Bryce Harper only has 38 RBIs...

[sigma_chi]

And 17 homers! How wild would it be to see him hit 25 homers and not even crack 50 RBIs?

 

[uniquebaseballcards]

Meh, Harper is so last year.

j/k

Nationals' O is pretty weak this year.

 

[Austin]

Harper only has only 266 at bats because he was hurt.
So based on a complete 600 at bat season, he'd be averaging around 85 rbi. That's not that unusual for a player who bats lead off sometimes, like tonight, on a team with a dismal offense.
Kirk Gibson won the NL MVP in 1988 with 25 homers and 76 rbi.

 

[sigma_chi]

He has only started batting lead off like the past week though right? I don't keep up with the Nats but check box score on occasion

 

[notjomommasclint]

As bad as their bats have been he's lucky it's not 17 hr 17 RBI

 

[markakis8]

On top of him being injured for quite a few games, he also hits at the top of the order in the #1 or #2 slot...very hard to drive runs in, in that spot in the NL

 

[moxacaine]

Wouldnt be wild at all. Like it has been mentioned, he has missed a bunch of games on the DL, hitting near the top of the order on a lackluster offense doesn't help.

Still not bad for a 20 year old.

 

[markakis8]

For being on the DL for...what....25 games? Bryce Harper has had an AMAZING season for a 20 yr old

 

[smapdi]

Jeez, guys, put a ring on it already.

A reasonable ratio of RBI:HR is 2.5 for a power hitter, so he's a little below that, but it's also highly impacted by a player's particular situation. His Baserunner Scored is 13% this year, actually higher than last year's 12% (the MLB average is 14%). Hard to knock them in when they're in the dugout.

 

[cards01fan]

On top of him being injured for quite a few games, he also hits at the top of the order in the #1 or #2 slot...very hard to drive runs in, in that spot in the NL

Matt Carpenter and his 55rbi's from the lead off spot might disagree with this.

 

[RogerMarisCollector61]

Matt Carpenter and his 55rbi's from the lead off spot might disagree with this. 

The cardinals lead the league in OBP and the Nationals are 2nd to last in OBP...so who is harper supposed to be driving in?

 

[markakis8]

Matt Carpenter and his 55rbi's from the lead off spot might disagree with this. 

On top of the Cardinals having one of the best offenses in the game, Carpenter has also played every day. I'm sure you can see this.

 

[cards01fan]

Yea you guys are right cause everyone knows Pete Kozma (8th place hitter) and the Cards pitching slot (9 hole) get on base a lot.

 

[Wes]

Meaningless statistic.

 

[sheetskout]

Meaningless statistic.

It's not that simple, I'm afraid.

 

[RogerMarisCollector61]

Yea you guys are right cause everyone knows Pete Kozma (8th place hitter) and the Cards pitching slot (9 hole) get on base a lot.

Bryce Harper with RISP: 67 PAs, 23 RBIS
Matt Carpenter with RISP: 105 PAs, 44 RBIS

Bryce Harper 2013 Batting Splits - Baseball-Reference.com
Matt Carpenter 2013 Batting Splits - Baseball-Reference.com

 

[RogerMarisCollector61]

Yea you guys are right cause everyone knows Pete Kozma (8th place hitter) and the Cards pitching slot (9 hole) get on base a lot.

Carpenter also has 158 PAs with runners on base and Harper only has 119. Harper has a .877 OPS which is excellent, Carpenter has been ridiculous with a 1.036 OPS.

 

[cards01fan]

Bryce Harper with RISP: 67 PAs, 23 RBIS
Matt Carpenter with RISP: 105 PAs, 44 RBIS

Bryce Harper 2013 Batting Splits - Baseball-Reference.com
Matt Carpenter 2013 Batting Splits - Baseball-Reference.com

So you are saying Carpenter is doing a better job?

 

[sigma_chi]

Meaningless statistic.

Disagree here. Incomplete yes but not meaningless.

 

[RogerMarisCollector61]

So you are saying Carpenter is doing a better job?

He's done better with runners in scoring position, though Harper is doing great himself. Carpenter has also benefited from additional plate appearances.