Eric Thames currently owns a .604 weighted on-base average. He’s the only hitter in the league to be over .600. To put that in perspective, Barry Bonds‘ highest single-season wOBA for his career was .537.
In three years in with the NC Dinos in Korea, Thames posted OPSs of 1.111, 1.218, and 1.106. His current OPS is 1.481.
With eight homers, Thames is only one away from tying his MLB career high of nine. It took him 290 plate appearances in 2012. His OPS that year? .672.
Thames has increased his power production without adding a ton of strikeouts to his stat sheet.