Monday, December 21, 2009

How many baseball players in the Major Leagues have batted the same figure in back to back years?

Name them, the year, the team and the average!How many baseball players in the Major Leagues have batted the same figure in back to back years?
There have been lots of them especially recently with AL pitchers batting in Interleague play. For instance, Curt Schilling batted .500 in 2006 and 2007. He was 1 for 2 both years.





However, my favorite example of somebody with the same batting average in back to back years was Vinny Castillo of the Rockies. He also had the same number of HR's and RBI's.


1996 - 40 HR, 113 RBI, .304 BA


1997 - 40 HR, 113 RBI, .304 BA





http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cast鈥?/a>





edit: Did a little research and found 159 times it has happened (based on 300 plate appearances). Some notable ones:


HIGHEST AVERAGE:


Zach Wheat, .375, 1923-1924


LOWEST AVERAGE:


Aurelio Rodriguez, .222, 1973-1974 (the original A-Rod)


MOST TIMES IN A ROW:


Ricky Gutierrez, .261, 1997, 1998, 1999


Mookie Wilson, .276, 1983, 1984, 1985


BACK TO BACK:


Jose Guillen, .267, 1997-1998


Jose Guillen, .253, 1999-2000
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