Repeat performance

[GiambiJuice]

As far as I know, he is the only player with the exact same amount of homers per year for four consecutive years (minimum: 20 HR each year)

[Erik Bedard]

As far as I know, he is the only player with the exact same amount of homers per year for four consecutive years (minimum: 20 HR each year)

Fred Lynn? (just guessing)

[Utter Chaos]

Ken Boyer also did it from 1961 to 1964 (24 homers each year).

[Erik Bedard]

wow, just now checking my answer... i was right!

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=lynnfr01

[Utter Chaos]

so did lynn do it or not? i have no clue

Yep, Lynn did it from 1984-1987 (23 homers). He and Boyer are the only two to do it four years in a row.

Harold Baines (20), David Justice (21), Travis Fryman (22), Al Kaline (27), and Hank Aaron (44) are the only others that have hit the same number of homer 4 times in their career (not necessarily consecutive).

Nobody has hit the same number (minimum of 20) five times in their career. If you drop the minimum to 10 then Harold Baines (16) and Ed Kranepool (10) have done it 5 times in their careers.

[GiambiJuice]

I just had Boyer, but nice catch with Fred Lynn.

Another interesting tidbit:

Benjie Molina

2000 - AVG: .281
HR: 14
RBI: 71

2003 - AVG: .281
HR: 14
RBI:71

These two seasons were IDENTICAL in all three triple crown categories. I wonder if anything like that has happened before..

[GiambiJuice]

Yep, Lynn did it from 1984-1987 (23 homers). He and Boyer are the only two to do it four years in a row.

Harold Baines (20), David Justice (21), Travis Fryman (22), Al Kaline (27), and Hank Aaron (44) are the only others that have hit the same number of homer 4 times in their career (not necessarily consecutive).

Nobody has hit the same number (minimum of 20) five times in their career. If you drop the minimum to 10 then Harold Baines (16) and Ed Kranepool (10) have done it 5 times in their careers.

Wow. Thanks for the info. How did you find this stuff?

[Erik Bedard]

i guessed then checked with Baseball Almanac...

[Brian McKenna]

These two seasons were IDENTICAL in all three triple crown categories. I wonder if anything like that has happened before..

well - i doubt if the average is actually identical

[RuthMayBond]

Dale Murphy was close

[Utter Chaos]

Vinny Castilla
1996 Colorado 40 HR 113 RBI .304 AVE
1997 Colorado 40 HR 113 RBI .304 AVE

[GiambiJuice]

well - i doubt if the average is actually identical

True, but we generally look at only 3 digits.

[Ursa Major]

Originally Posted by bkmckenna
well - i doubt if the average is actually identical

True, but we generally look at only 3 digits.

Here are Castilla's numbers taken to four decimal places:
1996 0.3037
1997 0.3039

So he picked up the pace in 1997. Way to go, Vinnie!

[Utter Chaos]

Here are Castilla's numbers taken to four decimal places:
1996 0.3037
1997 0.3039

So he picked up the pace in 1997. Way to go, Vinnie!

That would explain his 2.8 million dollar raise for the 1998 season.

1992 Atlanta Braves $109,000 
1993 Colorado Rockies $120,000 
1994 Colorado Rockies $192,500 
1995 Colorado Rockies $265,000 
1996 Colorado Rockies $1,200,000 
1997 Colorado Rockies $2,225,000 
1998 Colorado Rockies $5,025,000 
1999 Colorado Rockies $6,000,000 
2000 Tampa Bay Devil Rays $6,250,000 
2001 Tampa Bay Devil Rays $7,250,000 
2002 Atlanta Braves $3,000,000 
2003 Atlanta Braves $5,000,000 
2004 Colorado Rockies $2,100,000 
2005 Washington Nationals $3,000,000