Not the most unbreakable record in history.
I could see this being beat one day.
If Ichiro would have played his entire career in MLB he would be getting real close right now.
Cy Youngs 511 and Cal Ripken Jr will never get touched.
I don't even think anyone will ever get to 40% of Ripken's total ever again.
I could see this being beat one day.
If Ichiro would have played his entire career in MLB he would be getting real close right now.
Cy Youngs 511 and Cal Ripken Jr will never get touched.
I don't even think anyone will ever get to 40% of Ripken's total ever again.
Great record. No doubt the guy deserves in the Hall. Don't care if he screwed goats televised on major network.
However... some will disagree and say the Joe D 56 game hit streak was a greater record. You can have a rousing argument over those two.
I would absolutely agree that those two accomplishments are the GREATEST TWO records in all of sports.
However... some will disagree and say the Joe D 56 game hit streak was a greater record. You can have a rousing argument over those two.
I would absolutely agree that those two accomplishments are the GREATEST TWO records in all of sports.
Im not even adding his numbers from Japan to make my statement.
Im just adding 8 years of would be MLB stats in his prime that he would have had if he played MLB baseball those 8 years to the numbers he already has now in MLB.
If you do that he would have more then 4256.
It's literally impossible for anyone to catch Cy Young's win total.
I've read about him starting both games of a double-header many times in his career...that obviously doesn't happen anymore. But you'd need 25 straight 20-win seasons just to come within touching distance of 511 wins. Most pitchers don't have 25-year careers, and hardly anyone wins 20 games in a season nowadays. Same deal with his 316 losses...no pitcher would last enough games in MLB if they got anywhere near that number.
Right now Ichiro has 2805 MLB hits.
Lets go ahead and say he will end his career with 3000.
He played 8 prime years in Japan.
If he would have played those 8 years in MLB instead averaging just 200 per year which is way below his average during his prime he would have 4600 hits shattering Pete Rose.
If you go above 200 hits per year during his prime and give him closer to what he really averaged he would be getting close to 5000 hits.
He would have blown away pete rose before he turned 35. Pete Rose retired when he was 46
Lets go ahead and say he will end his career with 3000.
He played 8 prime years in Japan.
If he would have played those 8 years in MLB instead averaging just 200 per year which is way below his average during his prime he would have 4600 hits shattering Pete Rose.
If you go above 200 hits per year during his prime and give him closer to what he really averaged he would be getting close to 5000 hits.
He would have blown away pete rose before he turned 35. Pete Rose retired when he was 46
I still think this is a very interesting discussion. But.... we need to just agree that you can't compare records from one era into another. Baseball has so much respect for earlier stats and keeps such meticulous records. Yet from one era to the next.... some parts become almost a completely different game.
I just looked it up. Don't know how old he was but did find out he played professionally 9 years in Japan not 8.
So this would give him even more hits that I showed in my other post if you give him 9MLB years instead of 8.
