As we remember Tony, here’s a quiz that highlights his remarkable talents, sharing with only these elite players a certain batting feat. What is this most unusual career accomplishment?
- Barry Bonds
- Jose Canseco
- Will Clark
- Tony Gwynn
- Chipper Jones
- Mickey Mantle
- Johnny Mize
- Stan Musial
- Frank Robinson
- Ted Williams
Congratulations to BryanM (mostly) and to RJ! They teamed up to identify that only these players have never had a season with OPS+ below 100 in a 15 year or longer career. Thanks also to Richard Chester for the idea for this quiz. More on 100 OPS+ seasons after the jump.
Unlike the other players on the list, Gwynn relied on his BA for 40% of his career OPS; nobody else on the list had even 35% of his OPS coming from his BA.
Here is an expanded list for everyone with only 100 OPS+ seasons in a 10+ year career.
| Barry Bonds | 22 |
| Stan Musial | 22 |
| Frank Robinson | 21 |
| Tony Gwynn | 20 |
| Chipper Jones | 19 |
| Ted Williams | 19 |
| Mickey Mantle | 18 |
| Jose Canseco | 17 |
| Will Clark | 15 |
| Johnny Mize | 15 |
| Albert Pujols | 14 |
| Bobby Veach | 14 |
| Joe DiMaggio | 13 |
| Bob Johnson | 13 |
| Babe Herman | 13 |
| Miguel Cabrera | 12 |
| Bob Nieman | 12 |
| Matt Holliday | 11 |
| Tommy Henrich | 11 |
| Wally Berger | 11 |
| John Kruk | 10 |
| Bob Horner | 10 |
| Ralph Kiner | 10 |
| Joe Harris | 10 |
