Ken Griffey Jr. is now in-between Frank Robinson and Mark McGwire in terms of career home runs. Frank Robinson is ahead of him with 586 dingers, while Junior has 584, and McGwire finished with 583.
Looking at the careers of these three, it is amazing to me how many big seasons McGwire had bunched into his relatively shorter career. It's like he was really primed for fewer seasons. This compares with Griffey, who had more seasons that were the best in the league (though not 70 and 65 homer seasons).
Finally, it is really instructive to see Frank Robinson's career. Wow. The length, the productivity, the fact that he was in the top 10 of his league in homers in 15 seasons, and that he hit over 39 homers only in his Triple Crown year of 1966.
With Junior going to pass Robinson ... maybe this week, this is a good time to sit back and really take stock of Frank Robinson's career. He certainly may be the most underappreciated great player of all time.
thankyouverymuch,
OldCleat
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