Best Of The Oakland Athletics: Top 10 Seasons In Right Field
By Phil Watson
1. Reggie Jackson, 1969
| Year ▾ | Age | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 23 | 152 | 678 | 123 | 151 | 36 | 3 | 47 | 118 | 13 | 5 | 114 | 142 | .275 | .410 | .608 | 1.018 | 189 |
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Generated 2/24/2014.
As good as Jackson would be four years later while winning his only MVP award, he was better in 1969, when he led the American League with 123 runs, 142 strikeouts, a .608 slugging percentage, 1.018 OPS, 20 intentional walks and 86 extra base hits while earning his first All-Star Game appearance, starting in center field, and finishing fifth in the MVP race.
He also led the league with a 189 OPS-plus and 8.5 Offensive WAR and was second with a 9.3 WAR and 144 Runs Created. He was also tops with 68 Adjusted Batting Runs, 6.9 Adjusted Batting Wins, .813 Offensive Win Percentage and 8.4 Situational Wins Added.
Jackson was second in the AL with 334 total bases, 36 doubles, 114 walks and 12 hit by pitches; third with 47 homers and 118 RBI; fourth with a .410 on-base percentage; and 10th with a 72.22 stolen base percentage (13-for-18). He led AL right fielders with 10 errors.
He led AL right fielders with 47 home runs and 118 RBI; was second with 36 doubles, 13 stolen bases and a .410 on-base percentage; and third with a .275 batting average.