The Brewer Advent Calendar #12: Mike Cameron
by Kyle Lobner on Feb 1, 2009 12:00 PM CST
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Let me preface this with a disclaimer. In the grand scheme of assessing a hitter's value, strikeouts are pretty irrelevant. Cameron posted an OPS+ of 110 last season, and has posted an OPS+ over 100 in 11 of the last 12 seasons. But man, he strikes out a lot.
Cameron struck out 142 times in 2008 in just 444 ABs (508 PAs), or once every 3.6 trips to the plate. He's also collected 100 K's in 11 of the last 12 seasons, and has amassed 1642 in his career. That's notable for two reasons:
- He has significantly more career strikeouts (1642) than hits (1474).
- He's #7 among active players in career strikeouts:
| Player | K |
| Sammy Sosa | 2306 |
| Jim Thome | 2190 |
| Carlos Delgado | 1725 |
| Ken Griffey, Jr. | 1682 |
| Jim Edmonds | 1669 |
| Manny Ramirez | 1667 |
| Mike Cameron | 1642 |
Sammy Sosa hasn't played in the big leagues since 2007, but also has not officially retired. Griffey is also unsigned for 2009 but appears to intend to play.
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More strikeouts than hits
As you noted, Cameron has 168 more career strikeouts than hits. Here are the other non-pitchers in major league history with at least 150 more strikeouts than hits:
Rob Deer, 556
Russell Branyan, 337
Adam Dunn, 301
Gorman Thomas, 288
Dave Nicholson, 272
Bo Jackson, 243
Mark Bellhorn, 239
Pete Incaviglia, 234
Jose Hernandez, 225
Melvin Nieves, 199
Jack Cust, 176
Ron Karkovice, 175
Mickey Tettleton, 175
Mike Cameron, 168
Ruben Rivera, 167
Brad Wilkerson, 159
Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.
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