Because we were limited for time, I couldn’t share all the information I would have liked, so I thought I would give you the rest of the data right here (these numbers are current through Sept. 28):
Hitting
Hits
Carl Yastrzemski: 3,419 – all-time
Derek Jeter: 2,742 – all-time and active
Jason Varitek: 1,231 – active
Doubles
Carl Yastrzemski: 646 – all-time
Lou Gehrig: 534 – all-time
Derek Jeter: 438 – active
Jason Varitek: 289 – active
Triples
Lou Gehrig: 163 – all-time
Harry Hooper: 130 – all-time
Derek Jeter: 58 – active
Jacoby Ellsbury: 18 – active
Homers
Babe Ruth: 659 – all-time
Ted Williams: 521 – all-time
David Ortiz: 259 – active
Jorge Posada: 243 – active
RBIs
Lou Gehrig: 1,995 – all-time
Carl Yastrzemski: 1,844 – all-time
Derek Jeter: 1,067 – active
David Ortiz: 826 – active
Walks
Ted Williams: 2,021 – all-time
Babe Ruth: 1,852 – all-time
Derek Jeter: 883 – active
David Ortiz: 608 – active
Stolen Bases
Rickey Henderson: 326 – all-time
Derek Jeter: 305 – active
Harry Hooper: 300 – all-time
Jacoby Ellsbury: 125 – active
Pitching
Wins
Whitey Ford: 236 – all-time
Roger Clemens/Cy Young: 192 – all-time
Andy Pettitte: 192 – active
Tim Wakefield: 175 – active
Saves
Mariano Rivera: 526 – all-time and active
Jonathan Papelbon: 150 – all-time and active
Complete Games
Cy Young: 275 – all-time
Red Ruffing: 261 – all-time
Tim Wakefield: 25 – active
Andy Pettitte: 23 – active
Shutouts
Mel Stottlemyre/Whitey Ford: 40 – all-time
Roger Clemens: 38 – all-time
Tim Wakefield: 3 – active
Andy Pettitte: 3 – active
Strikeouts
Roger Clemens: 2,590 – all-time
Whitey Ford: 1,956 – all-time
Tim Wakefield: 1,867 – active
Andy Pettitte: 1,721 – active
We want to give a special shout-out to the crew of the Constitution who went out of their way to make us feel welcome as we toured the magnificent ship in Charlestown, Mass. Every member of that crew is a leader who we should all be proud of as they defend and represent us in their service to our country.
Thank you again for your graciousness.
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Bill Chuck is the creator of Billy-Ball.com and, with Jim Kaplan, is the author of Walk-Offs, Last Licks, and Final Outs — Baseball’s Grand (and not so Grand) Finales, with a foreword by Jon Miller, published by ACTA Sports. Chuck is a regular contributor to NESN and NESN.com and is available at Bill@billy-ball.com.
