I suppose relative to league average depends on the era. In 2001, Tony Womack was the worst qualified hitter... he slashed .266/.307/.345/.652... good for a 64 OPS+... JP Crawford is at .197/.301/.324/.625 with an OPS+ of 85.D-train wrote: ↑Mon Sep 16, 2024 2:02 amHalf? 28% of his PAs were in Japan. He played 19 seasons in the MLB. He hit .311 which is obviously good but only a 117 OPS+ in his ten best years from 2001-2010. 40 yo Justin Turner's OPS this season: 117Seattle or Bust wrote: ↑Sun Sep 15, 2024 10:18 pmConsidering he played half his career in Japan, 3K hits is incredible. Also considering he put up like 2,400 hits in 12 seasons... that's pretty nuts. 9 Gold Gloves, 4 silver sluggers, an MVP, 7 seasons leading the league in hits, and breaking the all-time-single-season hit record will surely make you a first ballot HOFer.
Offense in 2024 is literal dog shit and Ichiro would have like a 140 OPS+ in today's game during his prime. So not all OPS+ is = imo.
OPS+ is also not very kind to contact hitters considering that slug carries more weight.
I believe slug is important, but not to the scale that OPS favors. To me, a guy who hits .330/.400/.400 is every bit as a valuable as a guy who hits .230/.330/.500. Especially when you consider what his role was/is.
He was a leadoff hitter expected to set the table, runs the bases, and play stellar defense.