Which is the bigger or harder accomplishment, the home run record or the rushing record?

Answer 1

You asked 2 different questions so I will give you 2 different answers:

I think the home run record is bigger. It will take more years of remaining healthy and putting up consistently large numbers.

I think the rushing record is harder. Because football is such a team sport. You can spend your entire baseball career in Pittsburgh or Kansas City and still have just as much opportunity to break the home run record, because it's an individual accomplishment. Setting the rushing record requires so many different things: You have to have talent, you have to remain healthy in the most physically abusive sport around, you have to play on a decent/good team, and that team has to remain good throughout your career.

Answer 2

I would say the home run record.

40 home runs is a good season for any player. To hit 755 home runs @ 40 /year would take 19 seasons to accomplish. Which is why having someone who cheated take the record is just wrong.

Not saying the rushing record isn't difficult to achieve, considering that the average career for a running back is 3 years.

Answer 3

Both are great accomplishments. The home record has stood longer but there are reasons for that (including length of the fields). Both are huge and would warrant about the same media attention. I like football more than baseball so I would enjoy watching somebody break the rushing record.

Answer 4

While both records require considerable talent and longevity, I'd have to say the rushing record is more of an accomplishment because of the beating that you have to take everytime you play. Nothing in baseball can compare to the physical abuse a running back is subjected to.

Answer 5

In my opinion they are 2 different records. The HR record is an individual thing. One batter vs one pitcher. As much as we like to say that baseball is a team game, much of it's record book is filled with individual achievements.
As far as the rushing record goes... a RB is not going to get any yards without a good offensive line, balanced offensive attack, etc etc etc

So as far as an individual accomplishment I think the HR record is more of a testament to one individual's abilities.