Hawk Harrelson Comparing Kris Bryant, Todd Frazier Is Peak Hawk Harrelson
(CBS) During Thursday evening's broadcast, White Sox veteran television play-by-play Hawk Harrelson addressed the little-discussed topic of comparing the two third basemen in Chicago.
Simply put, it was peak Hawk Harrelson as he explained how the White Sox's Todd Frazier stacks up with the Cubs' Kris Bryant.
"We talk about batting average being one of the most misleading statistics in baseball," Harrelson said. "Kris Bryant, in the running for (NL) MVP, will probably get a leg up on most guys over there. He's got 36 home runs and 91 RBIs. And he's a good third baseman, but you know, he's not Todd Frazier defensively.
"I'm talking about these two. (Bryant's) in the running for that MVP. He's got two more home runs than Todd. He's got seven seven more RBIs, but he's hitting 95 points higher. So, batting averages can really be skewed. As I said, with the way Todd shows his leather at third."
What Harrelson's point was exactly remains a bit unclear, as analyst Steve Stone steered the conversation elsewhere.
Bryant is the NL MVP favorite, hitting .307 with 36 homers, 91 RBIs and a .993 OPS. Frazier is hitting .215 with 34 homers, 84 RBIs and a .752 OPS.