(05-20-2023, 02:12 PM)Mick Wrote:(05-20-2023, 10:28 AM)cardcrimson Wrote:(05-20-2023, 10:14 AM)terry Wrote: There are ten players who played the majority of their career after 1940 and who have a career batting average of .315 or better. Who are they?
Williams
Carew
Rose
Gwynn
Dimaggio
Musial
Schmitt
DiMag started in 1936. I think Teddy Ballgame and Stan The Man Unusual also started in the 1930s.
I'd guess Wade Boggs, and I agree...Casey Schmitt is over .315.
Ichiro Suzuki
Carl Yastrzemski?
Willie McGee?
I think Rose was like Mays, around .302.
My original question asked about players who played the majority of their careers after 1940. DiMaggio played 8 of his 13 seasons after 1940, Williams played 17 of his 19 seasons after 1940, and Musial played his entire career after 1940. So, they all are included on this list.
My source, Baseball-Reference.com, uses a minimum of 3,000 plate appearances, so Schmitt doesn't qualify. If I had used MLB.com, this list would be the same.
Wade Boggs is correct (.328).
Suzuki (.311), Yastrzemski (.285), and McGee (.295) didn't make it to .315.
You're right about Rose (.303) and Mays (.301) being around .302. Good memory!