It’s a PLATINUM SOMBRERO! 😱⚾

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1. Percentage of ball in play (official at bats minus strikeout divided by official at bats). Means how often did they put the ball in play (walks and HBP are not official at bats).
   1. Joe Sewell: 98.4% (114 k’s in career)
   2. Nellie Fox: 97.7% (216 k’s)
   3. Sam Rice: 97% (275 k’s)
   4. Tris Speaker: 96.1% (393 k’s)
   5. Tony Gywnn: 95.3% (434 k’s)
   5. Eddie Collins: 95.3% (468 k’s)

   Other hitters for comparison:
   Joe DiMaggio: 94.6% (369 k’s)
   Pete Rose: 91.9% (1,143 k’s)
   Ted Williams: 90.8% (709 k’s)
   Ichiro Suzuki: 89.1% (1,080 k’s)
   Hank Aaron: 88.8% (1,383 k’s)
   Barry Bonds: 84.4% (1,539 k’s)
   Babe Ruth: 84.2% (1,330 k’s)
   Mike Trout*: 75.7% (1,323 k’s)
   Mark McGuire: 74.2% (1,596 k’s)
   Josh Hamilton: 74.2% (1,102 k’s)
   Shohei Otani*: 73.9% (701 k’s)

2. dont forget cheater

3. Just like the Yankees

4. Video 34 of asking to do “League leaders in batting avg against the same handed pitcher” or an all time Angels roster.

5. This make-believe strike zone looks like the entire thing is just a little bit low. According to this box, belt height is high for a ball.

6. Baseball is a flawed sport. The strike zone is different for every batter. The strike zone could be slightly different for a guy who’s standing up straight or bending over. It’s all subjective to the umpire. It’s a weird game.

7. You forgot cheater

8. Hes a cheater

9. He is also a cheater

10. You forgot to also include the fact that he is also a cheater

11. Oof

12. paragraph man thanks for the information I have never heard of that stat before are you saying that Shohei ohtani is overvalued

13. It's way harder to hit without trash cans and buzzers.

14. Who's the pitcher?