OB% Lower than batting avg.?

[redsoxfansg]

in 1993 Vince Coleman had a .279 BA and a .316 OBP

[RuthMayBond]

I believe you are mistaken. A quick check of Coleman's stats and I see that the closest he came to this was a 37 point difference in 1993.

Ozzie Guillen had a 10 point difference in 1996 and he is the worst walker I can think of off the top of my head.

Perhaps if someone had a list of the worst walking seasons it would be possible to come up with one that had a lower OBP than BA during a season.

Why didn't you say so? Rob Picciolo did it TWICE

[flash143817]

Why didn't you say so? Rob Picciolo did it TWICE

Wow a quick look at his stats and his aversion to the walk is amazing. He was like the 70's and 80's version of Jeff Francoeur.

[redsoxfansg]

Piccilo did it in 83 and 84
1983-AB=27 BA=.222 OBP=.214

1984-AB=119 BA=.202 OBP=.200

[flash143817]

Just read that Picciolo holds a record for the most PA's into a season before drawing a walk. He had 268 PA's in 1979 before drawing his first walk.


Francoeur currently has 3 BB's and 226 AB's this year. Could be in line to break that BA/OBP record. He has a .252 BA/.266 OBP so far. If he could just get a sac fly or two he would be right there.

[BaseballHistoryNut]

This is unbelievable. I live in Northern California, but never paid any real attention to Picciolo, beyond knowing he was a terrible hitter and a SS with limited range. But now I'm here looking at his OBP, SLG and range figures, year by year. BA, .234; OBP, .246; "SLG", .312.

And 17 HR in 1,628 AB's.

I realize Bill Bergen has a lock on "worst hitter of all time," but Picciolo might just be the worst hitter who played a meaningful number of years in the second half of the century. Blecchh!

BHN

[Utter Chaos]

This is unbelievable. I live in Northern California, but never paid any real attention to Picciolo, beyond knowing he was a terrible hitter and a SS with limited range. But now I'm here looking at his OBP, SLG and range figures, year by year. BA, .234; OBP, .246; "SLG", .312.

And 17 HR in 1,628 AB's.

I realize Bill Bergen has a lock on "worst hitter of all time," but Picciolo might just be the worst hitter who played a meaningful number of years in the second half of the century. Blecchh!

BHN

Ray Oyler would definitely give him some competition!

[BaseballHistoryNut]

You're right. Your boy is ahead by 12 points in OBP, but behind by a staggering 61 points in slugging, and with these two clowns, 61 points is a TON.

[flash143817]

The miracle is that Ray Oyler actually has decent BB totals. What pitcher in their right mind is throwing balls to this guy?

[BaseballHistoryNut]

One who wants to be fined $1,000 and run a whole lot of laps?