Talking Chop · May 7, 2019
Quick hits: Rare Nick Markakis home runs
Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports This one is actually going to be quick, I promise. (Don’t believe me.)
Nick Markakis on quite a tear to begin 2019! Here are some facts:
His 148 wRC+ is the highest he’s ever posted in a single season. Yes, even higher than his 6-win 2008 season, where it was 138. Now, that’s not to say he’s going to finish the year with this mark, but ragging on him got us this far, so, well, yeah...
His slugging percentage is currently 20 percent above league average, which is also the highest single-season mark he’s posted. As a Brave, his highest slugging-relative-to-league (SLG+) was 105, i.e, five percent above league average. That mark’s being blown out of the water.