Joe Dimaggio is the leader now
2007-07-30 06:57:19 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
my bad babe is the leader
2007-07-30 07:31:45 · update #1
I think he has a good shot if he keeps it up at the pace he's in.
2007-07-30 07:01:31 · answer #1 · answered by Scooter_loves_his_dad 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. The all-time Yankee leader is Babe Ruth, at .349. Jeter's *best* season was .349, and his career average is .318. If he plays 8 more years, at 500 AB per season, he'd have to average .405 each season to pull his career average up that high. Impossible.
2007-07-30 07:28:05 · answer #2 · answered by JerH1 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The benefit to Dimaggio is that he didn't have to go through the downturn of his career.
As Jeter ages, his career average will tend down. If he's not in the lead now, the liklihood of him being in the lead later on is slim.
2007-07-30 07:23:22 · answer #3 · answered by brettj666 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe but what jeter will be is the leader of the all time hits in the Yankee record books that's a guarantee
2007-07-30 09:26:13 · answer #4 · answered by Janet ♥(YFFL) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, not batting average. Days gone by the averages were higher, so Jeter doesn't have a good, fair shot.
Babe Ruth is the leader. .349. Joe D. is 3rd. Gehrig at .340 beats him, too.
2007-07-30 07:17:03 · answer #5 · answered by Sarrafzedehkhoee 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
What's his average now?
If he is hitting .333 now, you would assume that it will be the same or go down. You don't normally increase your hit total as you get older. Know what I mean?
It's not like homeruns. I mean, you have 400 homeruns and if you don't hit another you still have 400 career home runs. But batting average will drop if you can't get hits. It's not a set stat, so I don't see him getting the all time career batting average, just because it's hard to get hits as you get older.
2007-07-30 07:05:57 · answer #6 · answered by d7602002 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Look for Jeter to have a run at the all-time MLB hit record. He's looking much more favorable for that.
2007-07-30 07:30:14 · answer #7 · answered by RickNY 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well jeter is clutch. you need him to hit, he will i think if he keeps up his pace it could be possible... i may be a girl, but i love my baseball xD especailly the yankees :D now how about that a-rod, they say if he keeps up his pace he may be able to pass the record. he still has a good 10 seasons left
2007-07-30 07:52:32 · answer #8 · answered by meg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no... his average would have to go up as he ages to catch up, which isn't gonna happen
2007-07-30 08:10:09 · answer #9 · answered by Thomas 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋