Khris Davis is famous for hitting 0.247, as he’s done it four straight seasons. He’s a power-hitting DH playing for the Oakland Athletics and led Major League Baseball with 48 home runs last year.
A quick note: while Davis’ batting average has held steady over the aforementioned seasons, the major league average has actually gone down. That means Davis has technically been improving his batting average!
A player has burst onto the scene in 2019 who has a very similar offensive profile to Khrush. I’ve collected some statistics (some basic and some not) and laid them out for you below:
Clearly, our mystery player and Davis share numerous power and plate discipline traits. Their xwOBAs on contact are both extraordinary compared to the MLB average. They’re both relatively slow but have power to all fields, which they utilize by hitting the ball to center field often. But while they make amazing contact on pitches thrown to them, the two sluggers have trouble making contact in the first place (see their strikeout percentages).
If you pay attention to baseball news, figuring out our mystery player’s identity shouldn’t be too difficult. For everyone else: our man is Mets rookie first baseman Pete Alonso.
While the 24 year old is not currently hitting 0.247, that future looks bright. We’ll see how it goes!
May your pennants fly forever.
-Ryan
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