Jeter turns 33
Posted by Andy on June 26, 2007
Ed Burns of the Star-Ledger has a piece on Derek Jeter noting that only 2 players have ever had season with as many R, RBI, SB, HR and as high a BA as Jeter had in 2006.
A quick search of the PI Batting Season Finder confirms it:
Cnt Player **SB** BA HR R RBI Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB H 2B 3B BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP CS OBP SLG OPS Positions +----+-----------------+-------+-----+--+---+---+----+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+-----+-----+-----+---------+ 1 George Sisler 42 .407 19 137 122 1920 27 SLB AL 154 692 631 257 49 18 46 0 19 2 13 0 0 17 .449 .632 1.081 *3/1 2 Kiki Cuyler 41 .357 18 144 102 1925 26 PIT NL 153 700 617 220 43 26 58 0 56 13 12 0 0 13 .423 .598 1.021 *98 3 Derek Jeter 34 .343 14 118 97 2006 32 NYY AL 154 715 623 214 39 3 69 4 102 12 7 4 13 5 .417 .483 .900 *6/D
Incidentally, Larry Walker (1 SB shy in 1997) and Ellis Burks (2 SB shy in 1996) just missed making the club.
The Ed Burns piece has a number of interesting factoids, and came to my attention via YanksBlog.com.
June 26th, 2007 at 6:37 pm
At the risk of being an annoying style-book scold, "factoid" is not a recommended term in this context. "Factoid" is from the combination of fact and "oid", the suffix from Latin meaning "like". The combination was coined to mean a statement which is not really a fact but just seems like a fact (i.e, something that seems like it is true but is not really true). The term has unfortunately also gained some currency as meaning an actual fact that is sort of a little one, a bit of trivia. This second meaning however completely distorts the purpose of suffix "oid", and invites confusion with the original intended meaning which is much more pejorative. For the second meaning, terms such as "fact", "little fact", "factlet", stat, or "piece of trivia" are clearer; which of these alternatives to use may depend on the context. Ok, I'll shut up know.
June 27th, 2007 at 11:10 am
Thanks for the mention. 🙂