Friday, January 28, 2005
Killer B
I knew Lance Berkman was a great hitter, but I don't think I realized how great. Over at Hardball Times, where they reported on his 1-year $10.5 million deal, they provided a list of the top 10 4-year spans of "runs created above average*" for players aged 24-28, in the last 50 years. Look at this list!
1 Mickey Mantle 322
2 Frank Thomas 320
3 Barry Bonds 319
4 Hank Aaron 256
5 Manny Ramirez 250
6 Willie Mays 246
7 Jeff Bagwell 239
8 Lance Berkman 236
T9 Todd Helton 228
T9 Frank Robinson 228
That's pretty amazing company for someone who doesn't get much attention. And they all went on, or are continuing on, to do great things. To say he is on the offensive career path of Mays, Bagwell, and Robinson is pretty high praise.
*runs created above average compares the amount of runs created to what the average player in your league, during the same years, could be expected to create in the same amount of playing time. So it adjusts for era.
1 Mickey Mantle 322
2 Frank Thomas 320
3 Barry Bonds 319
4 Hank Aaron 256
5 Manny Ramirez 250
6 Willie Mays 246
7 Jeff Bagwell 239
8 Lance Berkman 236
T9 Todd Helton 228
T9 Frank Robinson 228
That's pretty amazing company for someone who doesn't get much attention. And they all went on, or are continuing on, to do great things. To say he is on the offensive career path of Mays, Bagwell, and Robinson is pretty high praise.
*runs created above average compares the amount of runs created to what the average player in your league, during the same years, could be expected to create in the same amount of playing time. So it adjusts for era.
# posted by Darlucky @ 9:57 AM 
