AboutTom Schott Expertise I will deal with the major leagues only from 19th century to present. I`m good on baseball history, records, statistics, ballparks. Try to stick to on-the-field stuff. I`m not interested in personal off-the-field stuff like spouses, girl friends, drug habits, salaries, mascots, etc. If you already know the answer to the question, please don't ask it. I don't want to play "stump the expert."
Experience I've written on the subject, and I have substantial library of resources.
Publications Numerous encyclopedia, newspaper, magazine articles. One book, several book chapters.
Question Can you list the top ten current pitchers on career hit totals and their averages. I am curious because I heard the other day that Greg Maddux had around 200 and that seemed like a small number considering how long he has pitched.
Thank You.
Craig
Answer Here are your numbers, Craig. The numbers are not particularly small considering. All of the guys on the list have been around a good while, but pitchers don't get many ABs in a season, and they're almost all lousy hitter.
H Avg
1 Greg Maddux 257 .172
2 Tom Glavine 232 .188
3 Livan Hernandez 167 .234
4 John Smoltz 145 .165
5 Curt Schilling 116 .151
6 Steve Trachsel 105 .163
7 Woody Williams 99 .199
8 Russ Ortiz 96 .207
9 Javier Vazquez 92 .212
10 Pedro Astacio 90 .133
