Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 17, 2019
Kris Bryant’s first five seasons impressive, but let’s put them in some perspective
David Banks/Getty Images The Cubs’ Kris Bryant hits the first of his two home runs Sunday against the Pirates at Wrigley Field.Not only has Kris Bryant passed Ernie Banks to become the Cubs’ home-run leader for the first five seasons of his career, but he also tops the list in bWAR and doubles and ranks third in RBI, fifth in runs and 10th in hits. It’s impressive, but it comes with an asterisk.
Bryant’s two home runs Sunday against the Pirates raised his career total to 138, two more than Banks had in 1953-57.