What do you think is the greatest year ever by a player way under the radar?

rats60 · #1 10-23-2019, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

I've also always been a fan of fluke seasons like Davey Johsnon's and Rico Petrocelli's 40 Home Run years or Bert Campaneris's 20 HR year etc. THen you have guys like Dave Stapleton who has a very good rookie season and literally gets worse every year from there on out. Wonder what the record is for longest career with a batting average that dropped every season? Stapleton made 7.

Petrocelli is a good one. He had a 10 WAR season leading the AL. It totally went under the radar until advanced metrics. He finished 7th in MVP voting behind 5 guys with more RBIs and Cy Young winner Denny McClain.

darwinbulldog · #2 10-30-2019, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by rats60

Petrocelli is a good one. He had a 10 WAR season leading the AL. It totally went under the radar until advanced metrics. He finished 7th in MVP voting behind 5 guys with more RBIs and Cy Young winner Denny McClain.

Petrocelli in '69 gets my vote. Extraordinarily good season and totally under the radar.

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