GridleyTheMonster

Not enough people talk about Derek Jeter • .310/.377/.440 (.817 OPS), 115 OPS+ • 5x World Series Champ with NYY • 5x Gold Glover, 5x Silver Slugger • 71.3 WAR, 14x AS, 1996 AL ROY • 3465 hits (6th in MLB history) • 1408 DP turned by SS (6th) • 4717 times on base (13th) • 1923 runs scored (11th) • 6605 assists by SS (10th) • Averaged 204 hits per 162 • 870 XBH, 1311 RBI, 358 SB • 5.0+ WAR 6x, 3.0+ WAR 14x • Scored at least 100 runs 13x! • Played at least 150 games 13x • RHB-record 8x with 200+ hits • Never played anywhere but SS • Top Similarity Score: Craig Biggio • Captain of the New York Yankees • Named WS MVP in 2000 vs. NYM • Insanely prolific postseason hitter: • 22-11 in postseason series (158 GP) • 200 H, 111 RS, 57 XBH, 61 RBI, 18 SB • .308/.374/.465 postseason slash line • 302 postseason total bases, just nuts • Received 396 / 397 HOF votes in 2020 • Wore one number (#2) his entire career • (Last-ever single-digit Yankees number) • Invented the iconic jump throw vs Fryman • 2nd-most SS games, but 99th in SS errors • Executed "The Flip" in G3 of the 2001 ALDS • Perpetrated "The Dive" vs. BOS in July 2004 • Among players with at least -253 Rfield and 90% of their career appearances at shortstop, Derek Jeter is the all-time leader in Batting Runs by a tremendous margin, the only player to break 300 and 1 of 5 to even reach 200