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Ichiro easily surpasses the 200-hit mark every season, but he's averaged only 175 non-infield hits per 162 games through his career. Of those 177 hits, 43were for extra bases. Some averages for other notable players (non-infield hits/extra-base hits per 162 games):
Albert Pujols - 187/88
Alex Rodriguez - 172/81
Manny Ramirez - 175/81
Chase Utley - 168/75
Derek Jeter - 180/55
David Wright - 177/74
Jose Reyes - 165/63
Michael Young - 183/59
Chipper Jones - 170/71
Yes, we know Ichiro is not a power hitter, but I just named a few of our contemporary stars that perform similarly when it comes to pure hits but surpass himwhen it comes to extra-base hits, so he is in no way one of the greatest hitters of all time. If we're talking about hitting, then we're talking aboutability to hit to all fields, not about infield hits and speed. Lets say Ichiro didn't have his speed. If those infield hits ended up as routine grounders,his career batting average would sit at .277.
Ichiro's a good hitter but one of the greatest when it comes to getting infield hits and using his strengths. His 262-hit single-season record willprobably stand for a long time. He truly is a unique player but I can easily name 30 current players that i'd rather have on my team.
I remember Castillo's streak. He was sitting on an 0-for day but the game extra innings. He was on deck for another opporunity but the hitter preceding him(probably Juan Pierre) won the game on a walk-off hit
. As for ToddHelton, he still hit .300 away from Colorado.
Albert Pujols - 187/88
Alex Rodriguez - 172/81
Manny Ramirez - 175/81
Chase Utley - 168/75
Derek Jeter - 180/55
David Wright - 177/74
Jose Reyes - 165/63
Michael Young - 183/59
Chipper Jones - 170/71
Yes, we know Ichiro is not a power hitter, but I just named a few of our contemporary stars that perform similarly when it comes to pure hits but surpass himwhen it comes to extra-base hits, so he is in no way one of the greatest hitters of all time. If we're talking about hitting, then we're talking aboutability to hit to all fields, not about infield hits and speed. Lets say Ichiro didn't have his speed. If those infield hits ended up as routine grounders,his career batting average would sit at .277.
Ichiro's a good hitter but one of the greatest when it comes to getting infield hits and using his strengths. His 262-hit single-season record willprobably stand for a long time. He truly is a unique player but I can easily name 30 current players that i'd rather have on my team.
I remember Castillo's streak. He was sitting on an 0-for day but the game extra innings. He was on deck for another opporunity but the hitter preceding him(probably Juan Pierre) won the game on a walk-off hit