[SIZE=10pt]Unbelievably, there are only 16 guys in all of MLB right now that are batting over .300 (the fact that Ben Revere is one of them is even more astounding).[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=10pt]Here are the number of players that have batted over .300 since 2000 (an average of 35 players per year):[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=10pt]2014 16 [/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2013 24 [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2012 25 [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2011 26[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2010 23[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2009 42[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2008 34[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2007 40[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2006 38[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2005 33[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2004 36[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2003 40[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2002 35[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2001 46[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2000 53[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt] [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]And here is the highest average in each of those years (the average - no pun intended - was .356)[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=10pt]2014 .336 Jose Altuve[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2013 .348 Miguel Cabrera[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2012 .336 Buster Posey[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2011 .344 Miguel Cabrera[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2010 .359 Josh Hamilton[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2009 .365 Joe Mauer[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2008 .364 Chipper Jones[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2007 .363 Magglio Ordonez[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2006 .347 Joe Mauer[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2005 .335 Derrek Lee[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2004 .372 Ichiro Suzuki[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2003 .359 Albert Pujols[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2002 .370 Barry Bonds[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2001 .350 Larry Walker[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2000 .372 Todd Helton[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]I don' t believe this can be explained by or can be attributed to steroids. Thoughts?[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt] [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Here are the number of players that have batted over .300 since 2000 (an average of 35 players per year):[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt] [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2014 16 [/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2013 24 [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2012 25 [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2011 26[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2010 23[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2009 42[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2008 34[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2007 40[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2006 38[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2005 33[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2004 36[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2003 40[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2002 35[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2001 46[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2000 53[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt] [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]And here is the highest average in each of those years (the average - no pun intended - was .356)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt] [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2014 .336 Jose Altuve[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2013 .348 Miguel Cabrera[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2012 .336 Buster Posey[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2011 .344 Miguel Cabrera[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2010 .359 Josh Hamilton[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2009 .365 Joe Mauer[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2008 .364 Chipper Jones[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2007 .363 Magglio Ordonez[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2006 .347 Joe Mauer[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2005 .335 Derrek Lee[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2004 .372 Ichiro Suzuki[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2003 .359 Albert Pujols[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2002 .370 Barry Bonds[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2001 .350 Larry Walker[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2000 .372 Todd Helton[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]I don' t believe this can be explained by or can be attributed to steroids. Thoughts?[/SIZE]