Hardest individual record to break in sports?

[lakerboy]

Gretzky - 92 goals in one season

Chamberlain - 100 points in a game

Dimaggio - 56 game hitting streak

Derrick Thomas - 7 sacks in one game


Will any of these records be broken? Which one falls first?

I would say none of them will ever be broken.

[rfr3sh]

IF any the 7 sacks
but no one will ever touch wilt esp with defense in the NBA now
the hit streak aswell since pitchers are on roids now

[EmpireMaker]

7 sacks could be broken

[rm18]

Thomas could be broken maybe, Van de Meer 2 consecutive no hitters is the most unbreakable.

So many records seem unbreakable simply because the game changed, but you never know how it will change in the future. Dimaggio is the hardest to break but not impossible, Ichiro in his prime got a hit 87% of games, math wise he could of did it but didn't.

[EmpireMaker]

Zippy Chippy's record will be tough to beat

[rm18]

Wilt 55 rebounds way harder to break than 100 points also

[iceminers26]

Gretzky - 92 goals in one season - Never will be passed, game changed too much for it to even be possible.

Chamberlain - 100 points in a game - Wouldn't think this one would be touchable, but heck Kobe put up 80+ just a few years back so this might not even be safe. Still don't see it though, but never know.

Dimaggio - 56 game hitting streak - A truly remarkable streak but I feel someday someone will break it.

Derrick Thomas - 7 sacks in one game - Most likely of the above to be broken IMO

[Double Bogey]

56 game hit streak is definitely the hardest, because you need both a lot of skill and a lot of luck to achieve it.

[boondoggle]

56 game hit streak is by far the hardest.

[rm18]

Career rebounds for Wilt Chamberlain might actually be even harder than Van De Meer because too long term for fluke unless the game changed drastically.

[Shortstop]

Not on your list, Lakes, but I know for a fact one record that will never even come close to being broken:

*Cal Ripken, Jr.'s consecutive game streak of 2,632*

Funny thing is, he voluntarily took himself out of the starting lineup on game 2,633. (The O's final home game in 1998)

[opie1988]

Gretzky's is undoubtedly the safest of all these records. It will never even be remotely jeopardized. As iceminers pointed out, with the new rules, its not even a possibility anymore.

[Jericholic]

Going along with records that won't be broken because of changes to the game, I don't see how any of these records will ever be approached:

Career wins: Cy Young - 516 (also holds record for losses with 316)
Most shutouts: Walter Johnson - 110
Most complete games: Cy Young - 749

[Roadtrip635]

Add to the list of records that will probably never be broken

Nolan Ryan's 5714 strikeouts and 7 no-hitters

[Dr.Gonzo]

Phil "Power" Taylor's 15 World Championships including a winning run of 8 in a row. He also made the final match 14 times in a row winning 11 of them.

[rm18]

Lots of triples records are unbreakable too with the new ballparks

and most stolen base records seem out of reach unless some crazy fast player makes the majors, but still would be hard.

[daimoshokage]

paco not posting in 2 months.. hard to break that..

[frostno98]

Terrell Davis seven consecutive 100 yards rushing games in the playoffs and 3 rushing Touchdowns in the Superbowl.

[Nicky Santoro]

there isn't 1 record that won't be broken in the next 40 yrs.. except 1.. this one here has 0 chance at ever happening again.. i swear, 0 chance. fernando tatis 2 grand slams in the same inning.. it is mathematically impossible to beat that record.. no one can ever hit 3 grand slams in 1 inning. the odds of 3 grand slams in 1 inning is 1 in 385 billion..

it's highly unlikely it will ever happen again, but to break it by hitting 3 in the same inning... forget it... so there you have it, an individual record that will NEVER be broken.

[frostno98]

there isn't 1 record that won't be broken in the next 40 yrs.. except 1.. this one here has 0 chance at ever happening again.. i swear, 0 chance. fernando tatis 2 grand slams in the same inning.. it is mathematically impossible to beat that record.. no one can ever hit 3 grand slams in 1 inning. the odds of 3 grand slams in 1 inning is 1 in 385 billion..

it's highly unlikely it will ever happen again, but to break it by hitting 3 in the same inning... forget it... so there you have it, an individual record that will NEVER be broken.

Any chance we change this thread to recognizable athlete records that are hard to break. Whothafuk is Fernando Tatis

[CanuckG]

Teemu Selanne 76 goals rookie season

Fastest 3 Goals in NHL game by a player. Bill Mosienko: 21 seconds.

[No coincidences]

there isn't 1 record that won't be broken in the next 40 yrs.. except 1.. this one here has 0 chance at ever happening again.. i swear, 0 chance. fernando tatis 2 grand slams in the same inning.. it is mathematically impossible to beat that record.. no one can ever hit 3 grand slams in 1 inning. the odds of 3 grand slams in 1 inning is 1 in 385 billion..

it's highly unlikely it will ever happen again, but to break it by hitting 3 in the same inning... forget it... so there you have it, an individual record that will NEVER be broken.

WTF are you talking about?

The answer to LB's question is none of the above.

[Erock87]

The sacks record will fall first, if any, like most have suggested.

I agree with the Gretzky record not falling, as well as the Cal Ripken record.

[Slainte]

I highly doubt Pele's 3 World Cups record will be surpassed in the next 100 years.

[MendozaLine]

100 catches and 1000 yards rushing in a single season. Ladainian Tomlinson is the only RB to ever do this and I doubt anyone else does it. The days 3 down RBs are over

[daimoshokage]

Hardest to break: CanuckG pretending to be Jessica and enjoying it.. hard to break that.. you gotta be the sickest dude on earth to equal that..

CanuckG = Jessica

[Shack]

With the current rules and number of games played I'd say Dimaggio - 56 game hitting streak. There could be a freak of an athlete that could possibly get the others or be playing against a really inferior team but 56 games seems likely to stick.

[mike1234]

56 game hitting streak - these days, too much stress form the media once you get to 30

[Goat Milk]

Not sure about the other sports but the Wilt one probably won't be broken unless Stern makes some stupid rule 20 years from now. THe reason why Wilt got 100 is because the pace was so much faster= more possessions= inflated stats.

THe Derick Thomas will definitely be broken one day i think

Kobe's 81 points in the modern day era will never be achieved again.
Outscored Dallas 62 to 61 after 3 quarters.

Roger Federer 28 straight semifinals or something
10 straight finals I believe

Mcgrady 13 points in 33 seconds.

Brady 50 tds in a season won't happen again

[jjgold]

A lot of those will not be broken

Pete rose over 4000 hits seems impossible

[Ace_of_Spades]

Out of the 4 listed, surely the sacks has to be the easier out of the 4. They are all quite hard to replicate though.

[MadTiger]

56 game hit streak is by far the hardest.

Yep. Even Hall-of-Fame caliber players take 0-fors every now and then. To play in 56 games and not take an 0-for is truly amazing.

7 sacks is damn good, but you could picture it being broken. Hell, I've seen guys get two sacks on consecutive plays, so it's well within reach.

[thompsontw]

Joey D's 56 game hitting streak for sure.
If anyone even gets halfway there the media pressure starts.
Image if someone got to 45 or 50. They would crumble under the stress and constant scrutiny.

[rm18]

I broke it with Tom Goodwin in a video game 9 years ago

[Roadtrip635]

To break Nolan Ryan's strikeout record, a pitcher would have to average 300 strikeouts a year for over 19 years. For today's starting pitchers that only start about 30 games a year, he would have to average 10 k's a game for almost 2 decades.