Ichiro Suzuki: Why He Might Be the Greatest Hitter of All Time

If you thought that there couldn’t possibly be anything more Ichiro could have done in his career to call your attention, then think again. Here’s a list of __ accomplishments by the great Ichiro Suzuki.

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• Holds the record for most consecutive seasons leading MLB in Hits with 5 (2006-2010)
• Tied with Pete Rose for most seasons with 200 or more hits in MLB. They both did it 10 times.
• Only player to have 200 or more hits in 10 consecutive seasons (2001-2010)
• Tied with Willie Keeler, Stan Musial, Tony Gwynn, and Ty Cobb with most games with 5 or more hits. They all did it 4 times.
• Tied with Rogers Hornsby, Chuck Klein, Wade Boggs, and Derek Jeter for most games with 1 or more hits in a season with 135.
• Most hits by a player in his first 10 MLB 2244 seasons.

Finally, if you account for his time in Japan, in all Ichiro Suzuki has more hits than the “hit king” himself. Ichiro has 4367, while Rose has 4256.

There’s no question that Ichiro was a remarkable player. His next major accomplishment should be to receive 100% on the Hall of Fame vote a few years from now.