Another milestone reached this year is a new all-time hit leader. Jack Clements - 1st round pick in 1909 - is playing his last season this year - and will go out at the top of his game at 39. Not bad for a catcher.
Jack Clements Stats
He will finish his career ranked 1st in hits, 7th in HR, 1st in RBIs, 1st in doubles, 15th in walks and 1st in runs. Oh, and he also had 3 career stolen bases.
Career Batting Stats
Code:
Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Teams
1910 131 513 158 36 4 6 100 74 37 0 2 29 0 0 .308 .353 .429 .782 CHN
1911 135 513 161 29 8 9 94 81 47 2 2 36 0 0 .314 .372 .454 .827 CHN
1912 130 503 155 43 4 3 63 75 41 1 3 35 0 0 .308 .359 .427 .787 CHN
1913 135 496 170 41 4 8 102 87 64 3 10 36 0 0 .343 .414 .490 .904 CHN
1914 122 469 154 43 3 6 93 77 45 0 7 37 0 0 .328 .382 .471 .853 CHN
1915 136 513 165 38 2 7 91 81 52 0 3 33 0 0 .322 .382 .444 .826 CHN
1916 132 472 140 32 3 9 78 68 62 0 5 22 0 0 .297 .375 .434 .809 CHN
1917 140 506 138 31 2 4 72 71 53 2 6 18 0 0 .273 .340 .366 .706 CHN
1918 109 406 133 21 3 4 64 54 40 1 1 15 0 0 .328 .388 .424 .812 CHN
1919 118 467 152 40 2 5 82 79 35 0 4 15 0 0 .325 .370 .452 .821 CHN
1920 130 499 151 34 5 8 83 82 45 4 4 16 0 0 .303 .362 .439 .801 CHN
1921 149 567 179 56 11 8 101 88 53 3 2 21 0 0 .316 .376 .496 .872 CHN
1922 148 587 179 45 9 7 98 85 45 0 10 29 0 0 .305 .349 .448 .797 CHN
1923 147 575 185 44 7 9 97 81 46 0 6 25 0 0 .322 .368 .470 .838 CHN
1924 143 519 173 58 5 9 105 86 52 2 7 29 0 0 .333 .391 .516 .908 CHN
1925 138 515 155 44 9 14 92 89 42 2 4 32 0 1 .301 .353 .503 .856 CHN
1926 85 305 110 23 3 14 63 54 20 0 3 22 1 1 .361 .396 .593 .990 CHN
1927 142 520 176 46 9 16 90 93 58 2 8 34 0 0 .338 .401 .554 .955 CHN
1928 141 525 154 37 6 7 62 77 58 0 2 39 2 0 .293 .362 .427 .789 CHN
1929 134 545 171 38 5 11 82 93 41 2 4 47 0 0 .314 .361 .462 .824 CHN
Total 2645 10015 3159 779 104 164 1712 1575 936 24 93 570 3 2 .315 .372 .463 .835
Drafted in 1st round, 6th overall pick, by Chicago (N) in 1909...
Had first career hit on 4/17/1910, off John Wetteland (NY1)...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/22/1910, hitting .350 with 0 HR, 3 RBI...
Hit first career homerun on 5/25/1910, off Al Atkinson (PHI)...
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1911, hitting .379 with 1 HR, 24 RBI...
Drove in 7 runs against Brooklyn on 8/26/1911...
Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 1911...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/10/1912, hitting .500 with 2 HR, 11 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1912, hitting .368 with 2 HR, 16 RBI...
Won World Series with Chicago (N) in 1912...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/29/1913, hitting .500 with 2 HR, 12 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Boston (N) on 8/5/1913...
Injured on 4/19/1914 with a Fractured Ribs, out for 2 weeks...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/29/1914, hitting .423 with 0 HR, 8 RBI...
Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 1915...
Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 1916...
Won World Series with Chicago (N) in 1917...
Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 1917...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against St. Louis (N) on 6/14/1918...
Won World Series with Chicago (N) in 1918...
Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 1918...
Won World Series with Chicago (N) in 1919...
Had 2000th career hit on 9/2/1922, off John Butcher (CIN)...
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Boston (N) on 4/26/1924...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Boston (N) on 4/26/1928...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against St. Louis (N) on 8/20/1928...
Had 3000th career hit on 4/26/1929, off Dupee Shaw (PIT)...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/2/1929, hitting .429 with 2 HR, 7 RBI...