Pujols-Ramirez errilly similar bad starts

by cardsfaninmass on May 17, 2007 9:50 PM EDT

For my money, Pujols and Ramierez are the two best right-handed hitters in the game. So it's striking to see how similar their starts have been -

Albert Pujols
AVG .245 | HR 6 | RBI 21 | OBP .339 | SLG .413

Manny Ramirez
AVG .250 | HR 6 | RBI 25 | OBP .343 | SLG .399

So, just in case you thought unexplainable ineptitude of a great hitter was only our problem...others feel our pain.

Of course, the sox are in first place, so they are not worried about it.

Us on the other hand....meh

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you could add lance berkman

and ryan howard to the list of slow starters:

berkman:
avg .276 | hr 5 | rbi 21 | obp .425 | slg .396

howard:
avg .204 | hr 6 | rbi 23 | obp .380 | slg .429

those guys are at least getting on base, but they're not slugging the ball . . . .

by lboros on May 17, 2007 10:42 PM EDT reply actions

Pujols began the day hitting .280 but only had 5 HRs (he would go on to hit his 6th). I don't have his other numbers off hand, and I'd imagine they're better than this year, but he's gone through other sub-Albert stretches.

incidentally, this was my first major league game. I seemed to remember Pujols being sub-.300 at that point and decided to dredge up all those bad memories to confirm it.

Acquire some runs!

by madding on May 17, 2007 11:10 PM EDT reply actions