Shohei Ohtani crafted a season that will never be replicated

Well, unless he does it again. No one else could though.

In 2024, Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani put together one of the very best seasons at the plate in MLB history. He also put together one of the very best seasons on the basepath in MLB history. The numbers most frequently invoked for this unique duality are his raw totals for homers and stolen bases — 54 and 59, respectively — but that’s only just the very tip of the iceberg.

For those of you who haven’t studied icebergs, there is a whole lot more going on under the surface. I know, I was shocked to have found that out too (why does it hide like that??). In the case of Ohtani and his wild 2024 season, today we will attempt to dive down to depths no one has ever tracked before. We want to appreciate his season not just when compared to his peers, but how it truly stacks up in MLB history.

To do that, we need to Rewin... wait. Sorry. Force of habit. Just listen to Alex talk about it in “Scattered.”