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When A-Rod had his bat confiscated, only to use Ken Griffey Jr.’s to launch a dinger. Did he really need to resort to roids?
Bo Jackson’s crazy 1993 outfield throw at Yankee Stadium. One of the greatest est all round athletes ever.
A player could hit 40 Home Runs, in 18 consecutive seasons…and he’d still be 35 shy of Henry Aaron’s home run record of 755
1st NL MVP award: 1990
9.7 WAR (led NL)
.301 BA
33 HR
114 RBI
52 SB
.406 OBP
.565 SLG (led NL)
.970 OPS (led NL)
170 OPS+ (led NL)
2nd NL MVP award: 1992
9.0 (led MLB)
.311 BA
34 HR
103 RBI
39 SB
.456 OBP (led MLB)
.624 SLG (led MLB)
1.080 OPS (led MLB)
204 OPS+ (led MLB)
109 R (led NL)
127 BB (led MLB)
3rd NL MVP award: 1993
9.9 WAR (led MLB)
.336 BA
46 HR (led MLB)
123 RBI (led NL)
.458 OBP (led NL)
.677 SLG (led MLB)
1.136 OPS (led MLB)
206 OPS+ (led MLB)
4th NL MVP award: 2001
11.9 WAR (led MLB)
.328 BA
73 HR (led MLB)
137 RBI
.515 OBP (led MLB)
.863 SLG (led MLB)
1.379 OPS (led MLB)
259 OPS+ (led MLB)
177 BB (led MLB)
5th NL MVP award: 2002
11.8 WAR (led MLB)
.370 BA (led MLB)
46 HR
110 RBI
.582 OBP (led MLB)
.799 SLG (led MLB)
1.381 OPS (led MLB)
268 OPS+ (led MLB)
198 BB (led MLB)
68 IBB (led MLB)
6th NL MVP award: 2003
9.2 WAR (led MLB)
.341 BA
45 HR
90 RBI
.529 OBP (led MLB)
.749 SLG (led MLB)
1.278 OPS (led MLB)
231 OPS+ (led MLB)
148 BB (led MLB)
61 IBB (led MLB)
7th NL MVP award: 2004
10.6 WAR (led MLB)
.362 BA (led NL)
45 HR
101 RBI
.609 OBP (led MLB)
.812 SLG (led MLB)
1.422 OPS (led MLB)
263 OPS+ (led MLB)
232 BB (led MLB)
120 IBB (led MLB)