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It is also statistically inconsistent.
As for career leaderboards, the current standard for career MLB leaders is 5,000 at-bats and 2,000 innings pitched, which roughly equates to 10 full qualifying seasons (5,020 at-bats and 1,620 innings). Therefore, for Negro Leagues players, this standard has been set at 1,800 at-bats and 600 innings -- roughly the equivalent of 10 seasons’ worth of 60-game seasons."
Lefty O'Doul played 970 games and had 3264 at-bats. Hit .349 for his career. Nowhere on the new leaderboards while players with few games are there.
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