Top Ten List of the Day
The top ten active leaders in on-base percentage.1. Barry Bonds (41), .4429
2. Todd Helton (32), .4300
3. Frank Thomas (38), .4242
4. Albert Pujols (26), .4186
5. Lance Berkman (30), .4161
6. Jason Giambi (35), .4134
7. Bobby Abreu (32), .4124
8. Manny Ramirez (34), .4110
9. Jim Thome (35), .4089
10. Brian Giles (35), .4083
One name conspicuously absent? Ichiro Suzuki, who it turns out almost never walks.
And if there's one disclaimer about rate stats, it's that shorter careers have the advantage. Can I then get one big "holy shit" for Bonds and Thomas, still getting on base at an outstanding rate. It's too bad Dusty Baker would never have those two "clogging up" his basepaths! Yes-sir-ee.
posted by Carnival @ 1/28/2007
2 Comments:
Couple more things:
1) Forgot to mention holy shit about Bonds being .012 points higher than the number 2.
2) Ichiro Suzuki? 26th at .3762. Adam Dunn? 24th at .3796. And this is the guy Wayne Krivski needs to fucking have a talking-to about striking out. You know what Wayne, I'll take Adam Dunn. Seriously. Sorry he's hampering your ultimate quest for mediocrity.
3) Jeter and Rodriguez are 18th and 19th, respectively. Red Sox fans, insert your wraparound jokes here.
Carnival:
You, like many other people, forget that Frank Thomas was the best hitter of the 90's. The fact that his Hall of Fame credentials have been put into question the last few years are a travesty to a great, power-hitting pure-swinging baseball player.
Also, big surprise about the pair of Yanks ... I would have thought Jeter would be positioned behind Rodriguez.
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