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By Phil Pepe
07/17/2006
As he reached the All-Star break, the nominal midpoint of the season, Derek
Jeter was continuing to add to his legacy, moving up the Yankees' all-time
batting lists in several categories and adding to his Hall of Fame
credentials.
At the break, Jeter was No. 14 on the Yankees' all-time list in games played
with 1,606 (Mickey Mantle is No. 1 with 2,401), ninth in at-bats with 6,492
(Mantle, 8,102), fifth in runs scored with 1217 (Babe Ruth, 1,959), eighth in
hits with 2,048 (Lou Gehrig, 2,721), tied for ninth in doubles with 327
(Gehrig, 535), 18th in home runs with 174 (Ruth, 659) 15th in RBI with 815
(Gehrig, 1,995), tied for fourth in stolen bases with 233 (Rickey Henderson,
349) and fifth in batting average with .315 (only Ruth, .349, Gehrig, .340,
Earle Combs, .325, and Joe DiMaggio, are ahead of him).
It is not farfetched to project that when his career is over, Jeter will be
No. 1 on the Yankees' all-time list in games played, at-bats, runs scored,
stolen bases and hits.
One can make the case that this is Jeter's finest season of his 11 in
pinstripes. While his home runs are down, he is on, or close, to a pace that
could produce all-time bests in runs scored (134), hits (219), doubles (37),
RBIs (102), and batting average (.349), all of which were accumulated in the
1999 season.
Jeter's place in Yankees' history is secure, and the Hall of Fame beckons.
With 10 years of major league service, if he never plays another game (perish
the thought; at 32, he has at least five more years at peak production),
Jeter already has done enough to make his election a slam dunk.
Currently, there are 20 shortstops enshrined in Cooperstown (soon to be 21
when Cal Ripken, Jr., gets the call in a few months), and Jeter's numbers
compare favorably with them all. He has more hits than Lou Boudreau, Travis
Jackson and Phil Rizzuto, more home runs than Joe Cronin, Jackson, Honus
Wagner and Arky Vaughn, more RBIs than Luis Aparicio, Boudreau and Davey
Bancroft, and a higher batting average than Luke Appling, Cronin, Robin
Yount, Ripken, and Pee Wee Reese.
This is how Jeter compared at the All-Star break with the game's greatest
shortstops in four important offensive categories.
Hits
1. Honus Wagner 3,415
2. Cal Ripken, Jr. 3,184
3. Robin Yount 3,142
4. Luke Appling 2,749
5. Luis Aparício 2,677
6. George Davis 2,660
7. Rabbit Maranville 2,605
8. Ernie Banks 2,583
9. Ozzie Smith 2,460
10. Bobby Wallace 2,309
11. Joe Cronin 2,285
12. Joe Sewell 2,226
13. Pee Wee Reese 2,170
14. John Montgomery Ward 2,104
15. Arky Vaughan 2,103
16. Derek Jeter 2,048
Home Runs
1. Ernie Banks 512
2. Cal Ripken, Jr. 431
3. Robin Yount 251
4. Derek Jeter 174
RBIs
1. Honus Wagner 1,732
2. Cal Ripken, Jr. 1,695
3. Ernie Banks 1,636
4. George Davis 1,437
5. Joe Cronin 1,424
6. Robin Yount 1,406
7. Bobby Wallace 1,121
8. Luke Appling 1,116
9. Joe Sewell 1,055
10. Travis Jackson 929
11. Arky Vaughan 926
12. Pee Wee Reese 885
13. Rabbit Maranville 884
14. John Montgomery Ward 867
15. Hugh Jennings 840
16. Derek Jeter 815
Batting Average
1. Honus Wagner .327
2. Arky Vaughan .318
3. Derek Jeter .315
The numbers tell the story. Derek Jeter's ticket for admission to baseball's
shrine has already been punched.
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