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George Brett 1980's?
12/10/2019 1:19 PM
The answer was Honus Wagner 1900-1909, Rogers Hornsby 1920-1929, Ted Williams 1940-1949 and Albert Pujols 2000-2009.

Not easy, for only 4 to accomplish it...
12/10/2019 5:02 PM
Would the list be the same if you used years 1-10 of each decade (since there was no year zero)?
12/10/2019 6:32 PM
I found this while reading some non-related HOF information. I would need to actually check all the stats. One of the SABR stats guys had made mention of it, then ESPN had posted a related blog after the 2009 season...I'm sure it would take quite a while to tabulate...
12/10/2019 7:42 PM
Pujols would still be in I'm sure.
12/10/2019 9:07 PM
He was just as consistent during that stretch as Williams, as he averaged almost 40 homers, 120 rbi and around .330.

Williams was over 100 rbi, 33 homers and averaged .357 during those 7 years.
12/10/2019 10:26 PM (edited)
Only Foxx and Gehrig were at or near that level early in their careers. Albert came one point (.299) and 1 rbi in 2011 of having 11 straight .300/30 homer/100 rbi seasons.

His 11 Cardinal seasons: 445 homers, 1,329 rbi, .328/.420/.617. Foxx's best 11-12 year stretch looks similar to Albert's.

Gehrig and Ruth have somewhat similar yearly averages, .340, 43-45 homers, 130 rbi. Hard to imagine seeing them back to back in that lineup for a dozen plus seasons...it was impressive enough to see Larry Walker for a brief time hitting ahead of Albert, then Edmonds and Rolen after that...don't get me wrong, those guys don't compare to Babe and Lou...those two were averaging .500 on base between them, driving in close to 300 runs per season.
12/10/2019 10:37 PM (edited)
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