There’s this guy on the Reds named Joey Votto. Maybe you’ve heard of him. He’s pretty good.

That’s a rather blatant understatement. He’s led the league in OBP three times in a row. He’s led the league in walks each of the last two years while hitting over .300. He has some power, so he once led the league in slugging percentage. No wonder he’s already won an MVP.

But so far, this might be the most impressive season he’s had. Currently, he leads the league in walks drawn and hits. That’s tough to do. In fact, it’s been done only once in the last half-century, four times since 1900, and six times ever.

Here is a list of everyone who ever led the league in walks and hits in the same year:

Lenny Dykstra, 1994

Carl Yastrzemski, 1963

Richie Ashburn, 1958

Rogers Hornsby, 1924

Billy Hamilton, 1891

Ross Barnes, 1876

That’s nice company. Four are Hall of Famers. Barnes was a great hitter by the rules of the day, though the league soon changed the rules. (He was master of the fair-foul hit, in which if the ball first landed fair, then it was fair even if it went foul before leaving the infield). Dykstra is the weird one, but even he had a nice career.

Will Votto keep it up? It’s tough to do, but if he stays healthy and keeps hitting .361, you’ve got to like his odds.