Let's talk about double plays. Albert Pujols is the all time leader with 426. Pujols rolled into a lot of double plays but he also played a large number of games. A lot of guys grounded into double plays at a more prodigous rate. Gene Green only qualified for a batting title once but led the league in GIDP twice. He grounded into a double play in 5% of his career plate appearances. But with a runner on first and less that two outs, that percentage jumped to 21.4%. Basically if he was batting in a double play situation, you had a better than one in five chance of getting one.
Now you have me curious so I thought it'd be interesting to compare some of the more well-known "speedsters" and their career GIDP rates...
Michael Bourn: 34 in 5,323 PA
Lou Brock: 114 in 11,240 PA
Vince Coleman: 45 in 5,970 PA
Rickey Henderson: 172 in 13,346 PA
Kenny Lofton: 111 in 9,235 PA
Joe Morgan: 105 in 11,329 PA
Juan Pierre: 92 in 8,280 PA
Tim Raines: 142 in 10,359 PA
Jose Reyes: 82 in 8,240 PA
Deion Sanders: 23 in 2,325 PA
Maury Wills: 92 in 8,306 PA