The King of Speed: SR-71 Blackbird

Montblack wrote:

I can understand the RBI difference:
Gwynn ....1,138
Ripken ...1,695

I can understand the Runs difference:
Gwynn ....1,383
Ripken ...1,647

What I can't understand is the Hits difference:
Gwynn (Avg .338) ....3,141
Ripken (Avg .276) .....3,183

Cal Ripken Jr. getting 42 more hits might be explained by him playing in
2,632 straight games, and also, starting his career one year before Tony
Gwynn, so both stats (combined) might have helped Ripken overcome that .062
point difference in Batting Average.

Still, a lifetime .338 hitter vs. a lifetime .276 hitter, and the .276 guy
has MORE hits? I don't get it.


At-bats were how much greater for Ripken?


Jack

("Jack" wrote)
Still, a lifetime .338 hitter vs. a lifetime .276 hitter, and the .276
guy has MORE hits? I don't get it.

At-bats were how much greater for Ripken?


Tony ... 9,288
Cal ...11,551 (Ripken played in a lot more games, I guess)

2,263 more at-bats.

As Joe suggested, 'That he ONLY has 42 more hits, tells you just how good a
hitter Gwynn was.'


Montblack

For those of you who would worry that this thread is moving away from
aviation, remember they both hit fly balls.

On Jan 13, 2:16 am, "Montblack"
wrote:
("Jack" wrote)

Still, a lifetime .338 hitter vs. a lifetime .276 hitter, and the .276
guy has MORE hits? I don't get it.
At-bats were how much greater for Ripken?Tony ... 9,288
Cal ...11,551 (Ripken played in a lot more games, I guess)

2,263 more at-bats.

As Joe suggested, 'That he ONLY has 42 more hits, tells you just how good a
hitter Gwynn was.'

Montblack

For those of you who would worry that this thread is moving away from
aviation, remember they both hit fly balls.

Yes, but are the balls actually "flying" or are they just "riding"?

g,d Jose
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On Sat, 13 Jan 2007 10:38:04 -0500, Jose wrote:

For those of you who would worry that this thread is moving away from
aviation, remember they both hit fly balls.

Yes, but are the balls actually "flying" or are they just "riding"?

And are they actually *flying*, or is it just a simulation running somewhere?

Ron Wanttaja

("Ron Wanttaja" wrote)
For those of you who would worry that this thread is moving away from
aviation, remember they both hit fly balls.

Yes, but are the balls actually "flying" or are they just "riding"?

And are they actually *flying*, or is it just a simulation running
somewhere?


And Tony Gwynn is heading to Cooperstown, despite his total rejection of
anything relating to treadmills.


Montback-back-way-back ...Touch 'em all Kirby Puckett!
My niece was born Nov 4, 1987 ...."Kirby"