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Miami Marlins History: All-Time Top 10 OPS

By Kevin Kraczkowski

Ivan Rodriguez #7 of the Florida Marlins smiles after the Marlins won Game 2 of the NLDS against the San Francisco Giants at Pac Bell Park in San Francisco, Calif., October 1, 2003 (Photo by Tom Hauck/Getty Images)
Ivan Rodriguez #7 of the Florida Marlins smiles after the Marlins won Game 2 of the NLDS against the San Francisco Giants at Pac Bell Park in San Francisco, Calif., October 1, 2003 (Photo by Tom Hauck/Getty Images) /
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MIAMI, FL – OCTOBER 1: Giancarlo Stanton #27 of the Miami Marlins walks to the dugout striking out in the ninth inning of play against the Atlanta Braves, ending his bid for 60 home runs for the season at Marlins Park on October 1, 2017 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Joe Skipper/Getty Images) /

4) Giancarlo Stanton (.914)

What hasn’t already been said about Giancarlo Stanton? Stanton is a 6’6″, 245 lb. right fielder from Panorama City, CA. He was a second round pick of the Florida Marlins back in 2007, and made his major league debut as a 20-year-old in 2010.

Stanton’s 267 homers in a Marlins uniform is 113 more than second on Miami’s all-time list, (Dan Uggla). He also leads the leaderboard with 672 RBI. He’s third on the list with 986 games played, 202 doubles, and with 576 runs, fifth with 960 hits, and even 19th with 36 stolen bases. His slugging percentage of .554 ranked second amongst qualifiers for this article. His 1,140 strikeouts also easily lead the Marlins all-time list.

Stanton slashed .259/.326/.507 as a rookie, hitting 22 homers in 100 games in 2010. He also totaled 59 RBI.

In 2011, Stanton slashed .262/.356/.537 with 34 home runs and 87 RBI. The following season, he was held to 123 games due to an unfortunate injury, but led the NL with a .608 slugging percentage. He slashed .290/.361/.608 overall, and connected on 37 homers for 86 RBI. He was also selected to the all-star team for the first time.

In 2013, Stanton played in 116 games for the Marlins and slashed .249/.365/.480 with 24 homers and 62 RBI. He also whiffed 140 times, not a great look.

2014 would see Stanton return to form and lead the NL with 37 home runs and a .555 slugging percentage. He also collected 105 RBI and stole 13 baes, hitting .288/.395/.555. He made his second all-star appearance and finished second in the NL MVP voting. Some guy named Clayton Kershaw won it.

In 2015 and 2016, Stanton again missed a large portion of each season with various injuries. Over 193 games, he hit 54 homers and 141 RBI while slashing .250/.334/.536.

Of course in hindsight, we know that 2017 was Stanton’s last Miami Marlins season. But it was a good one. In 159 games he slashed .281/.376/.631 in 159 games, leading the NL with his slugging percentage and with 59 homers and 132 RBI. He was named to his fourth all-star team, earned his second Silver Slugger, and was named the NL MVP.

After the season, the Marlins traded Stanton to the New York Yankees for Jose Devers, Jorge Guzman, and Starlin Castro. And that’s all I’m going to say about that.

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