Mike Trout’s fantabulous season
Forget the fact that Mike Trout is a kid. Forget that he’s a rookie. Remember this, Trout is having an unforgettable season.
There are only three players who finished their season with over 20 doubles, over 20 homers, over 30 steals and a batting average of .340 or above.
Mike Trout is at all those levels and soon he will be able to add scored 100 runs.
| Rk | 2B | HR | SB | Year | Age | Tm | G | AB | R | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larry Walker | 46 | 49 | 33 | .366 | 1997 | 30 | COL | 153 | 568 | 143 | .452 | .720 | 1.172 |
| 2 | Mike Trout | 22 | 24 | 39 | .343 | 2012 | 20 | LAA | 101 | 408 | 97 | .407 | .603 | 1.010 |
| 3 | Willie Mays | 33 | 29 | 31 | .347 | 1958 | 27 | SFG | 152 | 600 | 121 | .419 | .583 | 1.002 |
| 4 | Ellis Burks | 45 | 40 | 32 | .344 | 1996 | 31 | COL | 156 | 613 | 142 | .408 | .639 | 1.047 |
By the way, if you look at just 20+ homers, 30+ steals, and over .340 batting average, the Willie Mays 1958 season is the only one that is in the Hall of Fame with those numbers. So let’s lower the batting average to .300+ and even then there are only 10 Hall of Fame seasons with those stats and Mays is the only one who has done it twice.
| Rk | Player | HR | SB | Year | Age | Tm | Lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hank Aaron | 44 | 31 | .319 | 1963 | 29 | MLN | NL |
| 2 | Willie Mays | 35 | 38 | .333 | 1957 | 26 | NYG | NL |
| 3 | Willie Mays | 29 | 31 | .347 | 1958 | 27 | SFG | NL |
| 4 | Rickey Henderson | 28 | 65 | .325 | 1990 | 31 | OAK | AL |
| 5 | Joe Morgan | 27 | 60 | .320 | 1976 | 32 | CIN | NL |
| 6 | Ryne Sandberg | 26 | 54 | .305 | 1985 | 25 | CHC | NL |
| 7 | Roberto Alomar | 24 | 37 | .323 | 1999 | 31 | CLE | AL |
| 8 | Rickey Henderson | 24 | 80 | .314 | 1985 | 26 | NYY | AL |
| 9 | Andre Dawson | 23 | 39 | .301 | 1982 | 27 | MON | NL |
| 10 | Roberto Alomar | 20 | 30 | .336 | 2001 | 33 | CLE | AL |
Throw out the doubles and add a .600+ slugging percentage to the mix and we now have three players including Trout:
| Rk | HR | SB | Year | Age | Tm | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larry Walker | .720 | 49 | 33 | .366 | 1997 | 30 | COL | |
| 2 | Mike Trout | .603 | 24 | 39 | .343 | 2012 | 20 | LAA | |
| 3 | Ellis Burks | .639 | 40 | 32 | .344 | 1996 | 31 | COL |
Okay, here’s one more. Here are the players who have had 40 steals and 30 homers in a season, both within Trout’s immediate reach. Please note, only the 1956 Willie Mays season is by a Hall of Famer.
| Rk | SB | HR | Year | Age | Tm | Lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alfonso Soriano | 41 | 39 | 2002 | 26 | NYY | AL |
| 2 | Alfonso Soriano | 41 | 46 | 2006 | 30 | WSN | NL |
| 3 | Jimmy Rollins | 41 | 30 | 2007 | 28 | PHI | NL |
| 4 | Alex Rodriguez | 46 | 42 | 1998 | 22 | SEA | AL |
| 5 | Willie Mays | 40 | 36 | 1956 | 25 | NYG | NL |
| 6 | Matt Kemp | 40 | 39 | 2011 | 26 | LAD | NL |
| 7 | Howard Johnson | 41 | 36 | 1989 | 28 | NYM | NL |
| 8 | Vladimir Guerrero | 40 | 39 | 2002 | 27 | MON | NL |
| 9 | Eric Davis | 50 | 37 | 1987 | 25 | CIN | NL |
| 10 | Jose Canseco | 40 | 42 | 1988 | 23 | OAK | AL |
| 11 | Bobby Bonds | 45 | 32 | 1969 | 23 | SFG | NL |
| 12 | Bobby Bonds | 43 | 39 | 1973 | 27 | SFG | NL |
| 13 | Bobby Bonds | 41 | 37 | 1977 | 31 | CAL | AL |
| 14 | Bobby Bonds | 43 | 31 | 1978 | 32 | TOT | AL |
| 15 | Barry Bonds | 52 | 33 | 1990 | 25 | PIT | NL |
| 16 | Barry Bonds | 40 | 42 | 1996 | 31 | SFG | NL |
| 17 | Carlos Beltran | 42 | 38 | 2004 | 27 | TOT | ML |
| 18 | Bobby Abreu | 40 | 30 | 2004 | 30 | PHI | NL |
