Saturday, December 5, 2009

Obscure But Impressive Stat of the Month

Ron Blomberg will forever be known as baseball's first designated hitter, but did you know his numbers were actually much better when he played in the field?

As a DH, his career line was .259/.319/.431 for an OPS of .749 in 655 PAs.

As a 1B, his career line was .311/.394/.512 for an OPS of .905 in 495 PAs.

As a RF, his career line was .339/.390/.504 for an OPS of .894 in 265 PAs.

1 comment:

William J. Tasker said...

Long live Ron Blomberg! Loved the guy. Absolutely had a boy crush on him when I was a kid. He was the Jake Fox of his time.