Another week, another list of hot and cold hitters.
Of course, I spent this week simping for Jordan Walker, but there were plenty of other hot players I barely even noticed. That is one reason I love checking the MLB leaderboards every Sunday night.
The biggest standout on the HOT side really is James Wood. Numbers-wise, he had the best stats last week, but frankly, I barely saw any of his highlights.
On the COLD side, Murakami turned to ice after his hot start. He is striking out 35% of the time, and I was surprised to see that half of his hits are his four home runs.
Let me know who you would have put on this list!
Hot Hitters
Jordan Walker, St. Louis Cardinals
Home Runs (HR): 5
Runs Batted In (RBI): 6
Batting Average (AVG): .360
On-base Plus Slugging (OPS): 1.367
Gunnar Henderson, Baltimore Orioles
Home Runs (HR): 4
Runs Batted In (RBI): 6
Batting Average (AVG): .280
On-base Plus Slugging (OPS): 1.179
James Wood, Washington Nationals
Home Runs (HR): 3
Runs Batted In (RBI): 8
Batting Average (AVG): .545
On-base Plus Slugging (OPS): 1.746
Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies
Home Runs (HR): 1
Runs Batted In (RBI): 6
Batting Average (AVG): .526
On-base Plus Slugging (OPS): 1.535
Willson Contreras, Boston Red Sox
Home Runs (HR): 2
Runs Batted In (RBI): 9
Batting Average (AVG): .500
On-base Plus Slugging (OPS): 1.471
Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers
Home Runs (HR): 3
Runs Batted In (RBI): 4
Batting Average (AVG): .304
On-base Plus Slugging (OPS): 1.163
Elly De La Cruz, Cincinnati Reds
Home Runs (HR): 2
Runs Batted In (RBI): 5
Batting Average (AVG): .333
On-base Plus Slugging (OPS): 1.105
Cold Hitters
Michael Busch, Chicago Cubs
Home Runs (HR): 0
Runs Batted In (RBI): 2
Batting Average (AVG): .050
On-base Plus Slugging (OPS): .141
Strikeouts (SO): 6
Marcus Semien, New York Mets
Home Runs (HR): 0
Runs Batted In (RBI): 0
Batting Average (AVG): .087
On-base Plus Slugging (OPS): .174
Strikeouts (SO): 2
Vinnie Pasquantino, Kansas City Royals
Home Runs (HR): 0
Runs Batted In (RBI): 2
Batting Average (AVG): .080
On-base Plus Slugging (OPS): .252
Strikeouts (SO): 8
Konnor Griffin, Pittsburgh Pirates
Home Runs (HR): 0
Runs Batted In (RBI): 3
Batting Average (AVG): .150
On-base Plus Slugging (OPS): .290
Strikeouts (SO): 8
Munetaka Murakami, Chicago White Sox
Home Runs (HR): 0
Runs Batted In (RBI): 0
Batting Average (AVG): .050
On-base Plus Slugging (OPS): .346
Strikeouts (SO): 9
Luis Rengifo, Milwaukee Brewers
Home Runs (HR): 0
Runs Batted In (RBI): 0
Batting Average (AVG): .048
On-base Plus Slugging (OPS): .186
Strikeouts (SO): 5
Pete Alonso, Baltimore Orioles
Home Runs (HR): 0
Runs Batted In (RBI): 2
Batting Average (AVG): .130
On-base Plus Slugging (OPS): .476
Strikeouts (SO): 6