Juan Soto’s .465 OBP last season led all MLB hitters, and, as the Nationals mentioned in the pregame notes for tonight’s game, it was highest on-base percentage, “... posted in a full season since 2008 (HOF Chipper Jones, .470),” and Washington’s 23-year-old slugger was the, “only qualified player with more walks than Ks on the season,” with 145 free passes vs. just 93 strikeouts in his 645 plate appearances on the year.
Soto’s walk total was also the highest, “... in a full season since Barry Bonds set the Major League record for walks in a season with 232 in 2004.