I don't mean to be mean, but these guys are average

While you contemplate the creativity of the headline of this story, I thought I would share you with you some teams and players who are average.

The numbers must be exact to be used.

• The average MLB and AL team strikes out 19.9% of all plate appearances, just like the Yankees.
• The average MLB team walks 8.0% of all plate appearances, just like the Padres.
• The average MLB team homers every 3.0% of every at bat, just like the Reds.
• The average AL team homers every 3.2% of every at bat, just like the Red Sox and Angels.
• The average NL team homers every 2.8% of every at bat, just like the Nationals.
• The average MLB team's pitchers hold opponents to a .293 BA, just like the Dodgers and Mariners.
• The average MLB team's batters has a .295 BAbip, just like the Athletics and Angels.
• The average MLB team's pitchers hold opponents to 1.02 homers per nine innings, just like the Red Sox.
• The average MLB and NL batter this season is hitting .270, just like A.J. Pollack.
• The average major leaguer has a .335 OBP, just like Brandon Moss, Mitch Moreland, Yonder Alonso, Matt Holliday, Jose Altuve,and Hunter Pence.
• The average AL-er has a slugging percentage of .440, just like Josh Willingham.
• The average NL-er has a slugging percentage of .441, just like A.J. Pollack (who is beginning to seem pretty average).
• The average major leaguer has a .772 OPS, just like Jedd Gyorko.
• The average AL batter has a strikeout pct. of 18.6% of all plate appearances, just like Lyle Overbay.
• The average major leaguer (and NL-er) walks 8.4% of all plate appearances, just like Michael Cuddyer and Yoenis Cespedes.
• The average major leaguer homers every 3.4% of all at bats, just like Alejandro De Aza.
• The average AL-er homers every 3.5% of all at bats, just like Aaron Hicks.
• The average NL-er homers every 3.3% of all at bats, just like Ian Desmond and Andrew McCutchen.
• The average major leaguer has a .306 BAbip, just like Todd Frazier.
• The average AL-er has a .305 BAbip, just like Desmond Jennings.
• The average major league pitcher has a 3.74 ERA, just like Eric Stults.
• The average NL pitcher has a 3.68 ERA, just like Paul Maholm.
• The average MLB starter goes 6.18 innings per game, just like Homer Bailey.
• The average NL starter has a .247 BAA, just like (the increasingly average) Paul Maholm and Bronson Arroyo.
• The average MLB reliever has a .242 BAA, just like Scott Barnes, Jose Cisnero, and Fernando Salas.
• The average MLB pitcher has 3.14 K/BB ratio, just like Mat Latos.
• The average MLB pitcher has a 7.42 strikeouts per nine innings ratio, just like Rick Porcello.
• The average MLB starter has a 7.45 strikeouts per nine innings ratio, just like Yovani Gallardo.
• The average AL reliever has a 8.53 strikeouts per nine innings ratio, just like Sean Doolittle.
• The average MLB pitcher has a 3.04 walks per nine innings ratio, just like Cole Hamels.
• The average AL reliever has a 3.54 walks per nine innings ratio, just like Kelvin Herrara and Ryan Pressly.

The average reader is bored by this point.

Comments

There are millions of Americans, including me, who would love to be an average MLB players -- and make the money that goes with it.