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Former NC State shortstop Trea Turner had one of the best rookie seasons in Major League Baseball history. Let that sink in. Don’t believe me?

73 Games: .342 batting average, .37o OBP, .567 Slugging Percentage, .937 OPS, 14 doubles, 8 triples, 13 home runs, 33 stolen bases.

Trea Turner batted .342 with 13 HR & 33 SB. He is the first rookie in history to bat at least .340 with 10+ HR & 20+ SB. (Link)

Players to slug .550+ with 30+ SB in rookie season

2016 Trea Turner
2012 Mike Trout
1911 Shoeless Joe Jackson (Link)

Trea Turner is the first player to bat at least .340 with double-digit HR & SB in his rookie season since Ben Paschal in 1925. (Link)

Rookies to bat .330 or higher with at least 10 HR & 20 SB

2016 Trea Turner
.342 BA, 13 HR, 33 SB

1894 Jimmy Bannon
.336 BA, 13 HR, 47 SB (Link)

 

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