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Baseball Digest, May, 2002 by Bill Deane

Pitchers With Best
Strikeout-To-Walk Ratio
(Minimum 2,000 strikeouts)

Pitcher               SO        BB     Ratio

Curt Schilling       2,032      538     3.78
Greg Maddux          2,523      760     3.32
Dennis Eckersley     2,401      738     3.25
Juan Marichal        2,303      709     3.25
Ferguson Jenkins     3,192      997     3.20
Christy Mathewson    2,502      844     2.96
Roger Clemens        3,717    1,258     2.95
Randy Johnson        3,412    1,160     2.94
Sandy Koufax         2,396      817     2.93
Don Drysdale         2,486      855     2.91
Players With Lifetime Totals of 300
Homers and .300 Batting Average
(1876-2001)

Player                 HR       BA

Hank Aaron            755      .305
Babe Ruth             714      .342
Willie Mays           660      .302
Jimmie Foxx           534      .325
Ted Williams          521      .344
Mel Ott               511      .304
Lou Gehrig            493      .340
Stan Musial           475      .331
Joe DiMaggio          361      .325
Johnny Mize           359      .312
Jeff Bagwell          349      .303
Frank Thomas          348      .319
Hank Greenberg        331      .313
George Brett          317      .305
Mike Piazza           314      .325
Larry Walker          309      .315
Al Simmons            307      .334
Rogers Hornsby        301      .358
Chuck Klein           300      .320
Most Wins Without A Loss, Season

Pitcher          Team          Year     W-L

Tom Zachary      Yankees       1929     12-0
Dennis Lamp      Blue Jays     1985     11-0
Howie Krist      Cardinals     1941     10-0
Joe Pate         A's           1926      9-0
Ken Holtzman     Cubs          1967      9-0
Frank DiPino     Cardinals     1989      9-0
Ted Wilks        Cardinals     1946      8-0
Grant Jackson    Orioles       1973      8-0
Kirk Rueter      Expos         1993      8-0
Pat Mahomes      Mets          1999      8-0
Arthur Rhodes    Mariners      2001      8-0
Catchers With Most Career Hits

Player              Hits      Gms.     Gms. Caught

Ted Simmons         2,472    2,456        1,771
Carlton Fisk        2,356    2,499        2,226
Yogi Berra          2,150    2,120        1,699
Gary Carter         2,092    2,296        2,056
Johnny Bench        2,048    2,158        1,742
Bill Dickey         1,969    1,789        1,708
Gabby Hartnett      1,912    1,990        1,793
Bob Boone           1,838    2,264        2,225
Ernie Lombardi      1,792    1,853        1,544
Lance Parrish       1,782    1,988        1,818
Deacon McGuire      1,761    1,782        1,612
Rick Ferrell        1,692    1,884        1,806
Tony Pena           1,687    1,988        1,950
Mickey Cochrane     1,652    1,482        1,451
Ivan Rodriguez      1,595    1,371        1,326
Bill Freehan        1,591    1,774        1,581
Duke Farrell        1,566    1,565        1,004
Thurman Munson      1,558    1,423        1,278
Al Lopez            1,547    1,950        1,918
Benito Santiago     1,531    1,689        1,631
Mike Piazza         1,507    1,258        1,194
Wally Schang        1,506    1,842        1,435
Tim McCarver        1,501    1,909        1,387
Manny Sanguillen    1,500    1,448        1,114
Players Who Drove In Highest
Percentage of Team Runs

                                            Team    RBI
Year     Player,Team                 RBI    Runs    Pct.

1981     George Foster, Reds ( )      90    348     25.8
1972     Nate Colbert, Padres        111    488     22.7
1935     Wally Berger, Braves        130    575     22.6
1959     Ernie Banks, Cubs           143    673     21.2
2001     Sammy Sosa, Cubs            160    777     20.6
1961     Jim Gentile, Orioles        141    691     20.4
1919     Babe Ruth, Red Sox          114    564     20.2
1968     Frank Howard, Senators      106    524     20.2
1981     Bill Buckner, Cubs ( )       75    370     20.2
1970     Frank Howard, Senators      126    626     20.1

( ) Strike-interrupted season
SHORTSTOPS WITH HIGHEST SLUGGING PERCENTAGE, SEASON
(Minimum 100 games played at shortstop--games listed are those
played at short)

Player, Team                  Year      G       HR    RBI

Alex Rodriguez, Mariners      1996     146      36    123
Alex Rodriguez, Rangers       2001     161      52    135
Ernie Banks, Cubs             1958     154      47    129
Arky Vaughan, Pirates         1935     137      19     99
Alex Rodriguez, Mariners      2000     148      41    132
Nomar Garciaparra, Red Sox    1999     134      27    104
Nomar Garciaparra, Red Sox    2000     136      21     96
Ernie Banks, Cubs             1959     154      45    143
Ernie Banks, Cubs             1955     154      44    117
Rico Petrocelli, Red Sox      1969     153      40     97
Alex Rodriguez, Mariners      1999     129      42    111
Nomar Garciaparra, Red Sox    1998     143      35    122
Ernie Banks, Cubs             1957     100      43    102
Robin Yount, Brewers          1982     154      29    114
Rich Aurilia, Giants          2001     149      37     97
Barry Larkin, Reds            1996     151      33     89
Cal Ripken, Orioles           1991     162      34    114
Alex Rodriguez, Mariners      1998     160      42    124
Ernie Banks, Cubs             1960     156      41    117
Bill Dahlen, Cubs             1896     125       9     74
Derek Jeter, Yankees          1999     158      24    102
Alan Trammell, Tigers         1987     149      28    105

Player, Team                  Year     BA     SLG.

Alex Rodriguez, Mariners      1996    .358    .631
Alex Rodriguez, Rangers       2001    .318    .622
Ernie Banks, Cubs             1958    .313    .614
Arky Vaughan, Pirates         1935    .385    .607
Alex Rodriguez, Mariners      2000    .316    .606
Nomar Garciaparra, Red Sox    1999    .357    .603
Nomar Garciaparra, Red Sox    2000    .372    .599
Ernie Banks, Cubs             1959    .304    .596
Ernie Banks, Cubs             1955    .295    .596
Rico Petrocelli, Red Sox      1969    .297    .589
Alex Rodriguez, Mariners      1999    .285    .586
Nomar Garciaparra, Red Sox    1998    .323    .584
Ernie Banks, Cubs             1957    .285    .579
Robin Yount, Brewers          1982    .331    .578
Rich Aurilia, Giants          2001    .324    .572
Barry Larkin, Reds            1996    .298    .567
Cal Ripken, Orioles           1991    .323    .566
Alex Rodriguez, Mariners      1998    .310    .560
Ernie Banks, Cubs             1960    .271    .554
Bill Dahlen, Cubs             1896    .352    .553
Derek Jeter, Yankees          1999    .349    .552
Alan Trammell, Tigers         1987    .343    .551
Smallest Differential Between
Singles and Home Runs, Season
(Minimum 20 homers)

Player, Team                Year     1B     HR    Diff.

Barry Bonds, Giants         2001     49     73      -24
Mark McGwire, Cardinals     1998     61     70       -9
Mark McGwire, Cardinals     1999     58     65       -7
Mark McGwire, Cardinals     2001     23     29       -6
Mark McGwire, A's           1995     35     39       -4
Mark McGwire, Cardinals     2000     32     32        0
Dave Kingman, Giants        1973     27     24        3
Barry Bonds, Giants         1999     37     34        3
Mark McGwire, Oak./St.L.    1997     63     58        5
Don Mincher, Twins          1964     29     23        6
Art Shamsky, Reds           1966     28     21        7
Mark McGwire, A's           1996     59     52        7