Tag: Kevin Thomas

Martín’s Metrics

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Here is something that I’ve meant to do for a while. Three players, same position. Here they are in 2017:

2017AGEABHDTHRBBAVGOBPSLGWAR
A315231341813361.256.334.4847.7
B31479145334076.303.401.3886.0
C275511593842444.289.343.5038.7

Two power hitters. Player A slugs homers; player C hits fewer home runs but scatters more doubles. Player C also wins the Lake Superior Player Award. Player B is an on-base machine. All three are clearly All-Star caliber players.

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BB/K King

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At the age of 35, Kevin ‘Wino’ Thomas continues to demonstrate the ability to read the pitches and determine whether to swing or take the free pass. This year K.T. has worked the walk 48 times and fanned but 28. His lifetime BB/K ratio is 502 to 330. With his .351 batting average, he is a force to reckon with batting out of the #2 hole. With speedster Ben Wotherspoon batting lead-off you might say the hit & run is a pretty nice option for General Manager David J.