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Originally Posted by Loose Cannon
Carew was good, but I wouldn't rank him in the top 5 2nd baseman of all-time. My list would be:
1) Rogers Hornsby
2) Napolean Lojoie
3) Eddie Collins
4) Joe Morgan
5) Jackie Robinson.
But nobody IMO, comes close to Hornsby at all. Just look at the guys #'s and see for yourself. His .358 lifetime batting average is 2nd the Ty Cobb on the all-time list. Hornsby also has the highest single season average ever at .424. He also hit .400 in three seasons. He had 2,930 hits and the highest slugging percentage out of any right handed batter of all-time at .577. And the fact that he was a middle infeilder makes that more remarkable.
Hornsby played in the 20's and 30's though and was over shadowed by THE BABE. Hornsby did hit 300 homers, however, and this was at a time where people were not smashing 50+ homers in a season. So 300 HR's was pretty dam high for that era.
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I'd have to read some stats to give a better idea... but I'd have Carew in the top 3 possible. Probably in the top 5... but that's without looking at all the stats.
A lot of people forget, the year Williams hit .400, Carew was neck and neck for most of the season.