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Hochman: A look at the maddening yet masterful Matt Carpenter

In 2011, Joey Votto led the NL in walks and, sure enough, was also an All-Star.

In 2012, Dan Uggla and Votto tied for the NL lead in walks – both were All-Stars.

In 2013, Votto – walk leader/All-Star.

In 2014, Matt Carpenter – walk leader/All-Star

In 2015, Votto – walk leader/no All-Star, BUT … third in MVP voting.

In 2016, Paul Goldschmidt – walk leader/All-Star.

In 2017 … well …

Yeah, this brings us back to Carp. The bearded Bird leads the National League – actually, the major leagues – with 63 walks.