HBT: Chipper Jones earned elite stats

As he nears retirement Chipper Jones? greatness is hopeful apparent enough that we don?t really need to cite any new stats to make the case, but here?s a pretty good one courtesy of Capitol Avenue Club blogger Ben Duronio:

Among all the hitters in baseball history with at least 10,000 career plate appearances Jones is the seventh player to top a .300 batting average, .400 on-base percentage, and .500 slugging percentage.

Here?s a list of everyone in the .300/.400/.500 club: Jones, Frank Thomas, Stan Musial, Mel Ott, Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Tris Speaker.

And if you drop the plate appearance minimum down to 9,000 the club adds Ted Williams, Manny Ramirez, Jimmie Foxx, Lou Gehrig, Todd Helton, and Rogers Hornsby.

Jones, who?s not in the Braves? lineup for today?s regular season finale, has hit .303 with a .401 OBP and .529 SLG in 10,613 plate appearances.

Source: http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/03/chipper-jones-is-the-seventh-member-of-300-400-500-club/related/

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