33% Of The Time, Bernie Was ‘The Man’

Here’s a fun little stat/list via the Complete Baseball Encyclopedia:

Since 1973 (when Big Stein took over the team) – Yankees players with the most seasons where they qualified for the batting title and had an OPS of .950+

Bernie Williams	4
Jason Giambi	3
Alex Rodriguez	3
Paul O'Neill	1
Derek Jeter	1
Don Mattingly	1
Jorge Posada	1
Reggie Jackson	1

Now, just for the heck of it, also via the Complete Baseball Encyclopedia, here’s the Yankees with the most seasons, since 1973, where they had 502+ PA in that season:

Derek Jeter	13
Bernie Williams	12
Don Mattingly	10
Willie Randolph	9
Jorge Posada	8
Graig Nettles	8
Paul O'Neill	8
Dave Winfield	7
Tino Martinez	6
Thurman Munson	6
Roy White     	5
Alex Rodriguez	5
Chris Chambliss	5
Jason Giambi	5
Hideki Matsui	4
Reggie Jackson	4
Robinson Cano	4
Steve Sax     	3
Roberto Kelly	3
Chuck Knoblauch	3
Johnny Damon	3
Alfonso Soriano	3
Mickey Rivers	3
Don Baylor	3
Scott Brosius	3
R. Henderson	3
Wade Boggs	3
Mike Pagliarulo	2
Lou Piniella	2
Bucky Dent	2
Jesse Barfield	2
Danny Tartabull	2
Bobby Abreu	2
Alvaro Espinoza	2
Roy Smalley	2
Mel Hall   	2
Bobby Murcer	2
Melky Cabrera	2
Gary Sheffield	2
Bob Watson	1
S. Alomar Sr.	1
Elliott Maddox	1
Horace Clarke	1
Gary Ward   	1
Bobby Bonds	1
Rick Cerone	1
Bobby Meacham	1
Matty Alou	1
Robin Ventura	1
Rafael Santana	1
Ken Griffey Sr.	1
Charlie Hayes	1
Kevin Maas	1
Mike Easler	1
Jack Clark	1
Butch Wynegar	1
Chili Davis	1
Chad Curtis	1
Jerry Mumphrey	1

So, I guess this also means that A-Rod and Giambi were ‘The Man’ 60% of the time too. [wink]