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In response to "There's a statistic in this that blows my mind." by David

If you took every person to ever play in the majors since 1876, they'd fill about half of most stadiums.

Posted by spamlet Aug 4 '23, 11:16

There have been a little more than 20,000 major leaguers.

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unit of measurement: MHGA - hollywood big shot Aug 4, 11:22
It blows my mind because more than 1,000 people will play in MLB this year. - David Aug 4, 11:20 4
- Half of the top 30 picks last month won't make the majors. That's incredible to me. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 4, 11:23 3
  - I talk about this every year with draft fetishists. MLB's got the most pointless one. And it used to go 60+ rounds. -- nm - David Aug 4, 11:24 1
    - I think the most amazing thing was that until Griffey Jr, a #1 overall had never made the HoF. Now it’s 3* with at least 1 more likely in Bryce -- (edited) - Will Hunting Aug 4, 11:56
  - "It's a tough racket" -- nm - Alec Baldwin Aug 4, 11:24

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