The greatest opening day hitter ever?

[Jimbo OZ]

Check out these opening day stats over the past four years for one player

AB Hits HR Runs RBIs AVE OPS
19 11 5 8 10 0.579 2.13

Who is this beast that everyone must own for one day only?








Xavier Nady


I found it funny that this guy continues to rake opening day, gets added a heap by newbie players and then stinks from then on. Nice numbers though.

[BitterDodgerFan]

i'll keep that in mind for 09 opening day.

[Padsin05]

Tuffy Rhodes

[j24jags]

All Japanese Players
It seems like Kaz, Fukudome, Hideki, Ichiro, Agbayani, and Shinjo all broke out on opening day. Kaz homered in the first at-bat of the season in his first two seasons. Fukudome just homered on opening day. I'm pretty sure Agbayani and Shinjo also homered opening day.

[BrooklynBums]

All Japanese Players
It seems like Kaz, Fukudome, Hideki, Ichiro, Agbayani, and Shinjo all broke out on opening day. Kaz homered in the first at-bat of the season in his first two seasons. Fukudome just homered on opening day. I'm pretty sure Agbayani and Shinjo also homered opening day.

Shinjo!! I read that guy became a male nude model after he retired back to Japan.

More on topic, Barry Bonds was a pretty crazy opening day hitter from about 01-04, but then that's not quite the same as Nady...

[jfg]

I knew about Kaz but I didn't realize how many Japanese players have abnormal opening days. Crazy!