From The Wall Street Journal's "The Count":
"Few records in sports are as revered as Joe DiMaggio's legendary 56-game hitting streak in 1941. It is often referred to as the hardest record to break in sports, as no one has even gotten within shouting distance of the mark since Pete Rose in 1978. However, as the Detroit Tigers' Justin Verlander can attest, getting a hit in 56 consecutive games is a walk in the park compared to matching Nolan Ryan's record of seven no-hitters....
"...Had he been able to finish off another no-no, Verlander would have become just the sixth player in baseball history to throw three or more no-hitters, and yet he still would have only been 43% of the way to matching Ryan's mark. In contrast, 43% of DiMaggio's hitting streak is just 24 games, and that's a relatively common accomplishment...
"...When (Pete) Rose extended his hitting streak to 44 games, he was 79% of the way to tying DiMaggio's mark. It would take 5.5 no hitters to be an equal distance from Ryan's record, and no other pitcher has ever thrown more than four."
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