At this pace, a ball player will reach 3,000 hits in between 12 and 17 seasons. The biggest impediments on Altuve’s way are health and age-related decline. update=copyright.getFullYear(); Barring injury, it’s fair to say he’ll probably get at least another 100 before the season is out.
The same caveats apply here, of course. Only two other active players have 3,000 hits: Ichiro Suzuki and Adrian Beltre. An average ball player gets approximately 600-700 at-bats per year, of which a good player will bat safely in roughly 180-233—between a .300 and a .333 batting average. Like Cabrera, Cano would have to suffer a serious injury in order to not reach 3,000 career hits. Baseball writer Josh Pahigian writes that reaching 3,000 hits has been "long considered the greatest measure of superior bat handling", and it is often described as a guarantee of eventual entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame. The list of players who had at least 900 hits by the end of their age-25 season is a good one and includes a lot of members of the 3,000-hit club, including Beltre, Pujols, and Alex Rodriguez. If he were to get another 130 this year, he’d be at about 1,050 at the end of his age-25 season. copyright=new Date(); The next closest player to the club is Hank Aaron, with 3,771 hits. The players who have gotten 3,000 hits in the Major Leagues are few and far between.
The 3000 hits mark indicates good performance over a long period of time. [a] Two players—Nap Lajoie and Honus Wagner—reached 3,000 hits during the 1914 season. The rules were restored to their original format in 2001, and Anson is once again a member of the club he started. If Altuve can rack up 200 hits a season (or close to it) for another six seasons, he’ll be on the precipice in his mid-30’s.
Let’s run through that list and handicap each player’s odds of getting to 3,000. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Flipboard (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window). Markakis, however, is 34 years old and he is going to regress to his mean before the season is out. who are members, we present the roll call for the 3,000-Hit Club. Let’s conservatively assume he gets another 80 hits in the 2018 season. Not a lot of players have ever done that and most of those that have have been legendary. Cap Anson was the first to enter the 3,000 Hits Club with a single.
mark when they hung up their spikes. - 3,000 Hits Club Member / Hall of Fame Member Carl Yastrzemski in An All-Consuming Desire to Succeed (John Paul Carinci, Morgan James Publishing, 08/01/2011, Page 70), In Order By Most Hits | Top 1,000 Hits Leaders. Sam responded: Membership in the Club does not come easy.
And so it is impossible. And while he has hit well to begin the 2018 season, he’s coming off of the worst season of his career last year: he played in 130 games, posted a .728 OPS, and hit only 16 home runs. The 3,000 Hits Club is a collection of Major League Baseball players who have recorded 3,000 or more regular-season hits during their big league career. Over his career, Markakis has been remarkably consistent, typically playing in 155-plus games and racking up around 170 hits. Indeed, only
How to Play. document.write(update); Ripken was the first man to garner his 3,000th hit in the month of April, the third to reach the mark in the Metrodome, and the seventh to combine 3,000 hits with at least 400 home runs. Cano, also 35 years old, sits 590 hits shy of 3,000. Of these, 17 were right-handed batters, 13 were left-handed, and two were switch hitters. [19] The most recent player to join the club is Pujols, who collected his 3,000th hit on May 4, 2018, while playing for the Los Angeles Angels.[20]. Hall of Famers Jake Beckley, Sam Crawford, Rogers Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. A number of baseball's best hitters have come close to garnering 3,000 base hits over their major league careers. And, like Cabrera, Cano is under contract through 2023, earning $120 million over the final five years of his deal. [14][15][c], In total, 32 players have reached the 3,000 hit mark in MLB history. number. That is exactly what
He could choose to retire if he wanted to, or only play another couple of years before calling it quits. In Major League Baseball, the exclusive 4,000 hit club is an informal term referring to members of an elite group of players: those players that have reached 4000 hits on their careers. CC Sabathia recently joined Steve Carlton and Randy Johnsonas the only left-hande… Get the Quiz of the Day, one carefully curated quiz inspired by today's headlines. Indeed, only 32 men are members of the elite 3,000-Hit Club. Markakis is a bit of a sexy pick to get to 3,000 considering the career year he’s having thus far in 2018. Bryce Harper has 813 hits a month and a half into his age-25 season. Did you know that Craig Biggio, George Brett, Roberto Clemente, Tony Gwynn, Derek Jeter, Al Kaline, Stan Musial, Cal Ripken, Jr., Carl Yastrzemski and Robin Yount each reached 3,000 hits while playing with only one Major League team? That lofty plateau is only attained by those select few who have combined a
Cap Anson was the first to do so, although his precise career hit total is unclear. Gonzalez, who turns 36 years old tomorrow, has likewise had a terrific career but is too far away (972 hits) to have any kind of shot considering how much his bat has waned in recent years. Currently, there are 28 players who have accomplished this. Mookie Betts, Francisco Lindor, and Carlos Correa are in the same conversation but we’re still a bit too early in their careers to make a judgment. Roberto Clemente's career ended with precisely 3,000 hits, reaching the mark in the last at bat of his career on September 30, 1972. It’s impossible to predict what Harper will do over the next 10 years, but to this point, he’s put himself in a good position to eventually be able to accrue 3,000 hits over his career. Every player who reaches the 3,000 Hits Club has hall of fame skills with a baseball bat, and every one of them should be on a plaque in Cooperstown. Martinez, 39, is 938 hits short of 3,000. The '3,000 hit club' quiz Last updated on October 31, 2019 | Total tries: 18317 | Average Score: 22.6 out of 32 ( 71% ) | Quiz FAQ Can you name every member of MLB's 3,000 hit club? [7][b] Pete Rose became the second player to reach 4,000 hits on April 13, 1984 while playing for the Montreal Expos. It’s fair to say Cano’s bat isn’t quite what it once was — during his prime, Cano hit above .300 from 2009-14. Can you name every member of MLB's 3,000 hit club? He’s had a terrific career, but he’d have to play into his late 40’s in order for 3,000 to be attainable. Suffering a significant injury and/or tapering off with the bat too soon will hamper his chances big time, though. Sports Quiz / MLB 3,000 Hit Club Random Sports or MLB Quiz Can you name the MLB players with 3,000 hits or more?
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Reyes is 900 hits shy of 3,000. It’s quite possible Reyes doesn’t even command a minor league contract next offseason. In general, the 3000th hit is not a surprise, as the player has been approaching the mark for some time. He’s hitting .283 this year. During the 1887 season, bases on balls were counted as hits and Anson walked 60 times. Craig Biggio attempted to stretch his 3,000 hit, a single, into a double, and was thrown out at second on the play - the only 3,000 Hits Club member to have that happen on the historic play. Jose Altuve, a three-time batting champion, racked up 200 or more hits in each of the past four seasons. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Even if Cano’s bat slows him to only 150 hits over the next four years, he still joins the club. Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. The 3,000-hit club is one of the most famous, and one of the most exclusive, in all of baseball. Baseball Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. [25][26] After four years on the ballot, Palmeiro failed to be named on 5% of ballots in 2014, and accordingly his name was removed from the Baseball Writers' Association of America ballot for future elections, although it is possible that the Veterans Committee could select him. Since most players only play for up to 8-10 years at the Major League level, and usually decline significantly in their numbers toward the end of that period, only a player who remains healthy over a long period and can continue to play like a younger man into his late 30s and even his early 40s can successfully amass 3,000 hits. Reaching 3,000 hits, in our opinion, is a benchmark of true greatness that few will ever achieve. There are related clues (shown below). The list of players who had at least 900 hits by the end of their age-25 season is a good one and includes a lot of members of the 3,000-hit club, including Beltre, Pujols, and Alex Rodriguez. Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, and Wade Boggs are the only players to hit a home run for their 3,000th hit, and Paul Molitor and Ichiro Suzuki are the only players to hit a triple for their 3,000th; all others hit a single or double. Click on a player's name to learn more about his historic hit. Test your knowledge and compete with your friends. Cano, unlike Cabrera, has been able to avoid injury throughout his 14-year career, playing in at least 150 games every season since 2007. Of the "close, but no cigar" players, none came closer to the mark He’s getting about 600 at-bats per season as a result, so even in a year like last year, he still racked up 166 hits. 64 likes. are members of the elite 3,000-Hit Club. In order to reach that goal, Reyes would need to be an everyday player, averaging about 150 hits a year for six more years. Joe DiMaggio, Jimmie Between now and the end of 2023, Cano would need to average just under 100 hits per season to reach 3,000.
The club's "founding member" was Cap Anson in 1897, even before what is known as the "modern era of baseball," making the 3000 hit club one of the oldest markers of greatness in the sport. Popular Quizzes Today. Paul Molitor was the first with a triple.
Reyes, 34, is no longer a full-time player, currently coming off the bench for the Mets. He would be about 250 hits shy. Getting 3000 hits is generally considered - barring severe bad behavior off the field - one of the most reliable marks of a player entering the Baseball Hall of Fame.