Tony Gwynn (Sr., that is) is likely to be the last great player of his particular mold, at least until the style of the game changes significantly. I am referring specifically to his incredibly low strikeout totals.
Over his career, Gwynn mashed 3,141 hits while striking out only 434 times. That's a ratio of 7.237 hits per strikeout. Here are the career hits leaders (1901-present) among players with a ratio at least as large as Gwynn's:
| Rk |
Player |
H |
SO |
From |
To |
Age |
G |
PA |
AB |
R |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
IBB |
HBP |
SH |
SF |
GDP |
SB |
CS |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
Pos |
Tm |
| 1 |
Ty Cobb |
4189 |
357 |
1905 |
1928 |
18-41 |
3035 |
13072 |
11434 |
2246 |
724 |
295 |
117 |
1937 |
1249 |
0 |
94 |
295 |
0 |
0 |
892 |
178 |
.366 |
.433 |
.512 |
.945 |
*89/73145 |
DET-PHA |
| 2 |
Tris Speaker |
3514 |
220 |
1907 |
1928 |
19-40 |
2789 |
11988 |
10195 |
1882 |
792 |
222 |
117 |
1529 |
1381 |
0 |
103 |
309 |
0 |
0 |
432 |
129 |
.345 |
.428 |
.500 |
.928 |
*8/3971 |
BOS-CLE-WSH-PHA |
| 3 |
Eddie Collins |
3315 |
286 |
1906 |
1930 |
19-43 |
2826 |
12037 |
9949 |
1821 |
438 |
187 |
47 |
1300 |
1499 |
0 |
77 |
512 |
0 |
0 |
744 |
173 |
.333 |
.424 |
.429 |
.853 |
*4/69875 |
PHA-CHW |
| 4 |
Paul Waner |
3152 |
376 |
1926 |
1945 |
23-42 |
2549 |
10762 |
9459 |
1627 |
605 |
191 |
113 |
1309 |
1091 |
0 |
38 |
174 |
0 |
127 |
104 |
0 |
.333 |
.404 |
.473 |
.878 |
*9/387 |
PIT-TOT-BSN-BRO-NYY |
| 5 |
Tony Gwynn |
3141 |
434 |
1982 |
2001 |
22-41 |
2440 |
10232 |
9288 |
1383 |
543 |
85 |
135 |
1138 |
790 |
203 |
24 |
45 |
85 |
260 |
319 |
125 |
.338 |
.388 |
.459 |
.847 |
*98/7D |
SDP |
| 6 |
Sam Rice |
2987 |
275 |
1915 |
1934 |
25-44 |
2404 |
10246 |
9269 |
1514 |
498 |
184 |
34 |
1078 |
708 |
0 |
56 |
213 |
0 |
0 |
351 |
143 |
.322 |
.374 |
.427 |
.801 |
*98/71 |
WSH-CLE |
| 7 |
Frankie Frisch |
2880 |
272 |
1919 |
1937 |
20-38 |
2311 |
10100 |
9112 |
1532 |
466 |
138 |
105 |
1244 |
728 |
0 |
31 |
229 |
0 |
55 |
419 |
74 |
.316 |
.369 |
.432 |
.801 |
*45/6 |
NYG-STL |
| 8 |
Charlie Gehringer |
2839 |
372 |
1924 |
1942 |
21-39 |
2323 |
10237 |
8860 |
1774 |
574 |
146 |
184 |
1427 |
1186 |
0 |
50 |
141 |
0 |
27 |
181 |
89 |
.320 |
.404 |
.480 |
.884 |
*4/35 |
DET |
| 9 |
Sam Crawford |
2821 |
104 |
1901 |
1917 |
21-37 |
2385 |
10037 |
9054 |
1298 |
440 |
287 |
89 |
1446 |
730 |
0 |
20 |
233 |
0 |
0 |
346 |
30 |
.312 |
.364 |
.453 |
.817 |
*983/7 |
CIN-DET |
| 10 |
George Sisler |
2812 |
327 |
1915 |
1930 |
22-37 |
2055 |
9013 |
8267 |
1284 |
425 |
164 |
102 |
1175 |
472 |
0 |
48 |
226 |
0 |
0 |
375 |
127 |
.340 |
.379 |
.468 |
.847 |
*3/197845 |
SLB-TOT-BSN |
| 11 |
Honus Wagner |
2766 |
327 |
1901 |
1917 |
27-43 |
2298 |
9640 |
8507 |
1414 |
506 |
210 |
78 |
1375 |
836 |
0 |
99 |
198 |
0 |
0 |
601 |
15 |
.325 |
.392 |
.462 |
.853 |
*63/957481 |
PIT |
| 12 |
Doc Cramer |
2705 |
345 |
1929 |
1948 |
23-42 |
2239 |
9933 |
9140 |
1357 |
396 |
109 |
37 |
842 |
572 |
0 |
41 |
180 |
0 |
99 |
62 |
73 |
.296 |
.340 |
.375 |
.715 |
*8/9761 |
PHA-BOS-WSH-DET |
| 13 |
Nellie Fox |
2663 |
216 |
1947 |
1965 |
19-37 |
2367 |
10349 |
9232 |
1279 |
355 |
112 |
35 |
790 |
719 |
24 |
142 |
208 |
48 |
175 |
76 |
80 |
.288 |
.348 |
.363 |
.710 |
*4/53 |
PHA-CHW-HOU |
| 14 |
Heinie Manush |
2524 |
345 |
1923 |
1939 |
21-37 |
2008 |
8416 |
7654 |
1287 |
491 |
160 |
110 |
1183 |
506 |
0 |
70 |
186 |
0 |
11 |
114 |
58 |
.330 |
.377 |
.479 |
.856 |
*789/3 |
DET-SLB-TOT-WSH-BOS-BRO-PIT |
| 15 |
Nap Lajoie |
2521 |
74 |
1901 |
1916 |
26-41 |
1988 |
8256 |
7498 |
1083 |
510 |
101 |
51 |
1141 |
457 |
0 |
97 |
204 |
0 |
0 |
293 |
21 |
.336 |
.382 |
.452 |
.833 |
*43/657 |
PHA-TOT-CLE |
| 16 |
Lloyd Waner |
2459 |
173 |
1927 |
1945 |
21-39 |
1993 |
8326 |
7772 |
1201 |
281 |
118 |
27 |
598 |
420 |
0 |
26 |
108 |
0 |
57 |
67 |
0 |
.316 |
.353 |
.393 |
.747 |
*87/945 |
PIT-TOT-PHI |
| 17 |
Pie Traynor |
2416 |
278 |
1920 |
1937 |
21-38 |
1941 |
8293 |
7559 |
1183 |
371 |
164 |
58 |
1273 |
472 |
0 |
31 |
231 |
0 |
47 |
158 |
46 |
.320 |
.362 |
.435 |
.797 |
*5/63 |
PIT |
| 18 |
Stuffy McInnis |
2405 |
189 |
1909 |
1927 |
18-36 |
2128 |
8623 |
7822 |
872 |
312 |
101 |
20 |
1063 |
380 |
0 |
38 |
383 |
0 |
0 |
172 |
59 |
.307 |
.343 |
.381 |
.723 |
*3/6547 |
PHA-BOS-CLE-BSN-PIT-PHI |
| 19 |
Edd Roush |
2376 |
260 |
1913 |
1931 |
20-38 |
1967 |
8156 |
7363 |
1099 |
339 |
182 |
68 |
981 |
484 |
0 |
53 |
256 |
0 |
0 |
268 |
92 |
.323 |
.369 |
.446 |
.815 |
*8/7394 |
CHW-IND-NEW-TOT-CIN-NYG |
| 20 |
Joe Sewell |
2226 |
114 |
1920 |
1933 |
21-34 |
1903 |
8329 |
7132 |
1141 |
436 |
68 |
49 |
1055 |
842 |
0 |
80 |
275 |
0 |
0 |
74 |
72 |
.312 |
.391 |
.413 |
.804 |
*65/4 |
CLE-NYY |
| 21 |
Arky Vaughan |
2103 |
276 |
1932 |
1948 |
20-36 |
1817 |
7721 |
6622 |
1173 |
356 |
128 |
96 |
926 |
937 |
0 |
46 |
116 |
0 |
70 |
118 |
0 |
.318 |
.406 |
.453 |
.859 |
*65/74 |
PIT-BRO |
| 22 |
Clyde Milan |
2100 |
197 |
1907 |
1922 |
20-35 |
1982 |
8312 |
7359 |
1004 |
240 |
105 |
17 |
617 |
685 |
0 |
80 |
188 |
0 |
0 |
495 |
78 |
.285 |
.353 |
.353 |
.706 |
*87/9 |
WSH |
So, wow, only Gwynn and Nellie Fox played as recently as 1950 from that group.
Among active players, only R.A. Dickey meets the criteria with at least 2 career hits. He's had 5 plate appearances, two singles, and no strikeouts.
If we drop the ratio requirement all the way down to 4, meaning 4 times as many hits as strikeouts, then we get these few active players:
| Rk |
Player |
H |
SO |
From |
To |
Age |
G |
PA |
AB |
R |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
IBB |
HBP |
SH |
SF |
GDP |
SB |
CS |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
Pos |
Tm |
| 1 |
Placido Polanco |
1671 |
391 |
1998 |
2009 |
22-33 |
1465 |
6017 |
5511 |
826 |
279 |
30 |
90 |
579 |
314 |
10 |
80 |
77 |
35 |
150 |
71 |
30 |
.303 |
.348 |
.414 |
.761 |
*456/7D3 |
STL-TOT-PHI-DET |
| 2 |
Juan Pierre |
1663 |
337 |
2000 |
2009 |
22-31 |
1433 |
6064 |
5533 |
804 |
199 |
79 |
13 |
387 |
340 |
8 |
67 |
110 |
14 |
69 |
459 |
155 |
.301 |
.348 |
.372 |
.720 |
*87/D |
COL-FLA-CHC-LAD |
| 3 |
Jeff Keppinger |
329 |
82 |
2004 |
2009 |
24-29 |
350 |
1312 |
1181 |
139 |
57 |
7 |
20 |
121 |
92 |
7 |
9 |
21 |
9 |
46 |
7 |
5 |
.279 |
.333 |
.390 |
.723 |
65/4379 |
NYM-KCR-CIN-HOU |
| 4 |
R.A. Dickey |
2 |
0 |
2001 |
2009 |
26-34 |
144 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.400 |
.400 |
.400 |
.800 |
*1 |
TEX-SEA-MIN |
Pierre is actually juts a few hits shy of a ratio of 5.0, but it's likely that all active players will see their ratios decline as their careers advance, since strikeouts tend to get a little more common over time.
Tony Gwynn, who ranks among my all-time personal favorite players, was simply amazing. Keeping in mind that he averaged only 9 HR every 162 games, that makes his career OPS+ value of 132 all the more impressive. Here's another way of looking at it: fewest career homers for a player with an OPS+ of at least 132 and at least 1000 games played:
| Rk |
Player |
HR |
OPS+ |
G |
From |
To |
Age |
PA |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
RBI |
BB |
IBB |
SO |
HBP |
SH |
SF |
GDP |
SB |
CS |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
Pos |
Tm |
| 1 |
Roberto Hernandez |
0 |
166 |
1010 |
1991 |
2007 |
26-42 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.500 |
.500 |
.500 |
1.000 |
*1 |
CHW-TOT-TBD-KCR-ATL-PHI-NYM |
| 2 |
Frank Chance |
18 |
139 |
1114 |
1901 |
1914 |
24-37 |
4537 |
3809 |
702 |
1133 |
181 |
71 |
547 |
517 |
0 |
29 |
112 |
99 |
0 |
0 |
376 |
0 |
.297 |
.397 |
.396 |
.793 |
*3/9278 |
CHC-NYY |
| 3 |
Elmer Flick |
27 |
146 |
1084 |
1901 |
1910 |
25-34 |
4680 |
4114 |
662 |
1249 |
198 |
124 |
467 |
413 |
0 |
0 |
57 |
96 |
0 |
0 |
241 |
0 |
.304 |
.375 |
.432 |
.807 |
*98/47 |
PHI-TOT-CLE |
| 4 |
Fred Clarke |
30 |
137 |
1373 |
1901 |
1915 |
28-42 |
5902 |
5073 |
931 |
1528 |
223 |
144 |
590 |
579 |
0 |
50 |
63 |
187 |
0 |
0 |
240 |
0 |
.301 |
.380 |
.420 |
.799 |
*7/9685 |
PIT |
| 5 |
Eddie Collins |
47 |
142 |
2826 |
1906 |
1930 |
19-43 |
12037 |
9949 |
1821 |
3315 |
438 |
187 |
1300 |
1499 |
0 |
286 |
77 |
512 |
0 |
0 |
744 |
173 |
.333 |
.424 |
.429 |
.853 |
*4/69875 |
PHA-CHW |
| 6 |
Nap Lajoie |
51 |
151 |
1988 |
1901 |
1916 |
26-41 |
8256 |
7498 |
1083 |
2521 |
510 |
101 |
1141 |
457 |
0 |
74 |
97 |
204 |
0 |
0 |
293 |
21 |
.336 |
.382 |
.452 |
.833 |
*43/657 |
PHA-TOT-CLE |
| 7 |
Joe Jackson |
54 |
170 |
1332 |
1908 |
1920 |
18-30 |
5690 |
4981 |
873 |
1772 |
307 |
168 |
785 |
519 |
0 |
158 |
59 |
131 |
0 |
0 |
202 |
61 |
.356 |
.423 |
.517 |
.940 |
798/3 |
PHA-CLE-TOT-CHW |
| 8 |
Honus Wagner |
78 |
152 |
2298 |
1901 |
1917 |
27-43 |
9640 |
8507 |
1414 |
2766 |
506 |
210 |
1375 |
836 |
0 |
327 |
99 |
198 |
0 |
0 |
601 |
15 |
.325 |
.392 |
.462 |
.853 |
*63/957481 |
PIT |
| 9 |
Sherry Magee |
83 |
136 |
2087 |
1904 |
1919 |
19-34 |
8546 |
7441 |
1112 |
2169 |
425 |
166 |
1176 |
736 |
0 |
359 |
109 |
260 |
0 |
0 |
441 |
12 |
.291 |
.364 |
.427 |
.790 |
*7839/645 |
PHI-BSN-TOT-CIN |
| 10 |
Sam Crawford |
89 |
146 |
2385 |
1901 |
1917 |
21-37 |
10037 |
9054 |
1298 |
2821 |
440 |
287 |
1446 |
730 |
0 |
104 |
20 |
233 |
0 |
0 |
346 |
30 |
.312 |
.364 |
.453 |
.817 |
*983/7 |
CIN-DET |
| 11 |
Arky Vaughan |
96 |
136 |
1817 |
1932 |
1948 |
20-36 |
7721 |
6622 |
1173 |
2103 |
356 |
128 |
926 |
937 |
0 |
276 |
46 |
116 |
0 |
70 |
118 |
0 |
.318 |
.406 |
.453 |
.859 |
*65/74 |
PIT-BRO |
| 12 |
Frank Baker |
96 |
135 |
1575 |
1908 |
1922 |
22-36 |
6660 |
5984 |
887 |
1838 |
315 |
103 |
987 |
473 |
0 |
182 |
50 |
153 |
0 |
0 |
235 |
28 |
.307 |
.363 |
.442 |
.805 |
*5 |
PHA-NYY |
| 13 |
John Kruk |
100 |
133 |
1200 |
1986 |
1995 |
25-34 |
4603 |
3897 |
582 |
1170 |
199 |
34 |
592 |
649 |
83 |
701 |
2 |
12 |
43 |
92 |
58 |
31 |
.300 |
.397 |
.446 |
.842 |
*379/D8 |
SDP-TOT-PHI-CHW |
| 14 |
Roy Cullenbine |
110 |
132 |
1181 |
1938 |
1947 |
24-33 |
4787 |
3879 |
627 |
1072 |
209 |
32 |
599 |
853 |
0 |
399 |
11 |
44 |
0 |
61 |
26 |
20 |
.276 |
.408 |
.432 |
.840 |
*973/58 |
DET-TOT-SLB-CLE |
| 15 |
Paul Waner |
113 |
134 |
2549 |
1926 |
1945 |
23-42 |
10762 |
9459 |
1627 |
3152 |
605 |
191 |
1309 |
1091 |
0 |
376 |
38 |
174 |
0 |
127 |
104 |
0 |
.333 |
.404 |
.473 |
.878 |
*9/387 |
PIT-TOT-BSN-BRO-NYY |
| 16 |
Ty Cobb |
117 |
168 |
3035 |
1905 |
1928 |
18-41 |
13072 |
11434 |
2246 |
4189 |
724 |
295 |
1937 |
1249 |
0 |
357 |
94 |
295 |
0 |
0 |
892 |
178 |
.366 |
.433 |
.512 |
.945 |
*89/73145 |
DET-PHA |
| 17 |
Tris Speaker |
117 |
157 |
2789 |
1907 |
1928 |
19-40 |
11988 |
10195 |
1882 |
3514 |
792 |
222 |
1529 |
1381 |
0 |
220 |
103 |
309 |
0 |
0 |
432 |
129 |
.345 |
.428 |
.500 |
.928 |
*8/3971 |
BOS-CLE-WSH-PHA |
| 18 |
Gavvy Cravath |
119 |
151 |
1220 |
1908 |
1920 |
27-39 |
4645 |
3951 |
575 |
1134 |
232 |
83 |
719 |
561 |
0 |
514 |
28 |
105 |
0 |
0 |
89 |
9 |
.287 |
.380 |
.478 |
.858 |
*97/83 |
BOS-TOT-PHI |
| 19 |
Bob Nieman |
125 |
132 |
1113 |
1951 |
1962 |
24-35 |
3947 |
3452 |
455 |
1018 |
180 |
32 |
544 |
435 |
18 |
512 |
9 |
26 |
25 |
104 |
10 |
30 |
.295 |
.373 |
.474 |
.847 |
*79 |
SLB-DET-CHW-TOT-BAL-STL |
| 20 |
Tony Gwynn |
135 |
132 |
2440 |
1982 |
2001 |
22-41 |
10232 |
9288 |
1383 |
3141 |
543 |
85 |
1138 |
790 |
203 |
434 |
24 |
45 |
85 |
260 |
319 |
125 |
.338 |
.388 |
.459 |
.847 |
*98/7D |
SDP |
| 21 |
Jack Fournier |
136 |
142 |
1530 |
1912 |
1927 |
22-37 |
6033 |
5208 |
822 |
1631 |
252 |
113 |
859 |
587 |
0 |
408 |
89 |
149 |
0 |
0 |
145 |
94 |
.313 |
.392 |
.483 |
.875 |
*3/7981 |
CHW-NYY-STL-BRO-BSN |
| 22 |
Jackie Robinson |
137 |
132 |
1382 |
1947 |
1956 |
28-37 |
5802 |
4877 |
947 |
1518 |
273 |
54 |
734 |
740 |
7 |
291 |
72 |
104 |
9 |
113 |
197 |
30 |
.311 |
.409 |
.474 |
.883 |
*4537/69 |
BRO |
| 23 |
Bill Terry |
154 |
136 |
1721 |
1923 |
1936 |
24-37 |
7111 |
6428 |
1120 |
2193 |
373 |
112 |
1078 |
537 |
0 |
449 |
9 |
137 |
0 |
38 |
56 |
6 |
.341 |
.393 |
.506 |
.899 |
*3/97 |
NYG |
| 24 |
Chick Hafey |
164 |
133 |
1283 |
1924 |
1937 |
21-34 |
5113 |
4625 |
777 |
1466 |
341 |
67 |
833 |
372 |
0 |
477 |
33 |
83 |
0 |
28 |
70 |
7 |
.317 |
.372 |
.526 |
.898 |
*789 |
STL-CIN |
| 25 |
Babe Herman |
181 |
140 |
1552 |
1926 |
1945 |
23-42 |
6226 |
5603 |
882 |
1818 |
399 |
110 |
997 |
520 |
0 |
553 |
11 |
92 |
0 |
43 |
94 |
0 |
.324 |
.383 |
.532 |
.915 |
*937 |
BRO-CIN-CHC-TOT-DET |
| Rk |
Player |
HR |
OPS+ |
G |
From |
To |
Age |
PA |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
RBI |
BB |
IBB |
SO |
HBP |
SH |
SF |
GDP |
SB |
CS |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
Pos |
Tm |
| 26 |
Tommy Henrich |
183 |
132 |
1284 |
1937 |
1950 |
24-37 |
5409 |
4603 |
901 |
1297 |
269 |
73 |
795 |
712 |
0 |
383 |
34 |
60 |
0 |
62 |
37 |
19 |
.282 |
.382 |
.491 |
.873 |
*93/87 |
NYY |
| 27 |
Harry Heilmann |
183 |
148 |
2148 |
1914 |
1932 |
19-37 |
8960 |
7787 |
1291 |
2660 |
542 |
151 |
1539 |
856 |
0 |
550 |
40 |
277 |
0 |
0 |
113 |
64 |
.342 |
.410 |
.520 |
.930 |
*93/847 |
DET-CIN |
| 28 |
Charlie Keller |
189 |
152 |
1170 |
1939 |
1952 |
22-35 |
4604 |
3790 |
725 |
1085 |
166 |
72 |
760 |
784 |
0 |
499 |
10 |
20 |
0 |
50 |
45 |
23 |
.286 |
.410 |
.518 |
.928 |
*79 |
NYY-DET |
| 29 |
Al Rosen |
192 |
136 |
1044 |
1947 |
1956 |
23-32 |
4374 |
3725 |
603 |
1063 |
165 |
20 |
717 |
587 |
9 |
385 |
27 |
9 |
26 |
121 |
39 |
33 |
.285 |
.384 |
.495 |
.879 |
*5/3647 |
CLE |
| 30 |
Jeff Heath |
194 |
139 |
1383 |
1936 |
1949 |
21-34 |
5560 |
4937 |
777 |
1447 |
279 |
102 |
887 |
593 |
0 |
670 |
10 |
20 |
0 |
59 |
56 |
47 |
.293 |
.370 |
.509 |
.879 |
*79/8 |
CLE-TOT-SLB-BSN |
| 31 |
Ken Williams |
196 |
138 |
1397 |
1915 |
1929 |
25-39 |
5616 |
4862 |
860 |
1552 |
285 |
77 |
913 |
566 |
0 |
287 |
28 |
160 |
0 |
0 |
154 |
106 |
.319 |
.393 |
.530 |
.924 |
*78/934 |
CIN-SLB-BOS |
| 32 |
Gene Tenace |
201 |
136 |
1555 |
1969 |
1983 |
22-36 |
5525 |
4390 |
653 |
1060 |
179 |
20 |
674 |
984 |
58 |
998 |
91 |
21 |
39 |
77 |
36 |
42 |
.241 |
.388 |
.429 |
.817 |
*23/594D7 |
OAK-SDP-STL-PIT |
| 33 |
Rico Carty |
204 |
132 |
1651 |
1963 |
1979 |
23-39 |
6318 |
5606 |
712 |
1677 |
278 |
17 |
890 |
642 |
65 |
663 |
13 |
3 |
54 |
206 |
21 |
26 |
.299 |
.369 |
.464 |
.833 |
7D/3295 |
MLN-ATL-TOT-CLE-TOR |
| 34 |
Joe Medwick |
205 |
134 |
1984 |
1932 |
1948 |
20-36 |
8142 |
7635 |
1198 |
2471 |
540 |
113 |
1383 |
437 |
0 |
551 |
26 |
44 |
0 |
203 |
42 |
0 |
.324 |
.362 |
.505 |
.867 |
*7/983 |
STL-TOT-BRO-NYG |
| 35 |
Miguel Cabrera |
209 |
140 |
1040 |
2003 |
2009 |
20-26 |
4441 |
3921 |
630 |
1220 |
253 |
12 |
753 |
446 |
90 |
825 |
33 |
5 |
36 |
125 |
24 |
13 |
.311 |
.383 |
.542 |
.925 |
5379/D |
FLA-DET |
First, chuckle your way past #1 Roberto Hernandez, and then check out Gwynn's company. In this day and age, it's tough to get such a high OPS+ without hitting many homers. The guys just had so many hits. I carried the list down to the first active player, Miguel Cabrera.
Anyway, I have my doubts that we'll ever see another player like Tony Gwynn.