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westofyou · 06-07-2009, 01:26 PM

Surprise and impress your friends with these facts... who led each league in hits in each decade.

Here are the hit leaders for each league:

1900-1909
NL: Honus Wagner 1847
AL: Nap Lajoie 1508

1910-1919
NL: Jake Daubert 1535
AL: Ty Cobb 1948

1920-1929
NL: Rogers Hornsby 2085
AL: Sam Rice 2010

1930-1939
NL: Paul Waner 1959
AL: Charlie Gehringer 1865

1940-1949
NL: Bob Elliott 1563
AL: Lou Boudreau 1578

1950-1959
NL: Richie Ashburn 1875
AL: Nellie Fox 1837

1960-1969
NL: Roberto Clemente 1877
AL: Brooks Robinson 1692

1970-1979
NL: Pete Rose 2045
AL: Rod Carew 1787

1980-1989
NL: Dale Murphy 1553
AL: Robin Yount 1731

1990-1999
NL: Mark Grace 1754
AL: Rafael Palmeiro 1747

2000-2008
NL: Todd Helton 1579
AL: Ichiro Suzuki 1805

Sea Ray · 06-08-2009, 05:24 PM

Brooks Robinson really surprised me

kaldaniels · 06-08-2009, 05:25 PM

Who is next in line after Helton and Ichiro? Is it close?

westofyou · 06-08-2009, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by kaldaniels

Who is next in line after Helton and Ichiro? Is it close?

They're by league so I ran a search of all, Vlad climbs into 4th with NL/AL numbers.

AL Jeter

NL Pierre - Yeah Pierre (Albert will pass him this ..maybe)

Code:

CAREER
2000-2008

HITS                             H     
1    Ichiro Suzuki              1805   
2    Derek Jeter                1728   
3    Miguel Tejada              1661   
4    Vladimir Guerrero          1638   
5    Alex Rodriguez             1613   
6    Johnny Damon               1590   
7    Todd Helton                1579   
8    Bobby Abreu                1556   
9    Juan Pierre                1546   
10   Albert Pujols              1531

BCubb2003 · 06-08-2009, 06:56 PM

Did't Dante Bichette have a 10-year span (off from the round numbers) when he led the league in hits?

Mario-Rijo · 06-08-2009, 07:52 PM

WOY, not trying to get this off track, but I saw something the other night that I thought was interesting. I was watching Randy Johnson's 19 Strikeout game (vs. Oakland) the other night. They ran something across the bottom of the screen that said that prior to 1903 fouled off balls were not counted as strikes. Is that true and if so what if anything do you take from that?

westofyou · 06-08-2009, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Mario-Rijo

WOY, not trying to get this off track, but I saw something the other night that I thought was interesting. I was watching Randy Johnson's 19 Strikeout game (vs. Oakland) the other night. They ran something across the bottom of the screen that said that prior to 1903 fouled off balls were not counted as strikes. Is that true and if so what if anything do you take from that?

NL jumped over with it in 1901, Al 03. It helped the batters in the 1890's a HUGE hitting era, one that was taking on the 2nd decade of overhand pitching and the first of a mound and 60 feet. Once they counted as strikes it helped pitcher tremendously. Cy Young's manager in Cleveland felt it helped Cy later on. And coincides with the dead ball era that was as much as result of large fields and other changes as it was because of a dead ball.

http://books.google.com/books?id=RfD...esult&resnum=1

Mario-Rijo · 06-08-2009, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by westofyou

NL jumped over with it in 1901, Al 03. It helped the batters in the 1890's a HUGE hitting era, one that was taking on the 2nd decade of overhand pitching and the first of a mound and 60 feet. Once they counted as strikes it helped pitcher tremendously. Cy Young's manager in Cleveland felt it helped Cy later on. And coincides with the dead ball era that was as much as result of large fields and other changes as it was because of a dead ball.

http://books.google.com/books?id=RfD...esult&resnum=1

Interesting, thanks for that info.

kaldaniels · 06-08-2009, 09:15 PM

Seeing Ichiro's numbers I can't help think that he could have given Rose a run for the hit record...blasphemous, I know....

I do wonder though, how much does the DH help AL players get more ABs, thus more hits. I don't know the true stats, but lets say AL players get 25 more PA on average than their NL counterparts. Over 20 seasons that is 500 PA, which could give a guy 125-150 more hits vs. the same player playing in the NL. Anyone have anything to add on this?

Sea Ray · 06-08-2009, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by kaldaniels

Seeing Ichiro's numbers I can't help think that he could have given Rose a run for the hit record...blasphemous, I know....

I do wonder though, how much does the DH help AL players get more ABs, thus more hits. I don't know the true stats, but lets say AL players get 25 more PA on average than their NL counterparts. Over 20 seasons that is 500 PA, which could give a guy 125-150 more hits vs. the same player playing in the NL. Anyone have anything to add on this?

I'd add that no player who benefitted from a DH is within 150 hits of the Hit King.

kaldaniels · 06-09-2009, 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Sea Ray

I'd add that no player who benefitted from a DH is within 150 hits of the Hit King.

All I'm saying is that if someone, somehow gets close to Rose...I'm not gonna be suprised if he is from the AL.

Ichiro is the leader of the 2000s and did not even play here in 2000. He has 3 seasons already with more hits than Rose's best hit season (230). Too bad for Ichiro he gets lost up there in Seattle it seems. Look at the numbers on the first post in this thread...through 8.5 seasons, Ichiro has had more hits than most other decade leaders. I can't say how much more I am impressed with Ichiro after viewing his statline today...too bad we don't get to see too much of him. Has anyone ever had more hits over a 8 year period than Ichiro 2001-08?

Redsfaithful · 06-09-2009, 02:31 AM

You could probably win a lot of bar bets with Mark Grace in the 90's.

macro · 06-09-2009, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Redsfaithful

You could probably win a lot of bar bets with Mark Grace in the 90's.

That one caught me off guard, and also Dale Murphy in the 1980s. He hit .300 only twice (.302 in 1983 and .300 in 1985) and those were the only two seasons he had more than 176 hits in a season.

VR · 06-09-2009, 12:14 PM

These are NL/AL only....anyone play in both leagues during a decade that perhaps had more hits? (I checked Frank Rob, he was only at 1603 for the 60's)

George Anderson · 06-09-2009, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by westofyou

1940-1949
NL: Bob Elliott 1563

Having not gone off to fight WW II helped this somewhat no name accumulate so many hits.

06-07-2009, 01:26 PM	#1
westofyou breath Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: PDX Posts: 39,354	Hit Leaders by Decade Surprise and impress your friends with these facts... who led each league in hits in each decade. Here are the hit leaders for each league: 1900-1909 NL: Honus Wagner 1847 AL: Nap Lajoie 1508 1910-1919 NL: Jake Daubert 1535 AL: Ty Cobb 1948 1920-1929 NL: Rogers Hornsby 2085 AL: Sam Rice 2010 1930-1939 NL: Paul Waner 1959 AL: Charlie Gehringer 1865 1940-1949 NL: Bob Elliott 1563 AL: Lou Boudreau 1578 1950-1959 NL: Richie Ashburn 1875 AL: Nellie Fox 1837 1960-1969 NL: Roberto Clemente 1877 AL: Brooks Robinson 1692 1970-1979 NL: Pete Rose 2045 AL: Rod Carew 1787 1980-1989 NL: Dale Murphy 1553 AL: Robin Yount 1731 1990-1999 NL: Mark Grace 1754 AL: Rafael Palmeiro 1747 2000-2008 NL: Todd Helton 1579 AL: Ichiro Suzuki 1805

06-08-2009, 05:24 PM	#2
Sea Ray Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 15,255	Re: Hit Leaders by Decade Brooks Robinson really surprised me

06-08-2009, 05:25 PM	#3
kaldaniels Viva la Rolen Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 6,330	Re: Hit Leaders by Decade Who is next in line after Helton and Ichiro? Is it close?

06-08-2009, 06:56 PM	#5
BCubb2003 Haunted by walks Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Syracuse Posts: 6,301	Re: Hit Leaders by Decade Did't Dante Bichette have a 10-year span (off from the round numbers) when he led the league in hits?

06-08-2009, 07:52 PM	#6
Mario-Rijo HOF CLASS OF '12 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Springfield, Ohio Posts: 8,994	Re: Hit Leaders by Decade WOY, not trying to get this off track, but I saw something the other night that I thought was interesting. I was watching Randy Johnson's 19 Strikeout game (vs. Oakland) the other night. They ran something across the bottom of the screen that said that prior to 1903 fouled off balls were not counted as strikes. Is that true and if so what if anything do you take from that? __________________ 2008 Reds Draft Prospect RZ Scouting Reports 2009 Reds Draft Prospect RZ Scouting Reports 2010 Reds Draft Prospect RZ Scouting Reports "You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one." --Woody Hayes

06-08-2009, 09:15 PM	#9
kaldaniels Viva la Rolen Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 6,330	Re: Hit Leaders by Decade Seeing Ichiro's numbers I can't help think that he could have given Rose a run for the hit record...blasphemous, I know.... I do wonder though, how much does the DH help AL players get more ABs, thus more hits. I don't know the true stats, but lets say AL players get 25 more PA on average than their NL counterparts. Over 20 seasons that is 500 PA, which could give a guy 125-150 more hits vs. the same player playing in the NL. Anyone have anything to add on this?

06-09-2009, 02:31 AM	#12
Redsfaithful A Little to the Left Join Date: May 2002 Location: Bexley, OH Posts: 7,417	Re: Hit Leaders by Decade You could probably win a lot of bar bets with Mark Grace in the 90's. __________________ We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. --Oscar Wilde

06-09-2009, 12:14 PM	#14
VR Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Vancouver, Wa Posts: 8,216	Re: Hit Leaders by Decade These are NL/AL only....anyone play in both leagues during a decade that perhaps had more hits? (I checked Frank Rob, he was only at 1603 for the 60's) __________________ “Our team is a team full of fighters. They never panic. We don't necessarily get all the hits we want all the time, but we find a way to win.” – Dusty Baker

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