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Who has a 300 batting average in the Hall of Fame? ›

Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. reached the . 300 mark in eight different seasons. His best stretch in batting average came early as a member of the Seattle Mariners, but he briefly returned to form when he hit .

The site is often used by major media organizations and baseball broadcasters as a source for statistics. It offers a variety of advanced baseball sabermetrics in addition to traditional baseball "counting stats". Baseball Reference is owned and managed by Sports Reference.

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WAR, or wins above replacement, is an advanced baseball statistic that attempts to measure the total value provided by a player.

Of the 30 players in the 3,000-hit club who have reached Hall of Fame eligibility, 27 have been voted in. The three who have not – Pete Rose, Rafael Palmeiro and Alex Rodriguez – have been tied to either gambling or steroid controversies.

Seven eligible club members—Barry Bonds, Alex Rodriguez, Mark McGwire, Palmeiro, Manny Ramirez, Gary Sheffield and Sammy Sosa—have not been elected to the Hall.

In baseball, a triple play (denoted as TP in baseball statistics) is the act of making three outs during the same play. There have only been 736 triple plays in Major League Baseball (MLB) since 1876, an average of just over five per season.

In modern times, a season batting average of . 300 or higher is considered to be excellent, and an average higher than . 400 a nearly unachievable goal.

The legendary center fielder, who died Tuesday at age 93, was more than just one of baseball's all-time greats. He was the best of them. The legacy he leaves behind—in every aspect of the game—has no equal.

He was Reggie Jackson's favorite, along with being a hero to millions. It's an honor to have Mays' Game-Used Glove from 1970-72 in our “King of Collectibles” Auction. The Glove comes from the personal collection of Mr.

What is the old name of baseball? ›

Baseball, as it was before the rise to dominance of its altered New York variant in the 1850s and 60s, was known variously as base ball, town ball, round ball, round town, goal ball, field-base, three-corner cat, the New England game, or Massachusetts baseball.

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Rutschman has blossomed into the star catcher in MLB today. And that goes for fantasy, too. The Orioles backstop is coming off a 2023 season in which he posted a . 277/.

In baseball statistics, walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP) is a sabermetric measurement of the number of baserunners a pitcher has allowed per inning pitched.

A walk (or base on balls) occurs when a pitcher throws four pitches out of the strike zone, none of which are swung at by the hitter. After refraining from swinging at four pitches out of the zone, the batter is awarded first base. In the scorebook, a walk is denoted by the letters BB.

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In the list that uses need-to-have 3,000 plate appearances to be declared official used by baseball-reference/com there are 218 MLB players that have an official “. 300” lifetime batting average.

Among pitchers whose entire careers were in the post-1920 live-ball era, Warren Spahn has the most wins with 363. Only 24 pitchers have accumulated 300 or more wins in their careers. Roger Clemens is the only pitcher with 300 wins or more not elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Ross Barnes has not been inducted into the Hall of Fame when batting of . 300 or above.

He had to catch every type of pitch imaginable, including shine balls, spitballs, knuckleballs and emory balls from pitchers such as, Ed Walsh, Eddie Cicotte, Dickie Kerr, Urban Faber and Ted Lyons. Schalk's career batting average of . 253 is the lowest of any position player in the Hall of Fame.