There’s clearly a speed gap, which allowed Tony those triples, and thus the OPS gap. Pretty sure Gwynn had quite a few more steals, too (not to mention better defense). Pretty cool that their purely hitting stats are so similar, though. Wonder what the difference in wRC+ is or fDef.
hubagruben
Should be noted that part of what makes Gwynn so impressive was his ability to sustain this style and production. Gwynn was really just getting started in the stats you see here. He had about 1750 hits after turning 30 and won batting titles every year in his age 34-37 seasons. Of course I’m rooting for Arraez to continue doing what he’s doing, but it’ll take a lot longer for him to really be comparable to Gwynn.
That said, you’re right, these stats are incredibly similar and that’s pretty cool.
jpb21110
Damn was Gwynn actually trash
Da-Bears-
Gwynn’s last 8 years were insane, he just kept getting better at the plate. He averaged like .360 for 5 years after 33.
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There’s clearly a speed gap, which allowed Tony those triples, and thus the OPS gap. Pretty sure Gwynn had quite a few more steals, too (not to mention better defense). Pretty cool that their purely hitting stats are so similar, though. Wonder what the difference in wRC+ is or fDef.
Should be noted that part of what makes Gwynn so impressive was his ability to sustain this style and production. Gwynn was really just getting started in the stats you see here. He had about 1750 hits after turning 30 and won batting titles every year in his age 34-37 seasons. Of course I’m rooting for Arraez to continue doing what he’s doing, but it’ll take a lot longer for him to really be comparable to Gwynn.
That said, you’re right, these stats are incredibly similar and that’s pretty cool.
Damn was Gwynn actually trash
Gwynn’s last 8 years were insane, he just kept getting better at the plate. He averaged like .360 for 5 years after 33.