Trea Turner Finishes With 1 of Best Rookie Seasons in MLB History

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)