José Bautista Appreciation Thread

Sunday, May 15 2011 @ 07:09 PM EDT

We don't usually post daily threads on the weekend so things like Bautista's epic three-homer game (after four homers in six games) sometimes don't get the recognition they deserve. After the jump, some of the crazy Bautista stats as researched by Bauxites.

• Bautista's last five at-bats would have him tied for the team lead in HR for the Twins. (braden)
• 7 homers in 7 games in Minnesota - I saw something posted after the second homer that Morneau and Mauer have 5 HRs combined in that park. (AWeb)
• Bautista has hit an average of one HR every two games this year.  He could play as many as 154 games this year, so he is on pace for 77 home runs (China Fan)
• After his team's 40th game of the season in 2001, Bonds had 16 home runs. He personally had played in 37 of those 40 games. So, by that reckoning, Bautista reached the 16-homer level in 5 fewer games than Bonds needed in his record-setting year. (China Fan)
• Bautista hit as many home runs on May 15 as Hill, Encarnacion, Snider and Rivera have hit combined by May 15. He needed 5 AB. They needed 400. (Chuck)
• Jose Bautista's SLG is better than the OPS of Pujols, ARod, Howard, Wright, Youkilis, Cano, Tulowitzki, Hanley, etc. (92-93)
• Joey Bats leads the league in runs scored at 34. He trails his teammates in the category of "Driving in Jose Bautista" 16 to 18. (Jonny German)
• Bautista's WAR is higher than the entire offense of the Philadelphia Phillies - the best team in baseball (Twitter)
• Bautista's SLG would rank 29th in MLB in OPS (Twitter)
• Jose Bautista's ISOASPIAL (Isolated Power Above Second Place In American League) is .246 (Yours Truly)

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