June 15, 2007
Getting Hits
Derek Jeter singled in the first inning today. Derek always seems to be getting a hit, and it made we wonder in what percentage of games Jeter picked at least one base knock. Here's the highest percentage of games gathering a hit since 1957, minimum 1000 games played:
| Player | Games with a Hit | Games Played | Percentage |
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| Ichiro Suzuki | 819 | 1020 | 80.3 |
| Derek Jeter* | 1357 | 1743 | 77.9 |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 959 | 1257 | 76.3 |
| Tony Gwynn | 1838 | 2440 | 75.3 |
So if you want to see a hit, attend a game with Jeter playing!
* Includes tonight
Posted by David Pinto at
07:32 PM
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Interesting stat, thanks for that.
So THE 4 greatest contact hitters of the past 40+ years, have played during this decade. Wow. I guess I won't keep complaining that people strikeout too much these days compared to the old.
