What’s up with David Wright’s power numbers this year? How is it that somebody who averaged over 28 homers a year only has four home runs this season?
Yes, I know that Citi Field is getting the blame. And I know that Wright is also hitting .346 this year. But why is it that even Wright’s own teammates are outdoing him with homers, even with a lot fewer at-bats? Here are the Mets who have as many or more homers than Wright does:
- Gary Sheffield: 9
- Carlos Beltran: 8
- Daniel Murphy: 5
- Carlos Delgado: 4
- Omir Santos: 4
Wright has had 272 at-bats this year, more than anybody else on the team. The vastly less-talented Santos has as many homers as Wright, with 150 fewer at-bats. Gary Sheffield is about to turn 60 years old, and he has five more home runs than Wright, in over 100 fewer at-bats.
The Yankees are also outdoing Wright in the home run department. Of course, they play in a bandbox, but still, it’s kind of shocking to see that Melky Cabrera has three more homers than Wright does:
- Mark Teixeira: 20
- Johnny Damon: 14
- Nick Swisher: 14
- Robinson Cano: 12
- Alex Rodriguez: 11
- Hideki Matsui: 10
- Jorge Posada: 10
- Derek Jeter: 9
- Melky Cabrera: 7
Wright’s RBI numbers are also nothing to write home about. He has 39 RBI, the same as Nick Swisher. As WFAN’s Sweeny Murti noted on his Twitter account, A-Rod has only two RBIs fewer than Swisher, and that’s with 100 fewer at-bats – and with having a lousy season so far.
And several of Wright’s own teammates – like Gary Sheffield and Omir Santos – are driving in RBIs at a higher percentage than the Met third baseman is.
I don’t know what to make of these numbers, other than to note that Wright gets more of a pass for this than many other players would. He seems to have that Derek Jeter untouchable aura, only without the four rings!
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