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Pujols finished the season with 185 hits, 38 doubles and 103 RBI (a career-low). He was among the league leaders in batting average (.327, sixth) and home runs (32, tied for tenth). [99] He scored 99 runs, ending his streak of seasons with at least 30 home runs, a .300 average, 100 runs scored and 100 RBI, at six. [11]
Josh Gibson has the highest career batting average in major league history with .372. In baseball, the batting average (BA) is defined by the number of hits divided by at bats. It is usually reported to three decimal places and pronounced as if it were multiplied by 1,000: a player with a batting average of .300 is "batting three hundred."
The total bases divided by the number of at bats is the player's slugging average. Hank Aaron is the career leader in total bases with 6,856. Albert Pujols (6,211), Stan Musial (6,134), and Willie Mays (6,080) are the only other players with at least 6,000 career total bases.
Detroit Tigers star Miguel Cabrera has 502 homers, 1,804 RBIs and a .310 batting average over his 19-year career. He won American League MVP honors in both 2012 and 2013 and also won four batting ...
Friday night, Pujols became the fourth player in MLB history to reach 700 home runs – and first since Barry Bonds. After 25 years of longball fatigue, Albert Pujols' 700th home run is a once-in ...
Albert Pujols: 3,384 10 Paul Molitor* 3,319 11 Eddie Collins* 3,314 12 Willie Mays* 3,293 13 Eddie Murray* 3,255 14 Nap Lajoie* 3,243 15 Cal Ripken Jr.* 3,184 16 Miguel Cabrera: 3,174 17 Adrián Beltré* 3,166 18 George Brett* 3,154 19 Paul Waner* 3,152 20 Robin Yount* 3,142 21 Tony Gwynn* 3,141 22 Alex Rodriguez: 3,115 23 Dave Winfield* 3,110 24
While Albert Pujols’ recent hitting struggles may have resulted in his release from the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday, his overall career will continue to be celebrated as one greatest of all time.
The only other players to have hit 700 or more are Babe Ruth with 714, and Albert Pujols with 703. Alex Rodriguez (696), Willie Mays (660), Ken Griffey Jr. (630), Jim Thome (612), and Sammy Sosa (609) are the only other players to have hit 600 or more. Giancarlo Stanton is the active home run leader with 429.