One hit wonders of baseball

[ReggieBush22]

I don't think some people are understanding the question at hand by mentioning guys like Kevin Mitchell, Bob Welch and Darin Erstad.

[junkwaxgems]

Originally Posted by no10pin

Shane Spencer is a name I always think of when this comes up, but his 'one hit' was just 27 games, so not sure it qualifies.

I remember the shop I worked at digging out his 1996 Bowmans and selling them fast at $30 during his run in 1998. Huge card season for so many reasons.

Originally Posted by timber63401

Kevin Maas. If you didn't live it you just cant understand.

True. Not so much a great season but like Spencer, a great burst of HRs in a short span.

[ScooterD]

Garrett Atkins

5 fWAR in 2006, but out of baseball by 31 with a 4 career fWAR

[sauceboy]

Shocked no one has said Mark Fidrych yet. The MLB Network documentary they made about him is one of my faves.

[premium1981]

Originally Posted by ReggieBush22

I don't think some people are understanding the question at hand by mentioning guys like Kevin Mitchell, Bob Welch and Darin Erstad.

That's what I was thinking. We have a thread on here about how incredible Kyle Schwarber is and that he will be a unanimous 1st ballot HOFer when he hits 900 HR's and yet the guys above are mentioned as one hit wonders when their WARS are far higher than Schwarber? I think its time for a Bob Welch HOF thread. He has a 43.4 career WAR against HOFer Schwarber's 19.9 career WAR. Wait a minute, that can't be right can it?

[f2tornado]

Kevin Seitzer had his best season his first full season in 1987 and never matched it. His overall career was respectable but his limelight in the hobby was one and done.

[OhioLawyerF5]

Originally Posted by premium1981

That's what I was thinking. We have a thread on here about how incredible Kyle Schwarber is and that he will be a unanimous 1st ballot HOFer when he hits 900 HR's and yet the guys above are mentioned as one hit wonders when their WARS are far higher than Schwarber? I think its time for a Bob Welch HOF thread. He has a 43.4 career WAR against HOFer Schwarber's 19.9 career WAR. Wait a minute, that can't be right can it?

Ironic how in a post about misunderstanding the point of a thread, you repeatedly show a misunderstanding about a thread.

The Schwarber thread is about whether legendary career milestones (500 HR, 300 Wins, 3000K, etc...) can overcome extreme weaknesses in other aspects of a hall of fame case (such as an absurdly low WAR, as you pointed out). So if you think Bob Welch is even remotely the same argument as the Scwarber thread, let's hear his legendary career milestone you believe puts forth a similar argument. I'll wait.

[premium1981]

Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

Ironic how in a post about misunderstanding the point of a thread, you repeatedly show a misunderstanding about a thread.

The Schwarber thread is about whether legendary career milestones (500 HR, 300 Wins, 3000K, etc...) can overcome extreme weaknesses in other aspects of a hall of fame case (such as an absurdly low WAR, as you pointed out). So if you think Bob Welch is even remotely the same argument as the Scwarber thread, let's hear his legendary career milestone you believe puts forth a similar argument. I'll wait.

It was a joke to see how long it would take for this response to happen from a Schwarber homer. Pretty fast, I'm impressed.

[msink28]

Jose Lima, RIP.

[OhioLawyerF5]

Originally Posted by premium1981

It was a joke to see how long it would take for this response to happen from a Schwarber homer. Pretty fast, I'm impressed.

Obviously, I'm not a Scwarber homer. I'm just not a fan of trolling message boards for a reaction using false premises.

[SleepyWill]

Kyle Lewis

[scotthenrichs]

Cito Gaston 1970
Jerome Walton 1989
Rick Wilkins 1993
Fernando Tatis Sr 1999
Angel Berroa 2003
Fred Lewis 2008
Daric Barton 2010
Mike Morse 2011
Chase Headley 2012
Bryan LaHair 2012
Jesus Aguilar 2018
Luke Voit 2020
Akil Baddoo 2021

[EBCollectibles]

Originally Posted by anusinha

Cal Raleigh

You must don't have any or he is about to dethrone your boy Judge!!

[LCM1223]

Matt LaPorta
Brien Taylor
Kevin Mass
Joba Chamberlain
JD Drew
Dice-K
Mark Prior
Matt Bush
Todd Van Poppel
Ben McDonald
Ryan Klesko
Mark Appel
Travis Snider
Billy Rowell
Gregg Jefferies
Dustin Ackley
Dom Brown
Danny Hultzen
Bubba Starling
Josh Vitters
FMart
Austin Jackson
Justin Upton
BJ Upton
Shelby Miller
Gordon Beckham
Dylan Bundy
Delmon Young
Mitch Einertson
Matt Tuiasosopo
Matt Wieters
Chris Coghlan
Brett Lawrie
Reid Brignac
JP Arencibia
Desmond Jennings
JP Crawford
Lastings Milledge
Homer Bailey
Trey Ball
Braden Shipley
Dillon Gee
Jeff Samardzija
Jesse Biddle
Darin Ruf
Gregory Polanco
Pedro Alvarez
Donovan Tate
Jeff Francouer
Jeremy Hermida
Felix Pie
Bobby Borchering
Michael Burgess
Jurickson Profar
Brady Aiken
Mike Olt
Tim Beckham
Brandon Wood
Chris Marrero
Matt Purke
Jesus Montero
Manny Banuelos
Conor Jackson
Mark Whiten
Scott Kingery
Jeff Clement
Jameson Taillon

[oldgoldy97]

Originally Posted by rats60

1965 Zoilo Versailles .273 19 HRs 77 RBIs 7.2 WAR MVP, career WAR 12.6

1976 Mark Fidrych 19-9 2.34 ERA 9.6 WAR ROY, 2nd in CY, career WAR 11.3

Originally Posted by sauceboy

Shocked no one has said Mark Fidrych yet. The MLB Network documentary they made about him is one of my faves.

You got Rats on ignore?

[oldgoldy97]

Originally Posted by LCM1223

Matt LaPorta
Brien Taylor
Kevin Mass
Joba Chamberlain
JD Drew
Dice-K
Mark Prior
Matt Bush
Todd Van Poppel
Ben McDonald
Ryan Klesko
Mark Appel
Travis Snider
Billy Rowell
Gregg Jefferies
Dustin Ackley
Dom Brown
Danny Hultzen
Bubba Starling
Josh Vitters
FMart
Austin Jackson
Justin Upton
BJ Upton
Shelby Miller
Gordon Beckham
Dylan Bundy
Delmon Young
Mitch Einertson
Matt Tuiasosopo
Matt Wieters
Chris Coghlan
Brett Lawrie
Reid Brignac
JP Arencibia
Desmond Jennings
JP Crawford
Lastings Milledge
Homer Bailey
Trey Ball
Braden Shipley
Dillon Gee
Jeff Samardzija
Jesse Biddle
Darin Ruf
Gregory Polanco
Pedro Alvarez
Donovan Tate
Jeff Francouer
Jeremy Hermida
Felix Pie
Bobby Borchering
Michael Burgess
Jurickson Profar
Brady Aiken
Mike Olt
Tim Beckham
Brandon Wood
Chris Marrero
Matt Purke
Jesus Montero
Manny Banuelos
Conor Jackson
Mark Whiten
Scott Kingery
Jeff Clement
Jameson Taillon

Is it one hit or hobby hyped?

[f2tornado]

Originally Posted by oldgoldy97

Is it one hit or hobby hyped?

They kind of go hand in hand. Player gets hot early, people throw money out the window, player crashes to earth.

It's more unusual to have a player kind of come out of nowhere after a few seasons, go nuts for a year, then crash. Brady Anderson (1996) or Ferando Tatis Sr (1999) come to mind.

[robert0629]

Originally Posted by premium1981

That's what I was thinking. We have a thread on here about how incredible Kyle Schwarber is and that he will be a unanimous 1st ballot HOFer when he hits 900 HR's and yet the guys above are mentioned as one hit wonders when their WARS are far higher than Schwarber? I think its time for a Bob Welch HOF thread. He has a 43.4 career WAR against HOFer Schwarber's 19.9 career WAR. Wait a minute, that can't be right can it?

It depends on how you interpret the OP's question. I did mention Bob Welch, and although he had a great career, nothing he did was ever close to that 27 win season. He only made one other AS appearance in his career other than that season, and he only received CY votes in two other seasons. He's also not in the Hall of Fame. 27 wins is out of this world. Other than Steve Carlton I can't think of another pitcher in his era that won that many games in a season.

Someone mentioned Brady Anderson earlier in this thread, and nobody has brought that up. Although his 50 home run season is an outlier, he had a relatively long career. He played 15 seasons and has 35.0 career WAR. He made three AS appearances, had a 50+ stolen base season, and I believe he's in the Orioles Hall of Fame.

Depending on how you want to interpret the question, you could even put Roger Maris on this list. His 61 home run season is so far removed from anything he ever did in his career. His next best home run seasons are 39 and then 33. He's also not in the Hall of Fame.

I tend to agree with what you're saying though. The best examples are players like Joe Charboneau and Mark Fidrych.

[LVDan]

He hit .282 with 57 HRs for the Ham Fighters the last two seasons combined.
Not sure if he serenades the crowds post game or not

[griffan15]

Yasiel Puig?

[patchgenie]

chris davis

[ReggieBush22]

Originally Posted by robert0629

It depends on how you interpret the OP's question. I did mention Bob Welch, and although he had a great career, nothing he did was ever close to that 27 win season. He only made one other AS appearance in his career other than that season, and he only received CY votes in two other seasons. He's also not in the Hall of Fame. 27 wins is out of this world. Other than Steve Carlton I can't think of another pitcher in his era that won that many games in a season.

Someone mentioned Brady Anderson earlier in this thread, and nobody has brought that up. Although his 50 home run season is an outlier, he had a relatively long career. He played 15 seasons and has 35.0 career WAR. He made three AS appearances, had a 50+ stolen base season, and I believe he's in the Orioles Hall of Fame.

Depending on how you want to interpret the question, you could even put Roger Maris on this list. His 61 home run season is so far removed from anything he ever did in his career. His next best home run seasons are 39 and then 33. He's also not in the Hall of Fame.

I tend to agree with what you're saying though. The best examples are players like Joe Charboneau and Mark Fidrych.

Dave Stewart won 22 games the year Welch had 27. It was more about how good the A's were. Welch also led the league in WAR in 1987 and had a very good career. 211 wins, 3.47 ERA. He was NOT a one hit wonder.

[towerymt]

Originally Posted by LVDan

He hit .282 with 57 HRs for the Ham Fighters the last two seasons combined.
Not sure if he serenades the crowds post game or not

I hope Eloy finds success

[fabiani12333]

Probably no one knows this one, but starting pitcher Mike Norris went 22-9 with a 2.53 ERA in 284.1 innings for the Oakland A's in 1980, finishing 2nd in the Cy Young Award vote. He sucked the rest of his career -- the dreaded cocaine got him.

[fabiani12333]

Originally Posted by ReggieBush22

I don't think some people are understanding the question at hand by mentioning guys like Kevin Mitchell, Bob Welch and Darin Erstad.

Mitchell was a two-time All Star selection -- he literally can't be a one-hit wonder. He was a fearsome slugger in his prime who had problems staying on the field. He had 162-game averages of 31 HR and 101 RBI, and a career OPS of .880 (142 OPS+).