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Here are the .400 hitters (500+ PA) taken...

Player________________ Position Average Count
1894 Thompson, Sam OF 0.407 40
1894 Delahanty, Ed OF 0.407 27
1911 Jackson, Joe OF 0.408 22
1922 Cobb, Ty OF 0.401 18
1923 Heilmann, Harry OF 0.403 14
1922 Sisler, George 1B 0.420 9
1911 Cobb, Ty OF 0.420 7
1899 Delahanty, Ed OF 0.410 7
1912 Cobb, Ty OF 0.409 7
1930 Terry, Bill 1B 0.401 7
1920 Sisler, George 1B 0.407 6
1941 Williams, Ted OF 0.406 6
1895 Delahanty, Ed OF 0.404 4
1922 Hornsby, Rogers 2B 0.401 4
1925 Hornsby, Rogers 2B 0.403 3
1887 Browning, Pete OF 0.402 3
1895 Burkett, Jesse OF 0.409 2
1894 Hamilton, Billy OF 0.404 2
1896 Jennings, Hughie SS 0.401 2
1887 O'Neill, Tip OF 0.435 1
1901 Lajoie, Nap 2B 0.426 1
1897 Keeler, Willie OF 0.424 1


8/9/2011 1:05 PM (edited)
Here are the .350+ hitters (500+ PA) taken at least 3 times...

Player__________________ Position Average Count
1986 Boggs, Wade 3B 0.357 13
1931 Ruth, Babe OF 0.373 12
1988 Boggs, Wade 3B 0.366 10
1983 Boggs, Wade 3B 0.361 9
1985 McGee, Willie OF 0.353 9
1973 Carew, Rod 2B 0.350 9
1993 Olerud, John 1B 0.363 7
1923 Collins, Eddie 2B 0.360 7
1894 Davis, George 3B 0.352 7
1921 Sisler, George 1B 0.371 6
1987 Boggs, Wade 3B 0.363 6
1927 Hornsby, Rogers 2B 0.361 6
1929 Traynor, Pie 3B 0.356 6
1929 Klein, Chuck OF 0.356 6
1930 Traynor, Pie 3B 0.366 5
2009 Mauer, Joe C 0.365 5
1921 Speaker, Tris OF 0.362 5
2003 Pujols, Albert OF 0.359 5
1926 Burns, George 1B 0.358 5
1930 Cochrane, Mickey C 0.357 5
1887 Caruthers, Bob OF 0.357 5
1925 Fournier, Jack 1B 0.350 5
1997 Gwynn, Tony OF 0.372 4
1894 Doyle, Jack 1B 0.367 4
2008 Jones, Chipper 3B 0.364 4
1975 Carew, Rod 2B 0.359 4
1993 Gwynn, Tony OF 0.358 4
1995 Martinez, Edgar DH 0.356 4
1908 Wagner, Honus SS 0.354 4
1894 Childs, Cupid 2B 0.353 4
1917 Sisler, George 1B 0.353 4
2009 Suzuki, Ichiro OF 0.352 4
1903 Donlin, Mike OF 0.351 4
1929 Herman, Babe OF 0.381 3
1886 Anson, Cap 1B 0.371 3
1886 Brouthers, Dan 1B 0.370 3
1987 Gwynn, Tony OF 0.370 3
1911 Collins, Eddie 2B 0.365 3
1937 Mize, Johnny 1B 0.364 3
1974 Carew, Rod 2B 0.364 3
1913 Speaker, Tris OF 0.363 3
1936 Dickey, Bill C 0.362 3
1994 O'Neill, Paul OF 0.359 3
1941 Travis, Cecil SS 0.359 3
1930 Hodapp, Johnny 2B 0.354 3
1975 Madlock, Bill 3B 0.354 3
1929 Foxx, Jimmie 1B 0.354 3
1897 Davis, George SS 0.353 3
1917 Speaker, Tris OF 0.352 3
1961 Clemente, Roberto OF 0.351 3
8/9/2011 1:04 PM
Here are the 300+ hitters (500+) taken at least 3 times...

Player__________________ Position Average Count
2008 Mauer, Joe C 0.328 8
1999 Vizquel, Omar SS 0.333 5
2003 Kendall, Jason C 0.325 4
2004 Kendall, Jason C 0.319 4
1886 O'Rourke, Jim OF 0.309 4
1987 Smith, Ozzie SS 0.303 4
2000 Cruz, Deivi SS 0.302 4
1949 Appling, Luke SS 0.301 4
2006 Mauer, Joe C 0.347 3
2000 Castillo, Luis 2B 0.334 3
1989 Boggs, Wade 3B 0.330 3
1928 Foxx, Jimmie 3B 0.327 3
1999 Alomar, Roberto 2B 0.323 3
1948 Appling, Luke 3B 0.314 3
2007 Martinez, Victor C 0.301 3
8/9/2011 1:06 PM
Here are the most commonly used pitchers (over $6.2 million)...

Player________________ Position Count          Salary
1908 Joss, Addie SP 32    12,778,253
1995 Maddux, Greg SP 15    10,842,285
1914 Leonard, Dutch SP 15      8,905,191
1915 Alexander, Pete SP 11    16,221,577
1902 Bernhard, Bill SP 10      9,228,381
1910 Walsh, Ed SP 9    15,524,600
1968 Tiant, Luis SP 8      9,944,786
1906 Reulbach, Ed SP 7      7,341,355
1908 Brown, Mordecai SP 6    12,741,189
1917 Cicotte, Eddie SP 5    12,970,244
2000 Martinez, Pedro SP 5    11,707,138
1917 Coveleski, Stan SP 5    10,213,419
1964 Horlen, Joe SP 5      7,931,490
1906 White, Doc SP 5      7,901,159
2002 Lowe, Derek SP 5      7,631,373
1909 Mathewson, Christy SP 4    11,872,286
1907 Pfiester, Jack SP 4      6,646,819
1994 Maddux, Greg SP 3    13,307,875
1910 Ford, Russ SP 3    12,111,223
1924 Vance, Dazzy SP 3    11,331,537
1978 Guidry, Ron SP 3    10,616,274
1997 Martinez, Pedro SP 3    10,165,541
1974 Perry, Gaylord SP 3    10,084,000
1902 Bernhard, Bill SP 3      8,914,136
2004 Santana, Johan SP 3      8,818,377
1909 Joss, Addie SP 3      8,495,123
2002 Martinez, Pedro SP 3      7,933,813
1907 Lundgren, Carl SP 3      7,628,287
1909 Morgan, Cy SP 3      7,033,950
8/9/2011 1:14 PM
Here are the most commonly used pitchers (between $1M and 6.2M)...

Player________________ Position Count          Salary
1919 Nehf, Art SP 22      3,880,829
1918 Toney, Fred SP 20      4,203,375
1988 Milacki, Bob SP 16      1,231,122
1918 Northrop, Jake SP 13      2,234,464
1967 Carlos, Cisco SP 13      1,938,932
1888 Chamberlain, Elton SP 10      6,153,872
1943 Niggeling, Johnny SP 10      2,456,323
1907 McQuillan, George SP 9      1,907,652
1915 Falkenberg, Cy SP 9      1,737,305
1908 Steele, Elmer SP 8      3,799,703
1940 Bonham, Tiny SP 8      3,654,022
1924 Adams, Babe RP 8      1,480,431
1907 Maddox, Nick SP 7      2,205,709
1992 Rasmussen, Dennis SP 7      1,488,414
1915 McCabe, Tim SP 7      1,476,708
1885 Ramsey, Toad SP 6      4,605,092
1938 Dean, Dizzy SP 6      2,559,096
2010 Rivera, Mariano RP 6      2,549,372
2006 Meredith, Cla RP 6      2,432,483
1976 Jackson, Grant RP 6      2,300,857
1919 Caldwell, Ray SP 6      1,990,018
1970 Blue, Vida SP 6      1,897,610
1987 McDowell, Jack SP 6      1,160,846
1987 Burke, Tim RP 5      3,910,779
2008 Rivera, Mariano RP 5      3,784,493
2010 Kuo, Hong-Chih RP 5      3,398,795
2009 Adams, Mike RP 5      2,569,430
1989 Eckersley, Dennis RP 4      2,930,585
1990 Smith, Zane SP 4      2,818,778
1973 Jackson, Grant RP 4      2,732,856
2008 Devine, Joey RP 4      2,467,906
1952 Ramsdell, Willie RP 4      2,292,278
1993 Kilgus, Paul RP 4      1,041,211
1966 Ortega, Phil SP 3      4,786,933
1943 Pollet, Howie SP 3      4,396,680
1990 Eckersley, Dennis RP 3      4,293,010
1906 Patterson, Roy SP 3      4,210,692
1981 Smith, Dave RP 3      3,925,440
1907 Morgan, Cy RP 3      3,743,705
1910 Phillippe, Deacon RP 3      3,437,541
1985 Ontiveros, Steve RP 3      3,021,308
2003 Soriano, Rafael RP 3      2,684,969
1918 Quinn, Jack SP 3      2,477,299
1909 Curtis, Cliff SP 3      2,457,905
1964 Henry, Bill RP 3      2,079,695
1915 Wiltse, Hooks RP 3      1,866,915
2009 Feliz, Neftali RP 3      1,698,033
8/9/2011 1:14 PM
This table shows salary spent on hitting & pitching, along with the number of innings drafted (including <300K)...

Owner      Tot Offense     Tot Pitching        IP162
Dalefan1        84,478,989        35,483,437         1,630
letchkins        80,087,809        39,886,771         1,656
Chisock        78,848,703        40,969,730         1,628
tulsaslide        76,593,522        43,391,819         1,490
just4me        76,387,644        43,282,632         1,468
forte4him        75,967,870        44,009,856         1,349
ybjsports        75,522,203        44,441,734         1,567
cstrohmier        74,273,753        45,718,767         1,539
happyhours        73,005,147        46,875,892         1,798
BLCROW        72,542,733        47,231,565         2,079
zephyr1949        72,269,929        47,662,779         1,702
woody5254        71,640,942        48,358,315         1,724
zlionsfan        71,344,960        48,654,880         1,666
profcake        71,224,866        48,761,680         1,538
oskies        70,805,159        49,181,957         1,542
stroh23        70,790,250        49,153,272         1,481
beirnej1        70,661,893        49,296,896         1,492
tjefferson        70,353,026        49,645,518         1,611
blackmink18        70,300,151        49,617,729         1,541
sford        70,129,603        49,823,760         1,553
rmdriskill        69,925,649        50,071,551         1,452
thebubbaq        69,737,634        50,260,580         1,520
darthaudible        69,664,778        50,302,390         1,467
footballmm11        69,626,056        50,373,754         1,590
Yaz_Benders        69,352,648        50,647,194         1,681
trd3        69,064,319        50,794,725         1,513
daronb        69,038,966        50,948,057         1,438
bardin        68,674,363        51,322,243         1,601
r90377        68,526,804        51,357,514         1,515
cubbies84        68,519,951        51,475,471         1,391
maddog162        68,512,790        51,484,152         1,599
tracyr        67,830,634        52,169,353         1,530
buddhagamer        67,609,924        52,389,894         1,600
discodemo        67,555,589        52,430,197         1,474
wildthings1        66,923,780        53,062,806         1,462
ejstockman        66,900,897        53,098,344         1,623
marlowe        66,719,643        53,128,042         1,635
mpitt76        66,478,200        53,514,405         1,562
bigfatjew        66,333,603        53,638,601         1,544
odalisgagne        66,185,716        53,808,584         1,444
markeking        65,820,423        54,158,134         1,622
ncmusician_7        65,788,320        54,211,605         1,453
ballantine        65,744,559        54,254,925         1,624
shaybee        65,625,344        54,359,656         1,511
jfranco77        65,536,693        54,418,242         1,670
sgsmith        65,329,301        54,635,020         1,546
ncih        64,982,223        55,015,192         1,654
nasty_llama        64,806,060        55,156,926         1,674
hacker7        64,801,873        55,178,945         1,543
Donburgh        64,757,008        55,205,521         1,490
schwarze        64,717,614        55,271,768         1,515
bighooze        64,543,989        55,454,436         1,439
bigsteve12        64,446,121        55,488,319         1,468
mllama54        64,442,765        55,556,953         1,595
alleyviper        63,802,667        56,196,364         1,595
id_203        63,769,837        56,220,759         1,523
chargingryno        63,714,998        56,264,424         1,474
calhoop        63,654,851        56,338,677         1,502
rbow923        63,644,349        56,344,378         1,560
Jtpsops        63,545,301        56,436,172         1,700
bheid408        63,431,156        56,557,985         1,558
bighappyguy        63,035,658        56,963,207         1,582
ryan_horner        62,951,883        56,927,853         1,788
elonsmitty        62,794,130        57,184,104         1,594
dewelch71        62,775,091        57,220,514         1,603
pmars2001        62,727,821        57,237,276         1,676
thejuice6        62,676,534        57,208,156         1,698
beauchamp        62,617,556        57,373,451         1,524
cmolli        62,527,124        57,467,037         1,493
btown        62,445,940        57,275,863         1,421
besterateam        62,393,279        57,521,036         1,463
yankeeso7        62,335,840        57,590,634         1,524
dougpalm        61,929,448        58,069,636         1,544
dlchow        61,838,875        58,122,950         1,545
mensu1954        61,803,562        58,125,881         1,546
newarkwilder        61,771,882        58,221,791         1,471
Tucker T's        61,556,841        58,373,264         1,660
bigmc        61,524,929        58,446,159         1,490
spikeboots        61,403,977        58,575,159         1,600
stan74        61,189,053        58,632,455         1,547
tridentric        61,115,137        58,841,216         1,809
brianjw        61,014,545        58,984,085         1,585
River_Rats        60,911,502        59,084,124         1,584
toddcommish        60,610,876        59,376,653         1,476
wetwillytwo        60,339,879        59,643,113         1,680
Oli35        59,936,013        60,060,564         1,573
Relkcirts        59,866,336        60,078,649         1,706
mildnhazy        59,654,561        60,319,316         1,587
msleath        59,484,441        59,527,850         1,461
gorbyruss        59,103,866        60,417,573         1,491
dippedncrack        59,006,134        60,967,005         1,486
Bootone        58,651,066        61,342,511         1,515
Yabahos        57,833,498        62,162,622         1,630
contrarian23        57,753,184        62,213,598         1,599
mw100        55,524,715        63,881,173         1,907
batandball        55,158,321        64,834,278         1,796
Average        65,891,459        54,049,188         1,574
8/9/2011 1:26 PM
Ballpark Selection

Stadium       Count
PNC Park (Pittsburgh Pirates: 2001-2010) 14
Humphrey Metrodome (Minnesota Twins: 1982-2009) 7
Jefferson Street Ground (Philadelphia Athletics: 1871-1891) 7
Municipal Stadium (Kansas City Athletics: 1955-1967) 7
American League Park (I) (Washington Senators: 1901-1902) 6
Bank One Ballpark (Arizona Diamondbacks: 1998-2005) 6
Palace of the Fans (Cincinnati Reds: 1902-1911) 5
Fenway Park (Boston Red Sox: 1912-2010) 4
League Park (II) (Cleveland Indians: 1910-1946) 4
Municipal Stadium (Kansas City Royals: 1969-1972) 4
Sportsman's Park (III) (St. Louis Browns: 1909-1953) 4
Wrigley Field (Chicago Cubs: 1926-2010) 4
Hilltop Park (New York Yankees: 1903-1912) 3
Kauffman Stadium (Kansas City Royals: 1994-2010) 3
Royals Stadium (Kansas City Royals: 1973-1993) 3
Atlanta Fulton County Stadium (Atlanta Braves: 1966-1996) 2
Jarry Park (Montreal Expos: 1969-1976) 2
Sportsman's Park (III) (St. Louis Cardinals: 1920-1966) 2
Weeghman Park (Chicago Cubs: 1916-1919) 2
Ameriquest Field in Arlington (Texas Rangers: 2004-2010) 1
Chase Field (Arizona Diamondbacks: 2006-2010) 1
Coors Field (Colorado Rockies: 1995-2010) 1
Cubs Park (Chicago Cubs: 1920-1925) 1
Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles Dodgers: 1958-1961) 1
Oriole Park (IV) (Baltimore Orioles: 1901-1902) 1
The Ballpark in Arlington (Texas Rangers: 1994-2003) 1
8/9/2011 2:42 PM
Two things that surprise me:

1) I know .400 is a huge feat, but I was surprised how few options there were for .400 hitters.

2) I tried so hard to get $60mil on pitching but couldn't do it.  I'm amazed at the guys who spent that much on pitching.  It must have taken a lot of offensive tweaking.
8/9/2011 3:02 PM
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