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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

# 121 cardinalbird5 @ 02/26/13 08:20 PM

The only thing Darvish needs to work on is lowering his walks a bit. His WHIP, HR/9, Opp BA, SLG, and OPS were all in the top 10. It was a factor of pitching in Texas and some tough luck for his higher ERA. If he pitched in SF his ERA would be under 3, guaranteed. Cain would struggle in Texas too. Weaver in 9 starts over the past 3 years has an ERA of 5.86 in Arlington too. People forget how much of a hitter's park it is.

# 122 bayman @ 02/26/13 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by cardinalbird7


	The only thing Darvish needs to work on is lowering his walks a bit. His WHIP, HR/9, Opp BA, SLG, and OPS were all in the top 10. It was a factor of pitching in Texas and some tough luck for his higher ERA. If he pitched in SF his ERA would be under 3, guaranteed. Cain would struggle in Texas too. Weaver in 9 starts over the past 3 years has an ERA of 5.86 in Arlington too. People forget how much of a hitter's park it is.

His WHIP was 54th according to ESPN, good theory on top 10 though. Weaver also had to pitch against the best or damn close to it lineup everytime he pitched in Anaheim. (or Texas whichever) Any more stats you want to makeup and/or cherry pick?

# 123 ParisB @ 02/27/13 01:37 AM

I'd love to see Trout's hit charts transferred to Comerica, with no marine layer, and projected facing more pitching staffs of Min, KC, and Cle instead of Oak, Tex, and Sea (2 of those being pitcher parks).

His numbers would crush Miggy's...from the leadoff spot....without playing in April...lol. I don't think people realize how historic Trout's season was.

He also had the highest steal percentage for someone who stole as many as he did. Led the league in runs created.

He was also rated one of the best defenders (at any position) in baseball. He could hit .250 and still be valuable, lol.

I wish Jose Bautista didn't break his wrist and led the AL in home runs so people wouldn't bring up the arbitrary triple crown. Or if Hamilton didn't get injured and had 11 more RBI like he was on pace for.

# 124 Cavicchi @ 02/27/13 01:40 AM

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Originally Posted by ParisB


	I'd love to see Trout's hit charts transferred to Comerica, with no marine layer, and projected facing more pitching staffs of Min, KC, and Cle instead of Oak, Tex, and Sea (2 of those being pitcher parks). His numbers would crush Miggy's...from the leadoff spot....without playing in April...lol. I don't think people realize how historic Trout's season was. He also had the highest steal percentage for someone who stole as many as he did. Led the league in runs created. He was also rated one of the best defenders (at any position) in baseball. He could hit .250 and still be valuable, lol.

The MLB network rated him number 1 player of top 100.

# 125 bdubz91 @ 02/27/13 03:42 AM

Who is Matt Kain? Ohh you must be referring to Matt Cain a pitcher for the world series champion San Francisco Giants. That makes sense now.

# 126 bdubz91 @ 02/27/13 03:47 AM

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Originally Posted by royals852


	Im afraid to say what i want to say. Cause id rather not be banned. So. ill just shut up now.

So a pitcher of his caliber doesn't deserve respect in regards to his name? Roger that.

# 127 cardinalbird5 @ 02/27/13 04:41 AM

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Originally Posted by bayman


	His WHIP was 54th according to ESPN, good theory on top 10 though. Weaver also had to pitch against the best or damn close to it lineup everytime he pitched in Anaheim. (or Texas whichever) Any more stats you want to makeup and/or cherry pick?

Ok so the other 5-6 stats were top 10, whoops. Get over yourself. How about he was 4th in WAR in the AL (above Weaver and Cain) pitching in one of the best hitting Parks and having a month of fewer starts? He was also ahead of Cain and Weaver for xFIP (which is a better indicator of how well he actually pitched compared to ERA and a better indication of well they'll do in the future), 10th in HR/9, 6th in Opp BA, and 2nd in K/9. So meaning his HR/9, K/9, and H/9 are all top 10 in MLB and will be on the game. Plus you factor in his velocity and movement of 6 different pitches and is it really hard to understand why he is rated higher?

But according to your logic, since he is 52nd in ERA, he should be the 52nd best pitcher in the game, regardless of where he pitches, how he pitches, how good his defense was, etc. Pitchers like Jason Vargas, Chris Capuano, Aaron Harang, Bronson Arroyo, etc. all should be rated higher than him since they have better ERA's right?

And I am not saying Cain or Weaver aren't great pitchers. They are and one of the best in the game. Weaver was one of my favorite pitchers to use in MLB 12 also. I am just giving facts and the reason why his rating is probably higher. They don't look at baseball card stats and give overalls to individuals based on that. They look at the entire picture and the sum of their attributes and whatever their final rating is..is based on a cumulative algorithm and not some subjective fan's perspective.

# 128 bayman @ 02/27/13 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by cardinalbird7


	Ok so the other 5-6 stats were top 10, whoops. Get over yourself. How about he was 4th in WAR in the AL (above Weaver and Cain) pitching in one of the best hitting Parks and having a month of fewer starts? He was also ahead of Cain and Weaver for xFIP (which is a better indicator of how well he actually pitched compared to ERA and a better indication of well they'll do in the future), 10th in HR/9, 6th in Opp BA, and 2nd in K/9. So meaning his HR/9, K/9, and H/9 are all top 10 in MLB and will be on the game. Plus you factor in his velocity and movement of 6 different pitches and is it really hard to understand why he is rated higher? But according to your logic, since he is 52nd in ERA, he should be the 52nd best pitcher in the game, regardless of where he pitches, how he pitches, how good his defense was, etc. Pitchers like Jason Vargas, Chris Capuano, Aaron Harang, Bronson Arroyo, etc. all should be rated higher than him since they have better ERA's right? And I am not saying Cain or Weaver aren't great pitchers. They are and one of the best in the game. Weaver was one of my favorite pitchers to use in MLB 12 also. I am just giving facts and the reason why his rating is probably higher. They don't look at baseball card stats and give overalls to individuals based on that. They look at the entire picture and the sum of their attributes and whatever their final rating is..is based on a cumulative algorithm and not some subjective fan's perspective.

The algorithm is subjective and was the basis of my entire original point. I never said, nor do I believe, that Sony should look at one player and individually change their ratings. I said there is enough blatant evidence in my opinion, that the algorithm, designed by a human being subjectively, needs substantial improvement. There is a whole other argument to be had about how subjective advanced stats really are, and how little the people who preach them actually understand that, but this is not the place for that argument.

# 129 cardinalbird5 @ 02/27/13 10:54 AM

The overall isn't really subjective when they take into consideration of all of their attributes. Regardless of the algorithm, Darvish was top 10 in just about every major pitching category and has some of the nastiest stuff in the game, so just about anyway you cut it he is going to be one of the best pitchers on the game.

# 130 Knight165 @ 02/27/13 11:27 AM

I know I'll be called a "fanboy" for this...but whatever....

I actually think that in the case of numbers...SCEA has come up with a BETTER algorithm than every other game(with the exception of perhaps OOTP....but because they decided to really expand their process(OOTP)...they have a natural leg up due to just the expanse of it and the many options they provide for it).
While I don't like the numbers per se....the way they are using them to provide the OVR is much better than other games I play(which is just about every sports title)(IMO)

M.K.
Knight165

# 131 3fiddy @ 02/27/13 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Cavicchi


	I thought that would be the case. Why should Harper have a higher power rating against righties when Trout has higher SLG and OPS against righties for 2012???

I thought it was low for Harper at first. But it acceptable I think harper will hit longer homeruns than trout vs righties. For trouts case tho he has much better contact than Harper, so although Harper swings harder trout gets more wood on the ball it's gonna go further unless Harper centers it.

# 132 Cavicchi @ 02/27/13 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by 3fiddy


	I thought it was low for Harper at first. But it acceptable I think harper will hit longer homeruns than trout vs righties. For trouts case tho he has much better contact than Harper, so although Harper swings harder trout gets more wood on the ball it's gonna go further unless Harper centers it.

So you justify the difference based on what you think will happen. Maybe they think like you and that explains the difference?

# 133 3fiddy @ 02/27/13 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Cavicchi


	So you justify the difference based on what you think will happen. Maybe they think like you and that explains the difference?

I THINK its too early to tell for these guys. When it's said and done this year i THINK Harpers homers will travel further vs rhp than trouts. Idk trouts swing well but they can't be letting him swing like harper in the lead off spot. I guess I just looking for the feel of the game not just relying on slugging percentage alone.

# 134 Cavicchi @ 02/27/13 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by 3fiddy


	I THINK its too early to tell for these guys. When it's said and done this year i THINK Harpers homers will travel further vs rhp than trouts. Idk trouts swing well but they can't be letting him swing like harper in the lead off spot. I guess I just looking for the feel of the game not just relying on slugging percentage alone.

Hmmm....I guess that explains it...I think. Eh, what the heck, slugging percentage and homers are real, but more important is the feeling, what you feel or think will happen. Ah, now I get it.

# 135 HadlerT @ 02/27/13 04:14 PM

Good to see Felix and Morales get some love. Also was really surprised by Tom Wilhelmsen getting >90. Also surprised Kyle Seager doesn't have more than a 85.

# 136 cardinalbird5 @ 02/27/13 04:22 PM

What defines power in this game? Slg, ISOP, HR's, average distance traveled? Someone that had 30 HR's while missing the first month I would think would have, at least, 80+ power.

# 137 Motown @ 02/27/13 04:32 PM

Mike Trout is the closest looking to Mickey Mantle as I have ever seen...I'm talkin' 5 tool player. Until there's a decline in ANY of his arsenals, he deserves the 99 rating imo.

I'm a HUGE Reds fan, & Chapman won't last as a starter & he'll be back as the closer to where he deserves the 99 rating.

# 138 Cavicchi @ 02/27/13 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by cardinalbird7


	What defines power in this game? Slg, ISOP, HR's, average distance traveled? Someone that had 30 HR's while missing the first month I would think would have, at least, 80+ power.

Absolutely! They have Harper with 78 for power against RHP while Trout (72) has both SLG and OPS higher against RHP.

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Originally Posted by Motown


	Mike Trout is the closest looking to Mickey Mantle as I have ever seen...I'm talkin' 5 tool player. Until there's a decline in ANY of his arsenals, he deserves the 99 rating imo. I'm a HUGE Reds fan, & Chapman won't last as a starter & he'll be back as the closer to where he deserves the 99 rating.

If they don't correct Chapman's rating as a Starter, I will make him a closer with appropriate stamina and keep his 99, although I'm not certain he should be a 99. Kimbrel has done it for more than one year, I mean exceptional years, and Chapman has not. In addition, Chapman has to be the only 5th starter rated 99/full bar in the history of this game.

# 139 cardinalbird5 @ 02/27/13 10:19 PM

Does anyone know if Matt Carpenter has a secondary position for 2b? He is going to be playing there this year and is already doing so in spring training.

# 140 Rodbird @ 02/27/13 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by cardinalbird7


	Does anyone know if Matt Carpenter has a secondary position for 2b? He is going to be playing there this year and is already doing so in spring training.

As a Cardinal fan myself I'm interested in the rest of their 40 man roster. Especially Shelby Miller, Joe Kelly and Matt Adams

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