OOTP Developments Forums - View Single Post

VanillaGorilla · 02-05-2013, 08:59 AM

Dutch Zwilling was having a HOF career in the previous league, but that world came to an end before he had a shot at induction. Here he gets in on the First Ballot Standard as a true first balloter, joining Duke Snider as the only inductees not part of the Inaugural Class to be so honored.

Zwilling was the second player taken in the 1996 draft, by the Chicago Cubs.

Playing in 162 games, his rookie season, he hit a league record (since bested) 248 hits while batting a league record .391 (since bested), hit a league record 70 HRs (since bested) and slugging a league record (later bested by Zwilling himself) .792. Carrying what would turn out to be a career best OBP of .467 gave him a npa OPS+ of 230 for the season and the Triple Crown. Yeah, he won Rookie of the Year. He also won the first of his 4 league MVP awards that year. His WAR for that season was an 18.4. That is the best single season in league history.

At the time of his induction, Zwilling has the best career WAR (120.1) of anyone in league history. His .333 career batting average is 4th best all time, and the highest of any HOF eligible player. His .713 career slg% is second best all time, and that is also the best of any HOF eligible player.

Following his rookie campaign, due to injuries, Zwilling managed to play in 150 games in a season only once before retiring in 2013 at the age of 36.

In 2004 he slugged what is still a league record .853 in 117 games. In those 117 games he hit 65 HRs as he posted a career best 233 npa OPS+. In a completely astonishing feat, in just these 117 games, Zwilling collected the second of his two career Triple Crowns.

Injuries limited him to 1485 games in his 17 year career. In that am\mount of time he collected 1879 hits. Of those hits, an amazing 583 of them were HRs, 7th most all time.

His career slash line of 333/405/713 yields a stunning npa OPS+ 194.

Zwilling won 4 batting titles, was an 8 time AS and won 6 GGs in CF. He went to the play-offs three times, but never reached the WS. In post season play, he was a monster. In 17 games, he slashed 433/500/1060. He hit 13 HRs in only 67 post season ABs.

ADD: That Zwilling played in 150 games only twice, it is complete amazing that he led the league in Total Bases 4 times, HR 5 times, RBI 3 times, R 3 times, and WAR 5 times. As a BTW, he had 260 career SBs.

Black Ink: 73
Gray Ink: 148
HOFm: 282.5
HOFs: 68

Gorilla Composite: 7.0

02-05-2013, 08:59 AM	#16
VanillaGorilla All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,371	Class of 2014 (1942): Zwilling Dutch Zwilling was having a HOF career in the previous league, but that world came to an end before he had a shot at induction. Here he gets in on the First Ballot Standard as a true first balloter, joining Duke Snider as the only inductees not part of the Inaugural Class to be so honored. Zwilling was the second player taken in the 1996 draft, by the Chicago Cubs. Playing in 162 games, his rookie season, he hit a league record (since bested) 248 hits while batting a league record .391 (since bested), hit a league record 70 HRs (since bested) and slugging a league record (later bested by Zwilling himself) .792. Carrying what would turn out to be a career best OBP of .467 gave him a npa OPS+ of 230 for the season and the Triple Crown. Yeah, he won Rookie of the Year. He also won the first of his 4 league MVP awards that year. His WAR for that season was an 18.4. That is the best single season in league history. At the time of his induction, Zwilling has the best career WAR (120.1) of anyone in league history. His .333 career batting average is 4th best all time, and the highest of any HOF eligible player. His .713 career slg% is second best all time, and that is also the best of any HOF eligible player. Following his rookie campaign, due to injuries, Zwilling managed to play in 150 games in a season only once before retiring in 2013 at the age of 36. In 2004 he slugged what is still a league record .853 in 117 games. In those 117 games he hit 65 HRs as he posted a career best 233 npa OPS+. In a completely astonishing feat, in just these 117 games, Zwilling collected the second of his two career Triple Crowns. Injuries limited him to 1485 games in his 17 year career. In that am\mount of time he collected 1879 hits. Of those hits, an amazing 583 of them were HRs, 7th most all time. His career slash line of 333/405/713 yields a stunning npa OPS+ 194. Zwilling won 4 batting titles, was an 8 time AS and won 6 GGs in CF. He went to the play-offs three times, but never reached the WS. In post season play, he was a monster. In 17 games, he slashed *433/500/1060. He hit 13 HRs in only 67 post season ABs. ADD: That Zwilling played in 150 games only twice, it is complete amazing that he led the league in Total Bases 4 times, HR 5 times, RBI 3 times, R 3 times, and WAR 5 times. As a BTW, he had 260 career SBs. Black Ink: 73 Gray Ink: 148 HOFm: 282.5 HOFs: 68 Gorilla Composite: 7.0 Last edited by VanillaGorilla; 02-05-2013 at 09:34 AM. Reason: ADD*