Sunday, May 4, 2014

500 hits with at least three teams.

Rusty Staub July 28, 2011
by slgckgc derivative work:
Delaywaves talk via Wikimedia Commons
Rusty Staub is the only player with at least 500 hits for at least four teams.  Staub was known in Montreal as Le Grande Orange.  Hitting was his main baseball skill.

Here is a list of 17 players with 500 hits for at least three teams.  For each player the teams are listed in descending order of hits.  Data is derived from the Lahman database using Microsoft Access.

Keeler, Cramer and Damon have at least 600 hits for three teams.  Finley comes very close, missing by just five hits for his lowest number.  Rodriguez, Buckner and Evans are also pretty close.

Catcher Ferrell has the lowest numbers.  Molitor has by far the highest number for one team.
RustyStaub4792709582531HOUNYNDETMON
WillieKeeler31,097974833BLNNYABRO600 each
DocCramer3940817768BOSPHADET600 each
JohnnyDamon3894730636KCABOSNYA600 each
SteveFinley3847662595ARISDNHou
AlexRodriguez31,366966569NYASEATEX
BillBuckner31,136837577CHNLANBOS
DarrellEvans3952712559SFNATLDET
FredMcGriff3700603540ATLTBATOR
HeinieManush31,078674510WS1DETSLA
ReggieJackson31,207661557OAKNYACAL
JohnOlerud3910709524TORSEANYN
BrettButler3837663523LANCLESFN
JeffKent31,021551510SFNLANNYN
OmarVizquel31,616531510CLESEASFN
PaulMolitor32,281530508ML4MINTOR
RickFerrell3583568541SLAWS1BOS


1 comment:

Cliff Blau said...

Reggie Jackson was the first player with at least 100 homers for three different teams.