Reggie did it, also. He’s in the Hall.
What I am saying is that for a DH, there was none better than Edgar. He defined the position.
DH isn’t a position. There have been other players who spent a lot of time at DH who did as well as Edgar—Frank Thomas comes to mind. David Ortiz. It’s silly to call the DH a position. It’s a spot in the batting order for people who can’t play the field. A permanent DH is a liability, really. It gives the manager much less flexibility. He can’t spell his more valuable position players by giving them a day at DH. He can’t juggle his defensive alignment based on the situation.He has to put the guy who can’t field in the spot in the lineup everyday. If you are gonna be that guy, you’d better hit!
Rickey Henderson career OBP .401 !
Ichiro: .376
Rickey RUNS : 2295 (first all time,avg'd 121 per season.
Ichiro: 1047, avg 107 per season
So, we've established that while Ichiro is a prolific singles hitter, he's not the best hitter ever, not even the best leadoff hitter ever.