David Wright K Rate Slowing Down

David Wright and his strikeout totals are a frequent topic of conversation on SNY.

But truthfully, they are not that bad of late, and he has been trending in a positive direction for a while.

After striking out 113, 113, 115, and 118 times the past four seasons, he in "on pace" for 166 Ks in 2009.

Yes, it's a lot, but a month ago, it was far worse--he was on pace for 190.

• In April, DW struck out once every 3.03 at-bats
• In May, DW struck out once every 3.77 at-bats
• In June, DW is striking out once every 4.53 at-bats

Last year he struck out once every 5.31 at-bats.

If he keeps up with his June pace the rest of the way he will K 147 times on the year. If the positive trend continues and he normalizes to his career rate for the remainder of 2009, he will finish with 137 Ks.

Not great, but not horrible either.

For horrible, look at the current top 5 from among the top 10 strikeout guys in MLB on the year--Chris Davis is on pace for 246 Ks.

Sortable Batting
RK	PLAYER	TEAM	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Chris Davis	TEX	225	26	44	9	0	13	28	0	0	14	102	.196	.249	.409	.658
2	Mark Reynolds	ARI	258	45	69	15	1	19	49	13	4	33	97	.267	.355	.554	.909
3	Carlos Pena	TAM	251	53	59	15	1	22	52	0	1	49	91	.235	.369	.566	.935
4	Ryan Howard	PHI	269	44	69	17	2	20	55	3	0	28	86	.257	.331	.558	.889
5	B.J. Upton	TAM	267	45	65	15	1	5	24	26	5	32	79	.243	.323	.363	.687
6	Adam Dunn	WAS	244	33	65	10	0	18	50	0	1	55	76	.266	.400	.529	.929
7	Jarrod Saltalamacchia	TEX	189	20	48	7	0	6	25	0	2	13	71	.254	.300	.386	.687
8	Alfonso Soriano	CHC	277	44	62	14	0	14	30	7	2	24	70	.224	.289	.426	.715
	David Wright	NYM	257	44	89	21	3	4	39	18	8	41	70	.346	.437	.498	.935
10	Jack Cust	OAK	242	40	55	9	0	13	37	2	0	31	69	.227	.315	.426	.741