The question is, can he recover? He's got plenty of time, but more lost prime seasons are gonna leave a mark. The reason I'm revisiting now is that since that point in time, Trout's taken on damage. Hey, I'm guilty, too, even though I know it's a bit annoying. This is, of course, all with our eyes on the incredibly unnecessary, annoying and yet wildly popular sports argument "are they the G.O.A.T.?" in whatever sport we're discussing. When the dust settles on his career, is this how we'll look back at 2020-21 with him? Will it make him more Mickey than Willie in terms of the final stat sheet? When we're thinking about benchmarks like 3,000 hits, 500 (or 600) home runs, that's a large chunk of volume left on the table there. We'll not worry about the steals) with the major losses in volume play these two seasons. Sure, adjustments would need to be made because his stolen bases were already trending down, but also home runs were trending up (he hit a career-high 45 in just 134 games in 2019).Īgain, though, just for the sake of argument, let's say all of those columns now have the exact totals for each stat. It's reasonable to believe at ages 28 and 29 he could have at least maintained his established paces, for the most part. Let's say we could wave a magic wand and make 2020 a normal season - please, can we? Pretty please? - and then Trout doesn't hurt his calf this season. For what it's worth, that should factor in days off and mild injuries, as he averaged 145 games played per year in that sample. I'll even leave out the 162-game averages and just use his average per season from 2012-19. Take a look at the differences in the most beloved counting stats. Given that these are prime years, the age-28 and age-29 seasons, Trout has lost out of the chance to rack up some valuable counting stats. And with his return timetable still uncertain and the calendar nearing September, it's possible he doesn't take the field again for the Angels in 2021. Trout has not played since May 17, exactly three months. The 2020 season was shortened to 60 games and a calf injury has held Trout to just 36 games this season. 301/.419/.611, good for a 174 OPS+.īut he's also so far only played in 89 games since the end of the 2019 regular season. He hasn't slowed down when he's gotten the chance to play in the ensuing two seasons. To wit, the most statistically similar profiles through age 27 in MLB history were Mickey Mantle, Frank Robinson, Ken Griffey, Jr., and Hank Aaron. Mike Trout Positions: Centerfielder, Leftfielder and Rightfielder Bats: Right Throws: Right 6-2, 235lb (188cm, 106kg) Team: Los Angeles Angels (majors) More bio, uniform, draft, salary info 3x MVP Rookie of the Year 10x All-Star 9x Silver Slugger 2x AS MVP ML PoY Wilson Overall Def Player 27 Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. Rate stats, counting stats, personal hardware, etc. Oh, and 200 steals!Įverything was in line for Trout to become an inner-circle all-time great from nearly any individual angle. He had already racked up 1,324 hits, 251 doubles, 285 homers, 752 RBI and 903 runs, too. Through 2019, Mike Trout's age-27 season, he already had racked up three MVPs and four MVP runners-up.
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