ging ▁(. 6 2 2 ). ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁among ▁the ▁AL ▁leaders ▁in ▁hits ▁( 4 th , ▁ 2 0 1 ), ▁average ▁( 7 th , ▁. 3 1 8 ), ▁and ▁on - base ▁percentage ▁( 8 th , ▁. 3 9 9 ). ▁He ▁established ▁R angers ▁club ▁records ▁for ▁hom ers , ▁runs , ▁total ▁bases , ▁and ▁hit ▁by ▁pitch es , ▁had ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁most ▁extra - base ▁hits , ▁and ▁the ▁fourth - high est ▁R BI ▁total . ▁He ▁led ▁the ▁club ▁in ▁runs , ▁hits , ▁doubles ▁( 3 4 ), ▁hom ers , ▁R BI , ▁sl ug ging , ▁and ▁on - base ▁percentage ▁and ▁was ▁second ▁in ▁wal ks ▁( 7 5 ), ▁st olen ▁bases ▁( 1 8 ), ▁and ▁game - win ning ▁R BI ▁( 1 4 ) ▁while ▁posting ▁career ▁high s ▁for ▁hom ers , ▁R BI , ▁and ▁total ▁bases . ▁Rod rig uez ▁started ▁ 1 6 1 ▁games ▁at ▁short stop ▁and ▁one ▁as ▁the ▁D H , ▁the ▁only ▁major ▁league ▁player ▁to ▁start ▁all ▁of ▁his ▁team ' s ▁games ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁Rod rig uez ▁followed ▁the ▁previous ▁year ▁with ▁a ▁major ▁league - best ▁ 5 7 ▁H R , ▁ 1 4 2 ▁R B Is ▁and ▁ 3 8 9 ▁total ▁bases ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁player ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁maj ors