Beat the Streak Strategy #7: Top 30 players / Games with a hit

[UPDATED MAY 18, 2013]

This is very similar to the Beat the Streak Strategy #4: At least one hit per game percentage, but it’s a little simplier. It’s just how many games a player got at least one hit. I call this stat GH (Games with a Hit). The plan is simply to go down the list and play one guy each day.

The top 30 players with most games with at least one hit in 2013:

• Starlin Castro 35
• Gerardo Parra 35
• Adam Jones 35
• Mark Trumbo 34
• Evan Longoria 34
• Miguel Cabrera 34
• Alex Rios 33
• Hunter Pence 33
• Yadier Molina 33
• Starling Marte 33
• Manny Machado 33
• Jacoby Ellsbury 33
• Dustin Pedroia 32
• Joey Votto 31
• Mike Trout 31
• Pablo Sandoval 31
• Nick Markakis 31
• Howie Kendrick 31
• J.J. Hardy 31
• Alex Gordon 31
• Jay Bruce 31
• Jean Segura 30
• Buster Posey 30
• Carlos Gomez 30
• Paul Goldschmidt 30
• Brett Gardner 30
• Josh Donaldson 30
• Ian Desmond 30
• Melky Cabrera 30
• Jose Altuve 30

The top 32 players with most games with at least one hit in 2012:

• Derek Jeter 129
• Adam Jones 126
• Marco Scutaro 122
• Robinson Cano 122
• Chase Headley 121
• Billy Butler 121
• Jose Reyes 118
• Andrew McCutchen 118
• Adrian Gonzalez 117
• Prince Fielder 116
• Starlin Castro 116
• Adrian Beltre 116
• David Wright 115
• Miguel Cabrera 115
• Alex Gordon 114
• Ryan Braun 114
• Elvis Andrus 114
• Alex Rios 113
• Martin Prado 113
• Angel Pagan 113
• Aaron Hill 113
• Alcides Escobar 112
• Michael Young 111
• Ichiro Suzuki 111
• Michael Brantley 111
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• Michael Bourn 111
• Delmon Young 110
• Aramis Ramirez 110
• Buster Posey 110
• Jason Heyward 110
• Josh Hamilton 110
• Shin-Soo Choo 110

The top 32 players with most games with at least one hit in 2010:

• 130 Ichiro Suzuki
• 123 Nick Markakis
• 120 Robinson Cano
• 120 Billy Butler
• 119 Matt Holliday
• 119 Adrian Beltre
• 116 Michael Cuddyer
• 116 Miguel Cabrera
• 115 Michael Young
• 115 Juan Pierre
• 115 Casey McGehee
• 115 Derek Jeter
• 115 Vladimir Guerrero
• 113 Albert Pujols
• 113 Howie Kendrick
• 112 Marco Scutaro
• 112 Hunter Pence
• 112 Carlos Gonzalez
• 111 Evan Longoria
• 111 Chase Headley
• 111 Adrian Gonzalez
• 111 Ryan Braun
• 110 Alexei Ramirez
• 110 Austin Jackson
• 110 Alex Gonzalez
• 110 Prince Fielder
• 109 Rickie Weeks
• 109 Paul Konerko
• 108 Joey Votto
• 108 Brandon Phillips
• 107 Vernon Wells
• 107 Torii Hunter

I have no idea who Marco Scutaro is, but heck he had 112 games last year with a hit. View the full list of 300 players with the most GH in 2010.