Friday, September 28, 2007

100+ RBI, OBP under .300

This was inspired by Khalil Greene's season line: .252/.290/.462 with 93 RBI. There's only been nine players ever to collect 100 or more RBI with an on base percentage under .300. Greene likely won't do it, but he's the closest to the feat this season.
  1. Joe Carter, 1990, 115 RBI, .290 OBP
  2. George Bell, 1992, 112, .294
  3. Tony Batista, 2004, 110, .272
  4. Tony Armas, 1983, 107, .254!!!
  5. Joe Carter, 1989, 105, .292
  6. Jeff Francoeur, 2006, 103, .293
  7. Joe Carter, 1997, 102, .284
  8. Ruben Sierra, 1993, 101, .288
  9. Joe Pepitone, 1964, 100, .281
Pepitone was pretty lonely there on the list for a while. It's pretty interesting how Carter placed on the list three times (Tony Batista missed a second appearance by one RBI in 2003). I think it underscores this Beyond the Box Score article about 100 RBI not always being a benchmark for greatness.

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