Another Ridiculous Stat Courtesy of Los Angeles Angels Star Shohei Ohtani as Second Half Begins
When the Major League All-Star Game converged on Seattle this past Tuesday, Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani was the star of stars.
He's the guy that other players talked about, the guy that the broadcast focused on, and the guy that the fans chanted for.
It's simple, really. Ohtani is doing things that we've rarely - or never, in some cases - seen before.
It seems as if each day there's a new stat or figure showing Ohtani's greatness, like this one, courtesy of MLB.com researcher Sarah Langs:
Shohei Ohtani on days he pitches this year:
.387 BA
1.221 OPS
that would be the highest OPS by a player in games he pitched since at least 1901, min 60 PA
+ 4th-highest BA (same qualifiers), behind only:
1925 Walter Johnson: .440
1923 Jack Bentley: .406
1939 Joe Bowman: .403
You would think that on a day when he pitches, Ohtani would be more tired at the plate and his performance would regress. But instead, he becomes even more locked in and is putting together one of the greatest individual seasons in baseball history.
The two-way sensation is hitting .302 this year for the Angels with 32 homers and 71 RBI. His 32 homers lead baseball and he's posted a robust .387 on-base percentage.
He's also 7-4 on the mound and has registered 132 strikeouts in 100.1 innings.
He'll take the mound again on Friday when the Angels open up the second of the season in a critical matchup with the Houston Astros.
The Angels are 45-46 and in fourth place in the American League West.
They've lost nine of their last 10 games.
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