That Time Joey Votto Hit .400 | Baseball Bits

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Joey Votto hit .400 ... for half a season. In this episode of Baseball Bits, a Foolish Baseball production, we look at one of the Joey Votto 2016 highlights -- hitting .400 in the second half. In this video, we look at the mechanics that can generate .400 batting average seasons, including BABIP (Batting Average on Balls in Play), Strikeouts, and Home Runs. The players that represent those qualities in today's game include Hanser Alberto, Nelson Cruz, and Yoan Moncada.

Some historical seasons examined include Ted Williams 1941, Tony Gwynn 1994, and Chipper Jones 2008. In fact, there's a serious Ted Williams Joey Votto parallel we can draw. Of course, this study of half a season has been released in anticipation of the MLB 2020 season, wherein each team will play an MLB 60 game schedule. Shenanigans are possible. We could some Cody Bellinger .400 baseball, Mike Trout .400 baseball, or Christian Yelich .400 baseball. But the odds are still quite slim.

Still, Joey Votto shows that it's still possible to hit .400 over a shortened stretch. The days of the .400 hitter might be gone, but we could see a glimpse of it if we're lucky in 2020. And if you want to see lucky, wait until you hear the tale of Billy Grabarkewitz.

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[jrob]

Didn’t Tim Locastro also hit 400? Oh wait, that says he got hit 400 times

[Ottermelon]

0:27 a Colossal Alluring sighting always brightens up my day

[A.B.]

9:41 seeing Aledmys Diaz on that list is the craziest part of the video

[yourfavoritechannel]

Joey Votto has been my hero for as long as I can remember. My favorite athlete of all time. But looking at the numbers broke down like this..holy cow.

[davidchodds]

Great in depth analysis of these numbers. Also keep in mind the main reason nobody hits .400 is the age of specialization. In those eras where 20 complete games were the norm, a batter got to face the same pitcher 4 to 5 times a game. Now it’s normal to face 4 to 5 different pitchers who are specialized to get you out specifically. Batters have said if they could just face the same pitcher second or third time around in the same game, they can figure them out.

[aegisofhonor]

6:07 and Alex Bregman, a noted percussionist (Astro's trash can bang sound to alert batters on pitch). It's funny because it's true.

[BobbyRodenbach]

This is one of your best videos ever. Awesome work.

[takashiross]

Like the video for its content. Love it for it's lengthy discussion of musical talent.

[tohuvavohu]

Get your shit together. Your videos are the best baseball original content on YouTube. We need more.

[CrushDani]

These are SO good. Thanks for the amazing vids!

[NorthwestBearcat]

For whatever reason, I think batting numbers are going to be really low this shortened season with a few outliers. And pitchers are going to have the upper hand as hitters struggle to find a groove.

[PtolemyJones]

I think Ted Williams walked so much because some Umpires just assumed (maybe rightly so) that if William's didn't swing, it wasn't a strike.

[kevinatenine]

@2:58 hmm...Gurriel and Bregman are the only ones huh? I wonder why?

[flanigans]

I wonder why the 2 astros players were outliers in the strikeout percentage compared to home runs🧐

[theoleadfoot]

Thank you for showing off the Church of the Reds

[vinnythebird]

The secret is exactly what Ted said “go out there and get two hits a game”

[Zack-wqhl]

is on base percentage on balls in play a stat, just thinking that a fielders choice and errors could count

[sebastianzamott]

It’s hilarious that every stat he showed mike trout was just under votto

[Ughitshuber]

well you clearly haven’t heard of my Road to The Show player

[taco]

Thought he said ichoro in 1980s i was like what goes tho loll