Juan Soto, who turned 22 in October, finished the 2020 campaign with the highest batting average in the National League (.351; second-highest in the majors), MLB’s highest OBP, (.490), highest SLG (.695), highest wOBA (.478), highest wRC+ (200), the fifth-most walks (41), and the highest BB% (20.9%) in the 47 games and the 196 plate appearances he had in the 60-game season, after starting a little late following a positive test for COVID-19 on the morning of the season opener.
In addition, Soto, in his third season, had the league’s 10th lowest O-Swing% (“Swings at pitches outside the zone/pitches outside the zone,” per Fangraphs) at 21% (one spot behind Anthony Rendon on the season; 20.