Best Of The Oakland Athletics: Top 10 Seasons In Right Field
By Phil Watson
7. Reggie Jackson, 1974
| Year ▾ | Age | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 28 | 148 | 604 | 90 | 146 | 25 | 1 | 29 | 93 | 25 | 5 | 86 | 105 | .289 | .391 | .514 | .905 | 166 |
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Generated 2/24/2014.
Jackson was the most feared hitter in the American League, leading the circuit with 20 intentional walks, while earning his fourth straight All-Star Game nod—his fifth overall, starting in right field—and finishing fourth in the MVP balloting. He also led the American League with an 83.33 stolen base percentage, succeeding on 25 of 30 attempts.
He also led the league with a 166 OPS-plus and 26.9 Power-Speed number and was third with a 5.9 Offensive WAR and 109 Runs Created. He was also third among AL position players with a 5.7 WAR and led the league with a .758 Offensive Win Percentage.
Jackson was second in the AL with a .514 slugging percentage, .905 OPS, 29 homers and 17.4 at-bats per home run; third with 90 runs; fifth with a .391 on-base percentage, 86 walks and 55 extra base hits; sixth with 93 RBI and 105 strikeouts; seventh with 260 total bases; and eighth with eight sacrifice flies. He led AL right fielders with 293 putouts and 10 errors.
He led AL right fielders with 29 homers, 90 runs, 25 stolen bases, a .514 slugging percentage and .905 OPS; was second with a .289 batting average, 25 doubles and a .391 on-base percentage; and third with 93 RBI.
Jackson was 2-for-12 with a double, an RBI and five walks as the A’s took down the Orioles in four games in the ALCS. In the World Series against Los Angeles, he was 4-for-14 with three runs, a double, a home run, an RBI, a stolen base and five walks as Oakland needed just five games to claim its third straight championship.