April 28, 2012

Young RBIs

Miguel Cabrera became the sixth youngest player to reach 1000 RBI Friday night:

The only players younger than Cabrera to reach 1,000 career RBIs were Ott (27 years, 94 days), Jimmie Foxx (27 years, 229 days), Alex Rodriguez (28 years, 282 days), Ken Griffey Jr. (28 years, 298 days) and Lou Gehrig (28 years, 302 days).

• Ott finished with 1,860 RBIs — 12th all-time
• Foxx finished with 1,922 RBIs — eighth all-time
• Gehrig finished with 1,995 RBIs – fifth all-time
• Griffey Jr. finished with 1,836 RBIs — 15th all-time
• Rodriguez sits at 1,902 RBIs — one shy of tying Wilie Mays for 10th all-time

Note that like home runs, a high RBI total at a young age doesn’t give a player much of a chance at finishing in the top five. Power hitters who put up big years young tend to burn out.

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