Here's a Crystal Ball, by reader request, for Minnesota Twins outfielder Byron Buxton.
The Crystal Ball is NOT a PREDICTION in the sense of me saying "this is how the guy will turn out." The idea is to generate discussion about a player by presenting one possible outcome for his career, based on what we currently know about him.
It is not just thrown together; I try to make them logical, based on the outcomes of players who were similar at the same stage of their career. Sometimes a CB represents a maximal outcome, sometimes it is more of a middle ground.
This particular CB is intended to be somewhat optimistic but not a maximal outcome. Does Buxton's tear late in 2016 presage a full breakout that would make this look too weak, or was it just a sample size fluke?
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Year |
Team |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
K |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
SB |
HBP |
Age |
2015 |
Twins |
46 |
129 |
16 |
27 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
44 |
0.209 |
0.25 |
0.326 |
2 |
1 |
21 |
2016 |
Twins |
92 |
298 |
44 |
67 |
19 |
6 |
10 |
38 |
23 |
118 |
0.225 |
0.287 |
0.43 |
10 |
3 |
22 |
2017 |
Twins |
152 |
481 |
63 |
129 |
31 |
8 |
14 |
57 |
44 |
156 |
0.268 |
0.335 |
0.453 |
18 |
4 |
23 |
2018 |
Twins |
162 |
578 |
83 |
167 |
33 |
10 |
18 |
78 |
49 |
149 |
0.289 |
0.349 |
0.474 |
24 |
4 |
24 |
2019 |
Twins |
148 |
562 |
89 |
162 |
31 |
4 |
20 |
89 |
50 |
126 |
0.288 |
0.352 |
0.464 |
22 |
5 |
25 |
2020 |
Twins |
154 |
581 |
83 |
152 |
36 |
5 |
17 |
76 |
52 |
119 |
0.262 |
0.325 |
0.429 |
18 |
3 |
26 |
2021 |
Twins |
138 |
520 |
79 |
160 |
37 |
7 |
16 |
83 |
50 |
107 |
0.308 |
0.373 |
0.498 |
24 |
4 |
27 |
2022 |
Twins |
153 |
567 |
90 |
165 |
33 |
5 |
21 |
90 |
48 |
100 |
0.291 |
0.354 |
0.478 |
23 |
7 |
28 |
2023 |
Braves |
98 |
372 |
63 |
100 |
24 |
1 |
14 |
56 |
34 |
80 |
0.269 |
0.341 |
0.452 |
12 |
7 |
29 |
2024 |
Braves |
147 |
557 |
90 |
159 |
31 |
3 |
17 |
89 |
45 |
108 |
0.285 |
0.342 |
0.443 |
15 |
3 |
30 |
2025 |
Braves |
160 |
600 |
94 |
175 |
39 |
2 |
20 |
81 |
52 |
99 |
0.292 |
0.352 |
0.463 |
12 |
4 |
31 |
2026 |
Braves |
147 |
552 |
85 |
153 |
27 |
2 |
15 |
83 |
47 |
92 |
0.277 |
0.342 |
0.415 |
19 |
7 |
32 |
2027 |
Braves |
140 |
534 |
92 |
169 |
40 |
3 |
22 |
90 |
52 |
103 |
0.316 |
0.381 |
0.526 |
20 |
4 |
33 |
2028 |
Braves |
129 |
418 |
79 |
119 |
22 |
2 |
15 |
70 |
59 |
100 |
0.285 |
0.378 |
0.455 |
15 |
4 |
34 |
2029 |
Braves |
42 |
159 |
29 |
48 |
15 |
2 |
3 |
26 |
14 |
43 |
0.302 |
0.366 |
0.478 |
7 |
2 |
35 |
2030 |
Braves |
58 |
234 |
21 |
49 |
12 |
1 |
3 |
25 |
20 |
52 |
0.209 |
0.275 |
0.308 |
5 |
1 |
36 |
2031 |
Braves |
130 |
452 |
61 |
116 |
21 |
2 |
12 |
61 |
41 |
93 |
0.257 |
0.321 |
0.392 |
8 |
2 |
37 |
2032 |
Braves |
70 |
156 |
14 |
31 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
11 |
19 |
0.199 |
0.251 |
0.256 |
2 |
0 |
38 |
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2166 |
7750 |
1175 |
2148 |
464 |
64 |
240 |
1105 |
697 |
1708 |
0.277 |
0.342 |
0.446 |
256 |
65 |
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