Comments on: Catchers with 2000 Hits http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/1611 This and that about baseball stats. Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:35:21 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: JDV http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/1611/comment-page-1#comment-6769 JDV Wed, 20 May 2009 14:58:43 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/?p=1611#comment-6769 Interesting...thanks...so Kendall should soon become just the 3rd catcher in history with 2,000 hits. I think that is extremely impressive. Can you post a top ten? Interesting...thanks...so Kendall should soon become just the 3rd catcher in history with 2,000 hits. I think that is extremely impressive. Can you post a top ten?

]]> By: whiz http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/1611/comment-page-1#comment-6758 whiz Tue, 19 May 2009 21:29:49 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/?p=1611#comment-6758 OK, looking more carefully it appears those really are hits when his defensive position was catcher. OK, looking more carefully it appears those really are hits when his defensive position was catcher.

]]> By: whiz http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/1611/comment-page-1#comment-6757 whiz Tue, 19 May 2009 21:18:55 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/?p=1611#comment-6757 Using the bb-ref splits for Kendall, he has 1966 hits as a catcher. That might mean in games where he started as catcher, and might still include hits after he made a defensive switch, if any. But he looks to be in 3rd overall, ahead of Fisk. Using the bb-ref splits for Kendall, he has 1966 hits as a catcher. That might mean in games where he started as catcher, and might still include hits after he made a defensive switch, if any. But he looks to be in 3rd overall, ahead of Fisk.

]]> By: JDV http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/1611/comment-page-1#comment-6752 JDV Tue, 19 May 2009 15:35:25 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/?p=1611#comment-6752 This made me wonder about a list of most hits "as" a catcher, but I don't know how to get there. I borrowed the following from a "baseballhalloffame.org" news story after Ivan Rodriguez' 2,600th career hit last Fall: "(Rodriguez) already holds the record for most hits as a catcher with 2,502, followed by Hall of Famer Carlton Fisk (2,145) and Ted Simmons (1,908)." Obviously, Rodriguez has added to his total since then, but does anyone out there have such a list? Kendall may be higher than 8th on that one. This made me wonder about a list of most hits "as" a catcher, but I don't know how to get there. I borrowed the following from a "baseballhalloffame.org" news story after Ivan Rodriguez' 2,600th career hit last Fall:

"(Rodriguez) already holds the record for most hits as a catcher with 2,502, followed by Hall of Famer Carlton Fisk (2,145) and Ted Simmons (1,908)."

Obviously, Rodriguez has added to his total since then, but does anyone out there have such a list? Kendall may be higher than 8th on that one.

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