Hit King Wonders Why Mike Trout Strikes Out So Much

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Pete Rose has a question about Mike Trout‘s offense:

Here’s a look at Trout’s strikeout totals:

Year Age Tm G PA H HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
2011 19 LAA 40 135 27 5 16 9 30 .220 .281 .390 .672
2012 ★ 20 LAA 139 639 182 30 83 67 139 .326 .399 .564 .963
2013 ★ 21 LAA 157 716 190 27 97 110 136 .323 .432 .557 .988
2014 ★ 22 LAA 157 705 173 36 111 83 184 .287 .377 .561 .939
4 Yrs 493 2195 572 98 307 269 489 .305 .395 .549 .945
162 Game Avg. 162 721 188 32 101 88 161 .305 .395 .549 .945
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table

I don’t think Rose was being rude by the question. Absent watching Trout play a lot, he probably genuinely wondered why he struck out so much.

Just for fun, here’s a look at Rose’s totals for his first four seasons:

Year Age Tm G PA H HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
1963 22 CIN 157 696 170 6 41 55 72 .273 .334 .371 .705
1964 23 CIN 136 558 139 4 34 36 51 .269 .319 .326 .645
1965 ★ 24 CIN 162 757 209 11 81 69 76 .312 .382 .446 .828
1966 25 CIN 156 701 205 16 70 37 61 .313 .351 .460 .811
24 Yrs 3562 15890 4256 160 1314 1566 1143 .303 .375 .409 .784
162 Game Avg. 162 723 194 7 60 71 52 .303 .375 .409 .784
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table

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