Ohtani's career WAR is 42.3 (27.1 as a hitter and 15.2 as a pitcher). Excluding guys who played only in the Negro Leagues (I asusme their stats would be all weird with fewer games and such), there are 10 pitchers and 25 hitters in the HOF with fewer career WAR.
The pitchers are mostly closers except for Catfish Hunter, Bob Lemon, and a couple early 1900s dudes. But he's already had a better career than guys like Harold Baines, Hack Wilson, Phil Rizzutto, and Roy Campanella. And he'll catch Gil Hodges, Lou Brock, and Jim Rice next year.
no player's entire career had ever checked all five of these boxes:
A game with 10-plus RBIs A game with six or more hits A game with five or more extra-base hits A game with three or more home runs A game with two stolen bases
Ohtani did all five in *one game*
Isn't it a little racist to call it Black Friday? - Joy Behar
no player's entire career had ever checked all five of these boxes:
A game with 10-plus RBIs A game with six or more hits A game with five or more extra-base hits A game with three or more home runs A game with two stolen bases
no player's entire career had ever checked all five of these boxes:
A game with 10-plus RBIs A game with six or more hits A game with five or more extra-base hits A game with three or more home runs A game with two stolen bases
Ohtani did all five in *one game*
First I’m hearing of it.
scrolling up is for poors
Isn't it a little racist to call it Black Friday? - Joy Behar
these hacks could be replaced with AI and no one would realize it. They write the same shit over and over. It’s like Kite and his repetitive, boring nonsense.
