Best Of The Oakland Athletics: Top 10 Seasons In Right Field
By Phil Watson
2. Reggie Jackson, 1973
| Year ▾ | Age | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 27 | 151 | 629 | 99 | 158 | 28 | 2 | 32 | 117 | 22 | 8 | 76 | 111 | .293 | .383 | .531 | .914 | 161 |
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Generated 2/24/2014.
Jackson slugged his way to American League MVP honors while powering the A’s back to the World Series, leading the league with 32 home runs, 117 RBI, 99 runs, a .531 slugging percentage, .914 OPS and 16.8 at-bats per homer. He also earned his third straight trip and fourth overall selection to the All-Star Game, starting in right field.
He led the league with a 161 OPS-plus and 26.1 Power-Speed number, was third with a 6.6 Offensive WAR, fourth with 112 Runs Created and fifth with a 7.8 WAR (second among position players). He also led the league with 46 Adjusted Batting Runs, 4.5 Adjusted Batting Wins, 56.41 Base-Out Runs Added, 5.0 Situational Wins Added and 5.7 Base-Out Wins Added.
Jackson was second in the AL with 62 extra base hits and seven sacrifice flies; fourth with 286 total bases; fifth with 111 strikeouts; sixth with a .383 on-base percentage, 11 intentional walks and a 73.33 stolen base percentage (22-for-30); ninth with seven hit by pitches; and 10th with 22 stolen bases. He led AL right fielders with 301 putouts and nine errors.
He led AL right fielders with a .293 batting average, 28 doubles, 22 stolen bases and a .383 on-base percentage; and was second with two triples.
Jackson was 3-for-21 with six strikeouts in Oakland’s five-game ALCS win over Baltimore. But after missing the previous season’s World Series with an injury, Jackson was World Series MVP in the A’s seven-game triumph over the Mets, going 9-for-29 with three runs, three doubles, a triple, a home run and six RBI.