Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees retired this past week. I don't know if you had heard about it.
He retired at the end of an emotional and disappointing 2014 Yankees campaign that saw the Bronx Bombers come up short in a failed bid to skulk into the Playoffs as a beaten and tired bunch of free agents. Jeter played most of the 2014 season after a disastrous 2013 campaign that saw him lose much of the season to injury, slashing .256/.304/.313/.617 and knocking 147 hits in 145 games played. Very respectable for a guy his age,
He managed quite the career's batting numbers:
He retired at the end of an emotional and disappointing 2014 Yankees campaign that saw the Bronx Bombers come up short in a failed bid to skulk into the Playoffs as a beaten and tired bunch of free agents. Jeter played most of the 2014 season after a disastrous 2013 campaign that saw him lose much of the season to injury, slashing .256/.304/.313/.617 and knocking 147 hits in 145 games played. Very respectable for a guy his age,
He managed quite the career's batting numbers:
Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
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1995 | 21 | NYY | AL | 15 | 51 | 48 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .250 | .294 | .375 | .669 | 74 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
1996 | 22 | NYY | AL | 157 | 654 | 582 | 104 | 183 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 78 | 14 | 7 | 48 | 102 | .314 | .370 | .430 | .800 | 101 | 250 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 1 | *6 | RoY-1 |
1997 | 23 | NYY | AL | 159 | 748 | 654 | 116 | 190 | 31 | 7 | 10 | 70 | 23 | 12 | 74 | 125 | .291 | .370 | .405 | .775 | 103 | 265 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | *6 | MVP-24 |
1998 â | 24 | NYY | AL | 149 | 694 | 626 | 127 | 203 | 25 | 8 | 19 | 84 | 30 | 6 | 57 | 119 | .324 | .384 | .481 | .864 | 127 | 301 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | *6 | AS,MVP-3 |
1999 â | 25 | NYY | AL | 158 | 739 | 627 | 134 | 219 | 37 | 9 | 24 | 102 | 19 | 8 | 91 | 116 | .349 | .438 | .552 | .989 | 153 | 346 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 5 | *6 | AS,MVP-6 |
2000 â | 26 | NYY | AL | 148 | 679 | 593 | 119 | 201 | 31 | 4 | 15 | 73 | 22 | 4 | 68 | 99 | .339 | .416 | .481 | .896 | 128 | 285 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | *6 | AS,MVP-10 |
2001 â | 27 | NYY | AL | 150 | 686 | 614 | 110 | 191 | 35 | 3 | 21 | 74 | 27 | 3 | 56 | 99 | .311 | .377 | .480 | .858 | 124 | 295 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | *6 | AS,MVP-10 |
2002 â | 28 | NYY | AL | 157 | 730 | 644 | 124 | 191 | 26 | 0 | 18 | 75 | 32 | 3 | 73 | 114 | .297 | .373 | .421 | .794 | 111 | 271 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | *6/D | AS |
2003 | 29 | NYY | AL | 119 | 542 | 482 | 87 | 156 | 25 | 3 | 10 | 52 | 11 | 5 | 43 | 88 | .324 | .393 | .450 | .844 | 125 | 217 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | *6 | MVP-21 |
2004 â | 30 | NYY | AL | 154 | 721 | 643 | 111 | 188 | 44 | 1 | 23 | 78 | 23 | 4 | 46 | 99 | .292 | .352 | .471 | .823 | 114 | 303 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 1 | *6 | AS,MVP-13,GG |
2005 | 31 | NYY | AL | 159 | 752 | 654 | 122 | 202 | 25 | 5 | 19 | 70 | 14 | 5 | 77 | 117 | .309 | .389 | .450 | .839 | 125 | 294 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | *6/D | MVP-10,GG |
2006 â | 32 | NYY | AL | 154 | 715 | 623 | 118 | 214 | 39 | 3 | 14 | 97 | 34 | 5 | 69 | 102 | .343 | .417 | .483 | .900 | 132 | 301 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4 | *6/D | AS,MVP-2,GG,SS |
2007 â | 33 | NYY | AL | 156 | 714 | 639 | 102 | 206 | 39 | 4 | 12 | 73 | 15 | 8 | 56 | 100 | .322 | .388 | .452 | .840 | 121 | 289 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | *6 | AS,MVP-11,SS |
2008 â | 34 | NYY | AL | 150 | 668 | 596 | 88 | 179 | 25 | 3 | 11 | 69 | 11 | 5 | 52 | 85 | .300 | .363 | .408 | .771 | 102 | 243 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | *6/D | AS,SS |
2009 â | 35 | NYY | AL | 153 | 716 | 634 | 107 | 212 | 27 | 1 | 18 | 66 | 30 | 5 | 72 | 90 | .334 | .406 | .465 | .871 | 125 | 295 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | *6/D | AS,MVP-3,GG,SS |
2010 â | 36 | NYY | AL | 157 | 739 | 663 | 111 | 179 | 30 | 3 | 10 | 67 | 18 | 5 | 63 | 106 | .270 | .340 | .370 | .710 | 90 | 245 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | *6/D | AS,GG |
2011 â | 37 | NYY | AL | 131 | 607 | 546 | 84 | 162 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 61 | 16 | 6 | 46 | 81 | .297 | .355 | .388 | .743 | 100 | 212 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | *6D | AS |
2012 â | 38 | NYY | AL | 159 | 740 | 683 | 99 | 216 | 32 | 0 | 15 | 58 | 9 | 4 | 45 | 90 | .316 | .362 | .429 | .791 | 114 | 293 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | *6D | AS,MVP-7,SS |
2013 | 39 | NYY | AL | 17 | 73 | 63 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | .190 | .288 | .254 | .542 | 52 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6/D | |
2014 â | 40 | NYY | AL | 145 | 634 | 581 | 47 | 149 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 35 | 87 | .256 | .304 | .313 | .617 | 76 | 182 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | *6D | AS |
20 Yrs | 2747 | 12602 | 11195 | 1923 | 3465 | 544 | 66 | 260 | 1311 | 358 | 97 | 1082 | 1840 | .310 | .377 | .440 | .817 | 115 | 4921 | 287 | 170 | 97 | 58 | 39 | |||||
162 Game Avg. | 162 | 743 | 660 | 113 | 204 | 32 | 4 | 15 | 77 | 21 | 6 | 64 | 109 | .310 | .377 | .440 | .817 | 115 | 290 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | |||||
G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards |
Jeter did it all with class for his whole career, no real off-the-field exploits. He eventually was not the slickest fielder in the League or the best lead-off hitter. His numbers at times were overshadowed by the power numbers of possibly-tainted home run hitters. But he did it all with a quiet reservation that would have made him as comfortable in Milwaukee as he was in the Big Apple.
So thank you Mr. Jeter. Thanks for the memories. We will see you in Cooperstown.
References
Derek Jeter Statistics and History | Baseball-Reference.com. (n.d.). Retrieved October 1, 2014, from http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jeterde01.shtml?redir
So thank you Mr. Jeter. Thanks for the memories. We will see you in Cooperstown.
References
Derek Jeter Statistics and History | Baseball-Reference.com. (n.d.). Retrieved October 1, 2014, from http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jeterde01.shtml?redir