if Ken griffey jr would have not gotten injured all these time.. do you think he could very well of came close to encoutering hank aarons home run record?
2006-11-24 12:22:46 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
yes all the way
2006-11-24 12:23:56 · answer #1 · answered by mets= k-rod 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Griffey and Mantle have amazing paralells in their careers. Both were on pace to break the all time HR record and injuries cut it short in a big way. Ted Williams lost what 7 of his best years to war? Clemente, Munson and many other of the best had careers cut short by death. Kind of sad to think what would have been. At the time Guidry threw his arm out he was amazing. Another few years of pitching like that and he'd been held up as one of the all time greats.
Griffey was on pace to break the all time RBI record and had a pretty good shot at the all time HR record before injuries short circuited his career. A career that will probably end this year if he wants to go out with class. He might linger on a big longer but his stats are not Griffey level stats. They are the stats of an imposter. Another 3 years are not going to add any milestones. They will devastate his career BA.
2006-11-25 01:13:04 · answer #2 · answered by draciron 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, he could have. His skills would have been much sharper and has the potential of hitting 40-50 homers per year. He also would have had much more playing time, so that he could actually chase the record. He could have been that great, but his injuries took away precious time and skills.
2006-11-25 02:13:22 · answer #3 · answered by sakhi93 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He definitely would be close and I think he would probably break the record but he played all out his whole career and he got hurt because of it. Great baseball player. He is one of the few players that show how the game is supposed to be played.
2006-11-25 12:28:50 · answer #4 · answered by Jack NYY #1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Right now he would be within 40 hr's of aarons record had he not gotten injured.
2006-11-25 13:00:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not doubt in my mind for the pass 4 years he's averaged 86 games a year wnat he could've done with the other 80 games oh boy jr is the man
2006-11-26 11:12:46 · answer #6 · answered by soxfan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably, but thats what makes records so great. You had the potential and you did it. Potential isn't enough. Keep an eye on ARod and Pujols.
2006-11-27 21:57:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who the hell is Ken Griffey Jr.??
2006-11-25 09:40:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think had he stayed healthy he would own the record right now. Personally I think I'd rather have seen him break it, than Bonds.
2006-11-25 00:30:20 · answer #9 · answered by Bryan M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, but he didnt work hard enough, thats why he keeps getting injured...i knew a guy who played with him in seattle who said he never lifted wieghts or streched to prevent injury
2006-11-26 03:17:47 · answer #10 · answered by francheska 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If ands and buts were candy and nuts we'd all have a Merry Christmas
2006-11-25 11:18:32 · answer #11 · answered by Ricky Lee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋