What has happened to the
great leadoff hitters?

Time was, the prototypical leadoff hitter was a guy who hit at least .300 while drawing a fair amount of walks. Leadoff hitters, it was thought, should be among the team leaders in on-base percentage. But that has not been the case this season. Looking at the National League numbers, we were shocked to see that No. 7 hitters actually have a higher on-base percentage than leadoff men in 2002.

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