Jeter vs. Rose

2006 UPDATE
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Jeter had a great 2006 with 214 hits at the age of 32. When Rose was 32, he had an even better year, banging out 230 hits.

Career total for 32 year olds:
Jeter: 2,150
Rose: 2,152

2005
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Derek Jeter is now 30 years old and has 1,734 hits
When Pete Rose was 30, he had 1,724 hits.

Now, Pete played another 15 years to amass his 4,256 hits, but if Jeter can stay healthy he should be putting #3000 on the shelf before hanging up his cleats.

Here are some other players with more than Jeter's 1734 hits at this age who did not reach 3,000 hits are:

Player	Hits at 30	Hits - Career
Rogers Hornsby	2,083	2,930
Mel Ott	2,061	2,876
Jimmie Foxx	2,049	2,646
Vada Pinson	2,007	2,757
Joe Medwick	2,004	2,471
Willie Keeler	1,955	2,932

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More recently, we have to look at Roberto Alomar, once thought to be a lock for membership in the 3000 hit club
Roberto had 1,825 hits at age 30, but with his decline over the last few years, he's retiring with 2,724.