters, O's
87 Salvador Perez, Royals
88 Brian McCann, Braves
86 A.J. Pierzynski, Rangers
86 Jonathan Lucroy, Brewers
86 Wilin Rosario, Rockies

Top Rated Left Fielders

99 Mike Trout, Angels
99 Ryan Braun, Brewers
99 Carlos Gonzalez, Rockies
92 Yoenis, Cespedes, Oakland
91 Matt Holliday, Cardinals
87 Bryce Harper, Nationals
86 Alfonso Soriano, Cubs
86 Justin Upton, Braves
85 Alex Gordon, Royals
85 Josh Willingham, Twins
85 David Murphy, Rangers

Top Rated Center Fielders

99 Andrew McCutchen, Pirates
99 Matt Kemp, Dodgers
94 Jacoby Ellsbury, Boston
91 Adam Jones, O's
88 B.J. Upton, Braves
87 Curtis Granderson, Yankees
86 Shin-Soo Choo, Reds
85 Coco Crisp, Oakland
84 Austin Jackson, Tigers
84 Angel Pagan, Giants

Top Rated Right Fielders

99 Josh Hamilton, Angels
98 Carlos Beltran, Cardinals
98 Jose Bautista, Blue Jays
95 Giancarlo Stanton, Marlins
93 Nelson Cruz, Rangers
93 Jay Bruce, Reds
91 Jason Heyward, Braves
90 Alex Rios, White Sox
90 Hunter Pence, Giants
89 Torii Hunter, Tigers
89 Ichiro Suzuki, Yankees

Top Rated Designated Hitters

94 Billy Butler, Royals
91 David Ortiz, Boston
88 Edwin Encarnacion, Blue Jays
85 Kevin Youkilis, Yankees
85 Victor Martinez, Tigers
85 Kendrys Morales, Mariners
84 Lance Berkman, Rangers
83 Mark Trumbo, Angels

Top Rated Pitchers

99 Jusin Verlander, Tigers
99 Felix Hernandez, Mariners
99 Stephen Strasburg, Nationals
99 Aroldis Chapman, Reds
99 Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers
97 David Price, Rays
96 Chris Sale, White Sox
96 Cliff Lee, Phillies
96 C.C. Sabathia, Yankees
96 Yu Darvish, Rangers
96 Adam Wainwright, Cardinals
95 Matt Kain, Giants
95 Kris Medlen, Braves
94 Rafael Betancourt, Rockies
94 Mat Latos, Reds
94 Zack Greinke, Dodgers
94 Roy Halladay, Phillies
94 Cole Hamels, Phillies
94 Josh Johnson, Blue Jays
94 James Shields, Royals
93 Jered Weaver, Angels
93 R.A. Dickey, Blue Jays
90 Jake Peavy, White Sox

Top Rated Closers

99 Craig Kimbrel, Braves
97 Mariano Rivera, Yankees
95 Jonathan Papelbon, Phillies
96 Jason Motte, Cardinals
95 Joel Hanrahan, Boston
94 Sergio Romo, Giants
93 Fernando Rodney, Rays
93 J.J. Putz, Dbacks
93 Greg Holland, Royals
90 Glen Perkins, Twins
92 Steve Cishek, Marlins
92 John Axford, Brewers
92 Tom Wilhelmsen, Mariners
91 Grant Balfour, Oakland
91 Joe Nathan, Rangers
90 Ryan Madson, Angels
89 Jose Veras, Astros
88 Chris Perez, Indians

To see all the MLB 13 The Show player ratings, check out the screenshots. Thanks again to chrisjohnson83, you can follow him on Twitter, right here.

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Member Comments

# 181 nomo17k @ 03/02/13 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Cavicchi


	They used one-year stats for Harper. As I recall, after that post season where Freese knocked in all those runs, he was given a 99 for Clutch, based on what? For how long? Trout should not be rated 72 for power against RHP.

Well how do you know SCEA only used one year stats for Harper? I don't think they did...

Clutch is a terrible attribute which shouldn't be in a simulation game to begin with..... in real life there's little evidence that clutch ability actually exists (even if it did, it's small enough not to be observed by us, which makes it irrelevant in evaluating players)....

My guess as to why Freese got a 99 rating for Clutch is purely for an entertainment purpose. This is a game, and seeing the phenomenal performance in that World Series, everyone (except sabermetrics type) expects Freese to be *the* Clutch guy. SCEA just catered to that crowd by giving him what people expect. (In 2011 he did hit well in RISP, but then in 2012, Freese IRL went on to hit .275 in RISP, hitting .293 overall for the year.... is that clutch? I don't think so....)

.... and Trout having 72 for Power isn't totally unreasonable. If I go by the green line in the plot that I had earlier for HR/H for Power rating, he would've been rated at 67 Power for RHP (assuming 16.1% of his hits were HRs). So SCEA seemed to rate him higher than his 2012 stats against RHB suggests.....

# 182 Cavicchi @ 03/02/13 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by nomo17k


	Well how do you know SCEA only used one year stats for Harper? I don't think they did... Clutch is a terrible attribute which shouldn't be in a simulation game to begin with..... in real life there's little evidence that clutch ability actually exists (even if it did, it's small enough not to be observed by us, which makes it irrelevant in evaluating players).... My guess as to why Freese got a 99 rating for Clutch is purely for an entertainment purpose. This is a game, and seeing the phenomenal performance in that World Series, everyone (except sabermetrics type) expects Freese to be the Clutch guy. SCEA just catered to that crowd by giving him what people expect. (In 2011 he did hit well in RISP, but then in 2012, Freese IRL went on to hit .275 in RISP, hitting .293 overall for the year.... is that clutch? I don't think so....) .... and Trout having 72 for Power isn't totally unreasonable. If I go by the green line in the plot that I had earlier for HR/H for Power rating, he would've been rated at 67 Power for RHP (assuming 16.1% of his hits were HRs). So SCEA seemed to rate him higher than his 2012 stats against RHB suggests.....

They cater to the crowd? Well, that is not a reasonable approach to rating a player.

I am not interested in what major league players do in the minors when they have a full year in the majors. Trout has shown more power against RHP in the majors based on comparing both Harper and Trout in their full rookie seasons in the majors, and to me that is end of story.

# 183 nomo17k @ 03/02/13 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Cavicchi


	They cater to the crowd? Well, that is not a reasonable approach to rating a player. I am not interested in what major league players do in the minors when they have a full year in the majors. Trout has shown more power against RHP in the majors based on comparing both Harper and Trout in their full rookie seasons in the majors, and to me that is end of story.

Well I have been just trying to provide a perspective as to why player raters may use more stats than just one year... If you don't agree, then all we can is just to agree to disagree... hahaha...

But just insisting on using the stats from the limited service time in majors won't change anything though. I find it unfortunate that you didn't find my Cecil Fielder post any useful (since I spend quite a few minutes digging info and writing it, hahaha...), but there's a reason why some people try hard to come up with player evaluation scheme using minor league stats as well (i.e., major-league equivalent stats and so forth.....)... that's because when a player has been playing the game of baseball *somewhere* (in minors, in Japan, in Taiwan, in DR, etc...), his performance and stats do reflect some aspect of his abilities.... the quality of baseball might be different, but it's still baseball, so for those who want to evaluate talent better, those data points are relevant.

... and after all, that's partly why MLB clubs keep players at the minor league level... to evaluate them to see how they perform at the MLB level.

# 184 Cavicchi @ 03/02/13 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by nomo17k


	Well I have been just trying to provide a perspective as to why player raters may use more stats than just one year... If you don't agree, then all we can is just to agree to disagree... hahaha... But just insisting on using the stats from the limited service time in majors won't change anything though. I find it unfortunate that you didn't find my Cecil Fielder post any useful (since I spend quite a few minutes digging info and writing it, hahaha...), but there's a reason why some people try hard to come up with player evaluation scheme using minor league stats as well (i.e., major-league equivalent stats and so forth.....)... that's because when a player has been playing the game of baseball somewhere (in minors, in Japan, in Taiwan, in DR, etc...), his performance and stats do reflect some aspect of his abilities.... the quality of baseball might be different, but it's still baseball, so for those who want to evaluate talent better, those data points are relevant. ... and after all, that's partly why MLB clubs keep players at the minor league level... to evaluate them to see how they perform at the MLB level.

I am fairly certain they used limited first year rookie stats to rate Harper, and they did not to the same for Trout.

Chapman being a 99 is another example of failed rating, not even based on limited, but rather based on assumption.

Freese is another example of rating based on limited work.

The defense rests.

# 185 Woodcutta @ 03/12/13 07:40 AM

I agree that some players overall ratings are a tad off. That being said the way they play when simmed doesn't always go by their overall. Chapman is a 99 to start the season yet in my franchise he has a ERA over 5.00 and won't sniff 200 K's. Also, the problem posed by trying to rate Chapman is that when he is on he makes hitters look silly but he can have command issues at times. Looking at his individual breakdown, the ratings for Chapman aren't crazy. His velocity isn't even maxed out. Trout has been in the MVP race the entire year and will most likely win the Silver Slugger for his position. Harper is also having a good year and has hit more HR but Harper is supposed to have more power. In high school Harper had "extreme" power and has always been seen as having plus to plus-plus power while it has taken time for Trout to develop his power. 2011 was the first time Trout showed any signs he would hit more home runs than projected. Still, the ratings may need to be adjusted but you have that ability. Also, if there needs to be an adjustment made during the season (for online play) the roster update *should* take care of it.

# 186 Cavicchi @ 03/12/13 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Woodcutta


	I agree that some players overall ratings are a tad off. That being said the way they play when simmed doesn't always go by their overall. Chapman is a 99 to start the season yet in my franchise he has a ERA over 5.00 and won't sniff 200 K's. Also, the problem posed by trying to rate Chapman is that when he is on he makes hitters look silly but he can have command issues at times. Looking at his individual breakdown, the ratings for Chapman aren't crazy. His velocity isn't even maxed out. Trout has been in the MVP race the entire year and will most likely win the Silver Slugger for his position. Harper is also having a good year and has hit more HR but Harper is supposed to have more power. In high school Harper had "extreme" power and has always been seen as having plus to plus-plus power while it has taken time for Trout to develop his power. 2011 was the first time Trout showed any signs he would hit more home runs than projected. Still, the ratings may need to be adjusted but you have that ability. Also, if there needs to be an adjustment made during the season (for online play) the roster update should take care of it.

I don't see why one needs to bring up high school stats when major league stats are available, and Trout has the advantage at this time in major league stats for home runs and slugging. So, no, I don't agree that Harper should be rated higher for power, at least not until I see him prove it at the major league level.

# 187 Woodcutta @ 03/12/13 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Cavicchi


	I don't see why one needs to bring up high school stats when major league stats are available, and Trout has the advantage at this time in major league stats for home runs and slugging. So, no, I don't agree that Harper should be rated higher for power, at least not until I see him prove it at the major league level.

I didn't "bring up" any high school stats. My point was Harper has always been seen by both scouts and the lay baseball fan as having at least plus power while Trout hasn't. Not only that but Harper got more extra base hits per at bat versus RHP last year (power isn't just home hitting ability). I would expect Harper to eventually hit more home runs and doubles than Trout per year as he continues to adjust to the major league level.

# 188 Cavicchi @ 03/12/13 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Woodcutta


	I didn't "bring up" any high school stats. My point was Harper has always been seen by both scouts and the lay baseball fan as having at least plus power while Trout hasn't. Not only that but Harper got more extra base hits per at bat versus RHP last year (power isn't just home hitting ability). I would expect Harper to eventually hit more home runs and doubles than Trout per year as he continues to adjust to the major league level.

Well, to me, home runs is more pertinent to power than doubles.

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