In 2008, a 25-year-old Dustin Pedroia won the American League MVP with a career-best .326 batting average. After his 2-for-4 showing in San Diego Wednesday, the 33-year-old Pedroia is once again hitting .326. A month ago his 2016 average stood at .295, but he hit .406 in August and is batting .385 (with 10 hits in six games) so far in September.
Pedroia's numbers through the Red Sox's first 139 games this year:
176 hits, 91 runs, 32 doubles, 12 HR, 60 RBI, 56 walks, 7 steals, .326 AVG, .388 OBP, .844 OPS
This is what those project to for the full season:
205 hits, 106 runs, 37 doubles, 14 HR, 70 RBI, 65 walks, 8 steals, .326 AVG, .388 OBP, .844 OPS
Here are his 2008 MVP totals:
213 hits, 118 runs, 54 doubles, 17 HR, 83 RBI, 50 walks, 20 steals, .326 AVG, .376 OBP, .869 OPS
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