1. He plays hard, is durable, stays out of trouble off the field, has hit more than 460 home runs and might wind up reaching 800, which would place him on the short list of the greatest players in history. He is a career.305 hitter (and has batted nearly the same with runners in scoring position, by the way) with 10 All-Star selections, eight Silver Sluggers, four home run titles, two MVP Awards, two Gold Gloves and one batting title.
他用心打球，他很少受伤，在球场外也不曾让自己卷入无谓的麻烦，他已经打出了460支全垒打，而且极有可能可以在球员生涯结束前打出800支全垒打，这足以让他成为大联盟史上最伟大的几个球员之一，他的生涯打击率是。305(不过他在得点圈有人的打击率也差不多这个数字就是了)，他十次被选进明星队，八次夺得银棒奖，四次赢得单季全垒打王，拿下两个年度MVP奖座，还加上两次金手套奖以及一次打击王头衔
2. Lefty batters also do better at the plate: they do better against right-handed pitchers and stand a precious step or two closer to first base, advantages that sluggers from Ty Cobb and Stan Musial to Ted Williams and Barry Bonds have clearly used to their benefit.
左撇子击球手在本垒打中同样表现出众，他们的本垒打比右撇子球员打的更出色，而更可贵的是，由于他们是左撇子，他们所站的位置要比普通球手更靠近第一垒，一些棒球场上的重击手，从Ty Cobb和Stan Musial到Ted Williams和Barry Bonds，都把这一优势发挥得恰到好处。