Longest Baseball Game Ever Played

latest news about Longest Baseball Game Ever Played:who was the worst Major League Baseball Player of all time. The worst Major League player ever, no matter who it was, was obviously a great player by mortal standards. Moreover, plenty of bad players came up to the big leagues for a few games but were not good enough to stick. The question might be redefined as who was the worst player ever who had a real career. Moreover, my focus is on non-pitchers.

Identifying the worst player ever requires more than just quantitative analysis. While the worst player ever must have unambiguously bad statistics, poor numbers alone are not enough. There is a certain je ne sais quoi to being the worst player ever. This player must uniquely capture the spirit of being bad through specific actions on the field or an appropriate career narrative. Association with bad or disappointing team and somehow being memorable help as well.

Based on quantitative as well as less concrete indicators, former Giant shortstop Johnnie LeMaster, who played from 1975-1987 is my candidate for worst non-pitcher to have a real major league career. LeMaster’s numbers, .222/.277/.289 are sufficiently bad to ensure his candidacy on the short list. He is also one of only 23 players in the history of the game to have more than 3,000 plate appearances and an OPS+ of less than 65. This is good enough for 14th lowest OPS of any player with more than 3,000 plate appearances. LeMaster goes “up” to the 10th lowest if the cutoff is 3,500 plate appearances. Moreover, only four players in the history of the game came to bat 3,500 or more times than LeMaster and created fewer runs than LeMaster’s 263, but all three of those players, Gene Michael, Hal Lanier, Billy Sullivan and Charlie O’Leary played during times when pitching dominated did more than during LeMaster’s career.