Rather: bat .400 or hit 600 HRs?

Rather: bat .400 or hit 600 HRs?

  • Avg .400 (one season)

  • Hit 600 homers (career)

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If you were in the majors now:
Would you rather average .400 in one season or hit 600 homers in your career?
 
The last person to hit .400 over a full season was Ted Williams and he did it 80 years ago. During that time 8 guys have amassed 600 homers and 15 others (16 if you count Ted) have whacked over 500.

I'd rather hit .400, it is a far more exclusive club.
 
Barry Bonds having an OBP over .600 in 2001 is more impressive than anything Ted Williams ever did. Both were incredibly selfish self above team players, that’s why Musial is more fondly remembered than Williams
 
600 homers. It means either I had an AMAZING year or a long career.
 
Illustrious Potentate said:
600 homers. That means you had a long career, made tons of money and are headed for the HOF. That one .400 season could be a flash in the pan, and ladies love the long ball
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Agreed. And even in this home run happy era of baseball, 600 is still a pretty exclusive club. There's only 9 players in it and the closest active player is Miggy at 488, and he's about to turn 38 and doesn't hit many home runs anymore. Even Pujols limped his way to 600 and he was someone people thought had a shot at 700. As amazing as Trout is I think there's a decent chance he won't reach 600. He's at 306 and he'll be turning 30 in a few months and his home run totals have never been that gaudy.
 
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Rex Racer said:
The last person to hit .400 over a full season was Ted Williams and he did it 80 years ago. During that time 8 guys have amassed 600 homers and 15 others (16 if you count Ted) have whacked over 500.

I'd rather hit .400, it is a far more exclusive club.
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Only if we're talking about living members :wink: It probably gets very close if we exclude the pre-1903 guys though.
 
navamind said:
Agreed. And even in this home run happy era of baseball, 600 is still a pretty exclusive club. There's only 9 players in it and the closest active player is Miggy at 488, and he's about to turn 38 and doesn't hit many home runs anymore. Even Pujols limped his way to 600 and he was someone people thought had a shot at 700. As amazing as Trout is I think there's a decent chance he won't reach 600. He's at 306 and he'll be turning 30 in a few months and his home run totals have never been that gaudy.
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Limped? He hit 40 and 31 the two years before the year he reached 600.
 
ELTEXAN said:
Limped? He hit 40 and 31 the two years before the year he reached 600.
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got me there (though a sub-.800 OPS is still pretty pedestrian for a 1B), but his 600th came in the midst of an 80 OPS+ campaign.
 
navamind said:
Agreed. And even in this home run happy era of baseball, 600 is still a pretty exclusive club. There's only 9 players in it and the closest active player is Miggy at 488, and he's about to turn 38 and doesn't hit many home runs anymore. Even Pujols limped his way to 600 and he was someone people thought had a shot at 700. As amazing as Trout is I think there's a decent chance he won't reach 600. He's at 306 and he'll be turning 30 in a few months and his home run totals have never been that gaudy.
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Id be very surprised if Trout gets to 600 homers.
 
3,000 or 600 is a tougher choice IMO.
 
Nosferatu said:
3,000 or 600 is a tougher choice IMO.
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Nine guys with 600.
Five of the nine didn’t get to 3000. 1,3,7,8 and 9 on the home run list.

Id still take the homers, but a lot tougher choice for sure.
 
Really makes you appreciate the greatness of Hank Aaron and Willie Mays.
 
Nosferatu said:
3,000 or 600 is a tougher choice IMO.
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If you’re good enough to hit 600 homers, you can get 3000 hits. Take away all of Hank Aaron’s 755 homers and he still has over 3000 hits.

But if it’s an either-or, I’ll take the long balls.
 
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