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What does a great offensive MLB season look like in 2022?

Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman has been an MVP runner-up in 2019, a World Series champion and a two-time All-Star. By his standards he's not having a good season, hitting .221 with just six home runs in 52 games through Sunday. Indeed, by the numerical standards we're used to that isn't much of a season for anyone.

However, given the leaguewide offensive context of 2022, Bregman is actually having a solid enough year at the plate.

His OPS+ is 112, which is 12% better than that of a league-average hitter. What does that mean?