Oso planning to go pro
That's funny, because here was my text back to my son:Yeah, that is amazing. But if you want to see some incredible low-strikeout totals for a HR hitter, check out DiMaggio. In 1941, he struck out 13 times!
DiMaggio's low strikeout totals are fantastic. But any comparison to Hammerin' Hank is irrelevant. 'Home run hitters' notoriously strikeout at a much higher rate than guys with lower HR totals. A much better comparison would be a guy like Tony Gwynn or Wade Boggs. Gwynn in particular compares very favorably to DiMaggio. To wit:Best season in terms of fewest Ks - slight edge to DiMaggio:1995: Gwynn played 135 games and had 577 plate appearances and 14 strikeouts (1K in 41.2 PA).1941: DiMaggio played 139 games and had 541 plate appearances and 13 strikeouts (1K in 41.6 PA).Overall career - edge to Gwynn:Gwynn with 10,232 PA and 434 Ks (1K in 23.6 PA).DiMaggio with 7,672 PA and 369 Ks (1K in 20.8 PA).
Why? Is there some evidence that his death was a vaccine reaction?The simple reality is that 86-year old guys die pretty regularly. In fact, by making it to 86, Aaron outlived life expectancy for an American male by 10 years. And as an African-American, he outlived his life expectancy by 17 years. Unless there is some direct evidence that it was vaccine-related, I suspect it's just an elderly man dying.
I agree. Bonds was a great player destined for the Hall of Fame before he apparently started juicing. Why he chose to sully his legacy at that point is beyond me.
An example of a player that has hit a lot of Home Runs (662) but who has walked more times than he has struck out, is Albert Pujols. 1331 walks 1304 K’s. Hank Aaron 755 HR’s. 1402 walks. 1383 K’s.Similar to Aaron, Pujols has never struck out 100 times in a season.
Pujols is much more Bonds than Aaron.
How in the world did Aaron hit cross handed? I didn't realize he learned that way and then switched his grip early in his career.
Frank Thomas walked about 300 more times than he Kd in his career. He struck out 100 times twice. But .419 career OBP.
DiMaggio hit 361 HRs in an era of massive stadiums - including his own. But twice lead the league in HRs. Slugged .579 during his career.Gwynn hit 125 HRs. Slugged .459.They aren't comparable players at all.
Not saying they're comparable...but DiMaggio and Aaron are even less comparable, and DiMaggio was not someone most would call a 'home run hitter.' Consider this: The HR gap between Aaron and DiMaggio is almost twice as big as the gap between DiMaggio and Gwynn.He was a great hitter with decent power...but not a 'home run hitter.'
I mean you literally compared them by placing their stats next to one another and giving Gwynn an edge. Yes DiMaggio wasn’t a “home run hitter” even though he lead the league in HRs once. But he was a much more powerful hitter than Gwynn.
Pujols is Pujols. Bonds is Bonds. Aaron is Aaron. They are all different players. There was some discussion of players that have hit a lot of home runs that walk more than strike out.
I put their stats next to one another in response to a post that called DiMaggio a home run hitter.
Right. Pujols, Mac, Bonds all homered and walked a lot. They also took a lot of anabolic steroids. Aaron walked and homered a lot without science helping him.
So you didn't really compare someone to someone else when you put their stats next to one another.Ok.
The great Milwaukee Braves team had not only Henry Aaron but also Warren Spahn who holds the record for most wins by a left hander and most wins in the live ball era (since 1920) at 363 . In addition Eddie Mathews is considered among the top 5 third basemen of all time. A lot of star power in the city at one time.
Mathews was the only starter (player?) that played in Boston, Milwaukee and Atlanta for the Braves. Also won a World Series as a bench player with the '68 Tigers.
Some fun numbers from The Athletic.His average season over those two decades from 1955-1974: .311/.379/.572/.951, with 36 home runs. Mike Trout has had exactly one season in his career in which he beat that slash line, with that many home runs. Hammerin‘ Hank had 20 seasons as That Guy.Aaron’s OPS in his 20s: .947Aaron’s OPS in his 30s: .948He was the most dependable superstar on earth — year in, year out … and decade in, decade out.Only three players ever had double-digit homers in both their age 20 and age 40 seasons:Willie Mays, Ted Williams, Hank AaronHank Aaron played in 25 All-Star Games. That is the most in history. The 3 active players who have appeared in the most All-Star Games are Trout, Kershaw and Verlander. They’ve played in 8 apiece. Which means that the 3 most celebrated All-Stars of this era have played in fewer All-Star Games combined (24) than Aaron played in all by himself.MOST CONSECUTIVE SEASONS, UNDER 100 K’S, 300+ PAHank Aaron: 23Carl Yastrzemski: 23Pete Rose: 23At age 40, in 1974, Aaron had a 20-homer season in which he struck out just 29 times? The last time anybody struck out fewer than 30 times in a season in which he hit at least 20 home runs? 4 decades ago, when George Brett had 24 homers, 22 K’s in 1980.