Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Is Mookie Betts tracking toward MVP status?

Mookie Betts has had a phenomenal start to his baseball career. Recent talk has even centered on whether Mookie is a potential MVP candidate. So let's take a look a how Betts stack up against other players who blossomed at a young age.

Here are the stats for former MVP's Mike Trout, Bryce Harper and Miguel Cabrera compared to Mookie Betts through their first 790 or so at bats.

PlayerABRunsHits2B3BHRRBIBAOBASlug%OPS
Trout7931642384210371150.3000.3720.5180.891
Cabrera790123232484381480.2940.3590.5090.868
Harper792143214371238960.2700.3470.4910.839
Betts79112723154924970.2920.3480.4740.822

No doubt Betts has held more than held his own at the beginning of his career.


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