Lou Brock: The Stolen-Base King of His Time
A career profile of Lou Brock, from the Cubs to the 1964 trade that made him a Cardinal, through 118 steals in 1974 and 3,023 hits, with what his numbers meant and what they cannot tell us.
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Lou Gehrig: 2,130 Games and a Farewell Speech
Lou Gehrig's career in numbers, from the 2,130-game streak and the 1934 Triple Crown to the ALS diagnosis, the 1939 farewell speech and the disease that now carries his name.
Mariano Rivera: One Pitch and 652 Saves
Mariano Rivera saved 652 games with a 2.21 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP, built on a cutter that batters knew was coming. A career profile with the year-by-year record and the limits of the numbers.
Max Scherzer: Competitive Fire and Three Cy Youngs
Max Scherzer's career through 2025 in numbers: 221 wins, 3,489 strikeouts, three Cy Young Awards in two leagues, and what the statistics can and cannot say about a pitcher with one blue eye and one brown.
Mel Ott: The Leg-Kick Slugger of the New York Giants
Mel Ott reached the majors at 17, hit 511 home runs and drew 1,708 walks for the New York Giants. This profile follows his career in phases and asks how much the Polo Grounds explains.
Mickey Mantle: Power, Speed and the What-Ifs
A career profile of Mickey Mantle from the historical numbers: the 1956 Triple Crown, three MVP awards, 12 World Series with the Yankees, and what the injuries cost him.
Miguel Cabrera: The Last Triple Crown of the Modern Era
Miguel Cabrera hit .330 with 44 home runs and 139 RBI in 2012, the Triple Crown, and finished with 3,174 hits and 511 home runs. His career is traced through the historical numbers, phase by phase.
Mike Piazza: The Best-Hitting Catcher
Mike Piazza went from a 62nd-round draft pick to 427 home runs, a .308 career average and the Hall of Fame; this profile follows the career in phases, with the numbers and their limits.
Mike Schmidt: The Best Third Baseman of His Time
Mike Schmidt's career in numbers and phases: 548 home runs, three MVP awards, ten Gold Gloves and the 1980 World Series title, with context on what his statistics meant and what they cannot tell us.
Nolan Ryan: 5,714 Strikeouts and Seven No-Hitters
Nolan Ryan's career in numbers: the 5,714 strikeouts, the record 2,795 walks, 324 wins across 27 seasons, and what the seven no-hitters, the 383-strikeout year and the 1999 vote tell us about him.
Oscar Charleston: The Complete Center Fielder of the Negro Leagues
Oscar Charleston's career in numbers from the historical record, a .350 average with 183 home runs and 311 steals, told in phases with honest limits on what the data can say.
Ozzie Smith: The Wizard and the Gold Gloves
Ozzie Smith won 13 straight Gold Gloves and reached the Hall of Fame on defense. This profile follows the career from Mobile and Cal Poly through San Diego and St. Louis, and explains what the numbers can and cannot show.
Paul Molitor: Three Decades of Hitting
Paul Molitor collected 3,319 hits, won the 1993 World Series MVP award and reached the Hall of Fame in 2004. This profile follows his career in phases and says what the numbers show and what they cannot.
Pedro Martinez: The Peak That Redefined Dominance
Pedro Martinez's career in numbers, centered on his 1999 and 2000 seasons in the highest-scoring era in decades, with context on what 2.07 and 1.74 earned run averages meant and what the numbers cannot show.
Pete Rose: 4,256 Hits and the Ban
Pete Rose collected more hits, games and at-bats than any player in the historical record, then was barred from the Hall of Fame by a gambling ban. A career profile with the numbers and the documented facts.
Randy Johnson: The Big Unit
Randy Johnson's career in numbers: 303 wins, 4,875 strikeouts, five Cy Young Awards and the 2001 World Series. Follow the 6-foot-10 left-hander from wild young pitcher to Hall of Famer.
Reggie Jackson: Mr. October
Reggie Jackson's career in phases, from Arizona State and the Oakland dynasty to the three-homer World Series game of 1977, with 563 home runs, 2,597 strikeouts and what the numbers can and cannot say.
Rickey Henderson: The Greatest Leadoff Hitter and 1,406 Steals
A career profile of Rickey Henderson: 1,406 stolen bases, 2,295 runs and 2,190 walks, told in phases from Oakland to the Hall of Fame, with what the numbers mean and what the historical record cannot say.
Roberto Clemente: 3,000 Hits and a Life of Service
Roberto Clemente's career in phases, from Puerto Rico to Pittsburgh to 3,000 hits, with the numbers in context and the story of the December 1972 relief flight that ended his life.
Robin Yount: A Shortstop at 18 and an MVP in Center
Robin Yount played 20 seasons for the Milwaukee Brewers, won MVP awards at shortstop and in center field, and finished with 3,142 hits. The career in phases, with the numbers and their limits.
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