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| Jeff Keppinger is an unlikely leader in BB/K (FanHouse) |
In 2010, there have been 6 players who have accomplished this feat. Amazingly, the list is lead by Jeff Keppinger who has a 1.31 BB/K rate (67 BB to 57 K). Who are the 5 other qualified Major Leaguers who have struck out less times than they've walked in 2010?
Bonus question: There are 9 active players with at least 1500 plate appearances who have struck out less than they've walked over their entire career. One is Jeff Keppinger (130 BB to 111 K). Who are the other 8?
Answer the questions in the comments below. I'll reveal the correct answers later
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Guesses..brian giles, jason kendall, albert pujols
ReplyDeletechipper, helton?
ReplyDeleteAlbert Pujols is on both the 2010 list and the career list (879 BB to 622 K)
ReplyDeleteJason Kendall is not on the 2010 list but is on the career list (717 BB to 680 K)
Brian Giles would be on the career list (1183 to 835) but he is no longer active (but good guess!)
Chipper is on both the 2010 list (1.30 BB/K) and the career list (1404 BB to 1278 K)
ReplyDeleteTodd Helton is on the career list as well (1168 to 940)
Nice work! Keep going!
Joe Mauer
ReplyDeleteYup. Joe Mauer is on the 2010 list (1.21) and the career list (415 BB to 335 K)
ReplyDeleteThat leaves two people on the 2010 list and 3 difficult answers on the career list
My logic was to look for guys that walk a lot. Before I looked at the comments I guessed correctly on the career list with pujols, Chipper, and Mauer--- I never would have gotten Helton or Kendall. My other guesses for career list is Ichiro, Teixeira, Jason Giambi--- probably all wrong.
ReplyDeleteIchiro (447 BB to 660 K), Tex (589 BB to 889 K), and the Giambino (1291 BB to 1419 K) are all on the wrong side of the BB to K ratio. Keep guessing!
ReplyDeleteJoey Votto?
ReplyDeleteNot Votto (66 BB to 87 K)
ReplyDeleteHints:
ReplyDeleteFor 2010 list: on player in the NL West (in the top 10 in the NL in average, runs, OBP, SLG, and OPS) and one in the AL Central (currently on the DL).
For career list: One is in the NL East, one in the AL Central, and one in the AL East. The first two on that list are not power hitters.
Hope that helped!
Justin Morneau and Adrian Gonzales for the current list.
ReplyDeleteJuan Pierre, Luis Castillo, and Mike Lowell maybe for the career list
ReplyDeleteJohn Jaso (Whats the minimum AB)
ReplyDeleteAubrey Huff
Chase Utley, Magglio Ordonez
Aubrey Huff (1.09 BB/K) is right for 2010.
ReplyDeleteJuan Pierre (372 BB to 370 K) just makes the career list.
The other guesses are not right, though
So to recap: we have one player left on the 2010 list who plays in the AL Central and is currently on the DL. Two players are left on the career list--one in the NL East who is not a power hitter and one in the AL East (who is currently on the DL as well).
ReplyDeleteGood luck!
David DeJesus, Luis Castillo, Dustin Pedroia
ReplyDeletePedroia is on the career list (214 BB to 182 K)
ReplyDeleteOne more on each list to go!
how is it not magglio ordonez? 40BB 38 K, 323 Plate appearances
ReplyDeleteSorry...may bad...I must have missed that guess. I apologize. I only saw the top line. Aubrey Huff and Magglio Ordonez are both correct. Thanks for pointing that out and sorry for the confusion!
ReplyDeletecarlos ruiz for the NL East?
ReplyDeleteThere's one more guy left: career list, NL East, and I was very surprised he was on this list.
ReplyDeletethere we go! Nice work! Ruiz was the last one for the NL East. Nice guessing everyone!
ReplyDeletehmmm just checked ruiz only has 1300 ABs...hmmm NL East
ReplyDeleteThe question was based on PA, not AB, so you were correct :)
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