Alfonso Soriano has been in the news this week with his stellar play in his return to pinstripes. Appropriate then that he is included in this list of recent power hitters.
Really simple quiz. What is the career accomplishment shared by only these players over the past 25 seasons (since 1989)? Note for players active before 1989 that, to be included in this list, they must have achieved this career accomplishment only within the the 1989 to 2013 period.
| Player |
|---|
| Jeff Bagwell |
| Barry Bonds |
| Carlos Delgado |
| Chipper Jones |
| David Ortiz |
| Rafael Palmeiro |
| Albert Pujols |
| Manny Ramirez |
| Alex Rodriguez |
| Alfonso Soriano |
| Sammy Sosa |
Congratulations to Chris C! He (or she) correctly identified these sluggers as the only players since 1989 with 12 or more consecutive seasons of 20+ home runs, a club joined last year by Albert Pujols, and this season by David Ortiz and Alfonso Soriano. More after the jump.
Here are these players’ longest consecutive season streaks for different home run levels, during their entire careers (i.e. including seasons before 1989). Leading players and streaks are highlighted.
| 20 HR | 25 HR | 30 HR | 35 HR | 40 HR | |
| Albert Pujols | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 |
| Alex Rodriguez | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 6 |
| Alfonso Soriano | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Barry Bonds | 15 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 5 |
| Carlos Delgado | 13 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| Chipper Jones | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| David Ortiz | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Jeff Bagwell | 12 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| Manny Ramirez | 14 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| Sammy Sosa | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
Is part of it that all had 12 consecutive seasons of 20+ home runs.
That’s all of it, Chris.
Good going.
Does it have to do with a minimum number (375??) of career homers and RBI’s by each player.
Excuse me. HR and doubles.
Chris C @1 got it.