Best Of The Oakland Athletics: Top 10 Seasons In Right Field
By Phil Watson
9. Reggie Jackson, 1968
| Year ▾ | Age | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 22 | 154 | 614 | 82 | 138 | 13 | 6 | 29 | 74 | 14 | 4 | 50 | 171 | .250 | .316 | .452 | .768 | 138 |
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Generated 2/24/2014.
Jackson’s first full season coincided with the franchise’s first year in the Bay Area and although he led the American League with 171 strikeouts, he at least scratched the surface of the Hall of Fame career that was to come as the A’s finished above .500 for the first time since 1949, when the franchise was still in Philadelphia.
He was second in the league with an 18.9 Power-Speed number, eighth with 83 Runs Created and 10th with a 138 OPS-plus. He was also eighth among AL position players with a 5.2 WAR.
Jackson was second in the AL with a 77.78 stolen base percentage (14-for-18), fourth with 29 home runs, fifth with 19.1 at-bats per homer, seventh with 82 runs and 250 total bases, eighth with a .452 slugging percentage and 74 RBI and 10th with 48 extra base hits. He also led AL right fielders with 256 putouts, 13 assists, 12 errors and five double plays.
He led AL right fielders with 82 runs and 14 stolen bases, was second with 29 home runs and six triples and third with 74 RBI and a .452 slugging percentage.