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Getting On Base…But, Not Really

Posted by Steve Lombardi on November 2, 2007

Just having some fun with Baseball-Reference.com's Play Index Batting Season Finder...

Do you know how many batters, in all of baseball history, have seasons with 200+ hits and 35+ walks - yet had an OBA of .340 or below?  Here's the answer:

  Cnt Player            Year  H   BB  OBP  Age Tm  Lg  G   PA  AB  R  2B 3B HR RBI IBB  SO HBP  SH  SF GDP  SB CS   BA   SLG   OPS  Positions
 +----+-----------------+----+---+---+-----+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+-----+-----+-----+---------+
     1 Michael Young     2003 204  36  .339  26 TEX AL 160 713 666 106 33  9 14  72   1 103   1   3   7  14  13  2  .306  .446  .785 *4/6
     2 Bobby Richardson  1962 209  37  .337  26 NYY AL 161 754 692  99 38  5  8  59   1  24   1  20   4  13  11  9  .302  .406  .743 *4
     3 Doc Cramer        1940 200  36  .340  34 BOS AL 150 712 661  94 27 12  1  51   0  29   1  14   0  13   3  5  .303  .384  .724 *897       


Just three batters - in the history of baseball.  That tells you this is pretty hard to do.  All three times, it happened in the A.L. - and it's only happened once in the last 45 years.  Way to go Michael Young.




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2 Responses to “Getting On Base…But, Not Really”

  1. Mike Minetti Says:
    November 3rd, 2007 at 3:38 pm

    This made me wonder how many guys have had 200+ hits, but hit below .300 - it's an interesting list:

    1 Jimmy Rollins 2007 212 .296
    2 Juan Pierre 2006 204 .292
    3 Bill Buckner 1985 201 .299
    4 Buddy Bell 1979 200 .299
    5 Dave Cash 1974 206 .29985
    6 Ralph Garr 1973 200 .299
    7 Matty Alou 1970 201 .297
    8 Lou Brock 1967 206 .299
    9 Maury Wills 1962 208 .299
    10 Jo-Jo Moore 1935 201 .295

    Jimmy Rollins broke the record this year for most hits ever (1871-2007) without hitting .300. The record he broke was set by Maury Wills the same year he stole 104 bases.

  2. vonhayes Says:
    November 3rd, 2007 at 3:53 pm

    Michael Young is ranked above A-Rod in the Elias rankings. In fact, he's the #1 SS/2B/3B!

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