I may have blogged on Chipper last year when he announced his retirement, but recently took another look at his career. Then today I read an ESPN story by Jayson Stark about Chipper's place in history. This is a player who was better than I have given him credit for. A few points:
* .304/.401/.530/.931 - I mean, wow
* 468 homers, 549 doubles, 1,623 RBI - again, wow
* Career BA from left side: .304, from right side: .305... !
* Among switch-hitters, only he and Mantle had a .400 OBA + .500 SA + 400 homers
* All-time RBI leader among primary 3rd basemen
* More career walks than strikeouts (1,505 - 1,409)
* More than 400 games over .500 (wins/losses in games played)
* Baseball-Reference.com has him ranked as 33rd best overall hitter of all time
In summary he was one of those players who didn't necessarily put up monster years, but all the more telling metrics show that he was truly great. Very selective, consistent, lots of extra base hits. Along with A-Rod and Griffey, the 3 best #1 picks in the draft era.
You can read Stark's column for more detail: http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/8427136/the-many-amazing-feats-chipper-jones
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1 comment:
It has been a great career and I admit that I never thought it would amount to this much of a HOF push.
My doubts started when he and his wife split early in his career, but he kept plugging aways.
j.
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