By their 30th birthday. many players had made a
name for themselves. Here are some facts.
By the year they turned 30 years of age..
Ty Cobb
had a lifetime batting average of .370
He finished with a mark of .367 when he retired
Wade Boggs
had a lifetime batting average of .356
When done his lifetime average was .328
Joe Jackson
had a .356 average and completed
his career with .358
Ken Griffey Jr.
had 438 home runs when he completed
his season in his 30th year. That was year 2000.
A rate of 36.5 home runs per year
during his first 12 seasons.
He now has 536 home runs
He has averaged 18.6 home runs per year,
from 2001 to 2005.
Lou Gehrig
By his 30th birthday he had 1285 Runs Batted In.
That year was up to and including 1933.
From 1934 to 1938 he had 709 RBIs. And in 1939
in eight games he had one more RBI.
His falloff was not too severe after he turned 30.
He averaged 141 RBIs in his last five full years of his career.
Mickey Mantle
had 1251 walks when he ended the 1962
season. He is number one on the list of most walks by
your 30th birthday. He finished with 1733 after his final year
in 1968.
Lou Brock
Completed his career with 938 stolen bases.
604 of those stolen bases took place during
and after he turned 30 years of age.
In 1974 when he turned 35 he stole 118 bases.
He was also thrown out 33 times in 1974
That's a lot of running.
Otis Nixon
Stole 515 of his 620 bases from the
time he turned 30 to when he retired.
The latter part of his career proved to be
his most productive time.
83% of his stolen bases were swiped.
when most players start to slow down.
I guess he was revving up.
