Times on base is hits plus walks plus hit by pitch, and it rewards being good and being available in roughly equal measure. Pete Rose played 3,562 games, more than anyone in the history of the sport, and he needed nearly every one of them to hold off Barry Bonds. Bonds drew 2,558 walks and got within 330 of Rose while playing roughly 600 fewer games. Rose reached base at a .375 clip. Bonds reached at .444.

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1) Rickey’s runs scored record likely never gets broken. 2) Barry’s walks record likely never gets broken. (A player would need to avg MORE than 100 walks for 25 seasons).
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Uh that was Bart Binds and his pharmacist.
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And was full of steroids so he either hit a home run or was intentionally walked
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Question: Why don't HBPs count towards OBA?
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Rose didn’t take steroids for 5 years.
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Pete rose did not belong in MLB his last 5 years. A 1B hitting 270 with 2 HRs a year?
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