MLB Past & Present

This site discuses the Past and Present of Major League Baseball. Using SIMPLE back of the baseball card Stats. NO SABERMETRICS!!!

Baseball Milestones

LIFETIME HITTING:
Lifetime Batting Average: Ty Cobb .366 AVG
Singles:                              Pete Rose 3,215
Doubles:                             Tris Speaker 792
Triples:                               Sam Crawford 309
Homeruns:                         Barry Bonds 762
Grand Slams:                     Alex Rodriguez 25
Runs Batted In:                  Hank Aaron 2,297
Hits:                                   Pete Rose 4,256
Runs:                                 Rickey Henderson 2,295
On Base Percentage:         Ted Williams .482
Stolen Bases:                     Rickey Henderson 1,406
Slugging Percentage:        Babe Ruth .690
Highes OPS:                      Babe Ruth 1.164
Walks:                               Barry Bonds 2,558
Strikeouts:                         Reggie Jackson 2,597
At Bats:                             Pete Rose 14,555
Total Bases:                       Hank Aaron 6,856
Games:                              Pete Rose 3,562
Steals of Home:                Ty Cobb 54
Intentional Walks:             Barry Bonds 688

LIFETIME PITCHING: 
Wins:                                         Cy Young 511
Losses:                                      Cy Young 316
ERA:                                         Ed Walsh 1.82
No-Hitters:                                Nolan Ryan 7
Strikeouts:                                 Nolan Ryan 5,714
Shutouts:                                  Walter Johnson 110
Pickoffs:                                    Steve Carlton 144
Innings Pitch:                           Cy Young 7,354
Batter Hit:                                Gus Weyhing 278
Homeruns Allowed:                 Jamie Moyer 522
Complete Games:                    Cy Young 749
Lowest WHIP:                         Addie Joss .968
Saves:                                       Mariano Rivera 652
Highest Win-Loss percentage: Spud Chandler 71.7%
Games:                                     Jesse Orosco 1,252
Consecutive Scoreless Innings:Orel Hershiser 59

SINGLE SEASON HITTING:
Games:                                    Maury Wills 165 in 1962
Batting Average:                     Hugh Duffy .440 in 1894
Doubles:                                  Earl Webb 67 in 1931
Triples:                                    Chief Wilson 36 in 1912
Runs Batted In:                       Hack Wilson 191 in 1930
Hits:                                         Ichiro Suzuki 262 in 2004
Runs Scored:                           Billy Hamilton 192 in 1894

On Base Percentage:    Barry Bonds .609 in 2004
On Base Plus Slugging:           Barry Bonds 1.422 in 2004
Stolen Bases:                           Hugh Nicol 138 in 1887
Slugging Percentage:              Barry Bonds .863 in 2001
Walks:                                     Barry Bonds 232 in 2004
Strikeouts:                               Mark Reynolds 223 in 2009
Extra Base Hits:                      Babe Ruth 119 in 1921
Total Bases:                             Babe Ruth 457 in 1921
Hit Streak:                          Joe DiMaggio 56 games in 1941
At Bats:                                   Jimmy Rollin 716 in 2007

SINGLE SEASON PITCHING:
Wins:                                   Old Hoss Radbourn 59 in 1884
Losses:                                    John Coleman 48 in 1883
Lowest ERA:                           Tim Keefe 0.86 in 1880
Most Strikeouts:                      Matt Kilroy 513 in 1886
Shutouts: George Bradley, Pete Alexander 16 in 1876, 1916
Innings Pitched:                      Wil White 680 in 1879
Complete Games:                   Wil White 75 in 1879
Lowest WHIP:                        Pedro Martinez .7373 in 2000
Most Saves:                        Francisco Rodriguez 62 in 2008
Highest Win/Loss Percentage:Roy Face 94.7% in 1959
Most Hits Allowed:                 John Coleman 772 in 1883
Most Earned Runs Allowed:   John Coleman 291 in 1883