Ohtani, according to baseball rules, he's not the No. 1 overall batting average? Kwan, who is below
It is safe to say that he, who was selected as the "American League (AL) Player of the Month" in June and July last year when he was with the Los Angeles Angels, is going through a similar batting cycle this year. With the Dodgers without a game on the 24th (Korea time), Ohtani has a batting average of 0.308 (24 hits in 78 at-bats), nine homers, 19 RBIs, 20 runs, a slugging percentage of 0.705 and an OPS of 1.118 in 20 games in June.
Ohtani, who has a batting average of 0.321 (97 hits in 302 times at bat), is ranking first in seven major categories including NL MVP. Ohtani, who has a batting average of 0.321 (97 hits in 302 times at bat), has 23 homers, 57 RBIs, 61 runs, an on-base percentage of 0.398, a slugging percentage of 0.632, an OPS of 1.030, 46 hits, and 191 hits.
Of course, bWAR and fWAR rank No. 1 in the league with 4.4 and 4.2, respectively. What is noteworthy is that the batting average is the No. 1 in the AL, including the AL. The figure is 10 percent higher than that of Bobby Witt Jr. (0.311), the Kansas City Royals, who ranks first in the AL. For this reason, critics say Ohtani, who has become more sophisticated this year, may achieve a triple crown on his batting average. The NL triple crown was last written 87 years ago by Joe Medwick of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1937.
Strictly speaking, Ohtani may not rank No. 1 in batting average combined in the two leagues. This is because he has a potential No. 1 ranking. It is Cleveland Guardians outfielder Steven Kwan.
In the home game against the Toronto Blue Jays on the day, Kwan played in the leadoff left field and led the team to a 6-5 victory by posting two hits, one RBI and one run from five times at bat. He has a batting average of 0.390 (78 hits in 200 times at bat) approaching 40%.
However, he has yet to meet the requirements. As Cleveland has played 75 games, it has 233 at-bats in the regulation, but Kwan has 222 at-bats, which is 11 below the regulation. He injured his left hamstring while trying to catch a fly ball against the Angels on June 5. Since he returned to the mound on January 1, he has been away for 26 days. 토토사이트 추천
However, since he is the team's No. 1 hitter, he can enter the batting average ranking by filling the regular at-bats within the first half of each game if he takes four to five at-bats.
However, assuming that the season ends now, Kwan will officially win the AL batting title over Wiener Jr.
If you look at Major League Baseball Rule 9.22 (minimum standard for individual titles), there is a reason. In the rankings for batters in the batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage categories, the number of games played by the team is multiplied by 3.1 and the number of games played by the team in the average earned run category is set as the stipulated innings for pitchers. As far as the batting title is concerned, the batting title is given to batters who are below the stipulated number of at-bats, including insufficient number of at-bats, if the batting average calculated again is No. 1 in the league.
According to the report, if Kwan's insufficient number of at-bats is included in the number of strokes, he will have a batting average of 0.370, with 78 hits in 211 at-bats. In other words, even if Kwan considers the insufficient number of at-bats as an "out-of-bats," he will have the AL batting title because he will remain the first in the batting average higher than his junior.
As the rule applies to the final day of the season, it has little meaning during the season. There is no name for Kwan in the batting average ranking on MLB.com . However, the Baseball Reference ranks Kwan as the No. 1 overall batting average in both leagues. Of course, since individual titles are awarded by AL/NL leagues, Ohtani will take the NL batting title.
When discussing who ranks first in batting average in the two leagues, it is correct to say that it is Kwan, not Ohtani. Such rules on batting title are said to have been established in the 1950s. There are no such rules as on-base percentage, slugging percentage or ERA for pitchers. These are special provisions that are only made in the batting average category.
Tony Gwynn, the San Diego Padres, became the best batting player in 1996. Gwynn won the NL batting title that year with a batting average of 0.353 (159 hits in 451 at-bats). He beat Elise Bucks, the Colorado Rockies, who had 211 hits in 613 at-bats (0.344).
In that year, Gwynn fell short of the regular at-bats. He had 498 at-bats, missing four. However, his batting average, including four at-bats, was 0.349, higher than that of the Bucks, to rank No. 1 in the NL. Of course, Gwynn's official batting average is 0.353.
Kwan had a batting average of 0.353 before joining the IL, leading the AL team as well. Since his return to the Major League, he has become more sophisticated. Since his return to the Major League, he has had a batting average of 0.463 (31 hits in 67 times at bat), four homers, 12 RBIs and 18 RBIs in 17 games. In a way, Kwan is the hotter hitter than Ohtani.
Since his Major League debut in 2022, Kwan has been an outfielder for two consecutive years. His batting skills are also changing throughout the seasons. It can be seen as a top-class leadoff.
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