Faraz Shaikh - Aug 21, 2013 at 7:01 PM I know Japan's league is not at MLB level but Ichiro is a player at such a level that I doubt he would not be closer to be 4000, had he started his career in US. maybe not as close as he is right now but he would be in conversation for it.And if we include few top players minor league stats, they have 4000+ professional hits such as Musial, Aaron, etc I belie