Albert Pujols Is The Best Hitter To Ever Play Baseball

Nelly G. by Contributor Written on March 16, 2009
92306_feature

When it is all said and done, and his career is over, Albert Pujols will be the best hitter to ever play the game of baseball. He is 29 years old, had 2 MVP awards, and World Series ring, two National League pennants, and a 7-time all star. Here are some of his career statistics-

 

  • Batting Average- .344
  • Hits- 1,531
  • Doubles- 342
  • Home Runs- 318
  • RBI's- 977
  • Slugging Percentage- .624

 

Pujols has also won many other awards. He won a gold glove in 2006, he has won four Silver Slugger awards. He was voted unanimously Rookie of the Year in 2001, he is a two time Sporting News Player of the Year.

He won the Hank Aaron award in 2003, he was the NLCS MVP in 2004. He won the Roberto Clemente award in 2008, and he was chosen by other NL players as Player of the Year in 2008.

Pujols was voted as the most feared hitter in the National League by National League pitchers. If he plays until he is 38 years old, he are his statistics.

  • Hits- 3,062
  • Doubles- 684
  • Home Runs- 636
  • RBI's- 1,954

That is just doubling his numbers. If God willing, he will play longer. And if healthy, which he missed a month in 2007, and also two weeks in 2006, will have better numbers.

Vote Now! - Author Poll

By the end of his career, will Albert Pujols be the best hitter of all-time?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Already Is
vote to see results
Results - Author Poll

By the end of his career, will Albert Pujols be the best hitter of all-time?

  • Yes

    66.0%
  • No

    16.0%
  • Already Is

    17.9%
  • Total votes: 162
(0)
...
Share This  
Crop_45x45
or to post this comment

7 Comments

There are no comments yet. Get the conversation started by leaving the first comment

Loading more comments...
posted just now
  • Loading...
  • Nobody has liked this comment yet
Cancel

This comment and all replies have been deleted This comment has been deleted Undo delete

757
reads

7
comments

written on March 16, 2009 Sports

The best Cardinals newsletter on the web

Subscribe Now

We will never share your email address


CBS Sports Official Partner
Certain photos copyright © 2009 by Getty Images.
Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Getty Images is strictly prohibited.