Here was a legitimate two-way player who drew comparisons to Babe Ruth, an intriguing experiment for a Major League team and something baseball fans hadn't seen in a century.

這是一個合法的雙向球員，他吸引了與貝比-魯斯的比較，是一個耐人尋味的試驗。對於一支大聯盟球隊來說，這是一個世紀以來棒球迷們從未見過的東西。

After dealing with injuries the past two seasons, Ohtani's back at full strength in 2021 and he seems to do something amazing every night.

在過去的兩個賽季中，奧塔尼一直在處理傷病問題，在2021年，奧塔尼已經恢復了全力以赴的狀態。似乎每天晚上都會有驚人之舉。

How good he has been?

他的表現有多好？

This is By the Numbers.

這就是《數字》。

The 2-2 to Brantley.

Back to Shohei.

To put it bluntly, Shohei Ohtani is a freak.

直截了當地說，大谷翔平是個怪胎。

So far this season, he's thrown a pitch of 101 miles per hour and hit a ball 451 feet.

本賽季到目前為止，他投出過101英里/小時的球，並擊出過451英尺的球。

He also hit a ball off the bat 119 miles per hour; that's in the top 1% of all batted balls this season.

他還打出了一個時速119英里的球。這在本賽季所有擊球中屬於前1%。

But that'll happen when you have a barrel rate of 22.6%, which also puts Ohtani in the top 1% of all MLB players.

但當你有22.6%的桶裝水率時就會發生這種情況，這也讓大谷在所有MLB球員中排名前1%。

Ohtani is on pace to finish the season with more than 40 home runs, more than 100 RBIs, and an OPS north of 900.

大谷正以超過40支本壘打、超過100個RBI的速度完成本賽季和一個0.900以上的OPS。

That's a great season, but remember: It's only half his game.

這是一個偉大的賽季，但請記住：這只是他的一半遊戲。

On the mound, Ohtani's talents are equally clear.

在投手丘上，奧塔尼的才能同樣明顯。

He strikes out around 35%of the batters he faces, which puts him in the top 9% among all MLB pitchers.

在他面對的打者中，他有35%左右被三振出局，這使他處於前9%的位置。在所有MLB投手中。

Not only that, but his whiff rate — which is the percentage of swings against him that come up empty — that's in the 95th percentile.

不僅如此，他的失誤率--也就是針對他的揮杆的百分比--也就是他的失誤率。空的--是在第95個百分點。

That means he gets more swings and misses than 95 percent of MLB pitchers.

這意味著他比95%的MLB投手得到更多的揮棒和失誤。

And when batters do make contact, it's often not great.

而當擊球手真的接觸時，往往不是很好。

The average exit velocity against him is just under 89 miles per hour; that's weak contact by MLB standards.

對抗他的平均出場速度略低於89英里/小時--以MLB的標準來說是弱接觸。

He throws five pitches that keep hitters off-balance and guessing.

他投出的五個投球讓擊球手失去平衡，猜不透。

Though his fastball averages 96 miles per hour and frequently hits triple digits, it's not even his most effective pitch.

雖然他的快球平均速度為96英里/小時，並經常達到三位數，但這甚至不是他最擅長的。有效的投球。

That would be his split-finger fastball that clocks in at just under 90 mph and generates a whiff rate of almost 60 percent

這將是他的分指快速球，時速略低於90英里，並能產生他的失誤率幾乎達到60%，擊球手的擊球率只有0.049%。

Not only that, but batters have a microscopic .049 batting average against that pitch.

So, it's not really a surprise that Ohtani averages 13.4 strikeouts per nine innings, which is insanely good.

是以，奧塔尼平均每九局13.4次三振出局，其實並不奇怪。這是好得不得了的。

And as if that talent wasn't enough, there's this: Ohtani's sprint speed is in the 96th percentile, that means he runs faster than all but 4% of MLB players.

如果所有這些天賦還不夠，還有這個。大谷的衝刺速度是在第96位。百分位數，這意味著除了4%的MLB球員外，他的跑動速度都比其他球員快。

So, basically, he's doing it all.

所以，基本上，他都在做。

If he maintains this pace the rest of the season, Ohtani will finish with a WAR of more than 10.

如果他在本賽季剩下的時間裡保持這種速度，奧塔尼將以更高的WAR值結束比賽。比10。

That would put his overall value in 2021 on a par with some all-time Hall of Fame greats such as Willie Mays and Sandy Koufax.

這將使他本賽季的整體價值與一些歷史上的名人堂巨星相提並論。如威利-梅斯和桑迪-庫法克斯。

As a pitcher, Ohtani's on pace to finish with around 5 Wins Above Replacement.

作為一個投手，奧塔尼有可能完成大約5個勝場的任務。

That's basically an average Clayton Kershaw season.

這基本上是克萊頓-克肖的一個平均賽季。

As a hitter, he's on pace to finish close to 6 Wins Above Replacement.

作為一個擊球手，他有可能完成接近6個勝場的任務。

That would be roughly what Nolan Arenado has averaged over his past five full seasons.

這大概是諾蘭-阿雷納多在過去五個完整賽季中的平均水平。

So, yeah, Shohei Ohtani is a baseball specimen like we've not seen in, well, ever — at least not by anyone alive today.

是以，是的，大谷翔平是一個我們沒有見過的棒球標本，嗯，永遠--在至少今天活著的人不會這樣做。

So take it all in, baseball fans, because Ohtani is literally making history with every game he plays.

是以，把這一切都看在眼裡--因為奧塔尼的每場比賽都是在創造歷史。

He does it again. A mile high toward the wall. Shohei Otani!

Seriously, are you kidding me?

Shotime!