Los Angeles Dodgers celebrity Shohei Ohtani made baseball historical past on Thursday by changing into the primary participant to ever hit 50 residence runs and steal 50 bases in the identical season.
He did it with what is perhaps the best single recreation efficiency in baseball historical past, by going 6-for-6 with 4 residence runs, two doubles, two stolen bases, 4 runs scored and 10 runs batted in.
It’s a becoming approach for him to make baseball historical past. Arguably the best participant of all-time, in what is perhaps one of many best single seasons ever, with an all-time nice single recreation efficiency.
It isn’t simply the 50-50 facet of the season that stands out. Listed below are 5 extra unimaginable details about his season.
- There are solely two gamers in Main League Baseball historical past which have ever hit 50 residence runs and stolen 50 bases in several seasons. Barry Bonds did it with 73 residence runs in 2001 and 52 stolen bases in 1990. Brady Anderson did it with 50 residence runs in 1996 and 53 stolen bases in 1992. Ohtani has finished it in the identical season.
- His 51 residence runs (and counting) are the brand new single-season franchise file for the Dodgers. Previous to his 2024 efficiency no Dodgers participant within the 141-year historical past of the franchise hit greater than 49 residence runs. Shawn Inexperienced was the earlier file holder with 49 residence runs throughout the 2001 season. Adrian Beltre was second with 48 throughout the 2004 season.
- Together with the 50-50 facet, he has a 1.005 OPS as of Thursday which is tops within the Nationwide League. That’s .064 factors forward of the No. 2 participant within the Nationwide League in OPS, Marcell Ozuna of the Atlanta Braves.
- He additionally has a 7.3 WAR (Wins Above Alternative), which can also be tops within the Nationwide League (precisely a half win greater than the following closest participant within the Nationwide League) regardless of the very fact he has performed zero innings within the subject and didn’t pitch a single inning. He has gathered all of that merely by way of his offense.
- He’s main the Nationwide League with 51 residence runs, 120 RBI, is second in stolen bases, tied for eighth in doubles, fourth in walks and is tied for fourth with seven triples.
