I know everyone was sitting around wondering about these statistics, so here you go!
MLB: Worst of the Decade (Batting)
With the decade soon coming to an end, More Hardball decided to see which MLB batters placed dead-last in the core offensive categories.
*Minimum 3000 Plate Appearances*
Batting Average:
1. Brandon Inge- .236
2. Tony Bautista- .244
3. Brad Ausmus, Alex Gonzalez (both of them), and Nick Swisher- .245
Runs:
1. Brian Schneider- 247
2. Alex Cora- 331
3. Greg Zaun- 336
Hits:
1. Nick Swisher- 639
2. Greg Zaun- 668
3. Scott Spiezio- 691
Doubles:
1. Tony Womack- 110
2. Alex Cora- 127
3. Brandon Phillips- 131
Triples:
1. Victor Martinez, Frank Thomas, John Olrud- 2
2. Paul Konerko, Mike Sweeney, Greg Zaun, Phil Nevin- 3
3. Mike Piazza- 4
Homeruns:
1. Juan Pierre- 13
2. Cesar Izturis- 14
3. Tony Womack- 23
RBI:
1. Eric Young- 205
2. Tony Womack- 224
3. Scott Podsednik- 249
Stolen Bases:
1. Javy Lopez- 1
2. Victor Martinez, Jay Gibbons- 2
3. Bengie Molina, Jim Thome, Scott Hatteberg, John Olerud- 3
OPS:
1. Cesar Izturis- .629
2. Brad Ausmus- .646
3. Neifi Perez- .654
Notes: Tony Womack was weak! Juan Pierre and Jim Thome appeared on both the Best and Worst of the Decade lists. Nick Swisher is overvalued. The players weren't necessarily bad, because they had to play enough to actually be listed on here (min. 3000 trips to the plate)...there were far worse players out there during the 00's that just didn't get enough playing time.
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