Baseball is all about nice, round numbers. This doesn’t make baseball special, only strange, especially when we assign statistical benchmarks. If a player hits 30 home runs across 650 plate appearances instead of 20, he’s hitting a home run 4.6% of the time instead of 3.1%. It’s nice, but the difference in impact on his team’s success isn’t commensurate with our reaction when we see the back of his baseball card.
Who Had The Worst 30-Home Run Season Ever?
↵As it happens, our own Beyond The Box Score has put together a terrific graph illustrating the worst 30-homer seasons of all time. It’s no surprise that Dave Kingman owns two spots on this list, but I was surprised by just how bad a 30-home run season can be. I won’t spoil it, because it’s well worth a read.
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