Is David wright overrated

Answer 1

David Wright is the 29 year old, 7 year veteran third baseman of the New York Mets. Wright is one of three Mets in the 30-30 club (others being Howard Johnson and Daryl Strawberry). These are the highlights of his career thus far:

Career (through 2011):

batting average- .300 (Mets second all time, after John Olerud's .315)

hits- 1248 (Mets third all time, after Ed Kranepool (1418) and Jose Reyes (1300))

home runs- 183 (Mets fourth all time)

RBI- 725 (Mets second all time, after Strawberry's 733)

stolen bases- 151 (Mets sixth all time)

total bases- 2048 (Mets all time high)

doubles- 226 (Mets all time high)

WAR- 32.6 (Mets second all time, after Strawberry's 37.7)

offensive WAR- 38.2 (Mets all time high)

OBP- .380 (Mets fourth all time)

slugging %- .508 (Mets third all time, after Mike Piazza (.542) and Strawberry (.520))

OBP plus slugging- .887 (Mets third all time, after Olerud (.926) and Piazza (.915))

games played- 1106 (Mets eighth all time)

at bats- 4161 (Mets fifth all time)

runs scored- 699 (Mets second all time, after Reyes's 735)

strikeouts- 897 (Mets second all time, after Strawberry's 960)

singles- 767 (Mets eighth all time)

extra base hits- 481 (Mets all time high)

outs made- 3110 (Mets sixth all time)

PER SEASON:

2001:

signed 38th overall in draft by the Mets.

2004:

TYIB Awards Rookie of the Year

2005:

Lead team in average (.306), runs (99), OBP (.388), slugging % (.523), total bases (301), RBI (102), strike outs (113) and doubles (42)(tied second Mets all time)

Second in home runs (27) to Cliff Floyd (34)

Top ten in NL for average (9th), hits (10th), total bases (tied 7th), RBI (tied 10th), and extra base hits (70)(10th)

Tied Troy Glaus for most errors by third baseman with 24

Has 176 hits (2nd on team)

Steals 17 bases (tied 2nd on team)

"This Year in Baseball Play of the Year" with bare-handed, over shoulder catch on August 9

2006:

All Star

NL Player of the Month (June) (first since Johnson in 1991)

MLB Home Run Derby Participant (second only to Ryan Howard) (of his 22 home runs 16 were in first round, the third highest in one round)

NL Co-Player of the Week June 12-18 (with Reyes)

Sets RBI before All Star Break record for Mets with 74 (beat Piazza's 72 from 2000)

Hits 40 doubles (tied seventh Mets all time)

Hits 116 RBI (tied sixth Mets all time) (tied 1st on team) (tied 7th in NL)

Scores 96 times (3rd on team)

Has 181 hits (2nd on team)

Hits 5 triples (tied 2nd on team)

Hits 26 home runs (3rd on team)

Batting average of .311 (2nd on team) (10th in NL)

MLB Japan All-Star Series with teammates Reyes, Julio Franco & John Maine

Struggled in only postseason batting only .216 in 10 postseason games

Ninth in NL MVP voting getting 70 votes

2007:

All Star

Gold Glove Winner

Silver Slugger Award

Sets Mets hit streak at 26 (beat 24 by 1999 Piazza and 1984 Hubie Brooks)

Becomes only third player to get 30-30 club before turning 25 (29th overall)

Hits to a total base count of 330 (Mets second all time) (7th in NL)

WAR of 7.8 (Mets fourth all time) (3rd in NL)

Offensive WAR of 7.5 (tied for second Mets all time) (highest in NL)

Batting average is .325 (tied for eighth Mets all time) (7th in NL) (2nd on team)

OBP is .416 (Mets tenth all time) (5th in NL) (Led team)

OBP plus Slugging average .963 (Mets eighth all time) (10th in NL) (Led team)

Scores 113 runs (tied eighth Mets all time) (2nd on team) (tied 5th in NL)

Has 196 hits (Mets fourth all time) (tied forth in NL) (Led team)

Hits 107 RBI (9th in NL) (2nd on team)

Hits 42 doubles (tied second Mets all time) (Led team)

Hits 73 extra base hits (Mets eighth all time)

Fourth in NL MVP voting getting 182 votes

2008:

All Star

Gold Glove Winner

Silver Slugger Award

Hits 100th home run

Hits to a total of 334 bases (Mets all time high) (3rd in NL)

Ties Mets single season RBI record with Piazza's 124 from 1999 (2nd in NL) (Led team)

Offensive WAR of 6.7 (Mets fifth all time) (3rd in NL)

Has batting average of .302 (10th in NL) (Led team)

Scores 115 runs (Mets 7th all time) (3rd in NL) (2nd on team)

Has 189 hits (Mets tenth all time) (2nd in NL) (2nd on team)

Hits 42 doubles (tied second Mets all time) (tied 7th in NL) (Led team)

Hits 77 extra base hits (tied third Mets all time)

Represented Team USA in the 2009 World Baseball Classic at third base

Seventh in NL MVP voting getting 115 votes

2009:

All Star

Suffers concussion that cuts season down by 15 games

Has career low home runs (10) (2nd on team) and RBI's (72) (Led team)

Steals 27 bases (tied 6th in NL) (Led team)

Hits 39 doubles (tied 9th in NL) (Led team)

Has 164 hits (Led team)

Scores 88 runs (Led team)

Strikes out 140 times (Mets ninth all time) (tied 8th in NL) (Led team)

2010:

All Star

NL Player of the Month (June)

Hits 1000 hit

Strikes out 161 times (Mets all time high) (7th in NL)

Has 103 RBI (tied 7th in NL) (Led team)

Scores 87 times (Led team)

All-Star batting average of .462 ties fifth highest of all time

Leds MLB third basemen in errors with 20

2011:

Surpasses Piazza with 90th career game-winning RBI for most in Mets history

Suffers from stress fracture in lower back and misses two months