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Plate Appearances Per Home Run

How about a simple metric to measure power production?  Let's check out who needs the fewest plate appearances per home run.  I've also added a column indicating how many homers that player would hit over 600 plate appearances, at their current pace.  Minimum: 50 plate appearances.

NAME	PA/HR	PA	HR	HR/600
Russell Branyan	10.0	110	11	60.0
Marcus Thames	11.5	184	16	52.2
Mike Napoli	14.1	169	12	42.6
Dan Uggla	14.4	331	23	41.7
Alfonso Soriano	15.5	232	15	38.8
Adam Dunn	15.8	347	22	38.0
Mike Jacobs	15.8	284	18	38.0
Mike Cameron	16.0	224	14	37.5
Cody Ross	16.0	240	15	37.5
Matthew Joyce	16.2	81	5	37.0
Alex Rodriguez	16.3	294	18	36.7
Chase Utley	16.4	393	24	36.6
Lance Berkman	16.8	369	22	35.8
Ryan Howard	16.8	386	23	35.8
Jim Edmonds	17.0	136	8	35.3
Pat Burrell	17.0	357	21	35.3
Jason Giambi	17.1	308	18	35.1
Adrian Gonzalez	17.7	389	22	33.9
Ryan Braun	17.7	372	21	33.9
Rick Ankiel	17.9	322	18	33.5
Grady Sizemore	18.0	395	22	33.4
Chase Headley	18.0	72	4	33.3
Albert Pujols	18.1	325	18	33.2
Mark Reynolds	18.2	328	18	32.9
Jermaine Dye	18.3	347	19	32.9
Ryan Ludwick	18.3	311	17	32.8
Jayson Werth	18.3	220	12	32.7
Milton Bradley	18.5	315	17	32.4
Chipper Jones	18.6	334	18	32.3
Craig Monroe	18.9	151	8	31.8
David Ortiz	18.9	246	13	31.7
Josh Willingham	19.0	152	8	31.6
Hanley Ramirez	19.1	401	21	31.4
Carlos Quentin	19.2	364	19	31.3
Carlos Lee	19.3	366	19	31.1
Ryan Doumit	19.4	194	10	30.9
Eric Hinske	19.5	253	13	30.8
Jim Thome	19.6	314	16	30.6
Ian Stewart	20.0	60	3	30.0
J.D. Drew	20.0	320	16	30.0
Chris Iannetta	20.1	181	9	29.8
Evan Longoria	20.2	323	16	29.7
Josh Hamilton	20.6	391	19	29.2
Luke Scott	20.6	289	14	29.1
Adam Lind	20.7	62	3	29.0
Joe Crede	20.7	311	15	28.9
Scott Hairston	21.2	254	12	28.3
Aubrey Huff	21.2	360	17	28.3
Shawn Riggans	21.3	85	4	28.2
Cliff Floyd	21.3	128	6	28.1
Jonny Gomes	21.5	129	6	27.9
Jason Bay	21.8	370	17	27.6
Brad Hawpe	21.9	285	13	27.4
Gabe Gross	22.0	154	7	27.3
Manny Ramirez	22.2	355	16	27.0
Miguel Olivo	22.2	200	9	27.0
Brian McCann	22.3	334	15	26.9
Jack Cust	22.3	334	15	26.9
Geovany Soto	22.6	339	15	26.5
Adrian Beltre	22.6	362	16	26.5
Ryan Church	23.1	231	10	26.0
Ryan Raburn	23.3	93	4	25.8
Mike Lowell	23.3	303	13	25.7
Prince Fielder	23.3	373	16	25.7
Jason Kubel	23.7	284	12	25.4
Chris Coste	23.7	166	7	25.3
Carlos Pena	23.8	286	12	25.2
Ronnie Belliard	23.9	167	7	25.1
Kelly Shoppach	23.9	167	7	25.1
Vladimir Guerrero	23.9	334	14	25.1
Aramis Ramirez	23.9	359	15	25.1
Mark Teixeira	23.9	383	16	25.1
Frank Thomas	24.0	72	3	25.0

• Anyone notice Thames hit 10 HR in June?  He's slumping so far this month.
• Soriano could be a bit of a sleeper next year.  I can see him slipping to the third round given an injury-plagued '08.  But his legs should be fully recovered and he could blast 40 bombs again.
• Edmonds is worth owning in mixed leagues, just sit him against lefties (as the Cubs will).  The pace seen above refers only to his Cubs stint.
• Strange to say, but I'm a bit disappointed by Braun's 34 HR pace.  More than a bit disappointed by Fielder's.  I just traded Cole Hamels for Prince in one league, nonetheless.
• Werth is a sleeper for '09.  Burrell might leave the Phillies and Werth could play full-time.  He even steals bases.
• Iannetta has arrived.

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