Over on Fangraphs' podcast, Effectively Wild, Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller debated whether in a 2020 redo of the 2012 AL MVP vote, Mike Trout would win the award over Miguel Cabrera, given that there's a more public acceptance of WAR these days. I'll let you listen to the episode yourself --it's a fun discussion-- but what caught my eye when (re)perusuing Miguel Cabrera's Baseball Reference page is that the next year (his second MVP season) he led the American League in all three triple-slash categories (something Mike Trout has done twice!).
This got me thinking: has any White Sox player ever accomplished that feat? Disappointingly, the answer seems to be no, though three times a White Sox player has led the league in at least two of the three categories: 1997, 1994, and 1972. For today's Sporcle, you'll be tasked with naming other White Sox players with impressive triple-slashes: to qualify, a player must have recorded an average of at least .300, an OBP of at least .350, and a slugging percentage of at least .450. That leaves us with 65 entries: how many can you name? Good luck!
Quiz Parameters
- In addition to the criteria listed above, a player must also have at least 500 plate appearances to make the cut.
- For hints, I've provided the season and the position of the player.
Useless information to amaze, annoy, confuse, and/or confound your friends and family:
- The overall average triple-slash from the players on this list is a pleasing 3-4-5 combination (and what I was hoping would be the cut-off for this quiz, but it hasn't been done enough times): .324/.402/.527
- The only position unrepresented on this list (aside from pitcher, of course) is catcher. Here's hoping Yasmani Grandal can change that, if baseball is ever played again.
All data from stathead.com
