What is Bryce Harper’s War?

What is Bryce Harper’s War?

He hit 22 home runs with 59 RBI, a 118 OPS+, and, thanks to terrific defense in center and right field, a 5.2 WAR. For perspective, Harper’s 5.2 WAR is the highest for a 19-year-old player in the history of baseball. His 22 home runs were second-best ever for a 19-year-old (behind Boston’s Tony Conigliaro in 1964).

Has anyone had a .500 batting average?

St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Aledmys Diaz accomplished an interesting feat during Monday’s 12-7 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks, becoming the first player in baseball’s modern era (since at least 1900) to own a batting average of .

Is .266 a good batting average?

The league-wide batting average has generally ranged between . 250 and . 275, and players with batting averages above . 300 are considered to be very good batters.

Has anyone hit 7 home runs in a game?

“The White Sox hit seven home runs during Saturday’s game against the Blue Jays at U.S. Cellular Field, and made dubious history in the process. Those seven long balls, all amazingly of the solo variety, were not enough to prevent a 10-8 loss.

Who hit 5 home runs in one day?

But for one day in 1954, Musial hit home runs at a clip no one had ever seen. On May 2, 1954, Musial became the first player in history to hit five home runs in a single day.

Who has hit 4 home runs in a game?

Six-of-the-eighteen men to hit four home runs in a game are in the Hall of Fame (Lou Gehrig, Gil Hodges, Ed Delahanty, Willie Mays, Chuck Klein, and Mike Schmidt). The RBIs received during a four homer game range from a low of four (Mike Cameron) to as many as twelve (Hard-Hittin’ Whiten).