Sports records that will never be broken
coolstanley
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I know this topic has been discussed before, but I thought I would bring it up again. I'll start...
Julius Erving - Only player in history to win an MVP award in the ABA and NBA.
Terry Bradshaw was AMAZING!!
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Cy young: wins, losses, IP, starts
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.
Walter Johnson's 110 shutouts.
there are a ton of "old timey" records that will never be broken.
for modern players, it is hard to imagine a modern pitcher eclipsing Ryans 5,714 K's or anyone besting Ripkens consecutive games streak.
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.
The Browns having 42 different starting QB's since 1999
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Still could happen....
Starts could be possible if the 'opener' usage explodes.
I want to clarify that I hate that term...'opener'
Rickey Henderson probably has a few unbreakable records
Most career stolen bases - 1,406
Led the MLB in steals at age 39
Stole 5 bases in one game with ZERO at bats.
Career unintentional walks - 2,129
Hit a home run in 25 different seasons
Terry Bradshaw was AMAZING!!
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I knew about a few of those, but I did not remember him hitting a HR in 25 different seasons. that is amazing!!
that will never happen again
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.
it's hard for me to explain just how sublime it is to make 142 consecutive cuts to someone not completely familiar with golf. every athlete has an off day. an off game. or so one would think. best way for me to describe it is that Tiger essentially never played an exceedingly poor round of tournament golf on a Thursday or Friday for 7 years. if he had, he wouldn't have been playing on the weekend. but he played every Sat & Sun for 142 straight tournaments.
to put it into perspective: Scottie Scheffler has done his absolute best Tiger Woods impersonation since 2022, and he's not even halfway to that mark
it's sustained greatness
Wayne Gretzky's 2857 regular season points. No one has even yet to reach 2000 points except him. I can see maybe a few over time reaching 2000 points like say McDavid (Mario Lemieux could have) but nowhere near 3000 points. It would take 150 points for 20 seasons almost to pass Gretzky....almost no one ever reaches 150 points now even just once in their careers.
Mario Lemieux could have gave Gretzky's record a run but I doubt he would have passed it.
Wayne Gretzky's total points in his NHL career are 2,857, with 894 goals and 1,963 assists over 1,487 regular-season games. He holds the NHL record for the most career points by a significant margin. Including playoffs, his total is 382 points in 208 games, bringing his total professional points to over 3,000.
Regular Season: 2,857 total points (894 goals, 1,963 assists) in 1,487 games.
Playoffs: 382 total points (122 goals, 260 assists) in 208 games.
Career Total: 3,239 total points across his professional career.
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I highly doubt that Pete Rose's hit record will be broken. Maybe one day but not in my life.
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following up my above post with this legendary interview. Curtis Strange was a good player back in the day -- won about 20 tournaments, including the US Open in BTB years. he had the tendency to be an arrogant guy, and it showed during this condescending chit-chat with Tiger right before his very first PGA Tour start back in 1996. he was talking to TW like he was some young punk who didn't know what he was about to get into, but little did he know he was interviewing a 20-year-old assassin.
"2nd sucks and 3rd is even worse"
I suspect that lots of the MLB longevity records will eventually be broken if the game exists in a similar-enough form. I was at a conference recently on technology usage in orthopedic science and I came away understanding this as one of the most rapidly advancing areas in healthcare.
is it still true that no one has as many career points as Gretzky had assists? I know that was an unbelievable stat for a long time
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.
Johnny Vander Meer in the pitching rotation, pitched back to back no hitters.
To break that record, a pitcher would have to throw 3. That simply ain't gonna happen.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto just raised an eyebrow.
Ohtani 3 HR's and 10ks in a NLCS game?
That might never be broken
Yes Jarg has 1921 points (2nd place) total but Gretzky has 1963 assist (regular season). Personally I do not think anyone has ever dominated a sport like Gretzky has in the NHL.
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Font worry theyll break it in the next 18 months lol
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Tatis 2 grand slams in 1 inning, biggest lock in sports to never be broken
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That's a good one, as a player would need to hit 3 to break it.
I believe there has been 20 something times in MLB history where a player got a 3rd AB but no one has ever had 3 in an inning with the bases loaded every time
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So twice stevek need remind us what number comes immediately after the number 2.
Thanks stevek, you’re always so generous in sharing your wealth of knowledge.
After reading galaxies posts, I say Jack Nicklaus’ 18 majors.
If Tiger couldn’t do it then maybe it can’t be done.
Its not professional but another would be Cam McCormick who somehow got 9 years of eligibility for college football
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College records welcome too.
9 years is unreal.
Terry Bradshaw was AMAZING!!
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What the yell are you yacking about now? Ever since your Chiefs got humiliated in the Super Bowl, you've acted quite weird. Not just here, but in a number of your posts.
Hope you're eventually feeling better. Perhaps your doctor can prescribe something?
Frank Robinson MLB accomplishments/awards: 1. Player 2. Manager 3. AL MVP 4. NL MVP 5. Triple Crown winner 6. World Series winner 7. World Series MVP 8. MLB All Star 9. MLB Gold Glove winner 10. NL Rookie of the year 11. AP Sophomore of the year winner 12. Hick Belt winner 13. Presidential Medal of Freedom 14. AL Manager of the year 15. Player-manager 16. First ballot MLB hall of famer.
Dude should have been a surgeon at that point
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Most complete games pitched in a season:
75 by Will White of the Cincinnati Reds in 1879. He had 75 starts, meaning he completed every single game he started!
Heck, in 1953, Robin Roberts pitched 33 complete games (in 41 starts). And in 1946, Bob Feller pitched 36 complete games in 42 starts; he also had 10 shutouts.
Most shutouts in a season:
Grover Alexander - 16 in 1916. George Bradley also had 16 shutouts in 1876.
Steve
I’m weird but at least I assume everyone here can count all the way up to 3.
Good point.
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Oldest player to play every / 162 games in a season.
Pete Rose in 1982 at 41 years old.
Ron Necciai with 27 Ks in a no-hitter (yes, minor leagues). I guess someone could break it if they go extras but highly unlikely.
Jim
Funny. Strange says at the end "You'll learn". I think Curtis learned something too, eventually.
In 23 seasons, Tom Brady never took a single regular season snap as the starting QB where his team was mathematically eliminated from the playoffs.
Eric
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With college included there is a guy in college baseball that had 3 grand slams in a day back around 1980 and a guy in the 1990s who had 16 RBIs in one game. Cant remember either of their names
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That's a good one. Hadn't thought of it
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.
Alright, I am VERY biased here, but you win!
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.
Which number is larger. The number of stars in the Milky Way galaxy or the number of times Peyton Manning has said “Omaha”? That’s an unbreakable record.
His first MLB stolen base ticket is on ebay right now for auction. Unreal.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/297782384961
Terry Bradshaw was AMAZING!!
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Jack Cresbro, 41 pitching wins in a season.
Ty Cobb .365 lifetime batting average.
Rogers Hornsby .424 batting average in a season.
don't get me started
I just read a cool little tidbit.
If a player played every game for 26 years and recorded a hit in every one of them, they would still be 44 hits behind pete rose!
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.
Sorry for the tangent, but what do you think about this spring training ticket being advertised as his first MLB stolen base? Unless I’m mistaken, it doesn’t count towards his career totals so it seems “meh” to me (and maybe the reason it’s not slabbed and still hasn’t received a bid). I guess it’s technically correct but it doesn’t count towards career stats. Would anyone scramble for game tickets from Pete Rose’s first spring training hit, Barry Bonds first spring training HR, …?
Jim
You are correct. Definitely not his first mlb sb. If that were the case we would be looking for paraphernalia from his first little league game!!
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.
Can you imagine if a first Mickey Mantle home run ticket in a Yankees uniform, or a Nolan Ryan first win ticket in a New York Mets uniform ever surfaced? Ticket collectors would be all over it, despite it being from a exhibition game. It's Rickey's first SB in a Oakland Athletics uniform. Sometimes rare baseball tickets or memorabilia surface, and this is one of the rare occasions. Unlike cards, most vintage ticket collectors have no interest in getting their tickets slabbed, as ticket grading isn't as important. It's all about the significance of the event.
Terry Bradshaw was AMAZING!!
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Not his first OFFICIAL stolen base because exhibition stats don't count. But it would be equivalent to Mickey Mantle hitting his first spring training home run in his rookie year. Or Lou Brock's first stolen base in a Chicago Cubs uniform(1961 spring training).
Terry Bradshaw was AMAZING!!
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Ok. Now I know coolstanleys eBay id
cool if that is indeed you, you have some cool (pun intended) tickets bro
i love the look of them, and it's yet another reminder of just how great yesteryear was
makes me sick to go to a special game nowadays -- or any game, for that matter -- and have nothing to show for it
i went to Victor Wembanyama's first NBA game two years ago and instead of having a slick stub like yours, i had to show some idiot my phone
College Softball
Hope Trautwein at North Texas threw a perfect game where she struck out every batter. Not a single ball was put in play
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