Productively Unproductive Hitters
Here is a list of players batting under .250 but have an OPS+ of 100 or more.
Player Team AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ *Nick Johnson WSN 0.226 0.420 0.443 0.863 128 *Jack Hannahan OAK 0.244 0.402 0.372 0.774 123 #Carlos Beltran NYM 0.246 0.377 0.444 0.821 118 *Jason Giambi NYY 0.177 0.333 0.458 0.791 117 *Jim Thome CHW 0.214 0.353 0.429 0.782 112 *David Ortiz BOS 0.240 0.341 0.427 0.768 106 Evan Longoria TBR 0.223 0.324 0.415 0.739 105 Chris Young ARI 0.238 0.335 0.470 0.805 105 Mark Ellis OAK 0.242 0.328 0.379 0.707 101 Brandon Inge DET 0.227 0.340 0.386 0.726 100 *Left-handed #Switch-hitter Minimum 100 plate appearances
It’s interesting that a majority of the players can bat from the left side.
