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Grandstander · 04-21-2008, 12:33 AM

There have been 16,631 men who have played Major League Baseball, about ten thousand of them have been position players, the rest pitchers. If a player ranks as one of the top one thousand in career homeruns, that means he is in the top 10 % of all homerun hitters.

So, before I tell you, what would be your guess as to how many homeruns are needed to rank in the top ten percent all time?

At the moment, it's 71, or more precisely, there are ten players tied for the # 990 spot all time. Among those ten are Tom Brookens, Dickie Thon, Ron Hassey...and...Jason Kendall who is sort of famous for lacking power. So, you can have as undistinguished a career as Ron Hassey and still be in the top 10 percent of the greatest homerun hitters in history.

So, if you have 100 career homeruns, where does that land you on the list? Currently there are five players tied for the 698th slot with 100 career homers. We're talking Bruce Bochte and John Kruk. David Wright just broke loose from this pack with his 101st career homer.

Three hundered and seventeen career homeruns won't get you into the Hall of Fame if you haven't done a lot of other things, but it is good enough at the moment to make you one of the top one percent MLB homerun hitters. That position is currently occupied by George Brett, # 100 on the career list. A twenty homerun season by Richie Sexon this year will bump Brett to the 101 postion. Thirty two homeruns from Albert Pujols will place him past Brett.

04-21-2008, 12:33 AM	#1 (permalink)
Grandstander Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Parts Unknown Northern California Posts: 5,946	Respect For Homeruns There have been 16,631 men who have played Major League Baseball, about ten thousand of them have been position players, the rest pitchers. If a player ranks as one of the top one thousand in career homeruns, that means he is in the top 10 % of all homerun hitters. So, before I tell you, what would be your guess as to how many homeruns are needed to rank in the top ten percent all time? At the moment, it's 71, or more precisely, there are ten players tied for the # 990 spot all time. Among those ten are Tom Brookens, Dickie Thon, Ron Hassey...and...Jason Kendall who is sort of famous for lacking power. So, you can have as undistinguished a career as Ron Hassey and still be in the top 10 percent of the greatest homerun hitters in history. So, if you have 100 career homeruns, where does that land you on the list? Currently there are five players tied for the 698th slot with 100 career homers. We're talking Bruce Bochte and John Kruk. David Wright just broke loose from this pack with his 101st career homer. Three hundered and seventeen career homeruns won't get you into the Hall of Fame if you haven't done a lot of other things, but it is good enough at the moment to make you one of the top one percent MLB homerun hitters. That position is currently occupied by George Brett, # 100 on the career list. A twenty homerun season by Richie Sexon this year will bump Brett to the 101 postion. Thirty two homeruns from Albert Pujols will place him past Brett.