| Rank | PLAYER | pa | H | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Adam Jones | 83 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| T1 | Derek Jeter | 77 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Josh Reddick | 84 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| T4 | David Ortiz | 73 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| T4 | Martin Prado | 81 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| T6 | Joe Mauer | 85 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| T6 | Rafael Furcal | 76 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| T8 | Mark Ellis | 79 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| T8 | Emilio Bonifacio | 100 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| T10 | Daniel Murphy | 72 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| T10 | Ryan Braun | 82 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| T10 | Bryan LaHair | 74 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| T10 | Prince Fielder | 76 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| T10 | Elvis Andrus | 81 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| T10 | A. J. Ellis | 72 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| T10 | Dustin Pedroia | 83 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| T17 | Edwin Encarnacion | 89 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| T17 | Joey Votto | 78 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| T17 | Jayson Werth | 69 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| T17 | Brett Lawrie | 76 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| T17 | Michael Bourn | 92 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| T17 | Michael Cuddyer | 81 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T17 | Curtis Granderson | 92 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| T17 | Ian Kinsler | 87 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| T17 | Nelson Cruz | 80 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Adam Jones has been on fire for the Baltimore Orioles. He's batting .302 with a .591 slugging percentage. And his .397 wOBA is 67 points higher than his 2008-2011 average. Jones is apparently doing much better with two strikes as well, as he's tied with Derek Jeter for the league lead in hits when one pitch away from a strikeout.
In 2011, Jones had 51 hits in two strike counts, and with not even a quarter of the current season finished he's almost half way there. His wOBA with two strikes between 2008 and 2011 was .245. In 2012: .388.
One possible reason for his success this year is that Jones has become more selective when down in the count. Between 2008 and 2011, Jones chased 54.0% of pitches out of the zone with two strikes. This season that number is down to 49.4%. Jones is also making more contact in two strike counts as his miss rate is down to 19.1% from 22.8% between the 2008 and 2011 seasons.
Of course, there's always a little bit of luck involved with balls in play, and Jones is no exception. His BABIP with two strikes is a rather high .408, compared to .312 between 2008 and 2011, and a .298 League Average BABIP with two strikes in 2012.