2016 CPBL
The 2016 CPBL saw the EDA Rhinos take the Taiwan Series in their last season in the league, as the team was sold. Rookie Po-Jung Wang set league records for average, runs and hits and cruised to a MVP. Meanwhile, Hung-Yu Lin was the first player to win Best Ten honors at two positions in the same year, C and DH.
Standings[edit]
- CTBC Brothers, 35-27-2 first half; 33-27 second half (Manager: Fu-Lien Wu)
- EDA Rhinos, 27-33 first half; 34-25-1 second half (Manager: Chun-Chang Yeh)
- Uni-President Lions, 29-31 first half; 26-34 second half (Manager: Tai-Yuan Kuo)
- Lamigo Monkeys, 27-31-2 first half; 26-33-1 second half (Manager: I-Chung Hong)
Leaders[edit]
Italics indicate all-time record
Batting[edit]
| Statistic | Leader | Team | Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batting Average | Po-Jung Wang | Lamigo Monkeys | .414 |
| Runs | Po-Jung Wang | Lamigo Monkeys | 130 |
| Hits | Po-Jung Wang | Lamigo Monkeys | 200 |
| Doubles | Po-Jung Wang | Lamigo Monkeys | 40 |
| Triples | Yao-Hsun Yang | Lamigo Monkeys | 6 |
| Home Runs | Kuo-Hui Kao Chih-Sheng Lin |
EDA Rhinos CTBC Brothers |
34 |
| Runs Batted In | Hung-Yu Lin | Lamigo Monkeys | 108 |
| Stolen Bases | Chih-Ping Lin | Lamigo Monkeys | 26 |
| Walks | Ssu-Chi Chou | CTBC Brothers | 65 |
Pitching[edit]
| Statistic | Leader | Team | Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERA | Mike Loree | EDA Rhinos | 3.98 |
| Wins | Mike Loree | EDA Rhinos | 13 |
| Losses | Mike Loree | EDA Rhinos | 11 |
| Holds | Hung-Cheng Lai | Lamigo Monkeys | 18 |
| Saves | Hung-Wen Chen | CTBC Brothers | 15 |
| Innings Pitched | Mike Loree | EDA Rhinos | 190 |
| Appearances | Yu-Hsun Chen | Lamigo Monkeys | 65 |
| Hits Allowed | Bruce Billings | Uni-President Lions | 207 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bruce Billings | Uni-President Lions | 23 |
| Strikeouts | Bruce Billings | Uni-President Lions | 172 |
| Base-on-Balls | Bruce Billings | Uni-President Lions | 72 |
Award Winners[edit]
| Award | Player | Team | Position | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | W - L | SV | IP | HA | HRA | BB | SO | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Po-Jung Wang | Lamigo Monkeys | OF | 483 | 180 | 200 | 29 | 105 | 24 | .414 | .476 | .689 | Did not pitch | ||||||||
| Rookie of the Year | Po-Jung Wang | Lamigo Monkeys | OF | 483 | 180 | 200 | 29 | 105 | 24 | .414 | .476 | .689 | Did not pitch | ||||||||
Best Ten[edit]
The following players were part of the 2016 Best Ten teams.
| Position | Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | Mike Loree | EDA Rhinos | |
| C | Hung-Yu Lin | Lamigo Monkeys | |
| 1B | Yi-Chuan Lin | EDA Rhinos | |
| 2B | Chih-Sheng Lin | CTBC Brothers | |
| 3B | Chih-Hsien Chiang | CTBC Brothers | |
| SS | Cheng-Fei Lin | Lamigo Monkeys | |
| OF | Che-Hsuan Lin | EDA Rhinos | |
| OF | Kuo-Hui Kao | EDA Rhinos | |
| OF | Po-Jung Wang | Lamigo Monkeys | |
| DH | Hung-Yu Lin | Lamigo Monkeys |
Gold Gloves[edit]
The following players were the recipients of the Gold Glove Award in 2016.
| Position | Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | Scott Richmond | EDA Rhinos | |
| C | Hung-Yu Lin | Lamigo Monkeys | |
| 1B | Yi-Chuan Lin | EDA Rhinos | |
| 2B | Chih-Hsiang Lin | Uni-President Lions | |
| 3B | Chih-Ping Lin | Lamigo Monkeys | |
| SS | Sheng-Wei Wang | CTBC Brothers | |
| OF | Che-Hsuan Lin | EDA Rhinos | |
| OF | Kuo-Long Lo | Uni-President Lions | |
| OF | Po-Jung Wang | Lamigo Monkeys |
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