Worst start to MLB career

pizzaddict · 02-27-2014, 09:00 PM

I have a catcher I brought up this year that so far has gone 0-24 at the plate to start his career. He was batting .360 in over 400 at bats in AAA and hit .280 in AAA the year before.

What is the worst start to a MLB career you have ever seen?

tejdog1 · 02-27-2014, 10:10 PM

Not a baseball historian, but didn't Mickey Mantle start similarly?

snepp · 02-27-2014, 10:26 PM

Aaron Hicks started 2-48 last season with 8 walks.

BA OBP SLG OPS
.042 .179 .042 .220

greenie25 · 02-27-2014, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tejdog1

Not a baseball historian, but didn't Mickey Mantle start similarly?

You may be thinking of Willie Mays. Mays started 0-for-12 and went 1-for-26 to begin his career (the lone hit did leave the yard, though).

pizzaddict · 02-27-2014, 11:20 PM

So I looked up the record for the real MLB and it looks to be Vic Harris who was 0-35 before getting a hit. Attached is a list of the worst starts up to 2010 if you want to take a look.

Longest Streak with H=0 From 1920 to 2010, At least one AB or SF, To start career (limited to 400), Played: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF, DH, PH or PR: Results - Baseball-Reference.com

Guess my catcher has a few more at bats to go before he breaks that record.

molarmite · 02-28-2014, 12:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by snepp

Aaron Hicks started 2-48 last season with 8 walks.

BA OBP SLG OPS
.042 .179 .042 .220

This is what I was going to quote, and from a top prospect who did very well in the minors.

02-27-2014, 09:00 PM	#1
pizzaddict Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 136	Worst start to MLB career I have a catcher I brought up this year that so far has gone 0-24 at the plate to start his career. He was batting .360 in over 400 at bats in AAA and hit .280 in AAA the year before. What is the worst start to a MLB career you have ever seen?

02-27-2014, 10:10 PM	#2
tejdog1 All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Danbury, CT Posts: 1,648	Not a baseball historian, but didn't Mickey Mantle start similarly? __________________ It's amazing How you make your face just like a wall How you take your heart and turn it off How I turn my head and lose it all And it's unnerving How just one move puts me by myself There you go just trusting someone else Now I know I put us both through hell ~Matchbox 20, "Leave" Everyone knows it's spelled "TRAID", not trade

02-27-2014, 10:26 PM	#3
snepp All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,492	Aaron Hicks started 2-48 last season with 8 walks. BA OBP SLG OPS .042 .179 .042 .220

02-27-2014, 11:20 PM	#5
pizzaddict Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 136	So I looked up the record for the real MLB and it looks to be Vic Harris who was 0-35 before getting a hit. Attached is a list of the worst starts up to 2010 if you want to take a look. Longest Streak with H=0 From 1920 to 2010, At least one AB or SF, To start career (limited to 400), Played: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF, DH, PH or PR: Results - Baseball-Reference.com Guess my catcher has a few more at bats to go before he breaks that record.