Monday, June 1, 2015

Harper Has Fourth Best Monthly OPS+ Ever For A Player 22 Or Younger

Here is the top 20 with 75+ PAs for the month using the Baseball Reference Play Index:


Rk Player Month Year PA OPS+
1 Ted Williams Sept/Oct 1941 101 297
2 Ted Williams July 1941 80 284
3 Ted Williams August 1941 157 279
4 Bryce Harper May 2015 109 279
5 Joe DiMaggio July 1937 139 277
6 Ted Williams Sept/Oct 1939 127 265
7 Eddie Mathews Sept/Oct 1954 97 263
8 Boog Powell June 1964 86 259
9 Cesar Cedeno June 1972 127 251
10 Mike Trout June 2014 102 248
11 Ted Williams June 1941 125 243
12 Bernie Carbo May 1970 80 239
13 Mike Trout July 2012 112 238
14 Pete Reiser Sept/Oct 1941 114 235
15 Ken Griffey July 1991 94 235
16 Johnny Bench June 1970 104 235
17 Johnny Bench May 1969 77 233
18 Al Kaline August 1956 131 233
19 Jimmie Foxx May 1929 121 232
20 Hank Aaron July 1956 130 231

Now for 23 and under. Harper is 6th. He is in excellent company on each list


Rk Player Month Year PA OPS+
1 Ted Williams Sept/Oct 1942 90 348
2 John Mayberry June 1972 76 299
3 Ted Williams Sept/Oct 1941 101 297
4 Ted Williams July 1941 80 284
5 Ted Williams August 1941 157 279
6 Bryce Harper May 2015 109 279
7 Reggie Jackson June 1969 126 277
8 Joe DiMaggio July 1937 139 277
9 Ted Williams May 1942 125 268
10 Ted Williams Sept/Oct 1939 127 265
11 Dick Wakefield Sept/Oct 1944 127 264
12 Eddie Mathews Sept/Oct 1954 97 263
13 Boog Powell June 1964 86 259
14 Eddie Mathews June 1955 118 256
15 John Mayberry Sept/Oct 1972 131 252
16 Alex Rodriguez May 1999 75 251
17 Rudy York August 1937 126 251
18 Cesar Cedeno June 1972 127 251
19 Mike Trout June 2014 102 248
20 Jose Canseco Sept/Oct 1988 108 247

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