The worst offense in Diamondbacks history
2004 Diamondbacks: 3.80 runs per game, 135 HRs, .703 OPS
Wow, this offense was flat-out terrible; no other way around it. Arizona’s offense in 2004 ranked last in runs per game, last in home runs, and last in OPS…
A horrible offense overall doesn’t necessarily mean that everyone is horrible. In 2004, outfielders Luis Gonzalez and Steve Finley put up solid offensive seasons. Both had an OPS over .820 and Gonzalez even had an OBP over .370. But the rest of the bunch, yikes…
The 2004 Diamondbacks did not have the following: a player that knocked in 85 runs or more. A player that hit at least 25 home runs. A player that scored at least 70 times. A player record at least 15 steals. Multiple players with at least a .300 batting average. A player in the top 50 in OPS…
As you can tell, the 2004 Diamondbacks did not put a lot of pressure on opposing pitchers. Out of 15 players that got at least 100 at-bats 7 of them had an OPS lower than .700. Out of 15 players that got at least 100 at-bats 8 of them had an OBP lower than .320. Out of 15 players that got at least 100 at-bats 7 of them had a batting average lower than .250. Many players on this Arizona team struggled mightily at the plate…
To make it to the bigs is an accomplishment in itself, but these two players had a hard time with major league pitching; SS Alex Cintron and 3B Andy Green. Cintron finished the 2004 season with 4 HRs, 49 RBIs, and 56 runs scored over the course of 154 games. He also slashed .262/.301/.363 for an OPS of .664. A .262 average is not bad at all but an OBP of .301 is not high enough to be an everyday starter. Somehow, Andy Green put up worse offensive numbers. In 46 games, Green hit 1 HR, 4 RBIs, and scored 13 times. He also slashed .202/.241/.266 for an OPS of .507. Cintron had a long MLB playing career, as he played 680 games and finished with a career OPS of .707. Green on the other hand played less than 150 MLB games and finished with a career OPS of .547. As I said, to make it to the bigs is an accomplishment in itself, but these two were part of the overall problem that was the 2004 Diamondbacks offense. Despite terrible 2004 seasons, in the end, it worked out for these two as both are now MLB coaches. …