Chris Davis On Pace For Historically Bad Season

[RealGM Wiretap]

Chris Davis is just one of the reasons why the Baltimore Orioles are struggling, but his issues at the plate have been historically bad.

Through 229 plate appearances, Davis was hitting .150/.227/.227.

There are 162 players that currently qualify for the batting title and Davis ranks last in batting average, slugging and OPS+. He's second-to-last in on-base percentage.

Davis has appeared in 59 games and scored just 10 runs, four of which came on his own home runs.

From 2013-15, Davis slugged 126 home runs.

Via Mike Axisa/CBS Sports

[mawbsta]

...
So where does this rank "historically?"
Rob Deer (84-96) had some of the ugliest stat lines in history. It was commonplace for him to slug 25hr while leading the league in strike outs, somehow managing less than 100 hits a season whilst batting a .200 - and he accomplished that for a full decade. Recently, Ryan Howard fell off the map in similar fashion.

It's ugly. Agreed. But one helluva horrendous start doesn't yet put Chris Davis in that category.

If you want to see what "the worst hitter ever" reads as a seat line, check out former major leaguer Bill Bergen. That's historic.