大谷翔平、DH歴代最高WARを大幅更新
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Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani wrapped up the 2024 season, playing exclusively as a designated hitter, with a .310 batting average, 54 home runs, 130 RBIs, and 59 stolen bases. His WAR (Wins Above Replacement), calculated by the baseball data site Baseball Reference, reached an impressive 9.2, setting a new record for players who played over 65% of the season as a designated hitter.
WAR is a sabermetric statistic indicating a player’s contribution to team wins and is highly valued when selecting the season’s MVP. Although Ohtani does not play defense, making it harder to boost his WAR compared to other players, his dominant batting stats allowed him to lead the league, surpassing second-place Chapman (Giants) by a margin of 2.0. Across all of MLB, he ranked third, following Judge (Yankees) and Witt Jr. (Royals).
The previous highest WAR for a player who spent over 65% of the season as a DH was 7.0, held by Edgar Martinez in 1995, for whom the Edgar Martinez Award is named. On October 2 (October 3 in Japan), Ohtani’s WAR increased from 6.9 to 7.1, surpassing Martinez’s record, and he ultimately finished the season with a WAR of 9.2.
Last year, Ohtani posted a league-leading WAR of 10.1 as a two-way player, earning him the MVP award by unanimous vote. His WAR was 9.0 in 2021 when he achieved 9 wins and 46 home runs, securing his first MVP award; this season, he has already exceeded that figure as a hitter alone.
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☘️ヤフコメ❗️ピックアップ☘️
来年以降のどこかで、今年の打撃と、投球を両立させたら一体どれほどのWARを稼ぐのか楽しみです。
膝の状態や年齢を考えると、2026年〜2028年辺りに二刀流のピークが来ると思いますが、その期間はさらに想像を超える事をやってのけそうな気がします。
✅ 大谷さん、打者と走者ではまだまだ進化する伸びしろと可能性がありますね。
来年からは二刀流の復活みたいだが、投手としてどれだけ進化するのか、進化できるのか、それに加え打者との両立がどうなのかが、改めて注目されます。
来年も大谷さんの大活躍がとても楽しみですが、まずは、今季ポストシーズンの大活躍に注目したいと思います。頑張って下さい。
✅ 来年の事を言ったら鬼に笑われるが、来年大谷が投手としてフル回転したら、とても今シーズンのような活躍はできないだろう。大谷だって人間である以上疲労は溜まる。気力でカバーできる部分も限界がある。体が資本だからとにかく故障せず健康でポストシーズンを乗り越え来シーズンを迎えて欲しい。そして来シーズンも活躍して欲しい。
