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Clayton Kershaw has the second best ERA+ of any left-handed starting pitcher in baseball history. I am not going to lie.....seeing Max Fried tied for 4th all-time is a surprise.

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Dwayne Murphy recorded 507 putouts in the outfield for the Oakland Athletics in 1980. He is one of five outfielders in MLB history to record 500+ putouts in a season and the last to do it.

Most career starts in MLB history without a complete game:

Not enough people talk about Rafael Furcal • .281/.346/.402 (.748 OPS), 96 OPS+ • 1817 H, 1063 R, 314 SB, 39.5 WAR • Classic switch-hitting shortstop • 2000 NL ROY, 3x NL All-Star • Only once struck out 100x • 2011 WS Champ with STL • Had at least 4.0 WAR 5x • Had 100 runs 4x, 20 SB 9x • Led NL with 10 triples in 2003 • Top-3 shortstop arm of all time • Somehow never won a Gold Glove • Outstanding baserunner (56 Rbaser) • Top Similarity Score: Chuck Knoblauch • Arrested in 2025 in Florida, charged with: • "Aggravated battery with a deadly weapon" • "Throwing a missile into a dwelling or vehicle" • (Strangely appropriate, given his amazing arm) • 1 of 13 players in MLB history with at least 50 Rbaser and 60 Rfield; only Ichiro has concluded a big league career meeting those criteria more recently than Furcal

Not enough people talk about Duke Snider • .295/.380/.540 (.919 OPS), 140 OPS+ • 8x All-Star, 2x World Series champ • Finished top-4 in MVP 3 straight • 407 HR, 1333 RBI, 66.0 WAR • Had 40 HR 5x, 100 RBI 6x • 2x WAR leader, 3x TB leader • Had 100 runs 6x, 155 OPS+ 4x • Nickname "The Duke of Flatbush" • 2x OPS leader, 1956 HR champion • Got his 2000th hit as a Met in 1963 • Served in the U.S. Navy during WWII • An iconic-but-underrated New York CF • (Overshadowed by DiMaggio, Mays, Mantle) • Briefly coached for both the Padres and Expos • Also a popular play-by-play guy for both teams • Hit more homers during the 1950s than any other player in baseball, including names like Hodges, Mathews, Mantle, Musial, Mays, Williams, Kiner, Aaron, and other inner-circle sluggers of the day

Not that anybody asked for it, but here are the five players to steal 40+ bags in a season without hitting a triple. Any list that starts with Miguel Diloné & Mariano Duncan is a good time.

Only two shortstops in baseball history have recorded a lifetime OBP over .400. Despite having overlapping careers, Willie Wells and Arky Vaughan never had the opportunity to face off in an official MLB game. What a shame, as they were two of the best to ever do it.

Franchise leaderboard watch: Ronald Acuña Jr.’s climb up the Braves home run leaderboard. Acuña currently sits 12th all time in Braves history with 186 home runs. 7.) Joe Adcock — 239 8.) Bob Horner — 215 9.) Javy López — 214 10.) Wally Berger — 199 11.) Brian McCann — 188 12.) Ronald Acuña Jr. — 186 Acuña could realistically crack the top 10 this season with even a below average year by his standards. If he matches his career high of 41 home runs, which he’s done twice (2019, 2023), he would reach 227 and move up to 8th all time in Braves history. Data via @Stathead

Not enough people talk about Tim Hudson • 222-133 (.625 W-L), 3.49 ERA, 120 ERA+ • 57.9 WAR, 2080 K, 17 MLB seasons • 479 GS, 26 CG, 13 SHO, 126.2 IP • 4x AS, 2014 WS Champ w/ SF • Made at least 34 starts 6x • Won 20 games in 2000 • Reached 4.0 WAR 7x • Reached 15 wins 8x • More WAR than Koufax • More SHO than Verlander • More W than Pedro, Smoltz • More IP than Halladay, Vance • Better ERA+ than JACK Morris • Higher WP than Maddux, Seaver • More K than Ruffing, Ford, Hubbell • Career 24 XBH and 42 RBI as a batter • Top B-R Similarity Score: Kevin Brown • Fell off the HOF ballot after just 2 years • 1 of 12 retired players in MLB history with at least 220 wins, 2000 strikeouts, and a .625 winning percentage; most of them are in the Hall of Fame and Hudson probably should be too

It's pretty crazy that Mike Yastrzemski has been worth at least 2 but never more than 3 WAR during every season of his career, including the COVID season @baseball_ref

200+ career HR with at least twice as many walks as strikeouts. Four Hall of Famers... and Sid Gordon!

I just put Albert’s first 10 seasons vs. Judge’s first 10 seasons into @Stathead and literally GASPED (& this would be a clean sweep by Pujols if not for the fact that he overlapped with PED-era Barry Bonds et al. while Judge plays with .230 hitters that strike out 200x a year!)

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Not enough people talk about Juan Pierre • .295/.343/.361 (.704 OPS), 84 OPS+ • 2217 H, 1075 R, 367 XBH, 614 SB • 2003 WS Champ with Florida • Most hits by a non-All-Star • Stole at least 64 bases 3x • Scored at least 100 runs 3x • Truly old-school leadoff man • Topped 200 hits 4x in 6 years • Never struck out more than 52x • Averaged 50 SB and 39 K per 162 • .636 BA in 11 PA vs Nathan Eovaldi • .910 OPS in 2003 WS win over NYY • .362/.410/.461 (.870 OPS) v. Rockies • Played all 162 games 5 straight years • .304 BA across 26 postseason games • Played EVERY SINGLE INNING in 2004 • .386 BA when bunting for a hit (201/521) • Yet another baseball great from Alabama • Slugged .690 (Babe Ruth) v. Chan Ho Park • Can't stop thinking about 201 bunt hits tho • 1 of 2 players in the Live Ball Era (since 1920) with at least 600 stolen bases and a .295 career batting average (along with Kenny Lofton)

In the strike-shortened season of 1994, Paul O’Neil had one of his best years. He finished 5th in the MVP vote. He won the AL batting title (.359). And he put up a ridiculous .460 OBP. How did he not lead the league in OBP that year, I wondered. Enter Frank Thomas.

Since the first All-Star Game in 1933, here are the players with 200+ career HR & no All-Star selections. Randal Grichuk is the only active player on the list.

Not enough people talk about Todd Zeile • .265/.346/.423 (.769 OPS), 104 OPS+ • 2004 H, 253 HR, 1110 RBI, 19.3 WAR • Played for a whopping 11 franchises • (The record until Stairs reached 12) • .292/.362/.460 in the postseason • 12855.1 innings at the hot corner • Also 3730.0 innings at first base • Drafted as a C, caught 1085.1 IP • Played for both New York teams • Top Similarity Score: Tim Wallach • 1 of 4 non-All-Stars w/ 2000 Hits • Epic postseason for NYM in 2000 • Mets signed him to replace Olerud • Homered in his final at-bat in 2004 • Art Howe let him catch twice in 2004 • It had been 14+ years since he caught • Both games caught were Glavine starts • The Mets won both & he went out on top • Last player to homer off an Expos pitcher • Caught the last out of John Franco's career • Also pitched twice; one good, one quite bad • Only player to homer for 10+ different teams • Since the All-Star Game was introduced in the 1930s, Todd Zeile is MLB's career RBI leader among players that never made an All-Star team, and the only non-All-Star to surpass 3000 total bases

Belonging to the 3000 Hit Club or 500 Home Club is special. But belonging to both puts you in rare company. Eddie Murray became just the third player in MLB history to join both when he blasted his 500th home run in 1996.