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38. Kris Bryant

38. Kris Bryant
  1. General
  2. Awards
  3. Career Stats
  • Born: January 4, 1992 in Las Vegas, NV USA
  • Weight: 230 lbs.
  • Height: 6'5"
  • Bats: R
  • Throws: R
  • Debut: April 17, 2015
  • Final Game: October 03, 2021
  • Rookie of the Year - 2015
  • Hank Aaron Award - 2016
  • Most Valuable Player - 2016
  • TSN All-Star - 2016
  • MVP - 2015
  • MVP - 2016
  • Rookie of the Year - 2015
 
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While we stated that Anthony Rizzo was the heart of the Cubs' 2016 World Series Championship, Kris Bryant was the star.

The second overall pick of the 2013 Amateur Draft, Kris Bryant, was a superstar at the University of San Diego, where he was named the College Baseball Player of the Year.  When he made the Cubs roster for the 2015 Season, he was the National Rookie of the Year and batted .279 with 26 Home Runs.  The Third Baseman was an All-Star that season, but he was about to show Wrigley Field something more special in 2016.

Bryant would not only go to his second All-Star Game, but he would also finish first in Runs (121), blasted 39 Home Runs, batted .292, and would lead the NL in bWAR.  He would win the MVP and take the Cubs to their first World Series win in over a century.

He may not have been an MVP or World Series champion since, but there have been highlights with a .409 OBP and seventh place in MVP voting (2017), and a 31 Home Run season last year, with a third trip to the All-Star Game.

After earning another All-Star Game in 2021, the struggling Cubs unloaded Bryant to the surging Giants for their playoff run.  Bryant left Chicago as a hero and a symbol of breaking the longest curse in North American team sports.

The Bullet Points

  • Position: Third Base
  • Acquired: Selected in the 1st Round, 2nd Overall in the Amateur Draft 6/6/13.
  • Departed: Traded to the San Francisco Giants for Alexandria Canario and Caleb Killian 7/30/21
  • Games Played: 884
  • Notable Statistics: 564 Runs Scored
    865 Hits
    191 Doubles
    19 Triples
    160 Home Runs
    465 Runs Batted In
    38 Stolen Bases
    .279/.378/.508 Slash Line
    24.4 bWAR

    39 Playoff Games
    17 Runs Scored
    35 Hits
    8 Doubles
    1 Triple
    6 Home Runs
    16 Runs Batted In
    1 Stolen Base
    .229/.293/.412 Slash Line
  • Major Accolades and Awards:

    World Series Champion (2016)
    MVP (2016)
    All-Star (2015, 2016, 2019 & 2021*)
    Rookie of the Year (2015)
    Hank Aaron Award (2016)
    Highest bWAR for Position Players (2016)
    Highest Offensive bWAR (2016)
    Most Runs Scored (2016)
    Most Double Plays Turned by a Leftfielder (2021*)

    *Bryant was traded to San Francisco during the season.

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