Name Year, IBB/BB
Ruth 1921, ?/145
Ruth 1927, ?/137
Mantle 1961, 9/126
Maris 1961, 0/94
McGwire 1998, 28/162
Sosa 1998, 14/73
Bonds 2001, 35/177
Judge 2022, 12/110
I do not see how Judge is evidence that the game has become 'gutless' because he gets walked a lot. This has been true for people in his position for the last century. I am not a fan of much of the modern game and watch less than 10 games a season now, but data > narratives.
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