(02-04-2022, 05:56 PM)Phogge Wrote: In 165 plate appearances in his rookie year Ty Cobb hit.238. Did he ever hit under .300 again and how long (in years) did he have consecutive seasons hitting over.300?
WAG: No more seasons under .300, and I'd guess 22 consecutive seasons over .300.
Interestingly, Cobb didn't walk much. He's #1 on career batting average, but #11 in career OBP. He only walked over 78 times once, in 1915 -- which was the only year in the last 18 years of Cobb's career in Detroit in which they came close to winning the pennant, finishing 2nd to Babe Ruth's Red Sox. I'm guessing the pitchers didn't give Cobb much to hit. That was also the year that Cobb stole the most bases in his career (96) and was thrown out the most (38).
Cobb batted leadoff, but led the league in RBIs four times and had 91 or more RBIs 11 times in his career, and led the league in OPS 10 times, at the age of 38 for the last time. He batted .357 with 102 RBIs as a 40 year old...in a Philadelphia A's lineup in which 7 of the 8 starters hit .300 or better and two of the subs were 40 year old Eddie Collins, and a fresh-faced 19 year old named Foxx.