East Coast Bias: .408

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

.408

The other Mr. Met.

David Wright is hitting .408 to start the day. Sure, it's May and we all know he has a statistically insignificant chance of breaking the .400 mark this season, but Wright's hot start sent me off in search of the best BA seasons of the recent past. Below is a table back to 2000 that also includes where that player's season stands in the all-time ranking of season BA (back to 1876):

Aside from his .350 average in 2001, did you remember that Larry Walker hit .366, .363, and .379 from 1997-1999? I didn't, but I suppose that's what happens to humble heroes. Coors Field in the 90s was a heady time/place combination.

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UnknownMay 16, 2012 at 6:15 PM
Allen Craig is also hitting over .400. Sure, he only has 47 ABs, but he does have more home runs than David Wright.
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