Mitch Haniger Stats: Injuries Continue to Plague Veteran Outfielder

As they chase a playoff spot in the National League, the San Francisco Giants hope to get another boost to their lineup later this month. Outfielder Mitch Haniger, who remains on the 60-day Injured List with a fractured forearm, was recently cleared to begin baseball activities.

Haniger still has a ways to go — he’s expected to be sidelined past his eligible return date of Aug. 13 — but he could provide a veteran presence upon returning. How much so? To analyze that, let’s take a closer look at Mitch Haniger’s stats.

Power Outage

When healthy, Mitch Haniger’s stats have been a strong source of power. Haniger hit 26 home runs in 157 games with the Seattle Mariners in 2018. He then hit a career-high 39 homers in 2021, also in 157 games. Unfortunately, because of injuries, Haniger hasn’t come close to matching that production since.

Since 2017, his first full MLB season, Haniger has appeared in only 570 of 978 regular-season baseball games. He had 11 homers in 2022, his final season with Seattle, and has only four homers in 40 games in 2023. For his career, Haniger is averaging 17 homers per season.

Injuries Aplenty

Did we mention injuries? Haniger has certainly had his share of them. At this point, 2018 and 2021 look like anomalies. Haniger has averaged just 86 games over seven seasons. Here are his total games played since 2018: 63, zero, 157, 57, 40.

It’s been more of the same for Haniger in 2023. Haniger missed the San Francisco Giants’ first 22 games after straining his oblique in spring training. He returned to play 40 games then landed back on the IL June 14 with a fractured forearm. Haniger suffered the injury when he was hit by a pitch from St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Jack Flaherty.

Mixed Production

Between injuries, the 32-year-old Haniger has been a decent run producer for San Francisco. He has 22 RBI in 40 games, in addition to nine doubles. However, Haniger still hasn’t gotten on base enough, with a .230 batting average and a .281 on-base percentage. His .653 OPS is the lowest since his rookie season in 2016 (.713) with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Haniger’s first homer as a Giant came April 29 in a 16-11 loss to the San Diego Padres, per Major League Baseball scores. That marked the first of two games played by the teams in Mexico City.

Odds Outlook

Tuesday’s MLB trade deadline came and went without much action from San Francisco. The Giants didn’t make a splash. Instead, they added depth, acquiring veteran outfielder A.J. Pollock and infielder Mark Mathias from the Mariners in exchange for cash or a player to be named later. The move came after outfielder Mike Yastrzemski was placed on the IL with a left hamstring strain. Yastrzemski’s 11 homers are tied for fourth on the Giants.

Pollock, 35, went 0-for-3 with a strikeout in Tuesday’s 4-3 win over the Diamondbacks. The former All-Star was batting just .173 over 49 games with Seattle.

At 59-49, the Giants are 2.5 games behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West but lead the wild card by a half-game. Entering Wednesday, the Giants were one of five MLB teams in the NL with between 49 and 51 losses.

The Giants are currently priced at -190 to make the playoffs, with the odds of them missing the postseason juiced to +155. They are +800 to win the NL West, well behind the favored Dodgers (-850).

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