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JK vs. Zach Greinke

Post by D-train » Thu Aug 11, 2022 11:24 pm

I know we already have a JK thread going but this is so beyond belief that I felt it warranted its own thread.

Zach Greinke vs. Jarred Kelenic

JK 500 PAs .167/.246/.329/.575

ZG 600 PAs .225/.262/.336/.598

So JK will get sent down tomorrow. If he doesn't make it back to the Big leagues he will end his career as a worse hitter than a pitcher.
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Re: JK vs. Zach Greinke

Post by seattlefan-daBronx » Fri Aug 12, 2022 12:36 am

D-train wrote:
Thu Aug 11, 2022 11:24 pm
I know we already have a JK thread going but this is so beyond belief that I felt it warranted its own thread.

Zach Greinke vs. Jarred Kelenic

JK 500 PAs .167/.246/.329/.575

ZG 600 PAs .225/.262/.336/.598

So JK will get sent down tomorrow. If he doesn't make it back to the Big leagues he will end his career as a worse hitter than a pitcher.
D...D...D...Damn!
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Re: JK vs. Zach Greinke

Post by DavidGee24 » Fri Aug 12, 2022 1:50 am

And there are several pitchers who have better career batting averages than JK, although not better OPSs.

If pitchers still batted, could you imagine how many of them would be outhitting JK this season? At least 25, maybe even closer to 50.

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Re: JK vs. Zach Greinke

Post by Michael K. » Fri Aug 12, 2022 3:00 pm

Fernando Valenzuala was a better hitter.

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Re: JK vs. Zach Greinke

Post by D-train » Fri Aug 12, 2022 3:51 pm

Michael K. wrote:
Fri Aug 12, 2022 3:00 pm
Fernando Valenzuala was a better hitter.
Higher BA but he never walked and only hit a few Homers so not better overall..


.200 .205 .262 .467
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Re: JK vs. Zach Greinke

Post by Captain 97 » Fri Aug 12, 2022 4:08 pm

In the last 100 years there are 39 pitchers with at least 500 PA That have a higher OPS than Kelenic.

https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx? ... &sort=10,d

Some of the names that you might recognize.

Don Newcombe .705 OPS in 988 PA
Bob Lemon .674 OPS in 1330 PA
Walter Johnson .663 OPS in 600 PA (most of his career was before 1922 he was at .616 overall in 2517 PA)
Don Larsen .662 OPS in 653 PA
Fred Hutchinson .660 OPS in 734 PA
Mike Hampton .650 OPS in 854 PA
Carlos Zambrano .636 OPS in 744 PA
Zach Grienke .598 OPS in 600 PA

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Re: JK vs. Zach Greinke

Post by rockycola » Fri Aug 12, 2022 5:06 pm

Captain 97 wrote:
Fri Aug 12, 2022 4:08 pm
In the last 100 years there are 39 pitchers with at least 500 PA That have a higher OPS than Kelenic.

https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx? ... &sort=10,d

Some of the names that you might recognize.

Don Newcombe .705 OPS in 988 PA
Bob Lemon .674 OPS in 1330 PA
Walter Johnson .663 OPS in 600 PA (most of his career was before 1922 he was at .616 overall in 2517 PA)
Don Larsen .662 OPS in 653 PA
Fred Hutchinson .660 OPS in 734 PA
Mike Hampton .650 OPS in 854 PA
Carlos Zambrano .636 OPS in 744 PA
Zach Grienke .598 OPS in 600 PA
I was wondering where Earl Wilson was; why he wasn't on the list.
He was next up after Zambrano with .634 OPS in 834 PA's.

EW is 4th all-time among all pitchers with 34 career HR's, tied with Warren Spahn.

JK......had such high hopes......
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Re: JK vs. Zach Greinke

Post by D-train » Fri Aug 12, 2022 5:12 pm

Paxton to throw a sim game today. Damn why didn't we sign him. He is only going to miss 5 months of the season. lol

https://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles ... 7_37762837
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Re: JK vs. Zach Greinke

Post by D-train » Fri Aug 12, 2022 6:25 pm

Just bizarre that people are still saying this. So much talent! lol
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