50/50 or 70/40

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- 09/25/2024 at 11:17 AM #225199
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  UtesRule
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  For the baseball fans out there, which is more impressive an accomplishment?
  
  Ronald Acuña Jr. of Atlanta hitting 40 home runs and stealing 70 bases in a single season (2023)…
  
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  Shohei Ohtani hitting 50 home runs and stealing 50 bases in a single season (2024)?
- 09/25/2024 at 11:25 AM #225203
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  UtesRule
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  A few more stats to consider from both players seasons:
  
  Acuña 2023
  – .337 batting average
  – 106 RBI’s
  – only 84 strike outs (in 643 at bats)
  
  Ohtani 2024
  – .301 batting average
  – 123 RBI’s
  – 161 strike outs (in 614 at bats, with 5 more games to play)
- 09/25/2024 at 11:46 AM #225206
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  chinngiskhaan
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  Shohei brought in 123 runs (with 5 games to play, that could increase significantly). IOW, his bat helped his team more than Acuna’s did. Perhaps that is a simplistic way of looking at it, but I like Ohtani and know who he is, and I don’t even remember who Acuna plays for so…
  - 09/25/2024 at 12:40 PM #225214
    
    UtesRule
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    No offense Chinngis, but if you don’t know who Ronald Acuña Junior is, you’re really not a baseball fan.
    
    He’s arguably one of the best 3 or 4 players in the game when healthy (right there with Ohtani, Judge, et al).
- 09/25/2024 at 11:47 AM #225207
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  UteThunder
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  50/50 – It just sounds more impressive. But I haven’t followed MLB for a couple of decades now, so what do I know?
- 09/25/2024 at 12:01 PM #225210
  
  RedUte14
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  don’t forget the guy can pitch too.
  - 09/25/2024 at 12:39 PM #225213
    
    UtesRule
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    Not comparing who is the better player between the two, just comparing which one had the best season / individual performance.
- 09/25/2024 at 12:53 PM #225217
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  Kek U
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  Power is more impressive than speed
  Ask any girl
  
  70 HRs and 40 SBs way better than 50/50
  
  So I think Otahni has the better year
- 09/25/2024 at 1:30 PM #225225
  
  Jim Vanderhoof
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  Both amazing. Runs scored also might play in a little. 70 stolen bases should produce more runs scored however 10 more home runs is 10 more runs scored. Great question uterule. If Ohtani was pitching it would be a no brainer. Acuna is a good defensive player so I might have to give the nod to Acuna based on over all production.
- 09/25/2024 at 1:35 PM #225229
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  Jim Vanderhoof
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  Otahni has scored 129 runs vs Acuna 149 runs in 2023.
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