Looks like my Cards won't replace the '64 Phillies as epitome of chokesters blowing a big lead in the last 2 weeks of the season. Unbelievable that the Cards have now had THREE losing streaks of 7+ games, and have remained in 1st through each streak! The first two streaks were 8 games, and I believe if they'd lost the 8th one this time, that woulda been all she wrote. But Albert Pujols strapped the slumping team on his back once more, and came through with a clutch homer late in that game. He hit another homer yesterday to help them win again. After Spiezo's clutch pinch hit, 3-run triple led them to win today, their magic # is 1. Pujols will be the Ruth of his lifetime by the time he's done!
My fantasy team has gone bad the past 3 days after I'd gotten back in 1st in my 12-team league, but it doesn't seem to matter near as much as the Cards pulling out of their tailspin. That's why it's called fantasy--doesn't compare to reality!
Saturday, September 30, 2006
Saturday, September 23, 2006
HR ups and downs
Mark Teixeira (he of the weirdly pronounced last name) has had a feast or famine year in HR's. After hitting 38 and 43 out the last two years, he struggled to hit HR's (although not 2B's) the first half of the year. In April, hit hit only 3 HR (but 9 doubles); In May, only 3 again (with 6 2B's); in June, only 2 (but an incredible 12 2B's). At this point, he was on pace to hit just 16 or 17 HR (but 55 or so doubles!) The homer drought continued through the first week of July. Then, on July 9, the last game before All-Star break, he hit one out for the first time in 13 games (and only the 9th time in 88 games. Then, on the first game after the break, July 13, he smacked 3 over the wall. He ended with a decent 7 total in July (but only 4 doubles); he really poured in on in August, with 9 HR (and 7 doubles). Almost 3/4's into September, he has 5 HR and 5 2B for the mo. His totals now stand at 29 HR and a career-high 43 2B. He had 9 HR in 353 AB before the All-Star game (just over 1 every 40 AB), 20 in 245 AB since then (about 1 every 12 AB).
This is the opposite, of course, of Bobby Abreu's experience in 2005. That year, he won the All-Star Home Run Derby with a record performance, and hasn't been able to hit them out since! (He has 12 HR in 516 AB this year)
Another guy whose HR swing has gone south, inexplicably (I'd hate to think it was due to steroid testing being implemented) is Brian Giles. Since becoming a full-time starter in 1999, his home run totals, in yearly order, were: 39, 35, 37, and 38. At this point, after 2002, he had established himself as one of the best consistent sluggers in the game (a lot of great home-run hitters never string together 4 straight 35+ HR seasons). His total dropped to 20 in 2003, only slightly due to missing about 20 games injured. Then, with no injuries, he hit only 23 in 2004, dropping even further to 15 last year, a total he may or may not reach this year (13 in 573 AB so far). Who knows if he'll ever regain that home-run swing? He's now age 35. We'll see.
This is the opposite, of course, of Bobby Abreu's experience in 2005. That year, he won the All-Star Home Run Derby with a record performance, and hasn't been able to hit them out since! (He has 12 HR in 516 AB this year)
Another guy whose HR swing has gone south, inexplicably (I'd hate to think it was due to steroid testing being implemented) is Brian Giles. Since becoming a full-time starter in 1999, his home run totals, in yearly order, were: 39, 35, 37, and 38. At this point, after 2002, he had established himself as one of the best consistent sluggers in the game (a lot of great home-run hitters never string together 4 straight 35+ HR seasons). His total dropped to 20 in 2003, only slightly due to missing about 20 games injured. Then, with no injuries, he hit only 23 in 2004, dropping even further to 15 last year, a total he may or may not reach this year (13 in 573 AB so far). Who knows if he'll ever regain that home-run swing? He's now age 35. We'll see.
Ortiz's Homer Progression
Sorry about the 9-day gap, faithful (?) readers. David Ortiz has now increased his HR total over the previous year for the 7th straight year. For the years 1999-2006, his totals are:
0, 10, 18, 20, 31, 41, 47, and 52+
Of course, the challenge gets harder every year. Think he can hit in the upper 50's next year? 60+ in 2008? Who knows, if anyone can, it'd be "Big Papi"!
0, 10, 18, 20, 31, 41, 47, and 52+
Of course, the challenge gets harder every year. Think he can hit in the upper 50's next year? 60+ in 2008? Who knows, if anyone can, it'd be "Big Papi"!
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Saves, Saves, Saves Part 2
Hoffman is within 4 of Lee Smith's career saves record. Here's another look at some saves numbers:
Most Saves by age 25 (with eventual career total):
Gregg Olsen, 131 (career total 217)
Ugueth Urbina, 102 (237+)
Rod Beck, 94 (286)
Bobby Thigpen, 91 (201)
Byung-Hyun Kim, 86 (86+)
Mitch Williams, 84 (192)
Jorge Julio, 83 (99+)
Terry Forster, 76 (127)
By age 30:
Rod Beck, 260 (286)
Ugueth Urbina, 227 (237+)
Robb Nen, 226 (314)
Bruce Sutter, 215 (300)
John Franco, 211 (424)
John Wetteland, 211 (330)
Lee Smith, 209 (478)
Bobby Thigpen, 201 (201)
By age 35:
Lee Smith, 401 (478)
Mariano Rivera, 379 (412+)
Trevor Hoffman, 352 (474+)
Randy Myers, 347 (347)
John Wetteland, 330 (330)
John Franco, 323 (424)
Jeff Reardon, 327 (367)
Troy Percival, 324 (324+)
Saves after age 30:
Dennis Eckersley, 387 (390)
Doug Jones, 294 (303)
Trevor Hoffman, 286+ (474+)
Lee Smith, 269 (478)
Mariano Rivera, 247+ (412+)
Jose Mesa, 233+ (320+)
Most Saves by age 25 (with eventual career total):
Gregg Olsen, 131 (career total 217)
Ugueth Urbina, 102 (237+)
Rod Beck, 94 (286)
Bobby Thigpen, 91 (201)
Byung-Hyun Kim, 86 (86+)
Mitch Williams, 84 (192)
Jorge Julio, 83 (99+)
Terry Forster, 76 (127)
By age 30:
Rod Beck, 260 (286)
Ugueth Urbina, 227 (237+)
Robb Nen, 226 (314)
Bruce Sutter, 215 (300)
John Franco, 211 (424)
John Wetteland, 211 (330)
Lee Smith, 209 (478)
Bobby Thigpen, 201 (201)
By age 35:
Lee Smith, 401 (478)
Mariano Rivera, 379 (412+)
Trevor Hoffman, 352 (474+)
Randy Myers, 347 (347)
John Wetteland, 330 (330)
John Franco, 323 (424)
Jeff Reardon, 327 (367)
Troy Percival, 324 (324+)
Saves after age 30:
Dennis Eckersley, 387 (390)
Doug Jones, 294 (303)
Trevor Hoffman, 286+ (474+)
Lee Smith, 269 (478)
Mariano Rivera, 247+ (412+)
Jose Mesa, 233+ (320+)
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Ichiro, Soriano, Ryan Howard
Ichiro Suzuki has stolen 32 bases in a row without being caught. He is 38 out of 40 overall this year, an unbelievable percentage. I don't know if he's been hurting, but he's only stolen 4 in the past month-and-a-half, after averaging 8 or 9 a month the first 4 months.
Alfonzo Soriano is only one SB away from a 40 HR-40 SB season, joining the exclusive 40-40 club.
Ryan Howard is outdoing that other great slugger by that name, Frank Howard, from the '60's and '70's. He has not gone more than 3 straight games without homering in his last 48 games, since July 28. In that time, he's homered 25 times! This includes 7 HR in 5 games from Sept. 2-8, and homers in 6 out of 8 games from Aug. 23-31. He'll likely surpass Maris's old mark in this, his first full season in the majors at age 26!
Alfonzo Soriano is only one SB away from a 40 HR-40 SB season, joining the exclusive 40-40 club.
Ryan Howard is outdoing that other great slugger by that name, Frank Howard, from the '60's and '70's. He has not gone more than 3 straight games without homering in his last 48 games, since July 28. In that time, he's homered 25 times! This includes 7 HR in 5 games from Sept. 2-8, and homers in 6 out of 8 games from Aug. 23-31. He'll likely surpass Maris's old mark in this, his first full season in the majors at age 26!
Monday, September 11, 2006
Doubles Leaders Anomoly
Blessings on all those who lost loved ones five years ago.
Here is an anomoly: Through, yesterday's games, the number of doubles by leaders in that category form a perfect countdown. Here's what I mean:
50 Grady Sizemore, Cleveland
49 Luis Gonzalez, Arizona
48 Michael Young, Texas
47 Miguel Cabrera, Florida
46 Freddie Sanchez, Pittsburg
45 Garrett Atkins, Colorado
44 Nick Johnson, Washington
43 Scott Rolen, St. Louis
42 Lyle Overbay, Toronto
The pattern is broken at 41, where four players are bunched. It looks like a possible 4 to 7 players may get 50. (Of the 76 times 50 has been reached before this year, 26 have come since1995. This after it happened only 3 times during 32 years, 1954-1985!) Especially notable is Gonzalez, who has already set a career high in doubles, this after just turning 39 years old! He has now collected 342+ doubles since turning 30! However, his 57 HR in 2001 still sticks out suspiciously, having never reached half that total since.
By the way, the all-time record for most 50+ doubles hitters is 7, achieved in 1936. Most recently, 5 hit that many in 2000, equalling the number who did it in the years 1954-1992 combined!)
Here is an anomoly: Through, yesterday's games, the number of doubles by leaders in that category form a perfect countdown. Here's what I mean:
50 Grady Sizemore, Cleveland
49 Luis Gonzalez, Arizona
48 Michael Young, Texas
47 Miguel Cabrera, Florida
46 Freddie Sanchez, Pittsburg
45 Garrett Atkins, Colorado
44 Nick Johnson, Washington
43 Scott Rolen, St. Louis
42 Lyle Overbay, Toronto
The pattern is broken at 41, where four players are bunched. It looks like a possible 4 to 7 players may get 50. (Of the 76 times 50 has been reached before this year, 26 have come since1995. This after it happened only 3 times during 32 years, 1954-1985!) Especially notable is Gonzalez, who has already set a career high in doubles, this after just turning 39 years old! He has now collected 342+ doubles since turning 30! However, his 57 HR in 2001 still sticks out suspiciously, having never reached half that total since.
By the way, the all-time record for most 50+ doubles hitters is 7, achieved in 1936. Most recently, 5 hit that many in 2000, equalling the number who did it in the years 1954-1992 combined!)
Friday, September 08, 2006
Saves, saves, saves
As Trevor Hoffman closes in on Lee Smith's all-time record, I thought an analysis of saves totals at certain ages, etc. might be illuminating.
One might think the career saves record woudl be higher than it is. The season record is 57, and 50-save seasons are not all that rare anymore. You might think then, that with 16 to 20 year careers, the career record might be at least 600, (avg. 40 a year for 15 years), maybe 700 (39 a year for 18 years). After all, for years the single season HR record was 61, the career record over 12 times that at 755. Likewise with hits (tops around 260, career mark over 4000). The difference, though, is that while eight guys on each team continue to enjoy oportunities for HR's and hits, only one player, generally, on each team gets many save opportunities. As soon as a player's ability decreases noticeably, whether due to age, injury, lack of control or confidence, etc., saves dry up. Some relievers who are not in the closer role average less than one save a year! Hence, Lee Smith's save mark stands at 478, and neither Hoffman or Mariano Rivera will likely approach 600. Another problem is that many top closers never take on that role until their mid- to late 20's. Whereas a HR hitter might have 100 before he's 24, closers are just beginning to earn a few saves at that age.
To see what I mean, here are the saves totals of the top six all-time at ages 25, 30, 35, and end of career:
name-----age 25--age30--age35--career
L. Smith----47-----209-----401-----478
Hoffman-----5-----188-----352-----473+
Franco-----45------211-----323-----424
Eckersley---3--------3------145-----390
Rivera------0------165------379------???
Reardon---16------162------327-----367
A few observations: Rivera was just ahead of Hoffman's pace by age 35, but the key will be who is able to continue in the closer role up near or even past 40. Eckersley is the "freak" exception--didn't become a closer until age 32, but finished in the top 5 all-time by earning an outlandish 245 saves after age 35, including 67 after age 40!
There HAVE been closers who started young (as Chad Cordero and Papelbon are doing now), but such have yet to have staying power. Bobby Thigpen had 91 saves by age 25 (and 146 by age 26, after his record 57), but was done by age 30. Rod Beck had 94 by age 25, and 260 by age 30, seemingly on the way to 500+, but had only 286 when he retired at age 35. Yet if a rubber-arm blessed guy ever approached these kind of totals in his 20's AND Eckersley, Doug Jones (294 of his 303 saves after age 30) or John Smoltz (144 saves in 3 years, ages 35-37) numbers in his 30's and beyond, the record would go sky-high. By my figuring, Beck's 260 up to 30 and Eckersley's 387 post-30 = 647! Never happen? Probably not. But 575 might not be out of the question!
One might think the career saves record woudl be higher than it is. The season record is 57, and 50-save seasons are not all that rare anymore. You might think then, that with 16 to 20 year careers, the career record might be at least 600, (avg. 40 a year for 15 years), maybe 700 (39 a year for 18 years). After all, for years the single season HR record was 61, the career record over 12 times that at 755. Likewise with hits (tops around 260, career mark over 4000). The difference, though, is that while eight guys on each team continue to enjoy oportunities for HR's and hits, only one player, generally, on each team gets many save opportunities. As soon as a player's ability decreases noticeably, whether due to age, injury, lack of control or confidence, etc., saves dry up. Some relievers who are not in the closer role average less than one save a year! Hence, Lee Smith's save mark stands at 478, and neither Hoffman or Mariano Rivera will likely approach 600. Another problem is that many top closers never take on that role until their mid- to late 20's. Whereas a HR hitter might have 100 before he's 24, closers are just beginning to earn a few saves at that age.
To see what I mean, here are the saves totals of the top six all-time at ages 25, 30, 35, and end of career:
name-----age 25--age30--age35--career
L. Smith----47-----209-----401-----478
Hoffman-----5-----188-----352-----473+
Franco-----45------211-----323-----424
Eckersley---3--------3------145-----390
Rivera------0------165------379------???
Reardon---16------162------327-----367
A few observations: Rivera was just ahead of Hoffman's pace by age 35, but the key will be who is able to continue in the closer role up near or even past 40. Eckersley is the "freak" exception--didn't become a closer until age 32, but finished in the top 5 all-time by earning an outlandish 245 saves after age 35, including 67 after age 40!
There HAVE been closers who started young (as Chad Cordero and Papelbon are doing now), but such have yet to have staying power. Bobby Thigpen had 91 saves by age 25 (and 146 by age 26, after his record 57), but was done by age 30. Rod Beck had 94 by age 25, and 260 by age 30, seemingly on the way to 500+, but had only 286 when he retired at age 35. Yet if a rubber-arm blessed guy ever approached these kind of totals in his 20's AND Eckersley, Doug Jones (294 of his 303 saves after age 30) or John Smoltz (144 saves in 3 years, ages 35-37) numbers in his 30's and beyond, the record would go sky-high. By my figuring, Beck's 260 up to 30 and Eckersley's 387 post-30 = 647! Never happen? Probably not. But 575 might not be out of the question!
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
And What About Active Career Winning Pct. Guys!
Love him or him, Pedro Martinez knows how to win, Among players with a minimum of 100 career decisions, Pedro ranks 3rd all-time in winning pct. at .698. And of the two guys ahead of him, one (Al Spalding) pitched just 6 years in the earliest days of professional baseball (1871-76), and the other (Spud Chandler) had just 109 career wins. So Martinez, with 206 wins and counting, is the all-time highest, in the modern era, with over 200 wins, or 150 wins, or even 120 wins!
Other active players who rank high: Tim Hudson, .669 (117-58) and Roy Oswalt, .667 (94-47). Roger Clemens could have retired at .667 after 2004 (328-164), but his pct. has suffered since then, despite phenomenal ERA's, and currently stands at .663 (347-176). Still, both this and Maddux's pct. (.621, 330-201) rank far above the pct. of all the 300-hitters of the previous generation (Seaver was highest among those six at .603; 2nd best was Carlton at only .574!)
Other future hall of famers: Randy Johnson, .656 (278-146); Mike Mussina, .642 (237-132) and Andy Pettitte (.640, 185-104) rank very high. Even Tom Glavine (.602, 287-190) ranks right up there with Seaver and way ahead of Carlton, Perry, Ryan, Niekro, and Sutton. Add youngsters Mark Mulder (103-57, .644) and Roy Halladay (95-48, .664) to the mix, and we've got a tremendous number of folks who win much more often than they lose in the majors right now! Of course, just like with batting averages, this is a stat that can drop the longer a pitcher sticks around late in their careers!
Other active players who rank high: Tim Hudson, .669 (117-58) and Roy Oswalt, .667 (94-47). Roger Clemens could have retired at .667 after 2004 (328-164), but his pct. has suffered since then, despite phenomenal ERA's, and currently stands at .663 (347-176). Still, both this and Maddux's pct. (.621, 330-201) rank far above the pct. of all the 300-hitters of the previous generation (Seaver was highest among those six at .603; 2nd best was Carlton at only .574!)
Other future hall of famers: Randy Johnson, .656 (278-146); Mike Mussina, .642 (237-132) and Andy Pettitte (.640, 185-104) rank very high. Even Tom Glavine (.602, 287-190) ranks right up there with Seaver and way ahead of Carlton, Perry, Ryan, Niekro, and Sutton. Add youngsters Mark Mulder (103-57, .644) and Roy Halladay (95-48, .664) to the mix, and we've got a tremendous number of folks who win much more often than they lose in the majors right now! Of course, just like with batting averages, this is a stat that can drop the longer a pitcher sticks around late in their careers!
A Number of Great Career Avg. Hitters in Our Day
In my lifetime, (I'm 44), there have been three truly great, consistent hitters for average throughout their careers: Rod Carew (.328), Wade Boggs (.328), and, a step above them, Tony Gwynn (.338, number 15 all-time). You'd then have to drop down to .318 (Kirby Puckett) and .317 (Roberto Clemente). Larry Walker and Edgar Martinez are next at .313 and .312 (think those guys are hall-of-fame worthy? Maybe, maybe not) Yet in our current day a number of hitters approach these kinds of numbers up to this point in their careers. Among players with over 3000 AB's:
Todd Helton leads the way with an impressive .333 in 5000 AB (his was higher before the last 2 years). My man Albert Pujols (who just might have his homer mojo back!) is just behind at .3331. On his tail is Ichiro Suzuki at .330 (and likely over 1350 hits by the time his 6th season is complete, a phenomenal rate! I wonder if anyone has ever had 6 200-hit seasons in a row before, much less at the start of their major league career!) A step behind these three at .325 is Vladamir Guerrero (yeah, remember him? Only one of the best all-around players ever seen!) Another notch down and you find a revived Nomar Garciaparra (.319), a - Derek Jeter (.316) and the vastly unde - Manny Ramirez (.315)
Of course, the tricky part about categories like batting average is that your career numbers may DROP as time goes on (in fact, they usually do in the last few years of a career!) Still we ought to celebrate the plethora of great hitters in our day!
Another amazing thing: whereas Carew, Gwynn, and Boggs had only occasional home-run power, Pujols and Ramirez are among the most feared long-ball threats, and Guerrero and Helton hit a lot out, too. Even Garciaparra and Jeter go yard much more often than Gwynn and Co. Only Suzuki fits their pattern of slash hitter.
Todd Helton leads the way with an impressive .333 in 5000 AB (his was higher before the last 2 years). My man Albert Pujols (who just might have his homer mojo back!) is just behind at .3331. On his tail is Ichiro Suzuki at .330 (and likely over 1350 hits by the time his 6th season is complete, a phenomenal rate! I wonder if anyone has ever had 6 200-hit seasons in a row before, much less at the start of their major league career!) A step behind these three at .325 is Vladamir Guerrero (yeah, remember him? Only one of the best all-around players ever seen!) Another notch down and you find a revived Nomar Garciaparra (.319), a - Derek Jeter (.316) and the vastly unde - Manny Ramirez (.315)
Of course, the tricky part about categories like batting average is that your career numbers may DROP as time goes on (in fact, they usually do in the last few years of a career!) Still we ought to celebrate the plethora of great hitters in our day!
Another amazing thing: whereas Carew, Gwynn, and Boggs had only occasional home-run power, Pujols and Ramirez are among the most feared long-ball threats, and Guerrero and Helton hit a lot out, too. Even Garciaparra and Jeter go yard much more often than Gwynn and Co. Only Suzuki fits their pattern of slash hitter.
You Can't Walk Me if You Tried!
Some guys, like Barry Bonds and Bobby Abreu and Brian Giles can finagle a walk just about anytime they want. Others, free swingers and first-ball hitters, won't take a walk if handed to them on a silver platter. Below are some current players who'd rather swing than watch. They are rarely complimented with a shout of "good eye," but they are rarely embarrassed by getting called out on strikes.
Jeff Francour, 26 BB in 798 AB, once every 30.7 at bats
Shea Hillenbrand, 130 BB in 3205 AB, 24.7 BB/AB
Neifi Perez, 226 in 5030, 22.3
Sandy Alomar, 211 in 4486, 21.3
Garret Anderson, 334 in 6917, 20.7
Deivi Cruz, active through 2005 (perhaps in minors now, I don't know) beat Francour in refusal to take a gift, walking just 132 times in 4124 AB, once every 31.2 AB. Sometimes Hispanic players have a reputation for being free swingers, but whites and blacks are represented on this list, too. It would seem to me that these guys' lack of walks, and therefore lower on-base percentage, would be a detriment to their production. And I would think that pitchers would take advantage of their ways by throwing them lots of junk outside the strike zone for them to chase. Nevertheless, guys like Francour, Hillenbrand and Anderson (and Alomar, in his day, when not hurt) are solid, all-star caliber players. Go figure!
Jeff Francour, 26 BB in 798 AB, once every 30.7 at bats
Shea Hillenbrand, 130 BB in 3205 AB, 24.7 BB/AB
Neifi Perez, 226 in 5030, 22.3
Sandy Alomar, 211 in 4486, 21.3
Garret Anderson, 334 in 6917, 20.7
Deivi Cruz, active through 2005 (perhaps in minors now, I don't know) beat Francour in refusal to take a gift, walking just 132 times in 4124 AB, once every 31.2 AB. Sometimes Hispanic players have a reputation for being free swingers, but whites and blacks are represented on this list, too. It would seem to me that these guys' lack of walks, and therefore lower on-base percentage, would be a detriment to their production. And I would think that pitchers would take advantage of their ways by throwing them lots of junk outside the strike zone for them to chase. Nevertheless, guys like Francour, Hillenbrand and Anderson (and Alomar, in his day, when not hurt) are solid, all-star caliber players. Go figure!
Sunday, September 03, 2006
Best Years-in-a-Row HR Totals
Everyone knows the best one-year home run records for an individual. But what REALLY counts is hitting 'em out in bunches for several years in a row. Here, then are the top 10 for 2-years consecutive, 3 years in a row, etc.
Top 2 Year totals:
135 (70-65) McGwire (1998-99)
129 (66-63) Sosa (98-99)
128 (58-70) McGwire (97-98)
122 (49-73) Bonds (2000-01)
119 (73-46) Bonds (01-02)
114 (60-54) Ruth (1927-28)
114 (50-64) Sosa (00-01)
113 (54-59) Ruth (20-21)
113 (64-49) Sosa (01-02)
112 (56-56) Griffey, Jr. (97-98)
Best Three Year Totals:
193 (58-70-65) McGwire (97-99)
180 (52-58-70) McGwire (96-98)
179 (66-63-50) Sosa (98-00)
177 (63-50-64) Sosa (99-01)
168 (49-73-46) Bonds (00-02)
164 (73-46-45) Bonds (01-03)
163 (50-64-49) Sosa (00-02)
161 (47-60-54) Ruth (26-28)
161 (49-56-56) Griffey, Jr. (96-98)
160 (60-54-46) Ruth (27-29)
160 (56-56-48) Griffey, Jr. (97-99)
4-Year Leaders (only 1 listing per player from here on):
245 (52-58-70-65) McGwire (96-99)
243 (66-63-50-64) Sosa (98-01)
213 (49-73-46-45) Bonds (00-03)
209 (47-60-54-46) Ruth (26-29)
209 (49-56-56-48) Griffey, Jr. (96-99)
You gotta go to 5-year totals before Sosa gets the best of Big Mac:
292 (66-63-50-64-49) Sosa (98-02)
284 (39-52-58-70-65) McGwire (95-99)
256 (47-60-54-46-49) Ruth (26-30)
249 (49-56-56-48-40) Griffey, Jr. (96-00)
247 (34-49-73-46-45) Bonds (99-03)
240 (52-57-47-36-48) A-Rod (01-05)
234 (51-40-54-47-42) Kiner (47-51)
Top 2 Year totals:
135 (70-65) McGwire (1998-99)
129 (66-63) Sosa (98-99)
128 (58-70) McGwire (97-98)
122 (49-73) Bonds (2000-01)
119 (73-46) Bonds (01-02)
114 (60-54) Ruth (1927-28)
114 (50-64) Sosa (00-01)
113 (54-59) Ruth (20-21)
113 (64-49) Sosa (01-02)
112 (56-56) Griffey, Jr. (97-98)
Best Three Year Totals:
193 (58-70-65) McGwire (97-99)
180 (52-58-70) McGwire (96-98)
179 (66-63-50) Sosa (98-00)
177 (63-50-64) Sosa (99-01)
168 (49-73-46) Bonds (00-02)
164 (73-46-45) Bonds (01-03)
163 (50-64-49) Sosa (00-02)
161 (47-60-54) Ruth (26-28)
161 (49-56-56) Griffey, Jr. (96-98)
160 (60-54-46) Ruth (27-29)
160 (56-56-48) Griffey, Jr. (97-99)
4-Year Leaders (only 1 listing per player from here on):
245 (52-58-70-65) McGwire (96-99)
243 (66-63-50-64) Sosa (98-01)
213 (49-73-46-45) Bonds (00-03)
209 (47-60-54-46) Ruth (26-29)
209 (49-56-56-48) Griffey, Jr. (96-99)
You gotta go to 5-year totals before Sosa gets the best of Big Mac:
292 (66-63-50-64-49) Sosa (98-02)
284 (39-52-58-70-65) McGwire (95-99)
256 (47-60-54-46-49) Ruth (26-30)
249 (49-56-56-48-40) Griffey, Jr. (96-00)
247 (34-49-73-46-45) Bonds (99-03)
240 (52-57-47-36-48) A-Rod (01-05)
234 (51-40-54-47-42) Kiner (47-51)
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