Things are going pretty well right now for the Milwaukee Brewers all things considered. Despite having some very game competition from the Reds and Cubs, Milwaukee currently holds a 1.5 game lead in the National League Central as of 8/8 despite going 4-6 in their last 10 games.
Things could be going a lot smoother if some of the Brewers' key offensive pieces were having better seasons. Willy Adames is the obvious name here, but it isn't like anyone other than Christian Yelich and William Contreras is lighting the world on fire in 2023. However, not even Rowdy Tellez's miserable season ranks among the worst seasons we have seen from Brewers hitter...at least not yet.
Here are the 10 all-time worst seasons by Brewers position players
During the course of Brewers franchise history, there have been a lot of seasons that fans wish they could forget. In a lot of those cases, those were players that didn't even play enough to warrant wasting brain cells on. There is also a certain subjective element to a lot of these debates as a player can put up a decent stat line and still get fans to hate them for key mistakes and bad performances in important spots.
To try and eliminate some of the more nebulous parts of this debate, this list is going to be strictly based on WAR from the fine folks over at Baseball-Reference. Both B-Ref and Fangraphs are great resources, but B-Ref is just a bit easier to research this sort of thing. The list is also going to be limited to those who played enough to qualify for the batting title to give a better picture of everyday guys that actually played most of a season.
Let's take a look at the 10 worst seasons of all time by Brewers position players.