In the previous column, I wrote about the results of my research on the home run and batting average rankings of all the Run Batted In (RBIs)–leading hitters in each league since the start of modern Major League Baseball. This time, I'll present the results of my research on the batting average rankings of all the league–leading home run hitters since the start of modern Major League Baseball, and conversely, the home run rankings of all the league–leading batting average hit

In a column on this website two posts ago, I wrote about how surprised I was that Ichiro's slugging percentage—both the raw figure and his ranking—dropped significantly in Major League Baseball compared to his time in Japan. In fact, there is something else that surprised me greatly when comparing his Japanese and MLB careers: his on-base percentage (OBP). An incredibly wonderful interview with Ichiro by Yuta Ishida. "Ichiro Interviews: Complete Edition" (in Japanese, Bungeis

In this column, I would like to outline the process and results of my personal analysis regarding the slugging percentage (SLG) and isolated power (ISO) of players who lead the league in batting average. In 2001, Ichiro moved to the United States as the first Japanese position player in Major League Baseball. At the time, there was considerable debate in both Japan and the U.S. about whether Ichiro could succeed in the majors. Although Ichiro had achieved remarkable success

Since 1901, when the modern era of Major League Baseball began, eight players have achieved a batting average of .400 a total of 13...