*****The Bobby Witt Jr. Thread*****

[GabyKeepsMeWarm]

Originally Posted by GeorgeZimZam

Bobby Witt Jr. stat line after this thread was created:

I was just screwing around looking at Bobby's numbers and thinking about Brett's race to .400 in 1980.

Let's say Bobby's August is as hot as his July. So I plugged those numbers in, give or take. Putting him at 200 total hits and 532 AB's through the end of August would give him a .375 BA.

What did I conclude? Hitting .400 for a season is really, really, really ****ing hard. If you can hit over .300 for three months, have two months of hitting close to .500 and still be 25 points shy? No wonder Brett cracked under the pressure.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Originally Posted by GabyKeepsMeWarm

I was just screwing around looking at Bobby's numbers and thinking about Brett's race to .400 in 1980.

Let's say Bobby's August is as hot as his July. So I plugged those numbers in, give or take. Putting him at 200 total hits and 532 AB's through the end of August would give him a .375 BA.

What did I conclude? Hitting .400 for a season is really, really, really ****ing hard. If you can hit over .300 for three months, have two months of hitting close to .500 and still be 25 points shy? No wonder Brett cracked under the pressure.

There was back in 77, a great article in Sports Illustrated that focused on Rod Carew. In 77, Carew finished the season at .388. It was interview of Ted Williams and how he hit 400 and what Rod Carew had to do in order to accomplish the task.

I think I still have the entire issue in my basement storeroom. Why I remember it so well, was because during Brett's magic 1980 season, Denny and Fred read excerpts from the article during a series in late August.

I'd love to have that on hand to read again.

[GabyKeepsMeWarm]

Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish

There was back in 77, a great article in Sports Illustrated that focused on Rod Carew. In 77, Carew finished the season at .388. It was interview of Ted Williams and how he hit 400 and what Rod Carew had to do in order to accomplish the task.

I think I still have the entire issue in my basement storeroom. Why I remember it so well, was because during Brett's magic 1980 season, Denny and Fred read excerpts from the article during a series in late August.

I'd love to have that on hand to read again.

Is that the SI with Rod on the cover smiling with the headline: “Rod Carew is at it again!” ?

[KingPriest2]

Originally Posted by GabyKeepsMeWarm

I was just screwing around looking at Bobby's numbers and thinking about Brett's race to .400 in 1980.

Let's say Bobby's August is as hot as his July. So I plugged those numbers in, give or take. Putting him at 200 total hits and 532 AB's through the end of August would give him a .375 BA.

What did I conclude? Hitting .400 for a season is really, really, really ****ing hard. If you can hit over .300 for three months, have two months of hitting close to .500 and still be 25 points shy? No wonder Brett cracked under the pressure.

Totally agree with you 400 is hard

But your numbers are off


Witt played 23 games in July. 44 hits 100 abd


1.9 hits a game. 4.34 pa.


He’s going to play 28 ganes

That’s 53.2 hits. 122.52

Up to July he has 433 pa 151 hits

End of august 204-5 hits. 555 pa. .369 avg

[PHOG]

Originally Posted by KingPriest2

Totally agree with you 400 is hard

But your numbers are off


Witt played 23 games in July. 44 hits 100 abd


1.9 hits a game. 4.34 pa.


He’s going to play 28 ganes

That’s 53.2 hits. 122.52

Up to July he has 433 pa 151 hits

End of august 204-5 hits. 555 pa. .369 avg

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by KingPriest2

Totally agree with you 400 is hard

But your numbers are off


Witt played 23 games in July. 44 hits 100 abd


1.9 hits a game. 4.34 pa.


He’s going to play 28 ganes

That’s 53.2 hits. 122.52

Up to July he has 433 pa 151 hits

End of august 204-5 hits. 555 pa. .369 avg

[GabyKeepsMeWarm]

Originally Posted by KingPriest2

Totally agree with you 400 is hard

But your numbers are off


Witt played 23 games in July. 44 hits 100 abd


1.9 hits a game. 4.34 pa.


He’s going to play 28 ganes

That’s 53.2 hits. 122.52

Up to July he has 433 pa 151 hits

End of august 204-5 hits. 555 pa. .369 avg

Hey man, thanks for the reset. I needed that. I was going ****ing crazy when I dropped that 200 hits in 532 AB’s bullshit. Good on you for checking my crazy ass.

[ChiefsFanatic]

Originally Posted by GabyKeepsMeWarm

I was just screwing around looking at Bobby's numbers and thinking about Brett's race to .400 in 1980.



Let's say Bobby's August is as hot as his July. So I plugged those numbers in, give or take. Putting him at 200 total hits and 532 AB's through the end of August would give him a .375 BA.



What did I conclude? Hitting .400 for a season is really, really, really ****ing hard. If you can hit over .300 for three months, have two months of hitting close to .500 and still be 25 points shy? No wonder Brett cracked under the pressure.

I will tell you how hard hitting .400 is: Tony Gwynn & George Brett never hit .400

Gwynn hit .394 but only played in 110 games that year, and Brett hit .390 but only played in 117 games that year.

Gwynn and Brett are the two best hitters of my lifetime. However, Brett, to me, was by far the better player between the two, and combined average with more prolific production, but Gwynn has a higher career batting average, .338 vs .311, and almost 500 fewer strikeouts.

[alanm]

Originally Posted by ChiefsFanatic

I will tell you how hard hitting .400 is: Tony Gwynn & George Brett never hit .400

Gwynn hit .394 but only played in 110 games that year, and Brett hit .390 but only played in 117 games that year.

Gwynn and Brett are the two best hitters of my lifetime. However, Brett, to me, was by far the better player between the two, and combined average with more prolific production, but Gwynn has a higher career batting average, .338 vs .311, and almost 500 fewer strikeouts.

Wade Boggs.