Sunday, May 3, 2009

Lance Berkman owes Jack Wilkinson an adult beverage

Atlanta Braves official scorer Jack Wilkinson just raised Berkman's batting average 12 points. By changing Berkman's 7th inning at-bat from an error on Chipper Jones to an infield single, Berkman went 2-for-5 and raised his average from .172 to .184. Good series all around.

But seriously. Can I point out something?

Berkman's batting average by month:










Month/YearHxABHR-RBIK:BBAvg/OBP/SLG
April 0830x998-2513:14.303/.383/.657
May 0849x1049-2218:18.471/.553/.856
June 0829x915-2119:10.319/.394/.582
July 0821x790-816:21.266/.431/.329
Aug 0831x1085-1824:13.301/.390/.573
Sept 0813x762-1217:21.171/.343/.289
April 0912x745-1022:17.162/.326/.392


Pre All-Star Break 08: 22HR, 73 RBI, 61K:56BB, .347/.443/.653
Post All-Star Break 08: 7HR, 33 RBI, 47K:43BB, .259/.384/.436