NFT: Gettting ridiculous - in a good way

[AZGiantFan]

Double header, Angels v Tigers

Game 1:  Shohei throws a one hit shut-out, his first complete game shut-out

Game 2:  Shohei hits 2 HRs to stretch his major league leading total to 38

[Jclayton92]

Double header, Angels v Tigers

Game 1:  Shohei throws a one hit shut-out, his first complete game shut-out

Game 2:  Shohei hits 2 HRs to stretch his major league leading total to 38

It's wild they were wanting to trade him. Saw somewhere his hitting and pitching are on par with Ruth's first some odd games

[Jolly Blue Giant]

It's wild they were wanting to trade him. Saw somewhere his hitting and pitching are on par with Ruth's first some odd games

A fair assessment, but jumping the gun a little here. Ruth played for 22 seasons, hit 714 home runs, batted .342, had over 2800 hits and more than 2200 RBIs. As a pitcher, he was 94–46. He held the World Series record for consecutive shutout innings that wasn't broken until 1961. He gave up pitching because he was too valuable as a hitter. Shohei has 20 more seasons to go before the two can be rightly compared. Who knows, maybe he'll outdo the Babe. I'm 70 and don't take good care of myself so I might miss the followup debate on this subject in a couple of decades

[Jclayton92]

A fair assessment, but jumping the gun a little here. Ruth played for 22 seasons, hit 714 home runs, batted .342, had over 2800 hits and more than 2200 RBIs. As a pitcher, he was 94–46. He held the World Series record for consecutive shutout innings that wasn't broken until 1961. He gave up pitching because he was too valuable as a hitter. Shohei has 20 more seasons to go before the two can be rightly compared. Who knows, maybe he'll outdo the Babe. I'm 70 and don't take good care of myself so I might miss the followup debate on this subject in a couple of decades

I know I was referring to the stats being passed around this week.

Babe Ruth: 159 home runs in his first 674 career games / W-L 35-18 in his first 455.0 career innings pitched.

- Shohei Ohtani: 160 home runs in his first 674 career games / W-L 35-19 in his first 455.0 IP career innings pitched.

He has a long way to go but they are solid stats to this point.

[Philosophers]

I know I was referring to the stats being passed around this week.

Babe Ruth: 159 home runs in his first 674 career games / W-L 35-18 in his first 455.0 career innings pitched.

- Shohei Ohtani: 160 home runs in his first 674 career games / W-L 35-19 in his first 455.0 IP career innings pitched.

He has a long way to go but they are solid stats to this point.

Without black baseball players and a greater pool of players playing during MLB early days I simply take early stats from that era less seriously.  This kid Ohtani is something else at this stage of his career.