Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber is posting the lowest batting average of his career.
Considering he is a career .228 hitter, that’s a lot to digest for Phillies fans.
He is, as of Thursday afternoon, slashing .163/.318/.395 for the year.
Walks and homers have been keeping his overall offensive output afloat: with his 95 wRC+, he has been slightly below average.
However, we all know he is capable of going on a power surge of historical proportions to up that wRC+ and help the Phillies at the same time.
For now, however, walks, homers, and strikeouts are pretty much his game.
That was the case in May, at least.
“Kyle Schwarber recorded 10 hits in May, 7 of them being a HR. He becomes the 7th player in MLB history and the 1st since Cody Ross in 2008 to have 70% or more of their hits coming via HR in a calendar month (min. 10 hits),” ESPN Stats & Info tweeted.
Kyle Schwarber recorded 10 hits in May, 7 of them being a HR.
He becomes the 7th player in MLB history and the 1st since Cody Ross in 2008 to have 70% or more of their hits coming via HR in a calendar month (min. 10 hits) pic.twitter.com/DWnGCNwSbx
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 1, 2023
It takes a lot of power (and swing-and-miss concerns, too) to have 70 percent of your hits leave the yard.
We all know about Schwarber’s power: he has 212 career home runs at 30 years old and hit a whopping 46 last year to lead the National League.
He is also striking out 29.2 percent of the time, which is high.
His batting average on balls in play, however, is a career-low .165.
Since his career mark is .261, it is bound to increase and with it, his offensive numbers will probably rise.
Schwarber remains one of the premier power hitters in the National League, batting average notwithstanding.
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