Giancarlo Stanton
The most underrated aspect of Stanton's career isn't his mammoth home runs — it's his sustained excellence despite constant injury concerns. That 120 career OPS+ across 16 seasons represents elite production, especially for a player who's battled through more disabled list stints than most fans realize.
His 2014 MVP campaign in Miami showcased peak Stanton: a .950 OPS with 37 bombs while playing 145 games, his highest total since 2011. The 453 career home runs put him in rarified air, but the real story is how he's maintained that 120 OPS+ even as his average dipped from those early Miami days.
At 37, Stanton's power remains his calling card, but durability becomes the defining factor. His ability to impact games in limited at-bats has kept him valuable deep into his thirties, even as the days of 150-game seasons appear behind him.
| Date | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .256 |
| Apr 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .253 |
| Apr 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 |
| Apr 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .253 |
| Apr 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 |
| Apr 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .257 |
| Apr 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| Apr 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .274 |
| Apr 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .293 |
| Apr 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .315 |
Career · Batting
17 seasons| Year | Team | G | AB | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | — | 100 | 359 | 22 | 59 | — | — | — |
| 2011 | — | 150 | 516 | 34 | 87 | — | — | — |
| 2012 | — | 123 | 449 | 37 | 86 | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | 116 | 425 | 24 | 62 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | 145 | 539 | 37 | 105 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | — | 74 | 279 | 27 | 67 | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | 119 | 413 | 27 | 74 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | 159 | 597 | 59 | 132 | — | 1.007 | — |
| 2018 | — | 158 | 617 | 38 | 100 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | — | 18 | 59 | 3 | 13 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | 23 | 76 | 4 | 11 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | 139 | 510 | 35 | 97 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | — | 110 | 398 | 31 | 78 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | — | 101 | 371 | 24 | 60 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | — | 114 | 417 | 27 | 72 | — | — | — |
| 2025 | — | 77 | 249 | 24 | 66 | — | — | — |
| 2026 | — | 24 | 90 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — |
| Career | 1750 | 6364 | 456 | 1183 | — | — | — | |
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