RIP Rickey Henderson

[DaveXA]

For a sport as old as baseball to have an all-time record spread from 1 to 2 to be this wide, it shows you just how dominant he was, all-time.

The spread from 2 to 20 is very typical looking for a sports record book, but then Rickey is 49% over Lou at #2. That's bonkers. And his all-time lead-off home-runs record is 35% higher than the next (81 to 60).

Yep, truly was one of there was him and everyone else type of guys.

 

[superchuck500]

Yep, truly was one of there was him and everyone else type of guys.

I can't really think of any other significant long-running stat category in major sports that has that kind of spread - what would be the closest comparison?

 

[DaveXA]

I can't really think of any other significant long-running stat category in major sports that has that kind of spread - what would be the closest comparison?

Can't think of anything that big between 1 and 2.

 

[faceman]

I can't really think of any other significant long-running stat category in major sports that has that kind of spread - what would be the closest comparison?

My guess would be some of Wilt Chamberlains basketball stats

My guess was right. Most 50 point games with 118. Michael Jordan is 2nd with 31.

Players With Most 50-Point Games In NBA History

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[guidomerkinsrules]

I can't really think of any other significant long-running stat category in major sports that has that kind of spread - what would be the closest comparison?

Cal Ripken

Drew Brees 5000 yd seasons?

 

[superchuck500]

My guess would be some of Wilt Chamberlains basketball stats

My guess was right. Most 50 point games with 118. Michael Jordan is 2nd with 31.

Players With Most 50-Point Games In NBA History

Basketball fans may want to know which NBA players have had the most 50-point games. Here’s the answer.

sports.betmgm.com

Yes - that's a pretty solid analogy. Some of Wilt's scoring stuff is wild - but that was also a pretty big rule change, so it becomes hard to compare. I don't think there were any truly significant rule changes relating to stealing bases, have there been?

 

[faceman]

Yes - that's a pretty solid analogy. Some of Wilt's scoring stuff is wild - but that was also a pretty big rule change, so it becomes hard to compare. I don't think there were any truly significant rule changes relating to stealing bases, have there been?

Yes, but you have to go wayyyyyyyyyyyy back. Prior to 1898 if a baserunner took an extra base on a hit he was
credited with a steal. Ie, going from 1st to 3rd on a single.

Stolen base - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[superchuck500]

Cal Ripken

Drew Brees 5000 yd seasons?

Yeah, those are pretty comparable too. Brees is going to get watered down by the extra game, but also it's an arbitrary line (is 4999 yards really meaningfully less significant than 5,000?).

Ripkin's is pretty amazing - especially when you consider that he beat what was already considered an unbreakable record.

Gehrig is 62% over Scott and then Ripkin is 24% on top of that.

 

[DaveXA]

Yes - that's a pretty solid analogy. Some of Wilt's scoring stuff is wild - but that was also a pretty big rule change, so it becomes hard to compare. I don't think there were any truly significant rule changes relating to stealing bases, have there been?

I think they tweaked the balk rules at some point, but I don't think that changed the stolen base numbers all that much.