Posted by Bill Baer on Thursday, April 23, 2009 at 1:43 pm

This is inspired a bit from a post I saw at Beyond the Box Score. The 2009 season thus far has been full of surprises, some of which you may not even be aware. See if you can guess the answer for each of the categories listed below. All statistics, from FanGraphs, do not include today’s games.

Don’t cheat!

1. MLB leader in isolated power (ISO) at .435
2. NL leader in SLG at .769 who became a free agent after last season
3. Two players yet to draw a walk (1 NL, 1 AL)
4. MLB leader in BABIP at .552
5. Two players tied for the lead in line drive percentage (both NL) at 40%
6. Player who leads the Majors in both OBP and infield hit percentage (IFH%) at .522 and 36.4% respectively
7. Three Red Sox players who have three of the top eight lowest clutch scores
8. Number of other pitchers in the Majors who have thrown a knuckleball this season
9. Leader in percentage of swings outside the strike zone (O-Swing %)… Hint: It’s one of the players yet to draw a walk this season
10. Player with a .935 OPS yet has swung the bat less than anyone else in the Majors
11. Player who became a free agent after last season and is third in the Majors in Value Wins at 1.2

Answers will be posted in the comments.