In the history of Major League Baseball (MLB), there are certain players that made their impact one way or another. As far as pure hitters are concerned, few did it better than Wade Boggs. Boggs played in MLB for 18 seasons (1982-1999).
Wade Boggs made his MLB debut with the Boston Red Sox in 1982. His average was .349 in 381 plate appearances in his rookie season. Boggs won his first American League (AL) batting title the next season in 1983, hitting .361. He also led the AL in on-base percentage (OBP) at .444. It’s surprising that he did not make the All-Star team. This would be the start of an impressive run for Boggs in the 1980s.
Boggs won his second AL batting title in 1985 with a .368 batting average. He also led the league in hits with 240 and OBP (.450). Boggs would go on to win four consecutive batting titles from 1985 to 1988. As someone not known for hitting home runs, he hit a career high 24 home runs in 1987.
Boggs led the AL in OBP six times (1983, 1985-1989). He also led the AL in on-base plus slugging percentage twice (1987, 1988. Boggs even led the AL in runs scored twice (1988, 1989) and doubles (1988, 1989). He had the highest Wins Above Replacement (WAR) in the AL three times (1986-1988).
Boggs ended his career winning five AL batting titles (1983, 1985-1988). He finished with a .328 career batting average. Boggs won a championship with the New York Yankees in 1996. He got his 3,000th hit as a member of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, which was a home run, in 1999. Boggs was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005. He is regarded as one of the best hitters of all time.
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