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Do home runs hit in the All Star game and in the playoffs count?

SanctionIISanctionII Posts: 12,119 ✭✭✭✭✭
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For example if Bonds hits a homerun at the upcoming Allstar game would it count as #751?

Same question for homeruns hit in the playoffs?

I assume playoff homeruns (and other stats) are included in season and career totals, but I have no idea about Allstar game stats.

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  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The only stats that count towards career totals (IE: HR record ect..) are those from REGULAR Season games, playoffs and All-Star games do not count.
  • TheVonTheVon Posts: 2,725 ✭
    No, stats accumulated in anything other than the 162 games season do not count towards your career totals . . . unless there's a one-game playoff at the end of the season. They do keep track of All-Star and post-season stats though.
  • TheVonTheVon Posts: 2,725 ✭
    Ah, perkdog beat me to it!
  • SanctionIISanctionII Posts: 12,119 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Do the other major sports (hoops, football and hockey) follow the same rule regarding career stats? I can understand not counting Allstar game stats, but have trouble with not counting playoff stats in career stats.

    Does anyone know the reason for this baseball rule.

    Further, if post season stats are added to the home run category, how, if at all, does that change the ranking of the players in the top 10?

    How many post season home runs does Aaron, Bonds, Ruth, Mays, etc. have?
  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sanction, in all of sports (Pro's) Regular season stats are the only stats kept for career #'s, sure they keep post season stats but that is in a different category IE: Career Stats (Aaoron 755) Then there is a seperate category for career post season stats. It would be unfair to add post season stats into career regular season stats, many great players never played in post season games but had great careers as oposed to a sub-par player who might have played in a bunch of post season games thus it would be unfair to add in non regular season game stats.
  • jradke4jradke4 Posts: 3,573 ✭✭✭
    no they dont. just like favres playoff games dont count towards his streak of starts. remember not all teams players in the playoffs or allstar games. why should they get extra games toward stats that others dont have a chance to play in.
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  • jradke4jradke4 Posts: 3,573 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Do the other major sports (hoops, football and hockey) follow the same rule regarding career stats? I can understand not counting Allstar game stats, but have trouble with not counting playoff stats in career stats.

    Does anyone know the reason for this baseball rule.

    Further, if post season stats are added to the home run category, how, if at all, does that change the ranking of the players in the top 10?

    How many post season home runs does Aaron, Bonds, Ruth, Mays, etc. have? >>



    thats another unfair comparison. aaron, mays and ruth could only play in two playoff series max a year. bonds could have played in 3 in some years. hence why only regular season stats count toward all time records. unless its a playoff record... ie most hits in a WS, TD's in a superbowl etc.
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  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    The only stats that count towards career totals (IE: HR record ect..) are those from REGULAR Season games, playoffs and All-Star games do not count.

    Playoffs do indeed count. By playoffs I am not talking about Divisional or league championship series. I am talking about when 2 teams tie for 1st place and the AL used to play a 1 game 'playoff' the NL a best 2 out of 3. The post season is not called 'playoffs' by MLB as a matter a fact they despise the term. From what I understand now the NL has adopted a 1 game playoff as well. They may use other critera now such as head to head or some other nonsense but in years past 'playoffs' occured and counted towards regular season stats.


    In 1962 Maury Wills played in 165 games due to the playoff with the Giants.

    In 1978 Guidry won his 25th game that way against the Red sox.

    In 1957or 58 the Braves played the Dodgers in a 2 of 3 playoff and If I looked I could find some other times as well.

    In 1982 the Brewers had a playoff with the Orioles with Sutton besting palmer in a thriller.



    So, to answer your question, NO, allstar games stats do not count towards a players career regular season stats. YES, playoff stats do. Post season stats do not.

    Steve
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  • stitzenstitzen Posts: 1,771
    I think he qualified 'playoffs' as not counting the one game playoffs?

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I should have said "Postseason" I actually forgot about the one game "playoff' games for tiebreakers.
  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    that is why i mentioned it Perk. many people forget that MLB do use a 'playoff' system.

    Steve
    Good for you.
  • GlynRParsonGlynRParson Posts: 364
    NO, I believe the extra game if needed counts as a 163 game not a playoff.
  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
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    Check out the Major League Baseball rules governing tiebreakers, ... A playoff game for a division championship is played only if one of the clubs would not ...



    MLB calls it a 'playoff' and yes it counts as a 163,64 or 65th game.


    Steve
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  • DirtyHarryDirtyHarry Posts: 1,917 ✭✭✭
    Of course not, unless the games are regular season playoffs. C'mon.
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