A look at Eddie Murray's career in numbers, from the 1977 Rookie of the Year season through 3,255 hits and 504 home runs to the Hall of Fame, and why a switch-hitter who never led in the big categories belongs there.
Ernie Banks hit 512 home runs and won back-to-back MVP awards for Chicago Cubs teams that finished below .500; this profile follows the career from shortstop to first base, with every number sourced.
Frank Robinson won the MVP award in the National League and the American League, took a Triple Crown, hit 586 home runs and became the first Black manager in the majors. Here is his career in numbers and context.
Frank Thomas hit 521 home runs with a .301 average and a .419 on-base percentage, won back-to-back MVP awards and walked more than he struck out for ten straight years. His career in phases, with every number explained.
George Brett's career in numbers and phases: the .390 season of 1980, three batting titles, the pine tar game, the 1985 championship and 3,154 hits, all with one club, with honest limits on what the stats show.
Greg Maddux won 355 games and four straight Cy Young Awards on command rather than velocity. This profile follows his career in phases and explains what his numbers meant in the high-scoring 1990s.
Hank Aaron's career in phases, from Mobile and the Braves to 755 home runs, with the numbers that show why he was more than a home run record and what the historical record cannot tell you.
A career profile of Honus Wagner, from the Louisville Colonels to the Pittsburgh Pirates, with his eight National League batting titles, his 3,420 hits and what those numbers meant in the deadball era.
Ichiro Suzuki collected 262 hits in 2004, a single-season record, and 3,089 in the major leagues after years of batting titles in Japan. This profile covers the career, the method and what the numbers cannot show.
Jackie Robinson's career in phases, from UCLA and the Monarchs to the 1947 debut, the 1949 MVP year, six World Series and number 42, with every number checked against the historical record.
Jeff Bagwell hit 449 home runs and won the 1994 MVP award with one team, then waited seven ballots for the Hall of Fame. This profile covers his career in phases, his best seasons and the vote that kept him out until 2017.
A career profile of Jimmie Foxx, three-time MVP and 534-homer slugger, from the Eastern Shore of Maryland to Philadelphia and Boston, with the numbers explained in the context of the 1930s.
A career profile of Joe DiMaggio built on the historical record: the 1941 streak and what it means, three MVP awards, nine championships in ten World Series, the war years and the road to the Hall of Fame.
Joe Morgan won back-to-back MVP awards for the Big Red Machine while reaching base more than almost anyone in his league. This profile follows his career in phases and says what the numbers show and what they leave out.
John Smoltz won 213 games, saved 154 and took the Cy Young Award in 1996; this profile follows him from the Atlanta rotation to the bullpen and back, with the career numbers and what they do and do not show.
A career profile of Johnny Bench, built from the historical record: ten Gold Gloves, two MVP awards, 389 home runs and the Big Red Machine years, with the limits of the numbers stated.
Josh Gibson's historical numbers (.364/.446/.691, 197 home runs) in phases, with what they meant, how Negro Leagues records reached the major-league books, and where the evidence stops.
Juan Marichal's career in numbers: 243 wins, a 2.89 ERA, 244 complete games and the most victories of any pitcher in the 1960s, plus the bat incident, the late decline and the Hall of Fame wait.
Justin Verlander's career through the 2025 season: the 2011 MVP year, three Cy Youngs, Tommy John surgery and a comeback, three no-hitters and a record that reaches 266 wins and 3,553 strikeouts.
A career profile of Ken Griffey Jr.: 630 home runs, ten straight Gold Gloves, a 1997 MVP and the injury years that cost him a run at the all-time record, with every figure drawn from the historical record.
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