A former first-round pick by the Twins, Rooker is taking full advantage of his first real opportunity at regular playing time in Oakland. Rooker’s .779 slugging percentage leads all Major League hitters with at least 80 plate appearances, and his nine homers are third-most in the AL and ...
Any discussion of Baseball Heroes, Babe Ruth, the King of Swat is always near the top. His accomplishments were astounding. The Babe for 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) set new records almost every year some was finally overcome some decades later, but it took 162 game season. (...
good for 25th in baseball. As for the relievers, they have blown an MLB-most 21 saves and have an ERA of 4.48, which ranks 24th in baseball. Ryan Helsley, an All-Star in 2022, is likely out
The first half of this story is generally correct. When a batter hits with the platoon advantage, his on-base plus slugging percentage is more than 80 points higher than when he faces a same-handed pitcher, and left-handed batters enjoy this advantage far more often (73 percent of plate ...
it works like a charm. But to get more than a sense of Bellinger’s issues at the plate, one must turn to the stats, starting with his slash-line (batting average/on-base percentage/slugging percentage/and the combination of on-base and slugging percentages) by month for the 2019 season...
In the first round, Chicago selected Florida State third baseman Cam Smith. Smith was ranked in the top 15 by MLB Pipeline and is a high risk, high reward type of player. There is a lot of power upside with the bat, collecting 30 extra base hits and a .654 slugging percentage ...
Look at those shifts from month to month, particularly in the last number, which is slugging percentage. He is good, then bad. Then great, then OK. Last season he put four good-to-great months together and almost won the MVP award. In 2022, he hit anywhere from .193 in a month to...
In baseball, OPS stands for "On-base Plus Slugging." It's a statistic used to measure a baseball player's offensive performance. The formula for OPS is OPS = OBP + SLG:OBP (On-Base Percentage): This measures how frequently a batter reaches base. It's calculated as (Hits + Walks + ...
Even though Rojas hit .267 in June, he doesn't have an extra-base hit (.267 slugging percentage). He also hasn't drawn a walk since May 19, his only walk since May 1. Rojas also has just one defensive run saved in 56 games in the outfield this season, compared to 15 in 57 gam...
Not only is he leading MLB in home runs, but he’s also at the top in slugging percentage (.698) and total bases (210). He leads the American League in triples with four. He’s pitched in 67 innings and has a 3.49 ERA to go along with 87 strikeouts. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX...