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Batting Trivia Hero Quest

Posted by Raphy on September 8, 2009

With the 00's soon ending, the race is on for players to become the decade long leader in different statistical categories. Here are how thing are shaping up in the race for trivia immortality:

Games Played - Tejada has the lead, but can't afford to sit much.

  Cnt Player              **G**  From  To   Ages   PA    AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  BB  IBB  SO  HBP  SH  SF GDP  SB   CS   BA   OBP   SLG   OPS  Positions Teams
+----+-----------------+--------+----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+---+----+---+---+---+---+----+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+---------+-----------+
    1 Miguel Tejada       1557   2000 2009 26-35  6730  6169  945 1825 359  15 247 1030  416  60  747  87   4  54 217   62  21  .296  .346  .479  .825 *6/D      OAK-BAL-HOU
    2 Bobby Abreu         1551   2000 2009 26-35  6835  5716 1049 1699 402  36 214  980 1028  82 1200  26   2  63 109  293  89  .297  .403  .492  .895 *9/D87    PHI-TOT-NYY-LAA

Plate Appearances - This time Abreu has the lead, but Jeter is right on his heels.

  Cnt Player              **PA**  From  To   Ages   G    AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  BB  IBB  SO  HBP  SH  SF GDP  SB   CS   BA   OBP   SLG   OPS  Positions Teams
+----+-----------------+---------+----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+---+----+---+---+---+---+----+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+---------+-----------+
    1 Bobby Abreu          6835   2000 2009 26-35 1551  5716 1049 1699 402  36 214  980 1028  82 1200  26   2  63 109  293  89  .297  .403  .492  .895 *9/D87    PHI-TOT-NYY-LAA
    2 Derek Jeter          6830   2000 2009 26-35 1479  6044 1078 1911 314  27 160  723  599  26  977 106  57  24 158  213  47  .316  .386  .456  .842 *6/D      NYY

Runs - Arod has this one locked up.

  Cnt Player              **R**  From  To   Ages   G    PA    AB    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  BB  IBB  SO  HBP  SH  SF GDP  SB   CS   BA   OBP   SLG   OPS  Positions Teams
 ----+-----------------+--------+----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+----+---+---+---+----+----+---+----+---+---+---+---+----+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+---------+-----------
    1 Alex Rodriguez      1178   2000 2009 24-33 1503  6688  5661 1718 281  16 429 1222  843  82 1230 125   0  59 149  175  37  .303  .402  .586  .988 *56/D     SEA-TEX-NYY
    2 Johnny Damon        1107   2000 2009 26-35 1470  6696  5946 1731 332  58 158  726  646  20  748  27  28  49  57  262  63  .291  .361  .446  .807 *87D/39   KCR-OAK-BOS-NYY

Hits - He started a year late, but Ichiro is ahead of the pack.

  Cnt Player              **H**  From  To   Ages   G    PA    AB    R   2B  3B  HR  RBI  BB  IBB  SO  HBP  SH  SF GDP  SB   CS   BA   OBP   SLG   OPS  Positions Teams
+----+-----------------+--------+----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+----+---+---+---+----+----+---+----+---+---+---+---+----+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+---------+-----------+
    1 Ichiro Suzuki       2000   2001 2009 27-35 1402  6498  5999  962 224  67  81  506  405 140  582  42  24  28  43  339  78  .333  .378  .434  .812 *98/D     SEA
    2 Derek Jeter         1911   2000 2009 26-35 1479  6830  6044 1078 314  27 160  723  599  26  977 106  57  24 158  213  47  .316  .386  .456  .842 *6/D      NYY

Doubles - This time its Todd Helton's turn to beat out Bobby Abreu.

  Cnt Player             **2B** From  To   Ages   G    PA    AB    R    H   3B  HR  RBI  BB  IBB  SO  HBP  SH  SF GDP  SB   CS   BA   OBP   SLG   OPS  Positions Teams
+----+-----------------+-------+----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+----+----+---+----+---+---+---+---+----+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+---------+-----------+
    1 Todd Helton         428   2000 2009 26-35 1444  6314  5232 1004 1732  27 259  972  984 164  727  37   2  59 129   26  17  .331  .436  .572 1.008 *3/D      COL
    2 Bobby Abreu         402   2000 2009 26-35 1551  6835  5716 1049 1699  36 214  980 1028  82 1200  26   2  63 109  293  89  .297  .403  .492  .895 *9/D87    PHI-TOT-NYY-LAA

Triples - Still to close to call

  Cnt Player             **3B** From  To   Ages   G    PA    AB    R    H   2B  HR  RBI  BB  IBB  SO  HBP  SH  SF GDP  SB   CS   BA   OBP   SLG   OPS  Positions Teams
+----+-----------------+-------+----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+----+----+---+----+---+---+---+---+----+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+---------+-----------+
    1 Jimmy Rollins        93   2000 2009 21-30 1381  6393  5832  927 1598 343 143  605  461  35  756  32  33  35  82  320  69  .274  .329  .438  .767 *6/4      PHI
    2 Carl Crawford        90   2002 2009 20-27 1058  4640  4314  642 1270 183  83  495  240  16  654  28  28  30  54  357  76  .294  .333  .436  .769 *7/8D     TBD-TBR

Home Runs - First place is no contest. I would expect second place to change.

  Cnt Player             **HR** From  To   Ages   G    PA    AB    R    H   2B  3B  RBI  BB  IBB  SO  HBP  SH  SF GDP  SB   CS   BA   OBP   SLG   OPS  Positions Teams
+----+-----------------+-------+----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+----+----+---+----+---+---+---+---+----+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+---------+-----------+
    1 Alex Rodriguez      429   2000 2009 24-33 1503  6688  5661 1178 1718 281  16 1222  843  82 1230 125   0  59 149  175  37  .303  .402  .586  .988 *56/D     SEA-TEX-NYY
    2 Jim Thome           368   2000 2009 29-38 1354  5667  4615  877 1252 231   8  983  973 112 1425  37   0  42  81    3   9  .271  .399  .564  .963 *3D       CLE-PHI-CHW-TOT
    3 Albert Pujols       363   2001 2009 21-29 1376  5978  5060 1059 1689 379  14 1097  798 194  562  67   1  52 178   59  30  .334  .427  .629 1.056 *37/59D64 STL

RBI - Arod again.

 
  Cnt Player             **RBI** From  To   Ages   G    PA    AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  BB  IBB  SO  HBP  SH  SF GDP  SB   CS   BA   OBP   SLG   OPS  Positions Teams
+----+-----------------+--------+----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+----+---+---+---+---+----+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+---------+-----------+
    1 Alex Rodriguez      1222   2000 2009 24-33 1503  6688  5661 1178 1718 281  16 429  843  82 1230 125   0  59 149  175  37  .303  .402  .586  .988 *56/D     SEA-TEX-NYY
    2 Albert Pujols       1097   2001 2009 21-29 1376  5978  5060 1059 1689 379  14 363  798 194  562  67   1  52 178   59  30  .334  .427  .629 1.056 *37/59D64 STL
    3 Manny Ramirez       1095   2000 2009 28-37 1339  5797  4872  923 1549 324  10 346  811 172 1068  68   0  46 146   10   9  .318  .419  .602 1.021 *7D9      CLE-BOS-TOT-LAD

BB - Almost 1/3 were officially intentional. The others may have been as well.

  Cnt Player             **BB**  From  To   Ages   G    PA    AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI IBB  SO  HBP  SH  SF GDP  SB   CS   BA   OBP   SLG   OPS  Positions Teams
+----+-----------------+--------+----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+----+---+---+---+---+----+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+---------+-----------+
    1 Barry Bonds         1128   2000 2007 35-42  986  4072  2871  772  925 178  12 317  697 390  427  53   0  20  49   54   9  .322  .517  .724 1.241 *7/D      SFG
    2 Bobby Abreu         1028   2000 2009 26-35 1551  6835  5716 1049 1699 402  36 214  980  82 1200  26   2  63 109  293  89  .297  .403  .492  .895 *9/D87    PHI-TOT-NYY-LAA

IBB - In case you were wondering about second place.

  Cnt Player            **IBB** From  To   Ages   G    PA    AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  BB   SO  HBP  SH  SF GDP  SB   CS   BA   OBP   SLG   OPS  Positions Teams
+----+-----------------+-------+----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+----+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+---------+-----------+
    1 Barry Bonds         390   2000 2007 35-42  986  4072  2871  772  925 178  12 317  697 1128  427  53   0  20  49   54   9  .322  .517  .724 1.241 *7/D      SFG
    2 Vladimir Guerrero   213   2000 2009 25-34 1409  6007  5332  914 1726 320  30 313 1027  566  658  65   0  44 191  147  67  .324  .392  .571  .963 *9D       MON-ANA-LAA

SO - This one should be interesting.

  Cnt Player             **SO**  From  To   Ages   G    PA    AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  BB  IBB HBP  SH  SF GDP  SB   CS   BA   OBP   SLG   OPS  Positions Teams
+----+-----------------+--------+----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+----+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+---------+-----------+
    1 Jim Thome           1425   2000 2009 29-38 1354  5667  4615  877 1252 231   8 368  983  973 112  37   0  42  81    3   9  .271  .399  .564  .963 *3D       CLE-PHI-CHW-TOT
    2 Adam Dunn           1410   2001 2009 21-29 1267  5323  4337  773 1087 227   8 313  764  899  95  62   2  23  65   59  20  .251  .385  .523  .908 *739/D    CIN-TOT-WSN
    3 Mike Cameron        1405   2000 2009 27-36 1365  5760  4989  786 1263 287  42 216  748  643  16  65  18  45  84  207  56  .253  .343  .457  .800 *8/9D     SEA-NYM-SDP-MIL

HBP - Hey look!  A  Pirate of the  '00s leading a category!

  Cnt Player            **HBP** From  To   Ages   G    PA    AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  BB  IBB  SO   SH  SF GDP  SB   CS   BA   OBP   SLG   OPS  Positions Teams
+----+-----------------+-------+----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+---+----+---+---+---+----+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+---------+-----------+
    1 Jason Kendall       155   2000 2009 26-35 1448  6135  5415  704 1533 258  19  43  490  508  30  464  22  35 133  105  66  .283  .359  .362  .721 *2/79D    PIT-OAK-TOT-MIL
    2 Jason Giambi        138   2000 2009 29-38 1290  5364  4238  771 1166 223   5 301  905  938  69  957   0  50  88   13   5  .275  .418  .543  .961 *3D       OAK-NYY-TOT

SB - Stealing his way around the nation ...

  Cnt Player             **SB**  From  To   Ages   G    PA    AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  BB  IBB  SO  HBP  SH  SF GDP  CS   BA   OBP   SLG   OPS  Positions Teams
+----+-----------------+--------+----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+---+----+---+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+---------+-----------+
    1 Juan Pierre          454   2000 2009 22-31 1413  6016  5489  799 1653 199  76  13  385  337   8  334  67 109  14  69 153  .301  .348  .372  .720 *87/D     COL-FLA-CHC-LAD
    2 Carl Crawford        357   2002 2009 20-27 1058  4640  4314  642 1270 183  90  83  495  240  16  654  28  28  30  54  76  .294  .333  .436  .769 *7/8D     TBD-TBR

CS - ... with reckless abandon

  Cnt Player             **CS** From  To   Ages   G    PA    AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  BB  IBB  SO  HBP  SH  SF GDP  SB    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS  Positions Teams
+----+-----------------+-------+----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+---+----+---+---+---+---+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---------+-----------+
    1 Juan Pierre         153   2000 2009 22-31 1413  6016  5489  799 1653 199  76  13  385  337   8  334  67 109  14  69  454  .301  .348  .372  .720 *87/D     COL-FLA-CHC-LAD
    2 Luis Castillo       108   2000 2009 24-33 1323  5861  5112  819 1525 153  50  26  366  623  12  598  10  97  19 101  271  .298  .374  .363  .737 *4        FLA-MIN-TOT-NYM

GIDP - Tejada all the way.

  Cnt Player            **GDP** From  To   Ages   G    PA    AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  BB  IBB  SO  HBP  SH  SF  SB   CS   BA   OBP   SLG   OPS  Positions Teams
+----+-----------------+-------+----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+---+----+---+---+---+----+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+---------+-----------+
    1 Miguel Tejada       217   2000 2009 26-35 1557  6730  6169  945 1825 359  15 247 1030  416  60  747  87   4  54   62  21  .296  .346  .479  .825 *6/D      OAK-BAL-HOU
    2 Paul Konerko        193   2000 2009 24-33 1457  5999  5287  780 1474 269   3 292  928  587  50  861  70   0  55    6   1  .279  .355  .497  .852 *3D/5     CHW

Total Bases -If only he had the extra year.

  Cnt Player             **TB**  From  To   Ages   G    PA    AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  BB  IBB  SO  HBP  SH  SF GDP  SB   CS   BA   OBP   SLG   OPS  Positions Teams
+----+-----------------+--------+----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+---+----+---+---+---+---+----+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+---------+-----------+
    1 Alex Rodriguez      3318   2000 2009 24-33 1503  6688  5661 1178 1718 281  16 429 1222  843  82 1230 125   0  59 149  175  37  .303  .402  .586  .988 *56/D     SEA-TEX-NYY
    2 Albert Pujols       3185   2001 2009 21-29 1376  5978  5060 1059 1689 379  14 363 1097  798 194  562  67   1  52 178   59  30  .334  .427  .629 1.056 *37/59D64 STL

Runs Created - A-rod holding on.

  Cnt Player             **RC**  From  To   Ages   G    PA    AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  BB  IBB  SO  HBP  SH  SF GDP  SB   CS   BA   OBP   SLG   OPS  Positions Teams
+----+-----------------+--------+----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+---+----+---+---+---+---+----+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+---------+-----------+
    1 Alex Rodriguez      1374   2000 2009 24-33 1503  6688  5661 1178 1718 281  16 429 1222  843  82 1230 125   0  59 149  175  37  .303  .402  .586  .988 *56/D     SEA-TEX-NYY
    2 Todd Helton         1353   2000 2009 26-35 1444  6314  5232 1004 1732 428  27 259  972  984 164  727  37   2  59 129   26  17  .331  .436  .572 1.008 *3/D      COL
    3 Albert Pujols       1344   2001 2009 21-29 1376  5978  5060 1059 1689 379  14 363 1097  798 194  562  67   1  52 178   59  30  .334  .427  .629 1.056 *37/59D64 STL

Batting Average (min. 4000 PA) - Now, here's a real race:

  Cnt Player              **BA**    PA  From  To   Ages   G    AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  BB  IBB  SO  HBP  SH  SF GDP  SB   CS  OBP   SLG   OPS  Positions Teams
+----+-----------------+---------+-----+----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+---+----+---+---+---+---+----+---+-----+-----+-----+---------+-----------+
    1 Albert Pujols        .334    5978 2001 2009 21-29 1376  5060 1059 1689 379  14 363 1097  798 194  562  67   1  52 178   59  30  .427  .629 1.056 *37/59D64 STL
    2 Ichiro Suzuki        .333    6498 2001 2009 27-35 1402  5999  962 2000 224  67  81  506  405 140  582  42  24  28  43  339  78  .378  .434  .812 *98/D     SEA
    3 Todd Helton          .331    6314 2000 2009 26-35 1444  5232 1004 1732 428  27 259  972  984 164  727  37   2  59 129   26  17  .436  .572 1.008 *3/D      COL

OBP (min. 4000 PA) - I picked 4000 PA at random. I didn't realize how close I was to changing history.

  Cnt Player             **OBP**    PA  From  To   Ages   G    AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  BB  IBB  SO  HBP  SH  SF GDP  SB   CS   BA   SLG   OPS  Positions Teams
+----+-----------------+---------+-----+----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+---+----+---+---+---+---+----+---+-----+-----+-----+---------+-----------+
    1 Barry Bonds          .517    4072 2000 2007 35-42  986  2871  772  925 178  12 317  697 1128 390  427  53   0  20  49   54   9  .322  .724 1.241 *7/D      SFG
    2 Todd Helton          .436    6314 2000 2009 26-35 1444  5232 1004 1732 428  27 259  972  984 164  727  37   2  59 129   26  17  .331  .572 1.008 *3/D      COL
    3 Albert Pujols        .427    5978 2001 2009 21-29 1376  5060 1059 1689 379  14 363 1097  798 194  562  67   1  52 178   59  30  .334  .629 1.056 *37/59D64 STL

SLG (min 4000 PA)- see above

  Cnt Player             **SLG**    PA  From  To   Ages   G    AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  BB  IBB  SO  HBP  SH  SF GDP  SB   CS   BA   OBP   OPS  Positions Teams
+----+-----------------+---------+-----+----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+---+----+---+---+---+---+----+---+-----+-----+-----+---------+-----------+
    1 Barry Bonds          .724    4072 2000 2007 35-42  986  2871  772  925 178  12 317  697 1128 390  427  53   0  20  49   54   9  .322  .517 1.241 *7/D      SFG
    2 Albert Pujols        .629    5978 2001 2009 21-29 1376  5060 1059 1689 379  14 363 1097  798 194  562  67   1  52 178   59  30  .334  .427 1.056 *37/59D64 STL
    3 Manny Ramirez        .602    5797 2000 2009 28-37 1339  4872  923 1549 324  10 346 1095  811 172 1068  68   0  46 146   10   9  .318  .419 1.021 *7D9      CLE-BOS-TOT-LAD

OPS (min 4000 PA) - ditto

  Cnt Player             **OPS**    PA  From  To   Ages   G    AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  BB  IBB  SO  HBP  SH  SF GDP  SB   CS   BA   OBP   SLG  Positions Teams
+----+-----------------+---------+-----+----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+---+----+---+---+---+---+----+---+-----+-----+-----+---------+-----------+
    1 Barry Bonds         1.241    4072 2000 2007 35-42  986  2871  772  925 178  12 317  697 1128 390  427  53   0  20  49   54   9  .322  .517  .724 *7/D      SFG
    2 Albert Pujols       1.056    5978 2001 2009 21-29 1376  5060 1059 1689 379  14 363 1097  798 194  562  67   1  52 178   59  30  .334  .427  .629 *37/59D64 STL
    3 Manny Ramirez       1.021    5797 2000 2009 28-37 1339  4872  923 1549 324  10 346 1095  811 172 1068  68   0  46 146   10   9  .318  .419  .602 *7D9      CLE-BOS-TOT-LAD

OPS+ (min 4000 PA) - ditto

  Cnt Player            **OPS+**   PA  From  To   Ages   G    AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  BB  IBB  SO  HBP  SH  SF GDP  SB   CS   BA   OBP   SLG   OPS  Positions Teams
+----+-----------------+--------+-----+----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+---+----+---+---+---+---+----+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+---------+-----------+
    1 Barry Bonds          221    4072 2000 2007 35-42  986  2871  772  925 178  12 317  697 1128 390  427  53   0  20  49   54   9  .322  .517  .724 1.241 *7/D      SFG
    2 Albert Pujols        172    5978 2001 2009 21-29 1376  5060 1059 1689 379  14 363 1097  798 194  562  67   1  52 178   59  30  .334  .427  .629 1.056 *37/59D64 STL
    3 Manny Ramirez        160    5797 2000 2009 28-37 1339  4872  923 1549 324  10 346 1095  811 172 1068  68   0  46 146   10   9  .318  .419  .602 1.021 *7D9      CLE-BOS-TOT-LAD

21 Responses to “Batting Trivia Hero Quest”

  1. ImAShark Says:

    The actual 2000's decade is 2001-2010.

  2. DavidRF Says:

    "The actual 2000's decade is 2001-2010."

    🙂

    I think the "first decade" is 2001-2010, but 2000's is pretty self-descriptive. Its the whole 1900s vs. 20th century thing.

  3. DavidRF Says:

    I will nitpick the choice of 4000 PA, though. The baseball-reference leaderboards use 3000 PA for the cutoff for both career and active. The cutoff here shouldn't be greater than that.

  4. b30b30 Says:

    A decade is a period of ten years. It doesn't matter when it starts. So I think the actual 2000 decade is the decade that starts in 2000 and finishes in 2009. All those years have the first 3 digits in common, differently to the period from 2001 to 2010.

  5. Raphy Says:

    ImAShark - You would be right if we called it the 210th decade. However, I don't think anyone would consider the year 2000 as part of the '90s.

    David - I was actually considering going higher - 5020 or something.
    If you use 3000, Ryan Howard is 4th in slugging, 10th in OPS and 12th in OPS+. Nick Johnson is 11th in OBP. Matt Holliday is 6th in BA.

  6. ImAShark Says:

    I do, as does everyone else in the world except for you.

  7. Raphy Says:

    http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/1990s

  8. JohnnyTwisto Says:

    I knew before checking the comments that some moron would try to claim 2000 is actually part of the 1990s.

    Good stuff Raphy...can we get the pitcher leaders too?

  9. Raphy Says:

    Thanks Johnny.

    I hope to have the pitching leaders up within the next day or two.

  10. TheGoofyOne Says:

    Abreu has had a pretty darn good decade. And say what you will about volume, but I'll take a guy who can play every day, score runs and drive them in, steal bases and slam extra base hits year in and year out.

    A-Rod's 118 R and 122 RBI per year over a full decade is amazing.

    But Pujols is clearly the head of the class. Here's a guy who not only has that incredible power and other numbers, but who even has a higher batting average than AVG specialist Ichiro! Considering they've played the same years and that Pujols trumps him in runs, doubles and walks as well as the obvious power stats, just think of what that means.

  11. Andy Says:

    The most amazing feat here is Ichiro leading the decade in hits despite not playing in MLB in 2000. If you count his hits in Japan that year (153 in 105 games!!!) he's light years ahead of anybody else.

  12. Neil Paine Says:

    I like how 23% of Bonds' HR for the decade came in one season.

  13. eorns Says:

    Anyone notice that after his first AB in yesterday's game, Ichiro was exactly 2000-for-6000 in his career?

  14. JDV Says:

    eorns Says:Anyone notice that after his first AB in yesterday's game, Ichiro was exactly 2000-for-6000 in his career?

    Yes. In fact, I was wondering how many players had reached 2,000 hits before their 6,000th at-bat, as he did. I know Carew did, and I'm sure Gwynn did, but not too many since '54 I'd bet.

  15. JohnnyTwisto Says:

    Wow, very cool about Ichiro. (Very) tangentially related, a part of me didn't want Pedro Martinez to come back because I think it's great to look at his career record and see more than 200 wins and fewer than 100 losses. But what do you know, he has yet to lose this season, so he's still sitting on 99 losses. Of course, as effective as he's been, one would think he won't have as much trouble finding a job next season, and then he's almost certain to lose that 100th game. His career ERA is also creeping up towards 3.00; I'd really like it to stay under, but it's gone from 2.80 to 2.92 just since the end of '07. And continuing my stream-of-consciousness, I was sort of relieved when Rickey Henderson finally ran out of major league suitors, as it allowed his career OBP to remain just above that magical .400 level.

  16. DavidRF Says:

    "I know Carew did, and I'm sure Gwynn did, but not too many since '54 I'd bet."

    Add to that Boggs, Williams and Musial. Thought I think you mean '54 for play-index purposes which would cut off Williams and Musial.

  17. rico petrocelli Says:

    Ladies,

    You really have to pick TEN years not eleven, no matter how you slice it.

    The millenium ended 12/31/00 by definition*.
    The Yankees are "0 for CENTURY" and so last-century by definition.

    *End of the 20th century
    It is commonly-held misconception that the 20th century ended on December 31, 1999. The 20th century actually ended on December 31, 2000, its centennial year. See ref (end of Yankee dynasty)

    Start and end in the Gregorian Calendar
    According to the Gregorian calendar, the 1st century AD started on January 1, 1 and ended on December 31, 100. The 2nd century started at year 101, the third at 201, etc. The n-th century started/will start on the year 100×n - 99. A century will only include one year, the centennial year, that starts with the century's number (e.g. 1900 is the final year in the 19th century).

  18. Raphy Says:

    Rico - Who picked 11?

    Why do you assume that the 20th century is synonymous with the 1900's? The 20th century can very well refer to 1901-2000 and the 1900's to 1900-1999 (or 1900-1909 depending on context).

  19. eorns Says:

    JohnnyTwisto: I was with you on Pedro. Also, tho, because he was the only pitcher in the 2000's to post an ERA under 3.00...at a precarious 2.99. Despite his success this year, it's now at 3.0041. Assuming it stays this way, this will be the only modern decade besides the 20's without a sub-3.00 pitcher:

    1900's: 50
    1910's: 62
    1920's: 0
    1930's: 3
    1940's: 10
    1950's: 3
    1960's: 18
    1970's: 9
    1980's: 2
    1990's: 3

  20. JohnnyTwisto Says:

    If you drop the minimum to 700 IP, you can get Mariano Rivera in there.

    More data showing how weird the '80s were...despite being a moderate-scoring era overall, no great pitchers seemed to excel over that entire decade. A lot of great careers began and ended during that time, but didn't manage to encompass it.

  21. rpbrpb2002 Says:

    One thing is clear from these stats: It sure helped to be juiced. I wonder what they'd look like if you excluded the cheaters. Sorry, "alleged" cheaters.