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]

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.

[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.

[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.

[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?

[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.

[rats60]

Originally Posted by 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.

Runs Scored Varied from 60-90.
Hits Varied from 157-185.
Doubles Varied from 20-34.
Triples Varied from 2-5.
Homers Varied from 14-21.
RBIs Varied from 71-103.
BB Varied from 31-44.
SO varied from 41-58.
BA varied from .266-.295
SLG varied from .386-.437
WAR varied from .9-3.5

That doesn't seem very consistant to me. About the only thing he was consistant at was games played.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by rats60

Runs Scored Varied from 60-90.
Hits Varied from 157-185.
Doubles Varied from 20-34.
Triples Varied from 2-5.
Homers Varied from 14-21.
RBIs Varied from 71-103.
BB Varied from 31-44.
SO varied from 41-58.
BA varied from .266-.295
SLG varied from .386-.437
WAR varied from .9-3.5

That doesn't seem very consistant to me. About the only thing he was consistant at was games played.

His OBP and OPS was nearly identical for 7 years straight. Fluctuation in WAR can be accounted for by competition from other players at his position in any given year.

I'd say for a major league baseball player, those are pretty consistent numbers.

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

His OBP and OPS was nearly identical for 7 years straight. Fluctuation in WAR can be accounted for by competition from other players at his position in any given year.

I'd say for a major league baseball player, those are pretty consistent numbers.

His OPS ranged from .700 to .760 while his OBP was between .313 and .333. I'm not sure I would consider those to be nearly identical numbers for either. If you take out years 4 and 5, then the ranges are .745 to .760 and .319 to .333 which are much smaller, but that kind of kills the idea that he was so consistent over 7 straight years since years 4 and 5 tend to be the low numbers for almost all of his stats.

[D. Bergin]

Fella's, I guess the challenge would be to come up with another player who is more consistently, and reliably predictable from season to season across multiple categories then either Frank Malzone or Kent Hrbek.

I also posted Khris Davis's numbers across a shorter 3 year time frame.

Numbers will vary. Statistics always do....unless you're Khris Davis and batting average I guess.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by jayshum

His OPS ranged from .700 to .760 while his OBP was between .313 and .333. I'm not sure I would consider those to be nearly identical numbers for either. If you take out years 4 and 5, then the ranges are .745 to .760 and .319 to .333 which are much smaller, but that kind of kills the idea that he was so consistent over 7 straight years since years 4 and 5 tend to be the low numbers for almost all of his stats.

I find those differences pretty minor, considering it's a 7 year time frame we're talking about.

I'm sure Frank is open to see example stat lines from other players that are consistently....more consistent.

[Beercan collector]

Tony Perez seven year run (hits are a bit off but check the ribbies) - Probably a lot of players similar to this .
If Pitchers were included Warren Spahn was very consistent