1. Palmeiro: 1739
2. Big Hurt: 1465
3. JuanGon: 1404
4. Manny: 1367
5. Ruben Sierra: 1307
Of that list, RBI/at-bat leaders:
1. Manny: 0.2306
2. JuanGon: 0.2142
3. Big Hurt: 0.2106
4. Palmeiro: 0.1817
5. Ruben Sierra: 0.1663
If Manny had as many at-bats as Palmeiro, he'd have 2207 RBI.
Manny will play until the end of the 2008 season. He should end this year with a career total of 1420 RBI (150 this season). If he can get 550 ABs, he should get 125 RBI each year until 2008. That puts him at 1795.
Here's the full list of career RBI leaders that would be ahead of him:
Ruth
Gehrig
Cobb
Foxx
Yaz
Williams
How's that for good company? I don't think people appreciate how historically significant Manny is. He'll be a first ballot HOFer. Why would we want this guy to end his career in another uniform? It's insanity.
Interesting stats... thanks. I agree. As a Sox fan, I'll put up with Manny's occasional little "temper tantrums"... ;-)