Originally posted by oldnewbie
has anyone come even close to ichiro in a 162 game season
The closest is Ichiro himself in 2001 with 242 hits.
Top 10 in a 162-game season
1. Ichiro Suzuki (2004) 256 hits (so far)
2. Ichiro Suzuki (2001) 242 hits
3. Wade Boggs (1985) 240 hits
--. Darrin Erstad (2000) 240 hits
5. Rod Carew (1977) 239 hits
6. Don Mattingly (1986) 238 hits
7. Kirby Puckett (1988) 234 hits
8. Matty Alou (1969) 231 hits
9. Tommy Davis (1962) 230 hits
--. Pete Rose (1973) 230 hits
--. Joe Torre (1971) 230 hits
--. Willie Wilson (1980) 230 hits
There you have it. Ichiro is the undisputed hit king of the last 40 years. But I\'m still a strong believer in the asterisk. I can\'t look at a stat that has been unfairly (in my opinion) inflated. It\'s like a company saying that it has earned money from 1920 - 2004 because the value of the dollar went up. Maybe I should be a math major.