After a bit of a slow start at the beginning of the 2017 season, the Lamigo Monkeys’ 王柏融 (Wang Po-Jung) seems to be back to his old self.
As of today, Wang is currently slashing .431/.494/.686 and lead the league with a 190 wRC+ and is expected to break the CPBL record being the fastest player to reach 300 career hits this week.
But how does Wang’s stats stack up against his 2016 performance? Here’s Wang Po-Jung’s 2017 vs 2016 game-by-game batting stats comparison for his first 35 games.
(For more CPBL advance stats, visit my.cpblstats.com)
Batting Averages
- 2017 – 0.431 (35 Games)
- 2016 – 0.386 (35 Games)
- 2016 full Season – 0.414 (Full season 116 Games)
- 2017 league average – 0.286 (18 May)
On Base Percentage
- 2017 – 0.494 (35 Games)
- 2016 – 0.461 (35 Games)
- 2016 – 0.476 (Full season 116 Games)
- 2017 league average – 0.353 (18 May)
Slugging Percentage
- 2017 – 0.686 (35 Games)
- 2016 – 0.621 (35 Games)
- 2016 – 0.689 (Full season 116 Games)
- 2017 league average – 0.445 (18 May)
BABIP
- 2017 – 0.440 (35 Games)
- 2016 – 0.422 (35 Games)
- 2016 – 0.428 (Full season 116 Games)
- 2017 league average – 0.329 (18 May)
wOBA
- 2017 – 0.510 (35 Games)
- 2016 – 0.467 (35 Games)
- 2016 – 0.499 (Full season 116 Games)
- 2017 league average – 0.351 (18 May)
Number of Hits
- 2017 – 59 (35 Games)
- 2016 – 56 (35 Games)
- 2016 – 200 (Full season 116 Games)
Hits per Game
- 2017 – 1.69 (35 Games)
- 2016 – 1.60 (35 Games)
- 2016 – 1.72 (Full season 116 Games)
If we use the 2016 season as the base reference for Wang Po-Jung, with his current hit rate, Wang is projected to finish the 2017 season with 196 hits. Just four hits shy from the CPBL record which was set by him last season.
Will Wang be playing in Japan in 2018?
I think he will follow the money. From my understanding MLB and NPB are all interested in him. But I’m guess probably going to Japan after 2018.