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Originally Posted by BaseballMan
Were the Cubs of 1900-1915 really bad? In RL i think they had some of the best records for 1yr, 2yrs, all the way up to 10 years in the history of baseball.
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They didn't finish higher than third place until 1922, when they came in second. They had Kling behind the plate with Tinkers/Evers/Chance in the infield and a revolving door everywhere else. Rube Waddell pitched from 1904 to 1910 for them and was an eventual HoFer. He was their only consistent pitcher as everybody else looks like they spent a lot of time shuffling back and forth to Triple-A or only lasted two or three seasons with the club before getting traded or cut.
Career Hits
Code:
1 Ed Delahanty* 4295 1888-1913
2 Rogers Hornsby* 4050 1915-1936
3 Hal Trosky* 4014 1933-1955
4 Al Simmons* 3837 1924-1942
5 Steve Garvey* 3675 1969-1990
6 Jimmie Foxx* 3571 1925-1949
7 George Brett* 3435 1973-1994
8 Cap Anson* 3418 1871-1897
9 Lou Gehrig* 3385 1924-1946
10 Bob Horner* 3338 1978-1995
11 George Sisler* 3318 1915-1933
12 Rod Carew* 3192 1967-1985
13 Eddie Murray* 3144 1977-1995
14 Cecil Cooper* 3085 1971-1988
15 Jesse Burkett* 3074 1890-1910
16 Rafael Palmeiro* 3026 1986-2003
17 Jerry Browne* 3016 1986-2007
18 Joe Jackson* 3003 1908-1933
19 Will Clark 2998 1986-2003
I feel bad for Will Clark. I wish the game tried harder to get guys those types of milestones.
Career Homers
Code:
1 Mark McGwire* 887 1986-2002
2 Bob Horner* 742 1978-1995
3 Jimmie Foxx* 651 1925-1949
4 Jim Thome# 648 1991-2008
5 Ted Kluszewski* 622 1947-1962
6 Hal Trosky* 606 1933-1955
7 Harmon Killebrew* 602 1954-1973
8 Nomar Garciaparra# 597 1996-2008
9 Carlos Delgado# 561 1993-2008
10 Willie McCovey* 552 1959-1978
11 Mickey Mantle* 530 1951-1967
12 Eddie Murray* 520 1977-1995
13 Eddie Mathews* 511 1952-1970
14 Lou Gehrig* 508 1924-1946
15 Hank Greenberg* 505 1931-1951
16 Dwight Evans* 504 1972-1992
17 Jose Canseco* 503 1985-2005
18 Sammy Sosa 500 1989-2004
19 Terry Steinbach* 494 1986-2002
20 Jack Clark* 492 1975-1992
21 Albert Belle 490 1989-2004
21 Todd Helton# 490 1997-2008
Terry Steinbach? Really? Wow. Nice to see Dwight Evans get on that list.
Career Steals
Code:
1 Juan Samuel 929 1983-1994
2 Billy Hamilton 928 1888-1906
3 Brett Butler 865 1981-1992
4 Kenny Lofton 791 1991-2004
5 Rickey Henderson 774 1979-1993
6 Sherry Magee 759 1904-1920
7 Arlie Latham* 738 1880-1899
8 Vince Coleman 732 1985-1995
9 Frankie Frisch* 719 1919-1936
10 Tom Lawless 704 1982-1996
Career Wins
Code:
1 Cy Young* 444 1890-1910
2 Kid Nichols* 404 1890-1907
3 Bert Blyleven* 394 1970-1989
4 Christy Mathewson* 389 1900-1925
5 Pud Galvin* 364 1875-1892
6 Tim Keefe* 342 1880-1893
7 Claude Osteen* 336 1957-1977
8 Jim Nash* 334 1966-1990
9 John Clarkson* 328 1882-1894
10 Larry Dierker* 327 1964-1988
11 Rube Marquard* 326 1908-1927
12 Walter Johnson* 321 1907-1925
13 Ewell Blackwell* 314 1942-1961
14 Whit Wyatt* 313 1929-1948
15 Charley Radbourn* 309 1881-1891
16 Van Mungo* 307 1931-1951
16 Mickey Welch* 307 1880-1892
16 George Winter* 307 1901-1921
19 Cy Falkenberg* 306 1903-1920
20 Jim Palmer* 301 1965-1986
21 Bobby Mathews 297 1871-1887
22 Dwight Gooden# 294 1984-2008
Gooden has been terrible for a decade and has been forced into the bullpen for most of the last five years with the Cardinals. His ratings suck. I don't see him getting 300 without a lot of luck. A lot.
Career Saves
Code:
1 Rich Gossage 459 1972-1992
2 Rod Beck# 410 1991-2008
3 Gregg Olson 360 1988-2002
4 Roger McDowell 356 1985-1997
5 Dave Smith 354 1980-1997
6 Ugueth Urbina# 345 1995-2008
7 John Wetteland 339 1989-2003
8 Doug Jones 335 1983-1998
9 Jason Isringhausen 326 1995-2008
10 Bryan Harvey 325 1987-2001
Beck hasn't been a closer since leaving the Giants for the Braves five years ago. His ratings have dropped and he was mediocre the last two seasons. Gossage's record is safe from him. Urbina is 34 years old, so I don't see him lasting long enough, especially since he wasn't the primary closer the past two years with the Nats. Mariano Rivera only got 61 games with the Yankees between 1996 and 2003. He did get 665 appearances between '95 and '07 for their Triple-A club, however.
Career Strikeouts
Code:
1 Bert Blyleven* 5034 1970-1989
2 Floyd Youmans 3906 1985-2004
3 David Cone 3902 1986-2006
4 Sandy Koufax* 3891 1955-1981
5 Jim Nash* 3792 1966-1990
6 Larry Dierker* 3760 1964-1988
7 Mickey Lolich* 3726 1963-1985
8 Dwight Gooden# 3542 1984-2008
9 Milt Pappas* 3494 1957-1974
10 Pedro Martinez# 3480 1992-2008
Pedro is 37 and mediocre, Blyleven has nothing to worry about.