Mike Stanton Can Hit 800 Home Runs in His Major League Baseball Career
Mike Stanton is a 21 year old slugger who plays for the Florida Marlins who could hit over 800 home runs in the major leagues. Before you say that's crazy, take a look at Stanton's stats.
Mike Stanton's Current HR Stats
As of September 20, 2011, Mike Stanton has hit 56 home runs over 847 major league at bats. So Stanton has averaged a home run once every 6.61% of the times he has had an official at bat in the majors.
That is an excellent home run average. For his career, Alex Rodriguez has a home run average of 6.85%, hitting 629 home runs in 9,179 at bats.
Stanton is a Better HR Hitter than Alex Rodriguez at the Same Age
Through the age of 21, A-Rod had hit 64 home runs in 1,384 at bats. A home run rate of 4.6%. So Mike Stanton is far ahead of A-Rod in terms of home run percentage, and almost equal to him in total home runs at the age of 21.
In the minor leagues, A-Rod hit 37 home runs in 656 at bats, for a HR average of 5.64%. Mike Stanton hit 89 HR's in 1,195 at bats, for a HR average of 7.45%. So Stanton has a better HR average in the minors than A-Rod did.
Mike Stanton is a Great Home Run Hitter
Add it all up and Mike Stanton is actually a better home run hitter so far in his career than Alex Rodriguez was. A-Rod has 629 HR's so far in his career at age 36, and is likely headed for 700 plus HR's, with an outside shot of 800.
Since Mike Stanton is already ahead of where A-Rod was at the same point in their careers in terms of HR's, Stanton could also hit 800 home runs in his career. All he really needs to do is stay healthy.
Mike Stanton Can Hit 800 Home Runs in His Career if He Stays Healthy
Another way to look at it is, if Stanton can average 8.0% home runs per at bat, Babe Ruth was at 8.5% for his career, and he bats 10,000 times in his career, that's 800 home runs. Ruth only had 7 home runs at age 21, and ended up hitting 714 in 8,399 at bats.
Mike Stantpon has clearly shown the ability to hit 800 home runs in his major league baseball career. All he has to do is stay healthy to do it.
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Mike Stanton's Current HR Stats
As of September 20, 2011, Mike Stanton has hit 56 home runs over 847 major league at bats. So Stanton has averaged a home run once every 6.61% of the times he has had an official at bat in the majors.
That is an excellent home run average. For his career, Alex Rodriguez has a home run average of 6.85%, hitting 629 home runs in 9,179 at bats.
Stanton is a Better HR Hitter than Alex Rodriguez at the Same Age
Through the age of 21, A-Rod had hit 64 home runs in 1,384 at bats. A home run rate of 4.6%. So Mike Stanton is far ahead of A-Rod in terms of home run percentage, and almost equal to him in total home runs at the age of 21.
In the minor leagues, A-Rod hit 37 home runs in 656 at bats, for a HR average of 5.64%. Mike Stanton hit 89 HR's in 1,195 at bats, for a HR average of 7.45%. So Stanton has a better HR average in the minors than A-Rod did.
Mike Stanton is a Great Home Run Hitter
Add it all up and Mike Stanton is actually a better home run hitter so far in his career than Alex Rodriguez was. A-Rod has 629 HR's so far in his career at age 36, and is likely headed for 700 plus HR's, with an outside shot of 800.
Since Mike Stanton is already ahead of where A-Rod was at the same point in their careers in terms of HR's, Stanton could also hit 800 home runs in his career. All he really needs to do is stay healthy.
Mike Stanton Can Hit 800 Home Runs in His Career if He Stays Healthy
Another way to look at it is, if Stanton can average 8.0% home runs per at bat, Babe Ruth was at 8.5% for his career, and he bats 10,000 times in his career, that's 800 home runs. Ruth only had 7 home runs at age 21, and ended up hitting 714 in 8,399 at bats.
Mike Stantpon has clearly shown the ability to hit 800 home runs in his major league baseball career. All he has to do is stay healthy to do it.
For more see Teams Which Have Never Won the World Series
Players With the Most Home Runs in the World Series
25 Resons Why Babe Ruth is the Greatest Baseball Player of All-Time
Major League Players Who Have Hit 3 HR's in a Game at Least 4 Times
Major League Players Who Have Hit 4 Home Runs in a Game
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