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What are the pinnacles of achievment for each sport?

llafoellafoe Posts: 7,220 ✭✭
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What are the pinnacles of achievement for each sport? I'm not talking about an award (MVP, etc.) or a trophy (Cy Young, Heisman, etc.), but an achievement that takes years and consistent skill to achieve. For example; 300 Wins, 500 Home Runs, 3,000 Hits, 3,000 Strikeouts, etc.
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    10, 000 rushing or receiving yards always impressed me.
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    Once upon a time there was this game, played on ice, called hockey...

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  • itzagoneritzagoner Posts: 8,753 ✭✭
    making it through an entire career without lame tattoos.
  • lbcoach20lbcoach20 Posts: 883 ✭✭✭


    << <i>10, 000 rushing or receiving yards always impressed me. >>



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  • JuggsJuggs Posts: 495 ✭
    3,000 hits. I respect the dudes that do that.
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  • AkbarCloneAkbarClone Posts: 2,476 ✭✭✭
    45,000 Passing Yards in NFL
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  • RedglobeRedglobe Posts: 658 ✭✭✭
    Not being specific with numbers but I was thinking about Pro athletes not going broke after retirement in their perspective sports and giving something back in a positive manner.

    But to stay on point:

    Most Games Played All Time in NBA History

    1. Robert Parish - 1,611

    Player with most games played in NFL History

    1. Morten Andersen - 382

    Player with most games played in NHL History

    1 Gordie Howe Detroit, Hartford 26 seasons 1767 games

    Player with most games played in MLB History

    1. Pete Rose (24 seasons) 3562 games

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  • royalbrettroyalbrett Posts: 620 ✭✭✭


    << <i>making it through an entire career without lame tattoos. >>



    That would be quite an achievement today.
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  • miwlvrnmiwlvrn Posts: 4,266 ✭✭✭✭✭

    What expectations can there now be in modern day relative to the 3 most unbreakable records in all of sports, which are highest career, consecutive, and single-season complete games by a pitcher?
  • miwlvrnmiwlvrn Posts: 4,266 ✭✭✭✭✭
    For the earlier post about games played by Gordie Howe, I'd be willing to put a mental asterisk on that one and also remember all his WHA games for the consideration of his longevity. It is certainly not relevant for his NHL totals, sure, but those years in WHA still have a place in a discussion somewhere.

    (Now that I think about it, I personally I don't consider things like years that Jagr or Fedorov playing in the KHL to be equal to Bobby Hull and Howe playing in the WHA, and I probably can't give a convincing reason why that is...)
  • miwlvrnmiwlvrn Posts: 4,266 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Closer to on topic,

    I think 300 wins is a good benchmark not only for baseball pitchers as in the OP, but also for NHL goalies too. Also 700 assists to go along with the earlier mention of 500 goals. 200 goals seems a fair over/under mark for a defenceman.

    I would also add 100 caps for national team / international play for football (=soccer, not American football).
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