Thursday, July 26, 2018

Can Yankee Miguel Andujar set a rookie record for doubles?

In 1929 both the National and American Leagues had rookies who led in doubles. Of the top 11 rookie doubles hitters ever, four did it in 1929: 1. Frederick, 3. Johnson, 7. Alexander and Averill.

Brooklyn Dodger rookie center fielder Johnny Frederick is the only rookie to hit at least 50 doubles. In 2017 Yankee Aaron Judge became the only rookie to ever hit at least 50 home runs. Both reached 52.

So far in 2018 Yankee rookie third baseman Miguel Andujar has 30 doubles in 340 at bats. Andujar didn't hit his first double until his eighth game in 2018. At his rate so far, Andujar would need about 550 AB to reach 50 doubles and about 575 AB to tie Johnny Frederick at 52. Rookies with at least 40 doubles:

RkPlayer2BYearAgeTmLgGPAABRH3BHRRBIBBIBBSOHBPSHSFGDPSBCSBAOBPSLGOPSPos
1Johnny Frederick52192927BRONL1486826281272066247539345106.328.372.545.917*8/H
2Albert Pujols47200121STLNL161676590112194437130696939172113.329.403.6101.0135379/HD
3Roy Johnson45192926DETAL1487146401282011410696760062016.314.379.475.854*789/H
4Ted Williams44193920BOSAL149675565131185113114510764231021.327.436.6091.045*9
5Joe DiMaggio44193621NYYAL138668637132206152912524394340.323.352.576.928789
6Bob Johnson44193327PHAAL1426275351031554219385740583.290.387.505.892*79/H8
7Dale Alexander43192926DETAL1557016261102151525137566301859.343.397.580.977*3
8Earl Averill43192927CLEAL15268059711019813189663533171314.332.398.538.936*8
9Hideki Matsui42200329NYYAL16369562382179116106635863062522.287.353.435.788*78/DH
10Chris Sabo40198826CINNL137582538741462114429152654124614.271.314.414.728*5/H6
11Bob Meusel40192023NYYAL1194944607515171183207221244.328.359.517.876597/H3

5 of 11 had well over 600 AB. Only Yankee rookie Bob Meusel hit  40 doubles in fewer than 500 AB, only 460. Yankee Hideki Matsui in 2003 is the most recent rookie with at least 40 doubles.

Andujar might even set a new Yankee record for doubles:

RkPlayer2BYearAgeTmLgGPAABRH3BHRRBIBBIBBSOHBPSHSFGDPSBCSBAOBPSLGOPSPos
1Don Mattingly53198625NYYAL16274267711723823111353113511101700.352.394.573.967*3/5D
2Lou Gehrig52192724NYYAL155717584149218184717310984321108.373.474.7651.240*3
3Alfonso Soriano51200226NYYAL156741696128209239102231157141784113.300.332.547.880*4/HD

50 doubles has been reached 96 times, including 57 times since 1946. Here are the top ten all time:

RkPlayer2BYearAgeTmLgGPAABRH3BHRRBIBBIBBSOHBPSHSFGDPSBCSBAOBPSLGOPSPos
1Earl Webb67193133BOSAL1516595899619631410370510122.333.404.528.932*9
2Joe Medwick64193624STLNL1556776361152231318138343343143.351.387.577.964*7
3George Burns64192633CLEAL15165760397216341152833818137.358.394.494.889*3
4Hank Greenberg63193423DETAL15366759311820172613963932995.339.404.6001.005*3
5Paul Waner62193229PITNL1546976301072151088256242913.341.397.510.906*98
6Charlie Gehringer60193633DETAL154731641144227121511683134341.354.431.555.987*4
7Todd Helton59200026COLNL160697580138216242147103226140101253.372.463.6981.162*3/H
8Chuck Klein59193025PHINL15672264815825084017054504134.386.436.6871.123*9
9Tris Speaker59192335CLEAL1506955741332181117130931542289.380.469.6101.079*8
10Carlos Delgado57200028TORAL1627115691151961411371231810415041201.344.470.6641.134*3
11Billy Herman57193626CHCNL15370963210121175935930117165.334.392.470.862*4
12Billy Herman57193525CHCNL15473566611322767834229324176.341.383.476.859*4

Top ten since 1946:

RkPlayer2BYearAgeTmLgGPAABRH3BHRRBIBBIBBSOHBPSHSFGDPSBCSBAOBPSLGOPSPos
1Todd Helton59200026COLNL160697580138216242147103226140101253.372.463.6981.162*3/H
2Carlos Delgado57200028TORAL1627115691151961411371231810415041201.344.470.6641.134*3
3Jose Ramirez56201724CLEAL152645585107186629835256930513175.318.374.583.957*54/H
4Brian Roberts56200931BALAL159717632110179116797431122187307.283.356.451.807*4/H
5Garret Anderson56200230ANAAL1586786389319532912330118000101164.306.332.539.871*78D/H
6Nomar Garciaparra56200228BOSAL1566936351011975241204146360111752.310.352.528.880*6/H
7Craig Biggio56199933HOUNL16074963912318801673889107115652814.294.386.457.843*4/7HD
8George Kell56195027DETAL1577246411142186810166181162333.340.403.484.886*5
9Matt Carpenter55201327STLNL1577176261261997117872198937433.318.392.481.873*45/H39
10Lance Berkman55200125HOUNL1566885771101915341269251211306879.331.430.6201.051*78/9H

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