Originally posted by DonMichaelCorleone:
But for the overall Home Run lead Ruth would have hit 800 EASY had he not been a pitcher and played the amount of games these guys play.
Possibly.
Ruth's change of position really took place in 1919, which coincided with the end of the dead ball era. Even if he batted (as an outfielder) in his first 4 seasons he only POSSIBLY would have hit 20 more per year, giving him a total of 80 more for the 800 career total.
But, I think you're right about the total number of games played (or more accurately the number of at-bats) against whats being played now.
As of right now, Suzuki has about 60 more at-bats than Sisler did in his record breaking season. (Sisler hit .407 that year, compared to Suzuki's .372 now).
