The Atlanta Braves Freddie Freeman is on pace for some surprising career highs in a few statistical categories.
The Atlanta Braves are 13-2 since August 3. They are 9-1 in their last 10. The Braves are currently in the midst of a six-game winning streak.
The heart and soul of this team is Freddie Freeman. While he struggled early on, he kept hitting the ball hard and the numbers evened out.
Just like with the team, Braves fans had to exercise patience and trust that by the end of the year, everything would be okay.
Freeman has not only turned his season around, but he has also thrown his name into the MVP conversation once more.
I threw Freddie’s numbers into my on-pace machine and found that he is tracking toward career highs in a few interesting statistics.
Freddie Freeman Career-High Pace: Walks
Freddie Freeman’s walk percentage currently sits at a lofty 13.7%. This is a career high and naturally, it has him on pace to set a new career mark for total walks in a season.
His 72 walks are already good enough to rank as his fifth-highest single-season total. His patience has him on pace to his 96 for the season, beating the 90 he earned in 2014.
Freddie Freeman Career-High Pace: Runs
Freddie’s previous best for runs scored is 113, set back in 2019. This season, Freeman is on pace to score 120 runs. Freddie is not only leading the NL in runs scored but is seven runs ahead of second-place. Only three other players have crossed the threshold into the 80s. Freeman is the only player in the NL to reach the 90s.
Freddie Freeman Career-High Pace: Striking Out (Not)
Excluding last year’s shortened season’s 14.1% strikeout rate, Freeman has never finished with a K% lower than 18.4%. In the 2021 season, he is striking out at a 16.2% clip.
Freddie Freeman: Final Notes
Freddie is on pace for a career-low in doubles. He finished the 60-game season with 23 doubles in 2020 and is tracking toward only 23 this year. For what it is worth, he is on pace to exceed his career-best 18 IBB (2016) by one this season.
These stats, of course, are based on the pace of the overall season. If you just look at how he has performed in August, then you could raise the numbers considering he has hit .377/.433/.623 since the first of the month.
All stats should be taken with a grain of salt. A couple of things are certain. One, the Atlanta Braves would not be in the position they are without their captain. Two, after hitting just .235 through the end of May, Freeman has turned the jets on, slashing .347/.424/.558 ever since.