http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/14778/can-michael-young-reach-3000-hits
Michael Young just passed 2,000 career hits and a reader asked me in my chat
yesterday if Young had a shot at 3,000 hits. Jeff Caplan of ESPNDallas.com
also addressed the issue. (And speaking of Young, Rob Neyer had a post about
a minor Young-related controversy yesterday.)
Anyway, I'll be honest: I hadn't ever thought of Young as a 3,000-hit
candidate, so I thought I'd check it out.
Young is 34 years old and has 2,002 career hits. First off, let's check the
ages of the last 12 players to reach 3,000 hits and their hit totals through
their age-34 season.
Derek Jeter: 37 years old; 2,535 hits through age 34.
Craig Biggio: 41 years old; 1,969 hits through age 34.
Rafael Palmeiro: 40 years old; 2,158 hits through age 34.
Rickey Henderson: 42 years old; 2,139 hits through age 34.
Cal Ripken: 39 years old; 2,371 hits through age 34.
Wade Boggs: 41 years old; 2,098 hits through age 34.
Tony Gwynn: 39 years old; 2,204 hits through age 34.
Paul Molitor: 39 years old; 2,086 hits through age 34.
Eddie Murray: 39 years old; 2,352 hits through age 34.
Dave Winfield: 41 years old; 2,083 hits through age 34.
George Brett: 39 years old; 2,219 hits through age 34.
Robin Yount: 36 years old; 2,747 hits through age 34.
At his current pace