Monday, May 25, 2009

Stat of the Day -- Old Guys and RBIs

From Baseball-Reference.com (and why you don't sign guys past 33 to long-term deals...). An interesting list to say the least. You have two of the most famous players in the history of the game (the Babe and Stan the Man), two mid-90s warriors (O'Neill and Galarraga), two steroid players (Palmeiro and Sheffield), and now Raul Ibanez (who is working on his best season currently). A-Rod just reached 33, but as a Yankee fan, I hope he too is on this list in a few years.

Just 7 players have gotten at least 100 RBI in each season at ages 34, 35, and 36:

                   From  To   Ages Seasons Link to Individual Seasons
+-----------------+----+----+-----+-------+------------------------------+
Raul Ibanez 2006 2008 34-36 3 Ind. Seasons
Gary Sheffield 2003 2005 34-36 3 Ind. Seasons
Rafael Palmeiro 1999 2001 34-36 3 Ind. Seasons
Paul O'Neill 1997 1999 34-36 3 Ind. Seasons
Andres Galarraga 1995 1997 34-36 3 Ind. Seasons
Stan Musial 1955 1957 34-36 3 Ind. Seasons
Babe Ruth 1929 1931 34-36 3 Ind. Seasons

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