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Derek Jeter: How the New York Yankees and Jeter Can Settle

the end of the 2009 season, Derek Jeter had a lifetime batting average of .317. The only players in New York Yankees' history who did better were Babe Ruth (.349), Lou Gehrig (.340), Earle Combs (.325) and Joe DiMaggio (.325).

In 2010, Jeter batted .270, which lowered his lifetime batting average from .317 to .314 and his on-base average from .388 to .385.

At the end of the 1950 season, Joe DiMaggio had a lifetime average of .329 and a .401 on-base average. Joe batted .263 in 1951, which lowered his lifetime average to .325 and his on-base average to .398.

The Yankees offered DiMaggio another $100,000 contract for 1952. After all, he was Joe DiMaggio, but Joe refused the offer. He retired, stating that he "no longer was Joe DiMaggio."

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