08-01-2021, 09:17 PM
Interesting MLB offensive stats this year. The league-wide batting average is .241, which is the 4th worst league-wide batting average in the history of organized baseball since 1871. Leaguewide OPS, on the other hand, is .722, which is slightly above the historical average of .706. This is, in all likelihood, because of the fourth-highest HR average in history, which is 1.21 per game.
The Giants have the third highest team OPS at .766 with the second most HRs, with 158, one more than Toronto. Their batting average is .245., above MLB average and #9 in MLB. With the addition of Kris Bryant, most of their starters' OPS is .875 or higher:
Bryant / 1.250
Ruf / .974
Posey / .963
Crawford / .911
Wade / .908
Estrada / .908
Longoria / .892
Belt / .875
They have three other core players with high OPS averages; Duggar / .825, Yastrzemski / .796, Flores / .771.
Casali, Solano, Slater and Dickerson are just under league average at .703, .702, .695 and .687 respectively.
Most of the poor hitters are hurt, gone, or in the minors (Bart, La Stella, Tromp, Dubon, Vosler, Tauchman, Davis).
The Giants have the third highest team OPS at .766 with the second most HRs, with 158, one more than Toronto. Their batting average is .245., above MLB average and #9 in MLB. With the addition of Kris Bryant, most of their starters' OPS is .875 or higher:
Bryant / 1.250
Ruf / .974
Posey / .963
Crawford / .911
Wade / .908
Estrada / .908
Longoria / .892
Belt / .875
They have three other core players with high OPS averages; Duggar / .825, Yastrzemski / .796, Flores / .771.
Casali, Solano, Slater and Dickerson are just under league average at .703, .702, .695 and .687 respectively.
Most of the poor hitters are hurt, gone, or in the minors (Bart, La Stella, Tromp, Dubon, Vosler, Tauchman, Davis).
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