I was listening to the Jonah Keri Podcast on Grantland recently, and he
had Phillies beat writer Matt Gelb on the show.
Gelb talked about all the sad things that Phillies fans are already
tired of discussing, but he did make a statement that I found particularly
poignant. He described Ben Revere’s
season as something to the effect of “the emptiest batting average ever.” By empty, he means that while Revere is
hitting above .300, an impressive feat in this offense-starved MLB landscape,
he does so with almost no walks or extra-base hits. His value at the plate is almost entirely in
the form of singles. This comment got me
thinking: Just how empty is his batting
average?
