Trivia: Mr. Consistency?

[frankbmd]

For 7 consecutive years these were my average stats per year

Games Played 153

Plate Appearances 654

WAR 2.4

Runs scored 76

Hits 172

Doubles 27

Triples 3

Home Runs 16

Bases on Balls 36

Strike Outs 47

Batting Average .283

Slugging Average .416

I only played for one team.

For 7 years none of my stats varied very much.

Looking for two answers

1. Who am I?

2. Is there any regular player in major league history with a more consistent 7 year consecutive span? I don't know of one.

[clydepepper]

My first thought...just based on the stats you shared...without doing any checking - was Bobby Doerr, but answer must be someone during 162-game seasons...right?

[jimmer77]

Fred Lynn?

Probably not close but for some reason his name came to mind

[Beercan collector]

I don’t know the answer but being a Cardinals fan I remember Ozzie Smith had exactly 50 RBIs every year for about 20 years

[rats60]

Khris Davis hit .247 4 seasons in a row.

[Beercan collector]

Originally Posted by jimmer77

Fred Lynn?

Probably not close but for some reason his name came to mind

Robin Yount , Paul Molitor ?

[stlcardsfan]

Harvey Kuehn

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

My first thought...just based on the stats you shared...without doing any checking - was Bobby Doerr, but answer must be someone during 162-game seasons...right?

Bobby Doerr - no

Originally Posted by jimmer77

Fred Lynn?

Probably not close but for some reason his name came to mind

Fred Lynn - no

Originally Posted by Beercan collector

I don’t know the answer but being a Cardinals fan I remember Ozzie Smith had exactly 50 RBIs every year for about 20 years

Ozzie - no

Originally Posted by rats60

Khris Davis hit .247 4 seasons in a row.

Khris Davis - no

Originally Posted by Beercan collector

Robin Yount , Paul Molitor ?

Robin Yount - no
Paul Molitor - no

Originally Posted by stlcardsfan

Harvey Kuehn

Harvey Kuenn - no


So far seven incorrect guesses.

Please note that I gave enough data to assure that there would not be more than one.

I do not know if there is someone more consistent (with different numbers over a seven year span) than the Mr. Consistency in this thread.

[D. Bergin]

That's such an average stat line, I can't even begin to think who it might be.

Jose Cruz?

Tom Tresh?

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

That's such an average stat line, I can't even begin to think who it might be.

Jose Cruz?

Tom Tresh?

Cruz and Tresh are #8 and #9 in the "no" column.

[clydepepper]

Roy White?

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

Roy White?

Number 10 in the no column

[D. Bergin]

I think Khris Davis was mentioned as perhaps a challenge to the crown.

Not a 7 year run, but his 3 year run from 2016 to 2018 has to be in the running for most consistent 3 year run I've ever seen.

Not just batting average, but almost identical across the board in nearly every category.

[D. Bergin]

Bill Freehan?

[bk400]

I'm going with a late career George Brett or a late career Kirby Puckett. The 172 average hits and one-team career seem like the biggest clues.

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

I think Khris Davis was mentioned as perhaps a challenge to the crown.

Not a 7 year run, but his 3 year run from 2016 to 2018 has to be in the running for most consistent 3 year run I've ever seen.

Not just batting average, but almost identical across the board in nearly every category.

Khris Davis has an admirable 3 year run. I'll check to see if mu guy can come close, but 7 years should trump 3 years regardless, don't you think?

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

Bill Freehan?

Bill Freehan is 11th no.

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by bk400

I'm going with a late career George Brett or a late career Kirby Puckett. The 172 average hits and one-team career seem like the biggest clues.

Brett is the 12th no, followed closely by Kirby Puckett the 13th.

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

That's such an average stat line, I can't even begin to think who it might be.

Even though my stat line was considered "average", I participated in 6 consecutive All-Star games.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Bobby Grich?

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

Even though my stat line was considered "average", I participated in 6 consecutive All-Star games.

Hmmm. Must be a glove guy with sneaky pop.

Frank White?

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

I only played for one team.

Key clue.

[bk400]

I don't think Brooks Robinson averaged 172 hits over a 7-year period, but I'll guess him.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by bk400

I don't think Brooks Robinson averaged 172 hits over a 7-year period, but I'll guess him.

Most of the guys I've thought of like Brooksie, Whitaker, Trammell....their WAR is gonna be too high.

[D. Bergin]

Maybe we have a challenger here for consistency. Stumbled upon this fella. He's not your guy, but he's got a 10 year run that doesn't deviate very much at all. Bonus points if anybody guesses who it is. He also played for the same team his whole career.

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

Maybe we have a challenger here for consistency. Stumbled upon this fella. He's not your guy, but he's got a 10 year run that doesn't deviate very much at all. Bonus points if anybody guesses who it is. He also played for the same team his whole career.

Dave, thanks for contribution and this contest may be closer than we both think. Your guy's eighth year is clearly an outlier in multiple columns. So I would call him a 7 year man in terms of consistency.

My guy's career was not limited to 7 years. I'm guessing one of his eighth years (before or after the seven shown) would compare favorably to your example, but this is what I was looking for in terms of other players who were noted for consistency, if nothing else.

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Bobby Grich?

14th no

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

Hmmm. Must be a glove guy with sneaky pop.

Frank White?

15th no

Originally Posted by bk400

I don't think Brooks Robinson averaged 172 hits over a 7-year period, but I'll guess him.

16th no

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

Most of the guys I've thought of like Brooksie, Whitaker, Trammell....their WAR is gonna be too high.

17-19th nos

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

Maybe we have a challenger here for consistency. Stumbled upon this fella. He's not your guy, but he's got a 10 year run that doesn't deviate very much at all. Bonus points if anybody guesses who it is. He also played for the same team his whole career.

Dave, My guy's eighth year is a better fit to his streak, than your unnamed entry. I will put you in 2nd place though (so far).

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

Maybe we have a challenger here for consistency. Stumbled upon this fella. He's not your guy, but he's got a 10 year run that doesn't deviate very much at all. Bonus points if anybody guesses who it is. He also played for the same team his whole career.

Bernie Williams?

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Bernie Williams?

#20 - no

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Bernie Williams?

Nope.

It’s surprising how little this guys name comes up nowadays. Not a superstar, but a solid player.

His Rookie card was slightly hot for a minute or two.

[frankbmd]

Dave and Peter,

Bernie was an excellent choice and would likely be on the Top Ten Consistency list, if one existed.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

Dave and Peter,

Bernie was an excellent choice and would likely be on the Top Ten Consistency list, if one existed.

How about his teammate Derek Jeter?

[Cliff Bowman]

To avoid confusion, Frank informed me that the player he is looking for did play for a second team at the end of his career.

[frankbmd]

Jeter makes #21 no

[Cliff Bowman]

Gabby Hartnett did play in six straight All Star games and played for the Giants his last year but he definitely didn't average 153 games a year.

[cgjackson222]

Frank Malzone

[frankbmd]

Frank Malzone -


BINGO

[Peter_Spaeth]

https://www.baseball-reference.com/p...alzofr01.shtml

I don't see six CONSECUTIVE all star games. 4, then 2.

[frankbmd]

Peter,

Frank was in 8 AS tilts

1957 *
1958 (3B)
1959-1 *
1959-2 (3B)
1960-1 (3B)
1960-2 (3B)
1963 (3B)
1964

The highlighted 6 were consecutive.

As you may not recall in 1959 and 1960 there were two AS games in each of those summers.

[Peter_Spaeth]

If I ever knew that I have forgotten. What was the deal there, that's odd.

[John1941]

delete - replied to something that was already replied to

[John1941]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

Maybe we have a challenger here for consistency. Stumbled upon this fella. He's not your guy, but he's got a 10 year run that doesn't deviate very much at all. Bonus points if anybody guesses who it is. He also played for the same team his whole career.

Took me a sec - 'tis Kent Hrbek.

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

If I ever knew that I have forgotten. What was the deal there, that's odd.

In 1959-1962 there were two each summer. Reason given was to increase the funds in the retired players pension fund.

Apparently it didn't work very well as it only lasted 4 years.

Let's not quibble over whether Hrbek is more consistent than Malzone. Actually they are very close. Depending how you do the calculations could favor either.

[Peter_Spaeth]

16.4 WAR, 8 all star games. There may be something there.

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

Peter,

Frank was in 8 AS tilts

1957 *
1958 (3B)
1959-1 *
1959-2 (3B)
1960-1 (3B)
1960-2 (3B)
1963 (3B)
1964

The highlighted 6 were consecutive.

As you may not recall in 1959 and 1960 there were two AS games in each of those summers.

I knew there were 2 AS games some years. I'm just not sure why he was selected to so many of them. I guess that period was not a strong time for AL thirdbasemen.

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by jayshum

I knew there were 2 AS games some years. I'm just not sure why he was selected to so many of them. I guess that period was not a strong time for AL thirdbasemen.

He played in 99% of the Red Sox games until Brooks Robinson was old enough to play.

[cgjackson222]

Originally Posted by John1941

Took me a sec - 'tis Kent Hrbek.

Nice call John

[John1941]

Originally Posted by cgjackson222

Nice call John

A formative experience in my early days of collecting was when I was given a big box of 1980s-90s cards that some friends found in the attic of the house they moved into. I pored over their card backs and their stats are still engrained in me.

Seeing Hrbek's stats again are like meeting again a friend from my early childhood that I had forgotten.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by John1941

Took me a sec - 'tis Kent Hrbek.

Correct. Nice catch.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

Frank Malzone -


BINGO

Ahh, Malzone. Never crossed my mind, but it makes sense.