For instance, besides Derek Jeter, there are only three men who have played a majority of their careers as shortstops to have accumulated more than 3, 000 hits: Honus Wagner (3, 420), Cal Ripken, Jr. (3, 184) and Robin Yount (3, 142).

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Not only should Jeter easily eclipse the 90% threshold, but he could join the likes of Tom Seaver (98.83%), Nolan Ryan (98.79%), Cal Ripken, Jr. (98.53%), Ty Cobb (98.23%), and George Brett (98.19%) as the only players to exceed 98% on a Hall of Fame ballot.

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For instance, while some might believe that it must have felt like an eternity for Jeter to accumulate his final six hits for 3, 000, Cal Ripken, Jr. had to wait an entire offseason in order to collect the final hits for 3, 000.

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