OPS+ - top 10 years

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top 10 OPS+

Suzuki 130,126,122,120,113,112,106
Jeter 153,132,128,127,125,125,123,121,114,111
Garciapa155,153,140,127,123,121,120,113,113, 97
J Rice 157,154,147,141,136,130,127,123,122,120
Williams160,149,147,141,140,138,131,129,119,113
Hamilton167,162,158,154,152,152,142,139,126,125
Chipper 168,166,160,154,153,151,148,141,137,136
Edmonds 170,160,158,149,146,137,137,129,123,123
Snider 171,170,166,155,149,143,140,140,137,136
Griffey 171,170,165,155,153,150,149,144,135,133
Mathews 172,172,171,167,165,154,153,147,143,137
Greenbe 172,171,169,169,167,153,156,156,132,121 (missed 3 war years)
Boggs 173,166,156,151,150,142,141,140,127,121
Kaline 176,162,161,153,151,149,146,144,144,142
A-rod 177,173,162,160,160,158,147,136,134,134
Joyce 177,172,161,150,143,134,125,104
Thompson177,177,170,167,159,151,144,139,134,125
Ott 178,178,174,174,171,168,165,165,158,151
Wilson 178,160,158,155,151,141,130,117,112
Dimaggio184,184,178,173,168,163,154,151,147,142 (missed 3 war years)
Mays 184,175,175,174,174,172,165,165,159,159
Kiner 186,184,173,156,146,141,132,121,117,116
Stargell186,185,167,164,163,163,158,147,145,139
Manny 186,184,173,165,161,160,153,152,147,146
Pujols 187,178,172,168,157,157,151
Speaker 188,185,182,181,179,178,173,172,171,166
Reggie 189,172,166,161,155,150,150,149,147,144
Sheffiel189,176,176,170,164,162,155,145,139,138
Delahant190,189,187,186,174,164,161,159,158,156
Shoeless193,192,192,172,166,159,155,146,143
Yaz 193,177,170,156,148,140,139,135,125,124
Aaron 194,181,179,177,177,170,168,166,161,160
Heillman194,180,169,167,160,153,149,148,142,137
Thome 197,170,167,157,156,155,154,153,150,144
Frank R 198,187,173,169,165,163,160,153,153,152
Giambi* 198,187,172,161,153,148,148,130,126,109
Connor 198,185,181,176,171,168,167,162,161,157
Schmidt 199,171,161,158,156,155,154,152,151,150
Allen 199,181,175,174,165,164,162,160,151,145
Musial 200,183,182,178,176,175,172,169,167,166
Sosa* 203,161,160,160,151,133,127,126,121,113
Brett 203,178,158,153,149,148,144,144,142,141
Wagner 205,187,186,176,175,174,168,161,160,159
Foxx 205,200,188,186,182,182,173,162,155,150
Lajoie 205,200,199,175,169,169,169,155,151,151
Brouther206,203,199,190,187,180,179,177,174,168
McCovey 209,181,174,164,164,164,161,161,159,154
Cobb 209,206,200,196,194,194,193,190,185,179
Thomas 211,181,180,179,178,177,177,174,163,156
Bagwell 213,178,168,162,158,152,144,142,139,139
Mcgwire*216,202,210,196,177,176,170,164,143,134
Gehrig 221,208,203,194,194,190,181,177,177,176
Hornsby 222,210,207,200,191,188,185,178,175,169
Mantle 223,210,206,196,195,188,180,178,170,164
Williams235,233,217,215,209,205,201,192,189,179 (missed 4 war years)
Ruth 256,239,239,226,225,220,219,218,211,208
Bonds* 268,263,259,231,205,204,188,188,183,178

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Ruth's #10 output is higher than almost everyone's career high.

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eh i think OPS+ now is fine.

look at what Bonds/Mcgwire/Sosa all do in their best seasons, all made 200 and more. Giambi got to 198.

the bottom talent in the league is probably just as bad, look at all the strikeouts these days.

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oh, and look at the year 1994

frank thomas, ken griffey jr, paul o'neal jeff bagwell, albert belle, kevin mitchell, barroid

ALL these guys had dominating years in terms of OPS+ in the same season.

griffey's 170 OPS+ (4th place that year in the AL, 7th overall) is good for #2 in baseblal behind A-rod last year i believe.

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utley won't be averaging a home run every 10 atbats by september

he's just having a hot month

and yes i do think every stadium should have a set rule for fence distance

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Well, HR numbers are indeed inflated.

Perhaps, my choice of "beast" wasn't the most prudent wording.

The guy is a very talented hitter, and does seem to generate surprising power for a guy his size with his swing. He seems to have no trouble popping 'em out of the more spacious alleys at Shea, unfortunately...

In eras of yore, he may have been more of a doubles hitter - I certainly buy that. I simply meant that that there are players propped up way more by this era than Utley. Utley would have been a star in the 70's, just a different kind of player. The .265 25-30 HR hitter who Ks 120 times and walks 40, and plays poor defense to boot (I dunno, Dan Uggla or something) that's a different story...

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I was just looking at Utley's HR table at www.hittrackeronline.com

So far, 9 HR at Citizens, 2 at GAB in Cin, and one each in Coors and Millers, all very HR friendly parks.

He has a pronounced cluster of balls pulled to RF, which remind me a lot of Nate McLouth.

From regularly watching McLouth, he will often take a high fastball and line it about 380 ft to RF.

I believe the clue to their success is that when they get "their" pitch, they do not let it pass - they recognize the pitch, swing, and put it in play.