Time To Play "Real Or Fake Tony Gwynn Stats"
So everyone on the internet is tweeting and writing about all the on the field accomplishments of Tony Gwynn after his death. Some absolutely baffling stats and it got to the point where I think you could honestly say anything about Tony Gwynn in the batter’s box and people would believe it. So without further ado I present Real or Fake Tony Gwynn stats:
Tony Gwynn only struck out three times against Glavine, Maddux and Smoltz combined
In 1996, Tony Gwynn only swung and missed 111 times
Tony Gwynn once had a 33 game streak with 2 or more hits.
If Tony Gwynn went 0-4 295 games in a row he’d still have a career batting average over 300
Tony Gwynn only had one three strike out game.
Tony Gwynn never struck out with the bases loaded
Mark Reynolds struck out more times in 2008 and 2009 than Tony Gwynn did in his entire career
Tony Gwynn had 4 seasons where he had more stolen bases than strikeouts
Tony Gwynn had 9 five hit games
Answers after the jump.
Tony Gwynn only struck out three times against Glavine, Maddux and Smoltz combined – Real. Also can throw Pedro in the mix. The Braves big 3 and Pedro Martinez only struck out Tony Gwynn 3 times. 2 by Glavine. Zero by Maddux.
In 1996, Tony Gwynn only swung and missed 111 times – Fake.
Tony Gwynn once had a 33 game streak with 2 or more hits – Fake.
If Tony Gwynn went 0-4 295 games in a row he’d still have a career batting average over 300 – Real. Career .338 hitter.
Tony Gwynn only had one three strike out game. – True. One. Fucking insane.
Tony Gwynn never struck out with the bases loaded – Fake. I think.
Mark Reynolds struck out more times in 2 seasons than Tony Gwynn did in his entire career – I made this up, but I bet its true. I just picked a random strikeout bum off the top of my head.
Tony Gwynn had 4 seasons where he had more stolen bases than strikeouts – Fake. He had 5 seasons where he had more stolen bases than strikeouts. 1984: 33 SB vs 23 K, 1986: 37 SB vs. 35 K, 1987: Fucking 56 SB vs. 35 K, 1989: 40 SB vs 30 K, 1995: 17 SB vs 15 K
Tony Gwynn had 9 five hit games – Second only behind Pete Rose, 10.