MLB power rankings: Where the San Diego Padres stand in terms of 3 key statistics

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There are plenty of MLB power rankings out there you can look at to see where various writers have ranked the San Diego Padres heading into the month of May. However, we're going to do a little something different here to kick off the month in terms of listing the Padres among their MLB rivals.

In this article, let's look at cold, hard data to see where the Padres really stand in terms of three categories compared to the rest of the National League West and MLB teams overall.

MLB Power Rankings: Where the San Diego Padres rank in home runs

It's only right to start our power rankings list with the actual category of power, right? Coming into Monday's home game against the Cincinnati Reds, San Diego has hit 35 home runs as a team, putting them in the top 10 among all MLB squads. The Dodgers, meanwhile rank second (47), with the Giants right behind them at 46. Arizona (25) and Colorado (22) are both in the bottom 10.

As a note, Xander Bogaerts leads the Padres with six homers, while Juan Soto is right behind him at 5.

Here's the complete power rankings by team home runs (league average is 32)

1. Tampa Bay Rays, 61

2. Los Angeles Dodgers, 47

3. San Francisco Giants, 46

4. Atlanta Braves, 41

5. Los Angeles Angels, 39

T6. Minnesota Twins, 38

T6. Texas Rangers, 38

T8. Boston Red Sox, 37

T8. Chicago Cubs, 37

10. San Diego Padres, 35

T11. Baltimore Orioles, 34

T11. New York Yankees, 34

13. Pittsburgh Pirates, 34

T14. Milwaukee Brewers, 33

T14. Oakland Athletics, 33

T14. Philadelphia Phillies, 33

17. St. Louis Cardinals, 32

T18. Seattle Mariners, 31

T18. Toronto Blue Jays, 31

20. Chicago White Sox, 28

T21. Houston Astros, 27

T21. New York Mets, 27

23. Miami Marlins, 26

24. Arizona Diamondbacks, 25

25. Colorado Rockies, 22

T26. Detroit Tigers, 20

T26. Kansas City Royals, 20

28. Cincinnati Reds, 19

29. Cleveland Guardians, 17

30. Washington Nationals,15

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MLB Power Rankings: Where the San Diego Padres rank in OPS

Let's look at how the Padres as a team compare to others in the division and around the league in terms of OPS. As a reminder, from MLB.com, "OPS adds on-base percentage and slugging percentage to get one number that unites the two. It's meant to combine how well a hitter can reach base, with how well he can hit for average and for power."

Currently, Bogaerts leads the Padres with a .914 OPS while Soto is second at .757.

Here's the complete power rankings by team OPS (league average is .726)

1. Tampa Bay Rays, .879

2. Chicago Cubs, .795

3. Pittsburgh Pirates, .792

T4. Atlanta Braves, .783

T4. Texas Rangers, .783

6. Philadelphia Phillies, 0.771

7. Boston Red Sox, .769

8. Baltimore Orioles, .761

9. San Francisco Giants, .759

10. Los Angeles Dodgers, .753

T11. Los Angeles Angels, .749

T11. St. Louis Cardinals, .749

13. Toronto Blue Jays, .741

14. Arizona Diamondbacks, .739

15. Minnesota Twins, .723

16. New York Mets, .715

17. San Diego Padres, .713

18. Milwaukee Brewers, .712

19. Houston Astros, .697

20. Cincinnati Reds, .695

21. Miami Marlins, .691

22. Colorado Rockies, .689

23. Oakland Athletics, .686

24. New York Yankees, .677

25. Chicago White Sox, .675

T26. Seattle Mariners, .670

T26. Washington Nationals, 0.67

28. Cleveland Guardians, .664

29. Detroit Tigers, .628

30. Kansas City Royals, .624

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MLB Power Rankings: Where the San Diego Padres rank in OPS+

Let's take the statistics one step further and look at OPS+ and how the Padres are faring in that category. You can read more about OPS+ here, but MLB.com's definition of it reads, "OPS+ takes a player's on-base plus slugging percentage and normalizes the number across the entire league. It accounts for external factors like ballparks. It then adjusts so a score of 100 is league average, and 150 is 50 percent better than the league average."

Six Padres currently have an OPS+ of 100 (considered league average or better) — Bogaerts (156), Matt Carpenter (153), Nelson Cruz (135), Juan Soto (115) and Jake Cronenworth and Trent Grisham each posting a 103.

Here's the complete power rankings by team OPS+ (league average is 100)

1. Tampa Bay Rays, 150

2. Texas Rangers, 118

3. Chicago Cubs, 117

4. Pittsburgh Pirates, 116

5. Baltimore Orioles, 112

6. Philadelphia Phillies, 111

7. Atlanta Braves, 109

8. Boston Red Sox, 108

T9. San Francisco Giants, 107

T9. St. Louis Cardinals, 107

T9. Toronto Blue Jays, 107

12. Los Angeles Angels, 106

T13. Arizona Diamondbacks, 102

T13. Minnesota Twins, 102

15. Los Angeles Dodgers101

16. San Diego Padres, 100

17. New York Mets, 99

18. Oakland Athletics, 97

19. Milwaukee Brewers, 96

20. Houston Astros, 94

T21. Miami Marlins, 90

T21. Seattle Mariners, 90

T23. New York Yankees, 89

T23. Washington Nationals, 89

25. Cleveland Guardians, 88

26. Chicago White Sox, 85

27. Cincinnati Reds, 83

28. Detroit Tigers, 79

29. Colorado Rockies, 78

30. Kansas City Royals, 74

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