Thome beats Bonds TTO record

I do enjoy stats sometimes!

Jason Lukehart at the Ground Ball with Eyes blog has a fascinating post about how Jim Thome has topped Barry Bonds' all-time record in Three True Outcomes -- the combo of walk, strikeout and HR that was first created by the ability of Rob Deer to produce one of the three...

Hat tip to Baseball Think Factory for the link!

In case you're wondering, Thome struck out twice in Thursday's game against the Angels.  

Here's the chart for highest percentage of TTOs. Pat the Bat is No. 10. Numbers are for Ks, BBs, HRs, TTOs, plate appearances and career TTO.

1	Russell Branyan	1118	403	194	1715	3398	50.47
2	Adam Dunn	1936	1131	390	3457	6912	50.01
3	Mark Reynolds	1032	366	165	1563	3130	49.94
4	Rob Deer	1409	575	230	2214	4513	49.06
5	Jim Thome	2516	1735	609	4860	10219	47.56
6	Ryan Howard	1207	540	286	2033	4409	46.11
7	Carlos Pena	1396	737	271	2404	5255	45.75
8	Mark McGwire	1596	1317	583	3496	7660	45.64
9	Mickey Tettleton	1307	949	245	2501	5745	43.53
10	Pat Burrell	1564	932	292	2788	6520	42.76

 Here's the career chart for Ks, BBs, HRs, TTOs, PAs and % of TTOs.

1	Jim Thome*	2516	1735	609	4860	10219	47.56
2	Barry Bonds	1539	2558	762	4859	12606	38.55
3	Reggie Jackson	2597	1375	563	4535	11418	39.72
4	Rickey Henderson	1694	2190	297	4181	13348	31.33
5	Babe Ruth	1330	2062	714	4106	10620	38.66
6	Mickey Mantle	1710	1733	536	3979	9907	40.16
7	Mike Schmidt	1883	1507	548	3938	10062	39.14
8	Sammy Sosa	2306	929	609	3844	9896	38.84
9	Alex Rodriguez	1990	1202	642	3834	10968	34.96
10	Harmon Killebrew	1699	1559	573	3831	9833	38.96