Pedro Feliz is #999 all time in career OPS at .7252, actually he's tied with Vic Power.

Top 1000, that ain't bad really. When you consider the long history of the major leagues. Although clearly players who have played during the last 15 years have a large advantage due to the higher offensive numbers. I haven't checked this, but I bet Feliz isn't in the top 1000 in OPS+.

So who is Vic Power? Well he was a 4 time all star during the '50s and '60s. Which is 4 more times than Feliz has been an all-star. This is a good example of how these sorts of offensive stats have to be era adjusted to be very meaningful. Obviously Vic Power was a better hitter for his era than Pedro Feliz is for his.

Power's best season was his second (1955 with the Kansas City A's) when he hit .319 with a .505 SLG. He finished 9th in the AL MVP voting that season and was selected to the All Star team. His OPS+ was a career high 129 that year. He reached 124 in 1958, his second best season.

Power's production did dip considerably after 1959 and he spent his last 5 seasons as a below average hitter which is why his career OPS+ is just 97.

But Pedro Feliz's career OPS+ is just 86 and his career high OPS+ is just 102 (in 2003) --- Basically at Feliz's peak he was an average hitter and he's certainly never finished in the top 10 in MVP voting or been selected to an all star team.

So there was an All-Star game last night? Yeah, OK.

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