After a slow start, Mike Trout is atop of the MLB leaderboards. Again. On Fangraphs, Trout leads all major leaguers with 3.1 Wins Above Replacement, thanks to high marks for his defense and baserunning, in addition to his prodigious offense. On Baseball-Reference, Trout sits a shade behind Jose Altuve and Adam Eaton.
Cumulatively, from his rookie season in 2012, through Thursday night’s games, Trout is more than 10 WAR better than any other player in the game. He’s also accumulated more WAR before his 25th birthday than every position player in the majors dating back to 1914, save five: Mickey Mantle, Rogers Hornsby, Jimmie Fox, Alex Rodriguez and Mel Ott.