Stat of the day

[Carlos]

then it may be most steals while in that particular weight bracket.

It is, but I don't think fluctuating weight has anything to do with the discrepancies.

As mentioned above, Robbins has less career stolen bases than the list shows. He never played in the minors and there aren't any stats of him playing in high school or college.

[Jim]

Most Hits Over A Three Year Span
(Top 25 Players) <table style="width: 675px; height: 420px;" class="sortable" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"><thead><tr class="headline"><td class="hsc2_l">Player</td><td class="hsc2">From</td><td class="hsc2">Through</td><td class="hsc2">Total</td></tr></thead> <tbody><tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Subaru Hiraki</td><td>1978</td><td>1980</td><td>679</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Harry Keppel</td><td>1978</td><td>1980</td><td>666</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Harry Keppel</td><td>1979</td><td>1981</td><td>641</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Takanibu Sato</td><td>1983</td><td>1985</td><td>626</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Joe Sierra</td><td>1981</td><td>1983</td><td>614</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Jos Sanchez</td><td>1978</td><td>1980</td><td>612</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Harry Keppel</td><td>1980</td><td>1982</td><td>609</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Adam Nickell</td><td>1985</td><td>1987</td><td>608</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Subaru Hiraki</td><td>1979</td><td>1981</td><td>602</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Joe Sierra</td><td>1980</td><td>1982</td><td>601</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Harry Keppel</td><td>1981</td><td>1983</td><td>601</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Harry Keppel</td><td>1982</td><td>1984</td><td>601</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Jos Sanchez</td><td>1979</td><td>1981</td><td>599</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Everardo Gremades</td><td>1980</td><td>1982</td><td>597</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Takanibu Sato</td><td>1984</td><td>1986</td><td>587</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Everardo Gremades</td><td>1981</td><td>1983</td><td>584</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Leonel Tesina</td><td>1983</td><td>1985</td><td>582</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Joe Sierra</td><td>1979</td><td>1981</td><td>582</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Noah George</td><td>1982</td><td>1984</td><td>581</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Joe Sierra</td><td>1978</td><td>1980</td><td>580</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Takanibu Sato</td><td>1982</td><td>1984</td><td>579</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Eddie O'Fallon</td><td>1984</td><td>1986</td><td>578</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Eddie O'Fallon</td><td>1983</td><td>1985</td><td>576</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Mark Mabbett</td><td>1978</td><td>1980</td><td>573</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Harry Keppel</td><td>1983</td><td>1985</td><td>573</td></tr></tbody></table>

[Pat]

You forget how good Subaru Hiraki was before all the injuries.

[BradZ]

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR class=title2><TD>

Most 100 RBI Seasons

(Top 25 Players)

</TD></TR><TR><TD>

<TABLE class=sortable cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width=795 align=left border=0><THEAD><TR class=headline><TD class=hsc2_l sorttable_columnindex="0">Player</TD><TD class=hsc2 sorttable_columnindex="1">Seasons</TD></TR></THEAD><TBODY><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Harry Keppel</TD><TD>8</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Sergio Lumar</TD><TD>7</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Toby Rochester</TD><TD>6</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Pedro Eires</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Vincent Nino</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Pedro Zamarida</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Dani lvarez</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Johnny Buzzell</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Amistad Caballero</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Cesaro Campoveroe</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Bill Fallon</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Alberto Grandon</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Jared Kirby</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Dave Robbins</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Marv Snyder</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Neto Bermeo</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Everardo Gremades</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Elton Jessie</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Eddie O'Fallon</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Malachi Stiver</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Don Alexander</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Britt Bovey</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Frank Donegan</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Franois Dupuis</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Vctor Gonzlez</TD><TD>2</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

[Clay]

Good list... leads to the question... did Toby Rochester do enough to make the Founder's Wing of the BLB HOF?

[BradZ]

Good list... leads to the question... did Toby Rochester do enough to make the Founder's Wing of the BLB HOF?

Interesting player. Started in the BLB at 32 years old. 4 time All-Star when he was theoretically already past his prime. Posted a VORP of 57.0 at the age of 36 in 1982 in what was probably the 2nd best season of his career (but the first time he missed the All-Star team).

[Ryan]

Good list... leads to the question... did Toby Rochester do enough to make the Founder's Wing of the BLB HOF?

Yeah, good question. I gotta say yes. I would love to see what he could have done had he started his career in his early 20's. I say he's a lock for the Founders Wing, IMO.

[Clay]

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR class=title2><TD>Largest Difference Between OBP And AVG
(Top 25 Players, Minimum 200 PA)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE class=sortable cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width=935 border=0><THEAD><TR class=headline><TD class=hsc2_l sorttable_columnindex="0">Player</TD><TD class=hsc2_l sorttable_columnindex="1">Team</TD><TD class=hsc2 sorttable_columnindex="2">Year</TD><TD class=hsc2 sorttable_columnindex="3">H</TD><TD class=hsc2 sorttable_columnindex="4">BB</TD><TD class=hsc2 sorttable_columnindex="5">AVG</TD><TD class=hsc2 sorttable_columnindex="6">OBP</TD><TD class=hsc2 sorttable_columnindex="7">Diff</TD><TD class=hsc2 sorttable_columnindex="8">PA</TD></TR></THEAD><TBODY><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Jorge Taracena</TD><TD class=s1_l>CAR</TD><TD>1987</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>.185</TD><TD>.336</TD><TD>.151</TD><TD>400</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Jerry Fortin</TD><TD class=s2_l>DEN</TD><TD>1982</TD><TD>95</TD><TD>101</TD><TD>.234</TD><TD>.384</TD><TD>.150</TD><TD>510</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Chaim Lamberts</TD><TD class=s1_l>MIS</TD><TD>1988</TD><TD>75</TD><TD>68</TD><TD>.237</TD><TD>.383</TD><TD>.146</TD><TD>400</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Malachi Stiver</TD><TD class=s2_l>PAW</TD><TD>1982</TD><TD>140</TD><TD>130</TD><TD>.281</TD><TD>.426</TD><TD>.145</TD><TD>634</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Jorge Taracena</TD><TD class=s1_l>VIR</TD><TD>1984</TD><TD>133</TD><TD>125</TD><TD>.256</TD><TD>.399</TD><TD>.143</TD><TD>657</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Malachi Stiver</TD><TD class=s2_l>SIN</TD><TD>1986</TD><TD>58</TD><TD>63</TD><TD>.203</TD><TD>.346</TD><TD>.143</TD><TD>360</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Clint Lance</TD><TD class=s1_l>CAR</TD><TD>1985</TD><TD>119</TD><TD>116</TD><TD>.242</TD><TD>.383</TD><TD>.141</TD><TD>614</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Jorge Taracena</TD><TD class=s2_l>WIL</TD><TD>1986</TD><TD>63</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>.241</TD><TD>.382</TD><TD>.141</TD><TD>323</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Harry Elliott</TD><TD class=s1_l>CAL</TD><TD>1987</TD><TD>164</TD><TD>138</TD><TD>.311</TD><TD>.450</TD><TD>.140</TD><TD>671</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Dino Vargas</TD><TD class=s2_l>PIT</TD><TD>1983</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>.154</TD><TD>.293</TD><TD>.139</TD><TD>209</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Neil Hildebrand</TD><TD class=s1_l>HYU</TD><TD>1988</TD><TD>97</TD><TD>92</TD><TD>.233</TD><TD>.371</TD><TD>.139</TD><TD>509</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Ivn Garca</TD><TD class=s2_l>BAL</TD><TD>1988</TD><TD>93</TD><TD>91</TD><TD>.224</TD><TD>.362</TD><TD>.139</TD><TD>512</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Dave Robbins</TD><TD class=s1_l>DAV</TD><TD>1986</TD><TD>88</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>.221</TD><TD>.359</TD><TD>.138</TD><TD>498</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Frank Paradis</TD><TD class=s2_l>MOR</TD><TD>1987</TD><TD>110</TD><TD>108</TD><TD>.216</TD><TD>.354</TD><TD>.138</TD><TD>623</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Malachi Stiver</TD><TD class=s1_l>SIN</TD><TD>1983</TD><TD>152</TD><TD>132</TD><TD>.283</TD><TD>.420</TD><TD>.137</TD><TD>678</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Jorge Taracena</TD><TD class=s2_l>WAS</TD><TD>1982</TD><TD>134</TD><TD>120</TD><TD>.276</TD><TD>.413</TD><TD>.137</TD><TD>615</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Clint Lance</TD><TD class=s1_l>CAR</TD><TD>1983</TD><TD>100</TD><TD>103</TD><TD>.206</TD><TD>.342</TD><TD>.137</TD><TD>593</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Dave Robbins</TD><TD class=s2_l>WAS</TD><TD>1987</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>64</TD><TD>.210</TD><TD>.347</TD><TD>.137</TD><TD>438</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Cesaro Campoveroe</TD><TD class=s1_l>WIL</TD><TD>1988</TD><TD>87</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>.234</TD><TD>.371</TD><TD>.136</TD><TD>453</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Clint Lance</TD><TD class=s2_l>CAR</TD><TD>1984</TD><TD>92</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>.256</TD><TD>.391</TD><TD>.136</TD><TD>446</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Everardo Gremades</TD><TD class=s1_l>PIT</TD><TD>1988</TD><TD>144</TD><TD>110</TD><TD>.354</TD><TD>.488</TD><TD>.135</TD><TD>524</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Jorge Taracena</TD><TD class=s2_l>SIN</TD><TD>1980</TD><TD>159</TD><TD>129</TD><TD>.282</TD><TD>.416</TD><TD>.134</TD><TD>697</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Jerry Fortin</TD><TD class=s1_l>WAS</TD><TD>1984</TD><TD>120</TD><TD>104</TD><TD>.260</TD><TD>.393</TD><TD>.134</TD><TD>572</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Jerry Fortin</TD><TD class=s2_l>DAV</TD><TD>1986</TD><TD>91</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>.238</TD><TD>.370</TD><TD>.133</TD><TD>467</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Neil Hildebrand</TD><TD class=s1_l>HAR</TD><TD>1980</TD><TD>165</TD><TD>132</TD><TD>.290</TD><TD>.422</TD><TD>.132</TD><TD>707</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

It's funny, as soon as I read the title of this Stat of the Day, I said to myself... "Oh, the Jorge Taracena Award".

[Carlos]

Interesting player. Started in the BLB at 32 years old. 4 time All-Star when he was theoretically already past his prime. Posted a VORP of 57.0 at the age of 36 in 1982 in what was probably the 2nd best season of his career (but the first time he missed the All-Star team).

He's also the all-time leader in RBIs after the age of 32 with those six.

Sergio Lumar has had two seasons of 100 RBI since turning 32.

We still don't know what guys are going to do in this league when they get old.

[BradZ]

It's funny, as soon as I read the title of this Stat of the Day, I said to myself... "Oh, the Jorge Taracena Award".

No shock to see Jerry Fortin several times on the list as well.

[Delandis]

Ivan Garcia is starting to be the same way. Draws a hell of a lot of walks. I expect his BA to climb to about .280/.450

[Clay]

Wow! A .450 OBP for the season? You have high hopes.

[Delandis]

You're right. Those are probably Ted williams numbers, huh?

[Clay]

Not impossible... but we've only seen it in the BLB six times:

<TABLE class=sortable cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width=935 border=0><TBODY><TR class=s1><TD>1</TD><TD class=s1_l>Pete Kellum</TD><TD class=s1_l>BAL</TD><TD>RF</TD><TD>1978</TD><TD>.469</TD><TD>599</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD>2</TD><TD class=s2_l>Pete Kellum</TD><TD class=s2_l>BAL</TD><TD>1B</TD><TD>1980</TD><TD>.466</TD><TD>656</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD>3</TD><TD class=s1_l>Everardo Gremades*</TD><TD class=s1_l>PIT</TD><TD>1B</TD><TD>1985</TD><TD>.465</TD><TD>729</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD>4</TD><TD class=s2_l>Harry Elliott*</TD><TD class=s2_l>WIL</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>1985</TD><TD>.452</TD><TD>608</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD>5</TD><TD class=s1_l>Everardo Gremades*</TD><TD class=s1_l>PIT</TD><TD>1B</TD><TD>1986</TD><TD>.451</TD><TD>704</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD>6</TD><TD class=s2_l>Harry Elliott*</TD><TD class=s2_l>CAL</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>1987</TD><TD>.450</TD><TD>671</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

[Jake]

That Gremades dude blows.