After 162 Games

[jdwilde1]

Adley just played in his 162-career game yesterday.  With all of the young talent coming through the system, I thought it would be interesting to have a thread documenting the numbers some of the key young players put up in their first full-season's worth of games.  So, first up is Adley Rutschman, who made his debut on May 21, 2022 and played in game 162 on May 24, 2023.  Best game, March 30, 2023 (5-5, 1 HR, 1 BB, 4 RBI).

rWAR - 6.8

fWAR - 6.7

 

	Age			G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
25				162	690	576	94	149	42	1	20	67	4	1	105	116	.259	.374	.439	.813	131	253	8	4	0	5	4

 

[Chaka Garcia]

I know he’s the face of the franchise and a good player. However, he’s been slumping badly in terms of hits/homers. The walks will always be there.

[jdwilde1]

 

Gunnar just played in his 162 career game yesterday, September 6, 2023.  His MLB debut was at age 21 on August 31, 2022.  Best game, August 20, 2023, a 12-1 blowout win against Oakland in which Gunnar passed up an opportunity to hit for the cycle in his last at bat (4-5, 2 2B, 3B, HR, 3 R, 2 RBI).

rWAR - 5.6

fWAR - 4.0

Age	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB
22	654	582	93	147	31	7	27	88	10	3	66	170	.253	.330	.469	.799	120	273

Edited September 8, 2023 by jdwilde1
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[jdwilde1]

																				Jordan Westburg just finished game 162 of his career last night at age 25 and 157 days.  He already has one all-star appearance and his offensive numbers are similar to Gunnar's first 162 (obviously, Gunnar was several years younger).  MLB debut - June 26, 2023 (age - 24 and 128 days).  Best game - I am going with April 10, 2024, where he went 2-3 with 1 2b, 1 hr, 3 rbi, and a hbp.  In that game, Westburg went deep off Chris Martin in the 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to deep CF, propelling the O's to a 7-5 win over Boston. rWAR - 3.5 fWAR - 3.7

[jdwilde1]

Colton Cowser completed career game 162 yesterday at age 24 and 172 days.  Cowser's offensive numbers through his first 162 are not as good as the first three players on this list and his 2023 numbers were absolutley horrible (.115/.286/.148 in 77 PAs).  Surprisingly, his defense has been very good.  MLB debut - July 5, 2023 (age 23 and 107 days).  Best game - April 11, 2024, in a 9-4 win at Fenway Cowser cranked his first two major league homers, the first an opposite field shot over the Green Monster and the second he demolished a pitch over the bullpens.  In total, he went 3-5 with 4 rbi, 1 2b, and 2 hr.

rWAR - 1.5

fWAR - 3.0