Among all MLB hitters over the past 3 seasons, Cabrera and Fielder rank #2 and #5(t) in OPS+:
Rk | Player | Age | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | Pos | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Albert Pujols | 171 | 29-31 | 344 | 542 | 113 | 2 | 126 | 352 | 279 | .313 | .409 | .598 | 1.007 | *3/5D |
2 | Miguel Cabrera | 167 | 26-28 | 318 | 575 | 127 | 1 | 102 | 334 | 265 | .332 | .421 | .583 | 1.005 | *3/D |
3 | Joey Votto | 161 | 25-27 | 289 | 513 | 114 | 6 | 91 | 300 | 271 | .318 | .418 | .565 | .983 | *3 |
4 | Adrian Gonzalez | 156 | 27-29 | 285 | 542 | 105 | 5 | 98 | 317 | 286 | .306 | .403 | .536 | .940 | *3/D9 |
5-T | Jose Bautista | 155 | 28-30 | 268 | 382 | 72 | 8 | 110 | 267 | 288 | .269 | .397 | .564 | .962 | *9/57D83 |
5-T | Prince Fielder | 155 | 25-27 | 292 | 498 | 96 | 4 | 116 | 344 | 331 | .287 | .409 | .547 | .956 | *3/D |
So I looked at player-seasons with at least a 150 OPS+. (Min. 3.1 PAs per team game.
Since 1893, there have been 926 such seasons -- an average of 6 per year in a 16-team MLB, or 12 per year in a 30-team MLB.
Less than 6% of all teams have had 2 such hitters (or more) in a season: 136 of 2,394.
Twenty-five pairs (or trios) of hitters had multiple 150+ years for the same team, with a total of 66 years from such teammates. In reverse date order:
Players
|
Team
|
Years
|
Postseason
|
Red Sox
|
—
|
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Cardinals
|
1 pennant,
+ 1 division |
||
Astros
|
1 division
|
||
Mariners
|
1 division
|
||
Mariners
|
1 wild card
|
||
Cleveland
|
1 pennant
+ 1 div |
||
A's
|
1 WS
|
||
Orioles
|
2 WS
+ 1 pennant |
||
Giants
|
—
|
||
Giants
|
—
|
||
Yankees
|
1 WS
+ 1 pennant |
||
Braves
|
1 WS
|
||
Dodgers
|
1 WS
+ 1 pennant |
||
Red Sox
|
—
|
||
Giants
|
—
|
||
A's
|
2 WS
|
||
Yankees
|
3 WS
+ 1 pennant |
||
Tigers
|
—
|
||
Tigers
|
—
|
||
A's
|
1 WS
+ 1 pennant |
||
Tigers
|
3 pennants
|
||
Cleveland
|
—
|
||
Pirates
|
2 pennants
|
||
Phillies
|
—
|
||
Phillies
|
—
|
Postseason summary:
- 29 teams made the postseason, or won the Pennant when there was no formal postseason (44%).
- 12 won the World Series (18%). Adding the 6 who won Pennants but had no WS, that means 18 of the 66 teams were MLB champions (27%) ... but none since 1973.
- 6 won the Pennant, but lost the WS.
- 6 won the Pennant, but had no WS.
- 4 won their division, but lost before the WS.
- 1 won the wild card and a playoff series, but lost in the LCS.
- 37 teams missed the postseason (56%).
Of course, there's no guarantee that the 2012 Tigers will join this company; Cabrera has reached the 150 OPS+ plateau in 5 of his 8 full seasons, Fielder 3 of 6. But their combined average over the past 3 seasons is over 160 OPS+. And the Tigers were a pretty good team before adding Fielder.
What do you think of Detroit's chances in the next few years to win their first championship since 1984?
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