before adding, 'but he comes up with the bases loaded a lot'. So that got me wondering who made the most of their trips w/bases loaded.
Ventura always comes to mind as his total is up there among a bunch of guys who mostly have a bunch more HRs than him.
So I took the top 13 all time GS leaders, which translates to 16 GS or more, and compared that to the number of PAs he had with the
pillows (as Keith would say) full of teammates. And, yes, I used PAs rather than just ABs to account for all trips to the plate which
started with runners all around.
So who is the clutchiest GS hitter among the elites?
Why it's none other than David Arthur Kingman!!!, who HR'd in a little under one of every ten bases loaded PAs
Ventura, as it turns out, was smack in the middle of the pack within the group.
GS | PA w/123 | Pct | |
KINGMAN, DAVE | 16 | 167 | 9.58% |
McCOVEY, WILLIE | 18 | 196 | 9.18% |
LEE, CARLOS | 17 | 207 | 8.21% |
RODRIGUEZ, ALEX | 25 | 310 | 8.06% |
GEHRIG, LOU | 23 | 292 | 7.88% |
WILLIAMS, TED | 17 | 220 | 7.73% |
VENTURA, ROBIN | 18 | 238 | 7.56% |
RAMIREZ, MANNY | 21 | 285 | 7.37% |
BABE RUTH | 16 | 224 | 7.14% |
FOXX, JIMMIE | 17 | 242 | 7.02% |
MURRAY, EDDIE | 19 | 302 | 6.29% |
AARON, HANK | 16 | 272 | 5.88% |
PUJOLS, ALBERT | 16 | 315 | 5.08% |
Do I think the results of this 'study' says anything? No, not really. Random variation most likely.
Mostly I was just curious.