I might pull the stats of MLB players who also have a decent sample in the CNS, and see if theres a quick-and-dirty translation on OBP and SLG. A Freeman comp is an impressively backwards response. Lee will be hoping to use the WBC as a chance to showcase his hitting skills against elite pitchers, as he is expected to be posted by Kiwoom after the 2023 season. Strikeouts AL/MLB: Robbie Ray (TOR), 248 Ray is the third Blue Jays pitcher to claim an AL strikeout title, joining A.J. Abreu also doesnt really stack up even just comparing him to other players after age 27. After turning in an outstanding freshman season in 2019, Boone appeared to take a step forward in 2020, striking out 13.08 batters per nine innings after punching out 8.89 per nine innings as a freshman. Many contend that some major names are missing from the list. If you eliminate the 2016 season when he signed in July after defecting in February and was in the bigs 2 weeks later. Yet since moving stateside, Gurriel has worn just one uniform, and it still seems strange to think of him wearing any colors other than blue, orange, and white. Youre so smart, so special, so, so braveand the genuinely odd preoccupations of your ad hominem jabs DEFINITELY trick everyone here into believing youve touched a breast since you stopped nursing in the 10th grade. The man is a bat-to-ball machine; he rarely strikes out and almost never whiffs. All reasonably close to that .200 to .250 range. In 584 PA, he was worth -0.9 WAR, the lowest figure among qualified hitters. Yes, hes ahead of obvious future Hall of Famer Miguel Cabrera, but the vast majority of elected and future hall of famers do much much better age 32-38 than he has. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. In seven years with the Houston Astros, he won a Gold Glove, four American League pennants, and two World Series championships. RP Joe Mantiply, ARI (2.5 BB%) Devin Wiles. HR. For the third consecutive year, we asked MLB scouting departments to grade the quality of the 2023 draft class on a 20-80 scale. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. He has always been able to make contact, evidenced by high batting averages and low strikeout rates, but he tapped into more power later in his career by increasing his launch angle. Do some soul searching on why you continue to be so insufferable? Web- Reggie Jackson (American League career leader for strikeouts) The most times an American League pitcher struck out during a single season was 65 times set in 1972, by Wilbur Wood of the Chicago White Sox. Sat, Mar 11 2 p.m. Despite increasing his average launch angle in 2022, he set a new career low with only 6 home runs and a .371 SLG over 62 games. His barrel rate dropped, his hard-hit rate dropped, and you guessed it his average exit velocity dropped too. Yet since moving stateside, Gurriel has worn just one uniform, and it still seems strange to think of him wearing any colors other than blue, orange, and white. They look great, but,there are a # of issues. Shippensburg (9-4) notched 12 hits across two games while the Raider pitching staff totaled 16 strikeouts and just three walks. Amos Rusie led the National League in strikeouts a total of five times with two different 1. Simply speaking, Mantiply has become the epitome of control. Some defensive statistics Copyright Sports Info Solutions, 2010-2023. Dan Szymborski does a nice job assessing both Gurriels and Abreus HOF cases in this article. Burnett (2008) and Roger Clemens (1997 and 98), CARSON -- Centerfielder Eric Smelko enjoyed a 5-for-5 performance at the plate with five runs scored and three RBI as Cal State Dominguez Hills' offense exploded He rarely makes poor swing decisions (23.1% chase rate), and when he does unleash, Rutschman makes a What was the offensive environment? But we're here to educate you on the others. One is his pure stuff, which includes a devastating fastball-slider combination. And of course McGriff had his top 3 seasons by WAR in 88-90 (in MLB) and also had more WAR post-35 than Abreu is likely to achieve. Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports. Helps me be friendly and charming in real life! Is it like 90s Coors Field or the PCL? College baseballs strikeout race is always a star-studded affair, with the top contenders in the mix as first-round draft picks and, typically, fronting the rotation for a team with College World Series aspirations. This past winter, Rodon decided to forego the final year of his deal with the San Francisco Giants. and play-by-play data provided by Sports Info Solutions. He will be looking to rebound in 2023, and hopefully a strong showing in the WBC will help him get off to a good start this year. Beyond the MLB players and potential future stars, Team Korea has some veteran players rounding out the lineup from the KBO. LOS ANGELES Sophomore second baseman Duce Gourson went 3-4 with a homer and a pair of RBIs to lead No. He produced a SLG above .500 in each season since 2010 and from 2010-2021 he had an OPS of .900 or better every year, falling just below that benchmark in 2022 (.891). Na also features some flaws in his game that can be exploited. Updated: Saturday, March 4, 2023 4:51 PM ET, Park Factors Unfortunately, his performance in 2022 doesnt leave much room for optimism. the official stats partner of the NBA, NHL and MLB. The fact is hes looked like a very ordinary player next to major leaguers. Primarily a second baseman with Kiwoom, he was the double play partner of Ha-seong Kim before he joined the Padres. Tats SDP. 12 UCLA past Sacramento State, 3-2, on Saturday afternoon at Jackie Robinson Stadium as part of the 2023 Southern California College Baseball Classic. Hes between now-36 Brandon Crawford (49th) and Randy Winn (51st). Thats not a super-strong number, but I think its a conservative estimate and would still garner him some HOF support. I especially enjoy that the lone downvote on the quote from Dans article mysteriously disappeared after I mentioned that it was a quote from one of Dans articles. This list is about half HOFers and the stretch around Gurriel illustrates that he likely would have been a guy who is at least in the conversation. At the plate, Rutschmans batting eye is extremely sharp, as evidenced by his 13.8% walk rate and 18.3% strikeout rate. He stepped right into the Bigs at 27 and was immediately one of the best hitters in baseball. If you use Abreus own, it comes to a 1.029 OPS, over those 5 years. .200-.250 OPS seems like the gap between the CNS and the MLB (Rusney Castillo is at .202, Gurriel is at .248). Moreover, since Gurriel rarely whiffs, he ended up making a ton of contact on pitches outside the strike zone. Abreus HoF case rests on the assumption that he ISNT a massive outlier like Freddie Freeman, and his ability followed normal aging curves rather than becoming a completely different hitter and player at age 26. He rarely makes poor swing decisions (23.1% chase rate), and when he does unleash, Rutschman makes a Theres little doubt about his stuff, including a fastball that can work its way into the mid 90s, and the hit rate on the Cardinals developing dominant starting pitchers under Dan McDonnell is extremely good. WebTriples When a batter reaches on a hit and stops at third base or only advances farther than third base on an error or a fielder's attempt to put out another baserunner. Along with Jeff Zimmerman, he won the 2013 SABR Analytics Research Award for Contemporary Analysis. WebCheck out the Spring 2023 GIAA AAAA Boys Baseball Batting Average stat leaders, including stats for Plate Appearances, Hits, At Bats, Doubles, Triples, Home Runs, and Games Played Play-by-play data prior to 2002 was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted HR. In the outfield, Sung-bum Na will look to add some power from the left side of the plate to Team Koreas lineup. Using a similar methodology to my TTO article a few weeks back, I plotted the percent of qualified hitters in each season with BB% greater than their K% (white bars above). Everything about Rockers track record suggests that he Ohtani's greatest accomplishments for the Angels in 2022 came on the mound, a year after he hit 46 home runs. In 2022, he was still good at the things he did well, but he was worse than ever at what he already did poorly. We break down the top 25 candidates. At 25 years old, Ji-hoon Choi is 7 years younger than Park, though he is a very similar player as a left-handed hitting speedster with modest power. Missouri BaptistMISSOURI 12-1 Score By Periods W: Diamond, Micah(3-0) L: T. Hough (0-1) 5 Missouri BaptistMISSOURI12-2 6 WinnerJamestownJAMESTOW6-2 Missouri BaptistMISSOURI 12-2 5 Final Feb. 25, 2023 6 JamestownJAMESTOW 6-2 Score By Periods W: K. Yackley (1-0) A big test for this position player group in pool play will be how they manage to do against the powerful pitching staff of Team Japan. Accordingly, he walked more than twice as often as he did in the first five years of his career. WebThe official 2023 Baseball cumulative statistics for Big 12 Conference. At 362 career home runs, he is only 12 behind Dae-ho Lee for third all-time. What Ivan is alluding to is that if Yuli had been able to get out and join an MLB roster in his 20s, he probably would have had a case for the HoF. Meanwhile, the newfound plate discipline that briefly helped him defy the aging curve completely disappeared. Yuli Gurriel has played professional baseball around the world, suiting up in Cuba and Japan before making his way to MLB. Joining Lee in the heart of the lineup will be KT Wiz first baseman Baek-ho Kang. And if he actually looked like a hall of famer while in the U.S. compared to other players his same age, this would be a compelling last hurdle or feather in cap to put him over the top. Yuli Gurriel has played professional baseball around the world, suiting up in Cuba and Japan before making his way to MLB. Because of an injury in 2019 and the season cancellation in 2020, Hill has thrown just 21.2 innings over two seasons at LSU, but he has struck out 28 in those innings. Did you think I thought they gave me an extra infield?" We present them here for purely educational purposes. Arms like Bachman dont take the mound every day in the Mid-American Conference, and that should only help Bachman pile up strikeouts. BA Newsletter: Get Analysis, Rankings Delivered To Your Inbox! His work has also been featured at Baseball Prospectus, Pitcher List, and SB Nation. In your world 31.2 is more than double 21.9. Unfortunately hes likely to just done now. On one hand, hes one of the more accomplished pitchers here, having pitched Oregon State to a national title in 2018. However, that doesnt mean he has a good eye at the plate. Just look at the list of names who've led their league in strikeouts in recent seasons: Jacob deGrom, Shane Bieber, Gerrit Cole, Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander, Chris Your login session has expired. His bat was mediocre, his power was lacking, his baserunning was poor, and his defense was lousy in other words, his toolbox was empty. WebWillie Stargell is number five on the all time career strikeout list, but he never broke into the top eighty (80) on the single season leaders for strikeouts; by comparison, Jose Hernandez already appears two (2) times in the top twenty and is well on his way to becoming one of the big leaders (#69 all-time already [up from #82 in 2004]). The argument for trying to count these numbers is that Cuban players were prevented from playing MLB for reasons beyond their control. Yet the problem was more localized than that. ), because youre obviously incapable of anything else. The big takeaway is that finishing the season with a higher walk rate is incredibly rare in the current environment. . Carson Montgomery, RHP, Florida State. He has walked more than he has struck out in four of the last five seasons, while posting his best power numbers during that time as well. His advanced metrics show how much the injuries limited his game. Data Provided By Must have done nightmares for the aul self-esteem. WebSingle-Season Leaders & Records for Strikeouts | Baseball-Reference.com Single-Season Leaders & Records for Strikeouts Create your own custom leaderboards Become a Even if his ROS performance was equivalent to 2021, the extra 1.5 WAR pushes him 6 spots up the list. KANSAS CITY, Mo. This proved to be a wise business move, as the New York Yankees later signed him to a six-year, $162 million contract. His fastball was up to 96 mph last season, and while the fact that hes 23 years old Will Hurt him from a draft standpoint, that experience can only help in his pursuit to fly up the strikeout leaderboards. By either standard, Abreus FG page doesnt give him credit for a five-year run where he averaged the equivalent of ~1.000 OPS, solely because he was born in the wrong placenot to mention the year he missed for the same reason. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Sponsors. Gerrit Cole leads the list, with Corbin Burnes, Jacob DeGrom, and Carlos Rodon closely following the Yankees ace. Once out of pool play, the pitching it faces is expected to be much tougher, and their hitters ability to adjust to high-end pitchers will determine how far the team goes. South Korea is typically a strong nation in international baseball competitions, and this years World Baseball Classic team is a favorite to advance out of their pool. He didnt quite match that in 2022 but still had solid numbers in those areas. Major League and Minor League Baseball data provided by Major League Baseball. Leo is a writer for FanGraphs and an editor for Just Baseball. I clicked on this because I was wondering what on earth Gurriel could do that would stimulate this much conversation, and it turns out my skepticism is well founded. 20. Do you have a sports website? Stony Brook 4 Troy 9 Baseball vs Stony Brook February 24, 2023 2 p.m. These are his career numbers compared to the AL average since he entered the league: Gurriel has never been a major home run threat, but hes always had just enough pop that his other skills were sufficient to compensate. Yang is a solid defender, having won the 2020 KBO Fielding Bible Award at catcher, and has plenty of experience calling games and leading pitching staffs. Cannon is in a similar place to Savino in that hes thrown just 11.1 innings at the college level, with his potential far outpacing his results due to the 2020 season cancellation. And I no more summarily dismissed his case than youve summarily endorsed it. Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a year-by-year leaderboard in Major League strikeouts for every season since 1876. His peak would have had to have been one of the best of all time to get him to even 50 WAR. - Strikeouts Leader (1933-1934 & 1937) / Hall of Famer Lefty Gomez. McCullers stepped into the role of staff ace for Houston in 2021, going 13-5 with a 3.16 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 185 strikeouts over a career-high 162.1 innings. Batting Average David Fletcher. SB:Belbin, Jarrod1; Halstead, Tyler1; Howard, Payton1; Harrill, Lawson1 Louisiana BATTING: 2B:Kyle DeBarge 1; Julian Brock 1 RBI:Heath Hood 1; Mason Zambo 2; Trey LaFleur 1; Luke Yuhasz 1; Lee Amedee 1 SF:Trey LaFleur 1 BASERUNNING: RUNS:Kyle DeBarge 1; Carson Roccaforte 1; Heath Hood 2; Julian Brock 1; Luke Yuhasz 1 Second, as with the rise of TTO players, strikeout rates seem to be the driving force. Others would support their assertions by pointing out that Shohei Ohtani has been seeded relatively low in the standings. Most players who are producing in their mid to late 30s tend to have HOF cases. Once heralded as a five-tool player, Gurriel was a shell of his former self. Who will be 2021s strikeout king? March 1, 2023. I guess hes a Kluborg now. Minnesotas Max Meyer and Texas A&Ms Asa Lacy both finished in the top five in the nation in strikeouts and then were also selected in the top five picks. To sum it all up, Gurriels biggest weakness his lack of power became an even bigger problem last season. 0.9 percent. Just for reference, there are 27 post-1947 1B who had at least 40 fWAR through age 32 (which is the early career production Guerriel would have needed to reach 50 career WAR). Do you know which two big league pitchers from the twentieth century made the top ten? To me he has a HoF case because he was stuck in Cuba during his best years when he was one of the best players in the world. Since we started awarding the KBO Fielding Bible Awards in 2020, the center field award has been won by either Hae-min Park (2020 and 2022) and Ji-hoon Choi (2021). Hes a bit more human than that. Follow him on Twitter @BillPetti. As in, the dictionary meaning, where I wouldnt believe it if I hadnt seen how awesome hes become. Or because juicing Matsuis NPB stats to match the delta that Abreu saw moving from the CNS would still leave his 19-28 numbers drastically worse than Abreus? In 2023, however, hes hoping to prolong his big-league career with a new ball club. He has put up 10 WAR in 7 seasons. Torra quickly established himself as a dominant force after transferring from junior college. WebView MLB stats, leaders & player statistics. In other words, he was making more contact on less hittable pitches. All UZR (ultimate zone rating) calculations are provided courtesy of Mitchel Lichtman. I also wouldnt limit the comparisons solely to first basemen. Its a relatively small sample, sure, but Lonsway led the country in strikeouts per nine innings last season by punching out 42 hitters in 18 innings of work. Ichiro has a good case as one of the greatest baseball players of all time. If there were some World Baseball Hall of Fame, hed also have a very good case. This year, the Pirates will team up with the Pitt Community College and Clemson baseball programs to help fight and strikeout ALS with a goal of raising $10,000. That, when applied to what I believe is a fair evaluation for foreign players who come to the U.S. at advanced ages, puts him squarely behind even a large hall standard. As most of Pirate Nation is aware, the baseball program has been greatly affected by ALS as former head coach and ECU Hall of Fame member Keith LeClair was diagnosed with the All Win Expectancy, Leverage Index, Run Expectancy, and Fans Scouting Report data licenced from TangoTiger.com. Show #2-10. Kang also dealt with some adversity in the KBO for the first time last year. PHI. Abel is the wildcard on this list. Na has big power, and in 2021 he finished in the top 5 in average exit velocity and hard hit rate in the KBO. It looks like it could be the decline phase of what mightve otherwise been a borderline HOF career. Stats Baseball vs Rice (Minute Maid Park) March 5, 2023 3 p.m. Tue, Mar 7 6 p.m. I just dont think being a 111 wRC+ guy in his 30s means he would have been a 150 guy in his 20s. It will also help his chances to top the strikeout leaderboard that he plays conference games in the Patriot League, where hell overmatch hitters, much like Noah Song two years ago. If Wright managed to continue this trend through the end of the season it would be the first time in his career he achieved such a feat. Bachman had a nice freshman season in 2019, striking out 75 in 75.2 innings, but in 2020, he started to show an improved ability to dominate by totaling 31 strikeouts in 23.2 innings thanks in large part to a fastball up to 96 mph. Lee is the best pure hitter in the KBO, with a career batting average of .342 and more career walks than strikeouts. Id love for the completely unknowable downvoter to explain why they disagree with Dan Szymborkski, and instead think that because answering a question is difficult, we shouldnt try to answer it at all. HOU maybe its because Matsui produced fewer than half as much WAR in his 10 full MLB seasons as Abreu has in his 8 seasons and 60 games? Who will be 2021s strikeout king? Batting 2B:SAFFORD, Will 1 HR:DROST, Brody 1 RBI:DROST, Brody 3; DAVIS, Dalton 1; SAFFORD, Will 2 BASERUNNING: RUNS:DROST, Brody 1; CORONA, Jorge 1; MYERS, Adarius 1; SAFFORD, Will 1; MCLEOD, Logan 2 HBP:CORONA, Jorge 1 Ole Miss BATTING: 2B:Lege, Ethan1 3B:Groff, Ethan1 RBI:Groff, Ethan2; Harris, Calvin1; Calarco, Anthony1; Again, to say theres no case at all or suggest that Abreu putting up 20 WAR through age 26 is ludicrous doesnt sit right with me. 2.9. Major League and Minor League Baseball data provided by Major League Baseball. Christian Macleod, LHP, Mississippi State. "I'm not worried about them (the strikeouts). Someday, hell earn a plaque in the Astros Hall of Fame. Ohtani would have won the AL MVP Award for a second straight year if it weren't for Aaron Judge's historic season, which was his best season as a pitcher. Jacob DeGrom will pitch for Texas on opening day, donning a different uniform than that of the Mets for the first time in the majors. As it stands now, no way, but, the dicussion is interesting. Per the Miami Herald, the Marlins made an offer to Gurriel earlier this winter, but the veteran was hesitant to accept. document.write(update); I expect this is going to be something Jay Jaffe will be working on about 8 year from now. To be fair, he didnt get his MLB chance until long after his peak seasons. Be the first one to comment on this story. However, it pales in comparison to the 10%+ rise in strikeouts per plate appearance since 1920. Throws: Unknown, School: Cedarville University (Cedarville, OH), More Caden McKinion Pages at Baseball Reference, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 12:52AM. 12.0. Web2021 Major League Baseball Pitching Leaders | Baseball-Reference.com via Sports Logos.net About logos 2021 Major League Baseball Pitching Leaders Previous Season Im really talking about that that 26-30 run where he had a .250 ISO, racking up 8 more WAR in 80 fewer games than he had from 21-25. For example, his 2010-11 translated to .358/.468/.754. I could also see him (with MLB time from 21-26) getting in on a Veterans Committee vote. Did you know that eight of the top ten single season strikeout records all occurred during the nineteen century? Its the Roy Campanella/Monte Irvin argument. That would mean Abreu wouldve needed less than 40% of Alberts output to be at the 52 WAR I conjectured without facts (because there are no stats for those years). They'll happen. Coming off a .319 batting average, Fletcher doesnt seem so bold, but ATC is only projecting a .283 mark this year, and they are This would all be easier if we had any idea how Cuban numbers translate. Rodon trails only two pitchers who haven't yet appeared on this list in terms of WAR among all pitchers. The KBO is not a league known for having elite defense. I mean, you cant possibly be making a case for Abreu no using rWAR, or are you just so shook realizing how right I am and how much of an imbecile you are? Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. If the righthander can keep that pace up over an entire season, hell have one of the highest strikeout totals in the country and it will bode well for the Shockers being a force in 2021. Black struck out 29 batters in 22 innings in 2020, but if what he did over the summer is any indication, hell pile up many more in 2021. WebIn League Top 10 Batting Pitching Yearly League Leaders & Records for Strikeouts POWERED BY Create your own custom leaderboards Become a Stathead today and run If hes back to his 2018 form in 2021, hell be one of the best pitchers in college baseball. All rights reserved. Thus, if Gurriel wants to get back on the field, a minor league contract might be his best bet. WebLeague leaders [ edit] Willie Mays, National League leader, triples, (20). Active Batting Batting Career Leaders & Records for Strikeouts POWERED BY Create your own custom leaderboards Become a Stathead today and run queries with our The first is Jung-hoo Lee, a 24-year-old outfielder for the Kiwoom Heroes. Roster. He has not done anything to suggest that we actually did miss one of the great hitters of all time because he was stuck in Cuba. Likely wouldnt have kept up the pace over 162, 350 BABIP (.327 career) and 32.8 HR/FB% (18.7% career). How about pitchers from you favorite team have they ever led the league in strikeouts? He was an important cultural figure in the annals of Cuban players coming stateside but thats a hard sell. Its messy to estimate what could have been, but just because answering a question is difficult doesnt mean we shouldnt try.. Team Korea has two young left-handed hitters who will line up in the middle of the order for the WBC. He only has 1 season over 5 fWAR and unlike Gurriel he played his traditional peak years in MLB. Yes, home run rates have certainly increased. For more context, since 2006, he ranks 50th in WAR for ages 32-38. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. The 2022 season was a tough one for Gurriel.