On ESPN’s “Pardon The Interruption” on Thursday, the subject of the National League MVP was discussed – as in who is the front-runner.

Current Brave Ronald Acuña Jr. or former Brave Freddie Freeman?

We present their current statistics as a comparison (with the leader of each category in bold). We also suggest that you pay particular attention to stolen bases. Enough said.

Acuña

Average: .335

OBP: .420

SLG: .582

Hits: 141

2B: 27

3B: 1

HR: 25

Runs: 97

BB: 58

K: 59

SB: 51

Freeman

Average: .341

OBP: .418

SLG: .598

Hits: 146

2B: 40

3B: 2

HR: 22

Runs: 94

BB: 51

K: 85

SB: 14

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