MLS Player Scoring

Hanging around waiting for the MLS semifinals, I cobbled together the following lists of player scoring performances for the 2010 season. It's a simple metric with goals counting for 2 points and assists counting for 1 point, then calculating points per 90 minutes. I picked the 700 minute minimum because it allowed for the inclusion of players that signed mid-season. For the rookies, I picked 600 minutes minimum because no rookie was in the 500-600 range.

Take what you want from the information. For me, a few things... Danny Mwanga is the only rookie in the overall top 20. That just reinforces the argument that he deserved the Rookie of the Year award over Andy Najar(at least from the offensive viewpoint).

No rookies were in the top 20 last year. Nine players, however are repeaters from 2009. They are: Angel, Casey, Ching, Cummings, Cunningham, DeRosario, Donovan, Montero and Wondolowski.

Players with 700 minutes minimum - Top 20
Team	Player	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Points	Pts per 90
LA	Edson Buddle	2,109	17	2	36	1.536
SJ	Chris Wondolowski	2,308	18	1	37	1.443
DAL	Jeffrey Cunningham	1,464	11	1	23	1.414
PHI	Sebastian Le Toux	2,520	14	11	39	1.393
TFC	Dwayne DeRosario	2,226	15	3	33	1.334
RSL	Alvaro Saborio	1,988	12	4	28	1.268
LA	Landon Donovan	2,141	7	16	30	1.261
COL	Conor Casey	2,289	13	6	32	1.258
DAL	Milton Rodriguez	835	5	1	11	1.186
CLB	Emilio Renteria	857	5	1	11	1.155
SEA	Fredy Montero	2,353	10	10	30	1.147
COL	Omar Cummings	2,471	14	3	31	1.129
PHI	Danny Mwanga	1,461	7	4	18	1.109
HOU	Brian Ching	1,425	7	3	17	1.074
NY	Juan Pablo Angel	2,593	13	4	30	1.041
SEA	Steve Zakuani	2,285	10	6	26	1.024
KC	Kei Kamara	2,418	10	6	26	0.968
DAL	David Ferreira	2,699	8	13	29	0.967
SEA	Blaise Nkufo	931	5	0	10	0.967
LA	Jovan Kirovski	932	4	2	10	0.966
2 points per goal, 1 per assist

Rookies with 600 minutes minimum
Team	Player	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Points	Pts per 90
PHL	Danny Mwanga	1,461	7	4	18	1.109
KC	Teal Bunbury	1,441	5	2	12	0.749
NE	Zack Schilawski	1,261	5	0	10	0.714
DAL	Eric Alexander	1,054	2	3	7	0.598
SJ	Ike Opara	914	3	0	6	0.591
DC	Andy Najar	1,983	5	1	11	0.499
LA	Michael Stephens	1,884	1	8	10	0.478
CHV	Blair Gavin	1,369	3	1	7	0.460
SJ	Steven Beitashour	640	1	0	2	0.281
CHI	Steven Kinney	963	1	1	3	0.280
NY	Tony Tchani	1,610	1	3	5	0.280
CLB	Shaun Francis	993	0	1	1	0.091
2 points per goal, 1 per assist

Designated Players
Team	Player	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Points	Pts per 90
LA	Landon Donovan	2,141	7	16	30	1.261
NY	Juan Pablo Angel	2,593	13	4	30	1.041
SEA	Blaise Nkufo	931	5	0	10	0.967
LA	David Beckham	466	2	1	5	0.966
SEA	Alvaro Fernandez	475	2	1	5	0.947
NY	Thierry Henry	859	2	3	7	0.733
SJ	Geovanni	777	1	3	5	0.579
CHI	Fredrik Ljungberg	2,432	2	10	14	0.518
NY	Rafael Marquez	783	1	1	3	0.345
TFC	Mista Martinez	544	0	1	1	0.165
TFC	Julian de Guzman	2,014	0	2	2	0.089
CHI	Nery Castillo	487	0	0	0	0.000
2 points per goal, 1 per assist

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