Dueling Rookies
Albert Chen
July 09, 2012
Who's the better rookie, Angels centerfielder Mike Trout or Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper? That's not a clown question, bro. Each made his 2012 debut on April 28, but the similarity between them ends there
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MIKE TROUT |
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BRYCE HARPER |
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20 |
AGE
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19 |
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.339/.395/.542, 9 HR, 22 SB |
SEASON STATS
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.274/.348/.471, 8 HR, 8 SB |
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4.3 (1st in AL) |
WINS ABOVE REPLACEMENT
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1.4 (45th in NL) |
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444 feet, July 1 at Toronto |
LONGEST HOME RUN
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438 feet, June 12 at Toronto |
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Leaping home-run-saving catch against Baltimore on June 27 |
SIGNATURE MOMENT
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Intentionally plunked by Cole Hamels on May 6 |
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Timed at 3.53 seconds going from home to first on a bunt single |
BASERUNNING FEAT
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Timed in 16.35 seconds rounding the bases ... on a home run trot |
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Buzz cut |
HAIRSTYLE
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The Skullet |
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Fish-shaped foam hats |
BEST MERCHANDISE
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Clown Question Bro Canadian lager |
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Don Omar & Lucenzo's Danza Kuduro |
AT BAT MUSIC
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George Thorogood's Bad to the Bone |
Who's the better rookie, Angels centerfielder Mike Trout or Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper? That's not a clown question, bro. Each made his 2012 debut on April 28, but the similarity between them ends there
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VERDICT
Harper may already be baseball's most exciting player, but Trout is having the better year and prevails on substance over style.
