Jeter 3000 hit milestone

[Dnye23]

As of today, June 13th, Jeter is 7 hits away from 3000 hits. Pressure is on him to do it in front of the home crowd, as their current home stand ends on Thursday with the Rangers. Then they hit the road for interleague play against the Cubs and Reds. Then they're back home to host the Rockies and Brewers to finish the month.

 

Any predictions? He has been hitting decently as of late but he has to feel some kind of extra pressure right now. I really want to call it for that first game against the Crew, but I'm gonna say the first game against the Rockies.

[dlk9s]

He'd better get it soon because he's not getting a hit against the Brewers.

[berniebrewer4life]

He'll do it against Cubs, mostly because i think he will have at least 6 hits that series.

[Polish Falcons]

I am curious how does Jeter rank in the 3,000 hit club in terms of the number at bats needed to get to 3,000? I searched for something showing this but no luck.

 

I am hoping this doesn't happen until the brewers series but most likely it will happen against the Cubs at Wrigley.

[cubfan1126]

He'll join Musial as visitors that hit their 3000th in Wrigley.

Last time he came to Wrigley (2003) was not particularly good 2/11

[Oldcity]

I'm trying to remember if any other player approaching 3,000 hits got even close to this much coverage. The other day there was a link on ESPN's home page (not baseball page) called like "Jeter's 3,000 Watch" or something.

[Invader3K]

Apparently Jeter suffered a calf muscle injury last night. Might prolong the pursuit.

 

As much as I hate the Yankees and all the coverage they get, I don't mind Jeter that much. He seems to really enjoy playing and demonstrates a respect for the sport. I don't begrudge him the fanfare he'll get once he hits 3,000.

[RockCoCougars]

I'm trying to remember if any other player approaching 3,000 hits got even close to this much coverage. The other day there was a link on ESPN's home page (not baseball page) called like "Jeter's 3,000 Watch" or something.

If I remember correctly, even Yount got pretty big nationwide coverage with the "Yount count" in the sports pages, etc.. Obviously, back then the Internet wasn't around to magnify things though.

[TooLiveBrew]

Biggio got big-time coverage iirc.

[Ennder]

Jeter gets a little more just because the media is more prevalent than ever in general, but it has always been a big hooplah no matter who is approaching 3000.

[PrinceEatMeat]

Looks like Jeter may go on the DL. He'd be eligible to return just in time for the series against the Brewers. But he'd need 6 hits against us to get it at home, before going on the road for 6. Don't see that happening.

[TooLiveBrew]

For all the bashing Jeter has been hit with regarding his defense in recent years -- and I've certainly participated -- he really has had one of the best careers ever by a shortstop. In terms of defense, I don't know that I've seen a shortstop with a better combination of hands, arm strength, & arm accuracy (not saying others weren't as good, just that no one I can recall was appreciably better). He comes off as a bit of a prick, but I certainly will tip my cap to him when he reaches 3,000. From 1998 to 2007, the only better shortstop in baseball was A-Rod, even though for the last four years of that span he was playing next to Jeter at third base.

 

Those are two amazing careers to sit back & read through.

[jjgott]

I am curious how does Jeter rank in the 3,000 hit club in terms of the number at bats needed to get to 3,000? I searched for something showing this but no luck.

Name	Hits	AB
Rose, Pete	4,256	14053
Cobb, Ty	4,191	11434
Aaron, Hank	3,771	12364
Musial, Stan	3,630	10972
Speaker, Tris	3,514	10195
Yastrzemski, Carl	3,419	11988
Anson, Cap	3,418	10281
Wagner, Honus	3,415	10439
Molitor, Paul	3,319	10835
Collins, Eddie	3,315	9949
Mays, Willie	3,283	10881
Murray, Eddie	3,255	11336
Lajoie, Nap	3,242	9589
Ripken, Jr., Cal	3,184	11551
Brett, George	3,154	10349
Waner, Paul	3,152	9459
Yount, Robin	3,142	11008
Gwynn, Tony	3,141	9288
Winfield, Dave	3,110	11003
Biggio, Craig	3,060	10876
Henderson, Rickey	3,055	10961
Carew, Rod	3,053	9315
Brock, Lou	3,023	10332
Palmeiro, Rafael	3,020	10472
Boggs, Wade	3,010	9180
Kaline, Al	3,007	10116
Clemente, Roberto	3,000	9454
Jeter, Derek	2,994	9584

Edit: I realize this list shows total hits and AB's and not how many AB's it took to get to exactly 3000 but figured it gave a good approximation

[brwrsfan]

I think he was more looking for how many AB's it took to reach 3000, not necessarily their career at bats. That is somewhat helpful though. Not the fastest but probably somewhere in the middle for Jeter. Better than I expected actually.

[jjgott]

Yeah I realized that after I posted. I think Jeter is probably somewhere in the middle. What is incredible is how quick some of the old-timey guys got above 3,000 hits but then again no one really walked back then.

[Polish Falcons]

Yeah I realized that after I posted. I think Jeter is probably somewhere in the middle. What is incredible is how quick some of the old-timey guys got above 3,000 hits but then again no one really walked back then.

Yeah Jeter will rank 13 out of 28 in terms of batting average amongst those who got to 3,000 with Molitor 14, Aaron 15, and Yount 23. However I'm sure that other hitters saw their batting average decline after getting to 3k. But I guess what it says is that Jeter has done a pretty good job. Looks like Tony Gwynn is the best hitter of any recent era at least in terms of average. Still interested in the # of ABs to 3,000 if anyone sees it.

 

 

[Oxy]

Yeah I realized that after I posted. I think Jeter is probably somewhere in the middle. What is incredible is how quick some of the old-timey guys got above 3,000 hits but then again no one really walked back then.

It's not so much the walks, since those don't count as ABs anyway, it's more the lack of specialized pitching and scouting reports. I guess the old-timey guys got there quicker in terms of games played and PAs.

[brwrsfan]

Part of it could have been the fields they were playing on too back in the day. This certainly hurt their power numbers, but the outfields were pretty big back then. A lot of stuff might have fallen between guys because they had so much ground to cover.

[PrinceEatMeat]

Looks like he's officially on the DL now. Eligible to return June 29, in the middle of the Brewers series. Doubt he'll get 6 hits in 2 games, so it's looking like it may happen on the road more and more now.

[danzig6767]

For all the bashing Jeter has been hit with regarding his defense in recent years -- and I've certainly participated -- he really has had one of the best careers ever by a shortstop. In terms of defense, I don't know that I've seen a shortstop with a better combination of hands, arm strength, & arm accuracy (not saying others weren't as good, just that no one I can recall was appreciably better). He comes off as a bit of a prick, but I certainly will tip my cap to him when he reaches 3,000. From 1998 to 2007, the only better shortstop in baseball was A-Rod, even though for the last four years of that span he was playing next to Jeter at third base.

 

Those are two amazing careers to sit back & read through.

Yea, i'm no fan of the Yankees because of how they can pretty much buy a seat into the playoffs most years, but i have nothing but respect for Jeter. The guy has had a great career, doesn't come off as a jag to me, never gets in trouble off the field, and by all accounts has been a leader on many of those great Yankees teams. I can't hold it against him that writers have given Jeter Gold Gloves he didn't deserve, and he hasn't been the only undeserving Gold Glove winner either. It's a common occurrence.