Joey Gallo's historic K-rate and BABiP

[LarryWalkerFan]

Re: Joey Gallo's historic K-rate and BABiP

153 PA
133 AB (1.75 AB per K)
76 K (49.67% of the time he steps up the plate, he strikes out at the MLB level)
.173 BA
.281 OBP
.368 SLG
.195 ISO

He's improving!

248 AB
112 K
.194 BA
.306 OBP
.508 SLG
.314 ISO!!!

[LarryWalkerFan]

Now that Gallo has enough ABs to no longer be considered an extremely small sample size, here are his 162 game averages:

222 Ks
477 ABs
95 Hs
39 HRs
77 BBs
.200/.319/.495
.295 ISO

Basically, over the course of an average 162 game season, Gallo is expected to tie the MLB strikeout record.

Of course, someone will undoubtedly bring up Aaron Judge, whose average strikeouts per 162 is one higher, but Gallo still takes the prize for worst contact hitter, since his strikeout rate (.465) crushes his OBP (.319). Judge, by contrast, has an OBP (.404) that exceeds his strikeout rate (.400).