He wasn't a special hitter -- he had a mundane .239 career average and a .366 slugging percentage -- but Joost recorded a .361 career on-base percentage thanks to his special ability to draw walks. He tallied more than 100 walks each season from 1947-52 with the Athletics and none m...
For Kiner, the 1949 season was just more of the same. Kiner managed to lead the NL in home runs in each of his first seven seasons (1946-52), although he didn’t win MVP in any of them. In 1949 specifically, he led the NL in homers, RBIs, walks, slugging percentage and OPS, b...
walks on. It was really weird, but we weren't asking questions. Clemens get shelled by a really good hitting Texas Rangers team (Juan Gonzalez, Ruben Sierra, Julio Franco, Rafael Palmeiro, Harold Baines, etc...) and he's off the bump by the 2nd or 3rd inning. Not Clemens best start...
Let’s be honest. Wichita State’s greatest offensive weapon of all-time could have his career as an unbreakable record. He’s college baseball’s all-time leader in hits (418), total bases, (730), walks (300), and stolen bases (206). So, why does his runs scored recor...
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All odds point to him making his fourth before the age of 26 thanks to his best season in a few years. Through 77 games he's slashing .305/.431/.563. To no one's surprise he's one of the most patient batters in MLB, leading the league in both walks drawn and on-base p...
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"It’s hard to envision Bregman leaving the Houston Astros, but it’s possible as the two-time All-Star hits free agency. Bregman’s OPS and OPS+ have declined the last three seasons, and his walks decreased more than twofold compared to 2023 — from 92 to 44. Bregman will be 31...
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Their memories, like yours, are haunted by the feats that humbled the best hurlers and gave Bonds three of the top four OPS seasons of all time: 1.422 in 2004, 1.381 in 2002 and 1.379 in 2001. No, they, like you, rationalized that each of those 688 intentional walks -- 38...