Accurate Quote by Derek Jeter

Baseball isn't statistics, it's Joe DiMaggio rounding second base.

— Jimmy Breslin

I feel like if you can make the routine plays as consistent as you can, and you end up with a couple of errors,…

— Marcus Semien

The shortstop is a perfectly conditioned athlete. You're running out on relays all the time. You're covering second base. On every pitch, you're moving.

— Lou Boudreau

In baseball, my theory is to strive for consistency, not to worry about the numbers. If you dwell on statistics you get shortsighted, if…

— Tom Seaver

The overall thinking of the shortstop covers the overall context of the ballgame. You have to know the count they'll hit-and-run on. You're thinking…

— Lou Boudreau

I never keep a scorecard or the batting averages. I hate statistics. What I got to know, I keep in my head.

— Dizzy Dean

There may be times when it's a two-strike count and nobody is on base with two outs, so maybe you're still trying for that…

— Kyle Schwarber

The advanced stats are great to look at for my long-term goals and what I'm trying to accomplish. It shows me there is an…

— Max Scherzer

Playing shortstop is 75 to 80 percent anticipation, knowing the hitter and the pitch being thrown.

— Lou Boudreau

In the minor leagues, previous to 2008, I took a lot of pitches. I prided myself on on-base percentage. I made sure that I…

— Ben Zobrist

I still see myself as a shortstop since I've been playing the position for so long, but I moved over there to second and…

— Marcus Semien

As a starting pitcher your job is to answer the phone when it rings and fill up innings all the other stats will fall…

— Chris Sale