Vlad led the league in so many different categories it's mind boggling! The most telling stat, besides missing the 40/40 club by 1 HR in 2002, Vlad led the league in IBB 5 times including 4 straight from 2005-2008.
He's also led his respective league in PA, Runs Scored, Hits, Caught Stealing, Total Bases (x2), GIDP, and recorded over 200 hits in 4 seasons.
He received MVP votes in 12/16 seasons including 11 consecutive from 1998-2008, winning the 2004 AL MVP as a member of the California Angels.
9 All-Star teams and 8 Silver Sluggers later, and we have ourselves a 1st ballot HOFer!!
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