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Chicago White Sox slugger Adam Dunn has bounced back very well in 2012, and he may win the American League Comeback Player of the Year Award, but he is also still busy pushing the limits of sabermetric principles along with Dan Uggla of the Atlanta Braves. Both players are primed to set respective league records for the lowest ever on-base percentage for a player who also led his league in walks for a single season.
That statistical oddity comes via Jason Lukehart of SouthSideShowdown.com, who did a bit of digging and created a list of players that Uggla and Dunn are set to pass on the way down:
|
Player |
Year |
Team |
League |
Walks |
OBP |
|
|
1 |
Adam Dunn |
2012 |
White Sox |
American |
103 |
.338 |
|
2 |
Dan Uggla |
2012 |
Braves |
National |
91 |
.343 |
|
3 |
Miller Huggins |
1907 |
National |
83 |
.346 |
|
|
4 |
Jack Graney |
1917 |
American |
94 |
.348 |
|
|
5 |
Donie Bush |
1911 |
American |
98 |
.349 |
|
|
6 |
Jimmy Barrett |
1904 |
Tigers |
American |
79 |
.353 |
|
7 |
Ron Santo |
1968 |
National |
96 |
.354 |
|
|
8 |
Ned Williamson |
1885 |
Cubs |
National |
75 |
.357 |
|
9 |
Max Carey |
1918 |
National |
62 |
.363 |
|
|
10 |
Topsy Hartsel |
1906 |
American |
88 |
.363 |
|
|
11 |
George Burns |
1920 |
National |
76 |
.365 |
|
|
12 |
Donie Bush |
1910 |
Tigers |
American |
78 |
.365 |
|
13 |
Joe Morgan |
1980 |
National |
93 |
.367 |
|
|
14 |
Gene Tenace |
1974 |
Athletics |
American |
110 |
.367 |
|
15 |
Mel Ott |
1933 |
Giants |
National |
75 |
.367 |
|
16 |
Mark McGwire |
1990 |
Athletics |
American |
110 |
.370 |
|
17 |
Heinie Groh |
1916 |
Reds |
National |
84 |
.370 |
|
18 |
Topsy Hartsel |
1908 |
Athletics |
American |
93 |
.371 |
|
19 |
Joe Morgan |
1965 |
Astros |
National |
97 |
.373 |
|
20 |
Donie Bush |
1914 |
Tigers |
American |
112 |
.373 |
This isn't much more than a strange fact connected to an otherwise successful season for Dunn, who has smashed 41 home runs and knocked in 91 RBIs while posting an .818 OPS over 628 plate appearances for the Sox in 2012.