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Jake Lamb became the third Arizona Diamondbacks hitter since 2004 to have reached twenty home-runs by the All-Star break. Goldie did in in 2013 and 2015, and Mark Reynolds did it in 2009 and 2010. Here is the full list of players to have managed the feat.
| G | Year | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Lamb | 86 | 2016 | 329 | 289 | 49 | 84 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 61 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 81 | .291 | .371 | .612 | .983 |
| Paul Goldschmidt | 87 | 2015 | 386 | 315 | 60 | 107 | 20 | 1 | 21 | 70 | 16 | 4 | 68 | 75 | .340 | .455 | .610 | 1.064 |
| Paul Goldschmidt | 94 | 2013 | 406 | 352 | 60 | 110 | 23 | 0 | 21 | 77 | 9 | 2 | 49 | 82 | .313 | .395 | .557 | .952 |
| Mark Reynolds | 84 | 2010 | 351 | 294 | 49 | 63 | 14 | 1 | 20 | 56 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 122 | .214 | .328 | .473 | .800 |
| Mark Reynolds | 87 | 2009 | 372 | 325 | 55 | 84 | 17 | 1 | 24 | 62 | 15 | 6 | 44 | 123 | .258 | .349 | .538 | .888 |
| Steve Finley | 88 | 2004 | 391 | 345 | 56 | 99 | 14 | 1 | 21 | 45 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 44 | .287 | .348 | .516 | .864 |
| Luis Gonzalez | 87 | 2001 | 388 | 330 | 75 | 117 | 16 | 4 | 35 | 86 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 48 | .355 | .443 | .745 | 1.189 |
| Steve Finley | 87 | 2000 | 366 | 313 | 65 | 94 | 17 | 1 | 25 | 70 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 45 | .300 | .379 | .601 | .980 |
| Jay Bell | 85 | 1999 | 392 | 343 | 77 | 98 | 20 | 2 | 24 | 65 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 76 | .286 | .365 | .566 | .931 |
| Matt Williams | 88 | 1999 | 386 | 358 | 64 | 114 | 23 | 1 | 23 | 82 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 53 | .318 | .355 | .581 | .936 |
Notes
- Lamb did it in fewer PAs than anyone else
- I'd forgotten how freaking amazing Goldschmidt's first half was last season: .340/.455/.610? Damn.
- He and Lamb are the only qualifying D-backs to be slugging over .600 at the break since Gonzo in 2001. [Chad Tracy and Tony Clark did in 2005, but in 266 and 184 PA respectively]
- Special K's 2010 was insane. How can you reach 20 homers while batting .214? Answer: when you have only 28 singles. [Sidenote: in 2001, Mark McGwire had 21 home-runs at the break, while hitting .190. He had twelve non-homer hits to that point]
- The only two hitters to have reached 20 home-runs in the second half of the season [which is typically shorter] are Gonzalez in 2001 and Reynolds in 2009.
- Quite surprised to see Finley on the list, not once but twice. We remember his Gold Glove defense, but perhaps forget how good a hitter he was as well.