Kole Calhoun vs Record for Lowest Batting Average Season

[CubsFan]

Lowest Batting Average Season (Qualified for Batting Title)

 

1991 Rob Deer Outfield Age 31 134 games 539 PA 448 AB 25 HR 64 RBI 175 K 89 BB   .179  BA   .314 OB .386 SL .700 OPS 92 OPS+

2013 Dan Uggla Second Base Age 33 136 games 537 PA 448 AB 22 HR 55 RBI 171 K 77 BB .179 BA .309 OB .362 SL .671 OPS 85 OPS

2018 Kole Calhoun Outfield Age 30 42 games 157 PA 149 AB 1 HR 11 RBI 41 K  7 BB .154 BA .191 OB .195 SL .386 OPS 8 OPS+

[krAbs]

Whats amazing is how much worse Calhoun is. They have Similar BA, but Kole is getting on base waaay less often, and is much worse at slugging. OPS+ of 8...Incredible.

By my count, he is on an 0-14 streak?

[fan_since79]

Bill Bergen posted some incredibly low averages in his day, but never got as much as 400 PA in a season.

1909, with Brooklyn: 112 games, 373 PA, .139/.163/.156

OPS+ of 1.

 

[T.G.]

8 minutes ago, CubsFan said:

Lowest Batting Average Season (Qualified for Batting Title)

2013 Dan Uggla Second Base Age 33 136 games 537 PA 448 AB 22 HR 55 RBI 171 K 77 BB .179 BA .309 OB .362 SL .671 OPS 85 OPS

I remember that well... he was on my fantasy baseball team that year....  Talk about painful.

[Angel Oracle]

The one I remember from 50 years ago....Tiggers SS Ray Oyler hit .135 in some 240+ at bats.

[eligrba]

6 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

The one I remember from 50 years ago....Tiggers SS Ray Oyler hit .135 in some 300+ at bats.

That seems like a lot of at bats for a player with a terrible average.  Was Scioscia his manager? 

[Angel Oracle]

5 minutes ago, eligrba said:

That seems like a lot of at bats for a player with a terrible average.  Was Scioscia his manager? 

Oyler did have a higher OPS (.399 OPS) than Calhoun currently has.   Correction, Oyler had 247 PA's that year.   Still a lot. 

[gurn67]

Calhoun's OPS is now down to .376.

There are 3 teams in the NL whose pitchers have a higher OPS:

The Phillies, Rockies & Brewers.

Tied with Kole at .376 are the Diamondbacks & Nationals pitchers.

 

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

So the only thing I'm getting from this is Kole will get 135 games to figure it out. 

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

Ohtani had a terrible spring and a great start to the season. On the other hand Calhoun had a great spring and has been terrible in the regular season so far.

[Chris]

Calhoun could join Pujols this season with milestones and records.

[Angelsjunky]

From 1901 to the present - the start of the two leagues - there have been 12,880 qualified player seasons. Kole Calhoun's 2 wRC+ is dead last of those 12,880 seasons. #12,879 is at 23 wRC+.

OK, that's hardly fair including him within full season players. What about those with 150+ PA? (Kole's at 161).

30,575 player seasons. Kole's 2018 performance is #30,566.

In other words, as a hitter Kole has been worse than every single major leaguer from 1901 to the present with 150+ PA, except for 9 players. Of 30,575.

[Angelsjunky]

Oh yeah, Brandon Wood in 2010 was worse. In fact, Kole is basically the same hitter as Wood that year:

2018 Calhoun: .150/.186/.190 in 161 PA, 2 wRC+

2010 Wood: .146/.174/.208 in 243 PA, 1 wRC+

[Rico]

11 minutes ago, REDneck said:

Man...Uggla and Deer's stats look awesome

They still managed to get on base and had over 20 HR's.  Man, would be nice if our right fielder could do that.

[bloodbrother]

Kole is treating us to one of the all time worst seasons ever. What a ride this has been.

[Troll Daddy]

Let's revisit when the season is over 

[Angelsfan1984]

6 minutes ago, bloodbrother said:

Kole is treating us to one of the all time worst seasons ever. What a ride this has been.

Enjoy it while you can.

[zenmaster]

So this year we've had an ESPN article saying Trout might have the greatest year ever. And we also have the guy who might have the worst year ever? What are the odds? Seriously, it must be astronomical.

[Slegnaac]

17 hours ago, Angel Oracle said:

The one I remember from 50 years ago....Tiggers SS Ray Oyler hit .135 in some 300+ at bats.

Ray also had a stint with the Halos.  I remember Gary Owens saying he wanted to get a Ray Oyler game used bat as a souvenir. 

 

 

 

 

It would be in mint condition.

[CubsFan]

33 minutes ago, zenmaster said:

So this year we've had an ESPN article saying Trout might have the greatest year ever. And we also have the guy who might have the worst year ever? What are the odds? Seriously, it must be astronomical.

Greatest Year of All Time, Worst Year of All Time, 3000 hitter HOF, and Greatest Showman of all time.

History

[Angel Oracle]

Maybe first good news for Cold in a while, he's not on this list of 5 worst MLB hitters in May despite a .315 OPS in 82 PA's.

http://thesportsdaily.com/2018/06/04/the-10-worst-mlb-players-in-may-cmb11/2/

[fanfromday1]

How COLD can this can this guy get this year anyway? If he can get below a  .100 avg. he will probably be a MLB icon forever and replace the 'old Mendoza line' with one of his own. 

[Pujols4MVP]

1 hour ago, fanfromday1 said:

How COLD can this can this guy get this year anyway? If he can get below a  .100 avg. he will probably be a MLB icon forever and replace the 'old Mendoza line' with one of his own. 

The Calhoun line. Someday people will be saying "Ramirez has been in a Calhoun of a slump, below the Calhoun line: batting .095 in his last 20 ABs"

Mendoza line: sub .200, Calhoun line: sub .100

[Pujols4MVP]

2 hours ago, Vladdylonglegs said:

By someday you mean in 50 years when there is a hitter as bad as Cold again.

Yeah, 50 years more or less when his grandson Albert Mathis Calhoun is in the majors.

[Waybackman]

Heaney is going to have to pitch a comlete game shutout to win.