Pat Burrell and Striking Out
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Bill Conlin of TimesLeader.com wrote a scathing, overly sarcastic editorial about Phillies outfielder Pat Burrell’s strikeout numbers by way of a class-D mock “interview.”
The truth is that even though Burrell MUST work on cutting down his strikeouts, Conlin’s bite was uncalled for. And then again, as great as Ryan Howard was last season, imagine where his numbers might have been had he not struck out 181 times in 2006. The same goes in spades for Burell, and to a lesser extent all-star second baseman Chase Utley.
Here is a short list of great hitters, both all-time and recent, including Pat Burrell, Ryan Howard and Chase Utley illustrating the strikeout disparity;
Babe Ruth
Career avg over 22 yrs. avg. 61 so
1920 142 G 54 HRs 80 so .376
1921 152 G 59 HRs 81 so .378
1927 151 G 60 HRs 89 so .356
1928 154 G 54 HRs 87 so .323
Lou Gehrig
17 yr career, 14 Full Seasons avg. 56 so
Hank Aaron
23 yr career, avg. 60 so
Willie Mays
22 yr career, avg. 69 so
1955 154 G 51 HRs 60 so .319
1962 162 G 49 HRs 85 so .304
1965 157 G 52 HRs 71 so .317
Mickey Mantle
18 yr career, avg. 95 so
1956 150 G 52 HRs 99 so .353
1061 153 G 54 HRs 112 so .317
Roger Maris
12 yr career, avg. 61 so
1961 161 G 61 HRs 67 so .269
Mike Schmidt
18 yr career, avg. 104 so
1980 150 G 48 HRs 119 so .286
Pat Burrell
7 yrs, avg. 145 so
2002 157 G 39 HRs 153 so .282
2005 154 G 32 HRs 160 so .281
2006 144 G 29 HRs 131 so .258
Ryan Howard
2006 159 G 58 HRs 181 so .313
Albert Pujols
6 yrs, avg. 65 so
2006 143 G, 49 HRs 50 so .331
Chase Utley
2005 147 G 28 HRs 109 so .291
2006 160 G 32 HRs 131 so .309
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January 24th, 2007 at 11:56 am
[…] And about Burrell, the discussion of whether or not Gillick needed to go into the free agency or trade markets to find alternatives to Burrell as the #5 hitter behind Howard are covered in these must-read posts; Pro or Con: The Phillies Search for Protection for Ryan Howard in #5 Slot and Pat Burrell and the #5 Spot Behind Ryan Howard. Another must-read deals with Pat Burrell’s strike outs problem. […]
January 25th, 2007 at 12:53 pm
[…] Offensively, the Mets and Phillies have a degree of parity in terms of their sluggers; the Phils heavy hitters Ryan Howard, Chase Utley who had career years and Pat Burrell compare favorably with Carlos Beltran, David Wright and Carlos Delgado. Burrell however, as previously posted, must cut down his strikeouts – at least 80 to 100 and Howard should reduce his to at least Burrell’s 2006 level of 130 while building on his monster 58 HR, 149 RBI, .313 season. […]