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Who has a 300 batting average in the Hall of Fame? ›

Ty Cobb was part of the inaugural Hall of Fame class in 1936. Cobb remains the all-time leader in career batting average to this day. He finished with a . 300 batting average or higher in 21 different seasons.

Baseball Reference is a website providing baseball statistics for every player in Major League Baseball history. The site is often used by major media organizations and baseball broadcasters as a source for statistics.

As of Sep 13, 2024, the average annual pay for a Baseball Reference in the United States is $50,906 a year. Just in case you need a simple salary calculator, that works out to be approximately $24.47 an hour. This is the equivalent of $978/week or $4,242/month.

The website came online in April 2000. It had originally been published in February 2000 as part of the website for the Big Bad Baseball Annual. It was first built as a web version of the Lahman Baseball Database. Now it uses a variety of data sources.

Seven eligible club members—Barry Bonds, Alex Rodriguez, Mark McGwire, Palmeiro, Manny Ramirez, Gary Sheffield and Sammy Sosa—have not been elected to the Hall.

Roger Clemens is the only pitcher with 300 wins or more not elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. MLB officially only keeps statistics from the National League and the American League.

Unassisted triple plays

The rarest type of triple play, and one of the rarest events of any kind in baseball, is for a single fielder to complete all three outs in one play. There have only been 15 unassisted triple plays in MLB history, making this feat rarer than a perfect game.

In modern times, a season batting average of . 300 or higher is considered to be excellent, and an average higher than . 400 a nearly unachievable goal.

While his 12 All-Star appearances and 555 home runs (236 of them with Cleveland) would ordinarily make him a shoe-in, his candidacy has failed to gain traction thanks to a pair of confirmed positive tests for performance-enhancing drugs during his career.

What is Jackson Holliday's salary? ›

How much is Jackson Holliday getting paid? Jackson Holliday will have a base salary of $302,328 along with a total salary of $740,000 from the 2024 MLB season. He signed a one-year contract of the same amount with the Baltimore Orioles in 2024.

The Hall of Famer earned over $172M across 22 season. 54-year-old Ken Griffey Jr. receives his final $3,593,750 payment from the #Reds today stemming from a 16 year, $57.5M deferral agreement. The Hall of Famer earned over $172M across 22 season.

For example, BA = batting average, G = games played, AB = at bats, R = runs, H = hits, 2B = doubles, 3B = triples, HR = home runs, RBI = runs batted in, SB = stolen bases. 7.

Much of the data is due to the volunteers at SABR.org, among whom some of us are ourselves. The SABR biographical committee routinely puts out updates for new information (or even new ballplayers) found. This can include updated birth, name and death information.

- At Bats = Number of At-Bats. - H = Number of Hits by Athlete. - Exit = Average Hit Exit Speed. - 1B = Number of First Base Hits. - 2B = Number of Second Base Hits.

Josh Gibson, the all-time leader in career batting average. Catcher Josh Gibson, whose career ended in 1946, has the highest batting average in Major League Baseball (MLB) history. He batted .372 over 14 seasons, mostly with the Homestead Grays.

An 11-year major league career played out over 16 years had finally come to an end. Lefty O'Doul is not in the Hall of Fame despite having a . 349 career batting average. This happens to be the highest career average for a player who isn't in the Hall of Fame.

Considering the players who played in any seasons during the period from 1920 (the first year of the “live ball” era) through 2022, there are 117 members (with at least 1500 hits) in the Career . 300 Hitters Club, including four who were active in 2022—Miguel Cabrera (.

Schalk's career batting average of . 253 is the lowest of any position player in the Hall of Fame. That he was selected by the Veterans Committee for enshrinement in 1955 is largely a tribute to his outstanding defensive skills and to the fact that he played to win the infamous 1919 World Series for the White Sox.