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Byron Buxton among major leagues' best in OPS past two seasons

The Twins center fielder had a .903 OPS (on-base percentage plus slugging percentage) combining the past two seasons.

By Phil Miller

March 29, 2023 at 11:32PM
Twins center fielder Byron Buxton, when healthy, had the 11th-best OPS the past two seasons in Major League Baseball. (Jerry Holt, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Highest OPS, 2021-22 combined

1.020 — Mike Trout

1.016 — Aaron Judge

.975 — Fernando Tatis Jr.

.973 — Bryce Harper

.944 — Yordan Álvarez

.929 — Paul Goldschmidt

.925 — Juan Soto

.918 — Shohei Ohtani

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.908 — Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

.907 — Freddie Freeman

.903 — Byron Buxton

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Phil Miller

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Phil Miller has covered the Twins for the Minnesota Star Tribune since 2013. Previously, he covered the University of Minnesota football team, and from 2007-09, he covered the Twins for the Pioneer Press.

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