Tony Gwynn won eight National League batting titles.
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Tony Gwynn played in 3 games at designated hitter for the San Diego Padres in 1997, starting in none of them. , equivalent to 0 errors per game (estimate based on total games played in).
Rod won 7 American League batting titles ... .332 in 1969, .318 in 1972, .350 in 1973, .364 in 1974, .359 in 1975, .388 in 1977, and .333 in 1978.
In 1985, Tony Gwynn played for the San Diego Padres. On Base Percentage (OBP) is considered by many to be a better measure of a great hitter than the Batting Average. It is calculated with the formula (Hits + Walks + Hit by Pitch) / (At Bats + Walks + Hit by Pitch + Sacrifice Flies). In 1985, Tony Gwynn had 622 at bats, 197 hits, 45 walks, and was hit by the pitch 2 times. He had 1 sacrifice fly. That gives him an On Base Percentage of .364. Slugging Percentage (SLG) is a popular measure of a batter's power. It is calculated as (Total Bases) / (At Bats). Another way to look at it is (Singles + 2 x Doubles + 3 x Triples + 4 x Home Runs) / (At Bats). In 1985, Tony Gwynn had 622 at bats, and hit 157 singles, 29 doubles, 5 triples, and 6 home runs, for a .408 slugging percentage. Being able to get on base and to hit for power are two of the most important offensive skills in baseball, so the On Base Percentage and Slugging Percentage are often added together. On-base plus slugging (OPS) is a sabermetric baseball statistic. The best hitters in Major League Baseball can achieve an OPS of .900 or higher. In 1985, Tony Gwynn had a .364 On Base Percentage and a .408 Slugging Percentage for an OPS of .773. Runs Created (RC) is a baseball statistic invented by Bill James to estimate the number of runs a hitter contributes to his team. There are a number of formulas used to calculate it. One of the simplest is (On Base Percentage) × (Total Bases). In 1985, Tony Gwynn had a .364 On Base Percentage and 254 Total Bases for 92.50 Runs Created.
In 1995, Tony Gwynn played for the San Diego Padres. On Base Percentage (OBP) is considered by many to be a better measure of a great hitter than the Batting Average. It is calculated with the formula (Hits + Walks + Hit by Pitch) / (At Bats + Walks + Hit by Pitch + Sacrifice Flies). In 1995, Tony Gwynn had 535 at bats, 197 hits, 35 walks, and was hit by the pitch 1 time. He had 6 sacrifice flies. That gives him an On Base Percentage of .404. Slugging Percentage (SLG) is a popular measure of a batter's power. It is calculated as (Total Bases) / (At Bats). Another way to look at it is (Singles + 2 x Doubles + 3 x Triples + 4 x Home Runs) / (At Bats). In 1995, Tony Gwynn had 535 at bats, and hit 154 singles, 33 doubles, 1 triple, and 9 home runs, for a .484 slugging percentage. Being able to get on base and to hit for power are two of the most important offensive skills in baseball, so the On Base Percentage and Slugging Percentage are often added together. On-base plus slugging (OPS) is a sabermetric baseball statistic. The best hitters in Major League Baseball can achieve an OPS of .900 or higher. In 1995, Tony Gwynn had a .404 On Base Percentage and a .484 Slugging Percentage for an OPS of .888. Runs Created (RC) is a baseball statistic invented by Bill James to estimate the number of runs a hitter contributes to his team. There are a number of formulas used to calculate it. One of the simplest is (On Base Percentage) × (Total Bases). In 1995, Tony Gwynn had a .404 On Base Percentage and 259 Total Bases for 104.59 Runs Created.